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editor — Fri, 23 Sep 2016 07:12:00 +0000

All visitors, and especially if traveling in a group, should try a smorgasbord. A typical one might include five kinds of herring, fish pate, fish fillets, smoked halibut, shrimp, salmon, ham, fish stew, salads, cheeses, and fresh fruit. Hot meat entrees could include beef stroganoff, rib roast, or roast beef carved at the table. Frikadeller, ground veal and pork patties, often served with pickled beets and boiled potatoes, vies as a national dish with the smorrebread (smear bread), the open-faced sandwiches spread with butter to prevent soakage. Copenhagen, the capital and principal tourist center of Denmark, sits on an island,

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SCANDINAVIA

editor — Tue, 20 Sep 2016 15:24:00 +0000

The name Scandinavia evokes images of Vikings, the midnight sun, blue water, and redcheeked maidens. The five nations of Northern Europe Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland and Iceland collectively call themselves Scandinavia. Tourist-wise they market themselves as a group. Norway, Sweden, and Denmark together own and operate Scandinavian Airlines and parcel out management positions among the three countries, careful to avoid enmities, for the three have a history of rivalry and war. Norway was once a part of Denmark and its royal family was originally Danish. Iceland has its own Icelandic Air; Finland has Finnair. For North Americans Copenhagen is the

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