noon
There was a gentle declivity on each side of the fjord , which was covered , as far as the eye could see , with pines . Dröbak , on the right , is a village of one street , on the side of the hill . The houses are mostly of one story , painted yellow , with roofs covered with red tile . Before noon the passage began to widen , and the fleet entered another broad expanse of water , filled with rocky islands , at the head of which stood the city of Christiania . Some of the islets were pretty and picturesque , in some instances having a single cottage upon them , with a little garden . The rocks were often of curious formation , and the shore of one island was as regular and smooth as though it had been a piece of masonry . After rounding a point of rocks , the fleet came into full view of Christiania .