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ponge e, wa s hab l e ; 2 p r i n c e s s s l i p s,’ l i n ge r i e o r ch i n a
s i lk, messa l i n e ve ry u n sa t i s fa c to ry ; 6 pa i r s h o s e, 4
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po r t e rs thev c a n b e mo re . e a s i l y h a n d l e d .
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b e fo re . Th e r e i s t r emen dou s co n fu s io n a t t h e l a s t
m i nu t e .
A ve s t-pocke t d ia ry a n d memo ran dum book i s i n d i sp e n sab l e .
Some coun t r i e s fo rb i d ca r ry i n g o f fi re-a rm s .
Th e r e are f ew book s fo r sa l e o n Sh i p boa rd, a l t h ough ‘
t h ey have goo d l i b ra r i e s o f s ta n da rd au t h o r s .
Gu i d e b ook s, map s, e t c ., s h ou l d b e bough t b e fo rel eav i n g, so t h ey c an b e s tu d i e d du r i n g t h e voyage .
In s e l e c t i n g you r sh ip a n d s ta t e r oom, exam i n e p lano f sh ip an d n ea rn e s s o f s ta t e room to no i s e s,ma ch i n e ry,s e rva n t s ’ h a l l s o r d i sagre eab l e f ea tu r e s .
. I n qu i r e hOW ‘
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a r e i n t h e s t a t e room an d t ry t o ge t a “ l owe r”
b e r t h .
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t h e r e i s l e s s mo t io n . Th e d iagram s fu rn i s h ed by th e
s t eamsh i p compan i e s s how exa c t l o ca t i o n s,ou tside,' in
s i d e, e t c .
To save,go i n g th e rou nd s o f t h e s t eam s h i p offi c es ;
engage you r pa s sage th rough o n e o f t h e b i g t rave lagen c i e s .
Ea ch s t eam sh i p company ha s i t s own ru l e s fo r baggage a l lowan c e .
Trunk s fo r s ta te rooms shou l d b e plainly marke d i n !
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b i g l e t t e r s,“S ta t e room numbe r w i t h name and
h ome ad d re s s i n fu l l o n t o p . Sp e c i a l ta gs a re supp l i ed
fo r a l l baggage b y s t eam sh i p company wh en you b uy
you r t i ck e t s . Th e s ta n d i n g pa t t e rn t ru nk s a r e b e s t .a n d t h ey ca n b e k e p t up w i t h s t ou t p i e c e o f w i n dow co rd
t o h o l d t h em i n p l a c e i n rough wea th e r . Baggage
Sh ou l d b e k ep t l o cke d . You h ave n o re cou r s e ' o th e rw i s e . You s h ou l d a l s o tak e ou t baggage i n su ra n c e,wh ich i s c h ea p . Lib e ra l p o l i c i e s n ow cove r eve ry r i sk .
Compan i e s w i t h fo r e i gn s e t t l i n g agen t s a r e p re fe ra b l e,so l o s s e s ca n b e a d ju s t e d a b roa d . Al s o a c c i d en t a n d
h ea l t h i n su ra n c e . (Se e a dve r t i s i n g s e c t io n . )S t eam er ma il sh ou l d b e d i r e c t e d i n ca re o f t h e s t eam
e r ma rked “ou t go i n g or“ i n c om i ng . Te l egrams l ik e
w i se.
F i e l d gla s s e s tak e room:, bu t give mu c h p l ea su r e,e s p e c i a l l y t h e p r i sm t h a t r equ i r e n o a d j u s tmen t s . Take
a t l e a s t o n e ex t ra pa i r o f eye-gla s s e s,o r a t l e a s t you r
p r escr i p t i on.
A p edom et er i s u s e fu l . An al a rm wa t c h i s i n d i s
p e n sa b l e i n c a t ch i n g t ra i n sBuy you r own k i n d o f b oo t s a n d s h o e s b e fore leaving
h ome .Medi c i n es: Ca r ry a sma l l qu an t i t y o f Ro ch e l l e s a l t s,
Sun c h o l e ra m ix tu r e,new-Sk i n,va s e l i n e, b i ca rb ona t e o f
soda fo r i n d ige s t i o n a n d Mu r i n e fo r th e eye s .
Leave a t h ome co py -of you r itinerary, s h ow ing
wh e r e you w i l l b e a t c e r t a i n t im e s, s o you c a n b e w i re do r w r i t t e n t h e r e . Leave ma i l i n g d i r e c t i o n s a s fo l l ow s :
S end ma i l a s ‘l a t e a s ca r ea t S en d n ews pa p e r s fo r fi r s t
two we ek s t o a tn ex t two we ek s t o a t e t c . ,e t c .
Ru l e s r ega rd i n g dogs mu s t b e ob ta i n e d f rom ea chs h i p, an d ea c h coun t ry .
I n some cou n t r i e s sp i r i ts a r e co n fi s ca t e d i f c a r r i e di n qua n t i t i e s .
fo rma l d in n e r gown,2 on e -p i e c e gown s,p re fe rab ly s i l k,l e s s bu l ky a nd mo re com fo r tab l e ; 2 s i l k
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ponge e, washab l e ; 2 p r i n c e s s s l ips ; l i n ge r i e o r c h i n aS i l k, messa l in e ve ry u n sa t i sfa c to ry ; 6 pa i r s h o s e, 4
comb in a t i o n s, 4 n igh t gown s, 1 d re s s i ng gown, s imp l e ;co r s e t s, s o f t a s p o s s i b l e, fo r comfo r t i n d e ck c h a i r ;s h o e s, com fo r tab l e ; 1 sma l l h a t w i t h b r im,m inu s W i n gs
o r b reakab l e t r imm in g ; s o f t hemp'
hat Or c l o s e - fi tting.
bon n e t fo r d ec k use ; h eavy st eame r co a t o r wa rm rainv
coa t a n d swea t e r fo r Wea r un d e rn ea t h .
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po rt e rs thev c a n b e mo re ea s i l y h a n d l e d .
Get you r baggage to t h e do ck, i f po s s i b l e, t h e day
b e fo re . Th e r e i s t r emen dou s co n fu s io n a t t h e la s tm i nu t e .
A ve s t-pocke t d i a ry a n d memo ran dum book i s i n d i sp en sa b l e .
Some coun t r i e s fo rb i d ca r ry i ng o f fi re-a rms .
Th e re a re f ew books fo r sa l e o n S h i pb oa rd, a l t h oughth ey have goo d l ib ra r i e s o f s ta n da rd au t h o rs .
Gu i d e books, map s, e t c ., s h ou l d b e'
bough t b e fo rel eav i n g, so t h ey c a n b e s tu d i e d du r i n g t h e voyage .
In s e l e c t in g you r s h i p a n d s ta t e r oom, exam in e p l ano f sh ip a n d n ea rn e s s o f s ta t e room to no i s e s,ma ch i n e ry,s e rva n t s ’ ha l l s o r d i sagre eab le f ea tu r e s . I n qu i r e howmany
.
a re i n t h e s ta t e room an d t ry t o ge t a “ l owe r”
be r th .
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t h e r e i s l e s s mo t ion . Th e d iagrams fu rn i s h ed by t h e'
s t eam sh ip compan i e s sh ow exa c t l o ca t i o n s,ou tside,~ in
s i d e, e t c .
To save go i n g th e roun d s o f th e s t eam sh i p offi c es ;e ngage you r pa s sage th rough o n e o f t h e b ig t rave lagen c i e s .
Ea ch s t eams h i p company ha s i t s own ru l e s fo r baggage a l l owa nc e .
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Au t omob i l e s : I f you i n t e n d t o ca r ry a n au t omob i l e
ge t up comp l e t e d e s c r i p t io n, nam e o f make r, s t y l e o f
ca r, h o r s e-powe r,numbe rs o f cy l i n d e r s a n d S i z e,wh ee lb a s e, numb e r o f mo to r, fa c to ry numbe r o f ca r,wh e t h e r
ga so l i n e o r e l e c t r i c, we igh t i n b o t h pou n d s a n d k i l o s,t h e co l o r o f t h e ca r,wh e t h e r t ou r i n g o r l imou s i n e b o dy,t oge t h e r wi t h d e s c r i p t io n o f h o rn s, l amps, e t c . Have asma l l m e ta l p la t e ma d e, u po n wh i c h i s you r name an d
ad d r e s s, t oge t h e r w i th t h e c i t y a n d S ta t e a n d t h e l e tt e rs o f U . S . A.,a n d ca r ry 6 sma l l p ho togra ph s (2 o r 3
i n c h e s ) o f t h e own e r o f t h e ca r a n d t h e c h auff eu r t o
b e affixe d to l i c e n s e s i n som e Eu rop ean c ou n t r i e s .
Engla n d r equ i r e s n o n e . Dup l i ca t e s o f c e r t a i n pa r t s
s hou l d b e pack ed'
by t h e make r, a n d a box co n ta i n i ng
t h em sh ou l d b e s h i pp e d w i t h t h e au t omob i l e . Havesome sh ip p e r w i t h offi c e s i n N ew Yo rk, Ph i la d e l p h i a,Bo s ton, Sa n Fra n c i s c o o r Van cou ve r who w i l l r e c e i v e
t h e ca r, box i t a n d loa d i t o n t h e s t eame r, a n d a t t e n dto th e u n l oa d i n g an d d e l i v e ry a t t h e por t t of a r r i va l .Th e s t eame r c ha rge s a r e ge n e ra l l y l e s s t ha n fi f tyc en t s p e r cu b i c foo t o f f r e i gh t,wh i l e o n t h e S l ow Sh i p s
t h ey some t ime s run i t a s l ow a s 14 o r 15 c en t s p e rcub ic t foot. A ma r i n e i n su ra n c e po l i c y wou l d c ove rt h e c a r wh i l e i n t ra n s i t . No du ty i s c h a rged o n ca r se n t e r i ng Englan d, bu t i n Fra n c e you mu s t d epo s i t w i t ht h e cu s toms au t h o r i t i e s, p robab ly $175 fo r a tou r i n gca r a n d $200 fo r a l imou s i n e, r e tu rnab l e - if you l ea ve
t h e cou n t ry W i t h i n o n e y ea r . Th e sh i pp e r a r ra nge s t h i s
fo r you,an d t h e re c e i p t you h ave tak e n fo r t h e d epo s i t
mu s t b e su r r e n d e re d wh en you l ea ve t h e cou n t ry a n dge t you r ca r . Give t h e Sh i pp e r a s mu ch t im e i n ad
van c e a s po s s i b l e, w i t h d e s c r i p t io n s o f ca r a n d ph o to
graph s, a n d wh en you a r r i v e p e rm i t w i l l p roba b l y b erea dy . If you t ak e a fo r e i gn-bu i l t ca r, h ave a r e co rd
mad e by Un i t e d S ta t e s cu s t om s offi c i a l s b e fo r e youl eave,o th e rw i s e you w i l l h ave t o pay du ty on i t com i n gback .
x iv.
Fo re ign ca r s a r e l i a b l e t o fu l l du ty o n r e impo r ta t io ni f r e pa i r s amou n t i n g to mo re t h a n 10% o n t h e va lu e o f
the ca r h ave b e e n mad e ab roa d . In F ra n c e i t i s ad
v i sa b l e to j o i n Tou r i n g C lub o f F ra n c e, 65 Avenu e d ela Gran d A rme e,Pa r i s . Th i s c lu b i s su e s map s o f grea t
u t i l i t y, a n d t h e t r i p t yqu e o r p e rm i t,wh i c h a s sumes th e
r e s po n s i b i l i t y fo r you . I t t ak e s a d epos i t o f du t y wh i c h
wou l d b e impo se d by cou n t r i e s t o b e v i s i t e d . Un i t e dS ta t e s a ge n t o f th e Tou r i n g C lub o f F ran c e w i l l a r ran get h i s fo r you . Th e Ame r i ca n agen c y i s Adams Exp re s sCompany, Fo r e i gn Depa r tmen t,' 53 B roadway, New
Yo rk Ci t y . Th e d epo s i t i s r e fun d e d by t h e C lub u pon
t h e t ou r i s t ’ s r e tu rn a n d t h e su r r e n d e r o f t h e t r i p t yqu e .
I f o n l y tou r i n g i n F ra n c e, t h i s i s n o t r e qu i r e d . Th e
Mo to r Un i o n s h ou l d b e jo i n e d i n Engla n d (No.
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ema r l e, Pi c ca d i l l y, London, Wes t ) . I n Engla n d
l i c e nse s mu s t b e s e cu r e d fo r the ca r a n d d r i ve r a n dnumbe r p la t e s a l s o .
B e fo r e re turn i n g t o Ame r i c a a l l au t omob i l e fix tu r e s
a n d a t t a c hmen t s pu rc h a s e d ab roa d Sh ou l d b e d e ta c h e d
a n d s h i p p e d s epa ra t e l y . Us e d fo re i gn t i r e s a r e n o t
a s s e s s e d fo r cus t om s du t y ‘by t h e Un i t e d S t a t e s .
AUTOMOBILE POLI CIES OF I NDEMNITYInd emnity po l icies cove r i n g i n ju r i e s t o o t h e r p erso n s
o r p ro p e r t y s h ou l d b e t ak en f rom an i n d emn i t y com
pan y'
t h a t w i l l i n d emn i fy i n fo r e i gn coun t r i e s . ( Se e
a dve r t i s i n g S e c t i o n . ) Automob il ists’ po l icie s i n Ame r
i c a n cou n t r i e s Sh ou l d c ove r a c c i d en t s ab roa d . Au t omob ilists Sh ou l d t ak e a fi rst-a i d t o t h e i n ju r e d box .
( Se e Adve r t i s i n g S e c t i o n . )An aneroid bar ometer make s i n t e re s t i n g t h e c om
pa r i so n o f a l t i tud e s . Th e r e i s a n au t omob i l e typ e wh i c h
ca n b e put o n th e da sh -b oa rd .
XV
ON SHIPBOARD
Th e r e a r e t h re e c l a s s e s o n s t eame r s, b e s i d e s s t e e r
age .
“I n t e rmed ia te app l i e d t o s t eame r s, mean s a l l o n e
c la s s ; n o“fi r s t,
” “ s e co n d, e t c .
A kno t i s m i l e s .Tip s on Sh ip : F iv e do l l a r s ea c h to room a n d ta b l e
s t ewa rd (a n d s t ewa r d e s s i f s e rv i c e s ava i l e d o f),a n d t e n
s h i l l i n gs t o ba t h s t ewa r d a n d boo tb l a ck ; f rom on e
do l la r up t o d e ck s t ewa rd s .Cu s t oms : Don ’ t offe r gra tu i t i e s t o offi c e rs .
B ig baggage ca n s ome t ime s b e r egi s t e r e d t h rough .
Th i s avo i d s cu s tom s exam i na t i o n a t e ve ry f ro n t i e r . I f
you h ave n o t do n e t h i s i t w i l l b e exam in e d at everyf ro n t ier a n d i f you a r e no t t h e r e w i t h you r k ey to op e n
i t, it i s le f t, a n d you h ave t o go or send b ack for it.
Eve ry c ou n t ry a l l ow s a d iff e r e n t amou n t o f b aggagef re e .
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S teame r c h a ir s a n d rugs ca n b e r e n t e d for a do l la ro r so ea c h f rom th e d e ck s t ewa rd . Arra nge you r p l a c eo n t h e d e c k e a r ly .
D in ing Room S ea t s : Ea r l y a f t e r Sh ip s ta r t s s e e t h ed i n i n g room s t ewa rd t o ge t re s e rva t i o n o f you r s ea t s .Ba t h s : Se e ba t h s t ewa r d ea r l y t o a r ran ge h ou r fo rba th s .
T ime on Sh ipb oa rd : Day i s d iv ided i n to fou r-h ou rwa t c h e s, a n d th e c rew i s d i v i d e d i n to
“po r t” a n d “ s ta rboa rd
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wa t ch e s . B e l l s r i n g t h e t ime,wh i c h b egi n s w i t hm idd l e wa t c h a t A . M. , 1 b e l l ; l A . M. , 2 b e l l s ;
A . M. ,3 b e l l s, a n d so o n to 4 A . M . Th en moi ning wa t ch b eg i n s a tTh e rmome t er s : By add in g th e rea d i n gs o f bo t hc en t i grad e a nd Reamu r t o 32 d egre e s t h e r e su l t i sFa h ren h e i t .
S ea S ickn e s s : Keep i n t h e o pe n a i r, a n d do n’ t ea t
t oo mu c h u n t i l you ge t u s e d t o t h e mot i o n.I f Sh i p
p i t c h e s fa c e th e how. If She ro l l s, t ry t o fo rge t itxvi
a t a n y ra t e do n ’ t ta l k abou t i t . Fo r r emed i e s s e e ad
ver tising s e c t i o n .
I N EUROPE
Co i nage : Th e c o i nage o f ea c h cou n t ry a pp ear s i n
i t s d e s c r i p t i o n .
Sp ec i a l t i e s : Nea r ly eve ry c i t y p ro du c e s o n e t h i n g
b e t t e r t ha n i t s n e i gh bo r s . Con su l t t h e pa ragra p h ma rke d
s p e c ia l t i e s fo r ea c h c i ty .
Hot e l s ma rke d w i t h a s ta r o r i n b l a ck fac e typ e
h ave b e e n u s e d by me o r r e commend ed by men wh o s ej ud gmen t i s good . I f fo r a n y r ea so n we s e e fi t t o
d i s co n t i nu e t h e re commen da t i o n o f a h o t e l a l i n e w i l l
b e r un t h rough t h e n ame .
Hot e l B il l s : Always ca l l fo r t h e s e n o t l a t e r t h a n
n igh t b e fo re d e pa r tu r e, t o c h e ck an d a dj u s t i t .
Hot el Rooms: S e e t h e s e b e fo r e you t ak e t h em,a n d agre e d e fi n i t e l y o n p r i c e, a n d wha t i t i n c lud e s .
Wher eve r po s s i b l e w r i t e o r w i r e a h ea d .
Thea tr es: S ea t s s h ou l d b e r e s e rve d a t l ea s t 24 h ou r s
b e fo r e .
S l e ep ing Ca rs wagon - l i t s U su a l l y o n l y t o h o l d
e r s o f fi rst- c la s s t i cke t s,mu s t b e e n gaged l o n g a h ea d .
Res tau rants: Engage tab l e s, an d o rd e r i n a d va n c e .
S id e o f Tra in : I n summer e s p e c ia l l y, r e s e rve s ea t s
o n s h a dy s i d e o f t ra i n, bea r i n g i n m i n d t h a t t h e d ir ce
t i on is f r eq u ently c h a nged a f t e r t h e t ra i n ge t s ou t o f
t h e s ta t io n . I n En glan d a n d some o th e r cou n t r i e s
t ra i n s l ea ve o n t h e l e f t t ra ck . Eve ry fi r s t c la s s s e c t i o n
i s numbe red . I f you ob j e c t t o r i d i n g b a ckwa rd s s e e
t h a t you r s ea t fa c e s t h e en gi n e .
Lun ch Basket s : Wh e n you do n o t s p eak th e la n
guage ca r ry lu n c h b a sk e ts a n d wa t e r o n a l l -day t r i p s .Tim e Tab l e s : B rad s h aw ’ s fo r Engla n d,a n d Cook
’s o r
B ra d s h aw ’ s Con t i n en ta l Gu i d e i s i n d i s p en sab l e . Cook ’ s
i s fu l l e n ough a n d h a s c l e a r map s a n d typ e i s l a rge r .
XV I I
Lea rn to r ea d a t im e tab l e c o r r e c t l y b y ca r e, a n d byno t ove r l o ok in g a ny th i n g .
Ti p s : At ho t e l s a n d re s t au ran t s t e n p e r c e n t .
C i rcu l a r Tr i p s : B e fo re s ta r t i n g a n y tou r s e e i f c i r
eu la r o r s ea so n o r LOGO-m i l e t i cke t s ca n b e b ough t a t
r edu c e d ra t e s . Th e sav i ng i s b ig .
Con su l s : Con s u l t c o n su l s o f vou r c ou n t ry fu l l y . Tha t
i s o n e o f th e i r du t i e s .
Th ir d Cl a s s : Exp res s t ra i n s o n co n t i n e n t d o n o t run
t h i rd c l a s s ca r s .Baggage a t S ta t i on s : I n s ome cou n t r i e s you mu s t
tu rn ove r you r b aggage t o po r t e r s a t s ta t i o n e n t ra n c e s .
O b s e rve t h e numb er s o n t h e i r c ap s, a n d t h ey w i l l mee t
you i n s i d e .
At Post Offi c e : I n qu i r i n g fo r ma i l,h an d you r v i s i ti n g ca rd .
Cu s t oms : Keep a c cu ra t e a c cou n t o f pu r c h a s e s fo r
u se i n mak i n g cu s t om s h ou s e r e tu r n .
Pu rc h a s e s : Make th em a s la t e a s po s s i b le so.. that
vou do n o t h av e t o lug t h em a roun d .
Hot el Por t e r s : In Eu ro p e t h e s e men ca n gi ve youany i n fo rma t io n n e e d e d a t h o t e l s .Mon ey : Don ’ t ge t ou t o f t h e mon ey o f a coun t ryaway f rom you r ban k, b e cau s e v e ry f ew will exchangew i t h you fo r fo r e i gn mon ey s . On th e o t h e r h a n d,do n
’ t
l eave a cou n t ry w i t h a n y mon ey n o t u s e d i n p la c e
you a re go i n g to, b e cau s e t h e r e i s f r e qu en t l y h eavyd i s cou n t, e s p ec ia l l y a s a ga i n s t Spa i n, I ta l y a n d t h eBa lkan s .
Language : If you do n’ t k now a fo re i gn l anguage,
don'
t emba rra s s c ompan io n s by t ry i n g to sp eak i t .You ca n
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t ma s t e r a fo r e i gn t o ngu e go i n g a c ro s s t h eAt l a n t i c .
Hot e l Cou pon s : Some t rave l e r s fi n d t h e s e co nve n i en tfo r th e mo re mod e s t h o t e l s . Cook ’s a r e b e s t .At S ta t ion s : B e th e r e a t l ea s t h a l f h ou r b e fo re, t oreg i s t e r you r baggage . Many cou n t r i e s h av e n o ch e cks,
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a n d you mu s t we igh a n d a ffi x po s t e r s a n d s e e baggage
i s pu t o n by po r t e r s .Met ric Sys t em : I n use i n Au s t r i a, B e lg ium, Den
ma rk, F ra n c e, Po la n d, Czecho-S lo vak ia, Ge rmany,Gre ec e, Ho l la n d, Hun ga ry, I ta ly, No rway, Po r tuga l,Rouman ia, Se rv i a, Spa i n, Swed e n, Sw i t z e r l a n d a n dTu rk ey . 1 c en t ime t e r, equ a l s i n c h ; 1 me t e r,
i n c h e s e qua l s fe e t, equa l s ya rd ; 1 k i l o
m e t e r e qua l s ya rds, equa l s m i l e s ; mi l l i
gramme equa l s gra i n s T roy ; 1 gramme equ a l s
gra i n s Troy ; 30 grammes equa l 1 ou n c e ; 1 k i l o
gramme equa l s poun d s a vo i r du po i s ; l qu i n t a l
metr ique e qua l s 100 k i l ogrammes, equa l s p ou n ds
a vo i rdupo i s ; l to n n eau e qu a l s k i l o gramme s,e qua l s pou n d s avo i r dupo i s ; 1 l i t e r e qua l s
p i n t s .Longitude andTirne: 1 d egr e e e qua l s 60 geogra ph i ca l
m i l e s, Engl i s h m i l e s .
Western time i s u s e d i n B e lg ium,Ho l l an d,Spa i n a n d
Po rtuga l . Mid-Europe i n Ge rman y,Au s t r i a,Hunga ry,Czecho-S lovak ia,Sw i t z e r l a n d, I t a l y,K in gdom o f S e rb s,Croa t s a n d S l oven e s, Denma rk, No rway, Swed e n a n d
pa r t o f Tu rkey . West Gr eenwich i s 1 h ou r la t e r t h a n
M id-Eu ro p ea n, l a t e r t h a n At h e ns, 2 h ou r s l a t e r
t h a n Ea s t Eu rop e,a n d 2 h ou r s a n d 1 m inu t e l a t e r t h a n
Pe t rogra d (p r e-war ) t ime .
Children ge t h a l f fa r e ra t e s i n s ome c ou n t r i e s .
SOME SUGGESTED TRIPS
App roac h e s t o Engl an d, Sc o tlan d and Ir e l and: For
Amer i ca n s com ing ea s twa rd t h e fi rs t po s s i b l e s t o p
wou l d b e a t Ga lway ; I r e l a n d ( f rom wh i ch i t i s 3
h ou r s ea s twa rd l y t o Dub l in ), o r Qu e enstown, f rom
wh i c h po in t i t i s ab ou t 4% h ou r s n o r t h ea s twa rdl y toDub l in, e i t h e r by way o f Tipp er ary, t h e mo re no r t hwe s twa rd l y rou t e to Dublin, o r v i a Water f ord a n d
Wexford, t h e mo re ea s t e rn rou t e . F rom Dub lin i t i s3% hou rs ea s twa rd l y a c ro s s t h e Ir ish Sea . t o Holy.
head, f rom wh i c h i t i s 3 hou r s t o L iv er pool. Th i s i s
t h e s ho r t e s t s ea rou t e a n d th e r e fo r e pa s s e nge r s d o not
u su a l ly go d i r e c t f rom Dub l in t o Liverpool b y boa t,wh i c h take s 8 hou r s . F rom L iv erpool t h e Engl i s h Laket r i p beg in s, a s we l l a s t h e S co t t i s h t r i p i n c lu d i n g t h et r i p on th e Ca l e don ia n Cana l f rom Oban t o Inve rness,sou t h f rom I nvern e s s to th e ca t h e d ra l town s, a n d t o
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Camb r idge, B edfo rd, Coven t ry, Str atford-ou -Avon,Warwi c k, Oxford a n d Win d sor, t o London, t h i s t r i p
b e in g de sc r i b e d i n d e ta i l . Of cou r s e, f rom Liverpoolo r f rom Holyh ead you ca n come sou t h ea st d i r e c t to
Lon don th rough th e S hak e s p ea r e coun t ry, Warwick,Oxfor d an d Wind sor .
Th e n ex t po i n t a t wh i ch Ame r i ca n s h i p s la n d isF i shgua rd, from wh en c e i t i s 5% h ou r s s ou t h ea s t toLon don . Sh ip s a l so lan d a t B risto l,wh i ch i s on ly twohou r s we s t o f Lon don. Ano th e r a p p roa c h to . London
i s a t Pl ymou t h,wh i c h i s abou t 5 h ou rs s ou t hwe s t o f
Lon don . Ano th e r i s a t Sou t h ampton,wh i c h i s 2 h ou r ssou t hwe s t o f Lon don .
App roac h e s to Scan d inavi a : Th e a pp roa ch e s t o theCon t i n en t a re f rom Grimsby,England,ea s t o f Hull,toCh r i s t ia n ia, a t wh ic h po in t you ca n b egi n w'
e s twa r d l yt h e t r i p to B e rgen an d Th e North Cape, o r you cancon t i nu e sou th ea s twa rd l y a n d t h en c e n o r t h ea s twa rd lyt h rough th e Goth a Canal t o S tockh olm ; a n d t h e r e i s ara i lway con n e c t i o n to t h e no r t h o f Sweden a n d sou th
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t h e W'o rl d Wa r towa rd s Pa r i s . From Dove r t h e s h o r t
e s t rou t e a c ro ss t h e t ry i n g Engl i s h Ch a n n e l i s 1 h ou r,sou t h ea s t to Ca l a i s,Fra n c e, f rom wh i c h po i n t you ca ngo ea s twa rd ly t o B ru s s e l s a n d t h e n c e s ou t h ea s t t o
Pa r i s, o r d i r e c t ly sou t h t o Pa r i s v i a B oul ogn e a n d
Am i en s .Th e n ex t app roa ch to t h e co n t i n e n t f rom England
i s f rom Newhav en sou t h ea s t, 3% h ou r s, t o D iepp e,Fran c e, a n d f rom th en c e h ou rs sou t h ea s t t o Pa r is.
Th e n ext i s f rom Sou t h amp t on a c ro s s t h e Cha n n e lsou t h ea s t, 8 h ou r s, t o Havr e,a n d from Havre ea s t e r l y
t o Pa r i s .Th e la s t rou t e f rom Engl a n d i s f rom Sou t h amp ton
t o Ch erbou rg, many o f t h e s h i p s fo r F re n c h po r t s
s t opp i ng a t Sou t h amp t on go in g t o o r f rom Amer ic a .
On th e Con t i n en t : At Pa r i s i t i s ra t h e r u nu sua l t ogo to Spa in a n d Po r tuga l, b e cau s e t h e y a r e out o f t h e
l in e o f t rave l . Th ey a r e v e ry i n t e r e s t i n g cou n t r i e s,h oweve r,and from Pa r i s t o B i a rr i t z v i a O r l eans,Tour s
a n d Bo rd eaux i t i s 12 h ou r s . Th i s i s t h e b eg i n n i n g o ft h e Span i sh t r i p,an d e ve ry va r i a t i o n o f t h i s i s d es c r i b e du nd e r “Spa i n a n d Por tuga l . ” At B ord e aux you cou l dh a ve cu t ou t t h e Span i s h t r i p a n d com e a s d e s c r i b e d
i n t h e Franc e t r i p s ou t h ea s t t o Narbo n n e a n d Mar
s e il l e s . B ut i t i s mo re i n t e r e s t i ng to come s ou t hf rom Pa r i s by way o f Fon ta i neb l eau, D ij on an dLyon s to Mar s e i l l e s, 12 h ou r s . Th en tak e t h e R iv i e ratr ip
o
eastwardly a lo ng th e Med i t e r ra n ea n to N ic e,Mont eCa r l o, a n d Genoa, 10% h ou rs . From Genoa you ca ngo no r t h to M i lan,3 h ou r s, t ak i ng a 2-day t r i p t h rough
th e I ta l ia n Lake d i s t r i c t, a n d t h e n c e t h rough th e S t .Gotha rd Tun n e l t o Luc e rn e, 6 h ou r s . From Luc e rne,I n t er l aken,B ern e,2% h ou rs, t h en c e s ou t hw e s t,3 h ou rs,t o Gen eva,a n d no rt hwe s t, 6 h ou r s, t o D i j o n,a n d f romD i j on,4% h ou r s, ba ck to Pa r i s .If you w i sh t o go to I t a l y you w i l l take t h e t r i p d es c r ib ed und e r “I ta ly .
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If you a re go in g t o t h e K ingd om of S e rb s, Croa tsa n d S l ov en e s, a n d to F iume a n d t h e Da lma t ian Coa s t,o r fu r t h e r sou t h t o A l ba n ia,you wou l d a t Ve n i c e come
ea s t by boa t,6% hou rsflor by t ra i n,6 h ou r s, t o T rieste,a n d 3% h ou r s to F iume . At Tr ie s t e you cou l d com e
n o r t h ea s t t o V i en na, l l h ou r s,o r fu r t h e r ea s t,13 h ou r s,t o Bu dap e s t .
F rom Budap e s t t h e 'Hungar ian,Bulga r ian,a n d Greek
tou r s a r e mad e, a l t h ough Gr e ec e, o f cou r s e, i s frequ en t l y r ea c h e d by Sh ip s t h a t go a c ro s s f rom Ame rica
t o Pa t ras, o n t h e we s t e rn coa s t o f Greece, o r t o
Pir a eus, t h e Por t o f Athens,on t h e ea s t e rn coa s t . Th e
d e s c r i p t i o n s u n d e r t h e s e cou n t r i e s i n t h i s b ook c ove r
t h e e n t i r e t r i p s, a n d t h e t h rough t r i p f rom Vienna a n dBudap est t o Consta n t inop l e .
I f you do no t w i s h to go th rough Germany you ca n
a t Zur ich come ea s twa rd ly,7 h ou r s, t o Innsb ruck ,5%h ou rs to Sa l z burg,a n d 5 h ou r s t o Vienna, o r f rom
Zu r i ch you can come no r t h ea s t t o Mun ich a n d Vienna.
At Munich you ca n go n o r t h ea s t t o Mar ienbad a n d
Ca r l sba d a n d f rom Carlsba d, 4 h ou r s ea s t t o Prague,t h e ca p i ta l o f th e n ew Czecho-S lovak ia . F rom Pragueyou ca n c o n t i nu e n o r t h to D r e s d en a n d B er l in, o r a t
D r esd en you ca n come ea s t, 6 h ou r s, t o B resl au, a n d
12 h ou rs mo re t o Warsaw. At Warsaw you c a n go
n o r th ea s twa rd l y t o Danzig t h rough t h e Po l i s h co r r i d o r
b e twee n Germany a n d East Prussia, o r you ca n gono rt h ea s t to Vilna,Duneborg,a n d t h e n c e no r t hwe s t t o
Riga a n d f rom Riga n o rt h ea s t t o Petrograd. O r, a t
Warsaw you ca n c ome n o r t h ea s t t o Moscow,o r s ou t hea s t t o K iev,Ukraine . Th e s e t r i p s a r e fu l l y d e s c r i b e d
u n de r Ru ssia” a n d “Ukra ine .
No rt h o f R iga a r e t h e n ew sma l l c ou n t r i e s o f Cou r
la n d, La tvia a n d Es tonia, a n d sou t h o f R iga i s t h e
fo rme r pa r t o f Russ ia ca l l e d Lithuania.
Th e t r i p s t h rough Au s t r ia, wh ic h i s r ea c h e d from
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Mun ic h i n Germany o n th e w e s t, a r e s e t ou t un d e r
Au s tr ia .
It i s impo s s i b l e t o sugge s t exa c t t r i p s u n l e s s i t i s
known how long you i n t e n d to s tay .
Th e p r i n c i pa l t h i ngs i n Engla n d, Sc ot l a n d a n d I r e
land ean be s e en i n a mon t h o r S ix week ; F r ance a n dSw i t z e r l a n d i n a no th e r mon t h ; I ta l y a mon t h ; Au str i aa n d Hunga ry a mon t h ; Germany two o r t h re e w e eks ;C
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zecho-S l ovak ia two we ek s ; Po lan d two we ek s ; t h e
Ba lkan s a mon th ; Greec e ( t h o rough ly) a mon t h ; Russia,Ukra i n e, Lit huan i a, Es to n ia, La tv i a and Cou r l and, a
mon th ; Norway, Swed en a n d D enma rk,a mon t h ; Holl a n d an d B e lg ium can b e s e e n i n two we ek s ; a n d Finl a nd in a week ; Spa i n and Portuga l a t l ea s t t h re e we ek s .
It w i l l b e fou n d ea sy to ma t ch up t h e t r i p s f rom one
c ou n t ry t o a no t h e r f rom t h e l a rge map e n c l o s e d in
t h e book, a n d f rom th e u n i t maps o f ea c h cou n t ry
wh i c h a re mad e so t h a t t h e t h rough tri p s fi t i n t o ea c h
o th e r .
Afte r t h e i n d ex t h e re fo l l ow t h e d e t a i l e d rou t e s fo rea c h coun t ry .
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GENERAL INDEX
B lac k fa ce t yp e S how page wh e r e c i t y i s fu l l y d e
s c rib ed.
Aa l e su n d, 417
Aarendsk ir k , 306
Ab e r, 84—85Abe rd e e n, 106-107 108
Abe r foy l e V i l l a ge, 105
Abo, 181- 182, 185, 442
Ab sdo r f-H ipp e r s d o r f, 6-21
Ach i l l,Ach i l l e i o n,275
Ach i l l Sou n d,335Ac to n, 151
Ada re,330Aden, 529
Ade rno,380Ad r ia n op l e,48Aegean I s l e s,275
Afo n c h,Mau r,84
Aghada Pi e r, 325Aghadoe,329
Agram, 400Aix- l a-Ch ap e l l e,25,31,40,238,239,240
Aix-l e s-Ba i n s,391
Ala,390
Aland I s lands,185Alban Mou n ta i n s,373Alban o,373
Al caza r, 506, 516-517, 521,525-526,529-531
Al dbo rough Mano r,115
Ald e rn ey I s la n d,158
Al exande r Pa rk,151
Al exan d r ia,374,381
Al exa n d rovsk, 579
Algec i ra s, 528
Algi e r s,529
Algodo r,532
Al exan d r i a,377,386
Al i ca n t e,506,516,517
Aliver i,276
Allenk ull, 178
Alme r i a, 526
Almar ia,516
AlmorchiOn,502
Al l o a, 110
Alo s t,38Alpn a ch,551
Alpn a c h-S tad t,549,551Al tdo r f,552
Amalfi,376
Amb l e s i d e, 90, 93,l 94, 95,96
Amersfoo r t,303
Ami ens,190,217,228
Ams t e rdam. 31, 165, 294,295,300,303
Ams t e t t e n,17-20Anco na,381,386
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Anda ra, 321,322,346
And e rma t t, 553
Ange, 543-544
Ange rn, 6-7
Angl e s ey, I s la n d o f, 80 81
De l’Annonciade,Conven t,214
An t rea, 183
An twe rp . 31,
165, 304, 307
Ara n I s l e s,334
Arandal Lange su n d,412
Aranmore,334
Arb roa th, 108Archan ge l,472
Ard en n e s,33Ard lu i, 104
Ardmo re,324Ard r i s h a ig, 100-101
Ard ro s sa n,320Are n s bu rg,179Argo s,286,288Argyrok ostan, 111
Ar k let Wate r, 104Ark low,349
Ar l e s,210Ar l o n, 32Arn h e im . 303,309
Arno Rive r,360Arona, .389
Ar ra Moun ta i n,332Ar ra s, 228Ar ro ch a r Moun ta i n s, 102Ar royo, 519Ar th - i
'
loldrtu . 519, 551
Asc o t Ra c e s . 151
Asko, 410
35, 38, 40,
Ass e r i n, 175As s l i n g, 6, 16,391
As t rakan . 454, 474
Ath,35
Ath e n ry,334
At h e n s, 278, 282,Ath lon e,336,351
Au, 547
Au c hm i t h i e, 108
Augu r, Lou gh, 330
Au s s i g, 52
Au s t e r l i t z,6 1
Avasaxa . H i l l o f, 186
Avon, 163
Ayr,98—99-100Aysga rt h Fa l l s, 115
Badaj o z,506,507,532
Bad en -Bad en ; 248
Baeza Fon da Grandadina,
516
Bak hmatch, 575
Baku,455,458Ba lakha n i -Sabantchi-Ro
mana, 455Ba lb r i ggan,340
Ba l l a c hu l i s h, 106Ba lak lava,578
Ba l e, 250Ba l l i n a,320,346
Ba l l i n t ra,322
Ba l l o c h, 102Ba lmaha, 102
Ba l quh i d d e r,'
105
Ban go r,82- 83,85
Ban h i da,316
Ba l lybu n n i o n, 331Ballvclough,333
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Ballyhooley, 327
Ba l lymena, 342
Ba l lys h a n n o n,346
Banagh e r,332,333Ban don,327Ba ngo r,82
Ban go r,343-344
Ban n R ive r,348Ban t ry, 328Ba ra qu e M i c h e l, 27Ba rc e l o n a, 373, 484, 517,
519-521
Ba r i,381Ba rn s ta p l e, 160
Ba r r i e ro, 506Ba r row,320Bas e l . 223, 250, 546Basieux . 228
Ba s i l i ca o f Su pe rga,358Ba t t i pagl ia,377Ba tyu,311Bayon n e, 217, 218Bavreu t, 257
Baza,506,515,516B ea t e n b e rg, 555B eatushohle,555
Beauma r i s,80-81B ed fo rd, 120- 121B ej a,506
B eke s-Fo l d va r,314B ek esk ada, 315
Be l fa s t, 319, 320, 339, 340,341, 342,347, 348, 350
B e l fo r t . 215,224B e lgrad e, 395, 396B elisi, 290
Be l l ega rd e,223
B e l lin zo na,389,563Ben Cruachin, 103Ben d e ry, 433, 434B enhaven,328
B enlech,81
B e n Led i, 104, 105B en Lomond,102
B en Mo re, 103B e n N ev i s, 106B entnor, 158
Be n Va n e, 103Be n Venu e, 104B e n Vo r l i e b, 103B eogra d,396B e ra t, 1-3-4
B e rge n, 116, 181, 410, 412,415
B e r l i n, 262,271, 441
B e rn e,556B e rou n, 64
B e rw i ck, 113B e th e s da,82-83,84B eve r l y, 116B eyrou t,374
B i b i-Eybot,455B i d e fo rd, 160
B i l bao, 482, 483, 488, 522B ielgorod,575
B i rm i ngh am,118B i rken h ea d,87B i s c h o fs h o fen, 18, 19B iscupiec, 428
B i s h op ’ s I s l a n d,332B i s h o p Tho rp e Pa la c e . 115B itter fi eld,262
Bj o rn ebo rg, 187
B la ck Fo r e s t, Th e,249xxv i i
B la ckh ea t h,151
B la ckwa t e r, 326
B laindain,34, 228
B la nken e s e,267
B la rn ey Cas t l e,325,327
B lu e Gro t to,377
B lumlialp,558
Bodadilla, 506,512,529
Bo ch n i a, 425Boden,544
Bodo,418Bo logoye,472
Bo logna,382
Bo l to n Ca s t l e, 115Bombay,373,529
Bona i r e,106
Bon'
an za C i t y,508Bo rdeaux, 207, 208, 218,
480
Bo rnh o lm,72Bo r romean I s l a n d s,388Bosan sk i—B rod,400Bos na,400Boudonitza Ca s t l e,290Bou rn emou t h,166-167Bo s ton, 117, 166Bou l ogn e,169-170,190,274Bouvis, 1-3
Bown e s s,95-96Boxt e l,310B rachlinn Fa l l s, 105B rack e, 543B rad fo rd, 119B rad i ng, 158B ra in e le Con t e,34B ra s so,439B rathay,93
B ray,348,349
B re da,304,310
B remen,269
B reme rh av e n,157
B re n n e r,6, 17B re s c i a,387
B r es lau,427‘
B re s t . 161,233
B re s t-Li t ovsk,460,582B r iansk ,460
B r i d l i n gto n, 116
B' r i e n z,554B r ig,562,563B r i g o f Tu rk, 104
B r ig o’Doon,99-100
B r igh to n,168B r i n d i s i, 4, 274, 275, 381,386
B r i s to l, 119, 163, 320, 350B rn o, 60
B rod, 394, 395, 396, 397,398,400,402
B rok fj eld,410
B ro n t e,380B ru ch sa l,247B ru ck, 6, 14, 16, 17B ruge s, 36B ru nn,6,7B ru s s e l s,24,29,31,33,35,36,38,190,304,441
B ryan sk,572,573Bu ca re s t,431,432,433,435,436,440
B uchk ogal, 15
Bu ck s, 6,20Budap e s t,312,316,395,398Bu s h ey Pa rk,151
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Ch ia s s o,388,390
Chib eror, 57
Ch ioggia,382
Ch i sw i ck, 152
Chomu t o v,S9
Ch r i s t i a n ia, 116, 166, 181,408, 412, 413, 414, 416,
419, 537, 540, 541
Ch r i s t i a n i a Fj o rd,413Ch r i s t ia n sa n d,412,418Ch ryso, 289
Chuc h e l,64
C n ey,32
Ciuda d Rea l, 502
Cla ddagh, 335, 336Cla ra, 333Cla re I s la n d, 335Cla remo r r i s,344,345Cl eve,303Clew Bay,335Cl i fd en,334,335,336,344Cl eggan Head,334Clonmaconors,351
Clon ta r f, 339
Cloyn e,325Clyde o f F i r th, 101Cniezno, Po la nd, 426Cobb l e r, 103Cob l e n z, 241, 242Co imbra, 505, 534Co l e ra i n e,321Co logn e, 25, 31, 40, 239,
240, 241, 271,303,441
Co lombo,529Co loon . 345,346
Como . 358,360, 387
Como Lake, 388
Condam in e, 212
Cong,336
Con i s to n,93,95
Con n ema ra,334
Conn ema ra H igh la n d s,335Con s ta n ta, 435Cons tan t i nop l e,2,275,293,373, 374, 381, 399, 529,
554
Con t i c h,40Conway,85,86
CO O,Wate r fa l l,27
Cop en hage n, 69, 75, 18?
442
Co rab ia,436 .
Co rdo ba,402,506,512,516,520,526, 529, 530
Co r fu, I s l e,274Co rfu,275,381
Co r i a, 508Co r i n t h,282,287,288Co rk, 320, 323, 324, 325,
327,334,350,351
Cor lantogle Fo rd, 104Cosaun Lough,330Cou r t ra i,29,31,38Coven t ry, 121Cowe s, 158
Coxwo l d Ru i n s, 115Cra cow,425,426Cra i ova . 437Cre t e,276,277Cr ianlarch, 104, 105
Cr innan Cana l, 101
Croaghau n,345Cro ix,223Crow la n d Abb'ey,118
Crys ta l Pa la c e,152
Csa p, 312
Cu l o z,215
Cu n eo,358
Cushvalley Lough, 330
Cu s t r i n,271
Cyc l ad e s, 276
Cyp ru s,374
Czed, 438
Czegl e d,314,315,438
Cze rn ow i t z,434,459,581
Cze s to c h owa, Po la n d, 426
Dadeagatch,47
Daemm Nvandshytte, 409
Da l e n,414
Da lj a,394
Danu be r i ve r,20,434,436,437
Dan z i g,2,271,421,426,428
Dargl e,348
Daugpils, 404,405
Davlia,289
Davo s -Pla t z, 552
Dax,218Dec i n,59
Deb i ca, 425
Ded e,293Degerford,544
De l f t, 296
De lgany,349
De lp h i,288,289,290
De rby,119
De rve n i,290
Dev i l'
s B i t Moun ta i n,333Devna,42
Devon, 160
Devon s h i r e, 160
Dh eme r l i, 291,292
D iamon d H i l l, 335D i epp e, 168, 169, 170,229
D ij o n,222,358
D ina n t,32,33
Dr ishau,271
Dissentis,553
Dj edj elija,396
Dn i ep e r,574
Dob e l n,261
Dobo j,400Domaz l i c e, 64
Dombovitza Rive r,433
Domegl i a ra,387
Domodo s so l a,392,563
Don ca s t e r,119
Don ega l,346
Dooah,345
Doo na s Fa l l s,332
Do rd r e ch t,303,306,310
Do rpa t,177Dove r,169,349
Down pa t r i ck,342
Drachmani,291
Drak ospelio,290
D rammen,414Dre s d en,52,59,259,261
Dr imo l eagu e . 327
Drobak,412
Drogh eda, 321, 340, 342,
348
Dryburgh, 112
Dryno r i v e r,3Dub l i n, 80, 319, 327. 334
336, 337, 338, 339, 340 .
341, 343, 345, 347, 348,
350,351,352
Du c h cov,58,59
Dugo Se l o,402
Dugor t,345
Du isb erg, 270
Du lw i c h, 152
Dumba r to n,101
Dumfr i e s, 98
Du nba r,113
Du n da lk, 321
Du n d e e, 108,109
Du n fanagh y,346
Du nglo e,346
Du nglow,321,322
Dunmanway,327
Dunnoon,101
Du raz zo, 1,4'
Du r l a c h, 247Du rham, 114, 115
Du r rycunihy,329
Du s s e l do r f,270,271
Dw in sk,404,405
Ea to n Ha l l, 86 .
Ecc l e ’s,328
Ed i nbu rgh, 103, 111,113
Ege r,258Eid e,414,415,416
Eid svo l d, 419
Eka t e r i n bu rg, 450
Elatea, Ru i n s,290
Elba san,1,4
El g i n, 106,107
El l e n ’ s I s l e,104
Elmsh o rn,75El s i n o r e, 68El s t ow. 120
El t e r Wat e r,93xxx i i
E l ve rum,'
419
Ely, 120
Emba c h R ive r,177Emmer i ch,303
Engh i e n,35
Enn i s,334
En n i sk i l l e n,346
En t ro camen to,50
Epsom,152
Equ elinnes,25
Ere t r i a,276
Erglne r i ve r,3
Er r ig'
al, 346
Ers ek,1,3
Esb j e rg, 73Esko l a Fa rm, 187Ess c h e n,304
Es s en,270
Ess ch e n, 38
Esthwaite Wate r,93
Etna Vo l ca no,377,380
Eton, 152
Eu bo ea,276
Evo ra,496
Evreux,233
Exe t e r,159,160,161
Fagernaes,413
Falcor ragh,346
Fa ro,506
F e l ix s towe,167Fe l l i n,178Fermoy,327Ferney,560Ferrovitch, 2
Fe r ry . The,92
Fe t e s t i, 435Fe t h a rd,349
F i gue ra d a Fo z,534t a su, 437
F i n la n d,Gu l f o f,174
Ffshguard, 161, 319, 320,
349
Finesvand, 409
a se,409
F i n t own,321,322F iugg i,373F iume,373,394,401Flaamsdal,410
F l e e twood, 321, 347F1ensbu rg,72
Floifj eld,419
364
Fluelen,549,552
441
Foggia,381Fo lke s t on e, 169, 170, 306Follarsk arnu t,409
Fo rd,416fiForende,405
Fo r t h,F i r t h, 110,111Fo r t Wi l l i am, 106Fosheim,413
Fother ington Chu r c h,48
Foun ta i n s Abb ey,115F rank fo r t,242,243F ra n t i sko vy-Lazne,64F ra s ca t i,373F r eden sb o rg,69F r ede r i ca,73FTedhehn,Ixfl and,427
Freilissing,6,20
xxxhi
Freinida, 534
Frognaeseter,412
F rome, 163From ingen,416
Fu e n t e r rab ia,480
Fu rn e s s Abb ey, 91,92, 95Fu r t h, 64,255
Fu s i n a,382
Gab rovo, 42
Ga la t z,434Galatzina, 182
Gallerus,318
Ga lway,334,336,350,351
Ga lway B ay,335
Gan s e r n do r f, 6, 7Gap o f Dunloe,328,329
Garavogue Rive r,345
Gam e s,410
Ga s tou n i, 282
Gaudix,526
Ge f l e,543
Ge l d e rma l s e n,304
Ge l ve s, 508
Gemb loox,33
Gen eva,222,560
Gen i l,Upp e r Va l l e y,575
Genoa, 215, 355, 360, 373,374
Gen zan o,373
Gh en t,37,38,166
Gia rdi n i,381
Gia r r e,380
Gib ra l ta r, 356, 374, 377,
386,496,527,529
Gi e s sba c h . 555
Gie s s e n,242
Gij on,488
Gi rgen t i, 379Giu rgevo, 44
Giu rg iu, 435Giu shevo, 42,
Givcedore, 346
Gj eilo,409
Gla n, r ive r, 16Gl a ru s, 552
Gl a sgow,100,101, 104,319,320, 342, 343, 345,
347, 349
Glasnivin,337
Gl en bowe r,326
Glencar,345, 346
Gl en co e, I s l a n d s o f, 106
Glencolumb k ill,346
Glencomb k ille,322
Gl enga r i ff . 327. 328
Gl en t i e s,321,322,346Gl e t s c h, 550, 554Gl in, 331
Gl ion, 559Glo s sa . Cape,4Gmu n d, 6, 21, 62
Gob l i n ’s Cave, 104Goe s,306
Gorge du Chauderon,559Col. 408,409
Go ld sw i l, Lak e,555U O I
‘
CV , 349
Co rn e r Gra t, 562Go rna -O reachovitza 44,46
Go rniek , 346
Go rt in , 277Gorz, 391
Go se, 306
Gos t iva r, 1, 3
Go ta Cana l,542
Got ebo rg, 54
Go t h e nbu rg, 113, 540, 541,542
Gou da,31
Gou ro ck, 101
Gra d sko, 1, 2
Grana da,506,513,516,520,526
Grandaheim, 413
Gran ge, 91, 345
Gra ngemou t h,294
Granitza . 460
Gra smer e,96Gra tz,6, 14, 15,402
Grave s e n d,152
Grea t Killery,335Grebb e s ta d, 541
Gre e n o ck, 101, 319
Gre e no d d,91
Gre en o r e,321
Gr e e nw i c h, 151
Gr imsby, 119,294
Gr i n d e lwa l d, 555
Groendael,33
Gro n i n ge n,308
Gro s swa rd e i n,438
Gro t t o d e Han,33
Grudz i a d z, 428
Gua da l qu i v i r r i v e r, 508
Gu a d ix, 516, 526
Gu dvangen , 415,416
Gu e rn s ey, 157
Gu e rn s ey I s la n d,158
xxx iv
Gu lsvic,408
Gu rn ige l Ba d, 556
Gyek enes,402
Gyo r, 6, 14, 316
Haa r l em,299,300Hagenau . 267
Hagu e, The, 31, 296, 298,307
Ha l l i ngda l,409
Hallingsk arv, 409
Hama r,419
Hambu rg, 73, 74, 75, 114,267,496
Ham i l to n Mano r,345Hammar,419
Hamme rf e s t,418
Hamme rsm i th, 152
Hamp to n Cou r t,152,168
Hango, 181 182
Han nu l a Fa rm, 187Hanove r, 271,441
Hapa ra n da,544
Hapsa l . 178 179
Ha rbu rg, 269
Ha rdange r,410
Ha rdange r Fj o rd,409,414,415, 416
Harda nge r,Jak u l,409
Ha rd e r,555
Har linger,294
Ha rroga t e,115Ha rrow, 153
Harsted,418
Ha rw i ch, 165,241,294Ha t to n, 123
Hatva n,312,314
Haugastol,409
Havre, 230, 231, 496Hawksh ea d, 93
Hedd e rn h e im, 243Heen,413
Hee re nve e n, 308
H e id e l b e rg,246
He i no la, 187
He ld e r, 300Heimwehfluh, 555
Hellb run, 18
He l e n s bu rgh, 101Hellsylt,417
He l s i ngbo rg, 542
He ls in gfo r s, 72, 18 1
185, 187,442,46
He l s i n go r,68
Henday e, 480
Hen l ey -on-Thames, 153
He rb e s t h a l, 25,31Hergiswill,551Her l ey, 222
Her togensbosch,304
Hessleholm, 543
Heys ham,319,321
H i l l e ro d 69
H i l l o f K nock,335Holboek , 74, 75Ho lme nko l l e n,412
Ho lms t ra n d, 414
Ho lyh ea d, 80, 81, 82, 319,321, 339
Hon e fo s s, 408
Hook o f Ho l la n d, 165,240,294, 303, 308, 441
Hon eybou rn e, 124
184,
XXX V
Horn Hea d,346
Hora l i, 562
Ho rn s ea . 116Howth,339
Hu l l,116,119,165,10 0 ,181,294,412,441
Hungerb irg, 174
Hu su'
m, 414
Huy,25
Ign ey Avr i cou r t,224
I l f ra comb e, 160I l i d z e,400Illowo,Po la n d,422
Ima t ra, 183
Immacolatella,374
Immen s e e,549
IncheaillOch, 103
I n c h Mu r r e n,102
I n d ia,396
I ngo l s ta d t, 255Inishark , I s l a n d o f,334Inishbofin, I s l a n d o f,334Innsfallen, 329
I nowro c law, 426Innsb ruck e, 6, 17, 18, 20,
251,390
I n t e r laken,554,555Inn Va l l ey, 18I n ve rn e s s . 106Invernghes I s l e,103Inve rs na id, 103, 104I n za, 453, 454l ona, 106
I p sw i c h, 167I ru n,480,481I s ch ia, 374
I s e l l e,562
I ta l i c a, 507
I t ea,288,289
I t h aka,‘ I s l e,277
I va ngo ro d,460Ja s sy,433,434
Javerthwaite,91
J eme l l e,27,32,33J emepp e,26
J e re z, 529, 530
J e rs ey I s la n d, 158Jumon t,25J i h l ava,59
Jmer ink a,582
Joa n na, 175
Joensun, 181
Ju d enb e rg,1
Jungfrau, 552
Ka labaka,292
Ka lama ta, 284, 285, 286,
287
Ka ld enk i r c h en, 241
Ka lka nd e l e n,1,3
Kamen i Mo s t,401,402Kamnitza, 1,3Kamu ishin,474
Kapa,400
Ka ra l i-De rve n i,293Ka ra -Sn,3
Ka ru ngi,544
Kas t r i,289
Ka tako lo,283Katr inaholm,543Kazan, 473,474
Kaza t i n 581, 582
Kege l, 179
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Ku r sk . 459, 574,575
Kt‘Isk ojo,449
Ku t n o, 427
Ku tnow,428
Kylmore Mou n ta i n s,335Kymmene, 187
Kypa r i s s i a, 284
Kryn i ca,425Kyt h e ra,276Laba sh e eda Bay,331
La Co ru n n a,488,535La e rda l s o ren,414,416Lagan,343Lah t i, 187La iba ch,391
La i rd, 345Lake s i d e, 91 92
La Len ea d e la Concep
c i on,527Lam ia,290,291Lana eke n,40Lan ca s t e r, 90,94Land en,28Landqua r t,552
Langda l e s, 95Langerwald,406
Lan s e r Kop fe, 18Laon, 216,217Lapa t e s,290Lapp t ra sk,544La Rhoda,512, 530La r i s sa,292,293La ru e, 321La rv ik, 412, 414La s tva, 395La sva,400
Lau r i t sa la, 184
Lau sa n n e,392
Lau t e r b ru n n e n ; 555Laxa, 538Leam i ngto n Spa, 122Le ed s, 119, 171
Leeuwa rd e n,308
Legh o rn,374Le i c e s t e r, 119
Le i d e n, 298Le i t h, 294
Le Ma n s,234Lemb e rg,425Le n d Ca na l,16Lenk, 559
Len z Fa l l s, 105Leoben, 18Leon,486,488Leopo l,582
Lep s e ny,314,315Lerfos,418
Le r i d a, 519
Les Ava n t s,559
Le s s e r Innishtu rk ,334Leshovik , 1,3
Le t t e r f ra ck,334Le t t e rke n n y,322
Levke,409Levsky, 42, 44,49
Lgov,575Lianok ladi,291
Libau, 404, 405,406,441L ib ramo n t,32Li ca ta, 379Li do, 382Li ege,25,26,27,31,303Liepsic,261,262
Li l l e,34,178,217,227xxxvi i i
Lillery Ha rb o r,335Lime r i ck,319,330,333,334
Lime r i ck Ju n c t i o n,334
Limon e,358
Li n co l n,117Linguagl o s sa,380Linthol,552
Li n z, 6, 17, 19,20, 21, 255Li sbon, 490, 496, 502, 506,507,519,532
Li s i eux, 233
Li sk i, 577Li smo re,326
Lis soy,351
Listowell,331
Li tome r i c e, 52,62Livad i a,290Live rpoo l, 87,88, 119, 170,294, 319, 320, 321, 341,
343,347,349,488,496
Ljub l j a n a,40 1
Lla n b e r i s,83,84
Lla n dud no, 85, 86Lobsaas,418
Loca rn o,389,563Loc h Achray, 104, 105Loc h Awe, 101, 105, 106Loch Ka t r i n e,101,104,105Loc h Lomond, 101, 102,
103
Loch Lon g,103Loch Lubnaig, 105Lo ch Ta y,106Loch V ennachar, 104, 105
Lod i nge n,418Lodz, 427Lo fo t e n I s la n d s,418
Loken,413Lom, 42, 49
Lon don, 82, 86, 90, 97 93,
94, 97, 98, 100, 101, 102,106,
119, 120 121, 122, 123,
125, 126 t o 156, 157, 159,160, 161, 162, 163, 165,
166, 167, 168, 169, 170,
171, 172, 274, 275, 294,
304, 319, 320, 321, 405,
441,412
Lon don Su bu rb s,154
Lon don d e r ry,321,347Longfo r d,350
Lo ng Range,328
Loop Head,331
Lo s s i emou t h, 107
Lough Car r ib,336
Lough De rg,330,332
Lou gh Ern e . 346
Lou gh Gi l l, 345Lough Leane,328Lonk er i, 290
Lou va i n,24, 28, 31
Lovo s i c e,52Lozavaya, 456, 458, 459,
579
Low i c z,427. 428
Lub e ck, 181
Lu b i n,424Lub ljana, 401
Lu c e rn e, 390, 549, 550
Lu dw igs lu s t, 267Lu gan o,388,563
Lugo s,438
151 t o
xxx i x
Lu i n o,388,563Luke swe l l, 349
Luko v,460
Lu kow,582
Lu l e a, 544
Lu n d en b e rg . 6,7,60,61
Lundgegaardsvand,411
Lu s s, 102Luxembou rg,25. 28 . 32, 33,
225,226
Lvstak en, 410
Lyons,220Lys ek i l, 541
Lys Rive r,38Macon,221,223Mad r i d, 497, 506, 516, 517,519, 520, 521, 522, 523.
525, 526, 527, 528, 529,
532, 535
Mae s Cwn, 84Maa s t r i c h t,40Magdebu rg,441
Maggio r e Lake, 358, 388,563
Ma i d en h ea d, 168Ma i n z, 242Ma lah i d e,340Ma lamoc co,382Ma lbo rk . 421,428
Mal in e s,31,40, 304Mal la ra n n y,345Ma lmo,542Ma l low,327Mal low Jun c t i o n,330Ma l ta,293,373,374Man, I s l e o f,87
x1
Man c h e s t e r, 88, 119
Ma nka l a Rap i d s, 187Man nh e im,245Mano r,346Manteith Lake, 105
Manu l l a,344Marasesci, 431, 434
Ma rbu rg, 6, 14, 15Ma r ch egg, 6, 14Margh e r i ta,388
Mar ia s c h e i n, 57Mar i e n b a d,258Ma rken I s l a n d,300Mark t -Redowitz,258Mar lo i e, 27
Ma roggia, 388Ma r s e i l l e s, 210, 211, 220,
274, 275, 519
Mars t ra n d . 541
Ma r t i gn y,562
Mau b euge,33Mau c h l i n e, 99
Meda rd, 33Med i n a D e l Campo, 497,502,534
Medvescak Rive r,398Meenaun Cl i ffs,345Mega l o po l i s, 284, 285, 286Meh a d ia,438Meirengen,554,555
Me l i d e,388Me l iga la,285Mellansell,544
Me l l e ru d, 540Mellifont Ab b ey,341Me l ro s e, 111
Menagg io,387,388
Mena i S t ra i t s,81
Men d r i s i o,388Men to n e,214,354
Mepp e l,309
Me r d e G la c e,562
Me r i da, 502,507
Mer lingen, 555
Mers ey Rive r,88Mes s i n a,356,373,374,377,378,379, 387
Meta,374Me tz,215,225,227Meu s e,25,32
Mezd ra,44,49
Mezo tu r, 315
Mid de lbu rg,306Middelk irk ,306Middlenham Ca s t l e,115M id n igh t Sun,186,419
M i fo l, l, 3Mik olcz,312M i la n, 358, 359, 360,
'
387,
389, 392
M i l fo rd,322
M i l j a cka R ive r,400
M i lo s,276
M in sk,460M in s t e r, 116M i rama r,391M i ra n da . 482,484,522
M i ra n da d e Eb ro,523
M i s t e rb ia n co,380M i tau,406M j o lb y, 543Mlawa, 422
Modan e,215,391
Mo i s eku l l, 177, 178Mo la,381
Mo l d e,417Mona co,212
Monas t e rb o i c e,340Mona s t i r, 1,3Moncaller i,358Mon fo r t e,488
Mon fo r t e d e Lemo s,488Monks town,323,324Mon rea l e,379
Mon s,34
Mon t B la n c, 560,561Montboven, 559
Mon t Cen i s,358Mon t e Ca r l o,212,213,214
Mon t e Cavo,373Mon t e Gen e ro s o,388Mon t e Mattarone,389
Mon t e Ro s a, 389. 552
Mon t e Sa n Sa lvato re,388Mon t e Somma,377Mon tp e l l i e r, 209,210Mon t r eux, 559Mon t ro s e, 108Mon t S t . J ea n,33Mon t i Cap r i n o,
'
388
Mo rc enx,218More da,575Mor jaro,544Moscow,441,442,445,462,472, 572,577
Mos e l l e R ive r,242
Mos t,59Mos ta r,395,398,399
Moya rd, 334Muck ish,346
Muck ross Abb ey,329
Mud Vo l ca no e s, 435
Mu lenen. 558
Mu l h e im . 241
Mu l l, 106Mu l l i n ga r, 350
Mu n i c h , 251
Mun s t e r, 270, 31>Mu rci a,506,516,520Musegg,550
Mycene,287,288Mweelrea . 335
Myrda l, 409,410Nae ro Fj o rd,415,416Nagyenyed,439
Nagyk anitza,315
Nagyk ik i n da, 438Nagynarad, 315
Namu r, 25, 27, 32Nan cy, 215,224,225Nap l e s, 356, 373 t o379, 529
Na rbonn e,208,209Na r i n, 322Na rv ik, 412, 544Narwa, 174, 175Nau p l i a, 287Nemecky,59Nem i Lake,373Nepomuky,62Neu c ha t e l, 223Neu hau s e n,250Neumu n s t e r,72Neu s t ad t, 6, 14, 16Newca s t l e, 412Newca s t l e -ou -Tyn e,119
New Have n,170,349Newpo r t, 158Newra t h, 349
New Ro s s,349
New Yo rk, 161, 172, 323,356, 374, 377
Newry,321N i c e, 211,212, 220 .
N id Fa l l s,418
N i e s e n, 558
N i euwes c h a n s,308N i s, 395, 396N izh n i -Novgo ro d,473
Nj eshine, 573
Nord Fj o rd,417No rrkop i n g, 543Nor th amp to n,~119, 121
No r t h Cap e . 419No r t h I s la n d,334Norw i c h, 119
No t t i n gh am,119,171Nova ra,358,389Novokhop e r sk, 576Novo ro s s ii sk,457No.votcher k ask ,577
Nowosk ieletza, 581
Nowosielitza,459
Nu r nb e rg 255
Nybo rg, 73, 74Nymbu rk, 59, 61Nygaards-B ro .,410 .
Nymwegen,303,309'
Nyra ny, 64O ban, 100, 104, 105
O b e r—Ammergau,254
O b e rh au s e n, 270, 303
Obo r i sh t e,42
Odda,414
O d e n s e, 73. 74
Ode s sa, 373, 433, 441, 580
Oe s e l, 179
O gu l i n,401
O h l s do r f,267
O ie,417
O ilo, 413
O ld Cu’mn o ck,98,99
O lkmar, 300
O l ymp ia, 283,284Omagh,346,347Opo r to . 488 . 490,496, 505,
534
O ra d e a Ma r e,438
O ran ge, 107
O re l,456,458‘
O r e n bu rg, 453
O r l ea n s, 207,219,220O r t l e r,389O s n a b ru ck,269
Ostanitsa, 1,3
Os t en d, 35, 36, 166, 169,
441
Os t rowo . 426,427
Ough t e ra rd, 336Ov i e do, 487Oxenfell, 93
Oxenholme Ju n c t i o n, 91,
94
Oxfofd, 124, 125, 126
O t t i gn i e s,33Padu a,382
Pa i d e, 178Palaeyannis,290
Pa l en c i‘
a,486x l i i i
Pa l e rmo,373,374, 378,
379
Pa l e s t r i n a, 382Pa l la n za,388
Pa lma, 379Panayev Ga rd en,473Pa rdub i c e, 6 1Pa r i s, 25, 42, 191-207, 223,224, 228, 229, 231, 232,
235 274, 275, 480
Pa rka n y Nana,
'
3l6
Pa rna ss o s, Mou n t, 289Pa rnu, 178Pa s ca n i . 431, 434Pa s sage,323,349
Pa s s i o n Play,254Pa t e rn o . 380
Pa t ra s, 275, 282, 284, 292,529
Pa t t e rda l e . 96
Pav ia,360Pe e l,87Penmaenmawr,85
Pen r i t h,97Pen zan c e, 164Pep i n s t e r,27Pe r i,390Perk jarvl, 182
Pe rme t i,Pe r t h, 109
Pes ca ra . 38 1
Pe t e rbo rough, 117, 118,
119
Pe t e rh o f,462Pe t rogra d ( s e e a l s oPe t e r s bu rg) 72, 176, 181,
182, 184, 441, 442, 462,
472
Pe t ro vs k ,455
Pe t rovsk i,449
Pe t rovsko Razumovskoye,
449
Pes t e r,176Pfan n e n s t i e l,547
Phaestos. 277
Pia t ra,436
Piazza,356
Pi ed imon t e,380
Pi la,427
Pi la tu s,551
Pi l s e n, 63
Pio t rkow,427Pi ra eu s,275, 288,356,377,381
Pi ro t,48,395
Pi sa,360,361
Pi t e s t i,436
Pl eve n,42,44Plo e s t i,431,440
Plovd i v,42,47
Plymou t h, 160,
320,349
Po Rive r,356Podmok li,52
Po i t i e rs,218Po l tava,576,579
Pompe i i,376Ponteb b ia,390
Pon t e Tre sa,388Pontifrad, 115
Poo l ey B r idge,97Po r l e z za,387,388
161, 319,
Po r ta down,347,348
Po r ta r l i n gto n, 351,352
Po r t Ba l t i qu e, 179
Por tbou,519,521
Po r t ru s h, 341,342,347Portno,322
Po r t Sa i d, 356, 377, 381,386,529
Po r ta Ti c i n e s e,358
Po r t la n d I s la n d,164Po r t smou t h,172,320
Portugalite, 483
Pozna n,426
Pozzuo l i,376
Pra gu e, 53,64, 66
Prosk oles-Zeb rak, 64
Prav i a, 488
Pred ea l,440Pregny,560Preme t i, 1
Presba,Lake,3Pressb erg,8
Pre s to n,89,90Pr ishtina,2
Pr isr end, 1, 2
Pr iup,396
Pro c i da,374Prz emys l,582
Pu c h b e rg,8Puddefjord, 411
Pu e r t o d e San t e Ma r i na,572
Puffi n I s l a n d,81
Pugl i a n o,376
Pu n ta d e l Na so n e,377
Puspok -Ladan y,314,315
Ukra i n e 425,
x l i v
Sahsb u ry, 159
Sa l o na,288
Sa lon i ca,275
Sa lo n ik i, 293,396'
Sa l zbu rg, 6, 17, 18, 19, 20,21, 255
Salzech, 19
Sama ra, 452,454
Samov i t, 42. 49
Sa nd en e . 417Sa n down,
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158
San I s i d ro Co nve n t,507
Sa n Sa l va to r e Mou n ta i n,274
San Se ba s t i a n,48 1
Sa n ta Cla ra Is l e, 491Santa n d e r, 483,
i484, 486,
488, 535
San t i pon c e, 507
Sa rago s sa, 482, 484, 517,
519, 521, 522
S a ra j evo . 395,398,399,400Sa ra to v,474Sa rk I s l a n d, 158Sar toralj anjhely,312
Sar tov, 454
Sa s eno I s la n d , 4Sa ve Ri ve r,395Sca rbo rough, 113
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Sc'
a r i ff Bay,333Sca t t e ry I s l a n d, 331Schalfhau sen, 250, 251
Scheidemuhl, 427
Sch e l d t . Rive r,38Sch even i ngen . 298, 307
Sch i edam,
’
295, 296, 308
Sc h l e sw i g,72
Sc h n ab e lwa i d, 258
Sc h nee b e rg'
, 8
Sch nei d emuh l,271
Schock el, 15
Schu l e r Mou n ta i n s,~ 439uSchwabenber-g,
’ 314
S c hwa rz e nau, 6, 21S c hwan b e rg Al p s,15.
Scu t a r i, 1, 2, 4
S eb a s topo l, 442, 578
S ege sva r . 439S ielnik ova, 577"
Se l b y Abb eyChurc h, 115Se l i n Bay,290S e lman, 548Semgaller Aa ; 406S e ra i ng, 26S e rgiy e vo . 449
Seve rn Ri ver, 101S ev i l l e, 502. soc,S han n o n .
’
331,351
Sh a rd i n g,6,21Sh effi e l d,
‘
119, 171, 172
S i c i l y I s l a n d,377S ielnik ova . 577 '
S i e r ra N eva da Mts,515S igmundshe rb e rg 6 21'
S ihlwald. 547
S i l l o t h . 320
S i l ve r S t rand,104S im fe ropo l
. 579'
S imp e l ve l d, 40S implOn Tu nn el, 5632S i s to v, 42
S i te of Segontium, 83
S i t i a, 277
S i t t i n gbou rn e’,'
l66
x 'lv i
Sj o to rp, 542
Ske lw i t h,93Ske r r i e s, 340Sk i e n,414Sk i e rn i ew i c e,427,428Sk iftit Soun d, 185Skogs tad, 414Skop l j e,396
Slevnitza, 395
S l i eve B ernagh,332
S l i evemo re,345S l igo, 320, 321, 345,350
S l i v en, 42
S l obo dka, 581
Smo l en sk,46 1Smyrn a, 293,381Sn ia t y n,430Suolvaer,418
Snowdon,84So f i a, 42, 44,47, 48, 396Sognefiord, 410,416
So ign i e s,34So l l e f t e a, 543, 544So lu n . 396
Somb re,25So n da, 175 .
Sop ron, 14Sorgenfred,406
So r ren t o, 374, 376, 377So rum, 413Sou t h ampto n,159,320,349
Spa . 24, 27
Spa l d i ng, 117Spa r ta,286
Sp idd l e, 336
156, 158,
Sp i e z, 558
Spir illen, Lake,413
S taffa, 106
Stalheim, 415, 416
S ta n fo rd Town, 118
S ta nkov,64
S ta n l e y, 91S ta ra-Zago ra,42,46,47
S t e rp e n i ch, 32
S t e rz i n g, 6, 17S t e t t i n 72. 181
Steu ra,276
S t im l j a . 1, 2
S t i r l i n g, 110, 111
S to ckh o lm, 181, 185, 442,
538, 543
S t rab an e, 346, 347
S t ra e s 6,Stram raer,321
Stranachlachar, 104
S t ra s s bu rg, 224,249
S t ra t ford -ou -A v o n
124
S t r e sa, 388,389,563
S t r i b, 73
S t rom s ta d, 541
Stuhlweissenb erg,314,315
S tukman i,405S tu p i n ig i,.358
S t . Boswe l l ’ s, 112
S t . Goth a rd,390‘
S t . H i la i r e, 216
S t . Ma lo, 157
S t . Mau r i c e,562
S t . M ich a e l, 390
S t . Mor i t z, 553
123,
x lv i i
S t . Pe t e r sbu rggrad ), 72
S t . Pe te r i n Carnoila,401
S t . Pe t e r i n K ra i n,401
S t . Pe t e r Po r t, 158S t . Po l t e n,20S t . Vi e t -on-Gla n, 6, 16, 17S ty l i s, 291Subo t i c a,394
Su izran,474
Su n d sva l l,544Sveabo rg, 185Sv i l e ngrad, 42, 46
Swan s ea, 162,321
Sy'
ra,293,381
Syra cu s e,374,379,380Szo l nok . 314,315
Szomba th e l y,316Tabo r, 62
Taganrod,577
Takson y,’
315
Ta l l i n, 178, 179
Tam ic e,38Tamme rfo r s, 186Tangi e r,528Tango, 181
Tao rm i na,381Tapa, 175, 176, 177Tap s, 175Ta ra,337,341Ta rb e t, 103, 331
Tarb e r t, 334Ta rnow
‘
, 425
Ta r ragon a,484Ta r tu -Ju r j iu, 177
Ta shken t,453Tch e l i ab i n sk,452
(Pe t ro Tcz ew,421,426 '
Ted d i ngto n, 149
Tegia, 286
Tek i r Lake,435
Teme sva r,438Templimce,58,259
Te rn eu z e n Ca na l,38
Ter r i t e t,559Tha lw i l,547Thame s,149
Th eb e s,277,290Theodu le Pa s s,562
Th e rmopy l a e,288Th e rmopy l a e Pa s s,291
Th i r lm e r e Lak e,96
Tho ra,414
Tho rn,427Thu n,554, 556,558
Thu rmb erg,555
Thu s i s,553Tichoryestsk aya, 451
458
Tifi is,458
Tilbu rgh, 304
T i lbu ry,152,294
Tipp e ra ry,319,334T i ra s po l, 433, 434
T i r l emo n t,28
T i rn ovo, 46T i rno vo-Seymen,46
T ivo l i,373Tob e l ba d, 15To l edo, 532
Torbercu r ry,345
To re Lake,329
To rn ea, 186, 544x lv i i i
To rn io, 186
To r re s d a s Va rge n s, 502,507,532
To run,427,428Tou l o n,220Tou l ou s e,208Tou rn a i,34,38,228Tou rs,207,218Towe r Bay,334Tra l e e,331
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Tramo re’
,349
Trapa n i,379Trear rdu r Bay,81Treu c h t l i n ge n,255Tr i e s t e, 15, 274, 275, 381,391,401
Tr ikka l a,291-292Tr i po l i,374,379Tr i po l i s, 285,286, 287Tro
'
itzk o-Sergiyevsk a
Lavra,449Trolhattan,538-540 .
Trolhattan Fa l l s,542Tromsdalstind; 419
Tromso,412,419'
Tron dh j em, 419
Tro s sa ch s, Th e,101, 104,105
Troye s,224Trz e b i na,426Tu l a,457,458Tu rb o t, I s l a n d,334Tu rge l, 178 ‘
Tu r i n, 215, 356, 357, 358,387,389,392
Tu rn h am Gre en, 152’
Tu rn i t z, 57
Tu rn-S eve r i n,437Tve r,473
Twee d R ive r, 111, 113Twe lve P i n s,335Tynda l e, 32Tyn e R ive r, 113Tyro l,389Tyven,419
Tzar ib rod,42,49
Tzar itzvin,474
Ud i n e, 390Udsigt,410
Uetlib erg,548
Ufa,452
Uleborg,186
Ulefos,414
Ulr ik en, 410
U l s t e r, 342Ul v e r s to n,92Un gh e n i, 433,434Un t e r s e en,555Up sa la,543Ur fa h r,20Uskub, 1,2U s t i Na d Lab em,52,57Ut r e c h t,303Vaagen,411Va cz, 316
Vadh e im,415,416Va l e n c e,220Va l en c i a,523
Va l l a do l i d,496,522,535Va lo n a, 1-3-4Vamd ru p,72, 73Van e rs bo rg,542Vannas,544V aremb e,560
x l ix
Va re s e-Laveno,358
Va rna, 42
V astgota, 542
V ev Gu l b e n e, 405Ven i c e, 360, 382 t o 387,
390, 391
Ven l o, 309Ven ta d e Ban o s, 486, 496
Ven t im igl i a, 215, 355, 356,358
Ve rc i o ro va, 437
Ve rdu n,215Ve ro na, 358,360, 387
Ve rr i e r e s,223
Ve rsa i l l e s,234Ve rv i e rs, 25,31, 238
Vese l i, 62
V esparvi,187
V estaty-Pr ivo ry, 59, 61
Vesuv iu s,376
Via tka,450
Vib e !,243Vibo rg, 181, 182, 183, 184
Vivo,374
Vid i n,436Vi en n a, 6,7, 14, 16, 17,20,21, 60, 62, 255, 390, 442
Vi evo l a, 358Viken,542
Vi l l a Rea l Sa n '
An ton i o,506
Vi l l a c h,6, 17,390Vi l l a r Fo rmo sa,534Vi l l e r s Abb ey,29Vi l lma n s t ra n d, 182, 183,
184
Vi l vo rd e,32
Vinkovc i,394,396Vin n i t s a, 581
V i s p,502Vi t znau,549Vlaams c h -Hoo fd,38
Vl i s s i n ge n,304V lon, 1
Vock l ab ru c k,20Vo lo,292
Vo logda,445,472
Vord e r Glarnisc-h’
,552
Vos s,410,415,416
Vuo l e nko sk i,187V uok senisk a, 183
Wachau,8Waden sw i l,547
Waidhoffen; 6,21
Waldh au s Do l der,547Walk . 176- 177, 404
Warsaw, Po la n d,441,422,523,442,460
Warw i ck, 123Wat e r fo rd, 320, 349
Wate r l o o,Ba t t l efi e l d,29
Wee r t,310
VV egern,555
We i s s en s t e i n, 178‘
Wel s,6,21
Wend en, 404Wes en, 552
Wesenbu rg,175
Westmael,39
West po r t,320,344,345
We-stwood, 116
Wetz l e r,242
Wexfor d,349,350Weymou t h, 164
Wick l ow, 349
Wie l i c zka,425Wigan, 89
Wigh t, I s l e o f,157-158
Wiljandij,178Willandilin, 178Wi l l i ams town,333
Wimb l edo n, 153
Win ch e s t e r, 158-159
Win d e rme re, 91, 93, 94-95Wind so r, 152-153,167Wirba l l e n,:441,442
Wi t t e n b e rg, 262
Wit t i n gau, 62
Woclawek,427,428
Wolma r, 404
Women, I s l a n d o f, 103
Wor ther S e e,16
Wu r‘
thernsea, 116
Xerochor i, 276
Yan n i na, 292
Ya ro s l av l,445,472,582Yelm iza, 1-3
Yo rk,115Yougha l,324,325,333
Yp re s,31
Zaa n dam,300Zad n e -Treban,64
Zagre b,394, 396,397,401,402
Za t e c, 64-65
Ze e b rugge,36, 166Zergalatio, 285
Ze rma t t,S62
Zeu s,Gro t to o f,t er ink a, 581
Zierek zel,306
Zimnitza,42,47
Zna im, 61
Zn ojmo . .59
Zomba r, 394Zug Lake,549Zu idersee,300
Zu r i c h,251,547, 49
Zu r ichb erg, 547
Zu t p h e n,309
Zwe i s imme n,559Zwo l l e,309
Zygo s, Pa s s o f, 292
From Ce t t inge,Mon t e n egro, i t i s 65 mi l e s s ou t h ea s te r l y to
SCUTARI,ALBANIA (Popul a t i on,Bazaa r s a n d Mosqu e s give c i t y o r i e n ta l l ook . Bu t
fi n e s t bu i l d ings a Ven e t ia n C i ta del bu i l t o n h igh c rag,a n d Roman Cath o l i c Ca t h e d ra l a r e I ta l i a n . I t i s s ea t o f
Roman Ca th o l i c Archib ishop.
I n t e r e s t i ng Th in gs : J esu i t Co l l ege a n d S em inary,a n d Ru i n s d a t i n g ba ck to I l l yr ian K ing Gentius ( 168B . C . )F rom Scu ta r i t o Pr isrend i t i s 80 mi l e s ea s t e r l y by
road to Kukuc h t h e n c e no r t h ea s t e r l y t o
PRISREND (Popu l a t i o n, El eva t i o n
I n t e r e s t i ng Th ings : S e rv i a n Th eo l og i ca l S em ina ry,C i ta d e l,Bazaar, a n d many Mos qu e s, o n e of .which an
c i e n t Byzan t i n e B a s i l ic a o r i gi n a l l y a S e rv ia n Ca t h ed ral.Excu r sion s : To Ru i n s o f T sa r Du rh am
'
s Ca s t l e,w i t h
Grea t S ha r Pl a n i n a a t i t s b a c k . Ano th e r i s t o KosovoVa l l ey, a n d Pr ishti‘na .
From Pr isrend i t i s 80 mi l e s ea s t e r l y by roa d to F e rovitch vi a S t im l j a, t h e n ce s o u t h ea s t e r l y by th e K i ngdomo f S e rb s Croa ts a n d S love n e s Ra i l roa d t o
USKUB,ALBANIA (Popula t i o n,Is i n va l l ey wh i c h s eve r s two mou n ta i n ra nge s, SharPla n in a, a nd Ka ra Dagh . It i s h ea d qua r t e r s o f ArmyCorp s, an d Sec o f o r t h o dox Gr e ek Arc h b i s h op, a n d
Arch b is h op o f Roman Ca th ol i c A l ba n ian s,a l s o o f B ulga rian B i s h op .
Int e r e s t i n g Th i n gs : C i t a d e l, Pa lace o f t h e Val i,Greek an d Bu l ga r i a n Sc h oo l s, Roman Aqueduc t, a n dnumerou s Chu rc h es a n d Mosqu e s .From Uskub i t i s 120 m i l e s ea s t e r l y b y K i ngdom o f
Se rb s . Croa t s a n d S loven e s Ra i l roa d to Gra d sko (wh e r eyou ch ange t ra i n s,) t h e n c e s ou t hw e s ter l y t o
MONASTI R (Popu l a t i on El eva t ion,Or, you c a n go by ra i l roa d Usku b t o Kalk andalen,t h e n c e s ou t hwe s t e r l y by s ame ra i l roa d t o Gos t iva r,Al
ban ia, t h en c e by roa d t o Monas t i r .Mona s t i r i s e a s t o f woode d moun ta i n s (Per isleyf e e t ) b e twe en Lake Presba a n d va l l ey o f Ka ra-Su . Is
s ea t o f nume rou s Con su l a t e s a n d Amer i c an Pro t e stan t
M i s s i on,an d Laza r i s t M i s sion,a n d 1898 was mad e Se e
o f Bu l ga r ia n B i sh op .
I n t e r e s t i ng Th in gs : Mosqu e s, Chu rc h e s, Sc h ools,Ba th s,a n d M il i t a ry Ho sp i t a l .
From Mona s t i r i t i s 60 mi l es s ou t hwe s t e r l y a lo n g th ewes t s h o r e o f Lake Presba to
KORITZA,ALBANIA (Popu l a t ion,
Pi c tu r e s qu e l i t t l e t own ly i n g a t foo t o f moun ta i n,Alp s - l ike s c en e ry .
F rom Kor i t za i t i s 50 mi l e s by-roa d s ou t hwe s t e r l y v i a
Kamnitza,Yelmiza, Ers ek a n d Leshovik , t o
OSTANITZA,ALBANIA (Popu l a t ion,
I n t e r e s t i ng Th ings : Ca t h e d ra l s, Bazaa r, Mosqu e s .It i s a bou t 20 mi l e s f rom Argyrok ostan,a s ou t h e rn po r t
o n town o n r i ve r Dryno.
From O stanitsa i t i s 70 m i l e s n o r t hwe s t e r l y by roa d
v ia Perme t,Kl e sou ra,a n d Bouvis, t o B e rat,a ju n c t i o npo i n t . It i s l o ca t e d i n fe r t i l e va l l ey o n r iv e r Ergene,a n d i s fo rt i fi e d t own .
I n t e r e s t i ng Th i ngs : Orth odox Gr e ek Chur ch.
S id e Tr i p t o Va l on a,Ma i n Trip Re sumed page 4.
You ca n go sou t hwe s t e r l y f rom B era t 45 mi l e s by
roa d to M i fo l, Wh e re sma l l ra i l roa d go e s t o Va l on a,Wh e re you ca n take s t eame r fo r I t a ly, o r r e tu rn t oB e ra t .
VALONA (Popu l a t io nExcu r s ion to I s la n d o f Sa s en o, t h e a n c i e n t Sas s o,a n d Cap e Glo s s a . Va lo n a p laye d impo r ta n t pa r t i n 11th
and 12th centu rv wa r s b e twe e n t h e No rman s a n d By
zantines, Ruin s o f wh i c h a r e s t i l l v i s i b l e .
Ma i n Tr ip Re sumed .
From B era t i t i s 90 mi l e s by roa d n o r t hw e s t e r l y v i a
El ba san (40 mi l e s ) a n d t h e n c e no r t hwe s t e r l y t o
DURAZZO Cap i t al o f ALBANIA (Popula t i o n,Impo r tan t s ea - po r t an d s ea t o f Roman Ca t h o l ic Arc h
b i s h op, an d Gr e ek Me t ropo l i t a n .
I n t e r e s t i ng Th ings : Ru i n s o f B yzan t i n e C it a de l
Quay w i t h rows o f Cannon s— B r i dge 750 f e e t l o n g
ac ro s s ma r sh e s a l o n g coa s t . Ci ty wa s fou n d e d 7th c e ntu ry B . C . a n d t h en ca l l e d Epidamnus.
From Du ra z z o you ca n tak e s t eame r t o B r in d i si, Ita l y, a nd Eu rop ea n: po
.
r t s, o r you ca n go by roa d 50mi l e s n o r t h t o S cu ta r i .Th i s i t i n e ra ry cove r s t h e p r i n c i pa l po i n t s i n Alban iac l a imed by h e r d e l ega t e s t o t h e Ve r sa il l e s Pea c e Conf e r e n c e i n 1919.
AUSTRIA
Mon ey : 100 h e l l e r i s e qu a l t o 1 k ron e— co i n s a re,b ronz e, l a n d 2 h e l l e r s ; n i cke l 10 a n d 20 h e l l e r s ; S i l ve r,1,2 a n d 5 k ron e ; go l d, 10 a n d 20 k ron e— No t e s a re 10,20,50 . 100 a n d k ro n e . A s i l v e r fl o r i n i s 2 k ro n e n .
Rou t e s f rom Fron t i e r s t o VIENNA .
Rou t e l— From BRUNN, Czecho-S l ovaki a, to LUN
DENBERG, RABENSBERG, ANGERN, GANS
ERNDORF an d VIENNA .
Rou t e 2— From MARCHEGG,Hunga ry, t o VIENNA .
Rou t e 3— From. GYOR,Hungary, t o VIENNA .
Rou t e 4— From MARBURG, I t aly, to GRAZ ( v i a
STRACS), BRUCK, NEUSTADT an d VIENNA .
Rou t e S— From ASSLING, I t aly, t o KLAGENFURT,ST . VIET-ON-GLAN, BRUCK, NEUSTADT t o
VIENNA .
Rou t e 6— From VILLACH,Au str ia,t o ST . VIET-ON
GLAN,a n d t h en c e a s i n Rou t e 5.
Rou t e 7— From STERZING, I ta ly, t o BRENNER,INNSBRUCKE, SALZBURG, LINZ, AMSTETTEN an d VIENNA,Au s t r i a .
Rou t e 8 —Fr om BUCHS, Sw i t z e r l a n d, t o INNS
BRUCKE, t h en c e as in Rou t e 7.
Rou t e 9— From FREILISSING, Germany, t o SALZ
BURG,Au s t r i a, t h en c e a s i n Rou t e s 7 a n d 8 .
Rou te IO— FrOm SHARDING,Au s t ria,via WELS to
LINZ, t h e n c e a s in Rou t e s 7 an d 8 .
Rou t e l l— F rom BUDWEIS, Czecho-Slovak i a, t oKIRSCHBAUMER ( j o in t Cu s t oms Hou s e) t oVIENNA,Au s t r ia .
Rou t e 12— F rom GMUND, Au s t r i a ( v i a S IGMUND
SHERBERG, WAIDHOFEN, ABSDORF-HIPPERSDORF, SCHWARZENAN) t o VIENNA .
Rou t e l— From BRUNN, Czecho—S l ovak i a, to LUN
DENBERG, RABENSBERG, ANGERN, GANSERNDORF an d VIENNA .
6
From s ta t i o n o f t h e Au s t r i a n Ra i lway a t Bru nn,Czecho-S lovak ia ( popu l a t io n, i t i s ‘ mi l e ss ou t h ea s t e r l y a n d tak e s IV,h ou r s to
LUNDENBERG, CZECHO -SLOVAKIAF rom s ta t io n o f t h e Au s t r i a n Ra i lway a t Lu n d enb erg,
Czecho-S lo vak ia, i t i s m i l e s s ou t h e r ly v i a Ra b ensb e rg an d Ange rn a n d tak e s 1% h ou rs to
GANSERNDORF,AUSTRIA
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Mar iahilfer-S t ra s s e-Neu baugiir tel, wh e re t ra i n s fo r
L inz (Pa s sau, Fran k fu r t -ou - t h e-Ma in, Co l ogn e, Lon
don ), Sa lzbu rg (Mu n i c h ) , B is c h o f sh o f en ( I n n sb ru ck ),Pontafel (Ven i c e ), S t . Po l t e n (Ma r ia z e l l ) , Ams t e t ten
( S t . M ich a e l, Tr i e s t e ) d epa r t ; S iidb ahnhof S ta t i o n, l o
cated a t X Gh ega -Pla t z Wh e re t ra i n s
fo r B ad en, S emmer ing, Graz, Tr i e s t e d epa r t ; Fra n zJ o s e f s-Bah n h o f S ta t i o n, l o ca t e d IX Althan-Pla t z,wh e r e t ra i n s fo r Tu l l n,Kr ems,Gmun d (Ege r,Ma r i enba d, Ka r l s bad ) a n d Prague d epa r t ; No rdwe s t bah n ho fS ta t i o n, l o ca t e d a t II Am Tabo r, wh e r e t ra i n s fo r
Zna im and Pragu e d epa r t ; No rdbah n h o f S ta t i o n, l o
cated a t Il Praterstern, wh e re t ra i n s fo r Od erb erg
(Warsaw ), Cra c ow, Marc h egg an d Bu dap e s t,Lu n d en
b erg, B r iinn a n d Pragu e d e pa r t ; Os t bah n h o f S ta t i o n,l o ca t e d a t X Gh ega -Pla t z, wh e re t ra i n s fo r B r iinn,Pr agu e (Bu dap es t ) . B ru c k (Bu dap e s t ) d epa r t ; As p an gbah n h o f S ta t i o n, l o ca t e d a t III Rennweg, wh e r e t ra i n sfo r t h e Sc h n e eb e rg,Aspnag an d Graz d epa r t .Dock s : Danu b e S t eamboa t Co . , l o ca t e d a t 111
Damp fs c h iff—S t ra s s e a n d I I Han d e l s ka i, wh e re s h i ps
fo r M el k Linz, Passau an d Pr e ssburg,Bu dap e s t d epa r t .Excu rsion T icke t s t o Schne eb erg v i a Puchb erg a n d
r e tu rn by ra i lway ; t o Wach au (Danub e ) b y ra i lwaya n d r e tu rn by s t eame r ; t o Pr essburg (B ra t i s l a va ) by
s t eame r an d re tu r n by ra i lway .
Name of Mayor or Burgomaster of City i s Jakob
Reumann.
Amer ican M ission i s I S to c k im Ei s e n-Pla t z 3.
B r itish M ission i s I I I Metternichgasse.
Hot els,fi r st class: As tori a (wi t h ba t h s ), I Karntner
St ra s s e 32; B r i s to l (w i t h ba t h s ), I Karntner r ing 5;
Imp e r ia l (w i t h ba t h s ), I Karntner r ing 16 ; Gran d Ho t e l
(w i t h b a th s ), I Karntner r ing 9; Sa ch e r (w i t h ba t h s ),I Augu s t i n e r-S t ra s s e 4; Kran t z (w i t h c e n t ra l -h ea t i n ga n d r e s tau ra n t ), I N eu e r Ma rk t 5; Mei s s l Schadn
(w i t h c e n t ra l -h ea t i ng an d r es t au ra n t ),I N euer Ma rk t 2;Erzh e rzog Ka r l (w i t h c e n t ra l -h ea t i n g a n d re s tau ra n t ),I Karntner-S t ra s s e 31; O ester reichischer Ho f, I Ro
tentu rm S t ra s s e 18 ; Grauss, I Seilerst'
atte l l ; Un ga r
i s c h e K ro n e, I Himmelpfor tgasse 14; Pa rk Ho t e l,Wiln4 ( Se e a dve r t i s emen t . )Travel Bur eau s : O ester r . V erk ehrsb u ro Ge s . m . b . H. ,
I Hessgasse 1. B ranch Post Offi ces: I S to c k—im—Ei s e n
Pla t z 3 a n d I Karntner r ing 11. Th. Cook Son, I
S t e fa n s-Pla t z 2.
Res t au rants : In the Inner City: Sa c h e r, Augu st in e r- S t ra s s e 4 ; Hartman n,Karntner r ing 10 ; Hopfner,Karntner-S t ra ss e 61; Opernrestau rant, Ope rnga s s e 8 ;S tefansk eller, Rot e n tu rm -S t ra s s e 11 ( fi r s t fl oo r ) ; Deu ts c h e s Hau s, S t e fa n s-Pla t z 4; Spatenb rau,Neu e r Ma rk t5 ( i n sunk-fl oor o f Hot e l K ran z ) ; V olk sgar tenrestau r
a n t Le h n e r (zu r Li n d e ),Ro t en tu rm - S t ra s s e 12; Leb e rsNachfi . Baye r l, Bab en b e rge r-S t ra s s e 5; Moza r t Re stau rant ( fo rme r l y
“Ro t e r Maysedergasse 5;
S ta d tpa rk,Kolowratr ing 1; Jo han n e sh o f,Johannesgasse
8
Va r i e t e, XV Ma rz-S t ra s s e ; Max und Mor i t z, I Anna
ga s s e .
Vo lksb i l du ngs h au s Wi en e r Uran ia, I As p e rn -Pla t z 5.
Conc e r ts: I n t h e Mu s i kve re i n s s aa l, I Dumbagasse ;Konz e r th au s, I I I Lo t h r i n ge r-S t ra s s e 10 .
Golf C lub i s W i en e r Go l f C lu b, I Nib elungengasse 8 ;fi e l d i s i n t h e K r ian (Pra t e r ), h ou r f rom c i t y by
t ram ; fa re on e way 60 h e l l e r .Sp ecia lties o f the City a re l ea th e r wo rks,a pp l i e d a r t,a r t i c l e s o f manu fa c tu r e o f gla s s, books, fa n cy a r t i c l e s .
Th e I n n e r C ity : Th e I n n er C i t y i s a c i r cl e bou n d e dby t h e magn ifi c en t bou l e va rd kn own a s Th e R i n g
S t ra s s e . Se e h e re t h e Chu r c h o f S t . S t eph en, l a rge s t i nVienna . Not e e s p ec i a l l y Tr iumpha l Ar c h i n t h e sou t ht owe r, c ommemora t in g th e r e s cu e o f Vie n na f rom t h eTu rk i s h a rmy i n 1683. Th e r e i s a sp l e n d i d V i ew from
th e towe r,449 f e e t, o f ba t t l efi e l d s o f Wagram, Es s l i n gan d Lobau . T i cke t s a r e 80 h e l l e r s fo r c l imb o f 533s t ep s, s ecu r e d a t No . 1 S t eph an s-Pla t z a t offi c e o f
sa c r i s ta n .
No rt h s i d e o f S t eph an s -Pla t z s e e t h e Ar c h i ep i s c o pa lPa la c e . At s ou t h e rn co n t inu a t io n o f S t ep ha n s-Pla t z i s
S tock-im-Ei s en-Pla t z . Se e h e r e “S t oc k-im-E isen,”
wh i c h i s t h e s tump o f a la r c h t r e e bou n d w i t h a n i ro n
hOOp, an d a lo ck da t e d 1575. Grab en, n ext t o t h eKat t n e r-S t ra s s e, i s p r i n c i pa l bu s i n e s s s t re e t . Th i s
wa s moa t t ha t su r rou n d ed t h e fo r t i fi ca t i o n s i n 12th
Cen tu ry . I n c en t e r is Trini ty Column, e re c t e d byLeopo l d I ( 1693) t o c ommemo ra t e c e s s a t i o n o f p l agu e .
F rom Grab en go no r th ea s t b y Jungfergasse t o t h eChu r c h o f S t . Pe t e r,Wh e r e e sp e c i a l l y s e e po r ta l w i thl ea d en figu r e s . From end o f Grab e n go by Koh lmarktt o l e f t t o Bu rg, wh e re Chur ch o f S t . M ic h a el i nMichaeler -Pla t z . Bu rg, o r Impe r ia l Ho fbu rg, wa s
r e s i d en c e o f Au s t r i a n p r i n c e s s i n c e 13t h Cen tu ry . Sec
esp e c ia l l y Impe r ial Trea su ry, con ta i n i n g man y j ewelC
pa rt i cu l a r l y i n room 3, ca s e 12; Au s t r ia n Rega l ia, and
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t h e J ew e l o f t h e Go l d e n F l e e c e,a p i n k d iamon d we ighi n g 25 ca ra t s a n d su r rou nd e d by 150 b r illiantsf a l so
room 4, ca s e 13, Flor en t i n e D iamon d, 133 ca ra t s,va lu e d a t t h e F ra nkfo r t S o l i t a ir e s, ca ra t s ;Ros e N eckla c e a n d Emerald Ornamen ts o f Ma r i e
Th e r e sa, a n d i n ca s e 14 Go ld en Ewer . I n c e n t e r o fF ran z en s Pla t z s e e Monument o f Emperor F ra ncis I,a nd o n sou t hwe s t s i d e The Ol d Re sid en c e, co n ta i n i ng
apa r tmen t s o c cu p i e d bv Mar ia Th e r e sa a n d Jo s ep h II.
In J o s e ph s -Pla t z i s Imp e rial L ib ra ry, vo lumes,manu s c r i p t s a n d engra v i ngs . S e e Gu t e n
b e rg 24-1ine B ib l e ; t h e 36-lin e B ib l e ; Ta s so’ s “
Gerusal
emme Con qu is t a t a, a n d book s p r i n t e d by Cax to n ; I n
sou t h ea s t pa r t o f In n e r C i t y s e e August ine r K i r c h e,b egu n 1330 . In Lo re t to Chape l a dj o i n i ng p re s e rve d
t h e h ea r t s o f a l l t h e d ea d empe ro r s a n d emoresses s i n c ea ce r t a i n p e r i o d . On Augu s t i n e r B a s t e i IS Pa la ce o fArc h duke F r ed e r i ck, co n ta i n i n g A lb e r t i n a Lib ra ry a n dc o l l e c t i on o f d raw i ngs, i n c lu d i n g 50 by Raph a e l,52 byRub en s an d 147 by Remb ra n d t . On we s t s i d e o f New
Ma rke t i s Capu chin Chu r c h, i n n ew vau l t o f wh i c h i sd ou b l e sa rco phagu s o f Ma r ia Th e r e sa a n d h e r hu s ba nd,Fran c i s I ; a l s o o f Ma r i a Lou i s e, Emp re s s o f t h eF ren c h, h e r s o n, t h e Duke o f Re i c h s t ad t, a n d Empe ro rMax im i l ian o f M ex i c o . Tu rn i n g t o r i gh t b y Schwa n e n
ga s s e t o Kar tner - S t ra s s e, wh i c h , run s a pp rox ima t e l yn o r t h an d sou t h, s e e Ma l t e s e Chur c h,a nd i n Annagasse
n ea r by Chu r c h o f S t . Anna . Tu rn in g sou t h t o n ex tpa ra l l e l s t r e e t, s e e J ew i s h Mu s eum a t No . 8 Kruge rS t ra s s e, O p en on Sa tu rday s f rom 11 t o 1. Re tu r n i n g
to Gra be n thro u ai ‘ S i n ger- S t ra s s e, s e e l a rge l ea d e n
S ta tu e o f Mos e s in t h e Fra n z i ska n e r Pla t z . In no rt hw e s t pa r t o f I n n e r City, Exc h ange,o r B ou rs e . b e twe en
Bognergasse,Schot rent-Ring-S t ra s s e,V Villpinger -Stra s se
an d Borsen-Pla t z . In Fre iun g i s Cou n t Har rach'
s
Pa la c e an d p i c tu r e ga l l e ry, c o n ta i n i n g l an d s cap e b y
Pau l Po t t e r, a n d re p re s en ta t iv e wo rk s o f Co reggio,I I
Rib e ra, Gu i d o Ren i . Van Dyck . Mu r i l l o, Ru b en s a n d
A . Du r e r . To r igh t i s t h e Pa l a c e o f Pr ince K i n sky,an d Sc h o t t e n K i rc h e, a n d a t n o r t h ea s t c o rn e r o f
Fre iun g-Pla t z i s S c h on b orn Pi c tu r e Gall er y . Com ing
sou th ea s t f rom th e Fre iu n g-Pla t z t o t h e MichaelerPla t z, s e e t h e Niederoster reichische Landh au s, o r b all
o f t h e D i e t o f Low e r Au s tria . In Minor itzen-Pla t zn ea r, s e e M in orit e Chur c h,w i t h Mosa ic,30 by 15 f e e t,o f Leona rd o da V inc i’ s “Las t Supp e r . ”
Th e R ing-S t ra s s e (62 ya rd s w i d e ) : Th e on l y t ram s
t h a t go a rou n d th e e n t i r e R i n g—S t ra s s e a r e kn own a s
Li n e A,Ak , B, Bk . B egi n n i n g a t t h e n o r t hwe s t pa r t
o f t h e F ra n z-Jo s e f-Qua i, on th e l e f t s e e Exch an ge, o n
th e s e c on d floo r o f wh i c h i s Mu s eum o f Austr ian
Ethnogra p hy. Th e Ring-S t ra s s e co n t i nu e s sou t h‘ a l on gt h e F ra n ze n s -Rin g, t h e b es t pa r t i n Vienna . S e e o nwe s t Un iv e r sit y, on fi r s t fl oo r o f wh i c h magn i fi c e n t
Fe s t ival Ha ll . Wes t fa ca d e con ta i n s t h e Univer si tyLib ra ry, w i t h vo lumes a n d Sp l en d i d r ea d i n g
room . On we s t o f Rathhaus Pa rk i s Rathhaus, o rTown Ha l l,wh i c h co s t abou t k ron e n . Towe r
i s 320 f e e t h i gh . Se e Magis t ra t e s ’ Cour ts, Counc ilChamb e r w i t h fi n e f re s co e s, Vo lk s Hall, a n d Re s tau r
an t b e l ow th e Rathhau s. Mu n ic i pal L ib ra ry a n d His
tor ical Mu s eum a re o n t h e fi r s t fl oo r . On th e e a s t s i d es e e t h e b eau t i fu l Hofbu rg Th ea t r e,w i t h ve ry r i c h ia‘
er ior . Ob se rv e f r i e z e a n d a s ta tu e o f C ly t i e i n t h ero oms l ea d i ng to Impe r i a l b ox e s . Proc e ed in g s ou t ha lo n g t h e Buergr ing, s e e Vo lk s Gar t e n a n d Temp l e of
Th es eu s,wh i c h co n ta in s Eph e su s Mu s eum, w i t h re l i c sf rom At h en s . On we s t S i d e o f F ra n z e n s -Rin g, Re i c h s
ra t h -Gebaude (Hou s e s o f Pa rl i amen t),wh e re e sp e c ia l l yt h e Po r t i c o . So u t h o f t h i s i s Pa l a ce o f Ju s t i c e,s e e t h ema rb l e S ta tu e o f Ju s t i c e i n c e n t e r . On t h e we s t o fBu rg-Rin g, s ou t h o f Pa l a c e o f Ju s t i c e, i s Mar ia Th e r e sa
Monumen t . Impe r ia l S ta b l e s are i n Ho fs ta l l-S t ra s s e,beyon d Ma r i a -Theresien—Pla t z . Nea r Ma r i a-Theresien
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Pla t z s e e Impe r ial Mu s eums, bu i l d i n g o n we st b e i n gNatu ra l H i s t o ry Mu s eum, a n d o n e o n ea s t c on ta i n i n ga r t h i s to ry co l l e c t i o n s . I n room No . 1 i n M i n e ra l ogi ca la n d Pe t rograph i ca l co l l e c t i o n s i n t h e Na tu ra l H i s to ryMu s eum se e Rock Crys t a l s ; i n r oom No . 2, D iamondsa n d Pr ec iou s M eta l s ; i n 3, t h e famou s J ewe l B ouqu e t
i n ro ck c ry s ta l va s e, g ive n by Empre s s Ma r ia Th e r e s at o F ra n c i s I, va lu e d a t a l so a pu r e Opal va lu ed
a t t h e D iamon d we i gh i n g 82 ca ra t s,a n d LargeEmera l d ; a n d i n room No . 5, co l l e c t i o n o f meteroites.
Th e Zoolog i c al Col l ec t i on on fi r s t fl oo r i s o n e o f fi n e sti n wo r l d, e s p e c ia l l y fi s h e s a n d b i rd s . Th e Imper ial
Ar t H i s t o ry Mu s eum con ta i n s a gr ea t c o l l e c t i o n,wh i c h
wa s fo rme r l y h ou s e d i n o t h e r p la c e s . Th e p i c tu r e
ga l l e ry i s d i v i d ed i n t o two pa r t s— t h e on e o n l e f t fo rI t a l i a n, Fre n ch an d Span i s h pa in t e r s a n d mod e rn pa i n ti n g, a n d o n r i gh t Du t c h a n d Ge rman S c h oo l s . Ca ta
logn e s a r e unn e c e s s a ry, ea c h p i c tu r e b ea r s t h e nameo f t h e pa i n t e r . Th e Imp e r i a l Acad emy of Art is on
sou t h s id e o f S c h i l l e r-Pla t z, s ou t h o f Ope rn -Rin g . Proceeding s ou t h ea s t ; a t e n d o f Op e rn -Rin g i s Imper ialOpe ra Hou s e,op e n we ek days 3 t o 5 P . M . From th e
Karntner-S t ra s s e, we s t e rn pa r t o f th e b egin n i n g o fR in g-S t ra s s e kn own a s Karntner -Rin g, go a l on g F rede r i c k-S t ra s s e w e s t e r l y t o Exh i b it i on Bu ild ing of the
S ec e s s i on, bu i l t i n Assvr ian-Egyp t i a n s ty l e . I n Ka r l sP la t z t o ea s t, s e e S ta tu e o f Re s s e l, i n ve n to r o f s c r ew
p ro pe l l e r, a n d sou t h o f t h i s Po lyt echn ic Inst itu t ion.
Sou t h o f Ka r l s —Pla t z i s Karlsk irche,wh e r e s e e especi
a l l y two b e l f r i e s . Pro c e e d i n g no r th e as t e r l y a l o n g R i n g
S t ra s s e, s e e Monumen t t o B e e t h oven, j u s t ea s t o fKo l ow Rathr ing, an d n o r t h ea s t o f t h i s o n Lo th r i nge r
S t ra s s e S tad t Pa rk w i t h i t s Ku r Sa lo n, a n d o n n o r t hea s t s i d e fou n ta i n co n ta i n i n g figu r e o f Da nu b e a n d t h ema rb l e grou p known a s t h e D e l iv er ance of the Sour ce .
In Stub enr ing, wh i ch i s a co n t i nua t i o n o f R in gS t ra s s e, i s Au s t r i an Museum of Ar t and Industry a n d
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n ew War Office . Th e re a re 19 ou t e r d i s t r i c t s o f V ienna .
In Leopoldstadt i s J ew i sh Quar t e r o f Vien n a,on n o r t hs id e o f Ca na l . Th e Pra t e r i s gr ea t pu b l i c p a rk o f
Vi en n a . Se e h e r e Vo lk s Pr a t er, e s p e c ia l l y o n Su n day s
an d h o l i days, a n d t h e Hau p t -Ha l l e w i t h fou r rowsc h e s t nu t t r e e s m i l e s l on g, wh i c h i s t h e fa s h io na b l e
d r i v e o f Vien na . Th e Cen t ral Ca t t le Mar ke t i s i n
S imme r in g, s ou t h o f Lan d s t ra s s e, wh e r e ca t t l e
c an b e h ou s e d . Th e Imp er ial Cha t eau on t h e Wien,kn own a s S c ho nb ru nn, c on ta i n s ve ry ha n d some bu i l d
i ngs a n d be au t i fu l ga rd e n s . I t r e qu i r e s t h re e o r fou rh ou r s t o s e e . One-h a l f m i l e n o r th we s t o f S c ho t t e nR ing i s Pr i n c e L ic h t e n s t e in ’ s Pa rk, i n wh i c h i s p i c tu r ega l l e ry, con ta in i n g b e s t p r i va t e co l l e c t i o n a t V i enn a,i n c lud i ng man y pa i n t i n gs b y Rub e n s and Van Dyck .
Rou t e 2— F rom MARCHEGG,Hungary, t o V IENNA .
From s ta t ion o f t h e Hu n ga r ia n Ra i lway a t Mar c h egg,Hu nga ry (popu l a t i o n, i t i s 28V; m i l e s w es twardly a n d take s “A h ou r s to t h e s ta t i o n o f t h e Aust r i a n Ra i lway a t
VIENNA ( S e e page 7)Rou t e 3— F rom GYOR, Hungary, to VIENNA .
From s ta t io n o f th e Hunga r i a n Ra i lway a t Gyor,Hunga ry ( popu l a t i o n, i t i s n o r t hw e s twa rd l y byth a t a n d th e Au s t r i a n Ra i lway v i a Sopron a n d tak e s6 h ou r s to t h e s ta t i on o f t h e Au s t r i a n Ra i lway a t
NEUSTADT,AUSTRIA,From Neu s tad t to Vienna,s ame a s Rou t e 4 fo l l ow i ng .
Rou t e 4— From MARBURG, I t a ly, t o GRAZ v ia
STRACS, BRUCK, NEUSTADT and VIENNA .
From Marbur g, Hu nga ry (popu l a t i o n, i t i s41 mi l e s n o r t h e r ly bv t h e Hunga r ia n a n d Au s t r i a n Ra i l
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ways a n d take s 134,h ou r s to t h e s ta t i o n o f th e Au s t r ia nRa i lway a t
GRATZ, AUSTRIA (El eva t i on, f e e t )Ra ilway S t a t ions : Sti d-Bah n ho f, fo r all t ra i n s ; Ko fla c h e r Bah n ho f, fo r Wie s a n d KO
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fl ach ; S taa t s-Bah n ho f,fo r Bu dap e s t,Raab an d i n t e rmed ia t e s t a t i o n s .
Ho te l s : El epha n t, w i th ga r d e n,Mu r-Pla t z ; Dan i e l,Siid-Bah n h o f, Flo r ia n Gr iesegasse .
I n t e r e s t i ng Th ings: Schlossb erg ( 15th Cen tu ry),t ow e rs o f wh i c h b lown up by F re n c h— Cathedralw i t h copp e r roo f a n d Mau so l eum con ta i n i n g tomb o f
Empe ro r F e rd i n an d I I a n d h i s p a re n t s, Arch duke
Cha r l e s II an d w i fe— Ac ro s s f rom Ca th ed ra l, O ld
Un ive r s i t y ( 1773) w i t h u n iv e r s i ty l i b ra ry vo l
umes an d fi n e co i n a n d a rc h eo l ogi ca l ex h i b i t s— Statueof Emp ero r Fra n c is I I, i n Franz ens-Platz— Th e mo s ta c t i ve s t r e e t i n c i ty i s H er r en ga s s e,o n wh i c h s e e Landh au s, w i t h o dd l y pa i n t ed n o t i c e of
‘
1588 aga i n s t d i s
tu rb ance, o r t h e use o f dagge r s o r b rea d kn i ve s
S t a tu e o f Arc h duk e J ohn i n Haup t -Pla t z, a n d o n an
o th e r s i d e oi s ame, n ew Rathausn -Joanneum, h ou s i n gNa tu ra l H i s to ry Mu s eum, co in s an d an t i qu i t i e s f rom
h i s t o r i ca l co l l e c t io n a n d -vo lume l i b ra ry— In In
dustr ial Mu s eum s ee es p e c i a l ly Landschadenbund
B ec h e r,a fi n e p i e c e o f w rough t go l d o f t h e 15th Cen tu ry .
Excu r s i o n s : To th e Buchk ogal f e e t ),Tob elbad fe e t ), SchOck el f e e t ) a n d t h e Schwanb erg Alp s, i n c lud i ng t h e summi t of Koralpcf e e t ) .
Marbu rg i s o n road f rom Grat z t o T r ie ste,40% mi l e s .Cen t e r o f f ru i t a n d w i n e cou n t ry a n d h ea d qua r t e r s o f
pomo logi ca l s c h oo l Of p rov i n c e . Fo rme r ca p i t a l o fS ty r i a .
F rom s ta t io n o f t h e Au s t r i a n Ra i lway a t Gra tz i t i s27% mi l e s n o r t h e r ly a n d take s 121 h ou r s t o
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BRUCK,AUSTRIA (Popu l a t ion,El eva t i o n, f e e t )
Hot e l : Po s t, a t s t a t i o n .
F rom s ta t i o n o f t h e Au s t r i a n Ra i lway a t Bruck i t
i s 74 mi l e s n o rt h ea s t e r l y and tak e s 4% h ou rs t o
NEUSTADT,AUSTRIA (Popu l a t ion,
From N eu s t a d t by t h e Au s t r i a n Ra i lway i t i s 30%mi l e s n o r t h ea s t e r ly a n d tak e s h ou r s t o
VIENNA,AUSTRIA ( S e e page 7)
Rou t e S— From ASSLING, I taly, t o KLAGENFURT,ST . VIET-ON-GLAN, BRUCK, NEUSTADT to
VIENNA .
From ra i l way s ta t i o n a t A s s l ing, I t a ly ( popu l a t i o n,i t i s 32 m i l e s ea s t e r l y v i a Ro s enbach (9% m i l e s )
a n d take s 2% h ou rs t o
KLAGENFURT,AUSTRIA (Popu l a t i o n,El eva t i o n, f e e t )
Excu r s i ons : Th re e m i l e s ou t i s t h e Worther See.
Hote l s : Ka i s e r vo n O e s t e r r e i c h,Hen -Pla t z, a n d t h eKartner-Ho f,Ca rd in a l s-Pla t z .
Sp ec i a l t i e s : Herb e r t ’ s Wh i t e Lea d Fa c t o ry i s t h egrea t e s t i n Au s t r i a .
I n t e r e s t i n g Th ings: Mu s eum Rudolfi num, a n d, t or i gh t, Sc h ool o f Agricul tur e a n d M ining— Lan dhausc on tai n s s t on e o n wh i c h Duke s o f Ca r i n t h i a we re pa i dh omage— Foun t a i n w i t h t remen dou s d rago n ( 1590 ) i n
th e p r i n c i pa l p l a za o f t h e c i ty— Fi n e v i ew from Pa r ishChu r c h Ga l l e ry an d f rom 82- fo o t t owe r o f Franz-J os e fsAn lagen .
S i tua t e d o n t h e Gla n, wh i c h i s co n n e c t e d by th eLead Can al w i th t h e Wor ther S e e .F rom Klage n fu rt S ta t i o n o f t h e Sudbahn Ra i lway i t
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Pen sions : Pau l Kayers, mi l e i n su bu rb s i n a
b eau t i fu l l o ca t i o n su r rou n d e d b y ro s e ga rd en s .
Telephon e a n d Telegraph Offices: Mar ia-Ther esien
S t ra s s e .
Bat h s : Adamgasse, n ea r Ma rga r e t h e n—Pla t z .
Englis h Chu r c h S e rv i c e : I n Rodonte Bu i l d i ng .
I n t er e s t in g Th i ngs : Bu s i e s t s t r e e t i s Maria-Theres
ian-S t ra s s e— Gold en Dachl gi l d e d copp e r roo f
(bu i l t b y Cou n t Fr ed e r i c k o f Tyro l ) — Fr anciscanChur c h,w i th fi n e Monument of Empe ror Maximil ian I
i n n a ve,wh i c h took s eve ra l gen e ra t i o n s t o bu i l d— Le fto f c hu r c h, Hofbur g Imp er ial Pa l ace— B ota n ic al Gar
d en s, w i t h ove r 500 Alp i n e Sp e c imen s -Ferdinandeum
Nat ion al Mu s eum— B ridge t o subu rb s o f S t . Nikolausan d Mar ia h il f— Tr iumpha l Ga t e commemo ra t ing e n t ryEmp e ro r F ra n c i s I t o c e l eb ra t e ma r r ia ge o f Pr i n c eLeopo l d II who d i e d b e fo r e e n d o f t h e cer emon i e sIn Padagogium Garden
'
see Alp ine Plants a n d Rel i ef
Mode l o f Tyro l— Sc h l o s s Amr as ( 13th Cen tu ry ) .
Be s t excu r s i on f rom Innsb ruck e i s t o go up Lan s e rKOpfe f e e t ) . A p l ea sa n t wa l k i s Sc hl o s s We ihe rbu rg fe e t ),wi t h fi n e V i ew o f Inn Va l l ey .
F rom Innsb ruck e by t h e Au s t r ia n Ra i lway i t i s 120m i l e s n o r t h ea s t e r l y v i a B i s c h o f sho fen (33 mi l e s ) andtakes 6 h ou r s t o
SALZBURG,AUSTRIA
( Popu l a t i o n, Eleva t ion, f e et)
Ra i lway S t a t ion s : Th e S ta t e Ra i lway S ta t i o n, theSa l zkamme rgu t S ta t i o n a n d t h e s t eam t ramways a r ea l l i n t h e no r t h e r n pa r t o f th e town .
Hot els : Ho t e l d e l'
Eu rope (wi t h la rge ga rd en ), a tth e s ta t io n ; El e c t r i c i ty Hot e l, Mak ar t-Pla t z .
Excu r s i o n : To H e llb ru n n, wh e r e fou n ta i n p l ays ;Chu rc h of Mar ia-Pla in wh i c h c ommand s fi n e s tV i ews .
I n t e r e s t in g Th i ngs : Hofbru n n en, i n Res id enz-Platz18
— Neugeb au d e, w i t h gove rnmen t offi c e s, l aw cou r t s,a n d po s t a n d t e l egra p h offi cesm Cathedral w i t hmany th i n gs o f int e re s t i n i t s t r ea su ry— B ron ze S t a tu e
of Moza r t ; h ou s e wh e r e bo rn i s No . 7 Getreidgasse
Mozard’
s Hou s e, i n t h e Mak art-PIatz— Bu r i al Groundo f S t . Pe t e r— Fra n c isca n Chu rc h,wi t h wood e n Madon naon t h e h i gh a l ta r : da i ly p e r fo rman c e i n mon a s t e ry
o ppo s i t e o n Pansymphonicum, i n ve n t e d by S i n ge r, amonk, t o wh i c h la d i e s a re n o t p e rm i t t e d— SummerRid ing Sch oo l, w i t h t h re e ga l l e r i e s cu t i n t o ro ckNeuthor, a 450- foo t tun n e l cu t t h rough ro ck— Mu s eum
Caro l i n o-Augusteum,w i t h -vo lume l i b ra ry o n s e co n d fl oo r ( s e e o l d pa i n t i n gs o n gl a s s i n Women
’s
Apa rtmen t ) — Hoh en-Sa l z berg, r ea ch e d b y ca b l e ra i l
way to Hasengrab en r e s t au ra n t, w i t h fi n e v i ew— F i n ev i ew a l so f rom v i ew towe r,560 f e e t a b ove c i ty— To th eMOnchsb erg i s a t t ra c t i v e wa l k, w i t h fi n e v i ew - f rom
- fo o t h e igh t ; t h e s ta r t i s mad e from s ta t i o n o n
cab l e ra i lway, a n d t h e b e s t fo o tpa t h b egi n s by s t ep sn ea r t h e r i d i ng s c h oo l— M ir ab e ll-Sc h l o s s w i t hNa tu ral H is t o ry Mu s eum, Zoo l ogi c a l Mus eum, a n d
sp e c imen s— To th e n o r t h o f M i rab e l l - S ch l o s s i s
S t ad t-Park, w i t h Co smo rama and pano rama o f Sa l zbu rg—f Capuzinerb erg f e e t ) a n d Capu c h in Monastery. 225 s t e p s up ; b e s t v i ew .
From Salzbu rg i t i s 33mi l e s t o B is c h of s h o fe n,wh e r e
15 m i nu t e s away s e e Fa l l o f t h e Geinfeldbach.
Salzburg wa s fo rme r l y a grea t e c c l e s i a s t i ca l c e n t e r .It i s b eau t i fu l l y s i tu a t e d o n t h e Salza c h .
From Sa lzbu rg S ta t i o n o f th e Au s t r i a n Ra i lwa y i t
i s 78% mi l e s n o r t h ea s t e r l y a n d take s 5% h ou r s t o
LINZ, AUSTRIA
( Popu l a t ion, Eleva t i on, 873 f e e t)
Hot els : Erzh e rzo g,n ea r s t eamboa t do ck ; Za iningerFran z-Jo s e f s-Pla t z .
Int e r e s t ing Things: Tr inity Column, i n t h e Fr anz19
J os e f s-PIatz— Mu s eum F r ancisco-Car o l inum— Promen
a d e l i n e d w i t h p la n e ‘ t r e es, on wh i c h i s H ou se of the
Es ta t e s— Capu c h i n Chu rc h,w i t h t omb o f Coun t Mon t e
cuccoli, gen e ra l i n t h e Th i r ty-Yea r Wa r, who d i e d i n1680— Fr e i n b e rg Tower, e re c t e d by Arc h duke Max im il
i a n— F in e V i ew from Fra n z-J o s e fs-War t e,66 f e e t h i gh,a n d ano th e r from Pos tlingb e rg fe e t ) ; a n d o n t h esame t r i p s e e t h e Pilgr irnage
' Chur ch of St. Magdalena ;f rom th e re go t o t h e Ca s t l e Ru ins o f Wi l d b e rg, an dtwo h ou r s fu r t h e r o n s e e t h e K i rc h s chl ag, summe r re
so r t a n d ba t h s . f e e t ab ove s ea .
Rema rks : Fo rm e r ca p i ta l o f o l d Uppe r Au s t r i a, o nt h e Danub e, a c ro s s f rom Ur fa h r,w i t h wh i ch i t i s co n
nected b y 924- fo o t b r id ge .
Some fi n e ex cu r s i o n s a rou n d L i n z .
Vock la b ru c k i s 37% mi l e s f rom L i n z .
From Lin z S ta t i o n o f t h e Au s t r i a n Ra i lway i t i s
117% m i l e s ea s t e r l y v i a Amst e t t en a n d S t . Po lten a n d
take s h ou r s to
VIENNA ( S e e page 7)
Rou t e 8— Fr om BUCHS, Switz er l and, t o INNS
BRUCKE, thence as in Rou t e 7
F rom Buchs, Sw i t z e r l a n d, by t h e Au s t r i a n Ra i lwayi t i s 124 mi l e s n o r t h ea s t e r l y a nd take s 6% h ou r s t o
INNSBRUCKE, AUSTRIA (See page 17)F rom Innsb ruck e t o V i enna, sam e a s Rou t e 7, page
Rou t e 9-h -From FREILISSING, Germany, t o SALZBURG,Au s t r i a,t h e n c e a s i n Rou t e 7.
From th e s ta t i o n o f th e Ge rman Ra i lway s a t F r e i lis s ing, Ge rmany, i t i s s ou t h ea s t e r l y by th e same ra i lway an d t ake s 11 m inu t es t o t h e s ta t i o n o f t h e Au s t r i a nRa i lway a t
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SALZBURG,AUSTRIA ( S e e page 18)Th en c e to V i enna, s ame a s Rou t e 7.
Rou t e IO— From SHARDING, Au s t r ia, via WELS to
LINZ, t h en ce as in Rou t es 7 and 8 .
From s ta t i o n o f t h e Au s t r i a n Ra i lway a t Sha rd ing
( popu l a t i o n, i t i s 58344 m i l e s sou t h ea s t e r l y v i a
Wels a n d take s 2 h ou rs t o
LINZ, AUSTRIA,Th en c e t o V i enn a, same a s Rou t e 7, page 7.
Rou te l l— Fr om BUDWEIS, Czecho-S l ovak ia, to
KIRSCHBAUMER ( j oint Cu s t oms House) to
VIENNA, Au s tr i a .
From Budwe i s,Czecho-S l ovak ia ( popu l a t i o n,by th e Au s t r i a n Ra i lway i t i s s ou t h e r ly v i a K irschb aumer ( j o i n t Cu s t om s Hou s e ) a n d take s 6 h ou r s t o
VIENNA (See page 7)Rou t e 12— Fr om GMUND,Au s t ria (via S IGMUNDSHERBERG, WAIDHOFEN, ABSDORF-HIPPERSDORF, SCHWARZENAN) t o VIENNA .
From Gmun d bv t h e Au s t r i a n Ra i lway i t i s 102 mi l e ssou t h e r ly v i a S igmun d sh e rb e rg, Waidh o fen, Absd orfH ipp e r s do r f a n d Schwarzean a n d tak e s 4 h ou r s t o
VIENNA ( S e e page 7)
2 1
BELGIUM .
Gover nmen t : B e lg ium i s a l im i t e d mona r ch y, w i t h
102 S en a to rs an d 172 Rep re s e n ta t i ve s— Language :
F l em i sh — Appr oac h e s t o B e lg ium : F ive ma i n rou t esto B e lg ium, f rom Lond on, Hol bor n, Vic t o r ia o r S t .
Paul’ s S ta t i on t o Qu e en sboro ; s t eame r t o F lu sh i n g ;ra i lway to An tw erp,c h a ngi n g ca r s a t Roo s en daa l . L iv
erpool S t r e et S ta t ion t o Ha rwic h ; s t eame r d i r e c t t o
An twe rp . Can n on S t r e e t, Cha r ing Cro s s, Holborn,Vic t o ria o r S t . Paul ’s S ta t i o n, t o Dove r ; s t eame r t oCala i s ; railwav t o B ru s s e l s . Cha r i ng Cro s s S t a t ion t o
Fo lk e s t on e ; s t eame r t o B ou l ogn e ; ra i lway to B russels.
Cha r ing C ro s s,Ho l bor n,Vic t or i a o r S t . Pau l’ s S ta t ion,
t o Dover ; s t eame r t o O s t en d ; ra i lway t o B ru s s e l s,Antwerp, e t c . Pa s s en ge r s go i ng v i a Harw ich s h ou l d n o t
s to p a t F lu s h ing, bu t con t i nu e t o Antwerp . You ca na l so go from Gr imsby, Hull, L iv e rp oo l, Manc h e s t e r,Sou t h amp t on o r N ewca s t l e d i r e c t t o Antwe rp by s t eame r,or d i r e c t. f rom Lon don t o Os t en d .
En rou t e f rom F lu shi n g t o An tw er p IS Ca lla o,wh e r et h e Duke o f Pa rma bu i l t a fo o t b r i dge wh i c h wa s
d e s t roye d by fi r e sh i p s fl oa t e d f rom An twe rp .
Cu s t oms : Essc h en i s B e lg ium’ s cu s tom s h ou s e po i n t
fo r t rave l e r s c om i n g f rom Ho l l an d . Roo s e ndaal i s. t h e
Du t c h cu s t om s hou s e po i n t fo r pa s s e n ge r s go i ng to
Ho l la n d .
Dover t o Ca l a i s (21 m i l e s ) i n o n e h ou r . You a r r i v e
a t Ca l a i s a t t h e n ew ra i lway s ta t i o n a n d go th rough
t h e cu s tom s . h ou s e t h e re . It i s a bou t o n e m i l e f romCen t ra l S ta t i o n t o t h e t own .
Baggage : All ex cep t h an d b aggage mu s t b e pa i d fo rin B elgfum,u n l e s s o t h e rw i s e p rov i d ed fo r i n t i c ke t . Bag
gage ch e cke d th rough to B ru s s e l s, An twe rp, Liege,Spa an d Vervi e rs, by way o f Ca l a i s,exam i n e d a t B l anda in o r Mous c ron . Baggage ch e ck ed t h rough fo r Lill e,Gh en t,Rouba ix o r Tou r c o i ng,b y way o f Cal a is, examined a t Ca l a i s . Baggage ch e ck e d t h rough t o B ru ssels,
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An tw erp, Liege, Spa, Vervie r s, B ruges,Ghen t, Os t end
a n d Louva in,v i a O s t e n d, i s exam i n ed a t O s t end . Baggage ch e cke d t h rough to Cha r i n g Cr o s s o r Vic t or iaS ta t i o n s i n Lon don, b y way o f Ca l a is o r B oulogne, i s
exam in e d u po n a r r i va l a t d e s t i n a t i o n,a s i s a l s o ba ggage
c h e cked t h rough to Ho l b o rn Via du c t S t a t ion i n Lond on by way of Ca l a is . Baggage ch e cke d t h rough to
Ca n n on S t r e e t, Hem e H ill o r St. Paul ’s S ta t i ons i nLondo n by way o f Ca l a is exam i n e d a t Dover o r wh i lec ro s s i n g t h e Engl i s h Cha n n e l . Baggage ch e cke d
t h rough t o Lon don by way o f Osten d i s exam i n e d a t
Dove r, o r a t Ho l b o r n V iadu c t, Cha r i ng Cr oss o r V ict o ria S ta t ion s, a n d pa s s e n ge r s go i n g to London v ia
O s t e n d s hou l d i n qu i r e a t Dover rega rd in g cu s t om s exam inations. Regi s t e r e d baggage me re l y go i n g th rough
B e lg ium to F ran c e o r t o Engl an d i s n o t exam i n e d byt h e B e lg ia n s . Baggage ch ecke d t h rough f rom Lon dont o Ho l l a n d i s on l y exam i n e d a t F lu s h i ng . Baggage registered f rom Ho ll a n d to Lon don i s e xam i n ed a t Holbor n or V ictor ia,
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except i n ev en t o f l a t e a r r i va l,wh e ni t i s exam i n e d a t Qu een s boro ’ o r Po r t V i c t or i a .
Mon ey :_ Th e b ro n z e co i n s a r e 2 c en t im e s . N ick e l
c o i n s,5, 10 a n d 20 c e n t ime s . S i l v e r c o i n s, SO c en t im e s .l , 2 a n d 5 f ran c s . Go l d co i n s, 20 f ra n c s . Go l d n o te s,20, 50, 100. 500 a n d f ra n cs — Time : Gre e nw i c hT im e p reva i l s o n t h e B e lg ia n ra i lways— Pos tage : Onle t t e r s, 25 c e n t imes— Chu r c h e s s h ou l d b e v i s i t e d i n t h emo rn i ngs, a t wh i c h t ime t h ey a r e u su a l l y f r e e— B el
gium’
s Area, abou t s qua r e m i l e s ; d iv i d ed i n t o 9
p rov in c e s— Popu l a t io n i s ab ou t o r a bou t 600
p e r son s to squa r e m i l e— Re l ig i on : Almo s t a l l a r e Ro
man Ca th o l i c s, a n d ha rd l y mo re t h an Pro t e s
t an t s a n d J ews i n k i n gdom .
ROUTES FROM FRONTIERS TO BRUS SELS .
Rou t e l— From AIX-LA-CHAPPELLE to HERBE
STHAL, VERVIERS, LIEGE, SPA, LOUVAIN,BRUSSELS .
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v i e r s-Est,wh e r e t ra i n s fo r V ien n a,Octend,e t c . , d e pa r t .
Hot e l s : Lond re s, Ch em i n d e F e r .Sp ec ia l t i e s o f t h e C i t y, a r e C lo t hmak i n g,woo l dyei n g, a n d ta nn in g .
I n t e r e s ting Th ings: F rom Ra i lway S ta t i o n go to
Rue d e la Tran c h ee— Pla c e Vi l l e s, w i t h fou n ta i n to
Bu rgomas ter— To th e l e f t,Pl a c e du Mar tyr,w i t h Stat
ue o f Chapu is, ex e cut e d 1794 fo r‘c r im e o f c e l e b ra t i n g
c i v i l ma rr i a ge s — Chu r ch o f S t . Mercele ( 1838) -Palais
d e Ju s t ic e, i n Rue du Pa la c e— Fu r t h e r o n go up t h e Esc al i e r d e l a Pa ix a n d th rou gh th e Rue des Villes t o
Pla c e du Congr e s, wh e r e s e e B r onze S tatue o f VieuxTemps, t h e v io l i n i s t b o rn h e r e— F i n e wa lk o n ba nk o f
V esdre Rive r— S e e r e s i d e n t ia l e nv i ro n s o f Heusy a n d
Lauvarmont.
Two m i l e s e a s t o f Verv ie r s i s Vervie rs-Est (Eas t ) .
From Ver vie r s Ou e s t S ta t i o n o f t h e B e l gi a n S ta t e
Ra i lway a t Verv i e r s i t i s 16 m i l e s,n o r t hwe s twa rd l y,a n d
take s 55 m inu t e s t o t h e Guillemins S ta t i o n a t
LIEGE,BELGIUM (Popula t ion,Ra ilway S ta t ion s : Guillemins S ta t i o n, a t l e f t ba nk
o f t h e M eu s e wh e r e t ra i n s for B russels,Par is, e t c ., d epa r t ; Longdoz S t a t i on, a t r i gh t ba n k o f M eu s e,wh e r e
t ra i n s fo r Maa s t r i c h t a n d Namur de pa r t ; Jonfosse S ta
t i o n, n ea r Pa la i s d e Ju s t i c e ; S ta t io n d e Vivegnis.
Excu r s io n s : To S era in g a n d J emeppe, wh e r e 270
a c r e p la n t u s e s ove r 1250 t o n s o f c oa l a day an d em
p l oys p e0 p1e . He re t h e fi r s t l o c omo t ive u s e di n Con t i n en ta l Eu ro p e wa s bu i l t . Th e “Lio n o f. Wate r
10 0 wa s ca s t h e r e . Mach i n e ry t o co n s t ru c t t h e Mon t
Cen i s Tu n n e l mad e h e r e .
Con su l : Geo . M . Han so n i s Co nsu l fo r Un i t e d S ta t e s
o f Ame r i ca .
Hot e l s : du Su ed e ; d’
Angleter r e ; d e l’
Univers.
I n t e r e s t i ng Th in gs : Pa l a ce of j u stice ( 1510)— Cathed ra l o f S t . Paul b eau t i fu l l y ca rve d pu l p i t a n d
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fi n e r e l i qua ry s i l ve r-gi l t bu s t S t . Lamb e r t, a n ds ta tu e t t e “ S t . Geo rge a nd t h e D ragon
” i n t h e t rea su ry— Chu rc h of S t . Jac qu e s ( 1014)— Un iv e r sity,w i t h Mu
s eum an d L ib ra ry vo lumes )— Mu s é e d e s B eaux
Art s— Fin e V i ew f rom C i tad el ; a l s o f rom h e igh t s o fCha r t r eu s e— Ja rd in d
’
Acclimatation.
Li ege i s a t t h e m ee t i n g po i n t s o f t h e M eu s e a n d
Ou rth e Rive r s .From L i ege t o Namu r i t i s 37 m i l e s o n t h e Co l ogn e
Li ege -Pa r i s L i n e,wh i c h ru n s t h rough c oa l a n d fa c to ry
d i s t r i c t s .
Li ege to Ma r l o i e an d J emel l e 45 m i l e s .
S id e Tr i p, f r om L i ege,Ma in Tr i p Re sumed page 28 .
From Gu illemins S ta t i o n o f t h e B e l g ia n Ra i l way a t
L i ege i t i s 19% m i l e s, sou t h ea s t e r l y, v i a Pep inst er,wh e r e you c h a n ge to a b ra n c h l i n e ra i lway fo r
SPA,BELGIUM (Popu l a t ion
Excu r s i o ns: To Ba raqu e M ich el f e e t ), t h e
h i gh e s t p o i n t i n B e lgium, ju s t ou t s i d e t h e t own . Dr ive
t o Wa t e rfa l l o f C0 0 ,d e l i gh t fu l s c e n e ry .
Hot e l s : du Flan d re ; O range ; d e s Ba i n s ; B r ittanni
que .
Engl i s h Chu r c h : Bou l e va rd d e s Angla i s ; Pre sby t e ria n s e rv i c e, a t t h e F re e Chu rc h o f Sco t la n d .
C lub s : Ce rc l e d e s Et ra n ge rs, a t Ku r sa a l,wh e r e co n
c e r t s, b a l l s an d o th e r even t s a re h e l d ; Un i o n Club
Lawn Ten n i s C lu b .
In t e r e s t i n g Th i ngs : Min era l Sp r i ngs a n d B a t h s a re
ma i n a t t ra c t i o n . De l i gh t fu l Pr omenad e s, favo r i t e o fwh i c h i s Promenad e d e S ep t H eu r e s ( the Pa rk ), w i t h
ba n d c on c e r t s n oon a n d 7 P. M.
— Ca s i n o i n Win t erGard en, a n d Ku r sa a l— Plac e Roya l e, Pla ce d
’
O rleans,
Al l e s du Mar t eau, B ou l eva r d d es Angla i s, a n d Prome
nad e d e s A rt i s t e s .
O l d e s t impo r ta n t Eu rop ea n wa t e r i n g p la c e known a s
p ea r l o f m i n e ra l wa t e r r e so r t s A t t h e m e e t i n g o fWaya i,Picherotte a n d Spa,79 mi l e s f rom B ru s s e l s, 17
f rom L i ege an d 17 f rom Aix- l a-Chap e ll e . Mos t impo r
ta n t s p r i n gs a r e Pie r r e le Gran d,Pr in c e d e Con d é,a n d
i n su bu rb s, le Tonn ele t, l a Ge ron s ter e,la Source Marie
Hen rie tt e, le B ar isart,a n d la Souven ier e .
Rac e s a n d s t e ep l e c h a s e s i n Jun e a n d S ep t emb e r ; p ig
eo n s h oo t i n g co n t e s t s Ju l y 24th t o Augu s t 4th. Goo d
go l f l i n ks a n d t en n i s c ou r t s . Th e r e i s a v i s i t o r s ’ t ax o f
a bou t 2 f ra n c s a day,w i t h l owe r ra t e s fo r l o n ge r p e riods,wh i c h i n c lu d e s a dm i s s i o n t o Ku rs aa l,Win t e r Ga rd e n, Pa rk, t h e Pou h o n, Mu s eum an d Lawn Ten n i s
Cou r t s, a n d h o l d e rs o f s ea s o n t i c k e t s r e c e i ve a 25 p e r
c en t . r e du c t i o n o n a dm i s s i o n s t o t h ea t r e s, ba t h s a n d
fet e s .
Spa to Lux embou rg, 4 h ou r s .
Mai n Tr ip Re sumed .
From d e s Guillem ins S ta t i o n o f B e l gia n S ta t e Ra i lway a t L i ege i t i s m i l e s,n o r t hwe s twa rd l y,v i a Land en an d T i r l emon t a n d tak e s 1% h ou r s t o
LOUVAIN,BELGIUM (Popula t i on,Louva i n wa s a lmo s t e n t i r e l y d e s t roye d by t h e Ge r
man s . Th e fo l l owi n g we r e t h e
I n t er e s t i ng Th ings : Weaver ’ s Hall w i t h h a l l200 by 50 f e e t, wa s tu rn e d o ve r t o t h e Un iv e r s i ty wh e nth e wea ve r s w e re exp e l l e d . It h a d a l i b ra ry w i t h
vo lumes— Hot e l d e V i ll e, o n e o f t h e mos t magn i fi c en tGo th i c s t ru c tu r e s i n ex i s t e n c e ( l748) - InSa11e des pas
Pe rdu s, ca rved ro o f r e s t i n g o n t h e c o rb e l s— Chu rch of
S t . Pe t e r (300 b y 75 f e e t ) , w i t h fi n e i n t e r i o r, i n c lud in gca rved pu l p i t a n d S cu l p tu r e d Tab e rna c l e fo r t h e Ho s t .In S t . Ger t ru d e ’ s ca rved oak c h o i r s t a l l s .
From Louva i n by t h e B e lg ia n S ta t e Ra i lway i t i s 1828
mi l e s, we s twa rd ly, a n d take s 35 m inu t e s to No rd S ta
t io n a t
B RUSSELS,THE CAPITAL O F BELGIUM
(Popu l a t i on, w i t h Subu rb sRa ilway S ta t io n s : Ga re du No rd, wh e r e t ra i n s fo r
O s t en d, Gh en t, B ruge s, An twerp, Li ege, Cou r t ra i,Ypr e s, a n d som e o f t ra i n s fo r Namu r, Luxembou rg,Rhe im s a n d Pa r i s d epa r t— Th e s e l a t t e r t ra i n s s t o p a l s o
a t Leopo l d S ta t i o n ; Gare du M id i, wh e r e t ra i n s fo r
Cha r l e ro i,Wat er l o o,Mon s, Pa ris, Tou rn a i a n d Ca l a i s
d epa r t ; S ta t i o n du Qu a r t i e r Leopo l d (o r Luxembou rg )wh e r e t ra i n s fo r Namur,Give t,Luxembou rg a n d B a s l e
d epa r t . Th e s ta t i o n s a r e con n e c t e d by th e Ch em i n d e
fe r du Ce i n tu r e wh i c h l ik ew i s e take s pa s s e n ge r s a t i t s
i n t e rmed i a t e s top s .
Excu r s ion s : On e o f mo s t i n t e re s t i n g ex cu rs i o n s i s
from Bru s s e l s to Ba t t l e fi e l d o f Wa t e rloo,wh e r e A l l i e s
fi na l l y d e fea t e d Napo l e on . Ano t h e r i s to Vil l e r s Abb ey,foun d e d by t h e C i s t e rc ia n Monks i n 1147,w i t h h i stor ical bu i l d i n gs, fi n e s t o f th em b e i n g i n ru i n s . La eken,t h e summe r r e s i d en c e o f t h e K i ng, i s r ea ch e d by t ram
way . Ano th e r i s - t o Cou r t rai wh e r e i n 1302,b eyo n d th e
wa l l s o f Cou r t ra i, t h e Ba t t l e o f t h e Go ld e n Spu r s wa s
fough t . Th e v i c t o r s a f t e rwa rds t ook up 700 wo rn by
th e F r e n c h .
B ru s s e l s Ho t e l s : B e l l e vu e ; Pa la c e ; Me t ro po l e ; Gran d .
B r i t i sh I n s t i tu t e an d Home fo r Gove r n e s s e s a n d S e rva n t s,Rue d e V i en n e 26 .
Angl o-Amer i c an Chamb er o f Commerc e, Bou l e va rdd e l a S en n e 50 .
I n qu i ry Offi c e : Cook’
s,Rue d e l a Mad e l e i n e 41.
Engl i s h Chu r c h S e rv i c e s : Rue Stassar t a n d RueCr espel. Presby t e r ia n Chu r ch,Rue Bodenb roeck 22.
Cr i cke t C lu b a n d Ten n is Club, Avenu e d e Longchamps .
Int er e sting Things : Gran d Pl ac e,o l d c e n t r e of B ru s29
s e l s . Se e h e re t h e Ma i s on du Roi, Hall o f Pa int ers,Ha l l o f Ta i l o r s, Hal l o f t h e Arc h e r s a n d t h e Hall of
t h e B oa tmen— Ga l l e r ies o f S t . Hub e r t a n d Rue d e la
Made l e ine,w i t h fi n e s h op s— Pl a ce Royale, w i t h s ta tu e
o f Godfrev d e Bou i l l o n— Pla c e du Pe t it Sab l o n,ma rb l e
s ta tu e s a n d b ro n z e figu res— Colonne da Congr és, i n
Pla c e du Congr e s, 156 f e e t h i gh, w i t h fi n e v i ew from
193r d s t ep— Pla c e d e s Martyr s,wh e r e 445 c i t i z e n s p e r
ished fi gh t i n g fo r l ib e r ty— Mann ik in Founta inen dowed a n d ca red fo r by a cu s t o d i a n— Ha lle s Cen
trales (Marke t s)— S t e . Gudule ; t owe r s 228 f e e t, fi n ev i ews ; s e e s ta i n ed gl a s s w i n dows, fi n e l y c a rv e d pu l p i t,a n d t h e Monum en t o f Cou n t Fr ed er ic k d e Mer od e i nth e Ch ap e l o f No t re Dame ; i n t h e Ch ap e l o f Sa c ra
men t s e e Ca rve d Wood en Altar . (Th e s t o ry go e s t h a t
cer ta i n J ews s e i z e d wa fe r s a t a l ta r o n Good Fr iday an d
th a t wh e n cu t t h e wa fe r s s h ed b l oo d . Upon th i s fl im sy
s to ry B ru s s e l s J ew s we r e to r tu r e d a n d bu rn e d ) .
— Pal
ac e of t h e K in g,wh e r e h o i s t e d fl ag i n d i ca t e s t h e p re s
e n c e o f t h e K i n g— Hous e o f Repr e s ent a tive s and Sen a t e
( l779) — Hot e l d e Vil l e, one o f th e b e s t s p e c im en s o f
Go th i c a rc h i t e c tu r e, w i t h 370 fo o t t owe r— Pa la c e o f
Ju s t ic e, co s t f ra n c s— Royal L ib ra ry,vo lumes— Palac e o f F ine Arts a n d Scu l ptur e Ga l l eryMu s eum of Na tu ra l H i s t o ry— Wiertz Mu s eum,w i th o n eo f wierdest co l l e c t i o n s o f pa i n t i ngs i n wo r l d— ParkWauxhall Gard en— Botan i c a l Ga rd en— Pa re Leopo l dTe rvu e ren Pa rk— Mu s eum o f Congo Curiosi t ie s— Th eBo i s d e l a Camb r e— Longc h amp s .
F es t iva l s : Fe s t i va l o f S t e . Gu du l e, Ja nua ry 8 t h a n d
Sep t emb e r 23rd. Ca rn iva l o n Sh rove Tu e s day a n d prev ion s Sun day,a l so m i d-Len t Su n day,w i t h Op e ra Hou s e
ma ske d ba l l . Ke rme s s e,Ju l y 15th t o Augu s t,
15th. Pro
c e s s i o n o f M i ra cu l ou s Wa fe rs a t S t e . Gu du l e, Su n daya f t e r Ju l y 15th. Na t io na l Fe t e s,week Ju l y l t. Rac e sAp r i l t o S ep t emb e r .
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B ru ssels t o Cologne, v i a Louva i n, Liege, Ve rviers,Her b e s th al an d A ix- l a-Chap e l l e,141 m i l e s .
Cu stoms exam ina t i on a t H erb e s t h a l .
From B russ e l s (No rth S ta t i o n ) t o Cou r t ra i i t i s 54mi l e s . B eyon d Cou rt ra i, Mou s c ro n i s B e l g ium
’
s cus
t om s po i n t go i n g i n t o Fran c e . F rom Cour t ra i t o Yp re si t i s 21 mi l e s . B ru s s e l s t o An twerp 27% mi l e s . An t
werp t o Ro t t e rd am, 62 mi l e s . Rotte rd am to Amster
dam,v i a Gou da,33% mi l e s . Rot t e rdam to Ams t e rd am,v i a The Hagu e, 5236. mi l e s .
B ru s s e ls i s p en tago na l- s h a p ed c i ty, su r roun d ed b y
bou l e va rd s,mo s t impo r tan t a re B ischoffscheim,Wate r10 0 a n d Régen t B ouleva rds. Bou l e va rd s d e la S ennea n d du Nord m e e t a t Pl ac e d e B rouk ére. From h e r e
run s B ouleva r d Anspach co n n e c t i n g t h e C en t ral a n d
Nor t h S ta t ion s . From Po rt e Lou i se t o B o i s d e l a Cam
b re runs Avenu e Lou i s e . Cook ’s c arr i age driv es i n
B ru sse l s a r e re c ommen d e d .
S ide Tr i p .
F rom B ru sse l s by t h e B e lg ia n S ta t e Ra i lway i t i s 14m i l e s, n o r th ea s t e r l y, a nd take s h ou r to
MALINES, BELGIUM ( Popula t i on,
Hot e l s :_
Ho t e l d e l’Eu rope n ea r S ta t i o n ; I n m i l e
f rom S ta t i o n, Hot e l d e l a Cou r t d e B efi'
er .
Spe c i a l t i e s : La c emak i n g, oak fu rn i tu re, p r e s e rves,a s pa ragu s, f ru i t s a n d h o t h ou s e p l a n t s .
I n t er e s tin g Th ings : Ca th edr a l o f S t . Rumbo l d ; s e e
14 fo o t h igh s ta tu e St umbold su rmou n t i n g h igh ma r
b l e a l ta r Van Dyck’
s“Cru c ifix io n ” ; ca rve d pu l
p i t d ep i c t i ng t h e c o nve rs i o n of S t . Pau l . Towe r wa s
i n comp l e t e, bu t 369 fe e t h i gh a n d t h e re was a famou s
ca r i l l o n i n t h e b e l f ry,p l aye d o n c e r ta i n da t e s by a B e l
g ia n Compo s e r ; c l o c k d ia l 48 f e e t i n d iame t e r . I t wa s
sh o t to p i e c e s by Ge rman s— In Chu rch o f Notr e Dame
3:
s e e.
Rub e n s' “M ira cu l ou s D raugh t o f F i s h es, fo r wh i c h
h e go t fi or ins f rom F i s hmonge r s’
Gu i l d— In
Chu rc h of S t . Joh n s e e Rub en s’ “
Ado ra t i o n o f t h e Ma
gi"
— Le s Ha l l e s, bu i l t bv Drap e r s’
Gu i l d i n l340— Th e
Tr ibu n a l l aw cou r t s .
Fa i rs a r e h e l d fi r s t two we ek s i n Ju l y a n d O c tob e r .
Ma l in e s wa s b i r th p la c e o f F ra n z Ha l s, po r t ra i t pa i n t e r .
Th e Arch i e p i s c opa l Pa la c e o f Ca rd i n a l M e rc i e r wa s
h e re . Th e Ca rd i na l wa s o f t e n v i r tua l l y a p r i s o n e r o f
th e Ge rma n Gove rn o r i n h i s pa la c e, f rom wh i c h h e i s
su e d h i s famou s l e t t e r s ab ou t t h e Ge rman s .
B ru s s e l s t o Ma l i n e s you pa s s V ilvor d e, wh e r e Tyn
da l e, t h e Engl i s h B ib l e t ra n s la to r, was s t ra n gl e d an db u rn ed a t s t ak e On e yea r la t e r B i b l e wa s pu b
lished t h roughou t Engla n d an d o rd e re d p la c e d i n eve ry
chu r c h .
Rou t e 2.— F rom LUXEMBOURG to STERPENICH,
ARLON, LIBRAMONT, JEMELLE, NAMUR,OTTIGNIES an d B RUSSELS .
From Luxembou rg b y th e B e lg i a n S ta t e Ra i lway i ti s 102 mi l e s,n o r t hwe s twa rd l y,v i a S t er p enich ( 12 mi l e s )wh e re cu s tom s exam i na t i o n take s p la c e, Ar l on (5%mi l e s ), L ib ramon t (29 mi l e s ), JeMelle (20% mi l e s ),a n d tak e s h ou r s t o
NAMUR,BELGIUM (Popu l a t i o n,Excu r s i o n s : From Namu r a l o n g th e Meu s e R ive r t oD inan t,o r by coa c h c a t ch i n g t h e t ra i n fo r Luxembourga t C i n ey .
Hote l s : d’Harscamp ; Rue d e Lange ; S t . Au ba i n,
Pla c e S t . Au ba i n ° d e Ho l la n d e .
I n t e r e s t i ng Th i ngs : S t . Au b in Ca th ed ra l,w i t h ca rved oak pu l p i t a n d mau so l eum to Don Jua n o f Au s t r i a
Pa l a i s d e Ju s t i c e— Chu r ch o f S t . Lou p,w i t h go rgeou si n t e r i o r a n d fi n e ca rved po rph y ry an d b la ck ma rb l e
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MONS,BELGIUM (Popu l a t ion, El eva t ion 170)Hot els : d e l’Esperance, Rue d e l a S ta t io n ; Gran d .
In t e r e s t i n g Th i ngs : Goth ic Ca th ed ral of St. Wal
trud i s ( l450)— Lib ra ry vo lumes )— Ar cheologi
cal Mu s eum, a n d P i c tu re Gall e ry.
Cu s t om s exam in a t i o n a t Qu evy o n way to B russels.
B r i t i s h l i n e s we r e cu t t o p i e c e s by Vo n Klu ck a t
Mon s wh en th e Engl i s h b rave l y h e l d th e l i n e s,a n d s ev
e ra l Engl i s h r egime n t s we r e w ip ed ou t.
From Mon s S ta t io n b y th e B e lg i a n Ra i lway i t i s 38%mi l e s, ea s t e r l y,v i a So ign ie s ( 15 mi l es ),B ra i n e le Conte
( 1854 mi l e s ), a n d take s 1 h ou r a n d 4 mi nu t e s t o
BRUSSELS,BELGIUM
Rou t e 4— From LILLE to BLANDAIN, TOURNAI
an d BRUSSELS .
LILLE (Popu l a t i on, in 1910)Hotels : d e l’Eu rope; Gran d .
Engl is h Chu rc h S e rv ic e s : Rue V Vatteau .
I n t e r e s t i ng Th i n gs : Ho tel d e Vi l l e w i t h
Commu na l L i b ra ry vo lumes ) — Mu s eum, fi n eco l l e c t i o n o f F l em i s h a n d Du t c h pa i n t i n gs ; i n Room 9
see‘
wax bu s t r epu t e d t o b e b y Raph ae l,a l s o au t ogra p he d l e t t e rs of h i s, a n d M i ch a e l Ange l o .
-From L i l l e by t h e B e lg i an Ra i lway i t i s 15% mi l e s,ea s t e r l y, v i a B laindain (My; mi l e s ), and t ake s h ou r
t oTOURNAI, BELGIUM (Popula t i on,
Hote l s : Cen t ra l ; B e l l ev i ew .
I n t er e s t i ng Th i ngs : Ca th e d ra l N o t r e Dame, 423 f e e t
lo n g ; i n i n t e r io r s e e ap s e s, t ra n s ep t s, wh i c h Fe rgu so n
sa i d a r e “ fin e s t p ro du c t i o n o f t h e i r age, a n d as magn ifi cent p i e c e a rc h i t e c tu r e a s ca n b e co n c e i ved .
” S e e es
pecially i vo ry c ru c i fix i n ch ap e l room, a n d i n sa c r i s t y,s i l ve r t h r ea d ch a su b l e o f S t . Th oma s a B eck et elfry
Hot el d e V ille.
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Th e Cu s t oms exam in a t ion o n way to B ru s s e ls take s
p la c e a t B laindain, t h e la s t F re n c h t own b e i n g Baiseux .
Tou r na i i s o n R iv e r Sch e l d t,wh i c h d i v i d e s t own i n to
a lmo s t e qua l pa r t s .
From Tou rn a i by t h e Waasland Ra i lway, i t i s 31
mi l e s t o An twe rp, by way o f Engh ien, wh e r e Po i n t
d e Pa r i s l a c e i s mad e .
From Tou rn a i by th e B e lgia n Ra i lway i t i s 52% mi l e s,n o rth ea s t e r l y,v i a A t h (19% mi l es),Engh i e n (34 mi l e s ),a n d tak e s h ou r s t o
BRUSSELS,BELGIUM
Rou t e S— OSTEND t o BRUGGES, GHENT, BRUS
SELS .
OSTEND, BELGIUM
Ra ilroa d S t ation s : Town S ta t i o n ; S ta t i o n Ma r i t im e,fo r t ra i n s th a t c on n e c t w i t h s t eame rs b e twe en Ost end
a n d Engla n d .
Hot e l s : ! HOTEL DU LITTORAL (on l y h o t e l w i t h
s ea ba t h s, s e e a dve r t i s em en t ), d e l'
O cean, Con t i n e n ta l,a n d d e la Plage, t h e s e fou r o n t h e D iqu e ; Leopo l d -Deux
et d e F la n d re, i n Rue d e F la n d re ; Gra nd Ho t e l Fonta i n e,Ru e Longu e a n d Rue d e F l a n d re 42.
Engl i s h Chu rc h S e rv i c e s : Rue Longu e 101.
Conc e r t s : Da i ly, fo re n oo n s o n D igu e ( b ea c h ) a n d
i n Ku r s aa l, a n d P . M. ; a l s o s ome t ime s i n pa rksa n d Pl a c e d
’
Armes.
I n t e r e s t i ng Th i ngs : Th e r e a re 600 Ba thing Mach ineso r mov i n g ba t h -h ou s e s o n t h e b ea ch— S ea p romena d e
o f s ton e i s ca l l e d D igu e,ove r a m i l e l o n g,60 f e e t a boves eam — Ku rsaa l, o n e o f fi n e s t i n Eu rop e (mon th ly adm i s
s i o n i n c lu d e s Ca s i n o a n d Lit e ra r y I n s t i tu t e i n t h e Hot e l d e V i l l e ) ; da i l y ba l l s, a f t e rn oo n tea s, a n d gamb
l i n g— Ch ale t du Roi— H ippod rome Wel l i ngt on,fi n e ra c e
cou r s e— Est ac a d e s ( p i e r s ) a r e a t No r t h e a s t e n d o f
D igu e a n d a m i l e l o n g— Sa l e o f fi s h a t Du tch Auct ion,a n d v i s i t t o Oys t e r Pa rk s— I n t e r e s t i n g c e r emo ny,
“Ben
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ediction o f t h e Sea co ndu c t e d b y t h e c l e rgy, w i t h
ba n d s, a t a t empo ra ry a l t a r upon s ea f ro n t, o n Sunday a f t e r Ju n e 29th —Pa rc Leopo l d a n d Pa rc Mar ie
H en r i ett e .Excur s ion : To t h e L igh t h ou s e ( 1858 ) 190 f e e t h i gh,w i t h l i gh t v i s i b l e 40 mi l e s away .
To Ze eb rugge ( 12 mi l es s ea c a na l t o B ruge s comp l e t
e d in 1904, co s t i n g f ra n c s . La cu s t ra l v i l l age
d i s c o ve re d i n bu i l d i ng) . On e o f mo s t h e ro i c exp lo i t s
o f Grea t war was b l o ck i ng o f. Ze eb rugge po r t by Engl i s h s i n k i n g sh i p s t h e r e fi l l e d w i th co n c re t e .
Os t en d to Yp r e s,35 m i l e s . Ypr e s n ow i n ru i n s f rom
de s t ru c t i v e fi r e o f Ge rma n gun s, a n d l i t t l e l e f t o f t h efo rme r b eau t i fu l C l o t h Ha l l ( b egu n i n wh i c h h a d
44 s ta tu e s o n fa ca d e— Th e Town Ha l l a fi n e
s t ru c tu r e,was a l s o d e s t roye d, a s wa s t h e Mu s eum an da l l o th e r bu i l d i ngs .
Osten d to B ru s s e l s,78 m i l e s .
From Town S ta t i o n by th e B e lg ian Ra i lway a t O s
t e n d it i s 14% m i l e s, ea s t e r l y, a n d tak e s 20 minu t e s t o
Cen t ra l S ta t i o n a t
BRUGES,BELGIUM (Popula t i o n
Ra ilway S ta t ion s : Cen t ra l, wh e r e a l l t ra i n s d e pa r t ;du No rd, wh e r e t ra i n s fo r B l a nken b e rgh e a n d H eys t
d epa rt
Hot e l s : Wind so r ; d e F lan d r e o n Rue No rd du Sabl on 38 ; Sab l o n, Rue du Sab l o n 2.
Engl i s h Chu rc h S e rv i c e s : Rue d’
O stende 52.
I n t e r e s t i n g Th i ngs : Ca t h ed ral ( foun d e d i n es
pecially Rood -s c re en,S t a l l o f Kn igh t s o f Go l d e n F l e e c e,an d tap e s t r i e s ( exh i b i t e d f ea s t days— Chu rc h o f No tr e
Dame ( 12th Cen tu ry) ; s p i r e 400 f e e t ; i n i n t e r io r Madon n a an d Ch i ld, b y M i ch a e l Ange lo . fo r wh i c h Wa l
po l e offe re d fl or ins— Adj o i n i n g c hu r c h s e e Grunthuuse Pa la c e w i t h fi n e fa ca d e— In Ho sp ic e d eSt. J ea n s ix pa i n t i n gs b y M eml i ng an d Reliq
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u a ry S t . Ur su l a,w i t h pa i n t i n gs by Meml ing— Le s Ha l l e swi t h 48 h e l l b e lfry,290 fe e t h igh ; fi n e v i ew from
top— Hot e l d e V i l l e— Pa l a i s d e Ju s t ic e, w i t h c oun c i lc h amb e r i n wh i c h fi n e ca rve d oak ch imn ey ( 1529)Mun i c i pa l L i b ra ry, vo lumes— Hou s e o f t h e Engl ish Merc h an ts
’ Company,wh e r e Caxt o n l i ve d l ea rn i n g
p r i n t i ng— Chu r c h o f J e ru s a l em, w i t h mode l o f Tomb
o f th e Sav iou r— F i s h Marke t— B ota n i c a l Gar d en s .
B ru ges is,interesting o l d c i t y, fo rme r l y c omme rc i a l
ca p i ta l No rt h e rn Eu ro p e: Now c h i efly famou s fo r l a c e
manu fa c t o r i e s i n c o n ven t s a n d i n p r i va t e h ou s e s .
Th e S lu i s, a n d Damme, t h e po r t o f B ruges,gra dua l l y
fi l l e d up w i t h s l i t, wh i c h d e s t roye d t h e p ro sp e r i t y o ft h e t own . It i s a t m ee t in g po i n t o f s i x c a na l s, a n d h a ss even ga t e s, 54 b r id ge s, a n d citv wa l l s . Ve ry h ea l t h y,w i t h d ry c l ima t e . No t e d fo r i t s p re t ty gi r l s .From h e r e a l so you ca n go to Zeb rugge ( by ra i l ) .
From B ruge s by th e B e l gi an Ra i lway i t i s 28 mi l e s,s ou t h ea s t e r l y, a n d tak e s 40 m inu t e s t o
GHENT,BELGIUM (Popu l a tion,Con su l : Cha r l e s Rav Nasm ith i s Con su l fo r Un i t e d
S ta t e s o f Ame r i c a .
Hot e l s : d e l’Etoile ; Roya l ; d e l a Pa ix .
I n t e r e s t i ng Th i ngs : Ca th ed ra l S t . Bavon, 272 fo o t
t owe r a s c en d e d by 446 s t e p s ; s e e c h o i r a n d ca rve d mahogany s ta l l s,an d i n Chap e l 11 “Agnu s Dei”,by J . a n dH . Van Eyck— Gran d B égu i n age, i n wh i c h 700 S i s t e r s
l i v e,who make l a c e— B e l f r o i Tow er,280 fe e t, fi n e v i ew
f rom to p ; gi l t d ragon su rmoun t i n g t h e s p i r e wasb rough t f rom Gre ek Chu r c h i n Constantinople—Hotelde Vi l le—Musée des B eaux-Arts ; s e e Rubens
’ “St. Francis receiving the Stigmata
”and Jo rda en s
’ “Woman taken in Adultery
” —Carthusian Convent,whe re Tr eatyofGhen t between Engl a nd and Un i ted States signed
(1814)— Athenaeum and Library i n supp ress ed Baude
l o o Co nve n t, vo lumes—~ Boulevards a re chief
40238 2
p romenad e s i n Gh e n t— Nur s ery Ga rden s a r e ve ry i n t e r
e s t ing .
Fe t e s a n d fa i r s h e l d e igh t e en da v s Ma rc h a n d Ju l y,a n d h o rs e fa i r s du r i ng pa r t o f Len t a n d i n May .
Gh en t lo ca t e d a t j u n c t io n o f t h e Lys a n d Sc h e l d tR ive r s, a nd co n n e c t e d by Te rn eu z e n Ca nal w i t h t h es ea . It i s a n e igh t-m i l e a rou n d c i t y d i v i d e d i n t o 26i s l a n d s by ca na l s a n d co n n e c t e d by ove r 80 b r i dge s .
Gh en t t o Cou rt ra i a n d Tour n a i,48 m i l e s .
From Gh en t b y t h e B e l gium Ra i lway if i s 33 mi l e s,sou t h ea s t e r l y, v i a A l o s t (24 mi l e s ) , a n d t akes 34 h ou r
t o
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
Rou t e 6— ROSENDAAL t o ESSCHEN, ANTWERP
and BRUSSELS .
From Ro s e n daal by t h e B e l g ia n Ra i lway i t i s 596mi l e s s ou t h e r l y an d take s 10 m inu t e s t o
ESSCHEN,BELGIUM
Cu s t oms -Hou s e examina t ion o n way to B ru s s e l st ak es p la c e a t Es s c h en .
T ime ch ange s t o Gre enw i c h a t Es s c h en, B e lgium .
From Es sch en bv t h e B e lg ia n Ra i lway i t i s 2072mi l e s, s ou t h e r l y, a n d take s 35 m i nu t e s to Ce n t ra l e S tat ion a t
ANTWERP, BELGIUM (Popul a t i o n,Ra ilway S ta t ion s : Cen t ra l S ta t i o n, wh e r e t ra i n s fo r
B ru s s e l s,Gh en t,Rot t e rd am,e t c . ,d epa r t“; Sou t h S ta t i o n,
wh e r e t ra i n s fo r An tw erp, e tc . , d epa r t ; Waesland S tat i on, wh e re t ra i n s fo r Gh e n t ( d i r e c t l i n e ), d epa r t ; B er
c h em S ta t i on , wh e r e mo s t t ra i n s fo r B ru s s e l s s to p fi r s t .
Excu r s i on s : Vlaams c h Hoofd, on l e f t ba n k o f r i ve r,by s t eame r eve ry h ou r, wh e re fi n e v i ew . S t eame r s
go ev e ry two h ou r s t o Tam is e, t h rough th e h a rbo r s,
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pa s s i n g docks a n d s h i p ya rd s . An o t h e r exc u r s io n , t o
Westmael, whe re Tra pp i s t Monks a lways ke e p o pe ngra ve fo r n ex t o n e who d i e s . Thev n eve r sp eak .
Con su l : Geo . S . Me s s e rsm i t h ts Con su l fo r Un i t e dS ta t e s o f Amer i ca .
Hot e l s : d e l'
Eu rope . Pla c e \'
e r t 38 : Gra nd . i n Rue
Ge ra rd No . 3: d e la l ’a ix . Ru e d c s Me n u i s i e rs .
Engl i s h Chu rc h S e rv i c e : Ru e d e s Ta nn eu r s .I n t e r e s t in g Th i ngs : Ca th ed ra l ( 1353) (390 b y 250 .
h e igh t 403 f e e t ) . wh i c h Napo l eo n compa red t o Ma l in ela c e . w i t h ca r i l lon 60 b e ll s r i ngi n g ev e ry 7 m inu t e s .l a rge s t we igh i n g poun d s a n d r eq u i r i ng 16 men
t o r i n g . See h e re Ru b en s' “ De s c ent f rom Cro s s a n d t h e
“El eva t i o n o f Cro s s a l so ca rved wood en pu l p i t a n d
con fe s s i o na l s . S ee a b ove a lta r Ru b en s' “As sumpt i on
o f t h e V i rg i n a n d i n t h e Chap e l o f t h e V i rg i n . s e e th e“Head o f t h e Sav iou r pa in t e d o n ma rb l e . supposedlv
bv Leona rd i da V i n c i . F in e v i ew f rom u pp e r ga l l e ryo f t owe r . wh i c h i s b u i l t o n fi s h h id e s Nea r Ca th ed ra ls e e Wel l b y Qu en t i n Ma t sy s c ove r ed b v a n I ron Ca nopy— l n Chu rc h S t . Ja c qu e s b eh i nd a l ta r is Chap el o f Ru
b en s ’ Fam i ly— Roya l Mu s eum o r Aca d emy of Pa in t i ngs,w i t h s cu lp tu r e ga l l e ry— S t e en Mu s eum of An t iqu i t i e s,n ea r fi s h ma rke t— Pla n t i n -More tu s Mu s eum, wi t h fi n e
i n t e r i o r . co n ta i n in g co ppe r p la t e s a n d o th e r re l i c s o fp r i n t i n g a r t— Hot e l d e V il l e Bu rgoma s t e r ’ s
Room, Sa l l e d e s Ma r iage s, Sa l l e L ey s a n d Town L i
b rat y— S toc k Exch ange— Pa la i s d e Justicck -Royal Pa l
ac e— Th e C i t a d e l— Old Docks, co n s t ru c t e d by Napol
eon 1803, w i t h ca pa c i ty o f 350 ves s e l s : quay s 3 m i l e sl o n g 240 fe e t w i d e— For tifi cations— At No. 7 Rue Rub en s i s t h e po r t i c o o f t h e h ou s e wh i c h Ru b en s bu i l t
Zoo l og i ca l Ga rd e n, wi t h e n t ra n c e f rom Rue Ca rn o t .wi t h fi n e co l l e c t ion . The Pa rk— Bo tan i c a l Ga rd enN igh t i nga l e Pa rk, fo r O lymp i c Games —S t e e n
Mu s eum on S c h e ld t . i n t e re s t i ng ex cu r s ion to Gh e e l,wh e re near lv e ve r y v i l la ge r k e e p s a l una t i c to boa rd .
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An twe r p t o Maline s, 12 m i l e s ( 1 Go f rom
Cen t ra l Ra i lway S ta t i o n, n ea r Zoo logi ca l Ga rd en, o r
f rom New Quay S ta t i o n a t Ha rw i c h s t eame r l an d i n g,v ia Con t i c h,wh e r e i s l e ec h b r e e d i n g p la n t .Antwerpt t o Cologn e, 136 mi l e s . Du t c h Ea s twa rd
cu s t oms exam ina t i on a t Maa s tr i c h t ; Ge rman a t A ix-la
Chapel le . Wes t bou n d Du t c h cu s t om s exam i na t i o n a t
S imp elvel d ; B e lg i a n a t Lana eken.
F rom Cen t ra l e S ta t i o n o f t h e B e l gia n Ra i lway a t
Antwer p it i s m i l e s, s ou t h e r l y, v i a Ma l ines ( 14
mi l e s ), a n d take s 39 m inu t e s t o No rd S ta t i o n a t
BRUSSELS,BELGIUM
4d
BULGARIAMon ey : N i ck e l a n d b ron z e co i n s
“a r e 5, 10, 20
s to t i n k i ; s i l ve r, 50 s t o t i nk i, 1, 2, an d 5 l e va ; go l d co i n
age of 1893 co r r e spo n d w i t h t h a t o f La t i n Un io n ~ — Tu r
k i s h an d o th e r fo re i gn go l d co i n s a r e a l s o i n c i r cu l at i o n . Not e s a r e fo r 5, 10, 20, 50 a n d 100 l eva, payab l e
i n go l d . S i l ve r, no t e s a l s o i s su ed .
Th e Bu l ga r i a n s e c t i o n o f t h e r egu l a r Or i e n ta l l i n e
f rom Par is t o Con s t an t i n opl e i s f rom Tzar ibrod, t h eS e rv i a n -Bu l ga r ia n bou n dary, t o S ofi a, 37% mi l e s, a n d
f rom Sofi a to Svile ngra d, t h e Tu rk i s h -Bu l ga r ia n bounda ry, 192% m i l e s .
O rd i na r i l y t h e t h rou gh t ra i n s run'
a .
— From Tzar ib rod t o ( Sofi a ) Svilengr a d .
b .
— From Sofi a t o Varn a, ca r ry i ng d i r e c t ca r s t o Lom
an d Rustchuk .
c.
—From Sofi a t o (Plovidiv) Bu rga s .
d.
—From Sofi a t o Giushevo.
e .
— From Rustchu k t o S ta ra-Zagora,Sv i l engra d .
f.
—1 From Rustchuk t o Va rn a .
Th e re a r e l o ca l t ra i n s f rom Pl e-ven t o Samov i t ;Levsk y t o Sv is t ov ; Ti rnovo to Gab rovo ; Devna t o
Oboris t e a n d Z imnitza t o S l i v e n .
Fo l l ow i n g a r e th e ro u t e s f rom th e f ron t i e r s t o S ofi aRou te l— F rom GIURGEV O, Rouman ia, t o RUSTCHUK, Bu l ga r ia ; GORNA-OREACHO V ITZA,LEV SKY, PLEVEN,MEZDRA, SOF IA .
Rou t e 2— Th e T rans-B alka n Li ne— F rom RUSTCHUK,on t h e Danu b e, wh er e th e r e is a f e r ry fo r GIURGEV O, Rouman ia, Rouman S t a t e Ra il way ; t oGORNO -OREACHOV ITZA, wh e r e you c a n t ak et h e c en t ra l l i n e w es t t o SO FIA an d ea s t t o
Not e : From Sofi a to Rustchuk , 255 mi l e s ; t oObo r i sh t e,373 m i l e s .
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VARNA ; t o TI RNOVO, f rom wh er e you c an go
t o GABROVO ; s ou t h t o STARA-ZAGORA,wh er ey ou c a n go ea s t t o BURGAS, o r sou t hw e s t t o
PLOVDIV ; s ou t h t o TIRNOVO -SEYMEN,f rom wh er e you c a n go we s t t o PLOVDIV an dSOFIA, o r s ou t h ea s t t o SVILENGRAD (248
mi l es f r om RUSTCHUK) .
Rou t e 3— Th e c e n t ra l l i n e f r om VARNA on t h eBLACK SEA v ia DEVNA (wh i c h i s t h e jun c t i on
poin t f o r RUSTCHUK t o t h e n o rt hw e s t, a n d OBORISHTE t o t h e n or t h ea s t ), t h en c e w e s t t oGORNA-OREACHOV ITZA v ia KASPITCHAN ;t h e n c e n o r t hw es t t o LEV SKY, f rom wh ic h is
r eac h ed S I STOV on t h e Danu b e ; t h en c e n or t hw e s t t o PLEVEN, f r om wh i c h i s r ea c h ed SAMO
VIT on t h e Danu be ; t h en c e sou t hw es t t o MEZ
DRA,.
from wh ic h is r ea c h e d LOM on th e'
Dan
ub e ; t h en c e s ou t hw e s t t o SOFIA (285 m ile s f r om
VARNA)Rou t e 4— Sou t h L i n e— F rom BURGAS on t h e Bla ckS ea w es t t o ZIMNITZA a n d STARA-ZAGORA ;s ou t hw e s t t o PLOVDIV,a n d n or t hw e s t t o SOFIA(292 m il e s ) .
Rou t e 5— DADEAGATCH (Bu l ga r i a) n or t h ea st t oKULELI -BURGAS ; n o r thwe s t t o ADRIAN
OPLE ; t h en c e n or t hw e s t t o PLOVDIV via
SVILENGRAD ( j o i n t Cu s t oms Hou s e w it h Turk ey, 125 m i l e s ) t o SOFIA (317 mi l e s ) .
Rou t e 6— Sou t hw e s t L i n e— GIUSHEV O ( S erv ianBu lgarian b oun da ry), ( j oin t Cu s t om s Hou s e),n or t h ea s t t o SO FIA ( 87 m ile s ) .
Rou t e 7— From PIROT ( S e rv ia) s ou t h ea s t t o TZARIBROD (Bu l ga r i a ), SOFIA .
Rou t e 8— From LOM (Bu l ga r ia ),t h e fi r s t f r on t i e r a f t e r
leav i ng Rouman ia, sou t h ea st t o MEZDRA, a n dsou t hwes t t o SOF IA ( 156 m il e s) .
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Rou t e 9— From SAMOVIT (Bu l ga r ia ) s ou t h t o PLEVEN,MEZDRA, SOFIA ( 150 m ile s ) .
Rou t e IO— F r om SI STOV (Bulga r i a ), ( j o i nt Cu s t oms
Hou s e w i t h Rouma n i a ) t o LEV SKY, t h en samea s Rou t e 9 (201 m ile s t o SOFIA) .
ROUTE 1
Giurgevo i s o n th e Rouman ia n s i d e o f t h e Danu be
a c ro s s f rom Rustchuk , wh i c h i s t h e fi r s t Bu l ga r ia n
s ta t i o n, a n d wh e re t h e r e i s a cu s t oms exam i na t i o n .
From Rustchuk by t h e Bu l ga r i a n Ra i lway i t i s 72
mi l e s s ou t h e r ly a n d take s h ou r s to
GORNA-OREACHOV ITZA, BULGARIAFrom Go rna-O r eachovitza b y t h e Bu l ga ria n Ra i lwayi t i s 33% mi l e s n o r t hwe s twa rd ly a n d t ak es 1% h ou r s t o
LEV SKY, BULGARIAFrom Levsky by t h e Bu l ga r ia n ra i lway i t i s 29%
mi l e s n o r t hwe s twa rd l y a n d take s 1 h ou r 13 m inu t e s t o
PLEVEN, BULGARIA
On t h e Gr ivit‘
za Riv e r, o f n o tou r i n g i n t e r e s t, b u twe l l kn own fo r i t s d e f en s e by Osman—Pa sh a,who,w i t ha Tu rk i s h a rmy o f men h e l d i n c h e ck c omb i n e d
Ru s s i a n an d Rouman ia n a rm i e s f rom Ju l y t o De c emb e r, 1877.
From Pl even by th e Bu l ga r i a n Ra i lway i t i s 65%m i l e s s ou t hwe s twa rd ly a n d tak e s 2% h ou r s t o
MEZDRA, BULGARIAF rom Mezdra by th e Bu l ga r ia n Ra i lway it i s 5444mi l es southwestwa rdly and takes 2 hour s to
SOFIA,BULGARIAConsul : Char l es S . Wi l son,Se c reta ry, is Consul for
Un i t ed S ta t e s of Amer i ca .
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Rou t e 2MAIN TRIP .
From Rustchuk b y th e Bu l ga r ia n Ra i lway i t i s 72m i l e s n o r t h e r l y a n d ta k e s 3 h ou r s t o
GORNA-OREACHOV ITZA, BULGARIA
At Gorn a-O r eachovitza you c a n t ak e c en t ra l t ime fo rSofi a we s t, o r Varn a ea s t .
F rom Gorn a-O reachovitza by t h e Bu l ga r i a n Ra i lway
i t i s m i l e s sou t hwe s twa rd l y a n d tak e s h ou r s t o
TIRNOVO,BULGARIA
From T i rn ovo you ca n go to Gab rovo .
From T ir n ovo b y th e Bu l ga r i a n Ra i lway i t i s
m i l e s sou t h e r l y an d tak e s h ou rs t o
STARA-ZAGORA, BULGARIA
From S ta ra-Zagora b y th e Rouman i a n Ra i lway i t i s
m i l e s a n d take s h ou r s to
TIRNOVO -SEYMEN, BULGARIA
From T i rn ovo-S eymen b y t h e Bu l ga r i a n Ra i lway i ti s 27 m i l e s s ou t h e r l y a n d take s 1% h ou r s t o
SVILENGRAD, BULGARIA
Rou t e 3— VARNA to GORNA-OREACHOV ITZA.
From Va rn a by th e Bu l ga r i an Ra i l way i t i s 153%mi l e s we s twa rd l y v ia ~
Devna (wh i c h i s j u n c t i o n po i n t
fo r Rustchuk t o t h e n o rt hwe s t, a n d Obor is t e t o t h en o rt h ea s t ) a n d take s 6% h ou r s t o
GORNA-OREACHOV ITZA, BULGARIA
Th e re s t o f Rou t e 3 i s same a s Rou t e 1.
Rou t e 4— BURGAS t o SO FIA .
MAIN TRIP.
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BURGAS, BULGARIAIs p r i n c i pa l po r t o f Bu l ga r ia o n B la ck S ea . S t eamsh i p s o f t h e Au s t r ia n Lloyd . t h e Ru s s i a n Company o fNav iga t io n , a n d Me s sage r i e s Ma r i t ime o n th e way toCon s ta n t in op l e, s to p t h e re r egu l a r l y .
From Bu rga s by t h e Bu l ga r ia n Ra i lway i t t ake sh ou r s t o
ZIMNITZA, BULGARIAFrom Zimnitza by t h e Bu l ga r ia n Ra i lway i t i s
m i l e s s ou t hwe s twa rd ly a n d take s h ou r s t o
STARA-ZAGORA, BULGARIA
From S tara-Zagora bv t h e Bu l ga r ia n Ra i lway i t i sm i l e s s ou t hwe s twa rd ly a n d take s h ou rs t o
PLOVDIV, BULGARIA
From Plovd iv b y t h e Bu l ga r i a n Ra i lway i t i sm i l e s n o r t hwe s twa rd l y an d take s h ou r s t o
SOFIA, BULGARIA
Rou t e S— From DADEAGATCH t o SO FIA .
MAIN TRIP .
From Dadeagatch bv t h e Bu l ga r ia n Ra i lway i t i s
m i l e s n o r t h ea s t e r ly a n d take s 5 h ou r s t o
KULELI -BURGAS, BULGARIA
Hot e l : B eledie. n ea r s t a t i o n .
I n t e r e s t i ng Th i n gs : Th e Mo squ e o f S em l i n II,
whos e immen s e dom e i s h igh e r th a n Sa i n t So fia i n
Sofi a,wa s bu i l t b y S i na n th e a rc h i t e c t o f t h e Su l e iman i eo f Con s ta n t i n op l e . Pa rt o f t h e wa l l s b e l o nge d to o l dRoman bu i l d i n gs . Th e re a re fou r m ina r e t s wh i c h ca n
b e v is i t e d fo r v i ew o f'
t h e c i ty . Th e Esk ii
-Dj am i (o l dMo squ e ) was bu i l t u n d e r Ma h ome t I— At a l i t t l e d i s
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ta n c e i s t h e B ezesten,ba zaa r wh e re a n t i qu i t i e s a re s o l d ;a la rge s qua r e bu i l d i n g w i t h fou r e n t ra n c e s . Th i s d i st r i e t i s bu s i n e s s c e n t e r
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o f t own . Ve r y n ea r i s Ieni
Se ra i, o r Ko nak, t h e r e s i d en c e o f t h e Va l i . S t re e tba c k o f Ko nak l ead s i n t e n m i nu t e s t o favo r i t e i s l a n d
wa l k i n t h e summe r a n d au tumn, e sp e c i a l l y F r i daysan d Su n day s . On o th e r s i d e o f r i ve r s ta n d s Mos qu eo f Bayaz i d II, i n t h i s mo s qu e i s a sy lum fo r i n san e .
F rom Kul e l i-Bu rga s by th e Bu l ga r ia n Ra i lway i t i s
67 m i l e s sou t h ea s t e r l y a n d take s 2 h ou r s to
ADRIANOPLE, TURKEYTh e ra i l roa d s t a t io n i s 1% mi l e s ou t s i d e t h e t own .
To rea c h town h i r e ca b to c en t e r o f t h e t own (Al i
Pa c h a B azaa r ) .
Ve ry i n t e re s t i ng town bu i l t b y Empe ro r Ad r ia n ( 117
I t i s c on s i d e r e d o n e o f mo s t impo r ta n t town so f Eu ro pea n Tu rkey . Th e r e i s a ve ry s t ron g ga rr i s o n
b e cau s e o f i t s p rox im i t y t o t h e f ro n t i e r— wh ic h ma i nta i n s among t h e popu l a t i o n a c e r t a i n fa na t i sm .
F rom Adr i an op l e by t h e Bu l ga r i a n Ra i lway i t i s 186
mi l e s n o r t hwe s twa rd ly v ia Sv i l e ngra d a n d Pl ovd iv a n dtake s 7 h ou rs t o
SOFIA, BULGARIA
Rou t e 6— From GIUSHEV O t o SOFIA .
From Giushevo by t h e Bu l ga r i an Ra i lway i t i sm i l e s n o r th ea s t e r l y a n d t ake s 5% h ou r s t o
SOFIA, BULGARIA
Rou t e 7— F rom PIROT t o SOFIA .
PIROT,KINGDOM OF SERBS,CROATS AND SLOVENES
Town o f i n h ab i t a n t s, we l l known fo r t h e
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CZECHO -SLOVAKIA
Mon ey : 100 h e l l e r e qua l s 1 k ro n e . Th e co i n s a re,b ro nz e,1 a n d 2 h e l l e rs ; n i cke l, 10 a n d 20 h e l l e r s ; s i l v e r,1, 2, a n d 5 k ro n e ; go l d 10 a n d 20 k ro n e . No t e s ( p re
wa r ) we re fo r 10, 20,50, 100 a n d k ro n e.
Rou t e l— F rom DRESDEN to PODMOKL (BODENBACH ), USTI-N-LABEM (AUSS IG), LITOMERICE, LOVOSICE, ROUDNICE, KRALUPY,PRAGUE .
Rou t e 2— From (DRESDEN t o BODENBACH and )USTI-N-LABEM (AUSSIG), s ame a s Rou te 1
t h en MARIASCHEIN, TEMPLIMCE, DUCHCOV , MOST, CHUMOTOV , SAAZ, KLADNO,PRAGUE .
Rou t e 3— F rom DRESDEN to DECIN, SCHRECK
ENSTEIN, LITOMERICE, VESTATY-PRIVORY, NYMBURK, KOLIN, CASLAU, NEM
ECKY (DEUTSCH -BROD ), J IHLAVA (IG
LAU), ZNOJMO (ZNAIM ), VIENNA .
Rou t e 4— F rom VIENNA to LUNDENBURG,BRNO,PARDUB ICE,KOLIN,PRAGUE .
Rou t e S— Fr om VIENNA to ZNOJMO (ZNAIM ),NEMECKY (DEUTSCH -BROD ), CASLAU,KOLIN, NYMBURK, VESTATY-PRIVORY,LITOMERICE ( SCHRECKENSTEIN ),DECIN,DRESDEN .
Rou t e 6— From VIENNA to GMUND,WITTINGAU,VESELI, TABOR, BENESOV, PRAGUE .
Rou t e 7— VIENNA, GMUND, BUDEJOVICE, NEP
OMUKY,PILSEN,PRAGUE .
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Rou t e 8— FURTH, D O M A Z L I C E, STANKOV,NYRANY, PILSEN, PRASKOLES-ZEBRAK,BEROUN, ZADNI -TREBAN,RADOTIN,CHUCHEL,PRAHA (PRAGUE) .
Rou t e 9— F r o_
m KONIGSWORT t o.ZATEC . S id e Tr i p
ZATEC to FRANTISKOVY,LAZNE and r e tur n
t o ZATEC . Ma in Tr i p r e sumed ZATEC t o
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CARLSBAD, KLOSTERLE, C H O M UT O V,SAAZ,PRAGUE .
Rou t e l— From DRESDEN t o PODMOKL (BODEN
BACH ), UST I-N-LABEM (AUSS IG), LITOMERICE, LOVOSICE, ROUDNICE, KRALUPY,PRAGUE .
F rom Dre sd en by t h e Ge rman Ra i lways i t i s 53%mi l e s sou t h e r ly v i a Podmokl (38 mi l e s, Ho te l Po s t )a n d take s IV.) h ou rs t o t h e s ta t i o n o f t h e S ta t e Ra i l
way a t
USTI NAD LABEM, CZECHO -SLOVAKIAHot e l s : Dampschiif ; Go ld e n e r S c h iff ; Engl i s ch e r
Ho f ; a l l n ea r s ta t i on a n d p i e rI n t er e s t ing Th i ngs : Town Ha ll— Mu s eum— Chu r c h
Fe r d in an d H i ll (880 f e e t )— Sp l e n d i d v i ew, a l so f romSch r ec ken s t e in proper tv o f Pr i n c e Lobkow i t z .
F rom Us t i Nad Lab em by th e Czecho-S lovak Ra i lway i t i s 8% mi l e s so u t h e r ly a n d take s 13 m inu t e s t o
LITEMORICE, .CZECHO -SLOVAKIA
(Popu l a t ion, El eva t i on, 560 f e e t )Hot els : Ro t e r K reb s ; Ro t e r H i r s c h .
I n t e r e s t i ng Thi n gs : Co lumn of the Virg in ( 1681)Town Ha ll ( r emod e l l e d 1539) — Kelch h au s, bu i l t by a nu ltraqu ist 1584, w i t h th e I n du s t r i a l Mu s eum— Ka i s erFra n z Jo s ep h B r i dge, c ro s s i n g th e El b e 1% mi l e s t oTh er e s i en s t ad t .
F rom Litemor ice bv the Czecho-S l o vak Ra i lway i ti s 5 mi l e s ea s t e r l y a n d take s 15 m inu t e s t o
LOVOSICE, CZECHO -SLOVAKIA
(Popu l a t ion, El eva t i on, 500 f e e t )Hot e l s : Ge rman i a ; S chwarz e s Ro s s .I n t e r e s t in g Th in gs : Cha t eau o f Pr i n c e Sc hwa rz enbu rg— Lovo sic e i s known th rough fi rs t ba t t le o f S even
Domoy (Happy Home ) Prah a I I Jeruzalemska S t r e e t .
Trav el a n d Enqu iry Offices: Th e S ta t e Ra i lwayPrah a II
_
Corner o f Hyb ernska a n d Dlai déna S t r . En
qu i ry O ffi c e o f C esky Zemsky Svaz cizinecky (B ohe
m ian Un i on f o r Pr omoting Visits o f For eign ers t o B 0h ern ia ) Pra h a I I Ob e ch i dum (Pub l i c Ha l l Prasna
b ran a (Powde r Ga t e ) : Fo re i gn e r ’s Offi c e Pra h a I IMik u landska S t r e e t 7.
D iv i ne S ervices a r e h e l d i n Engl i s h e ve ry Sun day
mo rn i n g, Sou k enicka S t r e e t 15.
Boh em ian Th ea t res : Narodni .Divadlo, Boh em ia n
Na t i o n a l Th ea t re Pra h a I I Narodni T i' l da 2, Gra n d
Ope ra, d rama an d operettes ; Méstsk é Divadlo n a KralV inohradech ; Town Th ea t r e ; Pu rk ynovonam .
Sp e c ia l t ies o f B oh emi a a r e : Boh em ia n gl a s s, ga rn e t s,n e ed l ewo rk, l a c e, emb ro i d e r i e s . Th ey ca n
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b e bough t a tZédruha,Artel, Re iman n an d o t h e r s .
Excu r s ion s by Ra ilr oad to : Th e Boh em ia n Pa ra d i s e,t o th e Mou n ta i n s o f Krk onose a n d Sumava (Bohm e rwa l d ), t o Ka r lu v Tyn,Ki ivok lat ( ca s t l e s ) Ku t na,Hora,Plz en, Tabo r ( t o Mo rav i a a n d S l oven sko w i t h na tu ral
b eau t i e s a n d p i c tu r e s qu e co s tumes ) . By t h e s t eame r
s h o r t e r excu rs i o n o ni
t h e V l t ava (Mo l dav i a ) .
Judr . J . Baxa a dvo ca t e, i s t h e p r e s e n t Bur gomast er
o f Praha .
Mr . W'
a l l a c e J . You ng i s Amba s sa do r o f t h e Un i t e d
S t a t e o f Ame r i c a a t Prah a I I B redovska S t re e t 7.
Mr . Cran e i s t h e Con su l o f Un i t e d S ta t e s o f Ame r i caa t Prah a I Mik u lazskaS t r e e t 7.
Mr .
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Gos l i n g i s B r i t i s h Ambas sa do r, a t Pra h a I I I
Thu n S t re e t 12.
Th e Czechoslovac Repub l i c h a s Co n t i n en ta l (on e
h ou r ea r l i e r th a n Gre e nw i c h ) t im e .
In Ju n e, 1920, t h e r e w i l l b e a gr ea t d i s p lay o f t h e
Soko l s f rom Ame r i c a a n d o th e r coun t r i e s o n,
Letna.
Pragu e i s d i v i d e d i n to fo l low i n g d i s t r i c t s : Al t s tadt,mid d l e o f t own ; Josefstadt,N . W . o f A l s t a d t, fo rme r l y
54
exc lu s i ve ly o c cu p i e d b y J ews ; Neu sta d t, en c i rc l in g Alt
s tad t, S . , S . E . a n d E. ; Kl e i n s e i t e, o n l e f t b an k o f
R ive r Mo l dau ; Hrad s c h in,on h e i gh t s o f l e f t b a nk, W .
o f K l e i n s e i t e ; Wyschehrad,S . W. ,on r i gh t ba n k ; We in
b e rg-Geme i n d e,W . o f S ta d t pa rk ; Karo l i n en t h a l,N . E. ,
o n r igh t b an k ; a n d Bubna-Holeschowitz, N . o f Ka ro
linenthal, o n l e f t b an k .
I n t e r e s t ing Th in gs : One s qu a r e w e s t o f n o r t hwe s t
co rn e r o f Sta a ts -Bah n h o f i s J o s e f s-Pla t z, c en t e r of
t own— Fa c i n g sou t h o n r i gh t, i s Kon igsh o f ; l e f t, Cus
t om Hou s e ; s t ra i gh t a h ea d . Pulver thurm Ga t e Towe r
( 1475)— we s t o n Zeltnergasse, on l e f t a t ju n c t io n w i t h
Ob s tma rkt a r e C iv i l Cour t s o f Law ; fu r t h e r w e s t 0
l e f t i s Car o l i num, u n i ve r s i t y l aw s ch oo l bu i l d i n g— D ir ectly n o rt h i s Teynk irche i n i n t e r io r s e e Tomb
s to n e oi Tyc h o B rah e, Dan i s h a s t ro nom e r— No rt h i s
K in sky Pa l ac e,w i t h valuab le Lib rary— No rt h e r l y Ge i s t
ga s s e leads to Josefsstadt i n c en t e r o f wh i c h, oppo s i t e
o l d J ew i s h Ra t h au s, i s Altneuschule, Pragu e’ s o l d e s t
synagogu e,n ea r wh i c h i s J ew i s h Bu r i a l Grou n d,w i t h in
teresting o l d t omb s ton e s— Wes twa rd l y n ea r ea s t e rn e n d
o f Ke t t e n s t eg, i s Rudolfi num,w i t h co n c e r t rooms,O b
servatory o f Mu s i c, Ar t-I n du s t r i a l Mu s eum, Pi c tur e
Ga l l e ry, e t c . Sou t hwe s twa rd l y Kaprova-ga s s e l e a d st h rough N ik l a s-Pla t z, n o r t h o f wh i c h i s Ru s sian
Chu r c h,t o Gro s s e R in g, s ou thwe s t o f wh i ch i s Ra t h au s
o f t h e A l t s t a d t ; i n.
Cou n c i l Ch amb e r s e e B rozik’
s“Hus s
B efore ,Council o f Con s ta n ce”
—Wes twa rd l y o n Ka r l s
ga s s e, o n l e f t, i s Clementinum (1653 w i t h
chu r c h e s, ch a p e l s, ga t eways, t ow e r s, Ep i s copa l S em i
n a ry, Un iv e r s i t y L i br ary vo lumes ), l e c tu r e
ro oms, ob s e rva t o ry, Natu ra l H is t o ry Coll ec t io n s, e t c .— Wes twa rd l y i n K reu zher r e n -Pla t z, a r e Kr eu zh e r r enKi rch e . S tatu e o f Cha r l e s IV and Al t s tad t Towe r
Cro s s in g Kar l s -B ru ck e ( commen c e d 1357; 1644 f e e t
lo n g, 16 a rch e s ) Kl e i n s e i t e i s r ea ch e d— On l e f t i s Ma l
theser-Ki r sch e ; s ou t h Maltheser -Pla tz, Nos t it z Pa l ace55
(w i t h Pic tu r e Galle ry a n d Lib rary a n d Kampa Insel
Re tu rn i n g n o rt hwa rd l y a n d co n t i nu i n g we s t o n B ruck
enga s s e, i s K lein s e i te-Ring,w i t h Radetsky Monument
( 1858) a n d J e su i t Chu r ch o f St. N ic h olas ( 1637-1752)No r t h Gove rnmen t O ffices— Nort hwe s t-wardly,Thomas
ga s se l ea d s pa s t St. Th omas’ Chur ch t o Waldstein
Pla t z, ea s t o f wh i c h i s Count Walds tein’
s Palace
( l623)— Nor t h i s Fu rst e n b e rg Pa l ac e— Eas t KaserneB l in d I n s t itute ( sou t hwe s t o f wh i c h i s Kestensteg,wh i c h c ro s s e s Mo l dau t o Jo s e f s t a d t )— Nor t hw e s twa rd l y
Chotek s-An lagen a n d S a n d t h o r— Sou t hwe s twa rd l y
Ka isergarte n— Sou t h i s t h e Bu rg (o l d Impe r i a l Pa la c e,r e s to r e d 1333, 1484 a n d ea r l y 17t h c e n tu ry )— Nea rby,o th e r p a la c e s, c hu r c h e s, a n d Cathedral (Me t ro po l i ta n
Chu r c h o f S t . Vi tu s, b egu n i n n av e s e e Monu
men t o f‘
the'
Kings ; i n alabasta a n d Wenzel Chapel,many p re c i ou s s t o n e s ; i n Mart inez Chapel s e e Head of ’
Chr is t o n n apk i n, cop i e d f rom o l d Byza n t i n e ; i n c h o i r
s e e ‘Sh rine o f St.‘
Nepomuc” o f s i l v e r )
W'
es twa rd l y i s H rads c h in-Pla tz, n o r t h o f wh i c h s e eA rc h iep is c opal Pa lace ; s ou t h Carmelite Nunnery and
Pr in c e S c hwa rz en berg Pa lac e ; wes t Palace of former
Emp ero r Fra ncis J o s eph— From Hr adschin-Platz,Lor e t to-gr a s s e l ea d s sou t hwe s twa rd ly t o Lor etto-Platz,we s t o f wh i ch i s Pohozeletz-Platz— To sou t h s t e p s l ea dup t o Abb ey o f Strahow (on h i gh es t groun d i n t own )w i th Chu rc h o f the Assumption a n d Pictur e Gal lery( l a d i e s n o t a dm i t t e d )— De s c en d i n g, go i ng west
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and
s ou t h pa s t Lobkowit z Palace a n d Mar ia de Victor ia
K i rc h e,a n d co n t i nu i n g sou t h two s qua r e s a n d we s t o n e,i s cable-railway a s cendi n g t o Hasenburg ( t o tal elevat i o n 985 feet ; restaurant and Fine View— Upon de
scendi ng to the south are Kinsky Garten,Smitchow,south ofwhi ch isPalacky-Brucke,a short cut to centreof
,
Prague) and Botanical Gardensém Go north onFordinands-Qual,turn west andcrossKaiser-Franz-Brucke,
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TEMPLIMCE,CZECHO -SLOVAKIA
(Native popu l a t ion, El evation,720 f e e t )Ra ilway Sta t ion s : Au s s ig-Tep l i t z o r Cen t ra l S ta t i o n,l o ca t e d V,» mi l e n o r t h o f Ma rk e t P la c e, wh e r e t ra i n s
fo r Au s s ig d epa r t ; Wald to r S ta t i o n, l o ca t e d 1 mi l e
n o r t hwe s t o f Ma rke t P la c e,wh e r e t ra i n s fo r Chumotov
a n d B od en bach d epa r t ; S c h lo s sga r t e n S ta t i on, l o ca t ed
1 mi l e sou t hw e s t o f Ma rk e t Pl a c e, wh e r e t ra i n s fo r
Lobo s it z a n d Re ic h enb e rg d epar t .
Excur s ion s : To Mileschauer, fou r h ou rs f rom T epl itz,wh e r e o n e o f t h e mo s t r ema rkab l e o f t h e b eau t i fu lv i ews i n B oh em ia f e e t ) .
Hot els : S ta d t Lon don,-ih Langega s s e ; Zum A l t en
Ra t h au s, i n t h e ma rke t p l a c e ; Po s t, i n Langega s s e .
I n t er e s ting Th in gs : Curgarten, a rou nd t h e s i d e s o f
wh i c h a re Ka i s e rb a d, Th ea t r e, Herr en hau s, a n d t h e
Cu rsalon— Mon t d e Ligne (768 f e e t ), app roa ch ed f rom
th e L i n d e n -S t ra s s e, w i t h fi ne v i ew— Ka is er -Par k a n d
Pr inc e C l ary’ s S c h l o s sgar t e n, h i gh e s t po i n t i n T ep l itz ;
s e e t imb e r e d grou n d s,a n d lake s w i t h swa n s— F in e v i ew
from K6nigsh6he (867 f e e t ), app ro a ch ed t h rough S t e fa n s -Pla t z— Stefanshij he (837 f e e t h i gh ) i s a n o t h e r po i n t
f rom wh i c h fi n e v i ew .
Th e re i s a v i s i t o r s ’ a n d mu s i c t ax fo r a s t ay o f mo re
t h a n o n e we ek . Tep l i t z mean s “wa rm ba th s .
F rom Templirnce b y t h e Au s s i g—Tep l i t z Ra i lway i t i s
6 mi l e s a n d take s 28 m i nu t e s t o t h e ma i n s ta t i o n a t
DUCHCOV, CZECHO-SLOVAKIA (710 feet)Ra ilway S ta t i ons: Ma i n s ta t i o n, a t ea s t e r l y s i d e o ft own, wh e r e t ra i n s fo r Au s s i g-Tep l i t z Ra i lway d epa r t ;a t t h e same s ta t i o n t ra i n s a l so fo r S ta t e Ra i lway de pa r t .Excu r s ion T icke t s to B erl in-Sauerb runn and r e tu rn .
Name o f Mayor o r Bu rgomaster of City: Mr . Ado l fHa r t i g .
Hot e l s : S ta d t Ho t e l, l o ca t e d i n Town Pla c e ; Hot e lK ron e, Ca s t l e S t r e e t ; Ce sky Dum, Sc h oo l S t r e e t .
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Lodgi n g fo r o n e room, Kron e r ; B reakfa s t,Kron e r ; Lu n ch eon, Kron e r ; D in n e r, 5-12 Kron e r .
Spec ia l t i e s o f C i ty : Duxer Po rc e la i n Manu fa c to r i e s,Ltd , a t Tep l i t z S t r e e t ; gla s swo rks, Enge l s 81 Co . ;
Luke s Co .
I n t e r e s t i n g Th ings : Mu s eum, i n th e ma i n s t re e t,a l s o Mu s eum a t t h e Ca s t l e— Lake w i t h boa t s— Arou n d
t h e lak e t re e s a n d pa rk s w i t h b eau t i fu l monumen t s,a l s o a foo t ba l l fi e l d .
Along th e s t r e e t o f T ep l it z a h a l f h ou r f rom town,n ea r v i l l age o f Loo sc h, t h e r e i s o l d Roman Ca th
ed ra l, e s tab l i s h e d b e fo re Ch r i s t . In t h e bo t tom h a sb e e n foun d j ewe l s a n d mon ey f rom o l d Roman days .
F rom Du c h c ov by t h e Czecho-S l ovak Ra i lway i t i s102 m i l e s v ia Mos t (9% m i l e s ) . Ch omu t ov (23 mi l e s ) ,Saaz (37% mi l e s ) , Kladno (84 m i l e s ) a n d tak e s 3%h ou r s t o
PRAGUE ( See page 53)Rou t e 3— Fr om DRESDEN to DECIN, SCHRECK
ENSTEIN, LITOMENCE, VESTALY, PRO
VORY, NYMBURK, KOLIN, CASLAN, NEM
ECKY (DEUTSCH-BROD) J IHLAVA ( I GLAU)ZNOJMO (ZNAIM ) a n d VIENNA .
From D re sd en (German y ) by th e Ge rman Ra i lway
i t i s 201 mi l e s s ou t h e r ly by t h e Czecho-S lovak Ra i lwayv i a D ec i n (38% m i l e s ; Ho te l S i l b e rn e r-S t e rn ) ; Schr e c kenstein (54 mi l e s ),w i t h v i ews 1 m i l e away ; Lit ome rice
(69m i l e s ) ; V estaty-Pr ivory (98 mi l e s ) ; Nymb ourg ( 122
m i l e s ) ; Ko l in ( 138 mi l e s ) ; Caslau ( 150 mi l e s ) ; Nemecky( 184 mi l e s ; Ho t e l We i s s e s Ro s s ), a nd tak e s 6 h ou r s t o
J IHLAVA, CZECHO -SLOVAKIA
In t e r e s t ing Th ings : Got h i c Chur ch o f St. JamesTown Ha l l,w i t h book o f C i v i c Law
F rom J i h l ava by t h e Czecho-S l ovak Ra i l way i t i s
124 mi l e s s ou t h e r ly v ia Zn ojmo (61 m i l e s, Ho t e l D re i50
Kron en ) a n d take s 4 h ou r s t o th e s t a t io n o f t h eAu s t r i a n Ra i lway a t
VIENNA,AUSTRIA ( S e e page 7)Th e Cu s t oms Hou s e exam in a t i on on way to Vienna
take s p la c e a t Re t z .
Rou t e 4— F rom VIENNA to LUNDENBERG,BRNO,PARDUB ICE,KOLIN an d PRAGUE .
From No rd S ta t i o n o f t h e Au s t r i a n S ta t e Ra i lway a tV i e n na i t i s 57 1 2 mi l e s n o r t h e r ly by t h e Au s t r i a n S ta t eRa i lway a n d tak e s NA h ou r s t o the
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Main S ta t i o n a t
LUNDENBERG (520 f e e t) ( S e e page 7)Excursi o n s : Ha l f h ou r by mo to r ca r to E isgru b,wh i c h ha s la rge Ca s t l e a n d Park o f 100 s qu a re m i l e s
b e lo n gi n g to Pr i n c e L i ech t e n s t e i n,w i t h b eau t i fu l l ake s,Or i e n ta l a n d Ch i n e s e pav i l i o n s, a n d a Granzhalle.
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Hot e l : Go ld e n e s Lamm .
On t h e fo rme r l i n e b e twe e n Au s t r i a a n d Mo rav ia .
Lu n d en b e rg i s 196 m i l e s f rom Pr agu e .From Lu n d enb e rg b y t h e Czecho-S l ovak Ra i lway i ti s 37 m i l e s n o r t h e r l y a n d take s 1 h ou r to
BRNO, CZECHO -SLOVAKIA
(Popu l a t ion, El eva t ion, 745 f e et)Excu r s ions : To Tis c hnow i t z, 18 mi l e s b y t ra i n .
Hot els : Gran d,oppo s i t e s ta t i o n, a n d Padowetz ZumKa i s e r vo n O e s t e r r e i c h .
I n t er e s t i ng Th ings : Ob e l isk commemo ra t i ng Ba t t l e
o f Le ip z i g (1813) o n t h e F ra n z e n sb e rg— EpiscopalPalace— Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul (15th Ce n
tury) —Stadthof— Spielberg (846 fee t ),wi t h Citadel ofsame n ame at the top,where Count Pel l ico, Ital ianpoet,was confined for eight years; this citadel conta i ns a wel l 370 feet deep and to rture cel l ; there isfine vi ew from top—Moravian Industrial MuseumStadthalterei,former Augus t i ne conven t,now a lovely
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Hot el : S imon .
The Cu s t om s Hou s e exam ina t ion on way to V estaty
Privory take s p l a c e a t D ec in (Te ts c h e n ) .
V estaty-Privo ry i s ju n c t i o n po i n t o f ma i n l i n e s D r e s
d en -Vien n a, a n d B e rlin-Pragu e .
V estaty-Privo ry i s gr ea t vege t ab l e s e c t i o n o f Czecho
S l ovak i aF rom V estaty-Pr ivo ry by t h e S ta t e Ra i lway i t i s 79
mi l es ea s t e r l y v ia L i t omer ice (29 mi l e s ) a n d Dec i n a n d
take s 4 h ou r s t o
DRESDEN,GERMANY ( S e e page 259)
Rou t e 6— VIENNA to PRAGUE via GMUND,WIT
TINGAU,VESELI,TABOR an d BENESOV .
From Vienna b y th e Au s t r i a n S ta t e Ra i lway i t i s 153mi l e s n o r t h ea s t e r l y v i a Gmund ( 102 mi l es ),,Wit tingau
( 123 mi l e s ),Ves e l i ( 136 mi l e s ) a n d tak e s 5 hou r s t o
TABOR, CZECHO -SLOVAKIAHot e l : Novys, i n Hu savo Namesti .
I n t e r e s t i ng Th i ngs : Ring Pl a c e— Town Hall
w i t h t h e Municipal . Museum— Decauats Chur c h ( 1516 )A S ton e Tab l e i n f ron t o f Ct i bo r Hou s e 6— S ta tu eo f Ziék a ( 1877) — Ru i n s o f For t r e s s .Gmun d i s 187% mi l e s f rom Ege r .From Tabor by th e S ta t e Ra i lway i t i s 64% m i l e s
no r th e r l y v i a B e n e s ov (33 m i l e s ) a n d t ake s 2 h ou r s t o
PRAGUE,CZECHO -SLOVAKIA ( S e e p age 53)
Rou t e 7— From VIENNA to PRAGUE v ia GMUND,BUDE JOVICE,NEPOMUKY an d PILSEN .
From Ka i s e r F ran z-Jo s e ph S ta t i o n o f t h e Au s t r ia nRa i lway a t Vien n a i t i s 218 mi l e s n o r th e r l y v ia Gmund
( 102 m i l e s ), Bu dwe is ( 133 mi l e s ), Nepomuky ( 196
m i l e s ) a n d take s 6 h ou r s t o
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PILSEN, CZECHO -SLOVAKIA
(Popul a ti on, El eva t i o n, f e e t)Hot e l s : (F i rs t c l a s s ) Ho t e l Wa l d ek, Sme ta na Pa rk ;Ho te l P i l s e n Cou r t, Zb rojnick a S t r e e t ; Ho te l o f t h e
Go ld e n Eagl e, i n t h e Squa re . ( Se con d c l a s s ) Hambu rg Ho t e l, S ta t io n Road ; Novy Ho t e l, S ta t i o n Roa d ;Th e O l d Po s t Ho t e l, Palacky Squa r e ; Rih an ek Ho t e l,S t re l e cka Roa d .
Res tau rant s : Tave rn Kn ob lo c h, Solni Road ; Gra n dRe s tau ra n t Sa l zman n, Pragu e Road ; Ba th Re s tau ra n tLo ch o t i n ; Svobodva Res tau ra n t, Per lova Road .
Ba t hs: Th e Mun i c i pa l B a t h, Prokopova S t re e t ; Th e
Mun i c i pa l Sw imm in g Ba th s, Doudleveck a S t re e t .Sp eci a l t ie s o f t h e C i ty a r e b e e r .
I n t er e s t i n g Th i ngs : Th e Grand Squa r e,w i t h Chur ch
( 1292)— Town Ha l l, bu i l t i n 1558— Mar ia n sky Co lumn( 1680)Cl o i s t e r o f t h e Fr an c is can Monk s ( 1290)— 0 1d
Ceme t e r i e s o f Sa int N ic h o l a s a n d All Sa i n t s,w i t h t h e i r
o l d c hu rc h e s— Ol d Ceme t e ry o f Sa i n t George i n o l dpa r i s h o f Tyn i c e— Mu n i c i pal Sav i ngs Ba nk— Cou rt of
Ju s t i c e— Chamb e r o f.
Commerc e— Mu n ic i pal Theatre
Pub l ic Gard en s— Ce l e b ra t e d Fr e s c o e s o f Ales_
in t h e
h ou s e s o f N e ru da S t re e t— Pec h ac ek Pa rk— Loc h o t in,wi t h t h e Ba t h a n d Re s tau ra n t a n d th e v i l l a s— Large
B rewe r i e s— Exc e l l en t ex cu rs io n s i n t h e n e igh bo rh o o d
a nd i n t h e Sumava (Eis e n s t e in, t h e B l a ck Lake,Ce skaKub i c e a n d Cerchov, e t c . )— Got h i c Chu r ch o f St.
Ba r t h o l omew, wi t h Mu s eum— Rock c e l l a r s o f t h eB rew er y,wh e re Pi l s e n e r b e e r i s mad e— F i n e Ar ts Mu
s eum wi th l e c tu r e h a l l— Th e mun i c i pa l t h ea t r e— Two
pub l i c l i b ra r i e s— A pub l i c l e c tu r e h a l l .
Pilsen i s t h e na t i o n a l a n d comme rc i a l c e n t e r o f
wes t e rn Boh em ia, a n d, a f t e r Pr agu e, t h e l a rge s t t own
i n Czecho-S lovak ia . It i s i n a ba s i n fo rmed by t h emou n ta i n s a n d h i l l s o f t h e v i c i n i ty .
Nepomuky i s b i r t h p l a c e o f S t . John, pa t ro n sa i n t o f
Bo h em i a63
Pi l s en e r b e e r a t B eye r ’ s Ga rd e n an d Sa l zma n n ’ s
B i e rh a l l e .
Pil s en i s a t t h e me e t i n g o f th e M i es a n d RadbusaRive rs .
From Pi l s en by th e S ta t e Ra i lway i t i s 71% m i l e s v iaZad n e-Treba n an d tak e s 2% h ou r s t o
PRAGUE,CZECHO -SLOVAKIA (See page 53)Rou t e 8— F rom FURTH to DOMAZLICE, STAN
KOV NYRANY, PILSEN, PRASKOLES-ZE
BRAK, BROUN, ZADN I-TREBAN, RADOTIN,CHUCHEL,a n d PRAGUE .
From Fu r th by th e Ge rma n a n d Czecho- S lo vak Ra i l
ways i t i s 121% m i l e s n o r t h ea s t e r l y via Domaz l icem i l e s ), S tankov (26 m i l e s ), Nyr any (42 mi l e s ),
Pilsen (71% mi l e s ), Prask oles-Zeb rak m i l e s ),B eroun mi l e s ),Zadn i-Treban m i l e s ),Rado t in
mi l e s ), Chuc h e l m i l e s ) a n d take s 5 h ou r s to
PRAGUE,CZECHO -SLOVAKIA ( S e e page 53)Rou t e 9— F rom KONIGSWORT t o ZATEC,S ide Tr ipZATEC to FRANTI SKOVY,LAZNE,and r e turnt o ZATEC, Ma in Tr ip Resume-d ZATEC t o
CARLSBAD, KLOSTERLE, CHUMOTOV ,SAAZ,a n d PRAGUE .
MAIN TRIPF rom Konigswor t, Ge rmany, by th e Czecho- S l ovak
Ra i lway i t i s m i l e s n o r t h ea s t e r l y a n d take s
h ou r t oZATEC (EGER) Hot e l Z
'we i Erzhoge.
S i d e T r i p,Ma in Tr i p Re sumed page 65.
From Za t e c i t i s 4 mi l e s n o r th ea s t e r l y b y Czecho
S l ovak Ra i lway an d take s h ou r t o
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Hot e l s : Konigsvilla ; Gran d Ho t e l (bo t h o n Sa l z64
Th e Cu s t oms Hou s e exam in a t ion o n way t o P'
r agu e
take s p la c e a t Eger,o r Ca r l sb a d,3 h ou r s f rom Kl o s t er l e .From Klo s t e r l e by t h e Au s t r i a n Ra i lway i t i s 8734;m i l e s v i a Ch omu t ov ( INA m i l e s ), Saa z m i l e s ),Kr
’
upa,Reno a n d K lad n o an d tak e s 3% h ou rs t o
PRAGUE,CZECHO -SLOVAKIA
DENMARK
Rou t e l— HELS INGOR t o FREDENSBORG,HILLB ROD and COPENHAGEN .
Rou t e Z— F rom KIEL to NEUMUNSTER,SCHLESWIG,FLENSBURG,VAMDRUP, FREDERICA,ODENSE an d COPENHAGEN .
Rou t e 3— Fr om ESBJERG t o VAMDRUP, FREDERICA, ODENSE, NYBORG, KORSOR, ROS
KILDE and COPENHAGEN .
Rou t e 4— From KLUNDBORG t o HOLBAEK and
COPENHAGEN .
Rou t e S— From HAMBURG t o ELMSHORN,KIEL,NEUMUNSTER, SCHLESWIG, FLENSBURG,VAMDRUP, FREDERICA, ODENSE an d CD
PENHAGEN .
App roa c h es t o D enmark : Denma rk‘ i s r ea c h ed by
s t eame r f rom Engl a n d, Germany, Swed en, No rway, o r
f rom th e Un i t e d S ta t e s, t h e s t eame rs f rom fo r e i gn po r t s
a r r i v i ng a t t h e Toldbod ( cus t om s hou s e do ck ) ; an d by
s t eame rs f rom Dan i s h po r t s,wh i c h a r r i v e a t KvaesthusB ro . Th e ferry f rom Malmo, Swed en, a r r i ve s a t t h e
Fr ihavn. Denma rk i s a l s o ea s i l y r ea c h e d by ra i lway
f rom con t i n en ta l po i n t s .Baggage : May b e r egi s t e r e d t h rough to t h e Cop e n
h age n cu s tom s hou s e, f rom fo r e ign po r t s .
Mon ey : Un i t i s 1 Kro n e wh i c h i s e qua l t o 100 o r eCopp e r s a re 1,2, a n d 5 or e — S i l v e r 10, 25, 50 ore, a n d100 an d 200 Kron e s— go l d i s 5, 10 a n d 20 Kron e s
Pap e r 5, 10,50, 100,500, Kron e s .
Route l— HELSINGOR t o FREDENSBORG,HILLEROD a n d COPENHAGEN .
HELSINGOR (Els i n o r e) DENMARK
On soun d,5 mi nu t e s i s fi n e Ca s t l e o f Kronborg a n d
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Bath s : Ba dean s ta l t Kj b enhavn, S tu d i e-Straede 61;
Sea B a th s o n t h e Strandvej .
Engl is h Chu r ch S erv i c e : Be twe e n th e cu s tom s h ou s e
a n d c i t a d e l, on Esp l a na d e .
Sp ecia l t ie s : Dan i s h po rc e la i n, fa c to ry o f B i n g
Grendahl,Amager torv 8 . Dan i s h,Green l a n d an d Ice
landic wa re s, Kongensgade 55.
I n t e r e s t i n g Th i ngs : In i n n e r c i ty t h e c en t e r i s O l d
Town, b e twe e n Kongens Nytorv a nd Boul eva rds
Raadhus Pla ts i s b e twe e n o l d t own an d n ew we s t e rn
pa r t, a n d o n i t s sou t h s i d e i s Raadhus,w i t h figu r e o fAb salom above e n t ran c e ; fi n e v i ew f rom 348- fo o t
t owe r ( c h ime s an d c oppe r roo f) ; i n n e r cou r t s u s e d fo r
m ee t i n gs— Fr eder ick sb erg-Gad e i s i n t e r e s t i n g s t r e e t
In New an d O ld Mar ket a r e Law Cou rts,a n d t o n o r t h
i s V or -Fru e-K i rk e, o rnam en t e d w i t h s t a tues by Th orvaldsen ; fi n e v i ew f rom ga l l e ry 236 s t ep s up— ~ No rt h o f
t h i s c hu r c h i s Fru e-Plads, o n n o r t h s i d e o f wh i c h i s
Un iv er s ity w i t h s tu de n t s— Nea rby i s
Univer sity .
Lib rary, w i t h volumesm B ack o f
Un ive rs i t y,Zoo' l ogic a l Mu s eum ; i n Wha l e S e c t i o n t h e r e
i s on e s p e c ime n 78 f e e t l o n g— Fin e View o f c i ty a n dcoa s t o f Sweden f rom Rou n d Tower, 117 f e e t h igh
No . 6 Amager torv i s o l d e s t h ou s e i n c i t y ( 16 l6 )— Toea s t o f Amagertorv i s O stergade,wh i c h go e s to Kon
gen s Nytorv (K ing’ s New Ma rke t ) , c h i e f p l aza o f the
c i t y, w i t h s ta tu e o f Ch r i s t i a n V o n h o rs eba ck,ca l l e d “Hes t en — Cha rlo t t e n bu rg Pa l a c e now
Roya l Ac ad emy of Ar t— S t a tu e o f Naval Hero N ie l sJu el on th e Holm en s-Kan a l— Holmen s-K ir ke, w i t hb eau tifu llv ca rved pu l p i t a n d
.a l ta r— On Slotsholm
i s l a n d s e e Ch r is t ian sborg Pa la c e ( 1733) a n d Equ e s t r i a n
S tatu e F red e r i c k VI I a dj a c e n t— In Grounds o f Slo t s
K ir k e s e e B ron ze F igu r e s “ S t re n gth , Hea l t h,Wisdoma n d Ju s t i c e,
” b y Th o rva l d s e n— Roya l L i b ra ry i n Ch r i st ia n s-Gad e, w i t h vo lumes , manu s c r i p t s ;s e e I c e la n d i c manu s c r i p t w i t h fi r s t a c coun t o f
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Vik in gs ’ Voyage s t o Amer i c a and Gr e e n l a nd (No .
a s t ronom i ca l n o t es by Tyc h o B ra h e (No . I b s en’ s“Wil d Du c k” a nd “B ran d” manu s c r i p t s (Nos . 170 a n d
a n d F ir s t B ook Prin t e d in Denmark (No . 456)Th o rv ald s en Mu s eum— Na t ion a l Mu s eum,w i t h Dan i s h
a n t iqu i t i e s, a n d Et h n ograph i ca l a n d Num isma t i c exhib its— Mu s eum of I n du str ia l Ar t, i n Ve s t re Boul evar d— Ny-Ca r l s b e rg Glypothek u nu su a l ly fi n e co l
l e c t i o n o f s cu l p tu r e s d on a t e d by D r . Ja cob s on,wea l t h yb rewe r, a n d w i fe— Ors t e d Pa rk,w i t h S t a tu e o f O r s t e d,d i s c o ve r e r o f e l e c t ro -magn e t i sm, a n d o f h i s b ro t h e r, a
no t e d j u r i s t— Bo tan i c a l Ga r d en, w i t h pa lm hou s e a n d
phy s i o l ogi ca l l a bo ra t o ry— Ros en berg Pala ce, fo rme r l y
o c cup i e d b y Da n i s h mona rc h s fo r pa r t o f y ea r ; s e e
i n s i gn i a o f t h e O rd e r o f the El epha n t, t h e mos t'
t e
k nowned Dan i s h b ro t h e rh oo d, an d t h e ban qu e t i ngroom w i t h Dan i s h ta p e s t r i e s, s i l ve r p l a t e, po rc e l a i nEas t o f pa la c e i s Ro s en b erg Pa rk— Art Mu s eum, w i t h
n a t i on a l c o l l e c t i o ns — Pa la ce o f Coun t Schimmelmann,a n d . oppo s i t e, Pa la c e o f Coun t Mo l tk e-B regentved,w i t h
p i c tu r e s by Rub en s, Rembra n d t,cTeniers, V an Ruysda e l, a n d -o th e r s— Fr ed e r i k s-K i rk e (a ma rb l e c hu r c h,bu i l t i n w i t h fi n e v i ew f rom dome, 263 f e e t— By
way o f B redgade a n d Amaliegade t o Esplana d e a n d
Grou nd s su r roun d ing o l d Fr e d e r ik sh avn C i ta d e lLa ngl i n i e, 3A, m i l e l o n g— F r e d e r iksb e rg-Have, wi t hp re t t y wa lk s ove rhun g w i t h s h a d e t r e e s— Zoo
’
log ic alGard e n t o we s t— No rt h o f F r ed e r ik sb e rg Pa l ac e i s
Royal Po rc e la i n Work s ( fou nd e d 1799) a n d adj o i n i n g
Fa i e n c e Fa c t ory, t o wh i c h pu b l i c a dm i t t e d Tu e s day sa n d Fr i days .
Cop enh age n i s bu i l t o n b o t h s i d e s o f t h e Kalveb odS tr a nd, a n d t h e r e i s a pa l i sa d e b e twe e n t h e wa r a n d
c omme rc ia l h a rbo r s . It i s t h e o n l y fo r t ifi e d t own i nDenma rk .
Excu r s i on s : To Va l by an d B rew er ie s fou n de d b y
Ja cob se n . See a l so J e su s-K i rk e, b o rn e upon 82 p i l l a r s .
From Cop enhagen by s t eame r i t i s 9 h ou r s to Ronne,on we s t coa s t o f i s l a n d o f B o rn h o lm, wh i c h h a s a n
a r ea o f 225 s qua r e m i l e s .Hotel s (a t Rdnne) : Dam
’ s Ho t e l a n d Tou r i s t Ho t e l ;Ho t e l d
’
Angleter re, Kongen s-Nytorv 34; Pho en ix,B redgrade 37; Kongen o f Danma rk,Ho lm en s-Kana l 15.
Cop en h agen t o Reva l,509 m i l e s ; Riga,460 ; Hels ingfo r s,533; S t . Pet e r s bu rg,683; Danz ig,265; Kon igsb e rg,295; S t e t t in, 160 .
Rou te Z— Fr om KIEL t o NEUMUNSTER,SCHLESWIG, FLENSBURG,VAMDRUP,FREDERICA,ODENSE an d COPENHAGEN .
F rom K ie l b y t h e Dan i s h Ra i lway i t i s 19% m i l e s
sou t h e r l y a n d tak e s 28 m inu t e s t o
NEUMUNSTER,DENMARK
Hotel : Bau h o fs .From N eumuns t e r b y t h e Dan i s h Ra i lway i t i s 36
mi l e s n o r t hw e s twa rd ly a n d tak e s 11 2 h ou r s t o
SCHLESWIG,DENMARK
Hot els : Raven s ; S tad t Hambu rg ; Kos t e r .
F rom Sc hle sw ig by t h e Da n i s h Ra i lway i t i s 25 mi l e sn o r t h e r ly a n d tak e s 55 minu t e s t o
FLENSBURG,DENMARK (Popu l a t i o n,Hot e l s : Manhofs ; F l en s bu rge r Ho f .From F len sbu rg b y th e Dan i s h Ra i lway i t i s 51 m i l e sn o r t h e r l y a n d take s 1 h ou r s t o
VAMDRUP,DENMARK (Popul a t i o n,
The Cust oms Hou s e exam in a t i o n on way to Cop enh agen, Denma rk, v i a Vamd rup ( t h e Dan i s h f ro n t i e r)do e s n o t tak e p l a c e u n t i l t h e Cap i to l i s r ea c h ed, wh en
luggage i s booked fo r Cop en hagen .
From Odens e b y t h e Dan i s h Ra i lway i t i s 18 m i l e ssou t h ea s t e r l y a nd take s V3 h ou r t o
NYBORG,DENMARK (Popu l a t io n,
From Nyb org by th e s t eam f e r ry i t i s 16 mi l e s ea s t
e r l y a n d take s h ou r s t o fe r ry a t
KORSOR, DENMARK
Hotel : Ko rsor .Ra i l roa d s t eam fe r ry a c ro s s t h e Grea t B e l t s t a r t s
h e r e .
Kor so r ( ra i l ro a d r e s tau rant ) i s 272 m i l e s f rom Ham
bu rg ; a n d 58 m i l e s f rom Ko r s or t o Ro sk ilde, wh ic hwa s r e s i d e n c e o f Dan i s h ki n gs a s l a t e a s 1445.
F rom Kor so r by t h e Dan i s h Ra i lway i t i s 58 mi l e sn o r t h ea s t e r l y a n d t ake s h ou r s t o
ROSKILDE,DENMARK
Hot e l : Pr i n s e n, i n t h e Algade .
I n t e r e s ting Th i ngs : Raadhus— Cat h edr a l, t owe r s 246f e e t .
Rosk i l d e i s 100 mi l e s f rom Gj e d s e r, to wh i c h po i n t
s t eame r come s ev e ry two h ou r s f rom Warnenmiinde,
Germany,mak i n g t h i s t h e sh o r t rou t e b e twe en B er l inan d Cop en h agen .
From Rosk i l d e byt h e Dan i s h Ra i l way i t i s 21 m i l e sn o r t h ea s t e r l y a n d t ak es 30 m i nu t e s t o
COPENHAGEN,DENMARKRou t e 4— From KLUNDBORG t o HOLBAEK an dCOPENHAGEN
From Ka lu'n dbo rg by t h e Dan i s h Ra i l way i t i s 29mi l e s ea s t e r l y a n d tak e s 1 h ou r t o
HOLBAEK, DENMARKHot e l : Isefjord.
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From Hol ba ek by th e Dan i s h Ra i lway i t i s 45 m i l e sa n d take s 1% h ou r s t o
COPENHAGEN,DENMARK
Rou t e S— From HAMBURG t o ELMSHORN,KIEL,NEUMUNSTER, SCHLESWIG, FLENSBURG,VAMDRUP, FREDERICA, ODENSE an d coPENHAGEN .
From Hambur g by t h e Ge rman Ra i lway i t i s 28596m i l e s n o r t hwe s twa rd l y a n d tak e s 8 h ou r s t o
ELMSHORN,GERMANY
t' rom Elmsh or n by t h e Ra i lway i t i s 200
m i l e s n o rt h e r l y an d t ak e s 9 h ou r s t o
KIEL, DENMARK (Popu l a t i o n,
Hot e l s : Ge rman ia, Hau sa, Con t i n en ta l ( n ea r t h e
s ta t i o n ; a n d in t own, Zum Kron p r i n z en a n d Deu tsclier
Ka i s e r ; n ea r Sch l o s s Ga r t en , Ho t e l Ho l t s .K i e l wa s h ea dqu a r t e r s o f Ge rman Navy, w i th Nava l
Aca d emy an d Un i ve r s i t y .
I n t e r e s t i ng Th i ngs : Traulow Mu s eum, w i th woo d
ca rv i ngs 16t h a n d 17t h Ce n tu r i e s— Pa l ac e ( 16th Cen
tu ry )— Sc h l o s s-Gar t e n,w i t h War Monumen t a n d S ta tu eo f Emp ero r Wil l i am I— Un i ve r s i ty an d ad j o i n i n g i n s t i
tutions, w i t h vo lume Li b ra ry .
Excu r s i on : Wes t b ank o f h a rbo r a n d Dustern
b r ooke r-Weg . See Ka i s e r Wi l h el m Cana l, c on n ec t i n g
Ba l t i c w i th Nor t h S ea : co s t w i t h l o ck s a teither en d ; 60 m i l e s l o n g, 30 f e e t d e ep ; w id t h a t bo t t om70 fe e t, t o p 220 f e e t ; r e qu i r i n g n i n e h ou r s fo r s t eame rto go th rough .
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ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND .
Mon ey : Un i t i s s h i l l i n g compo s e d o f 12 pe n c e
O n e p en ny i s c ompo s e d o f 4 fa r t h i n gs— Copp e r
co i n s a r e 1,2 a n d 2% ( tupp en c e h’ap e nn y) ; s i l v e r,
1, 2, 2% (“
V2 c rown s"
) s h i l l i n gs— A pou n d ( 58 ) i s 20s h i l l i n gs— A gu i n ea i s 21 s h i l l i n gs— Ki ngdom o f S e rb s
C roa t s a n d S lov en e s .R o u t e 1— M a i n t r i p4 From DU-B L I N, I r e
l a n d t o H O L Y H'
E A D, W a l e s, a n d BAN
G O R— S id e Tr ip l— F r om B A N G O R t o
B E T H E S D A . S id e Tr i p 2— F rom BAN
GOR to CARNARVON— S ide Tr i p 3— Fr om CARNARVON t o SITE OF SEGONTIUM— S ide Trip
4— F‘rom
_CARNARVON to LLANBERIS and
SNOWDON— S ide T rip 5— From LLANBERI S toBETHESDA, ABER, PENMAENMAWR.
” Ma inTr ip Re sumed— From BANGOR to CONWAYS ide a
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p— F rom CONWAY to LLANDUDNO .
Ma i'
n Trip Re sumed From CONWAY to CHES
TER— S id e Tr ip— F r om CHESTER to EATONHALL (ENGLAND) Ma in Trip Resumed— Fr om
CHESTER to B IRKENHEAD, LIVERPOOL .
Al terna t i v e T rip t o MANCHESTER .
Ma i n Tri p Re sumed— From LIVERPOOL to WIGAN,P R E S T O N, LANCASTER, CARNFORTH,GRANGE, FURNESS ABBEY, ULVERSTON,LAKESIDE, T H E F E R R Y, ESTHWAITEWATER,HAWKSHEAD,CONISTON,AMBLESIDE .
-A1t e r-n a t iv e Rou te— LANCASTER,OXEN
HOLME JUNCTION,“
KENDAL, WINDER
MERE . S id e Tr i p— From WINDERMERE to
BOWNESS, AMBLESIDE— Main Tr i p Re sumed— AMBLESIDE, GRASMERE, PATTERDALE,KESWICK, PENRITH, CARLISLE, DUMFRIES ( SCOTLAND), OLD CUMNOCK,AYR .
Al t e rn a t iv e Rou t e f r om OLD CUMNOCK t oMAUCHLINE an d AYR .
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S id e Tr ip— From AYR t o BRIG O '
DOON . Ma in TripResumed— From AYR t o KILMARNOCK,GLASGOW, DUMBARTON, BALLOCH, LUSS, ROWARDEMAN, TARBET, I N V E R S N A I D,STRANACHLACHAR, THE TROSSACHS,CALLANDER, OBAN, INVERNESS, ELGIN,KEITH,ABERDEEN,ARBROATH, DUNDEE,PERTH, STIRLING, EDINBURGH,NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE, DURHAM, YORK, HULL,LINCOLN, BOSTON, P E T E R B O R O U G H,CAMBRIDGE, BEDFORD, NORTHAMPTON,RUGBY,COVENTRY,KEN ILWORTH,LEAMINGTON SPA,WARWICK,HATTON, STRATFORD-ON-AVON, HONEYBOURNE, O X
FORD, READING, LONDON .
Rou t e 2— From NEW YORK to SOUTHHAMPTON,WINCHESTER,LONDON .
Rou t e 3— From SOUTHAMPTON to SALI SBURY,EXETER, B IDEFORD (DEVONSHIRE), EX ;
ETER,LONDON .
Rou t e 4— From PLYMOUTH to LONDON .
Rou t e 5— F r om NEW YORK to FISHGUARD,CARMARTHEN, SWANSEA, CARDI FF, BRI STOL,LONDON .
Rou t e 6— From PENZANCE t o LONDON
Rou t e 7— F r om WEYMOUTH to LONDON .
Rou t e 8— F r om HARWICH to LONDON .
Rou te 9— From HULL to LONDON .
Rou t e IO— F rom BOSTON t o LONDON .
Rou t e l l— F rom QUEENSBORO to LONDON .
Rou t e 12— From BOURNEMOUTH to LONDON .
Rou t e 13— From FELIXSTOWE to LONDON .
Rou t e 14— LONDON to WINDSOR .
Rou t e l S— From LONDON to MAIDENHEAD .
Rou t e 16— F r om LONDON to HAMPTON COURT .
Rou t e 17— F rom LONDON to B R I G H T O N an d
DIEPPE .
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Rou t e 18— F rom LONDON t o DOVER, OSTEND
an d CALAIS .
Rou t e 19— F rom LONDON to FOLKESTONE an dB OULOGNE .
Rou te ZO— F rom LONDON to NEW HAVEN and
DIEPPE ( FRANCE) .
Rou t e 21— From LIVERPOOL to LONDON .
Rou t e 22— From LONDON to LEEDS .
Rou te 23— From LONDON to SHEFFIELD .
Rou t e 24— From NEW YORK to PORTSMOUTH an d
LONDON .
ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND .
A Circu l ar Tour‘
Emb rac i ng Everyt h i n g
Impor ta n t in B o th Cou n t rie s .
ROUTE 1
MAIN TRIP .
From th e do ck o f t h e Roya l Ma i l S t eam s h i p Com
pany at Dub l in i t i s 60 m i l e s ea s t e r l y a c ro s s t h e Ir ish
S ea a n d take s 3% h ou r s to t h e d o ck a t
HOLYHEAD,WALES (Popu l a t i onTh e I s l a nd o f Angl e s ey i s a Cou n ty i n Wa l e s o f
o d d i n h ab i t a n t s . Th e cap i ta l t own o f t h e Cou n tyi s B eaumar i s, popu l a t i o n Th e Mayo r o f B eaumar i s i s J . H . Bu r t o n, Es qu i r e .
Holyh ead,a t t h e sou t hwe s t ex t rem i t y o f t h e Cou n ty,i s t h e l a rgest t own, t h e t e rm i nu s o f t h e Lon do nNo r t h We s t e rn Ra i l way, an d t h e po r t f rom wh i c h t h ema i l s t e ame r s p l y t o Dub l i n,I r e l a n d . Th e p r i n c i p a l h o t e l
i s t h e Lon don No r t h Wes t e rn Ra i lway ; t h e r e a re s eve ra l sma l l e r h o t e l s a n d r e s t au ra n t s . Th e t e l e p h o n e
a n d t e l egrap h ofli ces a re i n S ta n l ey S t r e e t . Th e r e i s aGo l f C lub o n t h e Trear rdu r Bay Road, abou t a m i l ef rom t h e t own . Th e r e a r e two c hu r c h e s o f t h e Engl i s h Es ta b l i s h ed Chu r c h, t h e o l d e s t, S t . Cyb i, o f un
kn own da t e, c e r ta i n l y p r io r t o t h e No rman Co n qu es t,80
su nn y c l ima t e, a n d i s n o t e d fo r i t s b ra c i n g a tmo s
pher e, so t h a t i t i s a favo r i t e h ea l t h re so r t . Angl eseyi s a gr i cu l tu ra l, mos t ly pa s tu r e l a n d, w i t h few manufactu r ing i n du s t r i e s .Time change s t o Gre e nw i c h t ime a t Hol yh ead (25m inu t e s fa s t e r) .
From Hol yh ea d to Eu s t on S t a t i on, London, i t i s263V; m i l e s a n d take s 6 h ou r s .
From Ho l yh ea d s t a t io n o f t h e Grea t Wes t e rn Ra i lway i t i s 22 m i l e s eas t e r l y by th e same ra i l ro a d, an dt ake s 45 mi nu t e s by o rd i n a ry t rai n t o t h e s t a t i o n o ft h e Grea t We s t e rn Ra i lwa y a t .
BANGOR,WALES (Popu l a t ion
Hot els : Geo rge ; Ca s t l e .
I n t e r e s t in g Pla c es an d Th ings : Bangor co n s i s t s o f
Lower Bango r, wi t h ra i l road s ta t i o n, a n d Upp er Ban
gor, t h e re s i d e n t i a l p o r t i o n— Ca t h ed ra l, o r igi n a l s ix t h
c e n tu ry s t ru c tu r e— Un iv e r s i ty Co l l eg e of No r t h Wa l e s,fou n d e d 1883.
From Bangor i t i s 239 m i l e s a n d t ak es 7 h ou r s t o
Lon don (Eu s to n S ta t i o n ) .
S i d e Trip Number 1,Ma in Tr i p Re sumed page 85.
From Bango r s ta t i o n i t i s 6 m i l e s s ou t h e r l y by th eGrea t We s tern Ra i lway, a n d take s 15 m inu t e s by o r d i
n a ry t ra i n t o t h e s ta t i o n o f t h e Grea t We s t e rn Ra i lway a t
BETHESDA, WALES (Popu l a t i o nH ot e l : Dougl a s Arms .I n t e r e s t ing Pl ac e s a n d Th i ngs : S la t e Qua r r i e s, l a rge s t ih t h e wo r l d, V2, m i le f rom c en t e r o f t h e t own .
A wa lk S h ou l d b e t ake n f rom th e Qua r r i e s ba ck toBa ngo r v i a Pen rhy n Ca s t l e (a dm i s s i o n, Tu e s d ays .2 It i s t h e h om e o f Lo rd Pen rh yn, own e r o f
th e Qua r r i e s,a n d fi n e examp l e o f No rman a rc h i t e c tu r e .
82
From B eth e s da i t i s 24234 mi l e s, a n d take s 7 h ou r s
t o Lon don (Eu s t o n S ta t i o n ) .
S id e Tr i p Numb er 2,Main Tr ip Re sumed page 85.
From Bango r sta t i o n i t i s 5 m i l e s s ou t h e r l y by th e
Gre a t \’Vestern Ra i lway, a n d take s 10 m inu t e s by o rd ina ry t ra in to t h e s t a t i o n o f t h e Grea t Wes t e rn Ra i lway a t
CARNARVON,WALES (Popu l a t i o n,El eva t i o n a t t H i l l,190 f e e t )
Hot e l : Royal .I n t e r est i n g Pla c e s a n d Thingsz— Ca s t l e, fi n e s t i n
Engla n d, b egu n b y Edwa rd I, 1283— Town Wa l l s,h ou r
’ s wa l k a ro un d th em — Coethelen Walk— Y Mae s,t h e Ca s t l e S qu a r e — Ca rn a rvon Pa rk — B eddgeler t
B r i dge .
From Carn a rvon i t i s 247% m i l e s t o Lon don (Eus
t o n S ta t i o n ) .
Fa r e : l s t c l a s s,395 . Nd ; 3rd c l a s s,275 . 7%d.
S id e Trip Numb e r 3,Ma in Tr ip Resumed page 85.
From Carnarvon i t i s m i l e wa l k w e s twa rd ly, a n d
take s 20 minu t e s t o t h e o l d
S ITE OF SEGONTIUM'
It wa s s i t e o f o l d Roman s ta t i o n i n W’
a l e s .
S i d e Tr i p Numbe r 4,Ma in Trip Re sumed page 85.
From Ca rna rvo n s ta t i o n o f t h e Grea t We s t e rn Ra i lway it i s 9 mi l e s . sou t h e r ly, bv t h e Gr ea t We s t e rn
Ra i lway, a n d take s 30 minu t e s by o rd i na ry t ra i n to
t h e s ta t i o n o f t h e Grea t We s t e r n Ra i lway a tI
LLANBERIS,WALES (Popu l a t i o n,El eva t ion,370 f e e t)
Hot e l : V ic t o r ia .
83
I n t e r est i ng Pl ac e s and Th ings: Two Lakes of Llan
b e r is, su r rou n de d by ba r r e n h i l l s . Lyn (Lake ) Pe r i s
( fi sh in g f r e e t o gu e s t s o f t h e V i c to r i a Ho t e l ), i s 1%m i l e s l o n g
“
a n d t h e mo s t p i c tu r e s qu e o f t h e two .
Dolb adaru Ca s t l e, w i t h s i n gl e t owe r . Th e h i s to r i c
Pa s s o f L la n b e ris .As ce n t o f Ma e s Cwn a n d Bw l ch-y-Maes Cwn
f e e t ), h ea d o f t h e pa s s wh e r e sp l en d i d v i ew o f Y-Garn
Summ it i s .
F rom Lla nb e r i s to Lond on (Eu s t o n S ta t i o n ) i t i s
256% m i l e s .
From Llan b e ris s ta t i o n o f t h e mou n ta i n tram — roa di t i s 4%
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m i1e s up,, s ou th e r l y, by t h e same t ram, v i aA fo n c h,Mau r (Grea t Cha sm, w i t h wa t e r fa l l ), an dtake s h ou r s t o t h e s t a t i o n o f t h e same t ram a t
SNOWDON,WALES ( El eva t io n, f e e t )Res tau ra n t : Ref r e s hmen t Hut, a t h a l f-way s t a t io n .
I n t e r e s t i n g Pl a c e s an d Th i ngs : View o f Moll Heb og
a nd M0 11 Llefen— C logwyn S ta t i o n,3% mi l e s up,fe e t a bove Lla n be
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r is— Sn owd en is h igh e s t mou n ta i n i nEngl an d o r Wa l e s, f e e t .
S id e T rip Numb er 5,Main Tr i p Resumed page 85.
F rom Lla n b e r i s i t i s 8 mi l e s, nor ther lv, on foo t, v i ab r idge b e twe en t h e l ak e s a c ros s a moo r d e s c e n d i n gby S t . Ann e
’
s Chap e l, a n d take s 5 h ou r s t o
BETHESDA,WALESFrom B e t h es da s ta t i o n o f t h e Grea t Wes t e rn Ra i lwayi t i s 6 m i l e s n o r th e r l y by th e Grea t We s t e rn Ra i lway,v ia V a ll e y o f t h e n en,
‘ pa s s i n g Pen rh yn Ca s t l e, a n d
take s 15 m i nu t e s b y o rd i n a ry t ra i n t o t h e s ta t i on o ft h e Gr ea t \Ye s t e r n Ra i lway a t
ABER, WALES (Popu l a t i o n, 400)Ho t e l : Bu l k e l ey Arms .
84
From Lla n dud n o i s i s 226% m i l e s a n d tak e s 8 h ou rs
t o Lon don .
Ma in T rip Re sumed.
From Conway s ta t i o n o f t h e Grea t We s t e rn Ra i l wayi t i s 15 mi l e s ea s t e r l y by t h e Grea t We s t e rn Ra i lwayan d t ak e s 30 minu tes by o rd in a ry t ra i n t o t h e s ta t i o n
o f t h e Gr ea t We s t e rn Ra i lwa y a t
CHESTER,Cap ital o f CHESHIRE,ENGLAND
(Popu l a t ionRa i lway S ta tion : Gen e ra l
.
s ta t i o n, wh e r e t ra i n s fo r
Gr ea t We s t e rn a n d Lon don a n d No r t h We s t e rn bo t h
d epa rtHot e l s : Qu e en, ill t h e s t a t i o n, a n d Gro sven o r, i n
Ea s t Ga t e S t r e e t .Re s t au ra n t : Bo l la n d, 40 Ea s t Ga te S t reet .
I n t er e s t ing Th i ngs : Wa lls ( 14th Cen tu ry ), 2 mi l e sl o n g . ex c e l l e n t v i ew o f t h e c i ty— Th e Row s .Fou r ma i n s t r e e t s co nve rgi n g a t ma rk e t c ro s s Ca th ed ra l ( 12th Cen tu ry ), on c e Roman temp l e t o Apo l l o,355 by 75, t owe r s 200 f e e t h i gh .
Chu r c h of S t . J oh n t h e Bap t i st .
Eat on Ha l l i s 4% m i l e s ou t. Home o f Duk e o f“festm inster wvith fi n e ga rd e n s, gre en h ou s e s, t e r ra c ea nd h e rd o f d e e r .From Ch e s t e r i t i s m i l e s an d tak e s 4 h ou r s t o
London (Eu s t o n S ta t ion )S id e Tr ip,Main Tr i p Re sumed b e l ow.
From Ch e s t e r i t i s 3 m i l e s ea s t e r l y by mo to r ca rr iage, a n d tak e s 15 m inu t e s t o
EATON HALL, ENGLAND (Popula t i on,Hot e l : Gro sv en or .Eat on Ha l l, h ome o f t h e Duk e o f We s tm i n s t e r, co nta i n s b eau t i fu l grou n d s,a n d a pa rk fo r a h e rd o f d ee r .MAIN TRIP RESUMED .
86
F rom Ch e s t e r s ta t i o n o f t h e Gr eat We s t e rn,o r by th eLon do n No r t hwe s t e rn Ra i lway i t i s 15% mi l e s ea s te r l y by t h e Grea t Wes t e rn, a n d Lond o n No r t hwe s te rn Ra i lway, a n d tak e s h ou r b y o rd i na ry t ra i n t o
t h e Grea t Wes t e rn s t a t ion o f t h e Lon do n N o r t hw e s te rn Ra i lway a t
B IRKENHEAD,ENGLAND (Popula t i on,Fare,o rd i n a ry t ra i n : l s t c l a s s,35 . 9d. ; 3rd c l a s s, ls.
Hot e l : Qu e en’ s .
Docks, a rea 165 a c re s, 800 f e e t la n d i n g s tage .
From B i rk en h ea d i t i s 20994 mi l e s a n d t ak e s 6 h ou r sto Lon don (Padd i ngto n S ta t i o n ) .
Far e : l s t c l a s s . 3rd c l a s s,165 . 2%d.
From B i rk en h ea d s ta t i o n o f t h e Grea t We s t e r n a n dLo n do n No rt hwe s t e r n Ra i lway i t is 1m i l e v ia Mer seyTun n e l, a n d tak e s 10 mi nu t e s t o
LIVERPOOL,ENGLAND (Popula t i onRa i lway S ta t i on s : Lime S t re e t fo r Lon d on,Man
c h es t e r, Ed in bu rgh an d Gl a sgow— Exch ange S ta t i o nfo r Man c h e s t e r, Lan ca s h i r e, Sc o t l a n d— Rive r s i d e S t a
t i on, Lon don No r t h we s t e rn, fo r At la n t i c pa s s e n
ge r s— Raneleigh S ta t i o n fo r Grea t No r t h e rn Ra i lway,Mid la n d a n d Grea t Ce n t ra l Ra i lway a n d som e l o ca ls t a t i o n s .
Th e I s l e o f Man i s 80 m i l e s f rom Liverpoo l i n t h e
I r i s h S ea . It i s 32 b y 12 m i l e s a n d its t h re e p r i n c i pa l
t own s a r e Rams ey— Ca s t l e t on— Pe e l .
Con su l : Horac e Le e Wash i n gton i s Co n su l fo r
Un i t e d S ta t e s o f Ame r i c a .
Ho t e l s : Ad e l ph i,Ranleigh S t r e e t, n ea r Cen t ra l S tat i on , a n d Nor t h Wes t e r n Ho t e l a t L ime S t re e t S ta t ion .
Trave l Bu r eau s : Thoma s Cook Son. Po s t
Offi c e, Vic to r i a S t re e t . Corpora t i o n Ba t h s, i n Co rn
wa l l i s S t r e e t .
87
I n t e r e s t i n g Pl a c e s : Liver p ool i s se c ond ci t y a n d
p r i n c ip a l s eap or t o f En glan d— St. Geo rge ’ s Hal l
Wa lk e r F i n e Ar t Ga l l ery— Pic t on Read ing Room,70,000 volumes— F r e e Pub l ic Lib ra ry a n d Mu s eum
Town Ha l l— Exc h ange ( 1864) —Cu s t oms Hou s e— Royal
I n s t i tu t i o n— St. Jam es Ceme t er y— Se f t on Park, 400
a c r e s ( s e e co l l e c t i o n o f pa lm s i n co n s e rva to ry,a n d mod e l o f Ch r i s to p h e r Co lumbu s ’ s h i p t o Ame r i ca )— L ive rp oo l Un iv e r s i t y— Bota n i c al Gard en s i n Wave rt r e e Pa rk— 240 a c re s o f do ck s (60) a n d 26 m i l e s o fwa t e r f ro n t— Fl oa t i n g Lan d i n g S tage, f e e t l o n g
on 200 i r o n po n too n s a n d sh o r e c on n e c t i o n b y 8
b r i dge s .
Th e Mer s ey i s 3 mi l e s a c ro s s a t L iv er poo l .From L iv e rp ool (Lime S t re e t S ta t i o n ) i t i s 20054m i l e s,a n d t akes 5% h ou rs t o Lon don (Eu s t o n S ta t i o n ) .
Al t ern a t iv e Tr ip,Main Tr ip Resumed b elow.
From Liv erp ool ( Lime S t r e e t S ta t i on ) o f t h e Lo ndon No r t h We s t e rn Ra i lway i t i s m i l e s ea s t e r l y
by th e s am e ra i lway, and t ak e s 1 h ou r b y o rd i n a ry
t ra i n t o t h e Lon don Road S ta t i o n o f t h e sam e ra i l
way a t
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND (Popu l a tion,Con su l : Ross E . Hol a day i s Con su l fo r Un i t e d
S ta t e s o f Ame r i c a .
Hot e l : Mid l a n d . Re s t aur a n t : M id l an d Hol d . Ba t h sH e r r i o t t ’ s, 10 Sou t h Pa ra d e .
I n t e r e s t i n g Plac e s and Th ings: New Town Hall
(v i ew f rom 286 f e e t h i gh C l oc k Tower l— Th e Exc hange
( 1864)— Ca t h ed ra1 ( 15th Cen tu ry) — Chetham Co l l ege
C it y Ar t Ga l l e ry— Man ch e s t e r Ar t Mu seum .
Man ch e s t e r i s gr ea t e s t i n du s t r i a l t own i n Engla n d,a n d Co t ton ma nu fa c tu r in g me t ropo l i s .MAIN TRIP RESUMED .
From L iv e rp ool (Lime S t re e t S tati o n ) o f t h e Lon88
I n t er e s t ing Pla c e s a n d Th i ngs : Moor Par k an d M ill er
Pa rk, Marke t S qu ar e— Town Ha l l, f rom a d e s i gn b yS i r G. G. Sco t t, h ou s e s F r e e L ib r a ry a n d Museum ;ood s cu l p tu r i n g— Pa r i sh Chu rc h,pa r t l y rebu i l t i n 1885.
Pre s t on was wh e r e t h e t emp eranc e movemen ts ta r t e d— Jo s ep h L ive s ey a n d f r i e n d s i n 1833 s i gn e d
p l e dge o f to ta l a b s t i n en c e h e r e .
From Pre s t on i t i s 209 m i l e s a n d take s 7 h ou r s (Eus
t o n S ta t io n ) t o Lon don .
From Pre s t on S ta t i o n o f th e Lon don 8: No rt h Wes t
e rn Ra i lway i t i s 21 m i l e s n o r t h e r l y by t h e same ra i lway, a n d tak e s 30 m inu t e s b y o rd i n a ry t ra i n t o t h e
s t a t ion o f t h e sam e ra i lway a t
LANCASTER, ENGLAND (Popu l a t ion,Ra i lway S ta t i on s : Ca s t l e S ta t i o n, a n d Gr een Ayr eS ta t i o n .
Hot e l : Cou n t y .
I n t e r es t i ng Pl ac e s a n d Th i ngs : Cast l e,w i t h a n c i e n t
k e ep, a n d tu r r e t ca l l e d Joh n o f Gaun t’
s Ch a ir,” n ow
a j ailm Church of S t . Mary, 15th Cen tu ry, b eau t i fu l
s ta in e d gla s s— Corpora t i o n Bu i l d ings, p r e s e n t e d byLo rd As h t on— S to r ey Ar t Ga l l e ry .
Se e a l t e rna t i ve t r i p f rom Lan c a s t er,wh i c h even tua l l y
p i ck s up t h e fo l l ow in g t r i p a t Amb l e s i d e, a t pageF rom Lan ca s t e r i t i s 230 mi l e s an d tak e s 6% h ou r s
t o Lon don (Eu s to n S ta t ion ) .
From Lan ca s t e r S ta t i o n o f t h e Lon don No rt h
We s t e rn Ra i l way i t. i s 7 m i l e s n o r t h e r l y b y t h e samera i lway, a n d tak e s 30 minu t e s by o rd i n a ry t ra i n t o t h es ta t ion o f t h e same ra i l way a t
CARNFORTH, ENGLANDHot e l : S ta t i o n .
At Carn fo r t h t h e re i s o n e way o f s ta r t i n g fo r t h eb eau t i fu l Lak e T r i p . Th e t r i p d es c r i b e d now i s t h et r i p by way o f Grange an d take s i n t h e w e s twa rd t r i p
0 0
ove r th e Fu rn e s s Ra i lway to Fu rn e s s Abb ey . B u t you
ca n a l so go on f rom Ca rn fo r t h by th e ma i n l i n e o f t h eLon don No r t h \Ne s t e rn t o Oxenholme Jun c t i o n, an d
t h e re go i n to t h e Lake d i s t r i c t b y way o f Kendal,
S tan l ey a n d Win d e rmer e . Tha t t r i p i s d e s c r i b e d o n
pageFrom Ca rn fo r t h i t i s 236% mi l e s a n d take s 9 h ou r s
t o Lon don (Eu s t o n S ta t i o n ) .
Fa r e : l s t c l a s s,34s. ; 3rd c l a s s,193. 8d.
From Carn fo r t h S ta t i o n o f t h e Fu rn e s s Ra i l way i t i s9 mi l es n o r t h e r l y, a n d t ak e s 20 m inu t e s by o rd i na ryt ra i n t o
GRANGE,ENGLAND (Popula t i o n,400)Far e, o rd i n a ry t ra i n : l s t c l a s s, 2s. 3d. ; 3rd c l a s s,l s . 1d.
Hot e l : Grange .Ca s t l e H ead, on c e a Roman s ta t i o n i s n ea rby .
Sugge s t e d A l t er na t ive Tr i p s
At Grange you ca n go on we s t by Fu rn e s s Ra i lwayto Fu r n e s s Abb ey, o r you c an go n o r t h ea s t e r l y t o
Ken da l an d Win d e rme r e, o r you ca n go byc
Fu rness
Ra i l way t o Gr e en od d, Javer thwaite a n d Lake s i d e .
( Lak es i d e i s a t t h e foo t o f Lak e Win d e rme r e ) .
From Grange o n e ca n go by coa c h t o Lakesi d e .
From Gra nge,S ta t i o n o f t h e Fu rn e s s Ra i lway i t i s 16
m i l e s n o rt h e r ly, a n d take s 30 m inu t e s t o
FURNESS ABBEY, ENGLANDFa r e, o rd i n a ry t ra i n : l s t c l as s, 55 . 4d. ; 3rd c la s s,
2s. 8d.
Hot e l : Fu rn e s s Abb ey,a d j o i n i n g s ta t i o n . From 155 .
p e r day i n c lu s iv e . Lodgi n g, 6s. 6d. a n d 7s. 6d (wi t hba t h ) , 7s. 6d. a n d 85 . 6d ; b reak fa s t . 3s. ; lun c h eo n . 3s. 6d
d i n n e r, 63 . Ba th s l o ca t e d a t Abb ey Roa d, Bar row .
Th ea t r e . Mu s i c Ha l l s . e t c . , a t B a r row.
I n t e re s t i ng Pl ac e s a n d Th i ngs : Fur n e s s Abb ey,91
fou n d e d 12th c e n tu ry, b y S t ep h e n . On c e v e ry r ich,Ab b ey ex e r c i s i ng r ega l sway ove r su r rou n d i n g cou n t ry .
F rom Fu r n e s s Abb ey i t i s 26136 m i l e s a n d take s 9
h ou rs t o Lon don (Eu s ton S ta t i o n ) .
Far e : l s t c l a s s,385 . 2d; 3rd c l a s s,215 . 9d.
From Fu r n e s s Abb ey S ta t i o n o f t h e Fu rn e s s Ra i lway
i t i s 6 mi l e s n o r t h e r l y by t h e sam e ra i lway, a n d tak e s20 m i nu t e s t o
ULVERSTON,ENGLAND (Popu l a t i on,Fa r e, o r d i n a ry t ra i n : l st c l a s s, ls. 6d. ; 3rd c la s s,9d.
Hot e l : Sun .
I n t e r e s t i ng Pla c es a n d Th i ngs : Conishead Pr iory,2 m i l e s f rom town ; V e ry i n t e r e s t i n g .
At Ulve r s t on, go i n g no r t h, you s ta r t t h e Engl i s h
Lake t r i p wh i c h end s a t K e sw ick .
From U l v e r s t on i t i s ZSSMm i l e s a n d t ak e s 8 h ou r s t oLon don (Eu s t o n S ta t i o n ) .
Fa r e : l st c l a s s . 37s. ; 3rd c la s s,213. 3d.
F rom Ulve r s t o n S t a t i o n i t i s 9% m i l e s n o r th e r l y,a n d take s 25 minu t e s b y o rd i n a ry t ra i n t o
LAKES IDE, ENGLAND (on Lake Windermere)Far e, o rd i na ry t ra i n : l s t c l a s s, 35 . 2d. ; 3rd c l a s s,
l s. 7d.
Hot e l : Lake s id e .From Lake s id e i t i s a b ou t 259% mi l e s a n d tak e s 8
h ou rs t o Lon don (Eu s to n S ta t i o n ) .
Fa r e s : Abou t 37s , Ist c la s s, a n d 215. 6d. ,3rd c l a s s .
From Lake s i d e S ta t i on o f t h e Fu rn e s s Ra i lway i ti s 5 mi l e s n o r t h e r ly b y th e“ Fu rness s t eams h i p rou t e,an d take s 30 mi nu t e s by s t eame r t o t h e p i e r o f t h eFu rn e s s Ra i lway an d S t eamsh i p Rou t e t o
THE FERRY, ENGLAND
Fa r e, by s t eame r : l st c la s s,ZS . 6d. ; 3rd c l a s s, l s.
Hot e l : Fer ry Hot e l .
92
v i ew o f Lak e Win d e rme r e— Chu rch o f S t . Mary, w i t h
w i n dow to t h e memo ry o f Wo rd swo r t h .
Fo r tr i p f rom Amb l e s i d e to Ke swick an d r e tu rn toma i n l i n e, s e e pageF rom Amb l e s id e t h e l st c la s s fa r e t o Lond on i s 39s. ;
3rd c la s s, 235 .
Al t e rna t ive Rou t e—lMain Tr ip Re sumed at Amb l esid e,
(Page 96)From Lan c ast e r S ta t io n o f t h e Lo n do n No r t hWe s t e rn Ra i lway i t i s 19 m i l e s n o r th e r ly by th e Fu r
n e s s Ra i lway, a n d tak e s 30 mi nu t e s b y o r d i na ry t ra i nt o t h e s ta t i o n o f t h e Fu rn e s s Ra i lway a t
OXENHOLME JUNCTION,ENGLANDHot e l : Comme rc ia l .F rom O xenholme i t i s 249% mi l e s,a n d takes 9 h ou r s
t o Lon don (Eu s to n S ta t i o n ) .
Fa re l st c l a s s,345 . 10d. ; 3rd c l a s s,205 . 9d.
From Oxenholme S ta t i o n o f t h e Lon do n No r t hWe s t e rn Ra i lway i t i s 3 mi l e s n o r t h e r l y by th e Fu rn e s sRa i lway, a n d t ake s 10 minu t e s by o rd i n a ry t ra i n tot h e s t a t io n o f t h e Fu rn e s s Ra i lway a t
KENDAL,ENGLAND (Popu l a t i on,Hot e l : Comme rc i a l .I n t e r e s t i n g Pl ac e s a n d Thi n gs : Ru i ns o f Ca s t l ewh e r e Qu e e n Ca th e r i n e Pa r r wa s bo rn .
From Ken da l i t i s 251% m i l e s a n d tak e s 8 h ou r s toLon don (Eu s to n S ta t io n ) .
Fa r e : l st c l a s s,345. 5d ; 3rd c la s s,205 . lod.
From Kendal i t i s 1 1 mi l e s n o r t h e r l y by’
the Lon donNo r t h We s t e rn Ra i lway (o r by ca r r ia ge ) and take s
30 minu t e s t o th e B own e s s S ta t i o n a t
WINDERMERE, ENGLAND
(Popu l a tion, El evat i on, 350 f e e t)Win d erme r e S ta t io n wh e re a l l Lo ndon No r t hWe s t e rn t ra i n s d epa r t .
94
Dock sz. Bown e s s do ck o n ea s t sh o r e o f Lake Windermer e wh e r e boa t s fo r Lakes i d e d epa r t .Excu r s io n T ic ke t s to Con i s t o n, Fu rn e s s Abb ey,Am
b leside,by s t eame r, ra i l a n d coa c h, o r pa r t o f a l l th re e
i n two fi r s t ca s e s . Al so excu r s i o n s by c oa c h t o Ul l s
wa t e r,Kesw ick a n d Langda l e s .
Hot els : Th e B elsfield, c l os e t o l ake ; t h e Cr own,200 ya rd s f rom lake ; t h e Hyd r o Ho t e l, w i t h Tu rk i s h
a n d o th e r ba th s,300 ya rd s f rom lake ; t h e O ld Engla n dHo t e l, c l o s e t o lake ; t h e Stoers Hot e l, c l o s e t o l ake
but 1% m i l e s away ; Rigg’s Wind e rme r e H ot e l,c l o s e to
Lon do n No r t h Wes t e r n Ra i lwa y, ra t e s f rom 125 .
t o 255. p e r day i n c lu s i v e t e rm s .
Int e r e s t ing Thi ngs : Ort e s t H ea d, 738 f e e t h i gh,h ou r wa l k f rom Win d e rmer e— Win d e rm er e Lake,mi l e s lo n g, 1 m i l e w i d e .
Wind ermer e Town i s s e rv e d b y two ra i lway rou t e s
IV; m i l e s a pa r t, a n d i s b e twe e n t h em, on e Win de rm er e
S ta t i o n o n t h e Lon do n No r t h Wes t e rn Ra i lway a n dt h e o th e r, Bown e s s S ta t io n, o n Win d e rme re Lake,wh i c h i s c o n n e c t e d w i t h Fu rn e s s Ra i lway
B own e ss i s a s e c t i o n o f Win d e rme r e .F rom Win d ermer e i t i s 259% mi l e s a n d take s 8 h ou r st o Lon don (Eu s to n S ta t i o n ) .
S id e Tr ip,Ma in Tr i p f rom Win d e rme r e Re sumed, ( page
96)
F rom Win d e rmer e S ta t i o n o f t h e Lon do n 8: No r t hWe s t e rn Ra i lway i t i s 1 m i l e sou t h e r l y b y th e samera i lway an d t ak e s 20 minu t e s by roa d to
B OWNESS, ENGLAND
(Popu l a t i o n, El eva t i on, 350 f e e t)
Hot el : O ld Engla n d .
Int e r e s t ing Th ings : Chu rch o f S t . Mar t i n
r ema rkab l e s ta i n e d gla s s— S t eame r “B r i ta n n i a” o f Fu r
95
ne s s Ra i l way Co . may b e take n a t B own e s s fo r s a i l
o n Lake Wi n d e rmer e, pa ss i n g many p re t ty i s la n d s .
Tr i p f rom Win d e rm er e .From Win d e rme r e S ta t i o n o f t h e Lon do n No r t h
We s t e rn Ra i lwa y i t i s 5 mi l e s no r t h e r ly bymo to r a n dtak e s 15 m i nu t e s (you ca n a l s o go by t h e Fu rn e s s
Ra i lway Company ’ s s t eame r f rom Bowne s s p i e r to
Amb l e s id e p i e r) a t
AMBLESIDE,ENGLAND (Popu l at ion,
Hot el : Qu e en ’s .I n t e r e s t ing Th i ngs : S t ock G i ll Force, mi l e, p i c
tu resqu e wa t e r fa l l 70 f e e t h igh— B eau t iful View o fWin d e rm er e— Chu r c h o f S t . Mary,w i t h W in dow to t h e
memo ry o f Wo rd swo r th— Amb l e s i d e i s h e ad qu a r t e rsfor ex cu r s io n s i n s ou t h e rn pa r t o f l ak e d i s t r i c t .
Ma in Tr i p Re sumed
F rom Amble s i d e i t i s 4 mi l e s n o r t h e r ly by coa c h a n d
take s 35 minu t e s t o
GRASMERE, ENGLAND
(Popul a t ion, 781 ; El eva t i on, 208 f e e t)
Hot e l : Pr in c e o f Wa l e s .I n t e r e s t i ng Th i ngs : Dove Co t tage, Word swo r t h
’ s
h om e ( 1788-1808 ) —Gra sme r e Lak e,1 mi l e l o n g, mi l e
b roa d— Th i r lme r e Lake,3% m i l e s l o n g, mi l e w i d e,150 f e e t d e ep, ve ry b eau t i fu l .From Gra smer e i t i s 8 m i l e s n o r th e r l y by ca r r i age
a n d take s 65 mi nu t e s t o
PATTERDALE,ENGLANDHot el : Pa t t e rda l e .
I n t e r e s t i n g Th ings : Ull swa t e r, 1 m i l e f rom Pa t t e rd a l e, s e con d i n S i z e o f Engl i s h lake s, mi l e s l o n g,V2 m i l e w id e— St. Su n day
’
s Crag, f e e t h i gh .
You ca n go from Pa t t e rda l e to Ke sw i c k by s t eame r
96
DUMFRIES, SCOTLAND (Popula t i o n,Fa r e, o rd i n a ry t ra i n : l s t c l a s s, 85 . 3d. ; 3rd c l a s s,
45 . 1%d.
Hot e l s : S ta t io n a n d Commerc ia l .
I n t e r e s t i n g Th i n gs : N ew Greyf r ia r ’ s Chur c h, o n
s i t e o f mona s t e ry wh e r e B ru c e s l ew Ke d Comyn ( 1306)-Nea r New Gr evfr iar
'
s Mona s t e ry i s Bu r n s’ Monu
men t— Bu rns ’ Hou s e, i n Bu rn s S t re e t,wh e r e po e t d i e dJu l y 21, 1796— Glo b e I n n, co n ta i n i n g man y memo r i a l so f B u rn s, i n c lu d i n g h i s c h a i r, a n d w i n dow pa n e cu t byh i s d iamon d— Bu r n s ’ Mau s o l eum ove r h i s grav e i n S t .
M ich a e l s — Nea r Dumfr i e s i s Lincluden Abbey, a n d
N ew o r Swe e t h ea r t Abb ey, wh i c h con t a i n s h ea r t ofJ oh n Ba l i o l p la c e d t h e r e by h i s w i fe,Devorgu illa Ba l i o l— Caer loverock Ca s t le ( 1300) -Li n c o ln Abb ey .
From Dumfr i e s i t i s 341 mi l e s a n d t ake s 9 h ou rs t o
London (Eu s t o n, and S t . Pan c ra s S ta t i o n s ) .
From Dumfr i e s'
S ta t io n o f t h e Gla sgow Sou t hWes t e rn Ra i lway i t i s m i l e s n o r t h e r ly a n d ta ke s1 h ou r 30 m in u t e s by o r d i n a ry t ra i n to
OLD CUMNOCK, SCOTLAND
Fa r e, o rd in a ry t ra i n : l st c la s s, 105 . 7%d. ; 3rd c la s s,55 . 3d.
From O l d Cumnock i t i s 383% m i l e s a n d tak e s 11h ou r s to Lond on ( S t . Pan c ra s S t a t i on ) .
Fa re : l st c la s s 535 . 2d. ; 3rd c l a s s, 355 . 5%d.
From Cumnock S ta t io n (Ayr a n d Cumno ck Se c t i o n )o f t h e Gl a sgow Sou t h We s t e rn Ra i lway i t i s 18m i l e s wes twa rd l y and
'
tak es 45 m inu t e s by o rd i n a ryt ra i n to
AYR, SCOTLAND (Popu l a t i o n
Fa r e, o rd i na ry t ra i n : l s t c l a s s, 45 . 6d. ; 3rd c l a s s,25 . 2d.
Hot e l : S ta t i o n .
I n t e r e s t i ng Th ings : Bu r n s ’ Monumen t— Ayr i s t h e
98
c en t r e o f t h e Bu rn s c ou n t ry— Wal l a c e Towe r, 130f e e t h i gh, bu i l t 1832 o n s i t e. o f o l d town— To B r ig
o’
Doon i t i s 2% mi l e s by t ram— A qua r t e r o f a m i l e o n
is Card i ff wh e re Bu rn s wa s bo rn,a n d Bu rn s’ Mu s eum
Se e t h e o l d Al l oway K ir k w i t h grave o f Bu rn s’ fath e r
b e twe en i t a n d t h e t ram l i n e .
From Ayr i t i s 401% m i l e s a n d take s 12 h ou rs t oLon d on ( S t . Pa n c ra s S ta t i on ) .
Al t ern a t iv e Rou t e,O ld Cumnock t o Ayr by Mau c h lin e .
F rom O l d Cumnock S ta t i o n o f the Glasgow Sou t h
We s t e rn Ra i l way i t i s 7 m i l e s n o r t h e r ly a n d take s 15m inu t e s by o rd in a ry t ra i n t o
MAUCHLINE, SCOTLAND
Far e, o rd i n a ry t ra i n : l s t c la s s, 15 . 7%d. ; 3rd c l a s s,
Hot el : Londo n A rm s .I n t e re s t ing Th i ngs : An a l t e rn a t iv e rou t e t o Mau c h
l i n e i s Ayr— Bu rn s s p e n t s e ve ra l y ea rs h e r e a n d ma r
r i e d J ea n Armon s, a n d l a t e r l i ve d a t fa rm o f Mo s sgi e l ( V; mi l e n o r t h f rom town ) wh e re many o f h i sb e s t po em s we r e wr i t t e n .
From Mau c h l i n e t h e t r i p i s s ou t h we s t e r l y to Ayr .Th e d i s ta n c e f rom Mau c h l i n e to Ayr i s 11 m i l e s, t h efa res b e i n g, l s t c l a s s 35 , 3rd c l a s s 15 . 4%d.
From Mau c h l i n e i t i s 38031 m i l e s and take s 11 h ou r st o Lon don .
S id e Tr i p,Ma i n Tr i p Re sumed page 100 .
F rom Ayr i t i s 2% m i l e s sou t h e r l y v i a Bu r n s’ S ta tu e
a n d rou t e tak en b y Tam o'
Shanter a n d take s 20 m in
u t e s t o
BRIG O'
DOON, SCOTLAND
I n t e r e s t i ng Th i ngs : Co t tage wh e re Bu rn s wa s bo rn
( 1759)— Au1d Al l oway K i rk, w i t h gra ve o f Bu r n s’
99
Fa t h e r— B r i dge o ve r the Doon ove r wh i c h Tam o ’
Shanter e s cap ed— Bu r n s’ Monumen t c on ta i n in g i n t e r
es t i n g r e l i c s .
Ma in Tr i p Re sumed .
F rom Ayr S ta t ion o f t h e Gl a sgow 81 Sou t h We s t e rn
Ra i lway i t i s 15 mi l e s n o r th e r ly by t h e s ame ra i lway
a n d tak e s 40 minu t e s b y o rd i n a ry t ra i n t o
KILMARNOCK, SCOTLAND
Fa r e, o rd i n a ry t ra i n : l s t c l a s s,3s. ; 3rd c la s s, 15 . 6d.
Hot el : Geo rge .
I n t e r e s t i ng Th i ngs : B u r ri s ’ Monumen t, ve ry e l ab
o ra t e w i t h mu s eum o f re l i c s a n d manu s c r i p t s o f h i s
b e s t - kn own poem s .
F rom K i lma rn ock i t i s 339 m i l e s a n d tak e s 12 h ou r st o Lon don ( S t . Pan c ra s S ta t i o n ) .
From K ilma rn ock S ta t i o n o f t h e Gla s gow 8: Sou t hWe s t e rn Ra i lway i t i s 24 mi l es n o r t h e r l y by th e same
ra i lway an d tak e s 45 m i nu t e s by o rd i n a ry t ra i n to
t h e S t . En o c h S ta t i o n o f th e same ra i l wa y a t
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND ( Popu l a t io n,Fa r e, o rd i na ry t ra i n : l st c l a s s, 55 . 3d. ; 3rd c la s s,
25 . 91/2d.
Con su l : Joh n M . McCunn i s c o n su l fo r Un i t e dS ta t e s o f Ame r i ca .
Hot el : S t . Enoc h ’ s .
I n t e r e s t i n g Th i ngs : Ca t h ed ra l ( 12th- 15th Cen tu r i es ),320 f eet l o n g, 70 f e e t w i d e, 90 f e e t h i gh ; t owe r 220f e e t h i gh— Keloingrove o r Wes t En d Pa rk, d i v i d e d b yt h e Rive r Ke l v i n— Ar t Ga l l e r i e s, w i t h unusually good
co l l e c t i o n— Met ro po l is, co n ta i n i ng many monumen t s,on e t o th e memo ry o f Jo h n Kn ox— S ta tu e o f S i r Wal
t e r S c o t t,80 fe e t h igh .
F rom Gla sgow i t i s 80 mi l e s t o Oban . You ca n go by
s t eame r t o Ard ris h a ig wh e re you tak e a sma l l s t eame r10 0
BALLOCH,SCOTLAND
Fa r es by a l l t ra i n s f rom Gl a sgow : lst c la s s s i n gl e,3s. ; 3rd c l a s s S i n gl e, 15 . 8d ; l s t c l a s s r e tu rn, 3rd
c la s s r e tu rn , 35 .
Ra i lway S ta t ion s : Ba l l oc h S ta t i o n, l o c a t e d a t B a l
l o c h B r id ge,an d Ba l l o c h Pi e r S t a t ion o n Loc h Lomon dwh e r e t ra i n s fo r Gla sgow an d S t ir l i n g d epa r t .
Docks: Ba l l o c h Pi e r,wh e r e p l ea su r e s t eam e r s d epa r tfo r Balmoha, Lu s s, Rowardeman ( fo r B en Lomond),Tarb e t ( fo r Loch Long a n d Gl e n Cro e ), I n v er s n a i d
( fo r Loch Ka t r ine a n d Th e Tro s sa c h s) a n d Ardlin.
St eame r Fa r e s B a l l o c h P i e r t o Ardlin : lst c la s s
S i n gl e 45 . 6d., r e tu r n 55 . 3d. ; s t e e rage s i ngl e 3s., r e
tu rn 33. 9d.
Hot e ls: Ba l l o c h Ho t e l, Tu l l i c h ewan Ho t e l .
Res t au r ant s : Ba l l o c h a n d Tu l l i c h ewa n Ho t e l s a n d
s ta t i o n .
Int e r e s t ing Th ings : Gla sgow Corpor a t ion’
s Ba lloch
Pa rk on th e s h o r e s o f Loc h Lomon d m i l e f rom
Ba l l o ch S ta t i o n )— I n c h Mu rr en a n d t h e o th e r i s l a ndso f Loch Lomon d— Loch Lon g an d th e Ar roc h ar Mount a i n s— S t eame r t o Tarb e t— B en Lomond, s t eame r t oRowardeman ( t ou r i s t s gen e ra l l y c l imb to t h e top o f th eB en, a s c en t fa i r l y ea sy ) -At Ba lloc h t h e r e a r e amp l e
fa c i l i t i e s fo r p l ea su r e sa i l i n g a n d angl i n g o n Loc h
Lomond— Loch Lomon d 23 b y 5 mi l es, d ep th 100 f e e t,cove r s ac r e s a n d h a s 23 i s l a n d s .From Ba l l o c h i t i s 420 mi l e s a n d take s 13 h ou r s t oLondon (Eu s to n S ta t i o n ) .
F rom Bal loch do ck i t i s 8 m i l e s n o r t hwes twa rdl y b yt h e lak e s t eame r t o t h e r i gh t o f Inchmurr in Island,a n d
toBalmaha (o n th e ea s t ) a n d take s 30 m inu t e s t o t h e
cl o ck o f t h e same s t eam sh i p company o n th e we s t s h o reo f t h e lak e a t
LUSS, SCOTLANDHot el : Lu s s .
10 2
I n t e r e s t i ng Th i ngs : On t h e s t eam e r t r i p t o Lu ss
you pa s s Inchcailloch, ca l l e d“I s l a n d o f Women, b e
cau s e i t fo rme r ly was a Nun n e ry ; i t c o n ta i n s t h e grav es
o f t h e MacGregors— S t on e B rae H i l l, n ea r Lu s s, exc e l
l e n t v i ew .
From Lu s s do ck i t i s 6 m i l e s n o r th e r l y by s t eame r
v ia ea s t Sh o r e o f Loc h Lomon d a n d tak e s 25 m inu t e s
t o t h e ea s t s i d e o f t h e lak e a t
ROWARDEMAN, SCOTLANDI n t e r e s t i ng Th i ngs : From Rowardeman t ak e po n y
s ix m i l e s to B en Lomon d fe e t ), a s c e n t i s ea s i l y
a c comp l i s h ed i n 2 t o 3 h ou r s ; v i ew ve ry ex t en s ive,s t r e t c h i n g o n t h e sou th t o Ed in bu rgh ; o n th e w e s t
l i e s Loc h Lomon d,w i t h t h e p eak s ca l l e d t h e Cobb l e r,B en Van e, B en V or lich su r roun d i n g i t a n d a l i t t l e t o
the r i gh t B en Cruac h an an d B en Mor e .
From Rowardeman do ck i t i s 10 mi l e s n o r t h e r ly v i a
w e s t s i d e o f Loch Lomon d an d t ak e s 35 m inu t e s t o
TARBET, SCOTLAND
I n t er e s t i ng Th i ngs : Tarb et i s 8 mi l e s sou t h o f t h eh ea d o f t h e l ak e— Loc h Long,sa l t wa t e r l ak e,ve ry lo n ga n d n a r row . i s a fi n e wa l k t h rough th e wood s .From Tarb e t do ck i t i s 10 mi l e s n o r t h e r l y v i a ea s ts h o r e o f Loc h Lomon d an d tak e s 30 m inu t e s t o
INVERSNAI D, SCOTLANDHot e l : I n ve r s na i d .
I n t e r e s t i ng Things : Inve r sna id i s 3 mi l e s s ou t h o f
t h e h ea d o f th e l ak e, a n d i s t h e en d o f t h e Loch
Lomond s t eamboa t j ou rn ey ; i t i s o n e o f th e fi n e s tpo i n t s o n Loch Lomond a n d sp l e ndid v i ews of t h e
moun ta i n s a bo ve Arr oc har can b e o b ta i n ed— Rob Roy ’s
Cave, 1 mi l e t o t h e n o rt h b y coa c h i s a n i n t e re s t i ngt r ip— I n v e r s na i d Wa t e r fa l l— I nvernghes I s l e, wh e re
Po e t Wad swo r t h me t t h e H igh l and Gi r l .103
I f you do n o t w i s h t o tak e t h e wh o l e Tross achs
t r i p you c a n go o n f rom I nve r s n a id v i a Ard lu i t o
Cr ianlarch, a n d th en c e o n to Oban. Howeve r, i f t h e
wea t h e r i s fa i r go b y t h e s t e ep roa d fi ve m i l e s t o
Stranachlachar Pie r a t t h e w e s t e n d o f Loch Ka t r ineRobb e r s ’ Lake (8 mi l e s l o n g),wh i c h fu rn i s h es Gl as
gow w i t h wa t e r 34 mi l e s away, t h rough n ea r l y 70
tu n n e l s a t a co s t o f O n t h e way s e e h ome
o f H e l e n Ma cgrego r an d Rob Roy, a n d t h e Fort o f
I n ve rs n a i d bu i l t t o c h e ck Rob Roy ’ s fo l l owe r s .
F rom Inver s n a i d d o ck i t i s 5% m i l e s n o r t h e r l y byca r r i age v i a Ark let Wat er a n d Loch Ark let a n d take s
30 minu t e s t o t h e Stranachlachar p i e r a t
STRANACHLACHAR, SCOTLAND
Hot el : Stranachlachar .
I n t e r e s t i n g Th i ngs: Fro‘
m Stranachlachar Pier you
t ake sma l l s t eame r up b eau t i fu l Lo c h Ka tr ine,9% m i l e s
l on g ; you a r e ca r r i e d ea s t e r l y pa s s i n g ,E11en’
s Isle,S i l v er S t rand a n d Goblin’
s Cave— B en Venu e
fe e t ) r i s e s a t t h e r i gh t— You l a n d 1% m i l e s abo veE l l en’
s I s le fo r The Tr o ssachs (“ b r i s t l i n g c ou n t ry
F rom Stranachlachar do ck i t i s 10 mi l e s°
v i a LochKa t r i n e a n d Ellen ’ s I s le (b y c oa c h ) a n d take s 45 m inu t e s t o
THE TROSSACHS, SCOTLANDHot el : Tro ssa c h s .Int er e s t i ng Things : Th e Tro s sachs i s a wood e d an d
roma n t i c va l l e y— Coa c h s h ou l d b e tak en from th e h o t e la l o n g th e sh o re o f Loch Achray (3% m i l e s l o ng) t o
t h e B r i g o f Tu rk ( 1% m i l e s d i s t an t ) ; 1 m i l e fu r t h e r
you come t o Loch V ennachar a l o n g wh i c h t h e coa c h
roa d run s for 4 m i l e s— Se e Ben Ledi fe e t ) on
t h e l e f t— Two a n d a h a l f m i l e s b eyo nd a t t h e east endof Loch V ennachar i s Corlantogle Ford wh e re F i tziames and Roder ick Dhu fought— Scott
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P i e r, l o ca t e d a t Es p la n a d e, wh e r e s t eame r s fo r Mull,
I on a, s taffa, e t c . , d epa r t .I s su e o f Excu r s i o n T i ck e t s su s p en d ed .
Name of p r ovo s t,Mr . D . McD. Ski n n e r .
Hot e l s : Grea t We s t e rn, a n d t h e A l exan d ra, o n E3
planade, f rom 195 . a day ; a l s o ( t ou r i s t a n d comme r
cial), Qu e e n s ; K i ngs A rms, Geo rge S t r e e t ; (Tempe ra n c e ) Pa la c e,Geo rge S t re e t .
Gol f C lub s : Glovernitters ( 18 h o l e s ) ; Ganavan, 9h o l e s ; 1 m i l e f rom c i t y .
Oban i s t h e mo s t impo r tan t ya c h t i ng c e n t r e o n t h ew es t coa s t o f S co t l a n d, and i s t h e h ea d qu a r t e r s o f t h e
Roya l H igh l an d Ya ch t C lu b . It i s s t a r t i n g po i n t fo rI sla n d s‘ o f Gl en c o e ( bv ra i l t o Ba l l a c huli sh, t h en c e bycoa c h ) ; S ta ffa a n d I on a, Cale don i an Cana l, a n d LochAwe an d Loch Tay, b y ra i l .From Oban i t i s 98 mi l e s n o r t h ea s t e r l y by s t eame rto For t W i lliam, t h en c e to B ona ir e,a n d take s 12 h ou r st o th e do ck o f t h e ca n a l c ompa ny a t
I NVERNESS, SCOTLANDHot e l s : Ca l e do n i a n ; Alexa n dr a Pa l ac e ; S ta t i o n .
I n t e r e s t i n g Th i ngs : Fi n e View f rom Godsman’
s
Walk— Th e I s l a n d s ( Promenad e )— Ca t h ed ra l o f S t .
And r ew, ve ry han d som e, 1866— Town Ha l l, b e fo r ewh i c h i s C ro s s cove r i n g th e C la ch—na - Cu dd i n,wh i c h i s
r ega rd e d a s th e pa l l a d ium o f I n ve rn e s s— County Build
i n gs a n d Sh e riff Cou r t H ou s e o n t h e s i t e o f Ma cb e t h ’s
Ca s t l e— Ben Nev is f e e t ) i s pa s s e d s h o rt l y be
yon d Fo r t Wi l l i am, an d may b e as c e n d e d f rom th e r ei n 4 hou r s, o r f rom Bonair e .
From I nve rn e s s i t i s 631 mi l e s and t ake s 16 hou rs
via Aberdeen t o London (K in g’s C ro s s ) .
F rom I nvern e s s S ta t i o n of t h e H igh la nd Ra i lway i ti s 37 mi l e s ea s t e r l y, a n d t ake s 1 h ou r to
ELGIN, SCOTLAND (Popu l a t i on,106
Fa re, o rd i n a ry t ra i n : l s t c l a s s, 93. 3d. , s i n gl e ; 18s.
6d. , re tu rn ; 3rd c la s s,45 . 7n . , s i n gl e ; 93. 3d. , r e tu rn .
Ra i lway S ta t i o n s : ( 1) El g i n (H . R . ) S ta t io n, l o ca t e da t El g i n . wh e r e t ra i ns fo r I nv er n e s s a n d Sou t h
d epa r t ; (2) El g i n (G. N . S . R . ) S ta t io n, l o ca t e d a tEl g i n . wh e r e t ra i n s fo r Ab e rd e e n a n d Sou t h d e pa r t .Excu r s i o n T i cke t s t o Lo s s i emou t h an d r e tu rn , by
ra i lway, l st c la s s, t h i r d.
c l a s s 6d.
Name of Lor d Provo s t : W i l l i am Ramsay .
Hot e l s : S tat i o n . an d Go rdon A rms,Mos s a n d . H igh
S t re e t s . Lodgi n g,3s. 6d. u pwa rd s (w i t h ba t h ) ; b reakfa s t,23. 6d. ; l un ch eon,3s. ; d i n n e r,45 . 6d.
Go l f C lub s : ( 1) El g i n, l o ca t e d a t Elg in,1mi l e f romc i ty b y bu s, cab, ra i l . Fa re o n e way, rou n d t r i p,23 .
(2) Mo ray, l o ca t e d a t Lo s s i emou t h,5 mi l e s f rom c i t y ;r ea ch e d by ra i l, b u s. Fa re o n e way, rou n d t r i p,13 . 4d.
Sp ec i a l t i e s o f t h e C ity a r e Home-Made Twe e d s,wh i c h can b e bough t a t Me s s r s . Jo h n s to n,Newmi l l .I n t er e s t i n g Th i ngs : Elgi n Ca t h ed ra l,on e o f th e fi n
e s t e c c l e s ia s t i ca l ru in s i n Sco t l a n d— Ilascarden Pr i o ry,
( ru i n s )— Ki n l o s s Abb ey ( ru ins ) —In t h e v i c i n i ty a r e
some o f th e b e s t s t ud s o f h o rs e s a n d ca t t l e .
F rom Elg i n S ta t io n o f t h e Grea t No r t h o f Sc o t l an dRa i lway i t i s 87% mi l e s s ou t h e r ly and t ak e s 1% hou r s t o
KEITH, SCOTLAND (Popu l a t i o n,Hot e l : Roya l .From Ke i t h i t i s 593 m i l e s a n d tak e s 18 h ou r s t o
Lon don v ia Ab erd e e n .
Fa r e : l s t c l a s s, 845. 6d. ; 3rd c l a s s,423. 6d.
F rom Ke i t h S ta t i o n o f t h e Gr ea t No r t h o f S co t l a n dRa i lway i t i s 59 m i l e s s ou t h e r l y by th e same ra i lwa y
v ia O range an d K in t o r e,a n d tak e s 1 h ou r 20 m inu t e s t o
ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND (Popu l a t io n,Hot e l : Imp er ia l, S t e r l i n g S t re et.
107
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Int e r e s t ing Th ings: Abe rd e en i s o n e o f t h e o l d e s t
town s i n S co t l a n d . F i rs t c h a r t e r wa s gra n t e d b y Will i am t h e L io n i n 1179— Cat h edra l of S t . Machar, 1366,o n l y kn own gra n i t e c a t h ed ra l— Univer s ity o f Abe r
d e en,o n e o f t h e fou r u n i ve r s i t i e s o f S co t l a n d— M it chell
Tower o f Roman Ca t h o l ic Chur c h, 233 f e e t— K ing’
s
Co l l ege, 1494, on l y r ema i n in g bu i l d in g o f t h e Ch ap e lI n Uni on Ter race t h e r e i s a S ta tu e o f Wi l l i am Wa ll a c e— Ar t Ga l l e ry .
From Aber d e en i t i s 52234 mi l e s a n d tak e s 17 h ou r s
t o Lon don (K in g’ s C ro s s S ta t i o n ) .
From Ab er d e en S ta t i o n o f t h e No r th B r i t i s h Ra i lway
i t i s m i l e s s ou t h e r l y by t h e same ra i lway ; a n dtake s 1 h ou r 30 m inu t e s t o
ARBROATH, SCOTLAND (Populat ion,Fa r e, o rd i n a ry t ra i n : l st c la s s,33. lo% d. ; 3rd c la s s,
63. 9V2d.
Ra i lway S ta t io n : Lo ca t e d a t Keptie S t re e t, wh e r et ra i n s fo r Ab er d e en, Ed in bu rgh, Dun d e e a n d Londond epa rtHot els : Imp e r i a l (adj o i n i n g s ta t i on ), a n d
i
wh i t eHa r t (H igh S t re e t ) .
I n t e r e s t ing Th ings: An i n du s t r i a l t own, b e twe e nDun d e e a n d Mon t ro s e,o n No r t h Br i t i s h Ra i lway mai n
l i n e t o Ab er deen. It i s t h e Fa i rpo r t o f S i r Wa l t e rS co t t ’ s “An t i qu a ry, wh i l e n ea r i t i s t h e qu a i n t o l d fi sh
i n g v i l l age o f Auchm ithi e— t h e “Musselcrag” o f t h e
same au t h o r . Th e town po s s e s s e s t h e ex t e n s iv e ru i n s
o f a magn i fi c e n t o l d a bb ey ; sp l e n d i d c l iff s c e n e ry,numerous cave s,a n d p e r fo ra t i o n s i n th e ro cks amp l y re
pay i n g a v i s i t . Cap i ta l s ea b a t h i ng, on a sa n dy b ea c h ;18-h o l e go l f c ou r s e, p ro p e r ty of t h e t own— The Ar
b roath Go l f C lub have e re c t ed a hands ome c lub-house,where luncheon and teas can be provided— Memor ia lCha pe l i n th e Cemet e ry .
F rom Arbroath S ta t io n of t h e N o r t h Br i t i sh 8: Ca leo108
E. H . Den n i so n i s Con su l fo r Uni-t e d S ta t e s o f Ame r
i c a ; h i s a d d r e s s i s 31 Alb e r t.
Squ a r e .
Hot els : S t a t ion ; Roya l B r i t i s h .
Trav el Bu r eau s : E. Bu r l a s 81 Son, H igh S t re e t ; D .
L . Edwa rd,Ho sp i ta l S t r e e t .Ba t h s : 1 M ill S t r e e t .Gol f C lub s : Cra ig i e H i l l, 18 h o l e s, 3 m inu t e s by
t ram ; a l s o t h e Moncr iel I s l a n d cou rs e . 18 h o l e s ; Gle ne agl e s, K ing
’ s Cou r s e, 18‘ h o l e s ; Qu e e n
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s Cou rs e, 9
h o l e s— 27 mi nu t e s b y t ra i n .
I n t er e s t i n g Th in gs : eNorth a n d S ou t h I n ch Pa rk s—
. Nea r Nor t h I n c h Pa rk s e e Fa i r Ma i d o f Pe r t h'
s
Home, a t Sou t h I n c h Pa rk s e e S c o t t Monument— Mu
s eum— Per th B ridge— F in e View f rom Kinone . Hi11San d eman Pu b l ic L ib rary a n d Ar t Ga ller y .
A fi n e i l lu s t ra t e d gu i d e -book i s fu rn i s h e d b y townc l e rk .
F rom Per t h S ta t i o n o f th e No r t h I-Zr itish. Sr Ca le
donian Ra i lway i t i s m i l e s sou t hwe s twa rd ly byt h e same ra i lways v i a Alloa, N . B r i t i s h v i a Du nb la n e
and t h e Ca l e don i a n a n d tak e s 1 h ou r 45 minu t e s to
STIRLING, SCOTLAND (Popu l a t i on,Fa re, o rd i na ry t ra i n : l s t c l a s s, 83. 3d. ; 3rd c l a ss,45 .
Provo s t : Raphin.
Hot e l : Dougla s Ho t e l, oppo s i t e S ta t ion En t ra n c e .
Go l f C lub s : S t i r l i n g Go l f C lu b, 10 minu t e s’ wa lk '
Gl e n eagl e s, Champ io n sh ip, 18 h o l e s, 17 mi l e s by t ra i n .
I n t er e s t i n g Th ings : S t i r l ing oc cup i e s a d e l i gh t fu ls i tu a t i on n ea r s ou t h b an k o f the For t h— Th e viewsfrom th e Ca s t l e emb ra c e t h e ba t t l efi e l d s o f S t i rling
B r idge, Ban n ockbu rn, Sauchieb urn, a n d Falk ir k ; t h eO l d B ridge o f S t i r l i ng, t h e Wa l l a c e Monumen t o n Abb ey Cra ig, a n d Camb usk enneth Abb ey, t h e Oc h il H ill sand Wes t e r n Gramp ia n s, t h e w i n d i n gs o f t h e For t h,a n d th e va l e s o f t h e Teith a n d A l l a n . Th e Ca s t l e i s o f
110
u nknown an t i qu i t y— Th e o l d town, w i t h i t s n a r row,s t e ep , i r r egu lar s t r e e t s, co n ta i n s ma ny qua i n t, an t i qu ebu i l d i ngs, wh i l e i n t h e mo r e mod e rn pa r t s o f S t i r l i n g
t h e r e a re many fi n e v i l l a s .
S t ir l i n g wa s fa vo r i t e r e s i d en c e o f S co t t i s h k i ngsFrom h e re t o (Eu s t o n S ta t i o n ) Londo n i t i s 41634mi l e s, a n d take s 10 h ou r s a n d 45 mi nu t e s .
From S t i r l i n g S ta t ion o f t h e Nor th B r i t i s h Ra i lway i ti s 39 m i l e s s ou t h ea s t e r l y a n d take s 1 h ou r a n d 10 mi n
u t e s to t h e NVaver lv Sta t i o n o f t h e same ra i lway a t
EDINBURGH,SCOTLAND (Popu l a t i o n,Far e, o rd i nary t ra i n : l s t c l a s s,93 3rd c la s s,43 . 6d.
Ra i lway S ta t io n s : ( 1) Wave r l ey S ta t i o n (No r th
B r i t i s h Ra i lway ), Pr i n c e s S t r e e t . wh e r e Lon don (v iaN ewca s t l e a n d York,or by way o f Ca r l i s l e a n d Le ed s ),Gla sgow, a n d t h e s ta t io n s i n t h e No r t h ( v ia For t h
B r idge an d Ea s t Sc o t l a n d ) t ra i n s d epa r t ; (2) Hayma rke tS ta t i o n,wh e re we s t e rn t ra i n s d epa r t ; (3) Ca l e do n i a n o r
Pr i n c e ’ s S t re e t S ta t i o n, wh e re Lon don (v i a Car l i s l ea n d C rew e ), L ive rp oo l, Man c h e s t e r, Gl a sgow a n d
Gr e en ock an d Sou t h e rn a n d Sou t hwe s t e rn S co t lan dt ra i n s d epa r t .
Excu r s ion s : To Le it h,t h e h a rbo r o f Ed i n bu rgh,w i t h
ex t e n s i v e do ck s a n d p i e rs, a n d v i ew o f F i r t h o f ForthMe l r o s e Abb ey, a t Me l ro s e S ta t i o n, s h ou l d b e v i s i t e di f po s s i b l e o n moon l igh t n igh t s ; fou n d e d 12th Cen tu ry,d e s t royed . a n d r ebu i l t b y B ru c e ; aga i n d e s t royed, on l yt o b e aga i n reb u i l t . No t e e s p e c ia l l y t h e Ch o i r,a n d t h et ra c e r i e s o f t h e w in d ows . In n o rt h e n d a r e bu r i e d
A l exan d e r II, a n d th e H ea r t o f Rob er t B ru c e . To t h ewe s t, 3 m i l e s f rom Me l ro s e, on th e Twe e d Rive r, i sh ome o f S ir \V a l t e r S co t t,Abbo t t s fo rd . S e e t h e h ou s ebough t i n 1911, w i th s tu d y . l i b ra ry, d raw in g room, an d
h i s to r i c a l a n d p e r so na l r e l i c s . Now own ed by S co t t ’ s
gran d daugh t e r . It i s 369 m i l e s f rom Lon don t o Mel
r o s e . Ano th e r i n t e re s t i n g excu r s i o n i s f rom Ed in burghI I I
t o Dryb urgh. All t h r e e o f t h e s e p la c e s ca n b e ea s i l y
cove red i n o n e day, a n d fo rm a ch a rm in g ou t i n g . Th e
b e s t way to go to Dryb urgh i s b y t ra i n t o S t . Boswe ll’
s .
Hot e l : No r th B r i t i sh, a t Waver ly S ta t ion .
Pen s io n s : M i s s Gra n t, Ca l e don ia n S ta t ion ; Ca r l to n,No r th
-
B r i dge S t re e t ; Ba lmo ra l, O ld Wave r l y (Tem
perance),43 Pr i n c e s s S t re e t .
Gol f C lub s : Th e ra i l roa d s fu rn i sh f r e e a Go l fe r'
s
Gu i d e .
I n t e r e s t i ng Th i ngs : B e s t V i ew f rom Th e Ca s t l e,wh i c h ove rh an gs
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\V e s t Pr i n c e’s S t r e e t Ga r d e n s— As
c en d to Ca s t l e f rom Pr i n c e s s S t re e t, t h en c e t o Espla
n ad e a n d Ca s t l e Ga t e— Se e i n Crown Room th e S c o t
t i s h Rega l i a— Qu e e n Mary ’ s Room, i n wh i c h . James l st
o f Engla n d bo rn, 1566 ; S t . Margar et’
s Ch ap el ( o l d e s th ou s e i n Ed i n bu rgh ), a n d t h e B ig Can non— Nes c e
S t . Gi l e s Chu r c h, wh i c h a t Re fo rma t io n wa s d iv i d e di n t o fou r s e pa ra t e p la c e s o f wo rs h i p —S e e Sc o t t i s h B a r
r el Vau l t i n g . Th i s co n ta i n s memo r ia l s o f Joh n Knox
and Rob er t Lou i s S t ev en so n . In 1643 t h e So l emn
Leagu e a n d Cov en an t s i gn e d h e r e— Nor th ea s t o f S t .
Gile s i s a h ea r t—s h a p e d d e s ign i n t h e pavemen t ca l l e d“Hea rt o f M id l o t h i a n”— To sou t h i s r epu t e d grav e o f
J oh n Kn ox (1572)— O u sou t h s i d e o f t h i s s qu a r e i s Pa rliament Hou s e,mee t i n g p la c e o f fo rme r Sc o t t ish Parliament, now th e h igh e r law cou r t s— In grea t h a l l s e el a rge s t l aw l i b ra ry i n S co t l a n d vo lumes ; manus c r i p t of Waver l ey, an d co py o f Gu t en b e rg B ib l e)Nex t s e e C ity Mu s eum, n ea r Canonsgate Chu r c h ya r d,wh e re Adam Sm i t h wa s bu r i e d . At fo o t o f Canonsgatei s Ho lyroo d Pa l a c e (on s i t e o f o l d Ho ly roo d Abb ey ) ,t h e h ome o f S co t t i s h k i ngs— Se e h e r e Room of MaryQu e en o f S co t s— Old Ca l t o n Bu rying Grou n d co n ta i n sMa rtyr
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s Monument t o S co t s k i l l e d i n Amer i ca n War,a n d a L i n c o l n Monumen t— Her i o t s H osp i t a l fo r e du ca
t i o n o f pa re n t l e s s b oys ( l624)— ~ Sc o t t i s h Na t i o n al Port ra i t Ga ll e ry a n d Mu s eum of An t i qu i tie s, con ta i n i n g
112
m i l e s ; t o Hamburg, 484 m i l e s . To London (K ing’
s
C ro s s ) i t i s 268 m i l e s, a n d tak e s 7 h ou r s 7 minu t e s .
F rom N ewca s t l e (Cen tra l S ta t i o n ) o f t h e No r t h Ea s t
e rn Ra i lway i t i s 15 mi l e s s ou t h e r l y, a n d take s 36 m in
u t e s t o
DURHAM, ENGLAND
(Popu l a t i o n, El eva t ion,a bou t 300 f e e t )Fa r e : l st c l a s s,25 .
-
2d.,p lu s 3rd c l a s s, 13. 3V2d. ,
p lu s 50% (war mea su r e s t i l l i n fo r c e ) .
Ra ilway S t a t i on s : Du r h am Sta t i o n, l o ca t ed a t Dur
h am C i ty,wh e r e t ra i n s fo r a l l pa r t s d epa r t ; (2) Elve tS ta t i o n, l o ca t e d a t Du r h am C i ty,wh e r e t ra i n s fo r Ea s t
Coa s t d e pa r t .Ho t e l s : Cou n ty Ho t e l, O ld El ve t ; Th re e Tu n s Hot e l,New Elve t ; Ros e a n d Crown Ho t e l,Marke t P la c e ;Cas t l e Ho t e l, S i l ve r S t re e t .B at h s : Pu b l i c,o n Elve t Wa t e r s i d e .
Du r h am Ci t y Go l f C lub s a t Go l f L i nks, Du r h am, 1
mi l e f rom c i ty by niotor . b u s ; S ixp e n c e .
Sp e c ialt i e s o f t h e C i t y a r e Sa n c tua ry Kno cke r re
p l i c a, wh i c h ca n b e bough t a t mo s t fa n c y s h o p s i n
C i t y .
I n t e re s t ing Pla c e s an d Th i ngs : Ca th e d ra l, Norman
Pe r iod . comman d i n g s t ru c tu r e, bu i l t o n em in en c e ove rl ook in g w i n d i n g R ive r Wea r, su r rou n d e d b y b eau t i fu lwoo de d Sl o p e s— Nea r o n n o r t h s i d e i s t h e b eau t i fu lCas t l e, ea r ly No rman , a t p re s e n t u s e d a s o n e o f t h e
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co l l ege s o f Du rh am Un iver s i t y— C oun ty Buil d i ngs i nO l d Elve t, mod e rn, b u t o f h an d some d e s i gn — Manyve ry o l d chu r che s, among them S t . Oswald
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s Chu r c h,t h e pa s to rat e o f th e l a t e Dr . k es, t h e we l l - kn ownh ymn wr i t e r— Th e c i t y i s ve ry o l d - fa sh i on e d an dab ou n d s w i t h many p l ac e s o f i n t e r e s t . B eau t i fu l wa l k sb oa t i ng and pu n t ing on r ive r .Man y Ca s t l e r e s i d en c e s w i t h i n ea sy d r i v i ng d i s ta n c e,a l s o i n t e r e s t i n g ru i n s a n d Roman rema i n s .
114
From Du r h am by th e No r t h Ea s t e rn Ra i lway i t i s
66 m i l e s s ou t h e r ly, a n d take s h ou r s to
YORK,ENGLAND (Popu l a t i on,Fa r e, o rd i n a ry t ra i n : l s t c l a s s, 133. 3d. ; 3rd c l a s s,
85 . 3d.
Excu r s i o n T ic k e t s t o Fou n ta i n s Abb ey, B o l t on Ca s
t l e,Middeham Ca s t l e,Ri evaulx Abb ey,Aysga r t h Fa l l s,Ca s t l e H oward,Harroga t e .
Mayor o f C i t y : Ald e rman Ed Wa lke r .
Hot els : S ta t i o n ; Ha rker'
s Yo rk, c en t ra l po s i t i o n .
Lodgin g f rom 55 . (w i t h ba t h ), 6s ; b reak fa s t, 3s. ;
lun ch eon,3s. 6d. ; d i n n e r,55.
Trave l Bu r eau : Thoma s Cook 8: Son s, Quay S t r e e t .
Ba t h s : Co rpo ra t i o n, i n S t . Geo rge'
s F i e l d .
I n t e r e s t i ng Th i ngs : Two an d th re e—qua r t e r m i l e s o fC i t y Wa l l s— Ph i l o s op h i c al Soc ie ty ’ s Ga rd e n s— YorkM in s t e r (Ca th ed ra l ) wh i c h i s 438 x 105 fe e t— 100
fe e t h i gh . Bes t d e co ra t ed na ve a n d fi n e s t s ta i n e d gla s s
in Eu ro p e— Se e J e s s e Win dow i n n o r t h s i d e,a l so Wes tWin d ow,Tab er n a c l e— Al s o p re t t i e s t Ch ap t e r H ou s e i nEngl an d Petergate Th e Sh amb l e s S t . Cl iff o r d
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s
Towe r— St. Mary ’ s Abb ey— St. Leona r d ’ s Ga rd e n s a n dHosp i t a l Mu s eum— Mick legate,Walingate, Monk, and
Bootham Ba r s .
I n t e r e s t i n g Pla c e s n ea rby a r e A l dbor ough Man o r ( 18m i l e s ) — B is h op Th o rp e Pa l ac e m i l e s )— Ca s t l e
H owa r d ( 151/ é mi l e5) — Coxwo l d Ru i n s ( 18 mi l e s )Kna r e sb o rough Ca s t l e ru i n s ( 16V; mi l e3 )— Pontifradru i n s (21 m i l e s ), wh e re R i c h a rd III wa s mu rd e r e dS e l by Abb ey Chu r c h ( 14 mi l e s ) .
Scarb orough on th e s ea i s b u t a s h o r t d i s ta n c e n o r t hwe s t of .York .
From York to Lon don (K in g’
s C ro s s ) i t i s 188%mi l e s , a n d t ak e s 5 h ou r s .
From York, by th e No r t h Ea s t e rn Ra i lway . i t i s 47
n i l e s ea s t e r l y, a n d take s 1 h ou r, t o Pa rago n S ta t i o n,1 ls
HULL, ENGLAND (Popula t ion,Fa r e, b y o rd i n a ry t ra i n : l s t c l a s s, 85. 4%d. ; 3rd
c la s s,55 . 3d.
Ra ilway S ta t i o n s : ( 1) Pa ragon Sta t i o n, i n c e n t r e o f
c i ty, wh e re t ra i n s fo r a l l pa r t s d epa r t ; (2) Can nonS t r e e t S t a t i o n, Can no n S t r e e t, wh e re t ra i n s fo r t h e
M i d la n ds d epa r t ; (3) Co rpo ra t i o n P i e r, Fe r ry a c ro s s
R ive r Humber t o N ew Ho l la n d, co n n e cti n g w i t h t ra i n s
fo r L i n co l n s h i r e .
Deck s : ( 1) Rive r s i d e Qu ay, a n d (2) K in g Geo rge
Do ck, f rom bo th o f wh i c h s h i p s d epa r t fo r Co n t i n e n ta l
po r t s .
Lord Mayor : Al de rma n T . G . Ha l l .
Con su l : Cha rl e s M . Hath away, Pru d ent i a l Bu i l di n gs, i s c o n su l fo r t h e Un i t e d S ta t e s o f Ame r i ca .
Ho t e l : S ta t i on , Pa ragon S ta t i o n . Lodg i ng, w i t h
ba t h, 6s. ; b reak fa s t,33 : lu n ch eo n,3s. 6d. ; d i n n e r, 55 .
Trav e l Bu r eau s : Pa ragon S ta t i o n e n qu i ry offi c e,Tho s . Cook 81 Son s, Ca r r La n e .
Ba t h s : Co rpo ra t i o n . Hes s l e Road,B eve r l ey Road .
Gol f Club s : “Hu l l” ( 18-h o l e c ou r s e ), a t N ew i ngton,mi l e s f rom Ci ty, r ea c h e d b y e l e c t r ic t ram, wh i c h
ru n s w i t h i n IA m i l e o f t h e l i n k s ;“Horn s ea” Go l f C lu b
( 18-h o l e c ou r s e ), 18 m i l e s f rom c i t y, o n e m i l e f romHo rn s ea B r i dge s t a t ion, c l o s e t o s ea .
Fa re f rom Hull (Pa ragon S ta t io n ) t o Horns ea
B ridge : S i n gl e : l st c l a s s, 3s. ; 3rd c la s s, 15. 6d. ; re
tu rn : l s t c l a s s, 45 . 6d. ; 3rd c l a s s, 25 . 3d.
“B rough ”
Go l f C lub, 10 mi l e s f rom c i ty,5 minu t e s f rom B roughS ta t i o n .
I n t e r e s t i ng Plac e s a n d Th ings : Art Gal l ery— Mu
s eum- Pa rk s— Dock s a t Hul l .M in s t e r,Wes twood, B eve r l e y, B rid l ingto n, Horn s eaa n d Wu thernsea a re s ea s i d e p l ea su r e r e so r t s .S t eame rs go from Hu ll t o Ch r is t i a n ia and B ergen.
From Hull i t i s 58 m i l e s sou t h e r l y by th e Grea t
1 16
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B r i dge S t r e e t,wh e re . t ra i n s fo r E ly an d Cambr idge d e
pa rt
Mayor : Cap ta i n C . T . Ve rge t t e,J . P.
Hot e l s : Grea t No r th e rn ; Th e Ange l Na r row
S t r e e t ;“Th e Gran d,
”V Ventworth S t re e t ; Th e Bu l l,
”
Wes tga t e .Re st au ra n t s : Glowe r
’ s,Nar row S t re e t ; Th e Fa l c on,
Cowga t e ; Th e Bu l l Ho t e l,West ga t e .
Pe t e rb o rough Gol f C lub, a t Walt on, 2 m i l e s f rom
c i t y ; 9—h o l e c ou r s e ; r ea c h e d b y ra i lway .
Far e, o n e way : 3d.
I n t er e s t i n g Pl ac e s and Thi n gs : Marke t ( h e l d Sa tu r
day an d VVednesday)— Th e Ca th ed ral,
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fi n e Romanbu i l d i n g fou n de d 1117; bu r i a l p l a c e o f Qu e e n Ka the r i n e
o f Ara go n— Crow lan d Abb ey, ru i n s a n d cu r i ou s t h r e e
an gl e d b r i dge (9 mi l e s )— Fother ington Churc h a n dCa s t l e Mou n d, wh e r e Ma ry, Qu e en o f S co t s,wa s ex e
cu ted ( 11 mi l e5)— Ca s t o r, Roman Chu r c h and _ Settle
men t (4 mi l e s )— Bu rgh l ey Hall b y S t anf or d Town ( 13
mi l e s ) — Kerby Ha ll, ru i n (20 m i l e s )— Th or n ey Abb ey(7 m i l e s ) — Pu b1ic Lib rary.
H ippo d rom e an d Ska t i n g Rink .
Pet erb or ough i s a n ancient'
city,wh i c h h a s grown up
a rou n d t h e B en e d i c t ine Abb ey fou n d e d b y K i ng Wu l
phere (A. D . Th e Ca th ed ra l i s t h e monas t i cc hu r c h ; t h e ru i n s o f t h e bu i l d ings a r e t o
.
b e s e en i n t h ep re c in c t s . On t h e d i s s o lu t i o n o f t h e mona s t e ry i n 1539
Pet e rb o rough b e cam e a c i t y by l e t t e r s pa t en t o f K i n gH en ry V I I I i n 1541. Cha r t e r o f mu n i c i pa l i n c o rpo ra
t i o n, 1872. S tu d e n t s o f Go th i c a rc h i t e c tu r e w i l l find a
s p e c i a l fi e l d o f s tudy i n th e chu r c h e s o f t h e We re Va l
l ey . Amu s emen t s, hun t i ng an d boa t i n g . Annua l F i xtu re s : Pe t erb orough Agr i cu l tu ra l a n d Foxhoun d s h ow .
fi rs t we ek i n Ju l y ; Peterb orough B r i dge Fa i r, fi rs t
w e ek in Oc tob e r . Get a han d som e, f ree V i si t ors Gu i d eBook from t h e Peter borough Corporation.
Dist a nces from Peterborough: Birmingham"
; 80
.118
mi l e s ; B rad fo rd, 120 ; B r i s t o l, 148 ; Derby, 74; B ou c a s
t e r, 80 ; Gr im sby, 80 ; Hu l l, 138 ; Le ic e s t e r, 49; Leed s,110 ; L ive r poo l,148 ; Lon don,76 ; Manch e s t e r,127; New
ca s t l e-ou -Tyn e, 195; Norw ic h, 84; Not t ingh am, 52;
Nor t h amp t on,43; Rugby,50 ; Sh effi e l d,85; York,114.
From Pet e rb o rough S ta t ion o f th e Gr ea t Ea s t e rnRa i lway i t i s 2936 mi l e s s ou th e r l y, a n d take s 50 m inu t e s t o
CAMBRIDGE,ENGLAND (Popu l a t i o n,Hot e l s : Un iv e r s i t y Arms,Regen t S t r e e t ; B lu e B oa r,Tr i n i ty S t re e t .
I n t e r e s t i ng Pl a c e s and Th ings : Fitzwill iam Mu
s eum— Arc ha e olog i ca l Mu s eum— St . Pet e r ’ s Co l l ege
“28 0 — Pembrok e Co l l ege of wh i ch R i d l ey a n d
W i l l i am Pi t t t h e You n ge r we r e graduateSA Pitt Pr e s s
(Un ive r s i ty p r i n t i n g offi c e an d r egi s t ry ) — Qu e e n ’ s Co ll ege ( l488 ) - Corpu s Ch r is t i Coll ege,o f wh i c h F l e t c h e r
a n d Samu e l Wes l ey we re gra du a t e s— King’
s Co l l ege,o f wh i c h S i r Rob e r t a n d Ho ra c e Wa l po l e we re gra dna t e s ( s e e s t a i n ed gl a s s w in d ow s i n c ha p e l, fa n -vau l t e dc e i l in g, o rga n s c re en , a n d c a rv e d _
h a l l s )— Un i ve r s i t y
Li b ra ry w i t h vo lumes, map s a n d
manu s c r i p t s e s p e c ia l l y Grea t B eza -Graeco—La t inmanu s c r i p t s o f t h e Go sp e l s a n d A c t s (6th Cen tu ry )S en a t e Hou s e, wh e re gra dua t i o n s, e t c . , h e l d— Tr i n i t y
Hal l ( s e e Ga rd e n Cou r t an d Fe l l ow s Ha l l ) (1350)Gonv i l l e an d Ca ins Co ll ege ( l348)— C lar e Co l l ege, a t
r ea r o f wh i c h go a c ro s s t o Fe l l ows Ga rd e n an d Limet r e e Avenu e— Tr in i ty Co l l ege l a rge s t i n En g
lan d— h e r e s e e t h e Grea t Cou r t, t h e K i t c h en, t h e C l o ister, an d th e Avenue o f L imes. Tr inity
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s membe r s h i p
emb ra c e s t h e name s of Newto n, Ba con, D ryden,Ma
cau lay, Byro n, Tha cke ray a n d Te n ny so n— St. John’
s
Col l ege ( 1511) boa s t s Ben Jonsen,Erasmus, DarwinandWordsworth— Magda l ene Col l ege,mo s t i n t e re s t i ngfea tu re of wh i c h i s Pepy s ian Build
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Cyph er Manu s c r i p t t o h i s d ia ry,wh i c h wa s d i s cove r e d1825— In t h e Gard ens of Chri st’ s Co l l ege ( 1506) s e e
Mu l b e r ry t r e e p l a n t e d by Gradua t e J ohn M i l t o n .
Th e re i s a B envenueto Cel l ini “Fou n d er ’ s Cup i n Em
manu e l Coll ege .Th e r e a r e t h re e b eau t i fu l row—b oa t r i d e s o n t h e t h r e el eve l s o f t h e Cam . Th e grea t b oa t ra c e s i n Ju n e a re o n
t h e Lower R iver .
From Camb r idge i t i s 55314 m i l e s a n d take s 2 h ou r s 5m i nu t e s t o London (Live rp oo l S t re e t o r S t . Pa n c ra s ) .
It i s 14% m i l e s t o Ely, wh e r e i s t h e famou s Ca the d ral 520 x 774, 178 f e e t h i gh .
F rom Cambr idge, b y th e Lon do n No r t h We s tern
Ra i lway, i t i s 30 m i l e s w e s twa rd l y, an d t ak e s 45 m in
u t e s t o
BEDFORD,ENGLAND (Population,On bo th b anks o f Ouse,47% m i l e s f rom Lon don .
Ra i lway S t a t ions: ( 1) M id la n d S ta t io n, o n we s t s i d eo f t own ; (2) London No r t h We s t e r n S ta t i o n, o n
sou t h ea s t s i d e o f town .
Hot e l s : ! Swan (o n r iv e r) ( s e e a dve r t i s emen t ) . S i t
tingrooms f rom 75 6d s i ngl e b e d ro oms w i t h a t t e n dan c e
f rom S— doub l e 83 6d— b r eak fa s t, p l a i n (b rea d, bu t t e r,j am ) l s 6d— tab1e d
’h o t e 3s. Lu n ch eo n ( h o t ) f rom 1
P . M . 35. Tea s, cup t e a, coffe e, 6d— p1a i n‘
( j am, cak e,e t c . l s 6d. Din n e r s t ab l e d ’h o t e 4s 6d. Fi r e s 25 6d da i l y
Ba t h s h o t o r co l d l s. Te l egrams Swan Hot e l,B edfo rd .
Te l ep h on e,B ed fo r d 74.
I n t e r e s t i n g Pl a c e s a n d Th i ngs: At El s t ow, 1 m i l eaway . i s Bu n yan’ s Co t tage, wh e r e h e wa s bo rn in
1682— Bu n yan ’s Mee t i n g, i n M i l l S t r e e t . He wa s co n
fin ed in j a i l h e re . H i s s t a tu e o n S t . Pe t e r s Gre e n
Monumen t t o Howa rd ( p r i so n p h i l a n t h rop i s t ) . Pik e,Pe rch,b r eam fi s h i n g. Eigh t e e n h o l e go l f l i n ks.
F rom Bedford i t is 49% mi les,and t akes 45minu test o London (S t . Pancras Stat i on) .
120
Wes t e rn Ra i lway i t i s 5 mi l e s ea s t e r l y a n d tak e s 15
minu t e s t o
KENILWORTH,ENGLAND
I nte r e s t i n g Pl ac e s a n d Th i ngs : Guy’
s Cl iff (Lo rd
Pe r cy ’s S ea t ) —Ken ilwor th Abb ey— Ken ilwor th Castle
one o f t h e fi n e s t b a ro n i a l r e l i c s i n Engl an d .
From Ken i lw or t h i t i s 96% mi l e s a n d take s 3 h ou r s
t o Lon do n (Eu s to n S ta t i o n ) .
From Ken i lw or t h S tat i o n o f t h e Lon don No r t h
Wes t e r n Ra i lway it i s 4 m i l e s an d tak e s 12 m inu t e s t o
t h e Avenu e S ta t i o n a t
LEAMINGTON SPA, ENGLAND
(Popu l a t i o n, El eva t i on,166 f e e t )Ra ilway S tat ion s : ( 1) Grea t Wes t e rn S ta t i o n, H igh
S t r e e t, a n d (2) London No r t h Wes t e rn S ta t i o n,Avenu e Roa d . f rom bo t h o f wh i c h t ra i n s l eave fo r a l lp a r t s .
Excu rs i o n T ick e t s t o S t ra t fo r d-ou -Avon, Cov entry,B irm ingh am,e t c . , e t c . ,a n d r e tu rn b y ro a d o r ra i l .Mayor of B o rough : Geo rge Ca shmo r e,J . P .
Con su l : Add re s s o f Un i t e d S ta t e s Con su l,New an dCan non S t re e t s , B i rm i ngh am .
Hote l s : Regen t ; Mano r Hou s e ; Cla r en don .
Pen s io n s : “Lach i n e,” Newbo l d Te r ra c e ; Langton
Hou s e, Cran b rook ; Hawth o rn Hou s e,Leam i ngto n Te rra c e .
Tr av e l Bu r eau : Arch e r ’s, in Warw i ck S t re e t .Ba t h s : Pump Room, on t h e Pa ra d e .
Gol f C lub s : Leam i ngto n and Coun ty Club,at Whitn a s h, 1% mi l e s, r ea ch ed by ca b o r p r iva t e conveyan c e .I n t e r e s t ing Pl ac es and Th ings: Warwick Castle (2
m i l e s ) -S t ra t fo r d-on-Avon (10 m i l e s ) - Stoneleigh‘
Abb ey an d Pa rk (5 mi l e s ) .
Sp e c ia l t i e s : Sa l t i n e Sp r i n gs an d Ba th i n g Es tab l i s hmen t a t Pump Room .
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From Leam ington S ta t i on o f th e Lon d on 81 No rthWe s t e rn Ra i lway i t i s 1 mi l e w e s twa rd l y a n d t ake s 5
m in u t e s t o
WARWICK, ENGLAND (Popu l a t ion,Hot e l s : Wool pa c k ; Warwick Arms .
I n t e r e s t i n g Pl ac e s a n d Th i ngs : Per p en d i cul a r
Chu r c h of S t . Mary— At s ou t h ea s t o f t own s e e t h e grea tWarw i ck Ca stl e, impo s i n g h ome o f th e Ea r l o f Wa rw i ck .
From Warwick i t i s 89% m i l e s an d take s 2% h ou r s t oLon do n (Pad d in gto n S ta t i o n ) .
From Warw ick S ta t i o n o f th e Grea t We s t e rn Ra i l
way i t i s 4 mi l e s n o r t hwe s twa rd ly, a n d take s 9 minu t e s
t oHATTON,ENGLAND (Popul a t ion,
From Hatton i t i s 937; m i l e s a n d tak e s 3 h ou rs t o
Lon don (Pad d i ngto n S ta t i o n ) .
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n o r th s i d e o f Ludga t e H i l l, b e fo re reac h i n g S t . Pau l’ s
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h ou s e s o r ta ve rn s w i t h c a t c h y n ame s . S t . Pau l'
s ( 1675)r ea ch e d f rom Man s io n Hou s e, Ho l bo rn V iadu c t, o r S t .
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ta i n s fi n e s t ca rv i n g ; see S ta tu e s t o Howa rd, Dr . Joh n
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don,an d Duke o f Wellingt on’ s Monumen t ; i n crpyt l i e
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s ou t h ea s t c o rn e r ru n n i n g ea s twa rd . I n S t . Swi t h i n ’ s
Chu r ch a t s ou t h e n d s e e Lon d on Stone yea r s o l d ) ,c e n t ra l m i l e s to n e fo r a l l d i s t a n c e s . I n S t . Swith i n ’ s
Lan e i s t h e Ro t h sc h ild Cou n t i n g Hou s e ( r e d s h i e ld
t ak en f rom s ign b oa rd o f t h e Du t c h mon ey ch ange r s ) .
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i s K ing Wi l l iam ’ s S tatu e (go ea s t t h rough Gr ea t Tow
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ied 1653 i n St enne t t Chu r c h ya rd, 225 foo t t owe r,Thames Str ee t .
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Re tu rn i n g th rough Tra fa l ga r Squ a r e o n t h e no rt h s i d e
go we s t t h rough Pa ll Mal l 1-3 mi l e ( f rom Fre n c h
gam e o f Pa i l l e Ma i l l e ‘ On e b lo ck we s t o f Na ti ona l
Gall e ry, on no r t h s i d e o f Trafalga r S qua re, i s University Club Hou s e, fo r 500 membe r s ea c h o f Ox fo rd a n d
Camb r i dge . On ea s t s i d e o f Suffo l k Street, ru n n in gn o r t h f rom Pa l l Ma l l, i s ga l l e ry o f B riti sh Roya l S oc ie
ty of Ar t is ts. Ric h a rd Cob den d i e d i n t h i s s t r e e t, 1865.
Wes twa rd f rom Su f fo l k S t r eet, a t mee t i n g o f Cock spur
a n d Pall Mall,Equ e s t r i a n S ta tu e o f Cha rles ,I I . Th i s
i s H aymarke t D i str ic t, a n d a t Her Ma jesty’
s Th ea t r e,Jenn y L i n d mad e su c c e s s, 1887, Hot el Car l t on i s o n
w e s t s i d e o f Haymarke t, Haymarke t Thea tr e o n ea s ts i d e . In same n e i gh bo rh oo d, Cr i t e r ion, Pr i nce o f
Wa l e s,a n d Comedy Th ea t res . Wes twa rd, b eyo n d Hay
ma rk e t S t ree t on s ou t h s id e Pa l l Mall Un ited S ervice
Club,an d, i n o p e n spa c e i n f ro n t,Gua r ds’ Cr imean Me
mor ia l . Ac ro s s t h e s t r e e t At h en a eum Club Hou se, fo r
men i n d i s t i n gu i s h e d p ro f e s s i on s . Next doo r, Travel
ers’ Club . Nex t Refo rmed C lu b Chamb er s an d C lub .
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wa rd, Roya l Au t omob il e Club,an d, O ppo s i t e,Army a n d
Navy Clu b Hou se. 16 a n d 17 S t . Jam es Squa re, Ea s t
I n d ia Un i t ed S e rv i c e C lub Hou s e, Win dham ClubHou s e,Lon don L ib ra ry,a n d Po rtland Club . At 81 a n d
82, Sc h omb erg Hou s e, wh e r e pa i n t e r Ga in sb or o l i ve d
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Wh i t eh a l l,wh e r e b eh ea d e d ; f rom S t . Jame s Pa la c e May10, 1910,Geo rge V p ro c la imed k in g . Gua rd mou n t cve ry mo rn i ng i n Mar l b o r ough Cou r t wh e n ban d
p l ays 15 m i nu t e s . Se e Roya l Chap e l ; S t . Jame s d i v i n e
s e rv i c e 10, 12 a n d Su n day s . Fu r t h e r we s t, Staf
f o rd Hou s e,fi n e s t p r i va t e Lon don man s io n,w i t h Su t h
e rla nd Ga l l e ry co n ta i n i n g d e l a Roc h e ’ s p i c tu r e “On
Way t o Sc aff o l d” ; Mar l b o r ough Cha p el h e re commemo
ra t e s Ga r i b a l d i’ s v i s i t 1864. S t . Jame s Pa rk, 91 a c r e s ;Hors e Gua rd s on ea s t ; Pa l l Ma l l a n d S t . Jame s Pa l a c e
n o r t h ; Bu ck ingh am Pa la c e a n d Gr e en Park o n we s t ;boun d e d sou t h by B i r d Cage Wa l k,Qu een
’ s S qua re,a n d
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p eop l e ; S ta t e Coa ch co s t £6661. Red Mo ro c co Ha rn e s sfo r e igh t h o r s e s . Adm i s s i o n by o rd e r f rom Ma s t e r o ft h e Ho rs e .
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sh o pp i n g s t re e t s i n th e wo r l d, wh i c h ru n s a t r i gh t an
gl e s t o Pa l l Ma l l,f rom no r t hwe s t t o s ou t h ea s t . S ta rt i n g
a t Duk e o f York’ s Co lumn, Pa l l Ma l l C lub i s o n eas t
s i d e i n Wat e r l o o Pla c e,a n d fu r t h e r n o r t h on same s i d e,Ra l e igh C lub,a n d, b eyon d P ic c ad il l y C i r cu s w i t h s em i
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c i rcu l a r cu rve . Cu rv i n g n o r t hw e s t e r l y i s Regent’ s
Quad ran t,wh i c h i s e n t ra n c e t o co n t i nu a t i o n o f RegentS t r eet . Th i s i s Re s t au ran t D istr ic t,w i t h Cafe Monic o,Lon don Pavil ion,Pic c a dilly,a n d C rit e r ion Re s t aur ants,a n d Ca f e Royal . Wes t s i d e o f Regen t S t r e e t b eyo n d
th e Quad ra n t wa s fo rme r ly s i t e o f Pe s t F ield,e s p e c i a l l y
du r i ng p l agu e i n 1664,wh e n d i e d i n o n e n igh t,o n e
p i t fo r bu r i a l o f victim s’
was 40 by 16 by 20 f e e t d e ep .
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Lon don,on e o f fi n e s t s h opp i ng d i s t r i c t s . No rt h o f Cx
ford Cir cus i s Portland Pl a c e,w i t h fi n e Mansion bu i l tb y Adam B ro th e r s . Fu r th e r n o r t h a n d we s t i s Res
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ta i n i n g ga rd e n o f Royal Botan ic, a n d Ga rd en s o f theToxophi l i te Soc iety ; a t n o r t h e rn e n d, ga rd en s o f Zoo
log i c al Society. From top o f Pr im ro se H ill i s o n e o f
Finest Views i n Lo ndon . S hak esp ea r e Oak, p lan t e d
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s t e r c e n t e na ry .
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Hou s e Club, a n d, a t N o . 8, a c ro s s t h e s t r e e t, Lor d
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f e s t i va l wh i c h l a s t e d fi r s t fi f t e e n days o f M ay,a n d wa ssu pp r e s s e d 1708 .
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w e s t,Was n amed f rom o l d i n n . Nea rby i s B adm in to n
Clu b . At co rn e r o f Par k Lane was Dorc h e s t er Hou s e,o ccup i e d byEarl o f Elgin, who b rough t famou s ma rb l e s fo r Mu s eum, f rom Gre e c e .
F rom 139 Pic c adilly Lady Byro n fl e d w i t h i n fa n t
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ta i n s Cor eggio’
s Mas t erpi e c e,“Ch r is t o n t h e Mou n t o f
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”.
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twe e n B romp to n Road a n d Kn igh t s b r i dge ( t h e sou t h
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cou l d b e cu l t i va t e d by o n e p low ) . Pr i n c i p a l ga t e s, a t
The Corn e r, Cumb erla n d ; a t we s t e rn e n d o f OxfordS t r e e t i s Ma rb le Arch ; Pr in c ess’ Gat e,b e twe en Kn igh t s
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by Wi l l i am III. Hol l an d Hou s e h e r e wa s me e t i n g
p l a c e o f b i g po l i t i c i an s du r i n g Lo rd Ho l l a n d’
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wa s two m i l e s w e s twa r d b eyo n d Hyd e Pa rk Co rn e r .
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a n d Thack e ry d i e d 1863 i n a h ou s e bu i l t b y Macauley.
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poleon 1803; n ow exh ib i t e d i n Bay eux un d e r gla s s .
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an d wa lk i n g ca n e ; i n No r t h Pic tu re Ga l l e ry a r e Rapha e l
ca r t oo n s i n 1513 a s ta p e s t ry d e s ign s fo r Leo X . The
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~ Paul a nd“St. Paul in h i s Dungeon” a r e l o s t . Exh ib i t ion Ga ll er
i e s,Arch i t e c tu ra l Court, Lower Ga l l ery, a n d, i n Inne r
Room, r e p re s e n ta t i o n o f j ewe l s o f u n to l d va lu e . In 4th
Room se e i vo ry pa l a n qu i n, l o a n e d by Qu e e n V i c to r i a .
ln Roya l Co l l ege o f S c ien c e s o n Exh i b i t i o n Road s e e
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ly ex t e n s i o n o f B rompto n Roa d Cen t ra l Ha l l, 170 b y
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i n g me t eo r i t e s . In t h e r ea r o f Na tu ra l H i s to ry Co l l e e
t i o n i s Na t i on al Por t ra i t Ga l l e ry— No rthwa rd i s Roya lA l b e r t H a l l, c i rcu l a r, w i t h gl a s s dom e, h o l d i n g
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a n d Jac k Sh eph e r d, an d Ca the r ine Haye s wa s bu r n e d
a l i v e fo r mu rd e r i n g h e r hu sb an d ; Earl Fer r e r s fo r mu r
d e r i ng h i s s t ewa rd wa s h an ge d i n w edd i n g c lo t h e s by
s i l k e n rop e . Th e Marb le Arc h wa s o r i g i n a l l y b e fo r e
Bu ck ingh am Pa la c e . It co s t n ea r l y
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no r t hwe s t t o K en sa l Gr e en Ceme t ery by’
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ta i n s rema i n s o f Rev . S i d n ey Sm i th,Tom Hood,Th acke ry,Mac r ea dy,a n d An t h on y Tro llop e .From Marb l e A rc h w e s t o n n o rt h s i d e Oxfo rd S t r e e t
s e e Gr ea t Cumber land Plac e, a n d fu r t h e r ea s t B akerS t r ee t, wh e r e Madam Taussaux
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sinate a l l t h e m i n i s t e r s a t d i n n e r ; wh en th e o ffi c e r s
t r i e d t o . s e i z e Thistlewood h e ra n kn i f e t h rough h i s
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you ca n go n o r t h t h rough Duk e S t r e e t t o Man c h e s t e r
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wh e r e Hoga rt h e du ca t e d ; Ch a r l e s We s l ey bu ried h e r e .
In Han over S qua r e,s ou t h o f Oxfo rd S t r e e t,S ta tu e o f
W ill iam Pi t t,wi t h F i n e View f rom Geo rge Str e e t .
Fu r t h e r ea s t Ox fo r d i n t e r s e c t s Regen t Str e e t ; h e r e i sOxfor d C i rcu s . Soh o S qu a r e,wh i c h Add i s o n r e fe r re dt o i s n o r t h o f Oxfo rd S t r e e t a t Cha r i ng Cro s s Road an dO l d Comp to n S t r e e t ~ -At ea s t e rn en d o f Oxfo rd S t r e e t,Tot t e n h am Road c ro s s e s, a n d i t s co n t i nua t i o n i s Ch a r
144
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we r e p re s e n t e d w i t h a fl ower o n t h e i r way to b e h an g
ed ; h e r e wa s bu r i e d father of Cap t . J ohn Smi th ; O l iver
Gold sm it h l i ve d n ea r i n Gr een Arb or Cour t,wh e r e h e
w ro t e h i s “Enqu i ry i n to t h e Pre s e n t S tat e o f Po l i t e
Lea rn i ng”
. I n Smithfi eld, wh e r e pub l i c t ou rn ame n t s,fa i r s, e t c . we re h e l d, we r e bu rn e d ove r 270 r e l i gi ou s
ma r tyr s fo r h e r e sy . St. John’
s Gat e,Cl erkenwell, i s t h e
la s t r ema i n s o f t h e Mona s t ery o f Knights o f S t . J ohn
of J eru sa l em,who we re d e s t roye d b y Wa t Tyl e r’
s re b
e l s i n 1832. Sou t h ea s t e n d o f Newga t e Str eet t h e eas t
e rn con t i nu a t i o n o f Holb orn Viadu c t wh e r e Statue S ir
Robe r t Pe el i s Pa t e rn o s t e r Row, wh e r e wer e famou spub l i s h e r s, i n c lu d i n g B lackwood, Longman
’
s, Simpkin,Ham i l t on,Marshall a n d Kent, a n d o th e r s . Longman
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s
o c cupy t h e same p la c e wh e r e t h e i r p r e d e c ess o rs p r i n t e dt h e fi r s t “Rob i n s on Cru so e, 1719. St. Mart ins Le
Gr and, fo rme r l y wa s a co l l eg i a t e c hu r c h a n d a sanctu
a ry n ea r Lon do n ’ s wa l l s ; t h e F ren ch Chu rch of S t .Mart in’ s Le-Gran d,wh e r e Rub illack , t h e s cu l p to r,bu ried, i s i n Soh o Squar e .
Fu r th e r ea s t, Ha l l o f the Go l d sm i t hs Company, i nFor s t e r Lane, h a s p r i v i l ege o f s t amp i n g an d a s s ay i nggo l d a r t i c l e s w i t h t h e i r h a l l ma rk ; b e s t co n ta i n s two
pa r t s a l l o y,ma rke d 22 ca ra t s ; p l a t e ma rk s h ows wh e re
manu fa c tu r e d ; l e t t e r s s h ow da t e ; ru l e r’ s h ea d s hows
du ty h a s b e en pa i d ; i s c h a rge d fo r s t amp i n g .
At Cha r t e r Hou s e Squa r e n o r t h o f Newga t e, t h e
e a s t e rn ex t e n s io n o f H o l b o rn Via du c t i s C h a rt e r HouseS chool,wh i ch h a s 60 s ch o l a r s h ip s o p en to compe t i t i o n,i n a d d i t i o n t o t h e E igh ty B ro t h e r s : v i s i t o rs a dm i t t e d t o
Grea t Ha l l ex c ep t S u n days ; h e re w e r e e du ca t e d Add i
son,B la cks t one,Tha ck eray,John Wes l ey a n d S t e ele .
From N ewgate go n o r t h A l d e r sga t e S t r e e t,t h e n no r t h
t h rough i t s c o n t i nu a t i o n Goswell Road t o O ld S tr e e t
146
( o ld e s t i n Lon don ) . M i l to n ma r r i e d h i s th i r d w i fe i n
J ew i n S t re e t,off Ald e r sga t e .
In S t . Gil e s’ Chu r c h,Cr i pp l e Ga t e wh e re O l ive r Go l d
smit h was marr ie d,a n d h e r e a re grave s o f M il t on,a n d
fa t h e r .
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S t r e e t l ea d s t o Poultry, t h e la n d b eyo n d wh i c h wa s
s c en e o f t ou rnamen t s a n d fe s t i v i t i e s . Cheap sid e wa s a nexcu r s i o n s po t, a n d f rom h e re t h e w i fe o f th e Duke
o f Gl ou c e s t e r wa lke d w i t h wh i t e s h e e t over h e r,h o l d i ng
ta p e r, as p en an c e fo r c r ime o f w i t c h c ra f t . Jac k Cade
a n d Wat Tyler ’s mob exe cu t e d man y p eop l e h e re . Se e
Cl oc k ou t s i d e o f B enne tt’
s Hou s e, wh e r e h ou r s a r e
s t ru ck b y figu r e s Gog” an d “Magog
N ea r i n St. Albans Church,ove r pu l p i t, i s h ou r gla s st o ke ep s e rmon s s h o r t, a n d i n M ilk S t r e et S i r Th oma s
Moo r e wa s bo rn . I n Monkwell S t r e e t i s B a rb er s’ Ha l l,
bu i l t b y I n igo Jones, w i t h i t s c e l eb ra t e d Th ea t r e o fAna t omy . J ohn Mar tin wa s bo rn i n Br ea d S t r e e t,1608 .
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B r ea d a n d Fr iday S t re e t ga t h e r e d S hake sp ea r e, B en
Joh n son,S i r Wa lter Rale i gh a n d B eaumont . On sou t h
s i d e o f t h e way i s Bow Church (men bo rn w i t h i n s ound
o f i t s b e l l a r e c oc kneys”
) bu i l t b y Wren ; h e igh t Sp i r e225 fe e t, a n d d ragon 10 f e e t .
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roo f ; w in dows o c cu py i n g a l l o f t h e end s ; Gu ildha l lh o l d s t o p eop l e ; Lib ra ry b ooks ) and
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Tom Hood .
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h ill F i e l d s Bu r ia l Pl a c e,wh e r e l i e s J oh n Bu nyon (d i e da n d, n ea r,moth e r o f Jo h n, a l s o Cha r l e s We s ley ;
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i n s ame p la c e D r . I s aac Wat ts a n d Danie l D e Fo e,au t h o r o f Rob in son Cru s oe”,bu r i e d .
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Fox, fou n de r o f Qu ak e r s ; Jo h n We s l e y, bu r i e d n ea r .“Cru so e wa s t h e nam e o f a Hugu e no t r e fuge e f rom
F la n d e r s .
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fi e l d i n Ro s eb er ry Avenue.
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b y each . Sher iff . Offi c i a l s a l a ry,Nea r l y a c ros s o n O ppo s i t e s i d e o f s t r e e t i s B an k of
Englan d, o c cu py i n g 3 a c re s, fo r wh i c h a n nua l
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’s Roman a rc h .
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We igh i n g Offi c e, mach i n e s epa ra t e s l igh t a n d fu llwe igh t co in s ; o f fo rme r ca n b e d e fa c ed da i l y
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s Regi s t e r c l a s s:fi es sh i p s . Th e en t ra n c e i s n ea r Ea s t er n Ga t e o f Roya lExc h ange.
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o n co n d i t i o n t h a t h e a n d h i s do g shou l d b e s e t up i n
t h e c hu r c h, bu t t h e w i n dow commemo ra t i n g i t wa s
r emove d . Aft e r mu c h d i s cu s s i o n , i t wa s r esto r e d .
Th e Vict or ia Embankment on no r t h s i d e i s s o l i dg ra n i t e wa l l 8 f e e t t h i ck,40 h igh, f e e t l o n g ; roa d
way 100 f e e t w i d e ; r e c l a im i n g l a n d f rom 200 t o 459 f e e t
w i d e, amou n t i n g to 30 a c re s . Aft e r l e avi n g Pier a t
Westm inster B r idge wher e S ta tu e of Qu een B oadicia,
s e e S ta tue o f Rob ert Burns a n d o f William Tyndale,fi r s t En gl i s h t ran s la to r o f B ib l e,who wa s h ange d an d
bu rn e d 1536 n ea r B ru s s e l s . Vin t n er ’s Ha ll, w i t h Van
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s p i c tu r e o f “S t . Mart i n d i v i d i n g h i s C loak w i t h a
B egga r . Barclay’
s B rewery o n n o r t h s h o r e wh i c h D r .Jo h n so n au c t i o n ed, say i n g, We a re n o t h e r e t o s e l l a
p a rc e l o f b o i l e r s a n d va t s b u t t h e po t e n t i a l i t y o f grow
i ng r i c h b eyo n d t h e d r eam s ai ava r i c e .
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B r i dge rea l l y b egi n s Lon don Por t . Fish Marke t o nn o r t h s h ore bu i l t b y co rpo ra t i o n u n d e r a c t o f Pa r l i a
m en t .Tower B r idge co s t i t ’ s ba s cu l e s we igh
abou t 1000 t o n s ea c h . Tower o f London, w i t h i t s
Trait or s Ga te, ca n b e s e en h e re . Nex t ob s e rve St.
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w i t h va t h o l d i n g ga l l o n s . Fu r t h e r o n i s Wapp inga s h i p ’ s b i r t h p la c e o f Ar t hu r Or t o n .
Nex t s e e Ja c ob ’s I s l a n d, d es c r i b e d i n O l ive r Tw is t”,su r roun d e d b y d i t c h fi l l e d a t h igh wa t e r by op en i n g
then lead mi l l s lu i c e s . Oppsite I s l e o f Dogs du ck so n no r t h s h o r e i s Gr e enw ich,w i t h Hosp ital,wh e r e s e e
Ob elisk o f r e d gran i t e . I n t h e P ic tu r e Ga lle ry i n th e
Royal Hosp it a l S c h oo l,Tu rn e r’ s “Ba t t l e o f Tr a fa l ga r”
an d N elson’s c oa t a n d wa i s t coa t w i t h h o l e ove r t h e
l e f t s h ou l d e r wh e r e bu l l e t k i l l e d h im . F i ne View fromGre enw ic h Ob s e rva t o ry, wh e r e t im e s igna l s a re g ivena n d t im e ba l l d roppe d a t P . M., e s t ab l i s h e d 1676,fo r o bs e rva t i o n s o f moo n to a s s i s t i n d e t e rm i n i n g l ongi
tu d e a t s ea . Aroun d t h e b e n d i s Woolw ic h, wh e reRoya l Ar s en a l i s . Here t h e r i ve r i s m i l e w i d e . In
Cemet ery i s Wh i t e Ma rb l e C ross, 17 f e e t, t o memo ry
o f 120 peop l e d rown ed by co l l ision o f Pr i n c e s s A l ic e .
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Woolw ic h s i d e o f t h e r i ve r, o r go on to Grav e s en d o r
Sher eness a n d Roc h e s t e r,o r a c ro s s t h e r i v e r t o S ou th
end on t h e Essex Coa s t,a n d re tu rn by ra i l o r s t eame r
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LONDON SUBURBS .
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WINCHESTER,ENGLAND
Fa r e, b y o rd i n a ry t ra i n : l st c l a s s, s i n gl e, re
tu rn, 33 . 6d. ; 3rd c las s, s i n gl e, r e tu rn, 13 . 10d.
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LONDON, ENGLAND ( S e e page 126 )
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tu rn, 193. 3d. ; 3rd c l a s s, s i n gl e, 53. 6d. , r e tu rn, 103. 6d.
Rou t e Numb e r 3, SOUTHAMPTON to LONDON via
SALI SBURY and EXETER .
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SALI SBURY, ENGLAND
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SWANSEA ; ENGLAND (Popu l a t ion,Fa r e,o rd i n a ry t ra i n : l s t c l a s s, 3rd c l a s s, 43.
Ra i lway S ta t i o n s : ( 1) H igh S t re e t S ta t i o n , wh e r e
t ra i n s fo r Grea t Wes t e rn S ta t i o n d epa r t ; (2) S t . Thame sS ta t i o n, l o ca t e d eas t o f Dock s . wh e r e trains for mi dla n d s ta t i o n s d epa r t ; (3) Vi c to r i a S ta t i o n, Ru t l a n d
S t r e e t, wh e r e Lon don Sou t h Wes t e rn t ra i n s d epa r t ;(4) Ea s t Do ck . wh e r e Grea t We s t e rn t ra i n s d e pa r t ;(5) Swans ea Bay S ta t i o n , wh e r e we s t e rn t ra i n s o f
Lond on No r t h l -V estern Ra i lway d e pa r t .Con sul : B e rn a rd F . Ha l e i s Co n su l fo r Un i t e d S ta t e s
o f Ame r i c a .
Hot e ls: Metr opo l e,Win d S t r e e t ; Roya l,H igh S t r e e t .I n t e r e s t i n g Th i n gs : Ca s t l e— Chu rc h o f S t . MaryMarke t— Roya l I n s t i tu t e Of Wal e s— F r e e Lib ra ry— Av i s i t t o on e o f l a rge Copp er Works .F rom H igh S t re e t, Swan s ea, i t i s 198% m i l e s an d
tak e s 4 h ou r s t o Lon don ( Pad d i n gto n S ta t i o n ) .
From Swan s ea by Gr ea t We s t e rn Ra i lway i t i s 45m i l e s ea s t e r l y a n d takes 1 h ou r 5 m inu t e s t o
CARDIFF,ENGLAND (Popu l a t i o n,Fa r e, o rd i na ry t ra i n : l s t c l a s s, 113. 3d. ; 3rd c la s s,
53. 8V2d.
Ra i lway S ta t ion s : Grea t We s t e rn S ta t io n, l o ca t e dn ea r e n d o f S t . Ma ry S t re e t ; Taff Va l e S ta t i o n , l o ca t eda t Qu e en S t re e t ; Rymney S ta t i on, n ea r Ta ff Va l e .
Con su l : Wi l l i am F . Do ty i s Con su l fo r Un i t e dS ta t e s o f Ame r i c a .
162
Hot e l s : Park, Q ue e n S t re e t . a n d Roya l .I n t e r e s t i n g Th i ngs : F i ve Bas in s o r Dock s w i t ha rea o f 160 a c re s a n d 7 mi l e s O f quay s— Th e Ca s t l e
( 11th Cen tu ry ) , wh e re Rob e r t Cu rthose, e l d e s t so n o fConqu e ro r, imp r i s o n ed 30 y ea r s .
F rom Ca rd iff i t i s 153 mi l e s a n d tak e s 3 h ou r s t oLon don (Padd i n gto n S ta t i on ) .
From Card iff b y Grea t We s t e r n Ra i lway i t i s 18%mi l e s ea s t e r l y a n d tak e s 30 m inu t es t o
BRI STOL,ENGLAND (Popu l a t i on,Fa r e, o rd i n a ry t ra i n : l s t c l a s s, 103 . 6d. ; 3rd c l a s s,
53 . 3d.
Ra i lway S t a t i o n s : ( 1) Temp l e M ea ds S ta t i o n . fo rGrea t Wes t e rn a n d Mi d l a n d t ra i n s ; (2) S t . Ph i l i p s,Mi d la n d S ta t i o n, fo r Ba t h,Bou rnmou th, e t c . : (3) Ho t
we l l s S ta t i o n, wh e r e t ra i n s fo r Avonmou t h d epa r t .
Con su l : Rob e r t so n Hon ey’
i s Con su l fo r Un i t e d
S ta t e s o f Ame r i ca .
Hot e l s : Roya l, ill Co l l ege Gre e n ; Gran d, n ea r t h e
s ta t i o n .
I n t e r e s ting Th i ngs : Temp l e Chu r c h Towe r (5 fe e t
ou t o f p lumb ) — Chur c h o f S t . Mary Radc l iff e ( 13th
Cen tu ry ) , 240 by 117, sp i re 285 f e e t— Ca t h ed ral ( 1142)-Ar t Ga l l e ry— B r i s t o l Un iv e r s i t y— Cl i f t o n Down ( a
fi n e p l a za su r rou n d e d bv r e s i d e n c es ) .
B r i s t o l i s a t j un c t i o n o f Avon a n d Fr om e . Th e re a rel a rge t oba c co . s oap . c h o co la t e . l ea th e r, b oo t a nd sh o e .b ra s s a n d co ppe r fa c to r i e s here .
F rom B r i s t o l by Gr ea t We s t e rn Ra i lway i t i s 117%m i l e s ea s t e r l y v i a Read ing a n d tak e s 2 h ou rs 45 m i n
u t e s t o th e Padd ingt o n S ta t i o n o f th e sam e ra i lway a t
LONDON, ENGLAND ( S e e page 126)Fa re, o rd ina ry t ra i n : l s t c l a s s, 293. 3d. ; 3rd c la s s,
143. 8%d.
163
Rou t e Numb e r 6— PENZANCE to LONDON .
PENZANCE,ENGLAND
Penza n ce Ra ilway S ta t i o n : Grea t We s t e rn S ta t i o n,wh e r e t ra i n s fo r Lon don d epa r t .
Penzan c e Hot e l s : Qu e e n s, on t h e Esp l an a d e ; Ri
vie ra Pa la c e,w i th ga r d e n,Alve r to n Road .
I n t e r e s t ing Th i ngs : F rom th e s ta t io n to Ma rke tHou s e ru n s Marke t J ew S t r e e t— Se e S ta tu e o f S ir
Humph r ey Davy— Pub l i c L i b ra ry— Fr e e Lib rary.
Penzanc e m ea n s Ho l y Hea d lan d . It i s h ea dqu a r t e r sfo r ma cke re l a n d p i l c h a rd fi sh e r i e s . Its popu l a t i o n i s
F rom Pen zan c e b y Grea t We s t e rn Railwavi t i sm i l e s e a s t e r ly an d take s 11 h ou r s t o t h e Pa dd i n gto n
S ta t i o n o f . t h e same ra i lway a t
LONDON, ENGLAND ( S e e page 126)Far e, o rd i na ry t ra i n : l s t c l a s s, 753 . 9d. ; 3rd c la s s,
373 . 10d.
Rou t e Number 7— WEYMOUTH to LONDON .
WEYMOUTH, ENGLAND (Population,Ho t e l s : Bu r d en ; Glou c e s t e r .I n t e r e s t i ng Th ings : Fou r m i l e s s ou t h o f Weymou t h
o n ra i lway s e e Por t l a n d I s l a n d a n d b reakwa t e r s bu i l tb y co nv i c t l ab o r ; c o n ta i n s t on s o f s to n e an di s m i l e s by 100 fe et co s t a m i l l io n pou n d s s te r l i n g .
Thoma s Ha rdy, i n Trumpe t Maj o r,” de s c r i b e s t h e
Geo rge t h e Th i rd e ra o f Weymou t h .
Se e t h e p r e t ty A l exan d ra Ga rd en s, t h e Jub i l e e C l oc k
Towe r,Nothe Ga rd ens, Pu l p i t Roc k, th e Pav i l ion a n d
th e two fi n e go l f l i nk s .From Weymou t h by Grea t We s t e rn Ra i l way i t i s
154 mi l es n o r th ea s t e r l y a n d tak e s 4 h ou r s 45 minu t e st o t h e Pad d i n gto n S ta t i on o f t h e same ra i lway a t
LONDON, ENGLAND ( S e e page 126)164
763 mi l e s ; t o Ch r i s t iania,529 mi l e s ; t o Ze ebrugge,204m i l e s ; t o Rot t e r dam,204 mi l e s ; t o Gh en t,243 m i l e s .F rom Hull S ta t i o n o f t h e No r t h Ea s t e rn Ra i lway i t
i s m i l e s s ou t h e r l y by the No r t h Ea s t e r n a n d
Grea t No r t h e rn Ra i lway s a n d t ake s 6 h ou r s t o th eK in g’ s C ro s s S ta t i o n o f th e Grea t N o r t h e rn Ra i lway a t
LONDON,ENGLAND ( S e e page 126)Fa r e,o rd i na ry t ra i n : l st c la s s,253. 10%d. ; 3rd c l a s s,
143.
Rou t e Numb er 10— BOSTON t o LONDON .
BOSTON,ENGLAND (See page 126)From Bo s t on by Grea t No r t h e rn Ra i lwa y i t i s 10
mi l e s s ou t h e r l y a n d tak e s 3 h ou r s t o t h e K i n g’ s Cro s s
S ta t io n a t
LONDON, ENGLAND (See page 126)Fa r e, o rd i n a ry t ra i n : lst c la s s, 153. 4d. ; 3rd c l a s s,
83. 11d.
Rou t e Numb er 11— QUEENSBORO to LONDON .
Grom Qu e ens b o ro b y Sou t hwe s t e rn Cha t h am Ra i lway i t i s 49% mi l e s v i a S it t i ngb ou r ne o f a m i l e )a n d tak e s 2 h ou r s t o V i c to r i a S ta t io n a t
LONDON, ENGLAND ( S e e page 126)Fare,o rd i n a ry t ra i n : l st c l a s s,7s. ; 3rd c l a s s,33. 6d.
F rom Queensboro t o Flushing i s a b ou t 5 h ou r s byboat
F rom Queensboro t o Flushing is 110 mi les; Ostende,136 mi les.
Route Number 12.— BOURNEMOUTH to LONDON.
BOURNEMOUTH,ENGLAND (Popu lation,Ho t e l s : Roya l B a t h, l o ca t e d a t Ea s t C l iff,w it h V iew
of s ea ; H ighcl iffe,o n t h e Wes t C l iff.
166
I n t e r e s t ing Th i ngs : S e e Rh od od en d ron s,3 mi l e s o f
t h em on road Ch r i s t Ch u rc h t o Wimborn e— Th e Ch imesi n t h e San d s t on e Cl i ffs .
Bou rn emou t h’
s popu l a t i o n i s
F rom B ou r n emou t h b v Lon don Sou t h Wes t e rnRa i lway i t i s 108 mi l e s nor theaster lv a n d take s 3 h ou r s
30 minu t e s t o t h e Wa t e r l o o S ta t i o n O f t h e same ra i lway a t
LONDON, ENGLAND ( S e e page 126)Fa r e : O rd i n a ry t ra i n (Wes t S ta t i o n ), l s t c l a s ss i n gl e, 183. 6d. , r e tu rn,323 . 6d. ; 3rd c la s s s i n gl e,93. 3d. ,
r e tu rn, 163 . 6d. (Cen t ra l S t a t io n ), l s t c l a s s s i ngl e,183 r e tu rn, 313 . 6d. ; 3rd c l a s s s i ngl e, r e tu rn, 163.
Rou t e Number 13— FELIXSTOWE to LONDON .
FELIXSTOWE,ENGLAND (Popu l a t i o n,Hot e l : Fe l i x (ba t h ) .
F rom F e l ix s t ow e by Grea t Ea s t e rn Ra i lway i t i sm i l e s v i a I p sw i c h a n d tak e s 2 h ou r s 28 m inu t e s
t o t h e L ive rpoo l S t r e e t S ta t i o n o f t h e sam e ra i lway a t
LONDON, ENGLAND ( S e e page 126)Fa r e, ordinarv t ra i n : l s t c l a s s, 153 . 4d. ; 3rd c l a s s,
Rou t e Numb er 14— LONDON to WINDSOR .
F rom London (Padd i n gto n S ta t i o n ) b y Grea t Wes te rn Ra i lway i t i s m i l e s we s twa rdly and t ake s 45minu tes t o
WINDSOR,ENGLAND (Population,Fare, o rdi n a ry t ra i n : lst cl ass,53. 3d. ; 3rd cl ass,
23. 7f/od.
Hote l s : Wh i t e Ha r t ; Ca s t l e .
Inte r e s t i ng Thi n gs : Win d so r Ca stl e, c o st167
s e e t h e a pa r tm en t s wh i c h a r e Op e n o n d iff e r e n t d ays
Royal S t ab l e s— Eton Co llege .
Rou t e Numb er 15— LONDON to MAIDENHEAD.
From Lond on (Pad d i ngto n S ta t i o n ) by Grea t We s t
e rn Ra i lway, i t i s 2474, m i l e s w e s twa rd ly a n d tak e s1 h ou r 15 m inu t e s t o
MAIDENHEAD,ENGLAND (Popula t i on,Fa re, o rd i n a ry t ra i n : l s t c l a s s, 63 ; 3rd c la s s, 33 .
Hot el : Raymead Riv i e ra ; B ea r ; Thame s .
Rou te Numb er 16— LONDON to HAMPTON COURT .
From Lond on (Wate r l oo S ta t i o n ) o f t h e Lon don
Sou t h We s t e rn Ra i lway i t i s 15 m i l e s sou t hwe s twa rd ly
a n d take s 34 minu t e s b y e l e c t r i c t ra i n t o
HAMPTON COURT, ENGLAND
Fa r e : l st c l a s s s i ngl e, r e tu rn,23. 9d. ; 3rd c l a s s
s i ngl e, 13. %d., r e tu rn 13. l0d.
I n t e r e s t ing Th in gs : Hampton Cou r t Pa l a c e— On Op
posite b ank see Dav i d Garr ick ’
s Vi l l a, wh e r e . he d i e di n
Rou te Numb er 17— LONDON to BRIGHTON and
DIEPPE .
From London (Vic to r i a S ta t i o n ) by Lon don,B r igh to n an d Sou t h Coa s t Ra i lwa y i t i s 51 mi l e s
s ou t h e r l y a n d take s 1 h ou r 10 m inu t e s t o t h e Cen t ra l
S ta t i o n o f t h e same ra i lway a t
BRIGHTON,ENGLAND
Fa r e,o rd i n a ry t ra i n : l s t c l a s s, £ 1 23. 6d. ; 3rd c l a s s,123. 7%d.
Ra i lway S ta t i o n : Cen t ra l S ta t i o n, l o ca t e d a t n or th
e n d o f Qu e e ns"
Road .
Lon don B r i dge S ta t i o n s ) by Sou t h Eas t e rn Ch a t h amRa i lway i t i s 70 m i l e s eas t e r l y, a n d t ak e s 2 h ou r s 45
m inu t e s t o t h e s t a t i o n o f t h e same ra i lway (wh i c h
co n n e c t s w i t h s t eam sh i p fo r B oul ogn e, Fran c e ) a t
FOLKESTONE,ENGLAND (Popula t i on,Fa r e, o rd i n a ry t ra i n : l s t c l a s s, 113. lod. ; 3rd c l a s s,
53. 11d. ; exp r e s s t ra i n ( fa s t e r ) , l st c l a s s, 173. 4d.
Hotels : Gra n d ; Met ropo l e .
Inter e s t i n g Plac es an d Th i ngs : Th e Lea s ( a t h ead
o f_ t h e C l iff), wh i ch c an b e mou n t e d by hyd rau l i c e l e
vat
'
or— Vic t o r ia Promenad e— Par is h Chu r c h— Ha rv ey,who d i s cov e r ed t h e b loo d
’
s c i r cu l a t i o n, was bo r n i nFolkest one— Sugar Loa f a n d o th e r Wa lks .
From Fo l k e s t one t o F lu s h i n g i s ab ou t 7’
h ou r s b yboa t . From Folke s ton e t o B ou l ogn e, Fra n c e, i s 75
mi l e s .
Route Numb er 20— LONDON to NEW HAVEN (for
D iep p e) .
From London (Vi c t o r i a S ta t i o n ) b y t h e Lon don,B ri gh to n an d Sou t h Coa s t Ra i lway i t i s mi l e ss ou t h e r l y, a n d tak es 1 h ou r 23 m inu t e s t o t h e s t a t i o n
O f t h e same ra i lway, wh i c h co n n e c t s w i t h t h e s t eam
sh i p fo r D i epp e, F ran c e (67 m i l e s ), a t
NEW HAVEN,ENGLAND (Population,Fare ( r e tu rn ) : To New Haven— lst c la s s, £ 1 53.
3rd c l a s s,143. 2d. ; t o D ieppe— lst c la s s . £3 83. 4d. ; 3rd
c la s s,£273. t o Rouen— lst c l a s s,£3 193. 1d. ; 3rd c l a ss,£2 17s. ; t o Paris— lst c l ass, £4 19s. 10d. ; 3rd class,£3 113.
Hotels: Ship; NewHaven Hotel is at the London
3: Paris Bridge Inn.
Route Number‘ ZIH LIVERPOOL to LONDON
FromLive rpool (Ce ntral Station ) by Ches h ire Lines170
Comm i t t e e Ra i lway i t i s 240 mi l e s sou t h ea s t e r l y by th e
Gr ea t Cen t ra l Ra i lway v ia S h effi e l d a n d N ot t ingham,a n d take s 6 h ou r s 30 m i nu t e s to t h e Ma ry l e bo n e S tati o n o f t h e Gr ea t Cen t ra l Railwav a t
LONDON, ENGLAND ( S e e page 126)Far e, o rd ina ry t ra in : lst c l a s s, s i ngl e, £2 33 . 6d. ;
r e tu rn, £4 7s. ; 3rd c la s s, s i n gl e, £ 1 43. 9d. ; r e tu rn ,£2 93. 6d.
Rou t e Numbe r 22— From LONDON to LEEDS .
From London (Kings Cro s s S ta t i o n ) by Grea t No r t h
e rn Ra i l way i t i s 185% mi l e s,a n d tak e s 5 h ou r s to
LEEDS, ENGLAND (Popu l a t i o n,Far e, o rd i n a ry t ra i n : l st c l a s s, 253. 9d. ; 3rd c la s s,
153. 5%d.
Ra ilway S ta t i o n s : ( 1) Wel l i n gto n S ta t io n,wh e r e t ra i n s
o f M id la n d Ra i lway d epa rt ; (2) Cen t ra l S ta t i o n,wh e r eGrea t No r t h e rn Ra i lway a n d L .
’
L . t ra i n s d epa r t ;
(3) New S ta t i o n, wh e r e t ra i n s o f Lon don No rt hWe s t e rn an d No r t h Ea s t e rn Ra i lways d epa r t .
Con su l : Per c i va l -Gassette i s Co n su l fo r Un i t e d
S ta t e s o f Ame r i ca .
Hot e l s : Qu e en s a t M i d l a n d S ta t i o n ; Grea t No rt h e rn
a t Cen t ra l S ta t i o n ; Met ropo l e o n K ing S t re e t .
I n t e r e s t i n g Th i ngs : Town Ha l l— Ma i n S t r e e t i s
B r iggate —C i ty Ar t Gall e ry— Zoo l og i c al a n d Geo l ogi cal
Museum— Leeds Univer s ity— Chur ch o f S t . John ( s e e
oake n fi t t i n gs a n d grea t s c re e n— Roundhay Park
Woodhouse Moor— 3% m i l es away, ru i n s of Kirk stallAbbey.
Leeds i s c e n t r e of c l o th i ndus t ry.
Route Numb e r 23— F r om LONDON to SHEFFIELD .
From Lon don ( S t . Pan c ra s S ta t io n ) b y M id la n dRa i lway i t i s 15872 m i l e s,a n d take s 4 h ou r s t o
171
SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND
(Popu l a t ion,
Fa r e, o rd i n a ry t ra i n : l st c l a s s, 313. 4V2d. ; 3rd c l a s s,193 .
-d.
Ra ilway S ta t io n s : ( 1) Vic t o r i a S ta t i o n , l o c a t e d a t
n o r th ea s t s i d e, fo r t ra i n s o f Gr ea t Ce n t ra l Ra i lway, a n dGrea t No r t h e rn Ra i lway ; (2) M id l a n d S ta t ion, l o ca t e da t t h e sou t h ea s t s i d e,wh e r e M id l an d t ra i n s d epa r t .Con sul : Joh n M . Savage i s Con su l fo r Un i t e d S ta t e s
o f Amer i c a .
Hot e l : Roya l V ic t o r i a,n ea r V i c t o r i a S ta t i o n .
I n t e r e s t i n g Th i ngs : S t . George’ s Mu s eum ( fou n de d
by Ru s k i n )— St. Pet e r ’s Chu r c h— Cu t l e r ’ s Hal l . Th e
h igh e s t Offi c e n ex t t o t h e Mayo r i s Master'
Cu tler
Fitzalan Squ a r e a n d Nor fo l k Marke t Ha l l a n d Town
Hall ( t ow e r 187 f e e t ) — Un iv er s i ty -Pub l ic Mu s eumAr t Ga ller y .
Rou t e Numb e r 24— From PORTSMOUTH t o LONDON .
From t h e N ew York do ck i t i s m i l e s ea s ter l y
a n d tak e s 6 days t o
PORTSMOUTH,ENGLAND
(Popula t i on,
Hot els: Esp l a na d e, n ea r Esp la n ad e P i e r ; Ca r l ton,f ro n t i n g t h e Common.
Inter esting Th ings: Dock Ya rd o f 300 a c re s -Gun
Wharf- Chur c h o f S t . Th oma s a B ecket— Town Hall .
F rom Por tsmou th by Lon don Sou t h Wes t e rnRa i lway i t i s 74 m i l e s n o rt h eas t e r l y, an d tak e s 2 h ou r s
7 minu t e s t o (Wate r l oo )
LONDON,ENGLAND
Fare,o rdi n ary t ra in: lst c l a ss, s i n gl e, 12s. 4d. ; r e turn,213. 6d. ; 3rd c l a s s,s i n gl e,63 . 2d. ; r e tu rn,113. 8d.
172
ESTONIA
Mon ey : Th e u n i t i s a ma rk, va lu e abou t 18 c en t s .
RouteN'
o. l— F rom NARWA t o SONDA,TAPA,REVAL (TALLINAN) .
Rou te No . 2— Fr om PETSER t o WALK, TARTU
JURJEU (DORPAT ) and TAPA .
Rou t e N o . 3— From WALK toMOISAKULA,ALIENKULL,PAIDE (WEISSENSTEIN ) a n d REVAL .
Rou te No . 4— Fr om PARNU t o MOI SAKULA,ALLENKULL,. PAIDE (WEISSENSTEIN ) and
REVAL .
Rou te No . S— From HAPSAL t o KEGEL an d REVAL
( or TALLIN ) .
Rou t e N o . 6— Fr om PORT BALTIQUE t o KEGELan d REVAL .
ARENSBURG .
Rou t e l— From NARWA t o REVAL .
NARWA,ESTONIA (Popula t ion, El evati o n 70)Hot e l : S t . Pe t e r s bu rg .
S t eamboa t : TO Hungerb irg, on e h ou r .
Fo rme r l y Es th on i a n for t r e s s a n d pa r t o f gove rnmen tO f Pet rogra d ; on l e f t b a nk o f Na rova R iv e r, 8 m i l e sa bove t h e Gu l f o f F in land .
I n t e r e s t i n g Th i n gs : Ca s t l e o f t h e Teu t on ic Or d e r,n ow Es th o n ia n ba r ra cks— Towe r ca l l e d “Long H e rman, 16th Cen tu ry,w i t h Fin e View — Walls an d Tower s O
’
i fo rme r Fo rt r e s s O f I va ngo ro d ( 1492)— On wes t
s i d e o f ma rke t p l a c e o f i n n e r town , Ob e l isk t o Pe t e rt h e Grea t a n d Town Ha l l — On sou t h, Th ea t re— ~ At
co rn e r o f Ru itzarsk aya a n d O ster sk aya, Hou se o f
I74
Pe t e r t h e Gr ea t,wi t h Mun ic i pa l Mu s eum— Promenad e s
b eg i n a t e n d o f Ru itzarsk aya,w i t h Fin e V i ew s— Th e rea re two Wa te r Fa l l s 33 f e e t h i gh n ea r l y a m i l e f rom
town .
From Narwa S ta t i o n o f t h e Es ton i a n Ra i lway i t i s
m i l e s w es twa rd l y a n d take s h ou r s t o
SONDA, ESTONIA
F rom Son da you ca n go n o rt h t o A s s e r i n .
From Son da by the Es to n i a n Ra i l way i t i s m i l e s
sou t hwe s twa rd ly v i a Rak wer e (Wesenbu rg) a n d take s
h ou r s t o
TAPA, ESTONIA (El eva tion,305 f e e t)From th e s ta t io n o f t h e Es to n i a n Ra i l way a t Tapa
i t i s 47 mi l e s no r t hwe s twa rd l y v ia Ch ar l o t ten ho f a n d
J oan na an d take s 236, h ou r s t o
REVAL TALLINAN,ESTONIA (Popu l a t io n,El eva t i o n,45 f e e t )
Hot e l s : Ho te l du No rd, Rad e r-S t ras s e 3; Roya l,Sustern-S t ra s s e 8 .
Pas spor t Bur eau : In Sc h l o s s (Pa la c e ) .
Sp ec ia l t i e s : Ca t c h i ng an d p i ck l i n g fi s h, l ike sa rd i n e s .wh i c h a re expo r t e d .
I n t e r e s t ing Th i ngs : Div i d e d in to u pp e r a nd l owe r
t own a n d su bu rb s— Ih Lower Town, p l a c e o f me r
ch a n t s, su r rou n d ed by Wa l l s, For ts a n d Prom enad e s
( 14th Cen tu ry )— Subu rb s a re i n du s t r i a l pa r t— Go b y
Sustern- S t ra s s e f rom Ra i lway S ta t i on t o th e Dombe rg—Gr o s s e r-Mark t, on s id e o f wh i c h i s C i ty Ha ll
who s e a rca d e s we r e tu rn ed i n t o s h op s ; o n fi r s t floo r i s
Coun c i l Room , w i t h ca rve d fu rn i tu r e ( 15th Cen tu ry )a n d f r i e z e— O il ea s t . i n A l t e r Mark t, s e e Boock ler
Hou s e, wi th cu r i ou s r e l i e fs— Dombe rg ( ca s t l e ) Hill,wh e re i s Upp e r Town, b e l i e ve d by Es t o n ia n s t o c o n
175
t a i n grav e o f Kalev, a fab l e d h e ro— Alexan d e r N evsk i
Cathedral, i n S ch lo s s -Pla t z— On wes t s i d e,Pa l ac e ( 13thCen tu ry ), w i t h F ine V i ew f rom sou t h e rn t owe r, c a l l e d“ Long H e rman ”— Cat h ed ral (Domk i r c h e ) ; oppo s i t e
ca t h ed ra l c h o i r i s Es to n i a n Chamb er o f N ob l es ’ mee t
i n g p la c e— Oppo s i t e i s Provin c ia l Mu s eum— No r t h o f
Rit t e r h au s i s B orough Cou r t, w i t h Fine View . f rom
s to n e pa ra p e t b eh i n d— In Ri t t e r- S t ra s s e . Chu r c h o f S t .
N ic h o l a s, w i t h b ig t owe r ; i n i n t e r i o r, ca rve d s ta l l s o f“ B la ck Hea d s” a n d b eau t i fu l s c r e e n — Schwarzhaupter
h au s, a mee t i n g p la c e o f So c i e ty o f B la ck H ead s,fo rme r m i l i t a ry o rgan i z a t i o n a n d pub l i c w ea l so c i e ty
G‘o t'
h i c O la i-Ki rc h e, o n e o f t h e fi n e s t i n Ba l t i c Prov
inces, d ed i c a t e d t o O la f,Who i n t ro du c e d Ch r i s t ia n i t y i nt h e 11th Cen tu ry ; F i n e View f rom towe r (456 h i gh ) ;fi n e s t i n n o r t h Eu rop e— In t h e Subu r b s,Kathar inental
( Imp e r ia l Cha t eau ) , w i t h co n c e r t ga rd e n . pa rk . e t c . ,
e re c t e d by Pe t e r t h e Grea t, who gave t o h i s w i fe,Ka t h e r i n e ; a n d, e a s t, h ou s e o c cup i ed by h im — S t ra n d
Prom enad e,w i t h F i n e V i ew, o n wh i c h Ru sa lka Monumen t p e rp e tu a t i ng l o s s o f men i n Wa r 1893— 2% mi l e s
n o r t h ea s t i s Kosche, a nd, o n t h e way, Cha t eau o fMar ie n b e rg,w i t h F i n e V i ew— One mi l e wes t o f Koschea r e ru i n s o f S t . B r i dge t
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s Nun-n e ry .
S i tua t e d o n Gu l f o f F i n la n d .
F rom Reval t o Pe t rogra d i t i s 299 mi l e s ; t o Taps
(or Tapa ), 48 mi l e s ; t o Pe t rogra d v i a Dorpa t, 408
m i l e s ; t o Reva l,44 h ou r s by s ea .
Rou t e 2— F rom PETSER t o WALK, TARTU-JUR
JEU (DORPAT ) TAPA .
From Petser by th e Es t on ia n Ra i lway i t i s m i l e s
we s twa rd l y a n d tak e s h ou r s t o
WALK, ESTONIA (Popula tion,Hot e l : Baltischerhof.
On th e boun da ry l i n e, 105 mi l e s f rom Riga .
176
no r t hwe s twa r d l y a n d take s h ou r s t o
MOI SAKULA, ESTONIA
Fro nt Mo isakul a b y t h e Es to n ia n Ra i lway i t i s 61
m i l e s n o r the r l y v i a Wiljandij ( Fill in) a n d tak e s 5%h ou r s to
ALLENKULL,ESTONIA ( Popul a t ion,Eleva t i on, 150 f eet )
Hot el : Pa rk Ho t e l .Sp e c ialtie s : Th e ho rs e s o f F e l l i n a r e famou s .
I n t e r e s ting Things: Mu s eum of Fellin Lite rary Society co n ta i n s obj e c t s f rom ru i n s o f Lodge o f Teu to n i c
O rd e r .Fe l l in ( Es to n i a n : Willandilin), 177 m i l e s f rom R iga .
From Allenk ull b y the Es to n i a n Ra i lway i t i s
m i l es n o r t h ea s t e r l y a n d take s h ou r s t o
PAIDE (WEISSENSTEIN ), ESTONIA
From Allenk ull b y t h e Es ton ia n Ra i lway i t i s 61
m i l e s n o r t hw e s twa rd l y v i a Tur gel a n d Le l le a n d tak e s5% hou r s to
REVAL (TALLIN )
Rou t e 4— From PARNU t o REVAL .
PARNAU (Es to n ia n : Pa rnu )33 m i l e s f rom Mo is ek ull, t ak i n g 2% h ou r s .
Hot els : Ho te l B r i s to l, n ea r t h e s ta t i o n ; Ho t e l duNo r d, n ea r t h e h a rb o r .From .Parnu (Parnau ) b y th e Es to n i a n Ra i lway i t i s
m i l e s s ou t h e r ly a n d tak e s h ou rs t o
MOI SAKULA, ESTONIA
From Moisak ulla t o Reva l s ame a s Rou t e 3, page
Rou t e S— From HAPSAL to KEGEL and REVAL .
From Hap sa l b y t h e Es ton ia n Ra i lway i t i s 48 - m i l e s
n o r t h ea s t e r l y a n d tak e s 2 h ou r s t o178
KEGEL ( o r KEILA),ESTONIA
Summer re so r t fo r Reva l .
From Kegel (o r Ke i l a ) by t h e Es to n ia n Ra i lway i t i s
17 mi l e s n o r t h ea s t e r l y a n d takes 1 h ou r t o
REVAL ( o r TALLIN ),ESTONIA
Rou t e 6— From PORT BALTIQUE to REVAL .
F rom Port Ba l t i qu e b y th e Es to n ia n Ra i lway i t i s37 mi l e s ea s t e r l y v i a Kegel ( 12 m i l e s ) a n d take s 1%h ou r s t o
REVAL (TALLIN ),ESTONIA
Aren sbu rg,Est on i a (Popu l a t ion, i s t h e cap i ta l
o f O e s e l, o n sou t h coa s t o f Es ton ia, 8% h ou rs
f rom Riga,a n d 17 o r 18 h ou rs f rom Hap sa l by s t eame r
En t i r e I s l and o f O es e l i s s qua re m i l e s, in
h ab i t a n t s .Hot e l s : Me i s s n e r a n d O s i l i a ; Pen s io n s o f Ba ro n e s s
S tack elberg.
Sp ec ia l t i e s : Sa l t mud b a t h s .
I n t e r e s t i ng Th ings: B ish op’ s Ca s t l e, 14t h Cen tu ry .
wi t h i n t e r e s t i n g ch ap e l, kn i gh ts’ rooms, a n d mu s eum
o f co l l e c t i o n s f rom B ro n ze a n d M i d d l e Age s .
f o r s,Hango an d Abo,'
and week ly f rom Copenhagen t o
H elsingfors.
F i r s t c l a s s ca rr i age s a r e pa i n t e d b lu e, s e co n d gre en,a n d t h i r d b rown . Fa re s a r e c h a rge d u n de r zo n e sys
t em . T i cke t s a r e goo d fo r five days, a n d s t op -ove r sa l l ow ed o n s h ow in g t i cke t t o mas t e r o f t h e s t a t io n .
Baggage, 55 pou n d s f r e e . Comb i n a t i o n t i cke t s i s su e d
fo r n o t l e s s t h a n 800 k i lome t e r s,goo d fo r t h re e mon t h s,va l i d o n som e s t eam sh i p s, a n d t ou r i s t t i ck e t s fo r s h o r t
e r d i s ta n c e s a n d b r i e f e r p e r i o d s ca n b e bough t i n
H e l s ingfor s .Po s t i n g i s don e by t h e sma ll ca r s a t k i lome t e r ra t e s .
Mea l s a r e p r ece d ed by hors d’
oeuvr e, smargasbord,"
fo r wh i c h th e r e u sua l l y n o ex t ra c h a rge . B e s t S easonfo r t ra ve l i n g i s Ju n e, Ju l y an d Augu s t .
Finlan d Tour ist Society, Helsingfors, ch e e r fu l l y info rms tou r i s t s a n d i s su e s t ou r t i ck e t s w i th map s .
Route No. l— Fr om VIBORG to VILLMANSTRAND,IMATRA FALLS,HELSINGFORS,HANGO and
ABC .
Rou t e N o . 2— Fr om TORNEA to ULEABORG,TAM
MERFORS and HELSINGFORS .
Rou t e N o . 3— MANKALA RAPIDS .
Rou t e l— Fr om VIBORG to VILLMANSTRAND,IMATRA FALLS,HELSINGFORS,HANGO andABC .
MAIN TRIP.
F rom F i n l a nd Rai lway Stat i on a t Petrograd i t is 80mi l e s n o r t hwe s twa rdl y via Raivola,Perk jarvl and Galitzina and t akes 3 hou rs to
VIBORG (Finnish V IIDURI)Hotels: Belvede r e, Al exa nde r s Perspek tivet ; and
An d rea,Ka ta r i n e—ga tan ( comme rc ia l ) .
I n t e r est ing Things: Se e Esp lanade an'
dTork elsgata,
182
pa ra l l e l, t h e fo rme r en d i n g a t Ma rk e t Pla c e a t wh i t e
rou n d towe r kn own a s“Fa t Ca t h e r i n e” -O ld Town
Ha l l Marke t,w i t h S ta tu e o f Knu t s o n— Mu s eum V ib ur
geu s e— Go a c ro s s Abo B ridge to Goth i c Ca s t l e,wh i c h
wa s r ea so n fo r c on t e s t b e twe e n Swed en a n d Ru s s ia ;View f rom to p (239 s t e p s ) ; n ea rby, S ta tu e Pe t e r Gr ea t— N ew Town Ha l l S qua r e— Mon r epo s,Baron Nik olay
’
s
c ha t eau,op e n to pu b l i c ; fi n e h ou r ’ s wa l k t h rough Park
Ea s t o f v i l la, Vi ew a t Ob e l i sk, t o ea s t o f wh i c h
Ma rie Towe r .O ld cap i ta l o f Karel ia, e n t i r e l y su r roun d e d by wa t e r,a t h ea d o f gu l f . S t ron g d e f e n s e fo r t ifi ca t i o n s o n ea s t
s i d e .
From Vibo rg to Imat ra, i t i s 45 mi l e s b y ra i l, an d
take s 2% h ou rs .From Vib o rg by t h e F i n n i s h Ra i lway i t i s 37 m i l e sn o r t hwe s twa rd ly v i a An t r ea a n d tak e s 2 h ou r s t o
VILLMANSTRAND ( F in n i sh LAPPEENRANTA),F INLAND
Hot e l s : Pa t r i a ; Societetshus.
Interestfng Th i ngs : Vi ew from Lak e Sa ima H i l l
Ga rr is on Chur c h— Ol d Fo r t r e s s— Lake Sa im a (680
s qu a r e m i l e s,225 f e e t e l e va t i o n ) -From i t t h e V uck sen
run s i n to Lake Ladoga . Sa ima Can a l, 37 mi l e s l ongby 40 f e e t w i d e— Leve l d iffe re n c e s o f 250 f e e t a r e at
tained by 28 l o ck s 130 f e e t l o n g,26 w id e a n d 10 d e ep .
From V il lmans t rand you ca n go by s t eame r t o
V uoksenisk a (3 h ou r s ), t h e n b y ra i l t o Imatra ( 15m inu t e s ) .
IMATRAHotel: Grand-Hotel Cascade, near Fa l l, on the
Vucksen.
Imatra Fall is surging rapid feet long,65wide,with ga l lons fa l l ing (62 fe e t ) each seeeno.
Interesting Things: The middle of Wate rfa ll isréaehéd by 58 st
‘
éps from Hotel cascade— There is’
i83
B r i dge abo ve hotel, Good Views— On o th e r s i d e go
down 46 s t e ps wh e r e i s a n o t h e r F ine View, a n d you
ca n go low e r t o e dge o f Fa ll .O r you ca n go to Imat ra a s fo l l ows :
Al t e rna t iv e Trip,Ma in Trip Resumed b el ow.
From Salak k alahti Dock a t V ib o rg i t i s n o r t h ea s t e r l y
t h rough t h e Sa ima canal v i a Rattijarvi (3% h ou rs ) a n d
Lau r it sa l a ( 1 h ou r) a n d tak e s 5% h ou r s mo re t o
VILLMANSTRAND
Or you ca n go by s t eam e r f rom Vib org th rough t h e
Ca na l t o Rattijarvi a n d t h e n b y mot o r (23 m i l e s ) t oImatr a . Th i s i s a 2-day t r i p, l e av i ng Petr ogr a d by
mo rn i n g t ra i n fo r Viborg an d r e tu rn i n g n ex t day to
Vibo rg o r Pet rogra d .
Main Tr ip Re sumed .
F rom Vil l mans t ra nd by th e F i n n i s h Ra i lway i t i s
16934 m i l e s s ou t hw es twa rd l y a n d take s 71 2 h ou r s t o
HELSINGFORS,FINLAND (Popu l a t ion,On e-Ha l f Sp eaking Swed i s h )
A fi n e mode rn c i ty, ca p i ta l o f F i n la n d .
S t eame r s : An cho r i n t h e Sudrehamn.
Hot e l s : Societetshu s, B runnsgatan 12, oppo s i t e ra i l
way s ta t io n ; Kamp, No rra Esplanadgatan 29.
Tour i s t Agen c i e s : Fi n l a n d Tou r i s t So c i e t y, No rraEsplanadgatan 21.
S t eamboa t Offi ces : Vi c to r Ek , Ves t ra Kaj en l6,
agen t fo r a l l l i n e s .
I n t e r esting Things: Harbor an d Salu-Torg (ma rke t )— Imper ial Pa lace, n o rt h ea s t c o rn e r o f . Market
Pla c e— Gr e ek Ca th o l ic Chu rch o f the AssumptionB es t s t r e e t i s Esp l a nad e, w i t h fou r rows l im e t re e sS tud en t s ’ Club House,
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and New S tud en t s.’ Club Hou se— Athena eum,w i t h ga l l e ry o f Ar t,Mu s eum— Lu t h e ran
Empe ro r N ic h o l a s Church— University, 86 p ro fe s so rs,184
Rou te 2— Fr om TORNEA to ULEABORG, TAMMERFORS, and HELSINGFORS .
Th i s c o n n ec t s a t Hapar a n da, Swed en, w i t h Swed i sh
rou t e . From Tor n ea t h i s rou t e go e s sou t h t o Helsing
fors v i a Uleabor k a n d Tammer f o rs.
TORNEA (F inn ish, Tornio) F INLAND(Popul a t ion,
Interesting Th ings: From Ra ilway Station o n l e f t
b a n k o f Torniojok i a f e r ry goe s t o t own o f Tornea o nr igh t b an k— Chu r ch
Fu r t h e s t n o r t h i n F i n l an d .
Excursions: 50 mi les n o r t h, o n F i n n i s h ,s i d e, i s H ill
ofAvasaxa (730 f e e t ) . Tou r i s t s V i ewt h e M idnight SunJu n e 22nd t o 25th h ou r c l imb ) . Th i s i s a t h r e e—day
t r i p by_ ca r r i a ge . Take you r own p ro v i s i o n s .
F rom Tornea b y t h e F i n n i s h Ra i lway i t i s 81% mi l e ssou t h ea s t e r l y a n d take s 4 h ou r s t o
ULEABORG,F INLAND (Popula t ion,Hotel : Societetshut.
Railway S tation : Eas t o f t own .
Fou n d e d 1605. Loca t e d o n Oulunjok i, wh e r e i t
r ea ch e s B o thnia Gu l f .
Inter est ing Things: On Franz en Esplanade s e e
b ron z e Bust of Franz en,po e t (a na t i ve ),a n d House ofGovernor ; a l s o Church o n ea s t s i d e, n ea r Grave of
Messenius.
From Uleaborg by the Finn ish Railway it ismiles souther ly and takes hours to
TAMMERFORS,FINLAND (Population,Hotel: Cent ra l .
Founded 1778 . La rges t manufactu ring p lace in Fin
l a n d . Loca t e d on rap idTammerk osk i River .
Interesting Things: Johanneskyrka ; in a isle, p ic tu re
186
r ep re s en t i n g Ga rd e n o f Dea t h — Frenck ell Pap er
Work s, o l d e s t i n F in l an d— O u Pyynik k i, 34 m i l e ou t.
88-s t e p Towe r,Fin e View.
From Tammerfo r s you ca n go we s t t o B j orn eb org(4 h ou r s ) .
From Tammer fo r s by t h e F i n n i s h Ra i l way i t i s 116
m i l e s sou t h eas t e r l y a n d tak e s 5% h ou rs toHELSINGFORS, FINLAND ( S e e page 184)
Rou t e 3— MANKALA RAPIDS
a re rea c h e d f rom Lah t i, 114 mi l e s f rom V iborg, o r 80m i l e s f rom H e l s i ngfo rs. Tak e b ran c h ra i lway no r t h
t o Ve sij ar v i ; t h en s t eame r o n Lak e Ve sij a rvi n o r t h
e a s t to H e i n o l a (5 h ou r s ; Tempe ran c e Ho t e l ; Societetshus) . At H eino l a b uy excu r s i o n t i cke t s fo r Rap i d s
t r i p f rom F i n la n d Tou r i s t So c i e ty . S t eame r p ro c e ed s
s ou t h ea s t e r ly t o Vuolenko sk i ( l l/2 h ou r s ) . He re f rom
th e mo to r boa t d ock go down th e Kymmene t o Man
kala ( 1 h ou r ) . Aft e r h our fo r lu n ch eo n a t Esko l a Fa rm
go t h rough Manka l a Rap ids ( l e f t s ea t s a re b e s t ) i n20 minu t e s ; ve ry go rgeou s s c e n e ry . On reach i n gPerolahti tak e a not h e r mo to r l au n c h t o Han nul a Fa rm
h ou r ) . F rom h e r e i t i s h ou r ba ck to S idik k alaRa i lway ; t h en c e ba c k sou t h ea s t t o Viborg ( 152 k i l o
m e t e r s ) or sou t hwe s t t o H e lsi n gfo rs ( 161 k i l ome t e rs ) .
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MENTONE, GENOA, TURIN, CULOZ, BEL
FORT, NANCY, METZ, VERDUN, RHEIMS,LAON and CALAI S .
CALAI S,FRANCE (Popula t ion,Ra i lway S ta t ions: Ga re d e s Fon t i n e t t e s a n d Ca l a i s
St. Pi e r r e, fo r Anv i n L i n e ; Ca la is-Vi l l e o r Ga r e Cen
trale, fo r o t h e r t ra i n s ; Ca la i s-Mar i t im e, fo r t ra i n s c o n
necting w i t h c ha n n e l bo a t s .
Docks : Fo r s t eamboa t t o Dover .
Hot e l s : Te rm inu s . Ga r e Ma r i t im e ; Cen t ra l, Ga reCe n t ra l .
Con su l : Th oma s D . Dav i s i s Con su l f o r Un i t e d
S ta t e s o f Ame r i c a .
Hot els: Grand; Te rm i nu s ; Cen t ra l .
Engli s h Chu r c h S e rv i c e s : Rue du Lou i n B ru le,Ca la i s ; a n d a t t h e We s l eya n Ch ape l, Rue du Temp l e,S t . Pi e r r e .
Spe c ia l t ie s : Lac e, bobb i n, n e t a n d tu l l e .
I n t e r e s t ing Thi n gs : Har bo r, c o s t — Hot e1
d e V i ll e ; i n f ron t, bu s t o f R i c h e l i eu, 1636— Chu rch o fNo t re-Dame ~ — Mu s eum an d Wa t ch Towe r, fou n d e d 810— Pier, 34 mi l e l on g— Hot e l de Gu i s e, o r i gi n a l gu i l d
h a l li
of woo l t rad e rs— Chu rc h o f N o t r e Dame ( 14th
Cen'
tu ry ) — L igh th ou s e, 180 f e e t, 253 s t e p s . w i t h goo d
V iew .
Qu e e n Ma ry o f Engla n d sa i d,wh en dy i ng, t h a t Ca la i s
wou l d b e foun d en grave d on h e r h ea r t . “Wh i t eC l iff s o f Dove r, 21 m i l e s, s e en f rom h e r e . The b e s t
pa r t o f Ca l a i s i s c a l l e d S t . Pi e r r e- l e s-Ca la i s .
From Ca l a i s to B ru sse l s, b y way o f Li l l e, i t i s 134
m i l e s .
From Ca la i s b v t h e No r t h e rn Ra i lway i t i s 210%m i l e s, s ou t h ea s t e r l y . v ia Bou l ogn e (27% mi l e s ) . a n d
Am i en s, a n d take s,434 h ou r s to No r t h S ta t i o n a t190
PARIS, FRANCE (Popula t i on,Ra ilway S ta t i o n s : ( 1) Ga re du Nord (Nort h e rn Ra i l
way) we s t e n d rue d e Dumk e a n d rue d e Mau— wh e r e
t ra i n s d epa r t fo r B oul ogn e a n d Ca l a is by way of Cre ila n d Am i en s ; fo r B ru s s e l s v ia C r e i l, S t . Qu entin a n d
Hau tmont ; fo r Gh ent v i a Cr e i l,Arr a s,L ilie a n d Mou s
c ron ; fo r Cologne v i a Cr eil,Comp i egne an d J eumontfo r Laon v ia S o i s sons ; fo r Mez ier e s v i a S ois son s a n d
Rheims ; fo r Beauvais v i a B eaumon t . En t e r i n g S ta ti o n
bu i l d i n g,t h e Ga re d e l a Ce i n tu r e i s t o r i gh t . Th e Me t ro
po l i ta n S ta t i on i s ou t s i d e t h e bu i l d i n g i n f ro n t . (2) Ga re
d e Es t (Eas t e rn Ra i lway ) a t n o r t h e n d o f rue d e S t ra s
bu rg— wh e r e t ra i n s d epa r t fo r Stra s bu rg v i a Ep er nay
a n d Nancy ; fo r Forba c h v i a Metz ; fo r B a l e v i a Troyesa n d Langre s . (2) Gar e S t . Lazare ( S ta t e Ra i lway ) Ou e s t
rue S t . Laza r e wh e r e t ra i n s d epa r t fo r D i ep pe a n d leHavr e v ia Rou en ; fo r Ch er b ou rg v i a Lisieux an d Ca en ;fo r B res t v ia le Mans a n d Renn es ; fo r Granvil le v i a
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Medecine —Un iv e r s i ty L ib ra ry, vo lumes— Ca the
d ral o f S t . Pet e r, an d, e a s t, Un ive r s i ty— Mu see Fabr e,800 pa i n t i ngs .
F rom Mont p e l l i e r by t h e P . L . M . Ra i lway i t i s e a s t
e r l y v i a Ar l e s a n d take s h ou r s to
MARSEILLES, FRANCE (Popu l a t ion,Con su l : Alph o n s e Gau l i n i s Con su l fo r Un i t e d S ta t e s
O f Amer i ca .
Hot e l s : Gra n d Ho t e l d e Ru ss i e ; Term i nu s ; du
Louvr e et d e l a Pa ix .
I n t e r e s t ing Th i ngs : Bou l e va rd s l ea d f rom Ra i lwayS tat ion t o C en t r e o f C ity; a re l i n e d w i t h e lm s a n d t h re e
m i l e s l on g, s e c t i o n s b e i n g known a s d e Par is a n d Grand
Chem inaix- Th e fi n e s t B ou rse, co s t a n d b e
h i n d i t Old Town, who s e s t re e t s we re co n s t ru c t e d
1895— F i n e Ha rbo r,a n d t h e Sant e o n t h e Cana l b eh i n d
For t Gras s e-Ti lly h a s a n i n t e r e s t i ng Cou n c il Room w i t hAr t T rea sur es— Ca thed ral, n ea r t h e b egi n n i n g o f t h eNew Harb o r,460 f e e t l o n g, i s o f gre en a n d wh i t e,wi t h
t owe rs o ve r fa ca d e,a n d 197- foo t dome,a l l c o s t i n g n‘
ea r
ly— Pa l a i s d e Ju s t i c e,w i t h fi n e app roa c h a n d
ou t e r h a l l w i t h ga l l e ry o n 16 r e d ma rb l e c o lumn s
Not r e Dame-d e-l a-Gard e,o n h igh summi t sou t h o f t h e
h a rbo r, r ea ch e d by l i f t, a f t e r wh i c h 174 s t e p s t o u pp e rchu r c h, ove r fa ca d e o f wh i c h th e r e b e l l t owe r 150 h igh
su rmou n t e d by s ta tu e o f V i rgi n ; s e e Silver Figu r e un
d e r B ro n z e ca nopy ; Sp l e n d i d V i ew a t sun s e t,wh en t h e
sun go in g down a n d moon r i s i n g immed ia t e ly a f t e r
Famou s Cornic h e Road b egi n s b eyon d Fo rt de En tr eca s t o a n d go e s a l o n g Rock Coa s t 41 2 mi l e s,wi t h Sp l en
d i d V i ew s o n way to N i c e a n d Mon te Ca r l o— Pub l icL ib ra ry, vo l umes, co i n s— Pa la is d e Longchamp,a t to p o f b ou l e va rd,w i t h ca s cad e i n f ro n t w i t h
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fi n e fou n ta i n— Musee d e B eaux Art s— Mu s eum of Na t
u r a l H is t o ry,wi t h mamma ls,fi s h,min e ra l o gy,b i rd s a n d
s h e l l s ; s e e rooms an d s ta i r ca s e w i t h pa i n t i ngs o n wax,a n d b eh i n d Pa lac e,Pub l ic Gar d en a n d Zoo l ogic a l Ga r
d e n— Th e Pra d o i s p r i n c i pa l p romenad e ou t s i d e o f c i ty,a n d wa lke r s f re que n t l y re tu rn by way O f Co rn i c h e
Road .
From S t . Cha r l e s S ta t i o n O f t h e P . L . M . Ra i lway a tMar s e i l l e s i t i s 139% mi l e s, n o r t h ea s t e r l y, a nd takes 4
ltDLi l‘ S t o
NI CE,FRANCE (Popula t i on,Ra i lway S ta t ion s : Ga re du P. L . M. ,Av . Th i e r s, on
l i n e f rom Mar s e i l l es t o Vent imigl i a ; Gare d e R i qu i e r,su bu rba n s ta t i o n o n same l i n e ; Ga re du Sud, fo r lines
t o Gra s s e a n d D igne .S t eame r s : In p re-wa r days th e re wa s s t eame r to
Monac o,Ment one, San Remo a n d Genoa f rom Feb ru
a ry to Ap r i l, a l so s e rv i c e f rom N ice t o Toulon a n d
Mar s e il l es.
Hot e ls: ! Hot el Su isse,Qua i d e s Eta t s Un i s ; Ame r
i ca n p l an, f rom 30 f ran c s up ( s e e ad ve r t i s emen t ) .
Excu rsions: To h i l l ca l l e d Cimiez, r e s i d en t i a l v i l l asubu rb .
Con su l : Wm . Du l a n y Hu n t e r i s Con su l fo r Un i t e d
S ta t e s o f Ame r i ca .
B r i t i s h Consu l : J . W . Keogh,95 Rue d e Fran c e .
Travel Bu r eau s : Tho s . Cook So n, 13 Promenad e
d e s Angla i s ; Lu b i n, 12 Av . Fe l ix-Fau r e .
Ba t hs: Hammon d e N i c e, 8 Rue d e l a Bu ffet .
Fe s t iva l s : Ca rn i va l 12 days b e fo r e Len t a n d a t M i dLen t . Con fe t t i t h rown i n ba t t l e o f fl owe rs o n t h e
Promenad e d e s Angla i s a t th e t h ea t r e a n d p ro c e s s i o n s .
I n t e r e s t i ng Th ings: Avenue Thi e r s, bo rd e r ed‘ w i t h
eu ca lyp t i— Avenu e d e la Ga re,a n d Chu r c h N ot r e-Dame— Musee Munic i pal ; Th e B l e ed in g by Ryck aert,No . 283
— Pla c e Ma sse na, o n e o f p r i n c i pa l p la c e s a c t i v i t y
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Ca s ino Munic i pa l, an d, b eh i n d i t,Squar e Ma sse n a,wi t h
Sta tue— Natur al H i sto ry Mu s eum— Pu b l ic Gar den
Promenad e d e s Angla is, bu i l t 1822 t o make wo rk fo r
t h e i d l e— Champ d’Aviation— H ippod rome— Ex t e n s i o n
o f p romena d e i s Qua i du M id i,l e a d i n g t o Fish Marke tt h ea t re d e l
’
Opera— Lib rary, volufnes— Cour s
Sa l eya,w in t e r v ege t ab l e a n d flowe r marke t Cha t eau,a t ea s t o f O l d Town,w i t h l i t t l e Zoological Ga rd en o ntop, r ea ch e d f rom Pla ce Garibald i b y Rue Segurane
Cemeter y o n no r t h s i d e,w i th Gambet t a Monum ent a n d
t omb s o f Gar ib ald i’ s fam i ly — B eau t i fu l h ou s e Gar dens
s e e n by p e rm i s s i o n, e s p e c ia l l y Villas V alrose,Kir chner,Liser b a n d des Palmi e rs— Cath edra l,on l y Ru s s i a n ca t h
ed ra l, b eyond bonnls o f Ru s s i a— Pala is d e Glac e,w i t h
i c e s ka t i n g .
N ic e i s o n t h e Bay o f Ange ls a t mou t h of Pa illon,w i t h t h e O ld t own On l e f t s i d e a n d o n t h e r i gh t V ill e
des Es t ranges.
F rom N ice b y t h e P . L . M . Ra i lway i t i s 11 m i l e s .n o r t h ea s t e r l y, a n d take s h ou r to
MONACO and MONTE CARLO in K ingd om of
MONACO . (Population, [Monte Car l o
a l o ne El eva tion, 195)Ra ilway S ta t ion : At La Con dam in e .
Hot e l s : B r i s to l Ho t e l,Maj e s t i c Ho t e l,Bou l e va rd d e
l a Con dam i n e ; Hot e l B eau - Sej ou r, 13 Rue S t . Lou i s ;Ho te l d e la Con dam i n e, 1 Ru e d e s Pr i n c e s . Pen s io n s :Angla i s e,3 Ru e Al b e r t ; Su i s s e, 19 Rue Gr ima l d i .Re st au ran t s : Cr i t e r ion, Bou l e va rd d e l a Con dam i n e ;Med i t e r ran e e,Bou leva rd d e la Con dam in e .
Int e r e s t i n g Th ings: Th e Gamb l i ng Rooms pay a l l
ex p e n s e s,s o c i t i z e n s a r e n o t t axe d— Th e town o f Monac o,wh i c h i s r ea ch e d fi r s t b y ra i lway, i s o n h i gh ro cka t foo t o f T ete d e Chien— B e twe en it'
and Mont e Ca r l o
i s Con dam ine, popu l a t i on— Th e roa d l ea d i n g
f rom th e o n e to t h e ot h e r i s ca l l e d t h e B oulevard— Th e2 12
imum on Trente-et-Quarante— B eh i n d Ca s i n o .
Splendid View f rom t e r ra c e a d j o i n i ng wh i c h i s Tir aux
Pigeons,wh e r e gra n d p r i z e i s f ra n c s— In f ro n to f Ca s i n o,b eau t i fu l ga rd e n s w i t h t rop i c a l p la n t s .
Excu r s ions: By ra i lway to La Tur b ie, wh e r e t h e r e
i s a —Wonderful View— To S talactite Grotto d e S t . RO Q
man— Ano t h e r ex cu r s i o n i s t o Beausoleil, 655 f e e t .
Br itish. Consul i s C . J . S im ; Hot e l M e t ropo le .
Gol f Club : 18 h o l e s o n Mon t Ange l .
Motor Omnibus: Morn i n gs f rom Casino.
F rom Monte Car lo) b y P . L . M . Ra i lway i t i s 4%m i l e s, ea s t e r l y,a n d tak e s l -6 - h ou r t o
MENTONE,FRANCE (Populat ionRa ilway S t a t ions: Ga re Pr i n c i pa l e ; Men to n -Ga ra
va n .
Hot e ls: Ho t e l B e l l evu e a n d Ho t e l d’
Italie Gran d eB re tagn e, i n t h e Engl i s h Qu a r t e r .Travel Bureau : Tho s . Cook Son,22 Avenue-Fe l ixFau r e .
English Church :“
S t . J oh n ’ s, Avenu e Ca rno t .Gol f Club : At So sp e l, r ea ch e d by mo to r omn ibu s ;Lawn Tennis a n d Cr ick et Club,Avenu e -Ca rno t .Int e r est ing Things: Casino Municipal a n d Ca s ino d eMen t one,w i t h w i n t e r ga rd e n, ska t i ng ; flowe r ca rn i va l
i n s p r i n g—"
Promenade du M idi, a l o ng bay w i t h b eaut i fu l v i ews ; co nn e c t e d w i t h t h i s,a r e Qu ai de Montleon,
a n d Pr omenade Garavan, en d i n g a t ra i lway t e rm inu s
From th e re Promenade St. Lou is c ro s s e s S t . Lou is Tor
r en t ( r e s tau ra n t a n d Museum) wh i c h i s f ron t i e r b etwee n F ra n c e a n d I ta l y .
Excur sions: Dr i v e ( on e h ou r ) t o Cap Mar t in a nd re
tu rn, wi t h Fine View. Ano t h e r excu r s i o n, Convent d el’Annonciade, r ea ch ed by fun i cu l a r s ta r t i n g f rom So sp e lRoa d .
F rom Mentone by th e P . L . M . a n d I ta l i a n Ra i l way si t i s IOSM m i l e s, n o rt h ea s t e r l y, by t h e Fr e n ch a n d
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I ta l i a n Ra i lways, v i a Ven tim igl i a, (Cu s tom s exam i na
t io n ), a n d take s 6 hou r s t o t h e Prmcrpe S ta t i o n o f t h e
I ta l ia n Ra i lway a t
GENOA, ITALYFrom Pr i n c i p e S ta t i o n o f t h e I t a l i a n Ra i lway a t
Genoa i t i s 103 mi l e s, n o r t hw e s twa rd ly, a n d tak e s
h ou r s t o t h e Po r ta Nova Sta t io n a t
TURIN, ITALY
F rom Po rta Nova by I ta l i a n Ra i lway a t Tur in i t i s148 mi l e s, no rt hwe s twa rd l y, by th e I t a l i a n a n d Fre n c h
ra i lways,v ia Modan e,a n d tak e s 6 h ou r s to
CULOZ,FRANCE (Popula t ion, El evation,780)Hot el : d e l a Ga r e .Cust oms-Hou se exam in ation on way to Fra n c e take sp l a c e a t Modane a n d t im e ch ange s t o Gre e nw i c h .
From Cu l o z by t h e P . L . M . Ra i lway v i a B ou rg (50%mi l e s ) a n d B esa n c on i t tak e s 6 hou r s 17 m inu t e s t o
BELFORT,FRANCEFrom B elfort by t h e Eas t e rn Ra i lway v i a Lu re ( 19mi l e s ) i t t ak e s 3 h ou rs 28 minu t e s t o
NANCY, FRANCE (Popu l a t ion,F rom Nancy b y t h e Ea s t e rn Ra i lway i t i s 36 mi l e s,nor t h e r l y, a n d tak e s 2 h ou r s t o
METZ,GERMANY (Popu l a t ion
F rom Haup t St a t i o n o f t h e A l sa c e—Lo r ra i n e Ra i lwa y
a t M et z i t i s 42 mi l e s, ea s t e r l y,by t h e same,a n d F re n c h
Ra i lway,a n d t ak e s 2% h ou r s t o
VERDUN,FRANCE (Popula t ionHot e l s : Tro i s Mau r e s, Rue d e l
'Holte d e V i l l e 7;Coq Ha rd i, Pla c e S t . Pau l .
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I n t e r e s t i ng Things : In Upp er Town n a r row s t re e t s
a r e v e ry i n t e re s t i ng— S c e n e o f gr ea t ba t t l e du r i n g
Wo r l d Wa r— Palais d e Just ic e— Port e Chau ssee, w i t h
c re n e l a t e d t ow e r s— In cou r t o f H o t e l d e V ill e, ca n n o n
p re s en t e d by Fre n c h Gove rnmen t— Ca th ed ra l o f No t r e
Dame .
F i rs t c l a s s fo r t r e s s, o n t h e M eu s e .No t e : 174 mi l es f rom Pa r i s .
F rom Ver dun b y th e Ea s t e rn Ra i lway v i a S t . H il a ire(56 m i l e s ) i t t ake s 3 h ou r s t o
REIMS, FRANCE (Popula t i on,Ame ric an Con su l : Wi l l i am Ba rd e l .
B r it i s h Con sul : J . W . Lewthwa ite .
Hot e l s : Gra n d Ho t e l, n ea r ca t h ed ra l ; Con t i n e n ta l
Ho t e l, n ea r s ta t io n .
Sp ec i alt ie s : Ch ampagn e c e l la r s, wh i c h V l S ltOr S ca n
i n sp e c t ; app ly Ma i s o n Pomme ry, i n B ou l e va rd Gerb er t.
I n t e r e s t i n g Th ings : Ca th ed ra l N otr e-Dame, 16 t h
c en tu ry,445 by 99 by 125 f e e t h igh ; one o f mo s t b eaut i fu l i n ex i s t en c e,wh i c h was pa r t l y d e s t roye d by Ge rman sh e l l s du r i n g Wo rl d Wa r,w i t h 530 s t a tu e s i n t h e
r e c e s s e d po r ta l s ab ove t h em, exqu i s i t e an d famou s ro s ew i n dows '
40 f e e t i n d iame t e r ; co s t l y c hu r c h p la t e, c h a l
i c e a n d r e l i qu a r i e s i n t h e Tr easu ry, a l s o Cor on ation
Vess e l s a n d Cru c ifi xes a n d famou s S t . Ampoul e— Ar chiep i s c opal Pa l a c e— Hot el d e V i l l e, ca p p e d by h igh b e l l
t ow e r, vo lume L ib ra ry,a l s o Mu s eum— Por t e d e
Mar s (Roman ), t r i p l e ga t eway— St. Rem i,Old e s t ecclesi
astical bu il d ing in Reims ( 11th c en tu ry ) .
Ban ks : Ban qu e d e F ra n c e,Pla c e d e l’Hotel-d e-Vi l l e ;Cre d i t Lyon na i s e, Rue Ca rn o t 25; Comptorre d
’
Es
comp t e,Rue Ca rno t 14.
From Re im s b y t h e Ea s t e r n Ra i lway i t i s 33 mi l e s,no r thw e s twa rd ly, a n d tak es 1 h ou r t o
LAON,FRANCE( Popu l a t ion, El eva t i on 595)
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Musee Bonn a t, gi f t o f pa i n t e r— Cimet i e r e des Angla is.
F rom Bayonne b y t h e Ra i lway Du i M id i i t,
i s 123
m i l e s, n o r t h ea s t e r l y, v i a Dax (31 m i l e s ),Morceux (55
mi l e s ),a n d tak es 3 hou r s t o t h e S t . J ea n S t a t i o n a t
BORDEAUX, FRANCE ( S e e page
F rom S t . J ea n S ta t i o n o f t h e O r l ea n s Ra i lway a t Bordeaux i t i s 153mi l e s,n o r t h ea s t e r ly,a n d take s 3 h ou rs t o
POITIERS,FRANCE (Popu l a t ion,Hot e ls: Gra n d -Hot e l du Pa la i s, 2 Rue Boncenne ;
Ho te l d e F ra n c e, 28 Ru e Ca rn o t .Ba th s : Mod e rn e s, 29 Rue Gamb e t t a .
Int e r e s t ing Th ings: Musee des August ines, w i t h
goo d s cu l p tu r es a n d p i c tu r e s— Ho tel d e V il le, i n wh i chMusee d e s B eaux Arts et d
’Archeologie— Temple St.
John, O lde s t F ren c h Ch r i s t ia n Chu r ch (4th c en tu ry) 43by 26 f e e t— Ca t h ed ral S t . Pi err e, w i t h fi n e i n t e r i o r,s ta i n e d gl a s s,a n d D e scent fr om Cro ss i n ca rve d wood
Ste. Rad egon d e w i t h l ege n da ry foo t p r i n t o f
Chr i s t i n i n t e r i o r— Hypogee-Martyr ium— Notre-Dame
la-Gr a n de ( t h e“p ea r l o f c hu r c h e s” )— Uni versi ty, op
posite, vo lumes— Pa la is d e Ju s t ice ; s e e c h imn ey
p i e c e, ga l l e ry a n d t h re e w in dow s— St. H ila ir e, a b b ey
chu rc h, 13t h c en tu ry— \Pa rc d e B lossac,w i t h
“Joys and
Gr i e f s of Moth er h ood a t e n t ra n c e .
O ld cap i ta l o f Po i t ou .
F rom Po i t iers b y t h e O r l ea n s Ra i lway i t i s 6034 m i l e s,n o rt h ea s t e r l y, a nd take s 13x,h ou r s t o
TOURS,FRANCE (Popu l a t ion,. Excu rsi ons: To Ch en onc eaux, 20 minu t e s by ra i l
(Hot e l du Bon—Labou r eu r et du Cha t eau ) ; s e e Cha t eau,1515; h e r e Ca t h e r i n e wa s v i s i t e d by po e t Tasso, a n d
F ra n c i s 11 an d Ma ry Qu e en o f Sc o t s,s p en t h o n eymoon .
Hot e l s : Me t ro po l e Ho t e l, Pla c e du Pa la i s -d e -Jus
t i c e ; Gran d Ho t e l d e Bo rd eaux, n ea r t h e s ta t i o n . Pen
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s i o n s : Ho te l-Pen s i o n s B ru n sw i ck, Bou l e va rd B e ra ng
e r 64; Ca s t e l —Fl eu r i, Rue Ern e s t -Pa lu s t r e 2.
I n t e r e s t i n g Th i ngs : New Hot e l d e Vi l le a n d Pa l a i s
d e Ju s t ic e, on Pub l i c S qua r e— Ca t h ed ra l ( 1170 ) o rnamen ta l fa ca d e . b eau t i fu l gla s s w i n d ows ; fin e V i ew f rom225 fo o t t owe rs— Th ea tr e Mu n i c i pa l— Ba s i l i c a S t . Ma r
t'
n, w i t h dome cap ped by s ta tu e— Hot e l Gou i n, 1440,w i t h 16th c e n tu ry fa ca d e— Hou s e o f Tr i s ta n th e H e r
m i t— Musee, o n t h e Rue Na t i on a l,Th u r sdays, Sun day s
a n d h o l i day s 12 t o 4.
O ld ca p i ta l o f Te-uraine .
F r om Tou r s by t h e O r l ea n s Ra i l way i t i s 70% mi l e s,n o rt h ea s t e r l y, a n d takes 2 h ou r s to
ORLEANS, FRANCE (Popu l a t i o n,
Excu rsi ons : To Sou r c e o f t h e Lo i r e . An o ther excu rsion i s t o Cha t eau o f S t . Lou p,111,m i l e s . TO Mon
targis, 47 mi l e s ; S t . B en o i t-sur -Lo i r e, 21 m i l e s, w i t h
rema rkab l e c hu rc h .
Ho tels : Hot e l Mod e rn e et Te rm i nu s, oppo s i t e s t at io n ; Cen t ra l Ho t e l, Rue du Co l omb i e r 9.
Banks : Cred i t Lyon n a i s e a n d Comptoire d’
Es
comp t e,Pla c e du Ma rt ro i .Ba t h s : Ba i n s du Cha t e l e t,Rue Cha r l e s—Sangl i e r 4.
Garage s : Gran d Ga rage Cen t ra l Rue Ba umer 47;Man con Ga rage,Ru e d e l a Repub l i qu e 38 .
I n t e r es t in g Th ings : Chur c h of S t . Pa t e r n e— Pla ceGamb e tta— Bou l eva r d s— Pl ac e du Mart r o i i n c en t r e Of
c i t y w i th S ta tu e o f t h e Ma i d o f O r l ea n s— Cath ed ra l S t e .Cro ix ( 1601) 485 fe e t ; t owe rs 285 a n d b e twe e n t h em,c en t ra l s p i r e 328 h igh— Hot e l d e V i l l e ( 1530) fo rme r
roya l re s i d en c e F ra n c i s 11 wh o d i e d h e r e 1560 ; i n
c ou r t, b ro n ze S ta tu e o f J ea n n e-d’
Arc— Musee d e Pe i n
tu r e et du Scu l p tu r e, a n d Na tu ra l H i s t o ry Mu s eum in
O l d Hot e l d e V ill e— H is t o r i c a l Mu s eum— Hou s e o f
Joa n o f Arc,Rue du Tabou r 37 —Musee J ea n n e-d'
Arc,2 19
i n Hou s e o f Agn e s -S or e! ; s e e Flemish Tapestry p i ctu r i n g h e r a r r i va l a t Ch i n o n .
F rom Or l ea n s by th e O r l ean s Ra i lway i t i s 7734 m i l e s,n o r t h ea s t e r l y, a n d t ake s 194,h ou r s t o t h e Qua i d
’
O rsay
S ta t i o n a t
PARI S, FRANCE ( S e e page 191)Rou te 3— NICE t o MARSEILLES, LYONS, DIJON
and PARI S .
From N ic e b y t h e P . L . M . Ra i lway i t i s 13034,mi l e ss ou t hwes twa rd ly, v ia Toul on (98 m i l e s ), a n d take s 4h ou r s t o S t . Ch a r l e s S ta t i o n a t
MARSEILLES, FRANCE (See page 210)From St.
'
Char les S t a t io n o f t h e P . L . M . Ra i lway a t
Mar s e il l e s i t i s 2171 2 mi l e s, n o r t h e r ly v i a Valence ( 152
mi l e s ), a n d t ak e s 5 h ou r s to Per rache S ta t i o n a t
LYONS,FRANCE (Popul a t ion, Elevation,560 )Ra ilway S ta tion s : Ga re d e Per rache, Par is,Gen eva,e t c . ; Ga re d e Va i s e, Pa r i s a n d D ij on l i n e ; Ga re d e sB rotteaux,a n d Ga re d e S t . Cla i r, on th e Gen eva L in e ;Gar e d e l a Cro ix-Rou s s e ( d e s Domb e s ) , fo r B our g,Trevoux, e t c . ; Ga re S t . Pau l a n d Ga r e d e Go rge-d e
Lou p, fo r Mon tb r i so n Li n e ; Ga r e d e S t . Ju s t, fo r Morna n t a n d Vaugn e ray Li n e ; Gar e d e l
’Est, fo r Aost e-St.
Gen ix Li n e .
Excu r sions : To Ile-Ba rb e I s l a n d,3% m i l e s n o rt h o n
t h e Sao n e,wh e r e s e e O l d Conven t— Ano th e r excu rs i o n
i s t o Roman Aqu educt o f B onn au d,3% h ou r s .
B ri t i s h Con su l : E. R . E. Vica rs,9 Qu a i d e Re t z .
Americ a n Con su l : C . B . Hu r s t,2 Pla c e d e l a B ou rs e .
Hot e l s : Hot e l Te rm inu s, n ea r Ga r e d e Par rache ;Gran d—Ho t e l, 16 Rue d e l a Repu b l i qu e .
Ca f e s : Maderni, 19 Rue d e l a Repu b l i qu e ; Ope ra,Pla c e d e l a Comed i c ; Ma i so n -Dore e, Pla c e Bellecour .
220
DIJON,FRANCE (Popu l a t i on,Ra i lway S ta t ion s : Ga re d e Pa r i s,we s t o f t own ; Gare
Po r t e—Neu v e, eas t o f town ; S t eam Tramway S ta t i o n s,Rue d e Mu l h ou s e a n d Bou l e va rd S ev ign e .
Amer ic an Con sula r Agent : N ic ho l a s Chaup i s,Pla c eDa r cy
H ot e l s : Gran d -Ho t e l d e l a C lo c h e, Pla c e Da r cy ;Te rm i nu s Ho t e l, Rue d e l a Ga r e 20 .
Int e r est ing Th i ngs : From s ta t i o n go to Pl ac e Darcy,w i t h S ta tu e o f Ru d e— Promena de du Cha t eau-D’Ea
—
u
Por t e Gi llaume,w i t h Trium pha l A rch— Ca t h ed ral o f S t .B enigne b eh i n d c h o i r 11th c e n tu ry c ryp t w i t hdom ed ch ap e l— B ir th Hou se o f B ossu e t ( 1627)— Pa l a is
des Eta t s,n ow u s e d a s Ho t e l d e V i l l e, co n ta i n s Musee
a n d Po s t Offi ce ; i n fo rme r s e e pa i n t i n gs and t omb s o fPh i l i p B rave a n d Jo h n F ea r l e s s— In Hot e l d e V ill e i s
A rcheo l ogic a l Mu s eum— Chur ch of S t . M ich a e l, 1537Notr e Dame Chu r c h,o n e o f b e s t Bu rgu n d ian s p e c imen s
( c l o ck above fa ca d e ) — Par k,85 a c re s, ex t e n d i ng
to t h e Ouche,a n d, a dj o i n i n g, i t,o l d C i t ad e l— Monumen t
o f 3oth of Octob er, t o t h o s e who fe l l a t D i j o n 1870S ta tu e o f S t . B ern ar d— Botanical Garden a n d Pr omenad e de l’Arqueb use, a n d a t end,
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b1ack pop la r 130 f e e t
h igh, 30 rou n d, a n d 500 yea r s o l d —Lunatic Asylum,wi t h famou s “Pu i t s d e Mo i s e” .
D ij on to N eu c h a t e l, 119 mi l e s ; t o Lausanne, 131%mi l e s .
From D ij on b y t h e Pa r i s—Lyon s-Med i t e r ra n ea n Ra i lway, i t i s m i l e s,we s twa rd ly,v i a H er l ey a n d take s4 h ou r s t o Ga r e P . L . M . S ta t i o n o f t h e same ra i lway a t
PARI S,FRANCE ( S e e page 191)
Rou t e 4- GENEVA, Swit z e r l a n d, t o BELLEGARDEand PARIS .
F rom Gen eva by th e P . L . M . Ra i lway i t i s 21 m i l e s,s ou t hwe s twa rd ly, a n d take s V2 h ou r to
222
BELLEGARDE,FRANCE(Popu l a t ion El eva t i on,
Excu r s i on s : Th e Cr ed o, fou r h ou r s n o r t h ea s t o f
B e l l ega rd e ; e l eva t i o n 575 fe e t .
Hotel : De s Tou'
r i s t, n ea r t h e s t a t i o n .
I n t e r e s t i n g Th i ngs : Per t e du Rhon e, a c h a sm i n to
wh i c h r i ve r fl ows, i n p i c tu r e s qu e va l l e y .
B el l ega rd e i s F r e n c h Cu s t oms Hou s e fo r pa s s e n ge rse n t e r i n g f rom Sw i tz e r l a n d .
From B e l lega r d e by th e Pa r i s —Lyon s -Med i t e r ra n ea n
Ra i lway i t i s 368 m i l e s, v i a Mac on (9434 m i l e s ), t o th e
P . L . M . S ta t i o n a t
PARI S,FRANCE ( Se e page 191)(Macon ) Hot e l : Te rm inu s,a n d Ho t e l d e l
’
Eu rope.
I n t er e s t i n g Th i ngs At Mac on : F rom s ta t i o n go by
Qua i du Sud t o S ta tu e Lama r t in e, a n d Ho t el d e Ville
a n d Musee— Qu e e r Timb er Hou s e, i n Pl a c e de l’Her
b e r i e— I l e d e la Pa lme,ZVZ mi les abo ve MacOn,wh e r e
Ca e sa r d e fea t e d He l ve t ia n s 58 B . C .
Rou te 5— Fr om NEUCHATEL,Sw it zer lan d,t o PARIS,Fr anc e .
From N eu c h a t el by th e Sw i s s Ra i lway i t i s 316%mi l e s, n o rt hwe s twa rd ly, by t h e Sw i s s a n d F re n ch ra i lways v i a Ver r ie r s ( cu s t om s exam in a t i on) a n d take s 8h ou rs t o t h e P . L . M . (Bou l e va r d D i d e ro t ) S ta t i o n oft h e F re n c h ra i lway a t
PARI S,FRANCE ( S e e page 191)T ime c hange s t o Gre e nw i c h t im e a t Ve r riers.
Rou te 6— BASEL, Sw i t z er l and t o BELFORT an dPARI S, Fran c e .
From Ba s el by th e Ge rman Ra i lway i t i s 44 mi l e s,we s twa rd ly, by t h e Ge rman an d Fren c h ra i lways v i a
C ro ix ( cu s t om s exam ina t i on) an d takes 1% h ou r s t o
223
BELFORT, FRANCE (Popu l a t io n,Eleva t ion,
Hot e l s : Gran d —Hot e l et du Ton n eau d’
O r ; Ho te l d e
Pa r i s .I n t er e s t i ng Things : C i t a d e l o n
‘ro ck 220 f e e t h igh,a n d, i n f ro n t, Lion o f B e l fo rt,36 - f e e t hi gh,72 l o n g, i n
r e d standstone, by B ar t h o l d i— Fort'
d e la Miotte.
Time : Change s t o Gr e enw i c h a t B elf or t,F rance.
B e l fo r t i s o n Savou r eu s e R ive r, an d impo r ta n t b e
c au s e it comman d s ways b e twe e n t h e Vo sges a n d Ju ra .
D iv i d e d i n t o two pa r t s, t h e r igh t ba nk ca l led Faub ou rgd e F ra n c e .B elfort t o Bal e, m i l e s ; t o S t ra s sbur g,97% m i l es ;
t o Mulh ausen,3056 m i l e s .
F rom B elf o rt by t h e Eas t e rn Ra i lway i t i sm i l e s, no r t hwe s twa rd ly, v ia Ch aumon t ( 111 mi l e s ) a n dTroye s ( 172 mi l e s ) an d tak e s 5 h ou r s 30 minu t e s t o t h e
Ga re ' d e I’Est S ta t i o n o f t h e same ra i lway a t
PARIS, FRANCE ( S e e page 191)
Route 7— STRASBOURG,France,to NANCY,CHATEAU-THIERRY and PARIS,Fr a n c e .F rom Stras s bu rg‘
_by Ea s t e rn Ra i lway i t i s 93%
mi l e s we s twar d ly, v i a Ign ey Avr i c ou r t (55 mi l e s )(wh e r e i n p r e—wa r t ime s a cu s t oms exam ina t i on ), a n dtak e s 2 1—3 h ou rs to
NANCY, FRANCE (Popu l a t i o n
Ho t els : Gran d —Ho t e l, Pla c e S ta n i s l a s 2; Ho te l
Ame r i c a i n, Pla c e S t . J ea n 3.
Sp ec ia l t ie s : Maca ro on s . a r t i s t i c g la s s, po t t e ry a n d
emb ro i d e ry .
I n t e r es t i ng Th i ngs : Po r t e S ta n i s l a s a n d s ix"
o th e r
fi n e ga t e s — Pu b l i c L i b ra ry, — Place S tan i s l a s
H ot el d e V i l l e, 17t h c e n tu ry— Mu s eum Pa in t i ngs a n d
Sculptu r e s— Cathed ra l,1703; i n i n t e r i o r s e e cupo l a,-
em
224
mi l es, w i t h a Roman Ca th o l i c p opu l a t i o n o f abou t
It was co n n e c t e d w i t h Ho l la n d f rom 1839 t o
1890,b ut a t t h e d ea t h o f K in g Wi l l i am th e Gran d Duke
Ado l f o f N as sau go t i t b y t rea ty t e rm s . Th e l a n guagei s F r en ch a n d Ge rman, b u t mos t l y F ren c h mon ey i s
u s e d . Lux embourg wa s d i sma n t l e d b y t h e T rea t y o f
Lon don i n 1867 a n d by th e Con ve n t i o n: o f B e r l i n i n
1872 Ge rmany a dm i n i s t e r e d t h e cu s tom s a n d ra i lways
u n t i l 1912.
I n t e r est in g -Th ing s : Chur c h o f N ot r e Dame ( 16thCen tu ry ), wi t h Image o f V i rg i n sa i d to h ave m i ra c l ewo rk i n g powe rs — Hot e l d e Vi l l e— Pa la i s du Ro i .In Augu s t a n d Se p t embe r t h e Schob ermesse Fa ir i s
h e l d .
LUXEMBOURG (Cap i t a l )(Popu l a t ion E l eva t i o n f e e t )Hot e l s : Gra n d -Ho t e l B ra s s eu r, Ru e d e l
'
Arsenal 2
( i n o l d t own ) ; Ho te l C l e s s e, n ea r ra i lway s t a t i o n . Lux
embou rg t im e i s 55 minu t e s fa s t e r t h an Fren c h t ime .
O ld s ea t o f Cou n t s o f Lux embou rg . t o wh i c h fam i l yEmperer Hen ry V II ( 1398) b e lo nged ; s i n c e 1890 ca p i
t a l o f i n d e p e n d en t gran d - du c h y o f Luxembou rg .
I n t e r e s t i n g Th i ngs : Pon t Ado l p h e B r idge, 692 f e e t
l o n g,w i t h s pan o f 280 f e e t —Vauban Ba r ra cks i n Pia ffental su bu rb co n ta in s Na t iona l Mu s eum— F in e V i ew
f rom Ter race r eached th rough th e Pa rk— Plac e d e la
Con s t i tu t i o n— Pla c e Gu i l l aume, i n wh i c h i s Grand Ducal Palac<>—Pla c e d’
Armes, w i t h monumen t to po e t sD ick s a n d Len t z— S t a tu e o f W i l l i am I I,Ki ng o f N ethe r l ands, i n Pl a c e Gu i l l aume,a n d C i t y Ha ll on th e s ou t hs i d e, co n t a i n i n g Pes ca t o r e Mu s eum o f Du t c h an d l a t eF ren c h pa i n t i n gs— Chamb er o f Depu t i e s, a l o ngs i d e t h e
Gran d Du ca l Pa l a c e— Th e c en t e r o f t own i s Place
d’
Armes o r Pa ra d e Pla c e,w i th mu s i c summe r ev en i n gs— Summer Park o n sou t h s i d e o f o l d For tifi cations
Sp l en d i d v i ew o f upp e r t own f rom Dre i Eieheln ( t h r e e
226
powde r towe rs ) — O ld Chape l o f S t . Qu iranus, cu t ou t
o f t h e so l i d ro ck (20 minu t e s ou t by ra i lway ) .
From Lux embou rg by t h e A l s ac e -Lo r ra i n e Ra i lway
i t i s m i l e s, s ou t h e r l y, a n d tak e s 1 h ou r to
METZ,GERMANY (Popu l a t i on,From Met z by t h e A l sa c e -Lo r ra i n e Ra i lway i t i s
7 16% mi l e s,we s twa rd l y by Al s a c e -Lo rra in e a n d Ea s t
e rn ra i lways v ia Ch a l on s ( 108% mi l e s ) a n d take s 7%h ou r s to t h e Est S ta t i o n o f t h e Ea s t e rn Ra i lway a t
PARI S, FRANCE
Rou t e 9— LILLE to PARI S .
LILLE,FRANCE (Popu l a t i o n,Hot e l : d e l
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Eu rope ; Gra n d ; Con t i n en t a l ; Cen t ra l .
Engl i s h Chu rc h : Co rn e r Ru e Wat t eau a n d Bou l e
va rd d e l a L i b e r t e .
Hot e l s : Hot e l d e l'
Eu rope, Ru e Ba s s e 30 ; Ho t e l
Con t i n en ta l, Pa rv i s S t . Mau r i c e, d ej 3.
Excu r s i o n s : Li l l e to Yp re s, 22% m i l e s .
B r i t i s h V i c e-Con su l : J . E. Wa lke r . Rue de s S ta t io n s
Ame r i c a n V i c e-Con sula r Agen t : C . J . King,Rue d e s
S ta t i o n s 97.
Engl i s h Chu rc h : (On c e a mon th ) . F re n c h Pre s byt e r ia n Chu rc h . Rue d e M e t z 47.
I n t e r e s t i ng Th i ngs : Bou r s e, w i t h b ron ze S ta tu e o f
Napo l e on— Hot e l d e V i l l e,wi t h Mun ic i pa l L i b ra ry,67.
000 vo lumes— Pa l a i s d e s B eaux Ar t s,w i th p ic tu r e ga l
l e ry F l em is h a n d Du t c h pa i n t i ngs— Por t e d e Pa r i s,t r iumpha l a r ch commemo ra t i n g un i on F ra n c e w i th
F lan d e r s— Chu rc h o f S t . Mau r i c e— Esp l a n a d e i n f ro n t
o f C i t ad e l . an d a t n o r th en d . S ta tu e o f Gen e ra l N egr i e r
Ja rd i n d e l a C i t ad e l l e— B ou l eva r d Vauban an d f re e
Un ive r s i t y— In Chu r c h o f N o t r e-Dame-d e-Con so l i da
tic-n ; s e e pu l p i t r e p re s e n t i n g a sa i l i n g sh i p .
227
Sp ec ia l t i e s : Li s l e t h r ea d, mach i n e ry, o i l a n d ch em i
ca l s .
Was o l d ca p i t a l o f F r e n ch F la n d e r s . a n d n ow fi rs t
c l a s s fo r t re s s w i t h fi n e C it a d e l . Cen t r e o f ba t t l e du r
i n g Wor l d Wa r . Lill e t o Tour na i, 15% m i l e s ; B asieux
( l a s t F re n c h s ta t i o n ) 8 m i l e s to B la n da in ( fi r s t B e lg i a n
s ta t i o n ) 11 mi l es .
From L i l l e by t h e No rt h e rn Ra i lway i t i s 153% mi l e s,s ou t h e r l y,v i a Ar ra s (33% mi l e s ) a n d tak e s 5% h ou r s to
PARI S,FRANCERou t e 10— F rom CALAI S t o AMIENS and PARI S .
From Cala i s-
by t h e No r th e rn Ra i lway i t i s 103%m i l e s, s ou t h ea s t e r l y, v i a
' Boulogn e (27% mi l e s ) a n d
takes 234 h ou r s t o
AMIENS,FRANCE (Popu lation,Ra ilway S tations : Gare du No rd ; Gar e S t . Ro ch .
Amer ic a n Consul a r Agen t,Cha r l e s Tassencou rt.
B rit ish Vic e-Con sul : Wi l l i am Su t c l i f f e .
Hotels : Ho t e l du Rh in ; Gran d —Ho te l d e I’
Univers.
Banks: Ban qu e d e F ra n c e, Ru e d e s Ja cob i n s 60Cred i t Lyon n a i s e, Comptoire d
’
Escompte, Ru e dos
Tro i s -Ca i l l oux .
Sp ecia l t ie s : Pa t e s d e Ca na rd s, Degand’
s, Rue d eNoyo n 20 ; Lin en,woo l en s, s i l k t h read, ca s hme re s a n d
v e l ve t s .Int e r e st i n g Thi n gs: F i n e B ou leva r d s s t an d wh e r e
fo r t ifi ca t i o n s w e re— Ca th e d ra l, on e o f fi n e s t Go th i c,l e n gth 475 f e e t, t ran s ep t 230,n ave 105,s p i re 370,
wi t h fi n e l y ca rved fa ca d e ; sou t hwe s t doo r ca l l e d Por teS t . Ch r i s t oph e r b ec au s e o f adj o i n i n g h i s S tatue ; b etwe e n doo rs s e e V i e rge Do re e,a l so ro s e w i n dow s repr e s en t i n g wh e e l of fo r tun e— Musee de Pi ca rdy,an t i qu it i e s,s cu l p tu r e s a n d pa i n t i n gs— Loca l Lib rary, vo l
umes— Ja rd in d e s P lan t e s, a n d, n ea r, Hotel Morgan,228
Ru e .V e r t e ), fo r Le Havre a n d D i epp e ; Gare d e l'
Ouest
Rive Gau c h e o r d e S t . Seve r ; Ga re d’
O r leans ; Ga r e duNo rd .
Excu r s ion s : To Bon s ec ou r s, 20 m inu t e s by t ram,wh e r e s e e Monument to Joan o f Ar c, Chu r c h o f B ons e c our s, a nd F ine V i ew.
Hot e l s : Hot e l d e l a Po s t e, Ru e J ean n e -d’
Arc 72;
Hot e l d e Pa r i s, Qu a i d e Pa r i s 50 ; Ho te l d’
Angleter re,Cou r s B o i e l d i eu 6 .
Engl i s h Chu r c h : Al l Sa i n t s’
, Ile Lacroix,‘
Rue Centrale 38 .
I n t er e s t i n g Th ings : Chie f st r e e t is Rue J ean-ned’Arc, ru n n i ng f rom Rue Ver t e t o Qua i d e la B our seTou r d e J ea n ne-d’
Arc a n d Dungeon, w i t h sma l l Ma
s eum— Chu r ch o f S t . Pa t ris, 1538 ; s ta i n e d gl a s s ; a l l e
gor ical w in dow— Pa la is d e Ju stice, fi n e fa ca d e— Tou rd e l a Gro s s e-Hor l oge, 1389, w i t h c l o ck an d two s cu l p
tu red d i a l s, a n d fou n ta i n i n b a s emen t- Gran d Ca th ed ral o f N o t re-Dame, 1202, 446 b y 169 b y 92 f e e t h igh,w i t h t owe rs u n e qua l h e i gh t, abou t 250 f e e t a n d sp i r e
486 f e e t ; s e e Lady Chapel w i t h magn ifi c e n t monumen t s ; i n c h ap t e r l i b ra ry t rea su ry s e e l e a d box wh i c h
en c l o s e d H ea r t o f R ic h a r d Coeur -de-Lion ; F i ne Viewf rom to p sp i r e— St. Mac l ou ; sp i r e 289 f e e t, a n d fi n e
ca rv i ng on wood e n doo rs— Quays 900 f e e t w i d e a n d
m i l e a n d a h a l f l o n g— Chur ch o f S t . Vincent, 16t h c en
tu ry,w i t h b e s t s t a i n ed gl a ss i n Rouen,e sp e c i a l l y a t en d
n o rt h a i s l e— In Hot e l du Bourgtheroulde (n ow a bank)s e e r e l i e f o f “F iel d of the Cloth of Gold — Musee-B ib
liotheque— Municipal Lib rary, vo lumes and 2,
000 po r t ra i t s o f No rmans— B eau t i fu l Church of St.
Ouen,1318,489 by 85 by 108 fe e t h i gh ; t owe r 296 f e e t ;Capp ed by l a n t e rn, f rom wh i c h Fine View— Hot el DeVi l l e— Foun t a in o f S t . Mar ie— Mus eum o f An t iqu it i esa n d Na tu ra l H is t o ry, i n o l d Conv ent .
Fo rme r c ap i t a l o f N ormandy.
From Rou en t o Havre, b y s ea,80 m i l e s .
230
F rom r igh t ban k s ta t io n o f t h e F r e n c h Ra i lway a tRou e n i t i s 88 mi l e s,s ou t h ea s t e r l y,a n d take s 2 1-6 h ou rs
t o t h e S t. Laza r e Sta t i o n o f t h e sam e ra i lway a t
PARIS, FRANCE ( S e e page 191)
Rou t e 12— From HAVRE t o ROUEN and PARI S .
HAVRE, FRANCEHot e l s : Gra n d -Hot e l F ra s ca t i, Rue du Pe rre y 1;
Hot e l Con t i n en ta l . Chau s s e e d e s Et a t s-Un i s 13.
S t eamboa t s : To Honfl eur, f rom Gran d -Qu a i ; t o
Rou en, f rom Qua i No t re -Dame ; From Gra n d -Q u a i
s t eamboa t s a l s o l ea ve fo r Trou v i l l e,Ca en,Sou t h amp ton
a n d Lon don, t o S t . Ma l o, f rom Qua i d’
Anvers a n d t o
Ch erb ou rg ; t o N ew York, f rom Ba ss i n d e l’Eu re .
Amer ic a n Con su l : Al ph on s e Gau l i n, Pla c e Gamhe
t a 23.
B r i t i s h Con sul-Gen er a l : Ha r ry L . Chu rc h i l l, RueEdoua rd -Lam e 5.
Engl i s h Chu r c h : Rue d e M ex i c o 54; Pla c e Gamb e tt a 21.
I n t e r e s t i n g Th i ngs : Musee sou t h en d o f Rue de
Pa r i s— Chu r c h o f N o t r e-Dame— Plaee Gamb e t t a— Pub
l i c Ga rd e n s— Hot el d e V il l e, on B ou l eva rd d e S t ra s s
b ou rg— Magnifi cent Harb o r a n d Dock s, w i t h a rea o f
190 a c re s a n d 8 mi l e s f ron tage, n o t coun t i n g t h e out
s i d e h a rbo r s .
Excursions: By omn ibu s t o Etretat— By t ram to
Ste. Adresse— Al so F ine View f rom Cote de Ingouville
a t t h e end of t h e cab l e ra i lway, e s p e c i a l l y a t sunsetand i n eve n i n g .
At th e mou t h o f th e Se ine ; t h i rd impo r tan t sea po rtin Fra n ce.
From Havr e t h e Fren c h S t a t e Ra i lway it ismi l e s, sou t h ea s t e r ly, v ia Rou e n m i l e s ), a n d takes
3% h ou r s t o t h e S t . Laza re S ta t i o n a t
231
PARI S,FRANCERou t e l 3— F rom CHERBOURG to LI S IEUX and
PARIS .
CHERBOURG,FRANCEHot e l s : Pa l a c e d e s Ba i n s et du Cas i n o ( op e n i n t h e
s ea s o n o n ly ) ; Ho t e l d e l’
Am irante et d e l'
Eu rOpe, 16 .
Qu a i A l exan d r e T ro i s, rooms f rom f ra n c s ; b reak
fa s t,1% f ra n c s ; d ej eu n e r,3 f ra n c s ; d i n n e r,5 f ra n cs; eu
p e n s i o n, f rom 10 1/g f ran c s ; omn i bu s, f ra n c .
Th e re i s a n Ame r i ca n Con su l a r Agen t h e r e a n d aB r i t i s h V i c e -Con su l .Engl i s h Chur c h S erv i c e s a r e h e l d i n Augu s t a n d Sep
temb e r a t t h e F rench Pro t e s t an t Chu rc h, a . m .
and p . in .
Th e ava i l ab l e a n ch o rage i n t h e r oa d s t e ad o f Ch e r
bou rg i s abou t 500 a c r e s, b u t a ft e r a t h i r d a t t emp t i n
1832 a b r eakwa t e r wa s e re c t e d, ya rd s l o n g, 164 t o220 ya r d s b roa d a t t h e bo t tom an d 65 ya rd s a t t h e top,a t a c o s t o f
I n t e r e s t i n g Th ings : Th e Naval Harbo r,wh i c h i s entered f rom th e Ru e d e l’Ab b e u pon p re s e n ta t i o n o f
pa s s po r t s wh i c h h ave b e e n v i s e d b y you r Con su l . Th i s
was op e n e d b y Napo l eon III i n th e p r e s en c e o f Qu e e nV i c t o r i a i n 1858, 100 yea r s a f t e r th e l a s t a t ta ck b y
t h e Engl i sh . Th e t h re e ma i n ba s i n s ca n a c c ommoda t e40 s h i p s a t o n c e . S e e e s p e c i a l l y h e r e t h e a r s e na l con
t a i n i n g abou t weapo n s a r t i s t i ca l l y a r ra nge d, a n d
a co l l e c t io n o f mo d e l s .
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Napo l eon i s t h e i n s c r i p t i o n : “
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avais r e s o lu de renou
ye l e r a Ch e rbou rg l e s m e rve i l l e s de l’Egypt.”
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r e n ew a t Ch e rb ou rg t h e wonde r s o f Egyp t . )Church of La Trinite. S e e e s p e c i a l l y t h e gi lded r e l i ef,rep r e s en t i n g a “Dan c e o f D eath.
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and t o admi s s i o n fr e e .
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a s t h e Quays a n d Wa reh ou ses grea t l y imp rov e d du r i n g
th e Wor l d Wa r by t h e Amer ica ns— Ha rbo r fo rme r ly
i n c lud i n g fi ve ba s i n s, 100 a c re s, w i t h h a l f m i l e b r eak
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( 186 1) co n n e c t s B r e s t w i t h Rec ouvrance— Ar sen a l fo r
me r l y emp l oyed b e twe en a n d m en— Musee,
i n Pl ace Sad i-Ca rnot— Botanica l Ga rd en an d Museum
of Natu ral H is t ory.
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n ava l base .
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LEMANS, FRANCE (Popul a t i on,Hot e ls: Ho t e l du Dau ph i n, Hot e l du Franc e, bo t hi n Pla c e d e l a Repub l i qu e ; Ho te l d e Pa r i s, .
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Th i e r s 16 .
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Couture, 14t h c e n tu ry, w i th impo s i n g po r ta l ; Museum
i n t h e Pre fe c tu r e— Cathedral,1217,w i t h ve ry o l d s t a i n
ed gl a s s w i n dows, e sp e c ia l l y i n c h o i r ; s e e Tomb o f
Queen B e r e nga r i a o f S i c i l y,wi f e of Rich a rd Coeu r-d e
L ion— Horticultural Garden.
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takes 4 hou rs t o the Chantiers Station at
VERSAILLES, FRANCE (Popu l ation,
Hote ls: des Res e rvo i r s ; da V a ta l ; de France.
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s i n c e 1789) a n d Pa rk b u i l t by Lou i s XIV fo r $200,— Hot e1 d e Vil le— Pa l a i s de Ju s t i c e— L ib ra ry,vo lumes— Sa l le d e j eu d e Paume, B i r t h p l a c e of
Fren c h Revo lu t io n— S ta tue o f Ve rn e t —Plac e Hoc h ew i t h Hoc h e S ta tu e — Ca t h ed ra l o f S t . Lou i s— Pa la c e,n ow Mu s eum— B eau t i fu l c h ap e l— Marb l e S ta i r ca s e t ofi r s t, Qu ee n
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— Le B ru n’
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du M id i ; Pie c e de Eau d e s Su i s s e s ; Nep tun e Foun t a in ;La tona Ba s in ; Grand A l l e e du Tap i s Ver t— Th e Ge rma n
p r i n c e s dwe l t h e r e du r i n g t h e s i ege o f Pa r i s i n t h e
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Grand Tr ianon wh i c h Lou i s XIV bu i l t fo r Madame
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Coac h e s n ea r Gran d T r i a n o n .
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Ve rsa il l e s i t i s 10% m i l e s, ea s t e r l y, a n d t ak e s V3, h ou r
t o Mon t Pa rn a s s e S ta t i o n o f t h e same ra i lway a t
PARIS,FRANCE
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tu rn t o MUNICH . Ma i n t r i p r e sumed f romMUNICH to INGOLSTADT, TREUCHTLINGEN, NURNBURG, BAYREUTH, MARKTREDOWITZ, EGER (Czecho-S l ovakia ), MARIEN
BAD (Czecho-S l ovak ia), CARLSBAD (Czecho
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LIN, MUNSTER, OBERHAUSEN, ESSEN,DUSSELDORF,COLOGNE an d BERLIN .
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MAIN TRIP .
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Ra i lway i t i s 21 mi l e s n o r th ea s t e r l y an d tak e s 1 h ou r
bv o rd i n a ry t ra i n t o th e Haup t S ta t i o n a t
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(Popu l a t io n, El eva t i o n, 6 15 f e e t)
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way ; Cen t ra l S ta t ion . fo r a l l t ra i n s exc e p t a bove .
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i l h e lm—Pla t z 14.
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’s Gra n d -Hot e l . Sw imm ing ba t h s : Ada l b e r t- S t e i nweg 10 ; M u n i c i p a l B a th s,El i sab e t h -S t ra s s e .
Engl i s h Chu r ch : S t . Al ban s, Conven t—S t ra s s e .
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I n t e r e s t ing ThingS: Warr i or s’
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Mu s eum, wi t h p i c tu r e s— F i n e View f rom Lou s b e rg( 160 f e e t ) .
Ge rma n name fo r A ix-l a-Cha p e l l e, Aac h e n .
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O ve r 100 c l o th , 30 n e e d l e a n d pin fa c to r i e s, a n d 50
i ro n s h o p s .
From A ix—l a-Chap e l l e (Haup t S ta t i o n ) o f t h e Pru s
s i a n S ta t e Ra i lway i t i s 431 2 mi l e s n o r th ea s t e r l y a n dtak es 1 h ou r t o th e Hau p t S ta t i o n o f t h e s ame ra i lwav a t
COLOGNE, GERMANY
(Popu l a t i o n, El eva t i o n, 120 f e e t )
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e d ra l, fo r t own o n l e f t b a n k o f Rh i n e an d n ea r l y a l lo f t ra i n s fo r r i gh t ba nk town s ; Sou t h S ta t ion, wh e r en ea r l y all t ra i n s t o Cob l e n z a nd Trev e s s t 0 p ; \Ne s t
S ta t i o n . wh e r e n ea r ly a l l t ra i n s to Cob l e n z a n d Tr evess t op ; Righ t Rh e n i s h S ta t i o n, fo r b ran ch l i n e s o n r igh t
ban k o f th e Rh i n e .
Hot e l s : Ho te l Du Nord . F ran ke n - Pla t z 4 ; n ea r
i ro n b r i d ge ; Dom -Ho te l . verv c lo s e t o Ca t h ed ra l ; Ho te lKolner -Ho f, Bah n ho f-S t ra s s e 5, w i t h t e r ra c e ; Ho te lD i s ch , B r iick en- S t ra s s e 19, a n d Ho t e l La nge n . Sa lomonsgasse 13 ( bo th i n m i dd l e o f O ld Town ) ; Ka i s e rF r i e d r i c h , Sa l i e r-Rin g 45 a n d Ka i s e r W i l h e lm, Ka i s e r
\V illi elni -Riii g 43 ( bo th i n N ew Town ) .
Tou r i s t s ’ Offi c e : Th oma s Cook Son, Domho f 1;a l so Co l ogn e Tou r i s ts’ I n qu i r y Offi c e, oppo s i t e t h e
Ca th e d ra l .Po s t a n d Te l egrap h Offi c e : Dom in ika n e r-S t ra s s e .
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Baths : Hoh en s tau f e n - Bad, w i th sw immi ng poo l, i n
t h e Hoh en s tau f e n—Rin g .
Engl is h Chu r c h S e rv i c e : In Chap e l o n Ho t e l du
No rd Grou n d s ( s e e l o ca l p a p e r s ) .
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Fa r i na, o f Domodo s so l a i n 1709. Fa r i n a ’ s s h op oppo
s i t e J ii lichs-Pla t z .
I n t e r es t ing Th ings : Ca t h ed ral (o r Dom ), f ou n d e d
1248 ; b e l l s p l a c e d 1447, l a rge s t w e i gh i n g 27 t o n s, c a s t
f rom Fren ch gun po r ta l 96 f e e t h i gh
by 31 f e e t ; i n t e r i o r 390 f e e t l o ng, w i t h 56 p i l l a r s ; s e e“s ta i n e d gl a s s w i n dows, vau l t i n g, a n d t r ea su ry co n ta i ni ng Re l i qu a ry o f t h e Magi ( 1190) and o th e r va lu ab l ea n d b eau t i fu l o b j e c t s, e s p e c i a l ly Osculum Pac is a n d
t h e Mon s t ra n c e— F i n e V i ew f rom th e s ou t h t owe r
Wallraf-Richar tz Mu s eum, w i t h co l l e c t i o n o f a n t i qu it i e s on grou n d fl oo r, a n d c l o i s t e r s a n d p i c tu r e ga l l e ry
o n u pp e r fl oo r— Mo s t im po r ta n t s t r e e t i s H oh e-S tr a s s e,w i t h fi n e s h ops— Rat h au s— Se e e s p e c ia l l y t h e Mu sch e l
S aal a n d t h e Hau sa-Saa l, wh e r e Mu n i c i pa l Cou n c i lm e e t s— In t h e Proph e t en-Kammat ( l i b ra ry ) s e e Mun ic
i p al S ilver Pla t e— Nea r Ra t h au s s e e t h e Gii rzenich
( 1441) w i t h ban qu e t h a l l ; no t e s ta i r c a‘s e, ex
ch ange h a l l a n d f e s t h a l l— Monumen t t o Fr e d
er ic k Wil l iam I I I, i n H eumark t— B r i dge o f B oa t s
Ac ro s s t h e Rh i n e— Ih no rt h pa r t o f O l d Town s e eChur c h o f S t . Ger eon— Ring-S t ra s s e,
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3% m i l e s o fB ou l eva r d s bu i l t i n 1881 o n s i t e o f o l d fo r t ifi ca t i o n s
;
emb ra c i n g O ld Town— At s ou t h e n d s e e BayenturmTower ( 13th Cen tu ry ) , n ow a mu s eum— In Ru do l f s
Pl a t z, a t ramway ju n c t i o n po i n t, s e e Hah n en -To r Ga t e
( 13th Cen tu ry ) ~ — Mu s eum of I n du s tr ia l Ar t— Zoo l og i c alGard en, a d j o ini n g t h e F l or a Gard en,w i t h pa lm sp e c ime n s a n d Aqua r ium .
It i s m i l e s f rom A ix- l a -C h ap e lle t o Cologn e ;Rot t e r dam to Co l ogn e, 163% m i l e s .
Th rou gh ca r s f rom Hook of Ho l l a n d me e t i ng s t eam240
po s e s t h e bo dy o f Ka r l B ae d eke r, t h e grea t t rave l
w r i t e r, wh o d i e d i nCo l ogn e t o F r ankfo r t, v i a Wet zlar a n d Giessen, 143
mi l e s .
Cob l e n z i s a t t h e m ee t i n g po i n t o f t h e Mose l le an d
Rhine R ive r s a n d i s t h e c ap i ta l o f Rh e n i s h Pru s s i a .
Th e Rh ine s t eame r p i e r i s b e l ow t h e B r i dge o f B oa t s .
Cob l enz famou s fo r s pa rk l i n g w i n e .
From Hau p t S ta t i o n o f t h e Pru s s ia n S ta t e Ra i lwaya t Cob l e n z i t i s 57551 m i l e s sou t h ea s t e r l y a n d tak e s 1
h ou r 35 mi nu t e s to t h e Hau p t S ta t i o n a t
MAINZ, GERMANY (El eva t ion, 270 fee t )Ra i lway S t a t i ons: Cen t ra l Ra i lway S ta t i o n, fo r a l l
t ra i n s ; Sou t h Ma i n z, co n n e c t e d w i t h Ce n t ra l S ta
t i o n by tu n n e l u n de r Ka s t r i c h .
Ho t e ls: Nea r t h e r i v e r, w i t h fi n e v i ews, Ho te l d eHo l l a n d e, Rh e i n - S t ras s e 77, a c ro s s f rom t h e S ta d tGa r t e n ; i n t h e t own, Ho t e l Ka rp fe n ( i n t h e B ra n d ) ;n ea r Cen t ra l Ra i lway St a t i o n, Cen t ra l Ho t e l, Bah n ho f
P la t z 8 ; Ma in z e r-Ho f, co rn e r o f B ah n h o f-S t ra s s e a n dPa reu s -S t ra s s e .
Tou ris t s ’ I n qu iry Offi ce : Bah n h o f- S t ra s s e 7.
Po s t and Te l egrap h Cfl ice: Bah n ho f-S t ra s s e .
Baths : Apo l l o Ba d, B ilhildis-S t ra s s e 5; a l s o r i v e rba t h s o n th e Rh ine .Int e r es t i ng Th i ngs : From Cent ral S ta t ion t o th e
Rh i n e ru n s t h e Ka i s e r-S t ras s e— Gove rnment Bu i l d ings,n ea r t h e s ta t i o n i n t h e Miinster-Platz— Pr i n c i pa l s t r e e ti s t h e Gro s s e B l e i c h e— Neu e B runnen (ob e l i sk ) n o r t ho f t h i s s t r e e t— Law Cou r t s i n t h e Erns t-Ludwi g-Pl a tzCh r is tu s-Ki rc h e, w i th 262- foo t d om e— El ect o ra l Pala c e con ta i n s Mu n i c i pa l An t iqu it ies a n d Art ; i nve s t i bu l e o f mu s eum se e Thorvaldsen’
s s ta tu e o f Guten b e rg ; fi r s t floo r h a s mu n i c i pa l p i c tu re ga l l e ryRoman German i c Cent r al Mu s eum— Mu s eum of Na tural
H is t o ry— Esp l a na d e, mi l e s by 300 f e e t w i d e, f rom
242
ra i lway b r i dge— Th e c e n t r e o f Ma i n z i s t h e Ma rke tPla c e, wi t h qua in t h ou s e s a n d foun ta in, o n we s t s i d eo f wh i c h s e e Ca thed ral wh e r e s e e a l so t h e
M emo r i e a n d c lo i s t e r s— S tatue of Gu t e n b e rg by Tho rvaldsen i n Gu t e n b e rg-Platz (Gu t e n b e rg wa s o n e o f t h ep e r fe c to r s o f p r i n t i n g )— Chur c h o f S t . S t eph en ; i nt r ea su ry s e e cu r i o s i t i e s— Th e C it a d e l— Th e Wa l lS t ra s s e, b egi n n i n g ba ck o f t h e Cen t ra l S ta t i o n .
S t eamboa t Fe r r ies f rom Ei s e rn e To r t o t h e s ta t io na t Kas t e l ; a l s o sma l l s t e amboa t s to B i eb r i c h i n sum
me r, l eav i n g f rom v i c i n i ty o f S ta d t h a l l e a n d s topp i n ga t Ka i s e r To r .
On l e f t b an k o f Rhine b e l ow wh e re t h e Ma i n jo i n st h e Rh i n e ; co n n e c t e d by b r idge w i t h Ka s t e l o n oppos i t e ban k of Rhine .Headqu a r t e r s fo r Rh i n e w in e t ra d e a nd a r t i s t i c fu r
nitu re, l ea t h e r, e t c .
From Haup t S ta t i o n o f th e Pru s s i a n S ta t e Ra i lway
a t Ma i n z i t i s 23% mi l e s n o r t h ea s t e r l y a n d take s 38
m inu t e s t o t h e Haup t S ta t i o n a t
FRANKFURT,GERMANY (El evat ion,300 f e e t )Ra i lway S ta t i ons: Cen t ra l Ra i lway S ta t i o n ; Os t
Bah n h o f, l o c a l t ra i n s t o Hanau a n d t h en c e —t o Od e nwa l d ; Sud-Bah n ho f i n Sa ch s e n hau s e n a n d Offe n ba c h
S ta t i on .
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s top s i n th e Fo r est ; a n d on e l e c t r i c ra i lways to H eddernheim a n d V ib el .Hot els : Nea r Cen t ra l S ta t i o n, Ho te l d
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a n d Ca r l to n Ho t e l ; i n t h e town, Fra nk fu r t e r Ho f,Ka i s e r-Pla t z ; a n d Esp la nad e Ho t e l, Ga l lu s -An lage 2,w i t h ga rd en .
Pen s i on : Mrs . Eme rson, Pa rk-S t ra s s e 6 .
Ba th s : Stadisches Sc'
nwimmbad. Al l e rh e i l i ge n -S t ra s s e .
Engl i sh Chu rch S ervice, S tau fe n -S t ra s s e . Amer ican
243
Church S ervice i n t h e Hote l-
Imp e r ia l, Ope rn -Pla t'
z .
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I n t e rna t i o n S l e e p i n g Ca rr ia ge'
Co.,Ka i s e r—S t ra s s e 17;
a l so Fra nk fo r t Tou r i s t s ’ As so c ia t ion, Bah n h o f-Pla t z 8,oppo s i t e Cen t ra l S ta t i o n .
I n t er e s t i ng Th i ngs : Cen t ra l Ra i lway S t a t ion,on e o ffi n e s t i n Eu rope— Ka i s e r-S t ra s s e, t h e l i ve l ies t s t r e e t i nt h e cityé At c ro s s i n g w i t h Ga llu s Prom enad e isCl ockTow er a n d o n r igh t B i sma rc k Monumen t — Sc hausp ie l
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Ka i s e r—S t ra s s e to Rossmark t,wi t h S ta tu e o f Gu t e nb e rg— No rt h ea s t o f Rossmar k t, Sc h i l l e r-Pla t z, w i t hSta tu e o f S c h i l l e r —Th e
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Ze i l, Go et h e Hau s a t Gro s s e Hirchgrab en 23 (b o rn
1749) — Th e Goe t he Mu s eum adj o i n i n g, w i t h 20,000
vo lume Libr ary a b ove— Rdmer (p r e s en t mu n i c i p a l of
fi ces) -New Rath_
aus icolai-Kirc h e ( 13th Cen tu ry)Roman Ca th o l ic Chu r c h of S t . Leonha r d w i t h
no tab l e vau l t i n g i n t h e ch a p e l— Ca t h edra l, o l d e s t i nc i ty ( 1239) —H is t o r i c a l Mu s eum— Ol d B ridge o f r e dsa n d s to n e, c ro s s i n g t h e Ma in— Town Lib ra ry, w i t hS tatu e of Go e t h e i n i n t e r i o r— In n o r t h e rn pa r t
“o f inn e r t own, Mu s eum of Art and I n dust r y— Oper a h ou s e,New Exc h ange, an d Eschenheimer Tu rm (a n c i e n tt owe r ga t e o f 15th Cen tu ry )— Mu s eum of Ethn o l ogyChur c h o f St Pe t e r— B ock en h eimer Lan d-S t ra s s e
.i s
ma i n s t r e e t o f n o r t hwe s t pa r t o f t own, i n wh i c h i sl o ca t e d Palm Gard en —Sou t hw es t o f Pa lm Ga rd e n a tV i c t o r i a—Al l e e 7 i s Senck enb erg Mu s eum of Natur a l
H is t ory, i n c ou r t'
o n grou n d fl oo r o f wh i c h s e e D i plodocus a n d I c h t h yo sau ru s— In n o r t h ea s t pa r t o f c i t yi n Von B ethmann
’
s Mu s eum ; s e e famou s Ar ia d n e an d
t h e Pan th e r ’ -Zoo l og i c a l Gar d e n— In su bu rb o f Sa c hsenhausen s e e S t ad e l Ar t I n s t i tu t e, W i t h p i c tu r e ga ll e ry o n fi r s t floo r— Se e a ls o Mu n i c ipal Gall e ry o f
Sculp tu r e s a n d Pa i nt i n gs .244
Man nh eim i s d i v i d e d i n to 136 s e c t i o n s o r s qu a re s,a n d t h e b l o cks w i t h i n th e R i n g-S t ra s s e a re l e t t e r e d a n d
numb e re d .
From Mannh e im Sta t i o n o f t h e Bad en S ta t e Ra i lway it i s m i l e s sou t h ea s t e r l y a n d take s 20 m in
u t e s t o
HEIDELBERG, GERMANY (Pop .
Ra ilway S ta t ion : On wes t s ide o f t own .
Hot e ls: Hotel de l’Eu rope, n ea r t h e s ta t i o n, i n Leo
po l d -S t ra s s e a n d Gran d Ho t e l, Roh rba c h e r- S t ra s s e 11,b o th w i t h ga rd en s ; Vi c to r i a Ho t e l, Leopo l d -S t ra s s e 6,w i t h v e ra n d a a n d ga rd e n .
Tou rists’ Inquiry Bureau : Hau p t -S t ra s s e 77.
Pos t and Te legraph O fiice : Oppo s i t e t h e s t a t i o n .
Ba t hs: Bergheimer -S t ra s s e 47. Rive r ba t h s b e twee n
t h e b r i dge s .Engl ish Church Ser v ice : Ploc k- S t ra s s e 46 .
Int er e s t ing Things: Heidelb erg i s l o ca t e d b e twe e nt h e H e id e lb erg Castle H i ll a n d t h e N ecka r R iv e r— Th e
ma i n s t r e e t i s Haupt-Strasse, ove r o n e m i l e l o ngMunicipa l Co l lections i n Haup t- S t ra s s e 97
Lu dw igs-Pla t z a n d Universit y Bu i l d ings o l d e s t
i n Ge rmany— At t h e sou t h ea s t s e e University Lib ra ry,w i t h vo lumes, papy r i a n d o l d do cumen t s ; s e e o r i gi n a l manu s c r i p t o f Ma r t i n Lu t h e r a n dfamou s Palat ina B ib le— Heidelb erg Cas t le, on th e
wood e d “
Jettenb uhl,” r ea ch e d by ca b l e ra i lway, f rom
s ta t i o n i n t h e Kornmark t— En t e r th e Schloss-Garten,c ro s s i n g th e b r i d ge over t h e Sou t h Moa t i n to t h e
Schloss-Hof o r Castle Yard, l e avi ng t h e cou r t b y the
gr ea t Watch Tower— 345 f e e t ab ove t h e ca s t l e i s Molk enk ur, w i t h fine v i ew— old Br idge ove r t h e Neckar
Rive r, o n,r i gh t bank o f wh i c h s e e Philosophenweg, a
fine wa lk a l o n g th e He i l igenberg, wi t h fi ne view oi '
c i t y, c a s t l e a n d th e r i v e r f rom summi t f e e t ) .
Heidelberg i s on the Neckar River .
246
From th e s ta t i o n o f t h e Ba d en S ta t e Ra i lway at
He id e l berg i t i s 3034 m i l e s s ou t h ea s t e r l y v ia B ru c h sal
(20V: m i l e s ) a n d t ake s 1 h ou r t o
DURLACH,GERMANY
From Du r l a c h S ta t io n o f t h e Bad e n S ta t e Ra i lwayi t i s 294 mi l e s ea s t e r l y a n d tak e s 5 m inu t e s t o t h eHaup t S ta t io n a t
CARLSRUHE, GERMANY
Ra ilway S ta t ion s : O ld ma in s ta t i o n, sou t h s i d e o ft own ; New ma i n s ta t i on, sou t h o f t h e Lau t e r b e rg ;Miihlbarger To r S ta t io n, fo r Maxau, Leop ol d s h a fe n,Grab e n -Neudor f a n d o th e r l o ca l po in t s .
Hot e ls: Vic to r ia, Gr i eg-S t ra s s e 22, a n d Ge rman ia,a t c o rn e r o f K r i e g—S t rass e a n d Ka r l -Fr i e d r i c h -S t ra s s e,n ea r ma i n s ta t i o n ; Ho t e l Gro s s e, i n t h e Ma rk t -Pla t z .
Tou r is t s ’ Aid As so c ia t ion, i n t h e Ra th au s .Pos t an d Te l egraph Offi c e : Ka i s e r -S t ra s s e 217.
I n t e r e s t i n g Th ings: Memor ia l Foun ta i n a t b eg i n
n i ng o f Ka r l -F r i e d r i c h - S t ra s s e— Rat h au s, l e f t s i d e o fMa rke t Place w i t h b ron z e s ta tu e s o f Bad e n
a n d Ca r l s ruh e— Prot e s tan t Chu r c h, on r igh t s i d e o fMa rke t P la c e— Pyram i d o n n o r t h s i d e, wh e r e Mar
grave Cha r l e s W i l l iam bu r i e d— Th e Pa l a c e o f
s em i-c i r cu l a r s h a p e, t opp e d by a 138- fo o t t owe r a n d
co n ta i n i n g t h e Ziihr ingen Museum ; s e e h e r e t h e Ducal
Stables; n ea rby is t h e Palace Garden a n d ba ck of t h e
ga rden is the Theatre and Botanical Garden— Hal l of
Art— On sou th s ide of Friedrichs-Platz s e e GrandDucal Collections,wi th marb l e figu r e s of Ore s t e s andPy lades i n fron t— National Li brary vo lumes )and Grand-Ducal Coin Calumet - Palace of CrownPr inces -Polytechntcal School (oldes t i n Germzulvm
Stadt-Gartefl ,wi th Statue of Bismark a t en tra n ce,and
Tier-Garten—Fine View from City Water Res ervoir .
From Haupt Sta t i o n of the Bade n S ta t e Ra i lway at
947
Car l s ruh e _ it i s 15 mi l e s s ou t hw e s twa rd ly a n d take s 20m i nu tes t o
RASTATT, GERMANYRa i lway S ta t io n, 10 minu t e s fronr centre o f t own .
Hot e l s : Ra i lway Hot e l, n ea r th e s ta t ion ; Ho t e lS chwe r t, i n t h e ma rke t p l a c e .
I n t e r e s t i n g Th i ngs : Pa lac e (w i t h h igh towe r ) , i n
wh i c h p ea c e b e twe en F ran c e a n d Au s t r i a wa s s i gn e dMay 6th, 1714.
From Ras t a t t i t i s 7% m i l e s sou t h e r l y by Bad e nS ta t e Ra i l wa y an d t ake s 20 m i nu t e s t o
BADEN-BADEN, GERMANY(Popula tio n, El eva t io n, 360 f e e t)
Hot e l s : Hot e l S t e ph an i e (w i t h ga rd e n s ) , O ppo s i t et h e Lichtenthaler -Al l e e, on r igh t ba n k o f t h e DOSR ive r ; Hot e l d e l
’
Eu rope, Ka i s e r-Al l e e 2, oppo s i t eKu r ~ Par k a n d Tr i nkha l l e ; Pa rk Ho t e l, i n high
'
loca
t i o n on F reme r sb e rg- S t ra s s e ; Pe t e r’ s Ho t e l H i r s c h
(mode ra t e ra t e s : op e n a l l w i n t e r ) , H i r s c h - S t ra s s e 1,
co rn e r o f Lan g-S t ra s s e .
Tou r i s t s ’ I n qu i ry Bur eau : Stadtisches Pa la i s,Lu i s e n
S t ra s s e 1.
Po s t an d Te l egraph O fii ce : Leopo l d s -Pla t z 12.
Engl i s h Chu r c h S erv i c e ( a n d c hu r ch l e n d i n g l i b ra ry),B er t h o l d —S t ra s s e 5, n ea r Gra n d Ho t e l B e l l e vu e .
I n t e r e s t i n g Th ings : Pfarr kir c h e (7th Cen tu ry ) ;c h o i r w i t h mo numen t s o f Ma rgrave s o f B ade n— Rat
h au s oppo s ite— Sou t h ea s t o f c hu r c h a r e t h e Ho t Sp r i n gs
( abou t ga l l o n s a day, at t empe ra tu r e o f f rom
111 t o 147'
d egre e s Fa h r en h e i t )— Fr iedr ichs-BadKa is e rin-Augusta-Bad— Neue Schloss
‘
675 fe e t
l o n g ; n o t e wi n d i n g s ta i r c a s e i n Dagob e r t-Tu rm an dfi n e ga rd e n— Conversationshaus 375 f e e t l o n g,i n P l ea su r e Groun d s on l e f t ba nk o f ~Oos,w i t h pa i n t
i n gs, r ea d i n g rooms, flowe r sa l o n, band.
fc‘
oncerts, e t c .
-Tr ink halle, v i s i t e d from 7 t o 8 i n the morn i ng wh e n
248
Gymnasium— Ge‘
werb slaub en, l e a d i n g f rom Gu tenbergPlat z t o K l eb e r-Pla t z ; n o t e Arc a d e d Hou s e s— Hotel duCommer c e, on sou t hwe s t e rn -s i de Of Gu t e n b e rg-Pla t z
M inst e r ( fou n d ed i n 600) w i t h fa ca d e by Erw i n vo nS t e i n ba ch ; i n t h e s ou t h t ra n s ep t s e e t h e grea t Ast r onomical Cl ock ( 1838) c on s t ru c t e d b y Schwilgué, especi
a l l y at A. M . o r P. M. , w i t h mec ha n i ca l
figu r e s O f va r iou s k i n d s ; fi n e? v i ew f rom p la t fo rm O f
t owe r 216 f e e t h i gh ; t h e t ow e r r i s e s 249 f e e t a b ove t h e
p l a t fo rm, wh e r e t h e n ame s o f Go e t h e, Vo l ta i r e a n do t h e r s a r e e n grave d— Mu n ic i pal Mu s eum of ArtGr oss e M e tz ig, on grou n d floo r o f wh i c h i s Market,w i t h Hoh enloh e Mu s eum on fi r s t floo r— In N iko lau ss t a d en i s A l sa t i an Mu s eum— Imp e r ia l Pa l a ce (240 by
184 f e e t ), i n Ka i s e r-Pla t z— Oppo s i t e pa la c e i s Pr ovincial and Unive r s i ty Lib ra ry (wi t h vo lumes )Or ange r i e, a t e n d Of Ruprechtsau er Al l e e, r ea c h e d b y
t ramway .
F rom St ra ssbur g b y t h e Ba d en S ta t e Ra i lway i t i s
69% mi l es sou t h e r l y a n d tak e s 3 h ou rs t o t h e Ba d e n
S ta t i o n Of t h e same ra i lway a t
BALE or BASEL,SWITZERLAND (See page 546)From Bad i s c h e S ta t i o n o f t h e Bad en S ta t e Ra i lwa y
at Basel i t i s 59 m i l e s ea s t e r l y a n d tak e s 1 h ou r 30
minu t e s t o
SCHAFFHAUSEN,GERMANY (Elevation,Hotel : Ho t e l Mul l e r,Oppo s i t e ra i lway sta t i o n .
Baths: River b a ths ab ove the ci ty, for men only,
6 to l and 5 t0 8.
Two mi l e s s ou t h b y ra i lway o r t ramway is
NEUHAUSEN (El evati on, feet)wh e re Fa l l s Of t h e Rh i n e a r e .
Hot e ls: Schwe i z e rh o f a n d B e l l e vu e, bo t h w i t h goodv i ew of fa l l s,wh i c h are i l lum ina t e d i n Augu s t .
250
Th e fa l l s a r e t h e l a rge s t i n Eu ro p e a n d a re t h re ei n numbe r ; a t r i gh t ba nk o f Rh i n e 50 f e e t h igh , l e f tba n k 60 ; i n c lud in g ra p i d s, 100 . Rh i n e i s 125 ya rd s
w id e a t t h i s po i n t . GO a c ro s s t h e Rhinefa ll-B r iiche an ddown t h e foo t—pa t h t o t h e Sc h l o s s Lau fe n a n d ga rd e n,f rom wh i c h po in t a re t h e b e s t v i ew s . At the ex i t o ft h e ga rd e n b e low tak e boa t a c ro s s t o Sct sschen
V VOr th ( h o t e l ) o r t o t h e ro ck wh i c h i s among th efa l l s . From Sct sschen \Vor th r e tu rn by ra i l . Be fo r ed e s c e n d in g i n t o th e ga rd en above s e e t h e Camera
Ob scu ra .
From s ta t i o n o f t h e Sw i s s Ra i lway a t Sc h aff h au s e n
i t i s 29% mi l e s s ou t hwe s twa rd ly a n d tak e s 50 m inu t e st o Cen t ra l S ta t i o n a t
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND ( Se e page 547)From s ta t ion o f t h e Sw i s s a n d Au s t r ian S ta t e Ra i lways at Zu r i c h i t i s 191 mi l e s ea s t e r l y a n d t ak e s 8 h ou rs25 m inu t e s t o Hau p t S ta t i o n o f t h e Au s t r i a n S ta t e
Ra i lway a t
INNSBRUCKE,AUSTRIA ( S e e page 17)From Hau p t S ta t i o n O f t h e Au s t r i a n S ta t e Ra i lwa ya t I n n sb ru ck i t i s 9054 mi l e s n o r t h e r l y by th e Au s t r ia nan d B ava r ia n S ta t e Ra i lways a n d take s 4 h ou r s 25
mi nu t e s t o Haup t S ta t i o n Of t h e Bava r ia n S ta t e Ra i l
way a t
MUNICH,GERMANY (Elevation, feet)Rai lway S tat ions: Cen t ra l Ra i lway S ta t i o n ; S ta rn
b e rg S ta t io n, n o rt h of t h e Cen t ra l . wh e r e t ra i n s forS ta rnb erg,Murnau-Pa r t enk i r c h en and Ob er-Ammergau
d e pa r t ; Sou t h e rn Sta t i on : Ea s t e rn S ta t i o n ; I s a r t a lRa i l way S ta t i o n , wh e re t ra i n s fo r Koc h e l a n d Wolfrats
hau s e n d epa r t .A p l ea sa n t excu r s io n f rom Mun ic h i s t o Sehliess
he im (7 m i l e s ) , wh e re t h e re i s New Pa lace (365 ya rd s
23I
lOng),w i t h good p i c tu r e. ga l l e ry op e n f re e da i l y . An
o t h e r a gre eab l e excu r s i o n i s t o Vall ey o f the Isar .
Hot els: “Fou r S ea so n s” (Vi e r Jah r e s z e i t en ), Max:im ilian—S t ra s s e 4 ; Regin a Pa l a s t, Max im i l i a n—Pla t z 5.
Pensiong Stella,Ada l b e r t -S t ra s s e 48 .
Wine Saloon s : V i e r Jah re s z e i t en . B ee r : Hofb rau
Hau s, i n t h e P la tz l (mos t n o t e d Bava r ia n b e e r ga rd e n ) ;B u rgerb rau, i n Kaufi nger - S t ra s s e ; Augustinerb rau ;
Pschor rb rau ~ B ierhallen ; Bamb e rge r Ho f.
Ca f e s : Es p l an ad e Ca fe, i n Reinga-Pa la s t Ho t e l ;Lu i t p o l d .
English Chu r c h : Von - d e r-Tan n —S t ra s s e 2.
America n Chu r c h S ervic e : . VVein-S t ra s s e 7.
Trav el Bu r eaus: Tho rn s Cook Son, i n B aye r i s c h e s
Reiseb u reauhf Sch enke r Co . , Promenad e Pla t z 16 .
Telegrap h O flice : Bah n hof Pla t z .
Concer t s : Tonh a l l e, Tu rk e n -S t ra s s e 5; Lowenb rauKe l l e r . M i l i t a ry Ba n d : da i l y i n N ew Ra t h au s,a n d Tu es d ays,Thu rs days, Fr i day s a n d Su n days i n t h e
F e l d h e r rn h a l l e ; Mon day an d Wedn e s day, t o
i n Ho f—Gar t en ; an d Sa tu r days, n ea r Ch i n e s e Towe r i n
Engl i s h Ga rd e n .
F e s t ivals : Grea t p ro c e s s i o n t h rou gh ma i n s t re e t s o nCo rpu s Ch r i s t i Day mo rn i n g . Ea r ly i n Ja nua ry, l a rgepub l i c ma s qu e ra d e b a l l s a t K i l ’ s Co l o s s eum, Deu s t c h e
Th ea t r e a n d Ho t e l Wagn e r . Rag fa i r fi r s t Su n day i n
May an d t h i rd Su n day i n O c tob e r a t Au a n d i n Ju l y
a t Haidhausen. A “Coop e r ’ s Dan c e w i l l b e h e l d i n
1922. Oc tob e r F e s t i va l ( l a t e S ep t emb e r t o m i d-Oct ob e r), o n t h e Th e r e s i e nwi e s e .
Specialties: Ivo ry ca rv i n gs,A . D i e s s l,Pfa r r-S t ra s se7; s ta i n ed gla ss, F . X. Z e t t ler, Brienner-S t rasse 23;po rc e la i n, Nymph enbu rg Fa c t o ry,Odeon s-Pla tz 1.Annua l a r t exh ib i t i o n i n Cry s ta l Pa la c e,Jun e t o Cct ob e r,9 t o 6 .
Th i r d l a rges t c i ty i n Ge rmany . The c h i ef i ndu s t ryi s b rewi n g b e e r .
252
a l ly s l e i gh s o f El e c to r Max Emanu e l a n d K i ng Lew i sII— Roya l L i b ra ry, wi t h vo lumes a n d
manu s c r i p t s ; i n F i f t h S e c t i o n s e e Gu t e n b e rg’ s 42- l i n e
b i b l e, t h e fi r s t e d i t i o n s o f Co lumbu s ’ s a n d Amer igoVe spuc c i’ s letters
i
on New VV0 r ld— Th e Un iv e r s i ty an dl i b ra ry w i t h vo lume s— Botan i c al Gard e n ( f r e e
u n t i l sun s e t ) — Crys t a l Pa l a c e (225 ya rd s l o n g )— Chu r c h
o f S t . Boni fa c e ( 1850 ) — Th e Glyp t o t h ek w i t h
s p ec imen s O f a n c i e n t s cu l p tu r e— Ol d Pi n akot h ek500 fe e t l o n g by 90 f e e t w i d e, fo r fi n e o l d pa i n t i ngsNew Pi n ako t h ek fo r mo de rn p i c tu r e s— Bavarian Na t iona l Mu s eum— Engl ish Gard en (600 a c r e s ) .
S i d e Tr i p,Ma i-n Tr i p Re sumed page 255.
From Muni c h i t i s 61% m i l e s to
OBER-AMMERGAU (El eva t i o n, fee t)Hot e l s : Wit t e l s b a ch e r Ho f ; Bah nh o f ; Al t e Po s t .
Remark s : Pa s s i on Play h e r e ev e ry t e n y ea rs .
I n t e r e s t ing Th ings : Pa s s ion Play Th eatr e ( 1900)s ea t i n gSp ec ia l tie s : Wood an d ivo ry ca rv i ngs, e s p e c ia l l y o n
r e l ig iou s su bj e c t s .
I n t e r e s t ing Th ings : S e e famou s C r eche, h ou s e Of
S eba s t i a n Lang— Se e co l o s sa l grou p o f Crucifi x i on, i ns a n d s to n e, a t ba s e O f t h e Ko fe l .
“Pas s io n Pl ay” fo rme r l y p re s e n t e d ( bu t no t i n 1920)May to S ep t embe r, o n Su n days a n d fe s t i va l days, a n d
f rom m id d l e o f Ju l y t o m id d l e S ep t emb e r ; a l so o n VVednesdays, l a s t i n g f rom 8 t o 6, w i t h two h ou rs fo r lu n ch
eon . (Make a r rangemen t s t h rough Th oma s Cook
Son . )
Al t e r na t iv e Tr i p,Ma in Tr i p Re sumed page 255.
From Haup t S ta t i o n O f t h e Bava r i a n S ta t e Ra i lwaya t Mu n ic h i t i s 96 mi l e s s ou t h ea s t e r l y a n d take s 2
h ou r s 20 mi nu t e s to254
SALZBURG, AUSTRIA ( S e e page 18 )Cu s t oms-Hou s e Exam in a t i o n on way to L in z a ndVi en n a tak e s p la c e a t S a l zbu rg, Au s t r ia .
From Sa l z bu rg by th e Au s t r i a n S ta t e Ra i lway i t i s
77% mi l e s n o r t h ea s t e r l y a n d take s 3 h ou r s 50 minu t e s t o
LINZ,AUSTRIA ( Se e page 19)F rom L in z by th e Au s t r i a n S ta t e Ra i lway i t i s 117%mi l e s ea s t e r l y a n d tak e s 3 h ou r s 10 minu t e s t o t h e
We s t S ta t i o n O f t h e same ra i lway a t
VIENNA,AUSTRIA ( S e e page 7)Ma i n Tr i p Re sumed .
From Mun ic h by th e Bava r i a n S ta t e Ra i lway i t i s123% m i l e s we s twa rd ly v ia I ngo l s t ad t (50% mi l e s ),Treuc h t l i ngen (85 m i l e s ), a n d take s 4% h ou r s t o
NURMBERG, GERMANY (El eva t i o n, f e e t)Ra i lway S ta t io n s : Cen t ra l S ta t i o n, i n sou t h e r n pa r to l d t own ; Lu dw igs -Bah n h o f, on Plarrer, wh e r e t ra i nsfo r Fu r t h d e pa r t ; No rdo s t -Bah n h o f (No r th ea s t Stat i o n ) ,wh e r e t ra i n s d epa r t fo r Esc h en au .
Excu r s i o n T i ck e ts t o Fii rth ( e l eva t i o n,964 fe e t,4%mi l e s away .
Hot e l s : Gran d Ho t e l, Bah n ho f-S t ra s s e ; Wu rttem
b e rge r Ho f, Bah n h o f—Pla t z .
Travel Bu r eau s : S t ra nge r s ’ I n qu i ry OFfi ce, i n t h e
Ce n t ra l S ta t i o n .
I n t e r e s t i ng Th i ngs : In f ron t O f t h e Cen t ra l S ta t i on
s e e Equ e s t r i a n S ta tu e o f Pr i n c e Regen t Lu i t p o l d, a n d
n o r t h Of t h i s t h e F rau en-Tor— Kiinsterhaus, co n ta i n i n gmun i c i pa l p i c tu r e ga l l e ry an d upp e r floo r w i t h exhib i
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wa l d . A beau t i fu l excu r s i o n is t o Po t sd am,30 m i nu t e saway f rom Fr i ed r i c h - S t ras s e a n d Po t s dam ' S ta t i o n s .Take th e su bu rb a n t ra i n t o Neu-Bab els b erg ( 16 mi l e s ) ,t h en c e go by s t eam e r t o K l e in-Gl i e n i c k e t h e n wa lk
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way to Po t s dam S ta t i o n . Th e N ew Pa l ac e i s o n l ys h own b e twee n Janua ry a n d May. Th e fou n ta i n s p laySu n day s i n summe r, an d t h e Gr ea t Fou n ta i n, Tu e s day
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s e e t h e Win d M ill wh i c h t h e own e r r e fu s e d to s e l l t oF r ed e r i c k t h e Grea t .
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An ha l t S ta t i o n .
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S t ra s s e 102.
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l e n -Th ea t re, Le ipz ige r- S t ra s s e 77.
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Chu r ch a n d Hoh en zo l l e r n Mu s eum— In O ld Town s e eRat h au s ( t own h a l l), a n d, s ou t hwes t o f i t, Chu r c h of
S t . N ic h o l a s (O l d e s t i n B e r l i n ) —Al so K lo s t e r-K ir c h e
a n d Mu s eum of German Na t iona l Co s tumes a n d Do
mestic I n du s t r i e s— We s t o f t h e S ch au sp i e l h au s s e eRavene’s Pic tu r e Ga l l e ry— Ethn ograph ical Mu s eum con
tams D r . Sc h l i eman n ’s T roj a n co l l e c t i o n— Chamb er o fD epu t i e s, oppo s i t e I n du s t r i a l Mu s eum, w i t h s ea t s fo r
433 d epu t i e s — Co lumn of Peac e (60 f e e t h i gh ) e re c t e d
1840, commemo ra t i n g qu a r t e r c en tu ry o f p ea c e s i n c e
1815 —B eyon d B rand en b e rg Ga t e s e e Monumen t of
Vic t o ry (200 f e e t h i gh ) ; goo d v i ew f rom i t s ca p i t a l,152 f e e t h igh— O u e a s t o f Kon i gs-Pla t z s e e Reic h s t ags
Gebaude su rmou n t e d by a n imp e r i a l c rown 225
f e e t h i gh —Na t io n a l Monumen t t o B i sma rck— ~ Tie r
ga r t e n b egi n s a t wes t o f B ra n d e nb e rg Ga t e a n d ex t en d s
to R iv e r Sp r e e (2 m i l e s l o n g, 34 m i l e s w i d e ; a bou t 600
a c re s ) —~ In w in t e r s e e S eepa rk o n we s t e rn s id e o fRou s s eau I s l a n d, fo r fan cy ska t i n g— Zoo l ogical Gard en,b y t ram f rom B ran d e nb e rg Ga t e— Char l otte n bu rg,r ea c h e d by Cha r l o t t e n bu rg Roa d f rom B ran de nbu rgGat e, i s a subu rb t h re e m i l e s ou t— Se e Tec h n i ca lAca d emy, Empero r VJ illiam Memor ia l Chu rc h an d
Ra t h au s- Orangery i n Pa l a ce Gard e n a n d Mau s o l eumcon ta in i n g t h e r ema ins o f Qu e e n Lou i s a, F r e d er i c kWill iam I I I,Empero r Wi l l iam I an d Empr e s s Augu s t a .
Mai n Pol i c e Offi c e : Al exa n d e r-Pla t z 5.
Pas sp o rt Offi c e (a n d p l a c e wh e r e a dd re s s e s o f r e s i
d en t s O f Be r l i n ca n b e O b ta in e d, a n d l o s t p rop e r t yOffi c e ) : Al exa n d e r—Pla t z 5.
Th e ma i n S hopp ing S t r e e t s a r e t h e F r i e d r i c h —S t ra s s e,Le i p z ige r- S t ra s s e an d Un t e r d en Li n d e n .
S igh t-S e e in g Car s g ive c i r cu l a r t ou r s t h rough t h ec i t y, s ta r t i n g a t 10 a n d 3 f rom Ho t e l V i c to r i a, Un t e rd e n L in d e n 46 .
Th e r e a re Band Con c e r ts a n d co n c e r t s Of t h e S i ngi n g
266
Acad emy an d Ca th ed ra l Ch o i r an d Ph i l h a rmon i c Ch o i r
a n d Symph on i e s o f t h e S ta t e Th ea t re .
Th e C ity D i r e c t o ry i s ca l l e d a d re s s bu c h .
From B er l i n t o Co l ogn e i t i s 366 mi l e s .
From Leh rt e S ta t i o n o f the Ge rman Ra i lway a t
B e r l i n i t i s 178% mi l e s we s twa rd ly v ia Ludw igs lu s t
( 105% m i l e s ) a n d Hagen ow ( 11856 m i l e s ) a n d tak e s 4h ou r s t o K lo s t e r t o r S ta t i o n a t
HAMBURG,GERMANY (Popu l a t i on
Ra i lway S ta t i o n s : Cen t ra l, fo r a l l t ra in s, en t e r we s ts i d e fo r i n com in g an d ea s t fo r ou t go i n g baggage ;Al t o n a Te rm i na l S ta t io n, a l l t ra in s exc e p t fo r Lub eck .
Th e add i t i o na l s t a t i o n s, Dammto r, S t e rn s c h a n ze a n dHo l s t e n -S t ra s s e, a r e l ink ed t o t h e ma in s ta t i o n by . aj u n c t ion ra i lway .
Excu r s i o n s : B l anken e s e O h l sd o r f Ju n c t ion Ra i lway, i s an e l e c t r i c l i n e t o B l a nken e s e a n d Oh l sd o r f,s top p i n g a t po i n t s i n Al t on a a n d Hambu rg .
Hot e l s : Hot e l Es p la na d e, a t t h e Dammto r S ta t i o n ;At l a n t i c Ilotel, i n An d e r Al s t e r ; Hambu rge r Ho f,Ju n gfe rn s t i eg 30 ; Pa l a s t, Neu e r Ju ngfe rn s t i eg 16 ;
Mo s e r ’ s, O ppo s i t e Ra th au s .
Ba th s : Alster lu st, i n t h e Al s t e r ; S t e i nwa rd e r, i n t h eEl b e . Warm Ba th s : Ger tig,Gro s s e B l e i c h e n 36 ; \Vi ener -Bad, Gro s s e Th ea t e r-S t ra s s e 42 ( sw imm ing) .
I n t e r e s t i ng Th i ngs : Th e town con s i s t s o f Al t s ta d t
an d Neu s ta d t, b e s i d e s 16 a dj o in i n g v i l l age s . The t h r e er i v e r s a r e A l s t e r, Elb e a n d B i l l e, t h e fo rme r fo rm in g
th e B i n n e n -Al s t e r o r ba s i n, on e m i l e i n c i r cumfe ren c e,wh i c h i s su r rou n d ed o n o n e s i d e by p romenad e s a n do n t h e o t h e r s by bund s u pon wh i c h a r e h o t e l s a n dbu s i n e s s an d p r i va t e h ou s e s ; t h e p romenad e s a re c onnected wi t h Lomba rd
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s B r id ge— Se e S ta tu e o f S ch i l l e r— F in e View f rom Lombard ’ s B r i dge— Th e s e “bu n d sa r e ca l l e d Alsterdam, Neu e r Jungfe r n s t i eg a n d Jungfernstieg, t h e la t t e r b e i n g c en t r e fo r bu s i n e s s an d
267
fas h i o n— In Rat h au s-Markt s e e Equ e str ian S ta tu e of
William I, a n d Rat h au s, t h e compo s i t e d e s i gn O f n i n e
a r c h i t e c t s, s h ow in g S t a tu e s o f Twen ty German Em
perors ; t owe r 370 f e e t h i gh, su rmou n t e d b y. imp e r ia l
e agl e— Sou t h Of Rat hau s i s Exc h a nge, c en t r e o f bu s i
n e s s a c t i v i ty, wh i c h h a s fl oo r s pa c e fo r b rok e rs,a n d comme rc ia l l i b ra ry O f vo lumes— Chu r c h o f
S t . N ich o l a s,on T ros t-B riick e— St. Ca th e rine’ s Chu r c h,O ppo s i t e s i d e O f ca na l— Johanneum co n ta i n i n g
c i ty l i b ra ry o f vo lumes, manu s c r i p t s, a n d
Mu s eum O f Hambu rg An t i qu i t i e s o n grou n d fl oo rNort hwe s t O f Johanneum, S t . Patr i c k
’ s Chur c h, wh e r e
s e e r i n gs o n the doo r ( 1342) a n d pu l p i t c a n o’
py ( 14th
Cen tu ry )— In n ew town s e e S t a tu e of L e s s i n g i n Ga n zMar k t, a n d Chur c h of S t . M ich a el w i t h t owe r426 f e e t— Th e Wa ll-An lagen i s th e w e s t e rn bou n da ry
o f N eu s t a d t— Se e a t t h e b egi n n i n g O f t h e Esp l a n ad e,Monumen t t o Hambu rge rs Of t h e Wa r o f 1870— B otan
i c a l Ga rd en— Bota n i c a l Mu s eum— Zoo l ogical Gard en,s e e e s p e c i a l ly Lion’
s Gro t t o, Av ia ry a n d Aqu a r iumMonumen t o f Pr i n c e B i sma rck, on th e Miihlb erg.
Excu r s i on s : From Ra th au s -Ma rk t t o S t . Pau l i Quay15 m inu t e s, Wate r Works 20 m inu t e s . Q uays take up
fi ve m i l e s s pa c e, a ccommoda t i n g 450 s ea ve s s e l s a n do r mo re sma l l e r c ra f t . Th e r e a r e a c re s o f
wa t e r a n d a c r e s Of l a n d, wh i c h co s tma rks . Th e Ku n s t h a l l e, t o ea s t o f B in n e n A l s t er, co n
ta i n s p i c tu r e s, a n d t o n o r t h o f Ku n s t h a l l e,Web e rGa l l e ry, w i t h 350 p i c tu r e s . Natu ral H is t ory Mu s eum,i n th e S t e i n -To r—Wal l .
Ano th e r i n t e re s t i ng excu r s i o n i s t o H e l i go la n dHo ly lan d Ho t e l : KOnversations-Hau s, i n t h e Un
t e r l a n d . From th e Un t e r l a n d go up 182 s t e p s to t h eOb e r lan d an d i t s p r i n c i pa l s t r e e t, t h e Falm,
” wi t h aF i n e View O f t h e Un t e r l a n d .
Rema rk s : Al ton a i s a su bu rb co n n e c t e d w i t h Hambu rg by ra i l way an d s t eam e r . Th e p r i n c i pa l h o t e l i s
268
MUNSTER,GERMANY (Population,Hot e l s : Ka i s e rh o f,a t s ta t i o n ; Con t i n e n ta l .From Muns t e r by th e Pru s s ia n Ra i lway i t i s 69%
m i l e s w e s twa rd ly v i a Ob er h au s en m i l e s ) a n dtake s 21 2 h ou r s t o
ESSEN,GERMANY (Popu l a t ion,Hot e l s : Rheinischerhof; Roya l (a t t h e s t a t i o n ) .
I n t er e s t ing Things : Th e M ins t e r,on e o f Ge rmany’ s
O l d e s t ch u r c h e s— At t h e Bu rg-Pla t z s e e S t a tu e of Em
peror William, a n d Mun ic ip al Mus eum— Ra th au s a n d
S ta tu e o f A l f r e d Krupp .
From ‘ Es s en i t i s 29 mi l e s s ou t hwe s twa rdl y by t h e
Pru s s ia n Ra i lway v i a Du isb erg a n d take s 48 m inu t e s to
DUSSELDORF, GERMANY(Popu l a t ion, Eleva t ion, 90 f e e t )
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o f Ka i s er sw er t h o n t h e Rh in e,5 mi l e s by e l e c t r i c t ram,wh e re Pro t e s ta n t S i s t e r s o f Cha r i ty a r e t ra i n e d .
Hot e l s : Roya l, i n B i sma rk-S t ra s s e 102; Pa rk, i nCo rn e l iu s -Pla t z ; B reidenbacher Ho f, i n A l l e e - S t ra s s e
34; Heck, i n B lumen—S t ra s s e 16 ; Monopo l -Met ropo l e,i n Ka i s e r W i l h e lm- S t ra s s e 2.
Tou ris t s ’ I n qu iry Bu r eau : Grag-Ado l f—S t ra s s e 91.
Ba th s : Rive r ba t h s i n t h e Rh ine a n d town ba t h o nBah n - S t ra s s e .
Englis h Chu rc h S e rv i c e : Pr i n z-Geo rg-S t ra s s e 60 .
I n t e r e s t i ng Th i n gs : Mar ke t Pl a c e, wh e re s e e Ra t
h au s a n d Equ e s t r i a n S ta tu e o f El e c t or J ohn Wi lliam
( 1711)— Hein ric h H e i n e, po e t, bo rn NO . 53 Bolk er
S t ra s s e— Chur c h o f S t . Lamb er t ( 14th Cen tu ry)Chur c h o f S t . Andr ew ( 1629) — Rh in e Promenad e, b etwe e n t h e h a rbo r a n d t h e Rh i n e B r i dge, d iffe re n t s e ct i o n s b e in g kn own a s B e rge r—U fe r, Ra th au s -U fe r a n d
S ch l o s s —Uf e r— In l a t t e r s e e L'
Ob b ek e Mu s eum an d
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e s p e c ia l ly t h e Sh e l l Co lle c t ion — Acad emy of Ar t, i n
o l d t own, w i t h Pic tur e Ga ll e ry o n grou n d; floo r ; s e ee sp e c i a l l y Cab i n e t o f Engravings w i t h d raw ings— Kun s t h a l l e,mode rn pa i n t i n gs, a nd mun i c i pa l ga l l e ry
o f lo ca l ma s t e r s— Mu s eum of I n du s t r i a l Ar t o n n o r t h
s i d e o f F r i e d r i c h -Pla t z, w i t h J apan e s e, I n d i a n a n d
O r i e n ta l Obj e c t s,wood ca rv i n gs, l a c e a n d emb ro i d e ry
Pro t e s t an t Chur c h o f S t . J oh n, i n Kon i gs-Pla t z— Ats ou t h e rn ex t r em i ty o f Kon igs -Al l e e i s Pr ov i n z ia l
St'
eindehaus-J —Hof-Gar t en,w i t h grou n d s ex t e n d in g down
to r i ve r ; s e e ca rved woodwo rk o n s tab l e s— Nor th o fHo f—Ga r t en, Ka i s e r-Wil h e lm Park, a n d, i n sou t h co r
n e r, Pa l a c e o f Art, w i t h fa ca d e 440 f e e t a n d dome
151 fe e t .From Du s s e l d or f b y t h e P ru s s i a n S ta t e Ra i lway i t
i s 25 mi l e s ea s t e r l y a n d tak e s 35 min u t e s t o
COLOGNE,GERMANY ( S e e page 239)From Hau p t S ta t i o n o f t h e Pru s s ia n S t a t e Ra i lway
a t Co l ogn e i t i s 367 m i l e s n o r t h ea s t e r ly v i a Du s s e l do r f(25 m i l e s ) a n d Han ove r (203% m i l e s ) a n d take s 10
h ou r s 48 m in u t e s t o t h e Leh rt e S ta t io n a tBERLIN,GERMANY ( S e e page 262)
Rou t e 2— From DANTZIG, Po land t o BERLIN .
DANTZIG, POLAND ( Se e page 421)From Dan t z ig i t i s 285% m i l e s s ou t hwe s twa rd ly bv
the Ge rma n Ra i l wa y v ia Dirshau m i l e s ) , Kon i t z(81 mi l e s ) , Sc h n e i d emuh l ( 132 m i l es ) , Kreu z ( 168
m i l e s ) , Cu s t r i n (232 m i l e s ) a n d take s 7 h ou r s to S t e t
t i n S ta t i o n a t
BERLIN,GERMANY ( Se e page 262)
HANOVER, GERMANY (El eva t i o n, 225 f e e tHo t e l s : Roya l (n ea r the s t a t i o n ) ; B r i s to l ; Rhe i n
ischer Ho f ; Savoy, a n d Cen t ra l .271
B a th s : Mu n i c i pa l Ba t h s, Gosereide ; Tu rk is h, Russ i a n a n d sw imm in g ba t h s fo r b o t h s ex e s ; Lu isenbad,Lu i s e n - S t ra s s e 5; S ch ra d e r
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s R i ve r Ba th s, b eh i n d t h eA rch i ve Bu i l d i n g .
Pos t a n d Te l egra p h O fiice : Ern s t -Augu s t -Pla t z .
Engl ish Chu r c h : N i c o l a i -Kape l l e, Gosereide .
Hanove r i s l o ca t e d o n b o t h ban ks O f t h e L e i n e .I n t er e s t i ng Th ings : Roya l Th ea t r e,Th ea t e r—Pla t z
In S t . George ’ s-Pla t z s e e S t a tu e o f S c h ill e r—“ Sou t h ea s ti s Agidientor -Pla t z, f rom wh i c h many impo r ta n t t ramway l i n e s ra d ia t e— Mar ke t Pla c e, i n c e n t e r O f t h e O l d
Town— O l d Ra t h au s, s ou t h ea s t s i de Of ma rke t p l a c e ;s e e la rge r e c ep t i o n h a l l, a n d i n f ro n t Fou n ta i n and
n ea rby th e Lu t h e r Monumen t— Markt-K i rc h e ( 14th
Cen tu ry ; t owe r 300 f e e t h i gh ) , w i t h fi n e 14th Ce n tu ry
s t a i n e d gl a s s w i n dows— Roya l Pa l a c e, o n th e Le i n e
( 17th Cen tu ry ), a n d to sou t h,Wat e r Works a n d TownHall ( fo rm e r ly O ld _ palace O f Geo rge V ) —Kes t n erMu s eum contam s a mu n i c ipa l l i b ra ry Ne a r n ew Town
Ha l l s e e Gu t e n b e rg Fou n ta i n— New Prov in c i a l Mu
s eum, i n c lu d i ng Cumber l an d Gallerv a n d Gu e l p hMu s eum— Dr i ll Grou n d, Wat e r l oo-Pla t z, w i t h Wa t e r
l o o Co lumn ( 154 f e e t ) , w i t h F i n e View f rom th e t op
( 188 s t e p s ) — Kunstlerhaus, con ta i n ing th e Han over i a nMu s eum .
Excu r s i on s f rom Hanove r : From th e Kon igswo r ther -Pla t z a t t h e we s t e rn en d o f t h e Langelaub e,go by th e Herrenhauser Al l e e,a l ime aven u e ove r m i l el on g a n d 360 f e e t w i d e ( 1726 ) t o Sc h l o s s Her r enhauser,
wh e re s e e a t P l aza, Pa lac e o f t h e Gu e l ph s, w i t h fi vet owe r s, n ow t h e Po ly t ec h n ic S c h oo l, a n d b eh i n d t h ePa l a c e, s e e t h e V Velfen-Ga r t e n, emb ra c i n g 120 a c re sIn t h e An n ex a r e th e fam i ly Mau s o l eum and Por tr a i tGa l l e ry .
272
GREECE .
Money: Un i t i s 1 d ra c hma compo s e d o f 100 l e p ta
B ro n z e co i n s a re 5 a n d 10 l e p ta ; s i l v e r a r e I, 2 a n d 3d ra c hma ; go l d a r e 10 a n d 20 d ra c hma . Pape r p i e cesa r e 5, 10,25 a n d 50 d ra c hma .
Rou t e l— Ma in Tr ip— Fr om THEBES t o ATHENS .
Rou te Z— C i r cul ar Tr ip— Fr om ATHENS via COR
INTH, PATRAS, PYRGOS, KATAKOLO ,OLYMPIA, MEGALOPOLI S, KYPARI SS IA,MELIGALA, KALAMATA, MEGALOPOLI S,TRIPOLI S, SPARTA, TRIPOLI S, ARGOS,NAUPLIA,ARGOS,CORINTH an d ATHENS .
Rou t e 3— Fr om ATHENS to ITEA,DELPHI,LIVA
DIA,LAMIA . Alterna t iv e tr ip— F rom LIVADIAt o DRACHMANI, BOUDONITZA, THERMOPYLAE an d LAMIA— S ide t r i p fr om LAMIA to
STYLI S . Ma in t rip r e sumed f rom LAMIA to
DHEMERLI . S ide tr i p f r om DHEMERLI t o
TRIKKALA,KALABAKA an d YANNINA (AL
BAN IA) . Ma i n tr i p r e sumed f rom DHEMERLI
t o LARI SSA, KARALI -DERVENI, SALONIKI .
Rou t e l— THEBES t o ATHENS .
O ne o f qu i ckes t rou t e s t o Gre e c e i s f rom Engla n d v iaB r i n d is i,98 h ou r s . Th e s e s t eame rs fi rs t l e ave Trie s t e,wh e re t h ey take o n m i d -Eu ro p ea n t rave l e r s .
From Lond on to B r i n d i s i v i a B ou l ogn e an d Pa r i s i s
54% h ou r s ; v ia D iepp e a n d Pa r i s, 59 h ou r s . Th e ex
p re s s co n n e c t s at B rin d i s i w i t h Pen i n su l a r O r i e n t
Ma i l, a n d l ea ve s Lon don F r i da ys, tak i n g 44 h ou r s . b u tu sua l l y on l y ava i l a b l e fo r h o l d e r s o f s t eame r t i cke t sf rom B r i n d i s i .
From B r i n d i s i sh o re s o f A l b an i a a re fi r s t s e en , a n d .
s oon a f t e r,I s l e o f Cor fu . S t ra i t s e pa ra t i n g Cor fu f rom
th e ma i n la n d i s v e ry p i c tu r e squ e, w i t h two Tower s o fMon t e San Sa lva t o re o n r i gh t .
Ano th e r way is f rom Lon don t o Mar s eill e s, f rom
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wh e n c e s t eame rs sa i l fo r Pir a eu s (Por t o f
fo r Pa t ra s on we s t e rn boun da ry o f Gre e c e ; th i s i s a bou t
113 h ou r s f rom Lon don an d London t o Mar s e il l e s t ake s
a bou t 22 h ou r s by way o f Ca l a is a n d Pa r i s .
Pa s s enge r s f rom Tu r k ey a n d Ea s t e r n Eu rop e tak e
s t eame rs f rom Sa l onic a o r Con s t ant in op l e . Th e re a re
a l so s t eame rs f rom Tr iest e to Pa t ra s, t ak i ng i n B rin
d isi a n d Co r fu o n way .
CORFU.
La rge s t o f I o n i a n i s la n d s, a re a 278 s qua r e m i l e s .Th e r e i s a m i l d Cu s t oms Exam in a t i on on a r r i v i ng .
Sp ec ia l t i e s : O l i ve o i l .
I n t er e s t ing Th ings : Esp l an a d e i s t h e o pen groun d
b e twee n O l d For t r e s s a n d town ; a rou n d i t a r e Roya lPa l a c e o n t h e n o r t h s i d e,w i t h Th ro n e Room an d Cou n
c i l Chamb e r o f t h e o l d I o n i a n S e n a t e— In f ro n t o f
pa l a c e, S ta tu e o f S i r F r ed e ric k Adam, fo rme r Comm i s
sioner— O u sou t h o f e s p la na d e, Temp l e in Hono r S i r
Th omas Ma i t l a n d— For t ezza Vec c h ia— O ppo s i t e, Gymnasium vo lumes— Ma i n s t r e e t i s S t ra da Mar in a,favo r i t e even i n g p rome nad e— Se e subu rb o f Kastr ades ;
Royal Vi l l a o f Mon r ep o s,w i t h Fin e View s,a n d a l so a tCan on e ; some o f o ld e s t o l i v e t r e e s i n ex i s t e n c e, w i t hkn o l l e d a n d de c aye d t runks,b u t a l i ve .
Excu r s ion s : To th e Vi l l a o f Achilleon,bu i l t fo r Em
p re s s of Au s t r i a, a n d fo rme r l y p ro p e r ty o f Ge rma nEmpe ro r . From ve ra n da h o ve r l ook i n g th e O pa l e s c en t
Ad r ia t i c, i s o n e o f mo s t exqu i s i t e p i c tu r e s .Th e r e i s h a rd ly e nough to r ema i n i n Cor fu fo r, l o ng
e r t h a n ca l l i n g t ime oi s t eame r .
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Th e Gr e ek I s l a n d s o ccupy t h e I on ian an d Aegea n
S ea s o n t h e w e s t a n d t h e ea s t .
Th e r e a r e n ea r l y 500 o f t h e Aegean I s l a n d s b e twee n
Gre ec e a n d A s ia M inor . Th e l a rge s t o f Ce n t ra l Gre e c e
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i s Eub o ea, a n d t h e Cycl a d es s ou t h ea s t . . Kythe ra and
Cr ete a r e s ou t h ea s t o f t h e Pe l o ponne su s . Th e I on ianIslands (Co rfu a n d th e o t h e rs ) a r e o n t h e w e s t e rn
coa stI SLAND OF EUBOEA
Ch a lkis i s 95 mi l e s n o r t hwe s t e r l y f rom Ath ens ; i tt ake s 2% h ou r s by ra i lway .
CHALKI S Metal Town (Popu l a t i o n,O n I sla nd o f Eubo ea a t ea s t e n d o f b r i dge co n n e c t
i ng i t w i t h Gre ek ma i n la n d .
Hot els : Xenodochion Palir r ia a n d Xen. Evr ipos,n ea r Eu r i p o s B r i dge .
I n t e r est i n g Th i ngs : Ka s t ro C i t a d el-_ Hagia Para s
k ev e— Ven e t ian Aqu edu c t— S u bu rba n Town b eyon d,a n d Nor th Ga t e, w i t h Chur c h a n d Pl a za r ea c h i n g to
Gu l f, w i t h coff e e h ou s e s, f ru i t a n d o l i ve s to r e s— Mu
s eum— S t eph an o s Chap e l, n ea r w h i c h i s a n c i en t s p r i ng
Ar etheusa, f rom wh i c h wat e r i s t ak e n fo r t own .
Excu r s ion s : A th re e—day excu rs i o n i s mad e f romChal k is t o Er e t r i a,Aliver i, Steur a a n d Kary s t o s . At
Eret r i a a r e Mu s eum an d Th ea t r e ; Temp l e of D ion ysu s ;Town Wa ll Ga t e ; Gymna s ium, an d Temp l e o f Apol l o
Daphnephoros ; Ac ropoli s, w i t h t owe r 39 t o 33 f e e t,f rom wh i c h s e e Mou n t Olympu s, f e e t . Ano t h e r
t r i p i s f rom Cha l k i s t o Xerochor i.
From Cha l kis to Kou rn i i t i s a n 18—h ou r t r ip (Xenodochion Ana to l e ) .
THE CYCLADES
Th e I s l a n d o f M i l o s, ab ou t 57 s qu a re m i l e s . i s sou t he as t of Ath en s a n d th e mos t w e s t e rn o f t h e Cyc l a d e sAt Town of M ilos, s e e excava t e d Roman Th ea t r eTown Wall an d Ga t e s,n ea r wh i c h s e e Co l o n n ad e (Ha l lo f the Mysti) — B eyo n d t h e d efi l e, ea s t o f th e t h ea t r e,was fou n d th e Venu s o f M il o n ow t h e ch e f
(l'
oeuvre o f t h e Lou vr e i n Pa r is .
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ATHENS, GREECE
Ra ilway S ta t ion s : Pe l opon n e s i an Ra i lway S ta t i on,n o rt hwe s t e rn pa r t o f c i t y, fo r Co r i n t h,Nauplia,Argos,Tr i po l i s, Ka l amat a, Pyrgos, Pa t ra s, Kypa r iss ia a n d
O lymp ia ; La r i s s a Ra i lway S ta t i o n, n o r t h o f Pe10 po nnesian S ta t i o n, fo r Th ebes,Cha lk is,Livad ia,Lam ia a n dLa ris s a ; Lau r ien an d Kephisia S ta t i o n, n o rt h o f Pla c ed e l a Conco rd e ; Omon i a, Thesion a n d Monasti rak iEl e c t r i c Ra i lway S ta t i o n s, fo r n ea rb y po i n t s .
From Athen s t h e r e i s a ve ry i n t e re s t i n g excu r s i o n t o
Ma ra t h on, by ca r r i age o r mo to r t o S or o s, a n d sad d l e
h o r s e t h e r e s t o f t h e way . It i s a n a l l d a y t r i p . Onth e way you pa s s Pen t el i kon. In t h e Pla inof Marat h on s e e h i l l 600 f e e t a rou n d an d 40 f e e t h i gh u n de r
wh i c h a r e grav e s o f A th e n ia n s who fe l l i n ba t t l e B . C .
490 ; r ea d r ema rkab l e i n s c r i p t i o n o f H e ro do tu s .
Ga r re t t D ropp e r s i s M i n i s t e r fo r Un i t e d S ta t e s o fAmer i ca .
Hot e l s : Hot e l d e l a Gran d e-B re tagn e, a n d Gran d
Ho t e l d’Angleter re, i n P la c e d e l a Con s t i tu t i o n ; Pa l a c e
Ho t e l,Rue du S ta d e 18 .
Travel Bur eau : Tho s . Cook Son, Pl a c e d e l a
Con s t i tu t i o n .
Ba t h s : Pho en ix, n ea r P la c e d e la Con co rd e ; Ask le
p i o s, Ru e d e B e ra n ge r 26 ; Sea Ba th s a t Pha l e ro n .
Engl i s h Chu r c h S e rvi c e s : S t . Pau l'
s, Ru e d e s Ph i l
h e l l e n e s, sou t hwe s t e rn pa r t o f“
Pa la c e Ga rd en .
Club s : Ph i la d e l ph i a,Ru e d'
Homere 12 ; Pharnassos,
Pla c e S t . Geo rge 6 .
Sp ec ia l t i e s : An t i qu i t i e s, Gre ek an d Tu rk i s h o rn a
men t s, emb ro i d e r i e s rugs an d s i lk s .
I n t e r e s t i n g Th i ngs : Th e ma i n s t r e e t i s Rue du S ta d e,con n e c t i n g Pl a c e d e la Cons t i tu t io n a n d Plac e de l aCon c o rd e ; t h e c e n t e r o f A t h e n s i s t h e fo rme r— Th e
N eapo l i s i s t h e mod e rn qua r t e r, b eyo n d th e w e s t e rn
bou n da ry o f wh i c h i s t h e o l d bu s i n e s s qua r t e r— King’
s
Pa la c e, on ea s t s i d e o f Pla c e d e l a Con s t i tu t i o n, su r
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roun d ed by o ra nge s a n d o l ea n d e r s— Pa la c e Ga rd en, i r
r igated by an an c i e n t c ha n n e l— B eh i n d ga rd en a r e
Pa l ac e o f t h e C rown Pr i n c e a n d t h e Amalion ( o rph a n
age ) — Engl i sh Chu r c h, w i t h w i n dow to V i n e r, mu r
d e r ed by Gre e k b r igan d s, 1870— Zappeion, i n du s t r i a l
exh ib i t i o n bu i l d i n g— Arc h o f Had r ia n, 59 f e e t h i gh,44 w id e, a rc hway 20 f e e t, fo rm e r ly d iv i d e d o l d a n dn ew c i ty— O lympeion,w i t h 15 Pen t e l i c ma rb l e co lumnsbu i l t o n a r t ifi c ia l l eve l ; t h i s ru in i s gen e ra l l y known a s“Th e Co lumns and comman d s F i n e V i ew f rom th es ea t o Mou n t Hym e t tu s - S t ad i on, l a i d ou t by Lyk ou rgo s, B . C . 30 . cou r s e 670 fe e t, b rea d t h 109, h o l d i n g
s p e c ta t o r s ; F i n e Vi ew f rom h i gh e s t s ea t s — Greek
Cemet e ry, w i t h t r e e s a n d fl owers— From Arc h o fHad r ia n go t o c i rcu l a r Monumen t o f Lysik rates,o l d e s t
Co r i n th ia n bu i l d in g ex ta n t— ~ Fa n - sh ap e d Th ea t r e o fDionisos,cu t ou t o f so l i d ro ck ; s ea t s fo r specta
t o rs —Ask lepieion, o f wh i c h - on l y foun da t i o n wa l l s o ft emp l e n ow rema i n Odeion o f H e rod e s Att i cu s ; aud i
tor ium 250 f e e t a c ro s s, h o l d i n g o n th e s i d e o f t h e
Ac ropo l i s— Dionysion en -Limna i s, t h e p re c i n c t s a c re d
t o i n ven t o r o f w i n e p r e s s— Ac ropo l i s was t h e c e n t e r
o f eve ry t h i n g i n At t i c a (510 f e e t e l eva t i o n )— Th e eu
t ranc e i s t h rough t h e B eu l e Ga t e,51 2 f e e t w i de,d i r e c t l y
i n f ron t o f th e m id d l e o p en i ng o f t h e Propy l a ea ; n o r t ho f t h e Ped e s t a l o f Agr ippa i s s t a i r ca s e a s c e n d in g toK l ep syd ra (we l l ) ; Th e Temp l e o f A t h en a N ik e (o r N ik e
Apteros) wa s 18 b v 27 fe e t, w i t h I o n i c co lumn s 13%f e e t h i gh ; f r i e z e i s p r e s e rv ed ; fou r s e c t ion s o f i t w e retaken by Lo rd El g i n t o En gla n d, l ea v i n g t e r ra - co t ta s i n
p la c e o f t h e o r i gi n a l ; Ath en a i s i n m i d s t o f Temp l e o fGod s, a n d s i t t i n g n ex t a r e figu re s o f Z eu s a n d Po s e i
do n ; abov e Z eu s, sma l l figu r e i s Pan ; sou t h c o rn e r -a rePe i th o a n d Aph ro d i t e h o l d i n g Ero s by ha n d ; f r i e z e r e p
r e s e n t s T r iumph o f A th en s i n Pe rs ia n Wa r s ; co rn i c e a t
t op o f ba s t i o n wa s ancientlv ca pp ed by a
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ve ry Fine View f rom h e re— Propyl a e a (B . C . fa
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mou s c o lo n na ded ga t eway, b es t p r e s e rve d pa r t b e i n g
n o r t h w in g— Th rough t h e Propy la ea,a t ea s t e rn s i d e,go
to Inner Ward of Acropol is— Abou t 60 f e e t ea s t o f
Pro py la ea i s p l a t fo rm u pon wh i c h wa s b ro nz e s t a tu e26 f e e t h i gh o f Ath e n a Promac h o s,b y Ph i d i a s— Pa r thenon, wh i c h wa s many- co l o re d, was t h e mo s t exqu i s i t e
bu i l d i n g i n A th e n s a n d p rob ab ly i n t h e wo r l d, bu i l t b y
o rd e r o f Pe r ik l e s, o f Pe n t e l i c ma rb l e, w i t h ex t e r i o r
d e co ra t io n s c r e d i t e d t o Ph i d ia s ; fi n i s h e d B . C . 438 ; 98
co lumns, 50 p e d im en ta l s ta tu e s ; f r i e z e 524 fe e t ; 92
me top e s ; a n d figu r e o f Godd e s s 42V2 f e e t ;— Impo s s i b l e
t o a d e qua t e l y d e s c r i b e t h i s i n l im i t e d s pa c e— Er echtheion co n ta i n e d At h e na Po l ia s Sh r i n e,wh e r e Ath en a van
qu ished Po s e i don and cau s e d t o. s p r i n g up
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which wa s de s t roye d wh en Pe r s i a n s bu rn ed t emp l e
B . C . 480,b u t t r e e s p ra ng up aga i n ; s e e es p e c i a l l y Por
t i c o o f t h e Ca rya t i d e s,6 ma i d e n s fe e t )— Hek atom
pedon, p ed im en t s o f wh i c h h a d grou p s o f H e rcu l e s,Typhon an d the god s ; Wal l o f K imon , a t sou t h ea s t
c o rn e r o f Ac ropo l i s ; fi n e v i ew f rom th e B el v e d e r e a t
n o r t h e r l y e n d o f ea s t wa l l o f Ac r opolis, w i t h O lympelon a n d Mou n t v ettos t o t h e s ou t h ea s t, an d, b e
tw e e n t h e s e, a n d you, t h e Ar ch o f Had r i a n ; i n f ro n t,Monument o f Lysik rates, a n d, fu r t h e r o n, Pa la c e a n d
Pa l a c e Ga rd en, a n d s t i l l fu r t h e r on, Lyk ab ettos a n d
Pen t el i kon ; t o t h e l e f t Acad emy, Un iver s i t y a n d L i
b raty bu i l d i n gs, a n d s t i l l fu r t h e r l e f t, Metr opo l ita n an d
Sma ll Met ropo l i t an Church ; t h e Theseion, an d . b e
yon d, Mount s Pam es a n d Aegaleos— Ac ropo l isMu s eum, co n ta i n i n g i n t e re s t i n g s p e c imen s foun d onth e Acrop olis ; t i ck e t s fo r t h e Acr opo l is a re ob
tained f rom t h e Sup e r i n t e n d en t o f An t i qu i t i e s . Edu
ca t i o n O ffi ce, 83 Rue’
d’Hermes— Sma l l M e t ropo l i s
Chu r ch (9th Cen tu ry), ea r l i e s t B yzan t i n e s p ec imen i n
Gre e c e— O ld Bazaar, wh e r e s e e t a i l o r s, ca rp en t e r s,sm i t h s, e t c . , i n boo t h s u n d e r ca n va s roo f ; among th e
s p e c ia l t i e s fo r sa l e a re re d boo t s— Lib ra ry o f Had r ia n,280
Route 2— Circul ar Tr ip fr om ATHENS t o ATHENSvia CORINTH, PATRAS, PYRGOS, KATAKO
LO, OLYMPIA, MEGALOPOLI S, KYPARISSIA, MELIGALA, KALAMATA,MEGALOPOLI S,TRIPOLI S, SPARTA,TRIPOLIS,ARGOS,NAUPLIA,ARGOS, CORINTH,ATHENS .
MAIN TRIP .
From Ath ens by th e Gre ek ra i lway,62f/4 m i l e s,sou t h
we s twa r d l y, tak e s 4 h ou r s t o
CORINTH, GREECE (Popu l ation,Hot e ls: De s Et ra nge r s, n ea r t h e s t a t i o n ; d e l aGran d B re tagn e ; Vi c t o r i a .
From Cor int h b y Gre ek ra i lway i t i s 81974 m i l e s,n o r t hwe s twa rd l y a n d take s 4 h ou r s t o
PATRAS, GREECE (Popu l a t i on,Docks: Sh i p s a r e o n l y rea c h ed by sma l l b oa t s .
Con su l : Art hu r B . Cooke i s Con su l fo r Un i t e d S ta t eso f Ame r i ca .
Hot e l s : Ho t e l d’
Angleter re ; Gran d Ho t e l d e Pa t ra s ;New Hot e l a n d Tou r i s t Ho t e l .
Engl i s h Church : S t . An d rew ’ s .
Sp eci alt ie s : Cu r ra n t s, o l i v e o i l s, h i d e s a n d Va l o n iaa co rn s .
I n t e r e s t i ng Th ings : Ven e t ian Tur k i sh Ca stle an d
t h e Od iou— Roman Aque duc t— Gu t l a n d Vineyar dsCa s t l e o f Mor ea .F rom Pa tr as t o Ma l t a i s 376 mi l e s .From Pat ras b y th e Gre ek ra i lway i t i s 61% m i l e s,s ou t hwe s twa rd ly v ia Gas t ouni (41% m i l e s ) a n d tak e s4 h ou r s t o
PYRGOS, GREECE
Hot e ls: Olymp ia,He rme s .Int e r e s t ing Things : Th e t r i p t o Olympia i s take n
282
f rom h e r e by ra i lway i n o n e h ou r t h rough AlpheiosVa ll ey .
S id e Tr i p,Ma i n T rip Re sumed page 284.
From Pyrgo s by Gre ek ra i lway i t i s 5% m i l e s wes twardly an d take s 30 m inu t e s t o
KATAKOLO,GREECE
Katako l o i s h a rbo r o f Pyrgos — It i s mo s t impo rt a n tpo r t fo r expo rt i n g cu r ra n t s f rom. Pe l opon n e su s .
S id e Tr i p,Ma i n Tr i p Re sumed page 284.
From Pyrgo s b v Gr e ek ra i lway i t i s 13 mi l e s ea s t e r l y,a n d tak e s 55 minu t e s t o
OLYMPIA, GREECE (El eva t i on, 140 f e e t )Hote l s : Gra n d Ho t e l du Ch em in
‘d e Fe r Al l emagn e .
I n t e r e s t i n g Th i ngs : S e e Temp l e o f Zeu s i n t h e At
l i s (5th Cen tu ry ) ,210 by 86 f e e t ; c o lumn s 32 f e e t ( same
a s Pa r th eno n ) by 7 f e e t d iame t e r, w i t h wood e n c e i l i n gc ove re d w i t h ma rb l e t i l e s— D is t ic h s, c e l e b ra t i n g Prax
itcles— Tr iangu l a r Ba s e o f t h e N ik e o f Paeonios— Ba s eo f t h e Ere t r i a n Bu l l— El l i p t i ca l r ema in s o f A l t a r o f Zeu s— Pe l op io n a n d sa c r ed i n c l o su r e — Heraeon— Th e Ph i l i p
peion— Rema in s o f Pryt a n e i o n— Exed ra o f H erod e s At
ticus a t e n d o f Aqu edu c t f rom Alpheios t o O l ymp iaFou n da t i o n s o f Metroon, n ea r l y a l l o f wh i c h d emo l i s hcd— Row o f Tr ea su r i e s— Ped e s ta l s fo r S ta tu e s o f Zeu s— S ta d ium, n o t a l l u n c ove red, 630 f e e t a c ro s s— Ech o
Co l on n ad e— Bou l eu t e r i o n ( Cou n c i l i n ba d s ta t e
o f p r e s e rva t i o n— Wes t Ga t e a n d Wes t B oun da ry Wa l lo f t h e Al t i s— Leonidaeon, u s ed t o re c e i v e d i s t in gu i s h e dgu e s t s— Byzan t i n e Chur c h, pa r t o f wh i c h b e l i e ved t oh ave b e e n s tu d i o o f Ph i d ia s— Pa l e s t ra ( gymna s ium ) ,210 f e e t s qu a r e, a n d, a d j o i n i n g i t, t h e Ma i n Gymna s ium,w i t h ea s t e rn Co l on n ad e 660 f e e t l o n g— Mu s eum con
283
t a i n i n g ex cava t i o n s ; s e e e sp e c i a l l y i n No r t h Cen t ra l
Room th e “Herme s o f Prax i t e l e s,” on e o f t h e most
famou s s t a tu e s o f a n t i qu i t y— B eh i n d t h e Mu s eum, 375f e e t ab ove O lymp ia, i s Drouva w i t h summi t ca l l e d
Mon t ev er d e,wh e r e t h e r e i s a F i n e View.
On r i gh t ba nk o f Alpheios. Famou s a s sa c r e d p la c e
a n d b e cau s e o f s h r i n e s a n d game s wh i c h Gre eks say
we re fou n d ed by H e rcu l e s . Th e game s w e r e a e com
panied by so l emn sa c r i f i c e s: Rec en t ex c ava t i o n s h a ve
d eve lop e d mu c h o f i n t e r e s t .
A l t e rn a t iv e Trip,Ma i n T r i p Re sumed page 284.
From O lymp i a t h e ca r r ia ge roa d goe s t o
MEGALOPOLI S,GREECE
(Popu l a tion, El eva t ion, f e e t)
Ho tel : Xenodochion .
I n t er e sting Th ings : Th eatr e (4th Cen tu ry B .
d iam e t e r 475 f e e t, Sp e c t a t o r s— Stadiom— Rema i n s
o f S h r ine of Zeu s S o t e r . Or f rom O lymp ia you ca n re
tu rn t o Pyrgo s .
Ma in Tr i p Re sumed .
F rom Pyrgo s by Gre ek ra i lway i t i s m i l e s s ou t h
e r l y a n d take s h ou r s to
KYPARI SSIA, GREECE (Popu l a t i o n,
Hot e l : Xenodochion o f Poneropou los.
I n t e r e s t i n g Th i ngs : Ru i n s o f t h e Ca s t l e, w i t h F i neV i ew o f t h e town , an d, b eyo n d th e t own a n d t h e o c ea n,ru i n e d Ch ap e l o f S t . George .Town on e m i l e i n l a n d and l o ca t e d b e low an c i e n t fo r t
r e s s .
From Pa t ra s to Ka l ama t a by s ea i t t ak e s 20 h ou r s,o r,w i t h s top s, 1% t o 2 day s .F rom Kypa r i s s i a by Gre ek ra i lwa y i t i s 24% m i l e s,
284
Int e r e s t i n g Th ings : Sma l l a n t i qu e co l l e c t i o n i n Mu
seum .
S id e Tr ip t o Spar ta,Ma in Tr ip Resumed below .
From Tr ip o l is,by ca r r iage, i t i s a 13 h ou r t r i p sou t h
e r l y, v i a Tegea,wh i c h i s mo re t o t h e s ou t h ea s t, a n d 9h ou r s b y t h e d i r e c t sou t h e rn rou t e t o Sp-a r t a .
— Th i s i s
t h e ea s i e s t roa d to Sparta wh i ch ca n a l s o b e r ea c h e d b yrough roa d ea s twa rd f rom Kalam a ta,o r s ou t h ea s t f romMegalopo l is .
SPARTA
Hot e l : Xenodochion To n Xen on, n ea r the Mu s eum .
Pre s en t Spar t a i s mo d e rn ; fou n d e d i n 1834 by K i ng
O r th o . B e cau s e t h e c i t y h a s b e e n s a cke d t h e r e i s l i t
t l e o f i n t e r e s t t o b e s e e n . Th e o l d c i t y was su r rou n d ed
b y 5% mi l e s o f wa l l s .I n t e r e s t ing Th ings : The su ppo s e d Tomb o f Leon i
d a s,no r t h o f Spa r ta o n roa d to Magu l a, i s 50 by 25 fe e t—Th e Thea tr e, s e co n d i n s i z e o n l y to A th e n s a n d Me
ga lop o l i s had d i ame t e r o f 470 f e e t— Sanc tua ry o f Artem is Or t h ia, w i t h a l ta r s o n e a bo ve t h e o t h e r ; on ly
pa r t s p r e s e rve d a r e sub —s t ru c tu r es— Mu s eum, i n ea s te rn pa r t o f c ity -Th e ra pne i s n ea r, o n l e f t b a nk o f
Eu r o ta s— l l/z h ou rs f rom Spa r ta i s M i stral
, w i t h ru i n
o f Fra n c o-Tu rk i sh Ca s t l e o f Misithras, wh e r e s e e t h ePer ib leptos Chu r c h, bu i l t i n t o ro ck, w i t h o c tago n a l
d ome— Pantasa Chu r ch an d Campan i l e,w i t h B eau t i ful
View ; s e e h e reTomb o f Th eo do ra,W i f e o f l a s t Byzan
t i n e Empe ro r— F in e V iew from C it a d e l— No t e t h e Marmor a Spr i ng o n r e tu r n d e s c e n t .
Ma in Trip Re sumed .
From Tr i p o l i s by t h e Gre ek Ra i lway i t i s 42 m i l e sn o rt h ea s t e r l y, a n d takes 3 h ou r s to
ARGOS, GREECE
(Popul a t i o n,Excu r s ion s : To Ac ropo l is o f La r isa ; two h ou r t r i p .
286
Hot e l : Neon Xenodochion Ton Xen on .
Int e r e s t i n g Th ings : Pr i n c i pa l s qua re i s ca l l e d Platia ; s e e h e r e Chu r ch a n d Town Hou s e,w i t h Mu s eum
Semi-C ir cular Th ea t r e cu t ou t o f t h e ro ck o n s i d e o ft h e Lar isa, a c commoda t i n g p e r s on s .
At jun c t io n o f l i n e f rom Cor i n t h t o Tr i po l is and
b ra n c h l i n e t o Nauplia.
F rom Nau p l ia t o Mycene, fou r h ou r t r i p ; o n way,s e et h e Heraeon,na t io na l Sa n c tua ry, wh i c h wa s bu i l t o nt h re e t e r ra c e s,o n h igh e s t o f wh i c h wa s a n t i qu e t emp l e .
B e twe e n Argo s a n d Tr ip o l i s, m i l e s f rom Argo s,are Ruins o f Pyr amid of Kenchreae, w i t h b a s e 56 by40 f e e t ; 388 s qua r e f e e t i n i n t e r i o r .
From Ath ens t o Ka l ama t a, by Gre ek s t eame r, i t i s a
d ay a n d a ha l f .
S ide Tr i p,Ma in Tr i p Re sumed page 288 .
From Argo s by Gre ek ra i lway, i t i s m i l e s s ou t h
e a s t e r l y a n d t ake s 20 mi nu t e s t o
NAUPLIA,GREECE
(Popula t io n,Hot e l s : Ho te l d e s Et ra n ge r s et d e Mycenes, on t h equay ; New Ho t e l, oppo s i t e t h e quay .
I n t e r e s t ing Th i n gs : For t r e s s o f Pa l am ida a t t o p o f
s t e e p h i l l 857 s t e p s, n ow u s e d a s p r i s o n ; i n i n t e r i o rc a rve d t h in gs may b e pu rc h as e d from p r i so n e r s— Mon
ument t o Kolok otrom is, w i t h su r rou n d i n g Ga rd en s .2% mi l e s away, a t Hag ia Non e Nu n n e ry, a fou n ta i n
fl ows from a n o l d p i p e i n th e v i c i n i ty ; t h i s i s p roba b l y
t h e Kanathos, wh e r e ea c h s p r i n g, Hera r e n ewed h e rv i rg in i ty .
Not e : From Naup l i a i t i s 2% mi l e s t o Tu ryn s, t h e
o l d e s t a n d mos t famou s o f Cyc l o p ea n bu i l d i n gs, fo rme r l y su r round e d by wa l l 65 f e e t high a n d 26 f e e t t h i ck- S t on e Cita d el i s 330 b y 985 f e e t— In t h e t h i ckes tp o in t s o f wa l l s a r e Ga l l e r i e s r ea ch e d by s to n e s t e p s,wh e r e S c h l i ema n n foun d Pa l ac e i n 1884.
287
From Naup l ia you go ba ck to A rgo s .Ma in Trip Re sumed .
From Argo s by Gre ek ra i lway, i t i s 33 m i l e s, no r t he r ly,v i a Mycenes a n d take s 2% h ou r s t o
CORINTH, GREECE
Hot e l : Ho te l d e l a Gran de B re tagn e et d e l a Ga r e .
Int e r e s t i n g Th i ngs : Th e p r i n c i pa l a t t ra c t i o n i s Ac r o
Corint h, w i t h For tifi cations mi les rou n d, f rom
wh i c h t h e re a r e F in e View s o f bo t h s i d e s o f Gu l f o fCorin t h— Th e Sh ip Can a l ( 1893) co s t F ra n c s
a n d co n n e c t s Gu l f o f Co r i n t h w i t h Sa ro n i c, sa v i ng
S t eame r s 202 in ilesw l sthm ian Wal l, pa r t o f wh i c h i s
s t i l l p r e s e rve d .
From th e Subu rb Kr aneion came D iogen e s t h e Cyn i c,whom Al exand e r v i s i t e d h e re— Apo st l e Paul men t io n s
Co rinth.
F rom Cor in t h b y t h e Gre ek ra i lway, i t i s 57 mi l e s,no r th ea s t e r l y, a n d take s 3 t o 5 h ou r s t o
ATHENS,GREECE ( S e e page 278)
Rou t e é— ATHENS t o ITEA, DELPHI, LIVADIA,LAMIA (LIVADIA t o LAMIA via DRACHMANIa n d THERMOPYLAE),STYLI S,DHERMERLI,TRIKKALA,KALABAKA,YANNINA,a n d fr om
DHEMERLI t o LARI SSA,KARALI -DERVENI,SALONIKI an d CONSTANTINOPLE .
From Ath e n s b y s t e amsh i p, i t i s m i l e s we s twardly v ia P i ra eu s (5% mi l e s, t h e s ea po r t o f At h e n s ) ,a n d take s 9 h ou rs t o
ITEA,GREECE
Land in g Pla c e : S eapo r t fo r Sa l o n a,b u t Sa lo n a i s n o t
o n d i r e c t way t o D e l ph i . Th e pa s s o f Th e rmopy l a e,h oweve r, ca n b e rea ch e d from Sa l on a . To De l ph i i t i s2% h ou r s, r e tu r n t r i p r e qu i r i n g o n ly ha l f t ime . Th e
288
F rom De l p h i b v mu l e i t tak e s 8% h ou r s to
L IVADIA,GREECE, a n d THERMOPYLAE
(Popul a t i o n, El eva t io n, 540 f e e t)Excu r s ion s : F rom Li va d i a go by b r i d l e pa t h t o
Cha e r onea, wh i c h l ea ve a t t h e l i n e o f Ch a e ro n ea fo r
roa d to Lam ia,a f t e r wh i c h go t h rou gh B elisi. At Kre
va s a r a tak e t h e r igh t roa d c ro s s i n g t h e Pek phisos a n d
go to Drachmani, a n d h a l f h ou r n o r th ea s t o f t h a t s e e
Ruin s o f Elatea,wh i c h wa s o c cup i e d a t t h e commen c emen t o f Ho ly Wa r aga i n s t Amph i s s a o f Mac e don, B .
C . 39. Th en go by S e l i n B ay to D e rv en i, t h e to p o f
t h e pa s s, f e e t h i gh . Th e n pa s s t h e v i l lage o f Lou
ker i,oppo s i t e wh i c h i s Lapa t e s a n d t h e Ca stle o f Bou
donitza, wh e r e o b s e rve C i ta d e l a t t o p o f h i l l t o t h e
n o r t h,wh e r e t h e re i s F i n e View . Two h ou r s fu r t h e r i s
Palaeoyannis, w i t h ru i n s o n h i l l . A l i t t l e fu r t h e r o n,v i l l a ge o f Drak ospelia,wh i c h i s th e commen c emen t o f
t h e pa s s t h e Pe r s i a n s w en t t h rough i n o rd e r t o ge t
i n rea r o f Gr e ek s . Fo l l ow t h e pa t h down th rough p la n et r e e s t o t h e h ou s e s o f Drak ospelia, on e h ou r away .
Ha l f h ou r fu r t h e r a r e th e Warm Spr i ngs,mi l e ea s t o f
wh i c h i s e n t ra n c e to Th e rmopyl a e Pa ss . Her e Leon ida s wa s k i l l e d w i t h 300 Spa r ta n s a n d 700 Th esp i an s a n d
Theb ians,480 B . C . Twen ty m inu t e s ’ wa lk we s t f romh o t s p r i n gs i s Ko l n o s,wh e re t h e Gr e ek s me t fo r t h e i r
l a s t s ta n d a n d wh e r e t h e L io n Monumen t wa s e re c t e d
t o Leo n i da s, wi th i n s c r i p t i o n , S t ra n ge r . t e l l t h e Spa r
ta n s t h a t we a r e l y i ng h e re in ob e d ien c e t o th e i r comman d s .
”
Hot e l : He l iko n .
Inter est lng Th ings : Ci tad e l . bu i l t b y Calalonians,
a f t e r d e fea t in g t h e Duke o f Ath en s . S ta t i o n i s 4 mi l e sn o r t h o f t h e v i l l age . 26 m i l e s f rom Th eb e s . It‘ i s 4m i l e s sou t h we s t o f t h e ra i lwa y s ta t i on . See s i tua t i o n o fO rac le o f Trophonios.
‘
F rom L iva d i a by t h e La r i s sa ra i lway, i t i s m i l e s,290
n o rt h e r ly, v ia Lianok ladi (50 m i l e s wh e r e yo u tak e ab ra n c h ra i lway ) 3% h ou r s t o
LAMIA, GREECE
O r you ca n go to Lam ia a s fo l l ow s :
Al t e rn a t iv e Tr i p,Ma i n Tr i p Re sumed b e l ow .
F rom L iva d i a i t i s 53% mi l e s, n o r th e r ly, by roa d on
h o r s eba ck, v i a Drachmani (594 h ou r s ) ; B oudonitza ( 5%h ou rs ) a n d Th e rmopy l a e h ou rs ) t o
LAMIA,GREECE
S id e Tr ip,Ma i n Tr ip Re sumed b e l ow .
From Lam ia by t h e Gre ek ra i lway . i t i s 10 mi l e s,ea s t e r l y, a n d tak e s 30 mi nu t e s t o
STYLI S, GREECE
Hot e l : Zenodochion Th e rmopy l a e .
You t h e n go ba ck to Lam ia .
Main Tr i p Re sumed .
From Lam ia b y th e B ran c h L i n e ra i l way, i t i sm i l e s, no r th e r ly, v i a Lianok ladi (3% m i l es wh e r e you
c h a n ge t o t h e La r i s s a Ra i lway ) a n d tak e s 3 h ou r s, 20
minu t e s t o
DHEMERLI, GREECE
S id e Tr i p,Ma i n T r i p Re sumed page 292.
From Dh emer l i b y th e Gr e ek ra i lway, i t i s 38 mi l e s .n o rt hwe s twa rd l y, a n d take s 2 h ou r s t o
TRIKKALA, GREECE
Hote l s : Xenodochion t e s Petropoleos. Rue du
Ch em i n - ( le-Fe r ; Xenodochion .At h ena e, a c ro s s t h e r i ve r .
I n t e r e s t i n g Th i ngs : 10 Chu rc h es a n d s eve ra l
291
Mosqu e s— Ru i n s o f t h e Aeslepeion— View f rom top o f
t h e Byza n t i n e Cit a d e l .
87 m i l e s f rom Vo l o . Tr i kk a l a wa s fo rme r l y th e p la c ew h e r e Aescu l a p iu s wa s wo rsh i pp e d .
From Tr ikka l a by th e Gre ek ra i lway, i t i s 14 mi l e s,wes twa rd ly, a n d tak e s 45 m inu t e s to
KALABAKA,GREECE
Excu r s i on s : From Ka l ab aka a h a rd r i d i n g t r i p o f
two or t h r e e day s take s you t o Yan n i n a, t h e A lb an ia ncap i ta l .
I nte r e s t i n g Th i ngs : Mona s t e r i e s o f Me t eor a, bu i l to n h igh ro cks s t an d i ng i n t h e va l l ey ; t h e h igh e s t
f e e t ) i s ca l l e d Met et on ; you go up by n e t s d rawn by
w i n d l a s s e s ; t h e t r i p t ak e s five h ou r s by way o f Ka st rak i .14 m i l es f rom Tr ikka l a .
F rom Pira eu s t h rou gh t h e Gu l f o f Cor i n t h by s t eam
e r it i s a bo u t 2 h ou r s to Pa t ra s .F rom Ka labaka by road, v i a Th e Pa s s o f Zygo s, i t
t ak e s 2 o r 3 day s t o
YANNINA, ALBANIAMa i n Tr i p Re sumed .
From Dh eme r l i bv t h e La r i s s a ra i lway, i t i sm i l e s, n o r th e a s t e r l y, a n d t ake s 1936. h ou r s to
LARI SSA, GREECE
(Popu l a t i o n,
Ra i lway S t a t i o n : Ha l f h ou r ou t f rom town .
I n n s : Xenodochion S t emma an d Ken Angl ia,Alexan d ra S t re e t .
I n t e r e s t i n g Th i ngs : Th e r e a r e 27 Mina r e t s o f t h eMo squ e s, e t c . , an d t h e r e a re Gr e ek, J ew i sh an d Tu rki s h Qua r t e r s— Ac ropolis— Th ea t r e .On th e R ive r Salamvr ea,37142 m i l e s f rom Vo lo .
292
HOLLAND .
S e e Map B e lg ium an d Ho llan d ( page 22)
Mon ey : Un i t i s l gu l d e n, compo s e d o f 100 c e n t s .
Co i n s a r e copp e r,1 a n d 2% c e n ts ; n i cke l 5 c e n t s ; s i l ve r
10, 15 and 50"
c en t s, I a n d gu l d e n ; go l d 10 gu l d e n .
No t e s a r e fo r 10, 25, 40, 60, 100, 200, 300 a n d
gu l d e n .
Th e rou t e s t o Ho l la n d f rom London a r e f rom Har
wich t o t h e Hook o f Hollan d,Queenboro t o Flu s h in g,a n d T i l bu ry (Fen ch u r c h S t a t i o n ) t o Ro t t e r dam by way
o f B a tav i a L i n e ; f rom Fre s h Wha r f (Lon do n B r i dge )t o Ams t e rdam b y Ho l l an d S t eamsh ip Co . ; f rom Hu ll
t o Rotte rd am by Hu l l H o l l a n d S t eamsh i p S e rvi c e ;a l so Hu l l t o Ams t e rd am, a n d Hu ll t o Har l in ge n ; f rom
Gr im sby b y Grea t C e n t ra l Ra i lway s Co .
’ s s t eame r to
Ro t t e rd am ; f rom Newca s t l e t o Ro t t e rd am by Tyn e
Te e s Sh i pp in g Co. ; From Le i t h t o Ro t t e rdam an d Am
sterdam by Geo rge G ib so n Co .
’ s s t eame rs ; a n d f rom
Gra'ngemouth by J . Rank i n e So n’
s s t eame r t o Ro t
terdam a n d Amst e rd am ; f rom Du n d e e t o Rot t e rd am
by J . Rank i n e So n ’ s s t eame r ; From Amer i c a, Ho l
l an d -Ameri c a n L i n e sa i l s t o Ro t t e rd am .
From Lon don b oa t t ra i n l eave s L iverp ool S ta t i o n o f
Grea t Ea s t e rn Ra i lway fo r Harw i c h (Pa rk s to n Quay ),69 m i l e s . T ime, 1% h ou r s ; s t eame r t h e n go e s ea s twa rd
a c ro s s Engl i s h Chan n e l t o Hook o f Ho l l a n d ( 101
m i l e s ), t ime 7% h ou r s . Tra i n t h e n go e s t o Rott e r dam,17 mi l e s i n 35 m inu t e s, an d Amst erd am (66 1-6 m i l e s ),i n 2 h ou r s . Th e cu s t om s exam in a t i o n i s a t t h e Hook
o f Ho l la n d,wh i c h wa s commen c e d i n 1866 a n d h a s n ow
co s t ove r fl or ins. Ra i lway t ra i n s run n ea r l y
a l o ng s id e sh i p . London t ra i n fo r Queenb oro l eave s
IIolb u rn Viadu c t, S t . Pau l'
s, V i c t o r i a o r H e rn e H i l l
S ta t i o n s fo r Queenb oro, (50 m i l e s ) . t im e, 80 minu t e s .
At Queenb oro Pi e r Z e e la n d S t eam sh ip Co .
’ s s t eame r
go e s 90 mi l e s t o F lu sh ing i n ab ou t s e ven h ou r s, f rom294
wh i c h po i n t t ra i n s go to Rot t e r dam (80 mi l e s ), i n 2%h ou r s a n d to Amst e rdam (Cen t ra l S t a t i o n ), 135 m i l e s
away,4 h ou r s . Sec on d c l a s s pas s en ge r s may pay ex t ra
a n d r i d e i n s t eame r sa l oon .
In Ho l l a n d 1 h ave no t fo l l owe d the u sua l sy s t em o f
l i s t i n g fi rs t t h e rou te s f rom no r t h , t h en f rom ea s t, t h e n
from sou t h , t h en from we s t t o i n t e r i o r, b e cau s e a l l
Amer i ca n a n d Engl i sh pas s e n ge r s come i n t o l lo lland
b y s h i p s a t t h e we s t c oa s t . Rot t e r dam, F lu s h i ng o rHook o f Ho l l a n d .
Rou t e l— ROTTERDAM to SCHIEDAM ; S ide Tr i p t oDELFT an d r e tu r n to SCHIEDAM, t h en THE
HAGUE ; S i d e t r i p t o SCHEVENINGEN, an d r e
tur n t o THE HAGUE ; t h e n HAGUE t o LEIDEN,HAARLEM,AMSTERDAM,UTRECHT,GELD
ERMALSEN, HERTOGENBOSCH, TILBURG,BREDA,ROSENDAAL,ESSCHEN,ANTWERP .
Rou t e 2— LONDON to QUEENBORO, VLISSIN
GEN (F lu sh i ng), ROSENDAAL,DORDRECHT,ROTTERDAM,ANTWERP .
Rou t e 3— From HOOK OF HOLLAND to SCHIE
DAM and ROTTERDAM .
Rou t e 4— NIEUWESCHANS t o GRONINGEN,LEEUWARDEN, HEERENVEEN, MEPPEL,ZWOLLE, ZUTPHEN, ARNHEIM, NYMWEGEN, VENLO, ROERMOND, WEERT, BOX
TEL,BREDA,DORDRECHT,ROTTERDAM .
ROUTE 1
MAIN TRIP .
From De l f t Poo r t S ta t i o n o f t h e Ho l la n d I ro n Ra i l
way a t Ro t t e rdam i t i s 3 mi l e s , we s twa rd l y. a n d take s10 minu t e s t o
SCH IEDAM,HOLLAND (Popu l a t i on,Gen eva Gin i s mad e from th e j un i pe r b e r ry, t h e r e
b e in g abou t 200 d i s t i l l e r i e s h e re .
295
De l f t i s m i l e s f rom Ro t t er dam .
S id e Trip,Ma in Trip Re sumed b elowFrom Sch iedam by t h e Ho l la n d I ro n Ra i lway i t i s
6% mi l e s, no r thw e s twa rd l y, a n d tak e s h ou r t o
DELFT, HOLLAND
Hot els : 7; Wi lh e lm i n a, Haag
Poo r t 1.
I n t e r e s t i ng Th i ngs : Li t t l e Mu s eum wh e re b eau t i fu l
D e l f t wa r e s e e n_
by i n t e n d in g pu r c h a s e r s o r v i s i t o r s
At Prin senho f,Wi l l i am o f O ra n ge, wh o s ta r t e d s t rug
gl e fo r Du t c h i n d ep en d e n c e,wa s k i l l e d i n 1584 b y B u r
gundian who cove t e d r ewa rd o ffe re d b y A l exan de r
Fa rn e s e— N i euwe Ke rk ; i n c h o i r s e e s p l e n d i d monu
men t t o Wi l l i am o f O ra n ge ; many Pr i n c e s o f O ra ngea r e bu r i e d h e r e ; v i ew f rom 375 foo t tow e r .
On Sch i e R iv e r,wh i c h fa l l s i n to Meu s e .
Ma in Tr i p Re sumed .
From Sch ie dam bv t h e Ho l l a n d I ro n Ra i lway i t i s11% mi l e s, n o r t hwe s twa rd l y, v ia D elft (6% mi l e s ), an d
t ak e s 26 m inu tes t o t h e Du t c h S ta t i o n a t
THE HAGUE, HOLLAND (Popula t ion,
Ra i lway S t a t ion s : Du t c h S ta t i o n, fo r Ro t t e rdam,Haa r l em a n d Amst e rd am ; S ta t e S ta t i o n, fo r Gou da,.
Rot t e rd am,Ams t er dam,U t r e c h t a n d A rn h em . S t eam
t ramways go t o S c h even i nge n .
Excu r s ion s : Zoo l ogic al a n d B o ta n ic a l Ga r d en s, an d
sou t h o f th em t h e Haagsche B osc h, a fo r e s t, a n d ea s t
o f i t “Th e Hou s e i n t h e Wood s i n t h e i n t e r i o r o f
wh i c h a re Ja pan es e a n d Ch i n e s e rooms, t h e l a t t e r up
b o l s ter e d w i t h r i c e pape r o f th e 18th Ce n tu ry ; s e e es
pecially t h e O ran ge Sa l oo n . wi t h wa l l s 50 f e e t h i gh,l igh t e d by a cupo l a .
Hot e l s : Hot e l d e s I n d e s, Lange Voo rh ou t 56 (w i t h
296
w i t h ove r 350 F r e n c h, I ta l i a n a n d Du t c h ma s t e rp i e c e s,i n Room 2 s e ve ra l fi n e M ille t s .The Hagu e was o r i gi n a l l y a p r e s e rve o f t h e Cou n t s
o f Ho l l a n d ( now cap i ta l o f cou n t ry ) .
Mon ey Ch anger s : Scheu r leer 81 Son s, Spu istraat 11 ;Fu rnee Co . ,Noo rd e i n d e 10 .
S id e T r i p,Ma in Tr i p Re sumed b e l o'w.
From Du t c h S ta t i o n o f t h e Ho l la n d I ro n Ra i lway
o r t h e S ta t e S ta t ion o f t h e Ne t h e r l a n d S ta t e Ra i l way,a t Th e Hagu e i t i s 3 m i l e s, n o rt h we s twa rd l y a n d tak e s
h ou r t o
SCHEVENINGEN, HOLLAND (Popula t i on,Hot e l s : Pa l a c e ; d
’
O range ; Ku r h au s .
I n t er e s t i n g Th i ngs : Th e bu i l d in gs o f Pea c e Pa l a c ea r e i n Par k . O ne o f bu i l d i ngs con ta i n s I n t e rna t i o na lLaw Lib ra rv a n d co s t An d rew Ca rn egi e,Ame r i ca n,$1,
— Scheveninge-n i s mo s t famou s s ea s i d e wa t e r
i n g p l a c e i n‘
Ho l lan d . s ea so n Ju n e t o S ep t emb e r— B ou l e
va rd i s 80 f e e t w i d e -c en t r e o f a t t ra c t i o n i s t h e Kurh au s (300 f e e t l o n g),w i t h h a l l h o l d i ng p e0 p1e .
Sc h eveni n gen i s r e a c h e d f rom Th e Hagu e by va r iou ss t eam an d e l e c t r i c l i n e s i n a bou t 20 m inu t e s .
Ma in Tr i p Resumed .
From Du t c h S ta t io n o f th e Ho l l a n d I ro n Ra i lway
a t The Hague i t i s 9% m i l e s, n o r t h ea s t e r l y, a n d tak e s
h ou r t o
LEIDEN,HOLLAND
St eamboa t s : S t eamboa t s s ta r t f rom ha rb o r fo r Katayk ; Noordwyk ; Gou da,v i a B o skoop ; Ams t e rdam,v ia
Koud'
ek erk, Al ph en, N i euwve e n, Iuthoorn a n d Ou d e r
K erk ; Ams t er dam,v i a Kaag,Oud e,Wester ing,Leimu i
d en, a n d Aa l sme e r ; Woerd en, v i a A l p hen ; excu r s i o n
t r i p s t o Maatsch a n d Carsj ens.
298
Hot e l s : Levedag. B re e s t raa t 85; Lio n d’
O r B re e s
traat 24.
I n t e r e s t i ng Th ings : Mu n i c i pa l Mu s eum, grea t c o l
l e c t i o n o f a n t i qu i t i e s— Mu s eum An t i qu i t i e s
Et ru s ca n, Roman an d Gr e e k s cu l p tu re s, Egypt ia n an dDu t c h cu r i o s i t i e s— Stadhu is ( l6 th Cen tu ry ) , ove r en
t ran c e o i wh i c h i s i n s c r i p t i o n,wh i c h, t ra n s la t e d, r ea d s,l i t e ra l l y : “When th e b la ck fam in e h a d b rough t to d ea t h
n ea r ly s ix t h ou sa n d p e r so n s, t h en God t h e Lo rd r ep en t
e d oi i t, a n d gave us b r ea d a ga i n a s mu c h a s we cou l d
w i s h . Th i s a c ro s t i c i n s c r i p t io n, cou n t i n g t h e'
W s a s
two “V
"
s r ep re s e n t s t h e da t e o f t h e s i ege o f 1574, a n d
numb e r o f l e t t e rs c o r r e s po n d s w i th numbe r o f day s t h e
s i ege l as t e d — Chu r c h o f S t . Pan c ra s ( 1885)— Etheno
grap h ic al Mu s eum ; e sp e c ia l l y Ja pan e s e, I n d ia n an d
S iame s e exh i b i t s— Geo l ogic a l Mu s eum, e s pe c i a l l y t h e
Jun ghu h n co l l e c t i o n f rom Ja va— Un iver s ity ( 1500 stu
d e n t s )— B ota n i c a l Ga rden, wh e r e s e e V i c t o r ia Reg iapa lm s— Natu ra l H i s t o ry Mu s eum— Chu r c h o f S t . Pe t e r
F rom Le i d en by t h e Ho l la n d I ro n Ra i lwa y i t i s 17
mi l e s, n o rt h ea s t e r l y, a n d t ak e s V3 h ou r t o
HAARLEM,HOLLAND (Popu l a t i on,S t eamboa t s : To Zaan dam, s t a r t i n g a t N i euwe
Gra c h t ; and t o Am s t e r d am, v ia Spaa r n dam, s ta r t in g a tKassmark t.
Hot e l s : Gra n d -Hot e l Funck ler, Kru i s s t raa t 8 (ga r
d e n ) ; Ho t e l d e Le euwe r i k, Kru i s s t ra a t 30 (ga rd en ) ;Gou don Le euw, Kru i sweg 36 .
I n t e r e s t i n g Th i n gs : Se e cu r i ou s M ea t Ma rk e t
Groo t e K erk ( 15th Cen tu ry ) , w i t h 262 foo t towe r . wi t ho n e of fin e s t o rgan s i n wo r l d p i p e s . 64 s t o p s a n d
3 keyboa rd s ) —S ta tu e o f Co s t e r,who c la imed t o b e in
ventor o f p r i n t i n g— Mun ic i p al Mu s eum ; especiallv
Room 4 fo r F ran s Ha l s ’ p i c tu r e s— Teyle r Mu s eum of
Pa i n t i ng— Pav i l i on c h a t eau b ough t by Lou i s
209
Bon apa r t e, K ing o f Ho l l a n d, who re l i n qu i s h e d powe r
h e r e 1810L— For e s t o f Haa rlem,w i t h b e e c h a n d l ime sFin e V i ew f rom Overeen .
On R ive r Spaarne. Haar l em i s c e n t r e o f s e c t i o n
wh i c h su pp l i e s bu l b s t o h o r t i cu l tu r i s t s e ve rywh e re, andflowe r fi e l d s a r e b eau t i fu l . Fo rme r ly t h e bu l b t ra d e
i n Ho l l a n d was b a s i s o f r e ck l e s s s p e cu l a t i o n, _on e va
r iety hav i ng so l d fo r fl or ins. Th e sam e sp e en
la t io n fo rm e r l y ex t e n d e d to h ya c i n t h s, on e o f wh i c h
s o l d fo r fl or ins. Th e r e wa s grea t fa l l i n s e cu r i
t i e s r ep r e s en t i ng t h e s e i n ve s tm en t s, a n d fo r tu n e s o f
t h e own e rs va n i s h e d .
Haarlem i s ju n c t io n fo r O lkmar an d H elder ; a n d fo r
Ams t e rdam on l i n e go i n g t owa rd s ea s t .
From Haa r l em by th e Ho l la n d I ro n Ra i lway i t i s 10m i l e s, ea s t e r l y, an d tak e s 18 m i nu t e s t o t h e Cen t ra lS ta t i o n a t
AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND (Popula t ion,Ra ilway S t a tion s : Cen t ra l S ta t i o n, fo r a l l t ra i n s ;W
'
eesper Poo r t S ta t i o n, fo r Utr e c h t, Gou da, Th e
Hagu e, Rot t e r dam an d Ar n h eim ; a l s o p o i n t s i n German y a n d B e lgium ; Mu ider Poo r t S ta t i o n, fo r Ut r e c h t
v i a Hilversuj, an d fo r Ame'r s fo o r t, a l so fo r Ge rmanyv ia Ap e l d oor n -Sa l zb e rgen ; El e c t r i c Ra i lway S ta t i o n,fo r n ea rby po i n t s .
Excur s ions : To Zaan dam,by t ra i n, o r p re fe ra b l y b y
s t eame r f rom th e De Ruy t e r-Kad e, i n h a l f a n h ou r .
Th i s i s a t h o rough ly Du t c h p l a c e a n d t h e r e i s a fi n eV i ew o f t h e Zaa n . Here can b e s e e n t h e Hut o f Pe t er
t h e Gr ea t,wh i c h h e o c cu p i e d i n 1697. Ano t h e r excu r
s i o n i s t o t h e i s l a n d o f Mark en i n t h e Zu iderzee,w i t h
i t s ga i l y co l o re d c o s tumes, qu a in t man n e r s a n d i n t e re s t i n g s c en e s .
Hot e l s : Amst e l Ho t e l, Tu l p —Pl e i n l ; B ra ck'
s Do e l
e n Ho t e l,Doe l en -S t raa t 24; Ho t e l d e l'
Eu rope,Do e l e nS t raa t 2.
30 0
cipal Un iv e r s i t y w i t h s tu d en t s a n d 56 p ro
fessors— J ewish Qua r t e r,w i t h 10 Synagogu e s ; s e e h e re
Po r tugu e s e T emp l e,fa s h i o n e d a f t e r T emp l e o f So lomo n— Botanic a l Ga r d e n s— Zoo l ogical“ Gard e n— Aquarium
M in t Towe r i n Sohpia-Pl ein— Fodor Mu s eum, w i t h
pa i n t ings a n d d raw i ngs— Paleis V oozr V olk svylt, gla s s
a n d i ro n, w i t h a 190 fo o t dom e, wh e r e co n c e r t s a n d
t h ea t r i ca l p e r fo rman c e s ( ca pa c i ty p eop l e ) — Ryks
Mu s eum rea c h e d by Trams Nos. 2 a n d 3 t o Hobb ema»
S t ra a t,wh e r e c ha nge fo r No . 4 t o V yzel- S t ra a t a t We t
e r i ng- Sch au s ; i t c o n ta i n s m ilitarv, n ava l a n d co lo n ia l
co l l e c t io n s,a n d ea r l y s cu l p tu r e s ; in Room 157 go l d a n d
s i l v e r wo rk ; i n 158 mode l s o f Du t c h i n t e r i o r a n d do
mestic p l a n s ; i n 203 s e e Faye n c e a n d po r c e l a i n ; an d i n197 a n d 198 ove r en gra v i n g p la t e s ; s e e Ga l l e ry
o f An c i e n t Pa i n t i n gs, t h e b e s t i n t h e co l l e c t io n b e i n gRemb ran d t ’ s “N igh t Wat c h” a n d Staalmeesters a n d
van Helst’
s“Ban qu e t” ; No . 1224 by Me l c h i o r d
’Honde
coeter ; Remb ra n d t Rooms,Ga l l e ry o f Fo r e ign Ma s t e rs,Du t c h Pa i n t i n gs o f t h e 17t h Cen tu ry a n d va r iou s cab i
n e t co l l e c t i on s— Mu n i c ipa l Mu s eum, w i t h ga l l e ry o fmod e rn pa i n t i ngs o n t h e fi r s t floo r .
Mon ey Change r s : Tho s . Cook Son, Dam rak 83;
An spa c h 81 Donk,Nieuwezyds—V oor b u rgwal 158 ; Twet
s ch e Bank, Spu istraat 140 .
Ams t er dam i s s i tua t e d wh e r e Armstel flows i n t o YTh e h ou s e s a r e a l l bu i l t o n p i l e s . Cana l s a re fi l l e d w i t h3 f e e t mud. a n d a s many mo re o f wa t e r a bove .
Fe s t iva l s : O n f e t e da v s a n d h o l idays ch i l d re n o fMu n i c i pa l O rph a n age wea r b l a ck an d re d co lo r s o f
c i ty, a n d g i r l s o f o rpha nage s wea r wh i t e h ea d—d r e s s e sw i t h b l a ck d r e s s e s ; an d Wa l l oo n s d r e s s e s o f v io l e tc o l o r .
F rom Ams t e r dam i t i s 44% mi l e s v ia Ut r e c h t a n dGoud a to Ro t t e rdam .
From VVeesper Poo r t S ta t i o n o f t h e N e th e r la n d S ta t e
Ra i lway a t Ams t e rdam i t i s 21% mi l e s, so u t h ea s t e r l y,a n d take s V2 h ou r t o Cen t ra l S ta t i o n a t
UTRECHT,HOLLAND (Popu l a t ion,Ra i lway S ta t ion s : Cen t ra l S ta t i o n, fo r all gove rn
m en t t ra i n s ; O osterpoorweg and B ilttraat S ta t ion s, fo rDu t c h Ra i lway t ra i n s t o Amst e r d am v ia H i l v e r sum .
Hot e l s : Hot e l d e s Pays-Ba s, Jan s—Ke rkh o f 10 ; Mo
t e l het Ka s t e e l va n An twe rp e n,O ud e Gra ch t 50 ; Ho te l
B e l l e vu e, V reeb u rg 4.
I n t e r e s t i ng Th i ngs : Cen t r e o f t h i ngs i s V reeb urg
Mu s eum Kunstliefde, wi t h fi n e p i c tu re s— Ca t h ed ra l
( 1254) w i t h 338 foo t t owe r, fi n e v i ew from p la t fo rm
458 s t e p s up ; 42 b e l l s, o n e we igh i n g 8% t o n s— Un ive r
sity ( 1636) w i t h ove r s tu d en t s— Arc h i ep i s c opa lMu s eum, w i t h e c c l e s i a s t i ca l o b j e c t s— Chu r c h of S t .
Ca t h e r i n e— Un iv er s i t y L i b ra ry, vo lumes— An t i
qua r ia n Mu s eum
Th e S in ge l, a fo rm e r moa t, en c i r c l e s t h e o l d t own .
Th i s moa t i s n ow mad e i n to wa lk s .
F rom L i ege t o Ut r ec h t ( S ta t i o n d e s Gu illem ins) . i t
i s 120 m i l e s an d take s abou t 6 h ou r s .
From Ut r ec h t a n d Arn h em to Co l ogn e v ia Emmer
ich a n d Ob e rh au sen i t i s_
136 m i l e s . by ra i l . Th e re i s as t eamboa t rou t e a l o n g th e Rh in e f romRot t e r d am toCo l ogn e by way o f A rn h em . From Co l ogn e t o Amst e r
d am an d Rot t e rdam (Hook o f Ho l la n d ) v i a C l eve an dNymwegen, 154 o r 164 mi l e s ( r e s p e c t i ve ly ) . Dutc h
cu s t om s h ou s e a t Nymwegen ; Ge rma n cu s tom s hou s e
a t C ra n en bu rg .
F rom Co l ogn e t o Ro t t e r dam (Hook o f Ho l l a n d ) v ia
Ven l o,B oxt e l a n d B r eda ( Flu s h i n g ) . 154 m i l e s by ra i l .
F rom Maa s t r i c h t t o Nymwegen (Dord r ec h t, Amer s
foor t-Ams t erd am ), 81 m i l e s by ra i lway .
F rom Ut r e c h t by t h e N e t h e rl a n d S ta t e Ra ilwav
i t i s sou t h ea s t e r l y, sou t hwe s twa rd ly, wes twa rd ly a n d
303
sou t hwe s twa rd ly v i a Ge l d e rma l s en, Hertogensbosch,Tilbu rgh, a n d B r ed a a n d tak e s 394, h ou r s to
ROSENDAAL, HOLLAND
Hot el : Cock x .
Du t c h cu s t om s po i n t a n d t h e j u n c t i o n fo r t h e ra i l
roa d l i n e to An twerp an d fo r t h e l i n e to B r e da,Ven l o
an d Co l ogn e .
From Ros en daal by t h e Ne t h e r la n d S ta t e Ra i lway i t
i n 16 m i l e s, s ou t h e r ly, v i a Es sc h en m i l e s ), a n d
t ak e s h ou r to t h e Cen t ra l S ta t i o n o f B e lg i a n Ra i l
way a tANTWERP, BELGIUM
At An twe rp you c a n go sou th by Ma l i n e s a n d B ru s
s e l s to Par i s .
Rou te 2— LONDON to QUEENBORO, V LISSENGEN ( Flu s h i n g), ROSENDAAL,DORDRECHT,ROTTERDAM and AMSTERDAM .
From Ho lbo rn V i a du c t, S t Pau l ’ s, Vic to r i a a n dHe rn e H i l l S ta t i o n s o f t h e Sou t h ea s t e rn a n d Cha th am
Ra i lway a t London i t i s 50 mi l e s, ea s t e r l y,a n d take s lh ou r s t o t h e do ck o f th e Z e e l a n d S t eam sh i p company
a t
QUEENBORO, ENGLAND
From Queenboro by th e Z e e la n d S t eam sh i p i t i s90 m i l e s, ea s t e r l y, a n d t ak e s 754 h ou r s t o
VLI SSINGEN ( Flu s h i ng),HOLLAND
( Popu l a t i on,Hot e l : Gra n d Ho t e l d e Ba i n s i n t h e no r t hwe s t e rnpa r t o f t own .
I n t e r e s t i ng Th in gs : Col l ec t ion o f An t i qu it i e s,Noo rd
ze e B ou l e va rd— S ta tu e o f M ic h a e l Adr iaa'
ns-Zoon d e
Ruy t e r,Ho l lan d'
s grea t e s t n ava l h e ro— Ca t h ed ral o f St.
Jac ob s— Nor th S ea Bou l eva rd, w i t h sp l e n d i d v i ew s
Work s a t th e Harb o r, Slu ices'
and Cana l— Town Ha l l
304
Ze e la n d S t eam Nav iga t i o n Co . i s Roya l Du t c h Ma i l
rou t e b e tw e en Fo l ke s t on e, Queenb oro a n d F lush in g,t h e ga t eway to sou t h e rn Ho l l a n d . Th e sh i p pa s sage b e
tw e e n Queenboro a nd F lu shing take s s ix h ou r s, a n d
f rom Folke s tone t o Flu s h ing 5 h ou rs . Ma i n rou t e i sf rom Flu s h in g to M id d elbu rg,Aarendsk ir k,Goes,Rosendaal, Z ie r ik z e e, Dor d r ec h t, a n d Ro t t e r d am . Al so
t ram s f rom F lu sh i ng to Middelk irk a n d i n t e rmed i a t es ta t i o n s w i t h t e rm inu s a t ma rk e t p l a c e i n M idd e l burg .
On th e I s la n d o f W'
a l c h e r e n co s tumes an d man n e r s
s ame a s c e n tu r i e s ago . Ha l f m i l e f rom F lu s h in g i sGo se .
Mon ey Change r s : W’
ieb au t, Pep e r -Dyk 33; an d S i e
ge r s, N i euwen -Dyk 98 .
F rom V lissengen by th e N e t h e r la n d S ta t e Ra i lway
i t i s 82 mi l e s,v ia Ro sen daa l (46% m i l e s ) Dor d r ec ht (70mi l e s ), a n d tak e s 2% h ou r s to t h e Delftpoor t S ta t i o na t
ROTTERDAM,HOLLAND
(Popu l a t i on,
S t eamboa ts: Rh in e st eame r s l ea ve Rotte rdam fo rMann h e im a n d col ogn e .
Excu r s ion s : From Rot t e rd am to Dord r e c h t by
s t eame r a n d r e tu rn b y railwav, l eav i n g a t Oo s t e r-Kad e .Con su l : So re n L i s to l i s Co n su l fo r Un i t e d S ta t e s o f
Ame r i c a .
Hot els : Kade ; Maa s ; Gra n d .
Tou r i s t s ’ I n qu iry Bu r eau : Amer i ca n Exp re s s Co . ,
Gedempte Glashaven 17; a n d Informatie-Bu r eau,Spaansche-Kade 3.
Res tau ra n t s : Bodega Opo r t o, Oodehavn-Kade 6 .
Tea Rooms : V een’
s Tea Sa l oo n, Van HogendorpsPl e i n 23.
Engl i s h Chu r c h S e rv i c e s : S t . Ma ry ’ s . a t ea s t e rn en do f Har linvliet. Sco t t i s h Pre s by t e r ia n Chu r c h, Va s t el a n d 2.
306
I n t e r e s t i ng Th ings : I n f ro n t ra i lway s ta t i o n i s Ex
c ha nge,w i t h co lo n na d e d cou r t c ove r e d w i t h gla s s, a n d
no r t h o f t h is Groo t e Mark t,mos t o f wh i c h i s vau l t e dove r ca na l— B ronze S ta tu e o f Era smu s o f Ro t t e rd am
( bo rn l467)— Hoogs t raa t, bu s i e s t t h o rough fa r e . Groo t e
Ke rk w i t h monumen t s o f V i c e Adm ira l s d e
Wi th, Kortenaer . an d V an B rakel— F i n e o rgan, a n d
towe r (210 f e e t h i gh, w i t h 325 s t ep s ), s p l e n d id v i ewBoymans Mu s eum w i t h ove r 500 good p i c tu re s .
Room B, Ca ta logu e No . 267, s e e Saftleven’
s s a t i r i c a l
p i c tu r e o n t h e l ega l p ro fe s s i o n ; Room C, No . 287,
S t e e n ’ s “ s t o n e b e i n g cu t ou t o f p ea sa n t ’ s h ea d i n
Room'
D, No . 255, Remb ran d t’s Un io n o f t h e Coun
t ry a n d same room,No . 124, l a n d s cap e b y Hobb ema ;I n Room E, No . 373, Greuze
’
s“Moth e r a n d Ch il d” ;
grou n d fl oo r s e e Mun i c i pal An t i qu it i e s Co l l e c t ion
F l owe r Ma rket, week days i n t h e Va n HogensdorpPl e i n— zFish Mar ke t— Engl ish Chu r c h,bu i l t by t h e Duk e
o f Mar l b o rough, a bove doo r o f wh i c h a re h i s a rms
B oompj e s Quay— Mu s eum Voo r La n d en V olk enk u-n
d e an d Mar itiem Museum, w i t h cu r i o s i t i e s f rom B ra
z i l, Afr i c a, a n d Ea s t I n d i e s— Th e Park, a n d no r t h o f
i t Zoo l og ic a l Ga rd en— B ota n ic al Gard en s .
Mon ey Changers: Marx 8: Co ., Zu idb laak 56 ; Wiss e l e n Effectenbank ,Noordb laak 25.
Rot t e rdam i s o n bo t h s i d e s o f R i ve r M eu s e, s e co n d
la rge s t c i ty i n Ho l l a n d .
Con su l : Geo . S . Mes s e r sm i t h i s Con su l fo r Un i t e d
S ta t e s o f Ame r i ca . H i s a d d re s s i s An twe rp .
From Rot t e rd am to Th e Hagu e a n d Sc h even i ngen,21 m i l e s b y e l e c t r i c t ram .
F rom Delftpoor t S ta t i o n b y th e Ho l la n d Ra i lway a t
Rotterdalri i t i s 64 m i l e s, s ou t h e r ly, a n d take s 3 h ou r s
t o
ANTWERP, BELGIUM ( S e e page 38)Rou t e 3— From HOOK OF HOLLAND to SCHIEDAM and ROTTERDAM .
307
From Hook o f Hol l a n d by t h e Ho l la n d Ra i lway i t
i s 7 mi l e s, s ou t h ea s t e r l y, an d take s 1-3 h ou r t o
SCHIEDAM,HOLLAND
From Sc h i e d am by t h e Ho l la n d I ro n Ra i lway i t i s
3 m i l e s, ea s t e r l y, a n d take s h ou r t o Delftpoor t S ta
t io n a tROTTERDAM, HOLLAND
Rou te 4— NIEUWESCHANS to GRONINGEN,LEEUWARDEN, HEERENVEEN, MEPPEL,ZWOLLE, Z U T P H E N, ARNHEIM, NYMWEGEN, VENLO,
‘ ROERMOND, WEERT,B OXTELL,BREDA an d ROTTERDAM .
"
From Nieuweschans'
by t h e N e th e r l a n d S ta t e Ra i lwav i t i s 29 mi l e s,we s twa rd l y, a n d take s h ou r s t o
GRONINGEN, HOLLAND
(Popu l a t i o n,
Ra ilway Sta tion s : Noo rd e r S ta t i o n wh e r e t ra i ns fo r
D e l fzyl a n d Roodextrool depa r t ; Cen t ra l, wh e r e a l lt ra i n s d epa r t .
Hot e l s : Wi l l em s, He rre S t raa t 54; Doe l en, i n th eGroo t e Ma rk t .
Cu s t oms-Hou s e exam ina t i o n o n way t o Ho l la n d from
B r eme n,Ge rmany, t ak e s p l a c e a t N i euwe Schau s .
F rom Gron i nge n by t h e N e th e r l a n d.
S ta t e Ra i lway i ti s 33% m i l e s, we s twa rd l y, a n d take s 1% h ou r s to
LEEUWARDEN, HOLLAND (Popu l a t ion,Hot e l s : Pho en ix, S t . Ja co b S t raa t 9-11; N i euweDoe l e n, Ko rem -Ma rk t 199; Ami c i t i a, Wirdumer Dyk45.
From Leeuward en by th e N e th e r l a n d S ta t e Ra i lway
i t i s m i l e s, s ou t h ea s t e r l y, a n d take s h ou r to
HEERENVEEN, HOLLAND (Popul a t io n,Hot e l : Jor issen.
308
ROERMOND,HOLLAND (Population,Hot e l s : Mu n s t e r ; Li on d
’
O r .
From Roe rmon d by th e N e th e r l a n d S ta t e Railwav
i t i s 16 m i l es w e stwa rd ly, a n d take s h ou r t o
WEERT,HOLLAND (Popu l a t ion
Hot e l : Enge l .
From We er t b y t h e N e t h e r la n d S ta t e Ra i lway i t i s
m i l e s,a n d tak e s 1% h ou r s t o
BOXTEL,HOLLAND (Popu l a t i o n,Hot e l s : Van Dyke ; Boxt e l .From Boxt e l b y th e N e th e r la n d S ta t e Ra i lway i t i s
24 m i l e s,we s twa rd l y,a n d take s h ou r t o
BREDA,HOLLAND (Popu l a t i on,Hot e l s : DeKroon, i n t h e Boschtraat ; P i e t Jonk ers
a t S t a t i o n ; DeZwaan, i n t h e Bo s ch s t raa t .
From B r ed a by t h e N e th e r l a n d S ta t e Ra i lway i t i s 18
mi l e s, no r th e r ly, a n d tak es h ou r t o
DORDRECHT, HOLLAND
(Popu l a t ion,Ho t e l s : B e l l evu e, Boomstraat 25; Pon son, a t t h e
S ta t i o n ; Oran j e, on J oh an d e Wi t t S t raa t l l -a .
From Dord r ec h t by t h e N e t h e r la n d S ta t e Ra i lwa y i t
i s m i l e s, n o rt hwe s twa rd ly, a n d take s h ou r t ot h e B eu r s S ta t io n a n d Delftpoort S ta t i o n, m i l e fu rt h e r a t
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HUNGARY
Se e Map o f Au s t r i a a n d Hunga ry ( page 5)
Mon ey : 100 fi l l e r i s e qua l to l k ro n e . Co in s a re :B ron z e 1 a n d 2 h e11e rs ; n i cke l 10 a n d 20 h e l l e r s ; s i l ve r 2a n d 5 k ro n e ; go l d 10 a n d 20 k ro n e ; n o t e s a re 10, 20,50, 100 a n d k ro n e .
Rou t e l— MAIN TRIP f rom BATYU t o CSAP, SAR
TORALJANJHELY, SZERENCO, MIKOLCZ,HATVAN an d BUDAPEST .
Rou te 2— Ma in t rip f r om NAGYVARAD (ROUMA
NIA ) t o PUSPOK-LADANY, SZOLNOK, CZE
GLED and BUDAPEST .
Rou t e 3— From BEKESKADA (HUNGARY ) t o MEZOTUR, SZOLNOK, CZEGLED an d BUDA
PEST .
Rou t e 4— Ma i n t r i p f r om SZABADKA to KI SKOROS,KUNSZENTINOKLO S, TAKSONY an d BUDAPEST .
Rou t e S— Ma in t r i p f rom NAGYKANITZA (HUNGARY ) t o LEPSENY, STUHLWEISSENBERGa n d BUDAPEST .
Rou t e 6— Ma i.n - tr i p f r om SZOMBATHELY (AUS
TRIA ) t o GYOR (RAAB ), KOMARON (CZE
CHO-SLOVAKIA) BANHILDA a n d BUDA
PEST .
Rou t e 7— Ma i n t r i p f r om PARKANY-NANA (CZEa
CHO -SLOVAKIA ) t o VACZ an d BUDAPEST .
Rou t e l— F rom BATYU t o CSAP,SARTORALJANJHELY, SZERENCO,MIKOLCZ, HATVAN, t oBUDAPEST .
From Ba tyu,Hunga ry, by th e Hunga r ia n ra i lway,it
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i s 203 mi l e s w e s twa rd ly vi a Csap ( 10 mi l e s ) , Sar toral
j anjhely (36 mi l e s ), Szerenco (64% mi l e s ),Mik olcz (89m i l e s ),Hatvan ( 161 m i l e s ), an d take s 6% h ou r s t o
BUDAPEST,HUNGARY ( Popula t ion,Ra ilway S t a t ion s : Ea s t S ta t i o n,a t e n d o f Kerepeser
S t ra s s e, for' Hungar ian S ta t e Ra i lway t ra i n s t o V i en n a
(v i a B ru ck ), Gra t z ( v ia Raab a n d Feh r i n g), B e lgra d e,Bo sn i a,Bu c h a re s t,F iume,Ode rb e rg an d Ta rn ow ; Wes tS t a t ion, a t n o r t h e rn e n d o f Waitzner-Rin g, fo r Hun
ga r i a n S ta t e Ra i lway t ra i n s to V i e n n a (v i a Ma rc h egg),Teme svar, O rs o va, Bazlais a n d Bu c h a r e s t ; Sou t h e rn
S ta t i o n, fo r Sou t h e rn Ra i lway t ra i n s to Stu'
hlweissen
bu rg,Prage rh o f,La iba c h a n d Tr i e s t e ; Bu dap e s t-Ke l e n ~
fol d S ta t io n, fo r c o n n e c t i n g ra i lway t ra i n s .
Hot e l s : Gra n d Ho t e l Hu nga r ia,Fran z-Jo s eph —Quay ;Qu e en o f Engla n d, Ma r ia -Va l e r ia-Gas s e ; Na t io na l,Waitzner -Gas s e ; Con t i n e n ta l,Pa la t i n -Ga s s e .
S t eamb oa t s : S t eame rs fo r V i e n n a l eav e F ra n z -Josephs-Qu a i, n ea r t h e su s p e n s i o n b r i d ge . Sma l l s t eam
boa t s l ea ve at f r e qu e n t i n t e rva l s fo r n ea rby po i n t s .Money Ch ange r s : Hun ga r ia n Gewe rb ebank, Fran z
Deak -Gas s e 5; Au s t r i a -Hu nga r ia n Bank, Jo s eph -Pla t z2.
Re s tauran ts: F i r s t c l a s s ; Re s tau ra n t Hamo r o r Na
tional Ca s i n o, Kos su t h u t eza, Re s tau ra n t o f t h e O rszagos Ca s i n o ( Fre n c h cook i n g), Semme lwe i s-u t e za,Re s tau ra n t V igado,Erz s eb e t t e r,Re s tau ra n t D re ch s l e r,An d ra s sy u t, fa c i n g t h e Op e ra Hou s e .
Pos t e a n d Te l egrap h Offi c e s : Cen t ra l O ffi c e,Koronaherczeg u t e za .
Ba th s : So f t wa t e r ba t h s a t Pe s t . Dia na ba t h s o n
t h e F e ren c z Jo z s e f .Bu dap e s t : Cap i ta l Hu n ga r i a o n r i gh t a n d l e f t ba nks
o f Dan u b e, i s d i v i d e d i n t o two d i s t i n c t t own s : Bu d e
a n d Pe s t, ea c h . wi t h i t s own c ha ra c t e r i s t i c s . Pe s t i s
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Tabakga s s e— Kar l s-Ka s er n e ; the Hosp i ta l f o r Pensi one r s— Sta tu e o f Arc h duke Jo s ep h, i n Jo s ep h -Pla t z— New
Parliamen t Hou s e, w i t h 350 fo o t dome, an d a r ea o f
n ea r l y fou r a c r e s fo r Hou s e s o f Rep r e s en ta t i ve s a n dMagn a t e s .
-Leopoldstadt Ba s i l i c a,w i t h 315 fo o t dom e— Opera Hou s e,o n And ras sy—S t ra s s e— S ta d t Wa l dc h en,.
270 a c re s, favo r i t e Su n day r e so r t, w i t h boa t i n g, ska t
i n g, a n d Zoo l ogi c a l Ga rd en s a n d Mu s eum— Pa rk o f
Marga r e t h en -I n s e l, w i t h su l p hu r wa t e r w e l l a n d fin e
b a t h h ou s e .
At Ofen (Bu da) i s b r i dge o f magn ifi c en t p ropo r t i o n s
wh i c h co n n ec t s i t w i t h Pe s t— For t r e ss on the‘
hill a b ove
affo rd s fi n e v i ew— Hentz‘
i Monumen t, 66 foo t b ron z e
co lumn commemo ra t i ng d e fe n s i ve aga in s t Hu nga ry i n1847— Roya l Pa l a c e, w i t h 203 rooms, co n ta i n i n g Hun
ga r ia n r ega l i a ; s e e a l so Ga rd en, wi t h magn i fi c e n t V i ew— Ka is e r B ad,mos t po pu l a r su l p h u r b a t h s, wi t h sw imm ing poo l s fo r b o t h s exe s ; a l s o S t . Lu c a s Bad adj o i ni n g— S e e Tu rkish Cha p el n ea r Ka i s e r B ad— Grave o fS h ekh Gu l-Baba, a Tu rk i s h monk, who s e monumen t i s
p r e s e rv ed un d e r agre emen t b e twee n Empe ro r and Tu rk i s h gove rnmen t i n 1699.
Excu r s ion s : To Schwab enb erg by t ram from Ka
rolyi-Kor iit, o r f rom t h e su s p en s i o n b r i dge, f rom
wh en c e the a s c en t i s mad e ; fi n e v i ew o f tw i n c i t i e s an d
th e Danu b e . Hatva n, 43 m i l e s f rom Bu dap e st —Se e
Cha t eau o f Pr i n c e Grassalk ovich. . Pii spok -Ladany i s
111 m i l e s f rom“ Budap e s t . S zo l n ok i s 63 mi l e s f rom
Budap e s t . Czegl e d i s 47% mi l e s f rom Budap est . Be
k es-Fo l d va r i s m i l e s f rom Budape s t,w i t h a b ra n c h
l i n e t o B ek e s . Kis Koro s i s 67 mi l e s f rom Budap e s t .Leps en y i s 47 mi l e s f rom Budap e s t . Stuhlweissenb ergi s 43 mi l e s f romBu dap e s t— Se e Ep i s c opa l Pa l a c e— New
Th ea t re— Ca t h ed ra l —A p l ea sa n t Excu rs ion i s t o TownV in eya rd s .
O ne o f t h e mo s t b eaut i fu l s i gh t s o f Pes t— i s Ma rgu e
r i ta I s l a n d s i tua t e d No rt h o f t h e t own a n d owned by
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t h e mu n i c i pa l i t y o f Bu dap e s t . It i s o n e o f t h e fa vo r i t e
wa lk s o f t h e p eo p l e o f t h e Hu n ga r ia n Cap i ta l . Th ei s l a n d h a s man y l ove ly wa lk s — a b eau t i fu l ro s e ga rd en,a n d a fi n e ba t h i n g e s t ab l i s hmen t . Du r i n g t h e sum me r
ban d p lay s da i l y .
Rou t e 2— From NAGYVARAD, Rouman ia, t o PUSPOK-LADANY, SZOLNOK, CZEGLED an d
BUDAPEST .
From Nagyva ra d by t h e Hu n ga r ia n ra i lway, i t i s
153% mi l e s, n o r t hwe s twa rd l y, v i a Puspok -Ladan y (42m i l e s ), Szo l n ok Cz egl e d a n d take s 4%ho u r s t o
BUDAPEST .
Rou t e s— BEKESKADA, Hunga ry, t o MEZO’
I‘
UR,SZOLNOK, CZEGLED, a n d BUDAPEST .
From B ek esk ada, Hunga r ia, by th e Hu nga r ia n ra i lway, it i s 122% m i l e s . n o r t hwe s twa rd l y, v ia M ezo tu r( 34 m i l e s ) , Szo l n ok Czeg l e d a n d tak e s 5
h ou rs t o
BUDAPEST .
Rou t e 4— SZABADKA to KI SKOROS, KUNSZENTINOKLOS, TAKSONY, a n d BUDAPEST .
From Szabadka bv t h e Hu nga r ia n ra i lway, i t i s 10894mi l e s, n o rt h e r l y, V ia K i sko ro s (41 m i l e s ) , Kunzentinok los Takson y (911A), a n d t ak e s 3% h ou r s t o
BUDAPEST .
Rou t e S— F rom NAGYKANITZA, Hunga ry, t o LEPSENY, STUHLWEISSENBERG, a n d BUDA
PEST .
From Nagyk anitza b v t h e Hunga r ia n ra ilwav. i t i s134 mi l e s, v i a L ep s eny (75 m i l e s ), Stuhlweissenb erg
a n d take s h ou r s t o Kelendfold ( Sudb ahnhof)a t
315
BUDAPEST
Rou t e 6— Fr om SZOMBATHELY,Au s t ria, t o GYOR(Raab), KOMARON (Czecho~ Slovak ia) BAN
HILDA, and BUDAPEST .
From Szomba t h ely (Au s t r i a ), by Hu n ga r i a n ra i lway,i t i s 40 m i l e s,n o rt h ea s t e r l y,a n d take s h ou r s to
GYOR (Raab),HUNGARY (Popul ation,Hot e l s : We i s s e s Lamm ; Sc h iff.
Int e r est i n g Th i ngs : See Hunga r i an Th ea t r e o n
i s l a n d co n ta i n i n g Plea su r e Park, b e tw e en Danu b e a n d
Raab R ive rs — 12 m i l e s f rom Raab i s Abb ey‘
of S t . Mar
tinsb erg'
( 10th Cen tu ry)— L ib ra ry, vo lumes a n d
wr i t i n gs o f 11th Cen tu ry ; a l s o Cloak o f S t . S tefan.
From Raab to O edenburg i s 74 mi l e s, v i a Eisenstadt
(68 mi l e s ), a r e so r t fo r p i lgr im s, wh e r e t h e r e i s fi n e
Chant eau o f Pr ince Esterhézy,w i t h ga rd e n s a n d ho t
h ou s e s c o n ta i n i n g ove r va r i e t i e s o f p la n t s a n d
fi n e v i ew o f t h e Nieusiedler Se e .
F rom Gyor, b y Hun ga r ia n Ra i lway, i t i s 133 mi l es,sou t h ea s t e r l y, v ia Komaron (64 m i l e s ), Banh i da
a n d tak e s 434 h ou r s t o Bu dap e s t .
Route 7— Fr om PARKANY-NANA (Czecho-S l ovak ia)t o VACZ, an d BUDAPEST .
MAIN TRIP .
From Pa rkany-Nana b y t h e Hunga r i a n ra i lway, i t i s
49 m i l e s, s ou t h e r l y, v i a Vacz (28 m i l e s ), a n d t ak e s
h ou rs t o t h e West bahnho f s ta t i o n a t Budapest,Hunga ry.
BUDAPEST,HUNGARYAt Vac z s e e Ep i sc opa l Pa l a c e a n d Gard e n an d Tr i
umphal Arc h p e rp e tua t i n g m emo ry o f Mar i a The r e sa .
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Mon ey : Un i t i s a s h i l l i n g, compos e d o f 12 p en c e
Co i n s a re copp e r,%d, 1d,2V2d. S i l ve r,1 s h i l l i n g
Go l d,1 poun d 20 s h i l l i n gs,a n d 1 gu i n ea o f
21 s h i l l i n gs .Elev e n I r i s h m i l e s make 14 Engl i s h m i l e s .
Upon a r r i v i ng i n I re l a n d from Engl a n d, s e t you rwa t c h ba c k 25 minu t e s .
Th e c l ima t e o f I re la n d i s t empe ra t e a n d wa rme r t h a nEngla n d, t h e ra i n fa l l a v e ragi ng 36 i n c h e s i n I re la n d
a n d 30 i n c h e s i n Engla n d .
“Ea r l y Ch r i s t ia n Ar t i n I r e la n d, by M i s s S toke s,wh i c h i s we l l i l lu s t ra t e d, a n d t h e Roya l So c i e t y o f
An t i qu a r i e s o f I re la n d s i x-p e n n y h an d - book s a r e va lu
ab l e .
I RELAND
Th e Tumu l i w e r e mou n d s u n d e r wh i c h me n we r e
bu r i e d in u rn s . Th e Do lmens w e r e s epu l c h ra l mo numen t s .
Ch r i s t ian Monast e r ie s fi r s t a pp ea r e d i n I re l a n d b e
twe e n t h e 3rd a n d 5t h Ce n tu r i e s .
Th e fi r s t o ra t o ries w e r e s t o n e an d some 14 f e e t l o n g .
On e o f t h e b e s t o f t h e s e i s a t Gallerus.
Th e fi r s t c hur c h e s we re bu i l t i n t h e 6th a n d 7th Cen
tu r ies,o f c emen t . Th e rou n d towe rs e n cou n t e re d we r e
b e l f r i e s a n d we re u s e d t o k e e p t h e t r ea su re s o f t h emona s t e r i e s i n .
Th e Chu rc h o f S t . C im i n wa s bu i l t i n 1007, fi f ty yea r sb e fo r e We s tm i n s t e r Abb ey wa s s ta r t e d . Th re e -hun
d re d yea r s l a t e r th e An glo -No rman S ty l e a pp ea re d .
Th e h igh c ro s s e s o f C l on MacNois,Mona s Tob ice,Du r row,Tu am, Ke l l s a n d Kilfenoro a r e t h e mos t famou s .
As fa r ba ck a s t h e 1l t h Ce n tu ry go rgeou s Cumdachs
o r book c ove r s we r e u s e d, a nd t h e book sh r i n e s we re
mad e a n d d i s t r i bu ted .
Th e famou s “Tara B rooc h, t h e Cro s s o f Cong, a n d
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t h e Adagh Cha l i c e,are among the mos t b eau t i fu l s p e c i
m en s o f I r i s h me ta l wo rk .
Th e p ra c t i c e o f i l lumina t i n g th e manu s c r i p t s rea c h e di t s z e n i t h i n t h e 8t h Ce n tu ry, a n d t h e mo s t famou ss p e c im e n i s t h e B ook o f K i l l s wh i c h i s i n th eL ib ra ry of Tr i n i t y Co l l ege,Du b l in .
Th e r i c h e s t pa r t o f I r e l a n d i s i n Mun s t e r, a n d i s
kn own a s t h e “Go l d e n Ve i l” b e twe e n L ime r i c k a n d
Cash e l, i n T i pp e ra ry .
Th e l an guage o f th e ea r l y I r i s h wa s ca l l e d Er s e .
I h ea r t i l y c ommend B la ck’
s Gu i d e B ook to I re la n d,a vo lume o f n ea r l y 400 page s . t o my rea d e r s wh o w i s h
t o go ext e n s i ve ly i n t o eve ry d e ta i l o f I r i s h h i s to ry a n dgeogra ph y . It i s we l l a r ra n ge d, h a s a wea l t h o f in
fo rma t i on, a n d co n ta i n s s om e fi n e map s .
APPROACHES TO IRELAND
(Wit h Approx ima t e Hou r s o f Pa s sage a n d Lowes t
Pr e-War Sa l oo n Fa r e s fo r S i ngl e J ou rney)F i s h guar d t o Ro s s l a r e, 231,h ou r s ; Grea t Wes t e rnRa i lway s t eame rs ; two sa i l i n gs da i l y ; fa r e lOs.
Gla sgow to Dub l i n, Bu rn s (Roya l Ma i l ) ; tw i c e da i l yv i a B e l fa s t,283. 7d. ; fou r sa i l i n gs a we ek v i a Gr e en ock,15s. 6d. ; a n d La i rd Li n e, tw i c e a w e ek, fa re 14s .
Heysh am to Dub l in,9 h ou rs, La i r d L i n e ; da i l y sa i li n gs ; fa re 125 . 6d.
Holyh ea d to K ings t own, h ou r s ; C i t y o f Dub l i nS t eam Packe t tw i c e da i l y ; Lon don 8: No rt h \/VesternRa i lway s t eame rs da i l y : fa re 105 . To Dub l i n (N . \Va l l ) ,3% h ou r s ; London No r t h Wes t e rn Ra i lway s t eame rs,da i l y, 85 .
L iver poo l t o Dub l i n, 8 h ou r s, C i ty o f Dub l i n S t eamPacke t a n d o th e r l i n e s ; da i l y, 135 . 6d.
London to Dub l i n, 3 day s, B r i t i s h Ir i s h S t eamPa cke t Co . , Ltd . , tw i c e a week , 265 .
Plymou t h to Dub l i n,30 h ou r s, B r i t i s h I r i s h S t eam
Packe t Co ., Ltd ., tw i c e a week, 2 l s . 6d.
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Por t smou t h t o Dub l i n (v ia S ou t h amp t on ),56 h ou r s,B r i t i s h I r i s h S t eam Packe t Co .,Lt d ., tw i c e a week .
S illo t h t o Dublin, 12 h ou rs, Wi l l i am S loa n e Co .
s t eame r s, tw i c e a week, 105 .
Sou t h amp ton to Dub l i n, 50 h ou r s, B r i t i s h I r i s hS t eam Pa cke t Co. ,Ltd. , tw i c e a we ek,263.
B r is t o l t o Cork,20 h ou r s,Ci t y o f Co rk S t eam Pa cke t,week ly sa i l i n gs, fa r e 125. 6d To Wat er fo rd,14 h ou r s .Wate r fo rd S t eamsh i p Co .,week ly, 15s.
F is hgua r d t o Co rk,C i ty o f Co rk S t eam Pa cke t, th r e es a i l i n gs a we ek, 153 . To Rossiar e, h ou r s, Grea t
We s tern Ra i lway s t eame r s, tw i c e da i ly, 103.
Gla sgow to Sl igo, La i rd L i n e, tw i c e a we ek, 133 . 6d.
To Wat er fo r d, 28 h ou r s, Clyd e Sh i pp i n g Co . , tw i c e a
week, 175 . 6d. To Cork,30 h ou r s, Clyd e S h ip p i n g Co . ,
tw i c e a w e ek, 17s . 6d. To Ba l l i n a a n d We s t p or t,La i rdL i n e, a l t e rna t e Sa tu rday s, 13s. 6d.
Liver poo l to Wes t p o r t, La i rd L i n e, week l y, 125 . 6d.
To Cork, 19 h ou r s, C i t y o f Co rk S t eam Packe t, t h re es a i l i n gs a week, fa r e 20 5 .
Lon don to Cork,C i ty o f Co rk S t eam Packe t . week l y,22s. 6d . t o Wa t e r fo rd, Clyd e S h i pp i n g Co ., week ly,205 .
Plymou t h t o Cork, Ci ty o f Co rk S t eam Packe t .
week l y,228 . 6d.
Sou t h amp ton to Co rk, C i ty o f Co rk S t eam Pa cke t .
week l y sa i l i n gs, far e 225 . 6d.
Ardro s sa n t o B e l fa s t, Bu rn s (Roya l Ma i l ), 5 h ou r s,d a i ly sa i l i n gs, fa r e 10s 6d.
Bar row t o B e l fa s t, 8% h ou rs, Jame s L i t t l e Co . ,
Ba r row—on—Fu rn e s s, t h re e s a i l i n gs a week . 125 . 6d.
B r i s t ol t o B elfa s t . W . S lo an e Co . , Gl a sgow, tw i c e
a week 175 . 6d.
Ca rd iff t o B e l fa s t,W . S loa n Co . , Gla sgow, tw i c e
a we ek, 175 . 6d.
Gla sgow to B e l fa s t, 8% h ou r s, Bu rn s (Roya l Ma i l ),tw i c e a day, 135.
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Leave F i n t own 7 A . M . fo r Dungl ow.
Leave Glencomb k ille A . M . fo r K illyb egs .Leave Gl en t ie s A . M . a n d P . M . fo r Ar da ra .
Leave Gl en t i e s A . M . fo r Nar in, Por tnoo' a n d
Rosb eg.
Leave K illyb egs A.
'M. fo r Ca r ric k an d Glencomb k ille .
Leave Le t t e rkenny A . M . fo r Rame l t on a n dM i l fo rd.
Leave M i l ford A . M . fo r Le t t e rk enny.
Leave Na r in P. M . fo r Gl en t i e s .Leave Por tnoo P . M . fo r Gl e n t ies.
Leave Rame l t on A . M . fo r L et t e rk enny .
Leave Rosb eg P . M . fo r Gl ent i e s .Leave B a l l int r a Ra i lway S ta t i o n fo r Bal l intra Town
M’
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s c a r s me e t a l l t ra i n s ; fa r e, 6d.
IRELAND
Rou t e l— Ma in Tr i p— NEW YORK to QUEENS
TOWN and CORK .
Rou t e 2— S id e Trip— From CORK to BLARNEYCASTLE, ROSTELLAN, YOUGAL,CAPPOQUIN, LI SMORE,FERMOY,MALLOW,CORK
Rou t e 3— Fr om CORK to DUNMANWAY,BANTRY,GLENGARI FF, KILLARNEY, L I M E R I C K,GALWAY,DUBLIN .
Rou t e 4— S id e Tr ip— F rom DUBLIN to HOWTH .
Rou t e S— S i d e Tr ip— Fr om DUBLIN t o MALAHIDE .
Rou t e 6— DUBLIN t o DROGHEDA .
Rou t e 7— From DUBLIN t o PORTRUSH,BELFAST,BANGOR .
Rou t e 8— From WESTPORT t o CLAREMORRI S,SLIGO, ENNI SKILLEN, LONDONDERRY,
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STRABANE, OMAGH, PORTADOWN, B ROGHEDA,DUBLIN .
Rou t e 9— From DUBLIN t o BRAY, WICKLOW,
WEXFORD,WATERFORD, ROSSLARE .
Rou t e lo— From SLIGO to LONGFORD, MULLINGAR, DUBLIN .
Rou t e l l— F rom GALWAY to ATHLONE, PORTARLINGTON, KILDARE, DUBLIN .
Rou t e 1— QUEENSTOWN to CORK, ELAR
NEY, ROSTELLAN, YOUGAL, CAPPOQUIN,LI SMORE, FERMOY,MALLOW and r e tu r n t o
CORK .
ROUTE 1
MAIN TRIP— NEW YORK TO QUEENSTOWN an d
CORK .
From N ew York i t i s m i l e s ea s t e r l y by s t eame ra n d tak e s 5% day s t o
QUEENSTOWN, I RELAND
(Popu l a t i o n,Hot e l : Qu e e n ’ s .
I n t e r e s t ing Th i ngs : Th e Quays, s eve ra l m i l e s i n
l e n gth— Reve r en d Ch a r l e s Wo l fe, t h e au t h o r o f“Th e
Bu r ia l o f S i r J oh n Moo re,” d i e d i n Qu e en s t ow n i n
1833.
Th e Cu s toms Hou s e exam in a t i o n take s p l a c e a t
Qu e en s t own .
You ca n go to Cork by s t eam e r t o Pa s sage, a n dt h e r e tak e th e t ra i n, 6% m i l es, wh i c h tak e s 16 minu t e s,fa r e o r a l l t h e way by s t eam e r, fa re F rom
Monks t own i t i s 1034,m i l e s t o Qu e en s t own,wh i c h tak e s35m inu t e s . You ge t b e t t e r v i ew s by s t eame r .
From Qu e en s t own P i e r by Co rk, B la ck ro ck Pas
323
sage Ra i lway a n d s t eams h i p i t i s 10% mi l e s n o r t h e r l y
t o Monks t own, a n d f rom th e re t ak e s X9, h ou r t o th es t a t i o n o f the Co rk, B l a ck ro ck
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! Pas sage Ra i lway a t
Al b e r t S t r e e t o n t h e R iv e r LO t o
CORK, I RELAND
(Popu l a t i on 1911,
Far e, by s t eame r a n d o r d i na ry t ra i n : l s t c l a s s, 1s.
9d. ; 3rd c l a s s, l s. 2d.
Ra ilway S ta t ion : Monks t own S ta t i o n, whe r e t ra i n s
fo r Cor k d epa r t .Dock s, Et c . : Qu ee n s t own Pie r do ck, l o ca t e d a t
B eac h Qu e ens t own,wh e re s h i p s fo r Monk stown d epa r t .Righ t Hon o rab l e Lo r d Hayor o f City: W . F . O
’
Con
no r .Con su l : C . M . Ha th away i s Con su l fo r Un i t e d S ta t e s
o f Ame r i ca H i s a d d r e s s i s Ame r i c a n Co n su l a t e .
Hot e l s : Devon sh i r e Arms ; Imp e r i a l Ho t e l ; Ade l ph i
Ho t e l .Trave l Bu r eau s : Hea l t h Reso r t s As so c ia t io n, a n d
Pa t r i ck Roban,6 Sou t h Ma in S t r e e t .Sp ec i a l t i e s o f t h e
_
cit y a r e : Con n ema ra ma rb l e, b ig
oak,a n d b lack thornes.
I n t er es t i ng Thi n gs : Cl oc k Ga t e ( fi n e v i ew ) —Green
Park an d Esplana d e— Th e S t ran d (wh e re i s l o ca t e d
t e rm i nu s o f Gre a t Sou t h e r n a n d Wes t e rn Ho t e l— Myrtle Grove ( S i r Wa l t er Ra l e igh
’ Hou se)— Town Wa l ls—
'B1a c kwa t er River— Ve ry b eau t i fu l s c e n e ry to Cappoqu in— Devon sh ir e Arms, fo rme r h ome o f S i r Wa l t e r
Ra l e i gh, wh e r e h e e n t e r t a i n e d Sp en c e r,who was -wr i ti n g t h e Fa e r i e Qu e e n .
”
Yougal” mean s yaw wood— Ardmor e i s 5 mi l e s
f rom Yougal -S e e Rou n d Towe r t h e r e .
Rou te 2— S i d e Tr ip,Ma in Tr ip Resumed page 327.
From Cork ( n ea r en d o f S t . Geo rge s S t re e t ) i t i sm i l e s n o r t h e r l y by t h e Co rk Mu ske r ry Ligh t
Ra i lway, a n d t ak es 25 m i nu t e s t o
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t own- The Riv er‘
B l a c kwa t er i s mo s t p i c tu r e s qu e a n d
i n summer mon th s boa t s e rv i c e s p l y to Capp oqu in,18mi l e s d i s t a n t,wh ic h i s
‘ t h e s ta t io n fo r Mou n t McElrayAbb ey— Th e re i s a l s o goo d boa t i ng an d sa lmon fi sh i n go n t h e B l ackwa t er .
F rom Yougha l i t i s 16 mi l e s n o r th e r l y by th e Yougha l
B la ckwa t e r S t eam sh i p Company v i a t h e B lackwat e r
Rive r (known a s t h e“ I r i s h Rh i n e a n d tak e s 3 h ou r s
t o
CAPPOQUIN,I RELAND
Fa re,b y s t eame r : l s t c l a s s,25. r e tu rn,3s. ; 2ud c l a s s,l s. 6d. ; r e tu rn, 25.
Int er e s t ing Th ings : O n way to Coppoqu in s e e S t .
Molanas Abb ey— B allayntray— Ol d Strancally Ca s t l e
Dromna— Trapp is t Mon a s t er y o f Mou n t Me lleraya n d Dromana Ca s t l e .Th e Coy, t h e b oa t t h a t fo rme r ly mad e t h i s t r i p, h a s
b e e n so l d, a n d i t i s n o t a t a l l c e r t a i n t h a t i t w i l l b eru n n i n g i n 1920 .
From Cappoqu in i t i s 4 mi l e s w e s twa rd ly b y th eGrea t Sou the r n We s t e rn Ra i lway, a n d take s 9 min
u t e s t o
LI SMORE, I RELAND
( Popu l a t i on,
Hot e l s : Devon shi r e Arms ; B la ckwa t e r Va l e .
I n t e r e s t i ng Th ings : Th e Duke of D evons h ir e Castle
i s o n t h e s i t e o f t h e o l d Un i ve r s i ty— S e e famou s “Lis
mor e Cro s ier, o f fi n e ly wrough t go l d— Walk a lo ng the
Es p la n a d e an d B ea c h— Kitteagh, w i t h its c h a rm in g
woo d,Gl en b ower, i s 7 m i l e s away— Re tu rn b y Mountuniack e —Th r e e m i l e s f rom K i l l eagh s e e Lady Shannond em es n e .L i smor e is o n e o f th e mo s t a n c i e n t town s i n I r e la n d .
F rom L i smor e i t i s 35mi l e s w e s twa rd l y by t h e Grea tSou t h e rn We s t e rn Ra i lway,a n d tak e s h ou r t o
326
FERMOY, IRELAND (Popu l a t i o n,Hot e l s : Roya l ; B r idge .
I n t e r e s t in g Th i ngs : S t . Colman ’ s Co l l ege— B r idge,w i t h seven a rc h e s .
From F e rmoy i t i s 35 m i l e s we s twa rd l y by th e Grea tSou t h e rn We s t e rn Ra i lway,a n d take s h ou r t o
MALLOW, IRELAND
On t h e B la c k Wa t e r R ive r (Popula t ion,Fa r e : l s t c l a s s,43. 6d. ; 2nd c la s s,35 . 6d. :3rd c la s s,2s.
Railway S ta t i on s : (1) Ballyhooley S ta t i o n, l o ca t e da t Ballyhooley, wh e re t ra i n s fo r Ma l l ow d epa rt ; (2)K i l l avu l l en S ta t i o n, l o ca t e d a t K i l l avu l l e n,wh e re t ra i n s
fo r Co rk d epa r t .Hot e l : H ib er n ian,Bank Pla c e .
I n t e r e s t i ng Th ings : Ce l e b ra t e d Sp r i ng, wi t h fi n e
m in e ra l wa t e r— Mal l ow Ca s t l e .From Mal l ow i t i s 30 m i l e s a n d tak e s h ou r t o re
tu rn t o Co rk v i a B l a rn ey . It i s 145 m i l e s f rom Du bl i n .
Rou t e Numb er 3— CORK to KILLARNEY, LIMER
ICK an d GALWAY by “THE PRINCE OF
WALES ROUTE .
Ma in Tr ip Re sumed .
F rom Cork (Alb e r t Qu ay ) S ta t i o n i t i s 37% m i l e s
sou t hwe s twa rd l y by th e Co rk, Ban don 8: Sou t h Coa s tRa i lway v i a Ban don (20 m i l e s f rom Cork), a n d take s4 h ou rs t o
DUNMANWAY, I RELAND
(Popu l a t i o n,Hot e l : Ca s t l e .I n t e r e s t i ng Th i ngs : Wonde r fu l Mou n ta i n Sc en e ry
B egi n n i n g o f t h e c oa ch i n g t r i p t o Gl enga riff .From Du nmanway i t i s 20 mi l e s by t h e Co rk, Ban don
81 Sou t h Coa s t Ra i lway v i a D r imol eagu e, a n d tak e s 1
h ou r 15 mi nu t e s t o
327
BANTRY IRELAND (Popu l a t ion,Hot el : Can t y 3.
Int er e s t i ng Th i ngs : B an try Hou s e, fo rme r l y b e lo n g
i n g to Ea r l o f B an t ry— B eau t i ful Ban t ry Bay .
Th e r e i s a ca r a t V i ck e ry ’s Ho t e l fo r t h o s e w i sh i n g to
go t h e “Pr i n c e o f Wa l e s Rou t e” toKillar n ey— It i s 57%m i l e s t o Cork— You ca n go f rom Bantr y to B enhaven
b y s t eam e r a n d ma i l ca r . You l e ave B an t ry a t 7 P . M .
a n d r ea c h Glenga riff a t 8, sp en d t h e n igh t t h e r e, a n d
l eave Gl engariff a t t h e n ex t mo rn i n g, a r r i v i n g a tKenmar e fo r lu n c h b e fo r e 12, l e av i n g Kenmar e i n t h e
a f t e rn oo n an d a r r iv ing a t K i l l a r n ey a l i t t l e a f t e r 5.
From Bant ry i t i s 9 m i l e s we s twa rd l y by t h e Co rk,Ban don Sou t h Coa s t Ra i lway, a n d take s 55 mi nu t e st o
GLENGARIFF, I RELAND (Popula t ion,625)Hot el : Royal .Int e r e s t ing Th ings : Remar kable Mou nta in Sc eneryGl engariff mean s rugged gl en .
Gl enga riff ca n a l s o b e r ea ch e d f rom B an t ry b y b oa t .
Th e ca r fo r K il l ar n ey, a f t e r t ak i n g up pas s en ge r s a t
Ro ch e ’ s Ho t e l, s t a r t s f rom Ecc le’ s ea r l y i n t h e morn
i n g— At Kenmar e m i l e s ), h o r s e s c h a nge d, a n d
lu n ch eo n— Af t e r, ca r go e s t o K illa rney, a r r i v i n g la t ei n a f t e rn oo n .
F rom Gl engar iff i t i s m i l e s n o r th e r l y b y mo to r
coa ch, t h rough wi l d a n d p i c tu re s qu e s c en e ry, t o
KILLARNEY, I RELAND (Popul a t ion,Hot e l s : Royal Vic t o r i a,1% m i l e s n o r t hwe s t o f S tat i o n ; Grea t Sou t h e rn (Grea t No r t h We s t e r n Ra i lway) ;New ( r ea so n ab l e p r i c e s ), n ea r th e S ta t i o n .
I n t e r e s t ing Th ings : Roman Ca t h o l i c Cath ed ra lB eau t i fu l e s t a t e a n d ga rd e n s o f Ear l o f K enmar e— Th e
Lake s : Lough Leane i s'
1% mi l e s f rom K il l a r n ey . A
t r i p s h ou l d b e tak e n to t h e Gap o f Duml oc. Th e b e st
way i s to en gage a po n y, r i d i n g from K i l l a r n ey sou t h
328
Aghadoe Hou s eKilalee Chu r c h ( ru i n s )B eau fo r t Hou s eDunloe Ca s t l eKa t e Kea rn ey ’ s Co t tage
Cosaun Lough
Cushvalley Lou ghAugu r Lough an d Pik e Ro ck
B la ck Lough
Gap Co t tage
(Ca rs s top . Con t i nu e o n foo t o r pon y . )S i t e o f Lo rd B ra n do n ’ s Co t tage 14
(Proc e e d b y boa t,wh i c h s h ou l d b e i n wai t i n g . )Head o f Upp e r Lake 14%M’
Carthy’
s I s l a n d, Eagl e I s l a n d, Arbu tu s
I s l a n d, Newfou n d lan d Bay .
En t e r Lo n g Ran ge . .
Man -of—War Rock, Eagl e’ s N e s t .
En t e r M i d d l e Lake b y O l d We i r B r i dge
Gl en a Bay, O’
Su llivan’
s Ca s ca d e .
Innisfallen ( ru i n e d a bb ey ) 25V;Ro s s I s la n d ( ru i n e d ca s t l e ) 26
Lan d h e r e o r a t Muck ross 28%“Kill a rney mean s Chu r c h o f t h e S lo e s . It i s 41 mi l e st o Ma llow.
From K illarney S ta t i o n o f th e Grea t Sou t h e r nWes t e rn Ra i lway i t i s 82 mi l e s n o r th e r l y, v ia Mallow
Junc t ion (41 mi l e s ), a n d take s 3 h ou r s 45 minu t e s t o
LIMERICK, I RELAND
(Popu l a ti on,Ra ilway S ta t ion : Grea t Sou t h e rn Wes t e rn S t at i o n,Pa rn e l l S t r e e t, fo r t ra i n s fo r a l l p a r t s o f I re l a n d .
Dock s : Dock Roa d, fo r s h i p s t o Engla n d an d a l l
p a r t s o f t h e wo r l d .
Excu r s ion s : To Adar e a n d t h e Lowe r Shan n on bys t eame r— Ca s t l e c on n e l l— K i l l a l o e— Lough Derg a n d
330
t h e Upp er Sh an n on (b y s t eame r ) . From Lime r i ck youca n go down t h e Sh an n o n by s t eam e r to K il ru sh, a n dt h e n c e b y t ra i n t o K i lk e e . ( Fu l l i n fo rma t io n r ega rd i n g
t h i s t r i p'
ca n b e o b ta i n ed a t th e Lowe r Shan n o n O ffi c e,i n L ime r i c k o r K i l ru s h . )Af t e r pa s s i n g a numb e r o f o l d c as t l e s you r ea c h
Redgap, on Laba sh e eda B ay . A l i t t l e fu r t h e r downi s t h e v i l l age o f Gl in, fo r c en tu r i e s t h e s ea t o f t h e
Kn igh t o f Gl i n, kn own a s th e “Red Kn igh t " t o d i s t i ngu i s h t h i s b ran c h o f F i t zge ra l d fam i l y f rom th e “B la c k
Kn igh t a n d “Wh i t e Kn i gh t . Abou t fi ve m i l e s b e l owRedgap s e e t h e Ta l l Ligh t h ou s e an d t h e Crumb l in gP ie r o f Ta rb er t . It i s 12% m i l e s by coa c h f rom Tarb e r tt o th e Li s t ow e l Ra i lway S ta t i o n . By ra i l f rom L i s
t ow e l it i s 5034 m i l e s b a ck to L imer i c k, 1972 mi l es t oTra l e e,a n d 9% m i l e s to Ba l l ybun n i on .
Ba l l ybun n i on,o n th e Ke r ry Coa s t s ou t h o f t h e Sha n
n on R ive r, i s a favo r i t e s ea s i d e re so r t, wi t h i t s b eau t ifu l b ea c h, h igh clifi‘s w i t h caves a n d n a tu ra l ro ck-a rc h e s
o f won d rou s fo rma t i o n, a n d i n t e r e s t i n g wa lk s f rom t h e
Ca s t l e Ho t e l . Th e ra i lway con n e c t i n g Ba l l ybun n ionw i t h L i s t ow e l i s a s i n gl e ra i l “ La r t i gu e ra i lway, ra i s e dabou t 3 f e e t f rom t h e grou n d, t h e fi r s t o f i t s k i n d c ons t ru c t e d i n t h e Un i t e d K in gdom .
B e twe en Tarb e r t a n d K ilr u s h t h e r e i s a s p ec i a l Gov
ernment (Ba l fou r ) boa t s e rv i c e, mak ing con n e c t i o n s
du r i n g th e s ea so n b e twe e n th e sou t h - s i d e coa c h a n d
t h e n o r th - s i d e t ra i n s e rv i c e .
Con t i nu i n g o n th e t r i p down the Lowe r Shan n on ,s e e t h e rou n d towe r o f Sc a t t e ry I s la n d soo n a ft e r l ea vi n g Ta rb e rt, an d t h en you ca n s e e i n t h e d i s ta n c e t h eLoop H ead . Th e rou n d tow e r i s t h e ta l l e s t i n I re l a n da nd wa s bu i l t i n t h e 9th o r l0th Cen tu ry . Th e Ca t h e
d ra l,b e twee n t h e towe r an d t h e sh o re . was bu i l t a bou tt h e s ame t ime . On th e n o r t h s i d e o f t h e Ca t h ed ra l i sa n O ra to ry, o f la rge a n d ea r l y ma son ry,wi t h roman
e s qu e ch a n c e l a r ch o f lat e r da t e . Wes t o f t h e towe r i s
33I
t h e We ll ( o r Tob e r o f S e na n . On h igh groun d, 170ya rd s t o t h e n o r t h, i s T emp l e S e n an . On th e e l eva t i o n
300 ya rds sou t hwe s t o f t h e t owe r Ar d-Na-N-Angeal,i t i s sa i d t h a t t h e Sa i n t commu n e d w i t h th e ange l b efo re d e f ea t i n g t h e “
cathach.
” Th e ru i n s o f t h e Temp l ea-Marv (o f th e d ea d ) a n d a 16 t h Cen tu ry Ca s t le a r e
a l s o i n t e r e s t i ng . Leave s t eame r a t Ki lru s h, a sma l l
ma rk e t t own, a n d go b y t ra i n t o K il ke e, 8% m i l e saway, c h a ngi n g ca r s a t Moya s ta Ju n c t i o n .
K i l k e e (Ho te l s : Moo re’ s ; Falvy
’
s ; Roya l Ma r i ne;Wes t End ( s ea so n o n ly ) ; S t e l l a Ma r i s ; a n d V i c to r ia )i s o n e o f t h e mo s t c h a rm i n g ba t h in g r e so r t s i n I re la n d,a n d i s su r rou n d ed by a grea t va r i e t y o f
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magnifi cent
ro ck s c e n e ry . Mix e d ba t h i n g i s a l l owed h e r e, a n d t h e
a c commoda t i o n s a r e goo d . Al so go l f l i n ks . Se e o ncoa s t t h e Lookou t C l iff,Puffing Hol e,Th e Amphitheat r e a n d B is h op ’s I sla n d . Th e s c en e ry a l o n g coa s t b e s t
e n j oye d b y tak i n g b oa t t r i p t o t h e Cave o f K ilk e e,w i t ha r ch e d e n t ra n c e 60 f e e t h i gh, ju t t i n g ro cks, s ta l a c t i t e s
a n d r i c h me ta l l i c t i n ge s . Loop H ead ( a l so kn own a s
Leap Hea d a n d Cuchu llin’
s Leap ) i s 16 m i l e s f romKi l k e e . Ca s t lec on n e ll a n d t h e Fa lls of Doonas a re 10m i l e s f rom L imer ick by ra i l . Th e Fa l l s h ave n o su d den
d rop, bu t fu rn i s h d e l igh t fu l va r i e d s c en e s . I n Ca s t le
c onne l l, a n ea t fi s h i n g v i l l age, i s a c h a lyb ea t e s p r i n g,fo rme r l y mu c h f r e qu e n t e d .
K i l l a l o e ( 17 m i l e s f rom L imer ick b y ra i l ), a n c i e n tt own j u s t sou t h o f Lough Derg . Not i c e i t s h i gh b anks,c l ea n h ou s e s, t h e t ow e r o f t h e Ca t h e d ra l, t h e o l d grays to n e b r i dge . F i s h i n g i s goo d a t K illalo e . (Lak es i d e
h o t e l,ve ry l a rge,w i t h fi n e v i ew . )
Lough D er g (a l s o ca l l e d D ea rg) i s t h e l a rge s t l ak e
o n t h e Sh an no n t r i p . Th e Sh a nn o n s t eame r l eavesK ill a l o e e a r ly i n t h e mo rn i n g, a n d a ft e r t rave r s i n g en
t i r e l en gth of t h e l ak e, go e s up Shan non to B anagh er
( du r i n g t h e s ea so n ) . Boa t pa s s e s b e twee n t h e qu a r
r i e d s l op e s o f Ar ra Mou n t a i n on r igh t an d S l i eve B e r332
woven i n u nu sua l d e s i gn . Se e a l so Miserecorde s ea t si n t h e nave ( 1490) — St. John’ s Roman Ca tho l i c Ca t h e
d ra l . S e e b e twe e n t h e a l ta r s ma rb l e S t a tu e o f t h e V ir
gin Ma ry by B en zo n i— Tr ea ty S t on e— Ol d C ity Wal l sCa s t lec on n ell— River S h an n on .
Gre e nw i c h T im e i s us e d h e r e .
Limer ick, s i tu a t e d o n bo t h ba nks o f t h e Sh an no n, a t
t h e h ea d o f t h e i n l e t known a s t h e “Low er Sh annon,”
was t h e cap i ta l o f t h e Dan e s, who we re exp lo i t e d b yB r i a n Boroimhe .
At Limer ick Junc t ion t h e r e c ro s s e s t h e Wa t e r fo rd
L ime r i c k L i n e . From L imer i c k Junct ion, wh i c h i s2134 m iles
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from L imer ic k, i t i s 57% mi l e s to Cork an d107% t o Dub l in,a n d 3 mi l e s t o Tipp er ary .
I n t h e summe r s t eame r s run on t h e Lowe r S h annon
t o K ilru sh. At K i l d ysa r t a s top i s mad e, a n d a l s o a t
Red Gap a n d Ta rb ert. Th e fa r e t o K i lru sh i s 65, a n df rom Limer i ck a n d re tu rn 35. 6d.
From Limer ick (Te rm i nu s S ta t i o n ) o f t h e Gr ea tSou t h e rn We s t e r n Ra i lwa y i t i s 73 m i l e s n o rt h e r l y,v i a En n is a n d A t h enry,a n d tak e s 3 h ou r s to
GALWAY, IRELAND (Popu l a t ion,
Excu r s i o n s : Th e Aran I s l es a re 28 mi l e s by s t eame r
f rom Ga lway . Th e to ta l l e n gth o f t h e t h re e i s l a n d s i s141 2 mi l e s . Th e s t eame r s t op s a t Ki l ro n a n,on t h e la rg
e s t i s l a n d (9 mi l e s l o n g),known a s Aranmor e o r Nor t hI s l a n d— S e e Edna’s Ch ap el— B la ckfo rt— Chu r c h o fK i e rn an Dun Ogh il Ba i l e N a S ean Macduach
’
s
Ch ap el— Dun Aengu s,a p re h i s to r i c fo r t a lmo s t 300 f e e ta b ove t h e s ea— Dun Onagh t— Cloc h an Na Carra ige
Chu rc h of S t . B r ec a n— Also po i n t s o n o th e r i s l a n d s .From Cl i fd e n i n Con n emara i t i s 6 mi l e s t o Moya rd .
Two m i l e s ou t t h e r e i s fi n e v i ew o f K ings t ow n Bay a n dt h e I s l a n d s o f Tu rb o t a n d Le s s e r Inishtur k , a n d fu r
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B angor mean s h o rn s o r p o i n t e d ro ck s . S t eame rsf rom B e l fa s t i n summe r . He r e a r e h e l d r ega t t a s o fRoya l U l s t e r Ya ch t C lu b .
Rou t e Numb er 8— WESTPORT t o CLAREMORRI S,SLIGO,ENNI SKILLEN an d LONDONDERRY .
From Wes tp or t i t i s 28 mi l e s s ou t h ea s t e r l y by th eM i d lan d Grea t We s t e rn Ra i lway v i a Ca s t l ebar an d
Manu l l a, a n d tak e s 45 m inu t e s t o
CLAREMORRIS, I RELAND
(Popu l a t ion,Excu r s i on s : Th e M i d l a n d Grea t We s t e rn Mo to rCoa ch ru n s f rom W e s t po r t t o C l i fd en P . M., a rr i v i n g P . l s t t o S ep t emb e r 14t h, ine lu s i ve, exc ep t h o l i day s .
Hot e l s : Imp e r i a l ; Ra i lway Ho t e l a t We s tp or t .I n t e r e s t i ng Th ings : B eau t i fu l mou n ta i n s c en e ry .
From C la r emor r i s you ca n go o n a s i d e t r i p n o r t hw e s t t o Ca s t l e ba r, sou t hwe s t t o Wes t po r t a n d no r t h
344
Glencar, 49 mi l e s t o Enn i skil l e n, 27 m i l e s to Ballysha n n on a n d 37 mi l e s t o B a l l i n a .
Fab l e say s, t h e t i d e w i l l n ev e r cov e r t h e b ody o f
t h e K i n g o f t h e F i r B ogs bu r i e d i n S l i go S t ra n d wh e nh e ha d b e en k i l l e d b y ‘
Nuada o f t h e S i l v e r Ha n d .
’
F rom S l igo i t i s 41 mi l e s n o rth ea s t e r l y b y th e Grea tNo rt h e rn Ra i lway v i a Colloon an d Man or,a n d take s 1h ou r t o
ENNI SKILLEN, I RELAND(Popu l a t i o n,
Excu rsi o ns t o Lower Lough Ern e a n d Upper LoughErne .Hot el : Imper ial (1. A . C . )I n t e r e s t i n g Th i ngs : B eau t i fu l l ak e s c e n e ry, t h e
t own s ta n d i n g o n an i s l a n d b e twe e n Upp e r a rid Lowe rLou gh s Ern e— Por tora Roya l S ch oo l, ca l l e d I r i s hEto n ” — H igh Tower Monument o n Fo r t H i l l— Roman
Ca th o l ic Chu r c h an d Town Ha l l a r e mod e rn .
Don egal i s r e a c h ed f rom En n i sk ill en,wh i c h i s t o t h esou t h ea s t o f i t . From Don egal t h e Coas t Town i s b y
l ove l y mo rn i n g t ra i n t o Killeyb egs. Th en o n foo t o rb y cyc l e t h rou gh Gor n ic k no r t h t o Ar da ra fo r lu n c h eo n .
F rom th e r e go to Du ngl oe b y way o f Gl ent ies. S tayfo r n i gh t at Du ngl o e . Nex t mo rn i n g go to Gwe edor e,a n d Du n fa nagh y ( fo r lu n ch eo n ) . I n a f t e rn oo n go o n
t o Rosap en n a fo r d i n n e r . I f you h ave t im e : s top a tCarr ick a n d Glencolumb k ill t o s e e S l i ev e League,S l ieveTooley a n d t h e “Gl en .
” A lso t h e c l imb to Err igal, t h ea s c en t o f Muck ish f rom Falcorragh o r Dunfanaghy a n dH orn Head . Du ng l o e i s ca l l e d t h e “
U l t ima,Thu l e o fAi nglers i n I r e la n d .
”
Enn isk i llen i s bu i l t'
u pon a n i s l an d b e twe en u pp e r
a n d l owe r Lough s Ern e .F rom Enn isk i l l e n i t i s 60 m i l e s n o rt h e r l y by Grea tNo r t h e rn Ra i lway v ia Omagh a n d S tr abane a n d tak e s
2 h ou r s 15 minu t e s t o
346
LONDONDERRY, I RELAND
(Popula t i on,Hot e l : No rt h e rn Cou n ty ( I. A.
I n t e r e s t i ng Th in gs : Ca t h ed ra l (Go th i c, nu
u sua l s p i r e, 178 f e e t h i gh— Walke r Monumen t, Dor i c
c o lumn w i t h co lo s sa l figu r e o f h e ro o f t h e s i ege o fLon dond e r ry i n l689— Fou r Ga t e s— The VValls— The
Gu i l d h a l l— S ta tu e o f Wa l ke r .Twen ty t h ou san d s h i r tmake r s h e r e— mos t ly fema l e .
From Lon don d e r ry i t i s 175% m i l e s t o Du b l i n, 101t o B e l fa s t,60 t o Por t ru sh (by ra i l ) .
S t eamers f rom Lon d on d e r ry to B e l fa s t a n d Dub l i nMon day s ; F l e e twood, Fr i d ay s ; Gla sgow, week d ays .
From Lon don d e r ry t o L iv e rp oo l by s ea i s 202 m i l e s .
From London d e r ry i t i s 19% m i l e s sou t h e r l y byGr ea t No r th-e rn Ra i lway to
STRABANE, IRELAND
(Popu l a t i on,From S t raban e i t i s 19 mi l e s a n d take s 41 m inu t e sby Grea t N o r t h e rn Ra i lway to
OMAGH, I RELAND
(Popula t i o n,Hot e l : Wh i t e Ha r t ( 1. A.
From Omagh i t i s m i l e s b y Gr ea t No r t h e rn
Ra i lway a n d take s 1 h ou r 30 minu t e s to
PORTADOWN, I RELAND
(Popu l a t ion,Ho t e l : Imp e r i a l (1. A .
I n t e r e s t i ng Th i ngs : Pub l i c Pa rk . h e l d o n l ea s e f rom
Duke o f Man ch e s t e r .
From Por t ad own go to Armagh.
( l-Iotels Be re s fo rd
Arms an d Char lement Arm s ) . 36 m i l e s from B e l fa s t .He re S t . Pa t r i c k bu i l t h i s Gr ea t Chu rc h . In t h e Mon
astery o f Armagh wa s made t h e c e l e b ra t e d Book o f
347
Armagh (807 A . now i n T r i n i t y Co l l ege, Dubl in.
From Por t adown Jun c t i o n o n R i ve r B a n n, i t i s 25
m les t o B e l fa s t a n d 87 m i l e s t o Du b l i n .
From Por t a d own i t i s 55% mi l e s b y Grea t No r t h e rn
Ra i lway an d tak e s 1 h ou r“
18 m inu t e s t o
DROGHEDA, I RELAND
From Drogh e da i t i s 31 m i l e s s ou t h e r l y b y Grea tNo r t h e rn Ra i lway to
DUBLIN, I RELAND ( S e e page 336)Rou t e Num b e r 9— DUBLIN t o BRAY, WICKLOW,
WEXFORD and RO SSLAER.
F rom Du b l in (VVestland Row o r Ha rc ou r t S t r e e tS ta t i o n ) b y th e Du b l i n Sou t h Ea s t e rn Ra i lway i t i s12 m i l e s sou t h e r l y v i a K ings t own an d take s 25 min
u t e s t o
BRAY, I RELAND (Popul ation,Far e : l st c l a s s, 33. 6d. ; 2nd c l a s s, 3s. ; 3rd c la s s,
25 . 3d.
Excu r s i o n s : To Dargle (23 . t o 35 . 6d. fo r two p e rs o n s ) , Wat er fa l l Gl e n o f t h e Down s (3s.
Delgany Th e Va l e o f Avoca i s t h e s c e n e o f
Moo re ’s b e au t i fu l v e r s e abou t t h e me e t i n g o f t h evvatersf
’
Mayor : Jo h n McCau ll, Town Cl e rk .
Ho te l s : I n t e rn a t i o na l ; B ray H ead ; Esp la na d e ;Lacy ’ s ; S t ran d ; Ho ly roo d ; F i t zw i l l i am (a l l s i tu a t ed o ns ea f ro n t ) ; Roya l Ho t e l (Ma i n S t r e e t ) .
Ba th s : O n Esp l a n a d e a n d a t B ray H ea d .
B ray Go l f C lub w i t h i n t own l im i t s .I n t e r e s t ing Th i ngs : B ray i s h ead qu a r t e rs fo r t r i p st o Dargl e, t h e Wa t e r fa l l, t h e Gl en o f t h e D own s an dGreys t on e s, wh i c h ca n a l l b e r ea ch e d by wa l k o r byco nveyan c e— Bu sh ey Pa rk— Suga r Loa f Mounta inEsp l an ad e- B ray ’s H ead, on th e s ea— Kilruddery
348
Sa tu rd ay a ft e rn oo n s ; Cork Thu r s day s ; B r i s t ol Tu e sday s ; a n d t o B e l fa s t o n Sa tu r days .
Hot el : Ade l p h i, on Th e M0 11.
I n t er e s t ing Th i ngs : Regin a l d ’s Tower, bu i l t b y t h eDan e s, lOO3— Th e r e s to re d F r e n c h Chur ch o r ig i n a l l yb e s towe d o n th e Hu gu e no ts— Th e Mol l .F rom Wexfor d i t i s 8 m i l e s sout h e r l y b y th e Du b l i nSou t h Ea s t e r n Ra i l way a n d t ak e s 20 minu t e s t o
ROSSLARE, I RELAND (Popu l a t ion,700)Hot el : Ros s l a r e .I n t e r e s t i ng Th i ngs : . Th i s i s t h e po r t fo r ‘ Fis hguar d,England, a n d i t i s 54 m i l e s a n d take s 2% h ou r s t o t h eEngl i s h Coa s t .
Rou te Numb er lo— SLIGO t o LONGFORD, MULLINGAR a n d DUBLIN .
From S l i go i t i s 58 m i l e s s ou t h ea s t e r l y by t h e M i dla n d Grea t We s t e rn Ra i lway an d tak e s 2 h ou r s 26m inu t e s t o
LONGFORD, I RELAND (Popul a t i o n,Hot e l : Longfo rd Arms .I n t e r es t i ng Th i ngs : Rom a n Ca t h o l i c Ca th e d ra lRema i n s o f Dom i n i ca n Abb ey, a n d o l d Ca s t l e .
N in e m i l e s f rom Longfo rd i s h ome o f Ma r i a Edgwo r t h wh e r e s h e d i e d 82 yea r s o l dF rom Longfo r d i t i s 26 m i l e s sou t h ea s t e r l y by t h e
M id l a n d Grea t Weste i n Ra i lway an d t ake s 1 h ou r t o
MULLINGAR, IRELAND (Popula t i o n,Fa r e, o rd i n a ry t ra i n : lst c l a s s, 65 . 4d. ; 3rd c la s s, 35
7%d. ; exp re s s t ra i n, l s t c l as s, 75 . 3d. ; 3rd c l a s s, 45 .
It i s 76V; m i l e s t o Ga lway an d 50 t o Du b l in.
From Mu llinge r i t i s 50 mi l e s ea s t e r l y by t h e M i dl a n d Grea t Wes t e rn Ra i lway an d take s 1 h ou r 45
m inu t e s to
350
DUBLIN, I RELAND
Fa r e, o rd i na ry t ra in : l s t c l a s s, 125 . l%d. ; 3rd c la s s,65 . 10%d. ; exp r es s t ra i n, l s t c l a s s, 135 . 9d. ; 3rd c la s s,75 . 9d.
Rou t e Number 11— GALWAY to ATHLONE,PORTARLINGTON, KILDARE a nd DUBLIN .
MAIN TRIP .
From Galway i t i s 43 m i l e s ea s t e r l y by th e M id la n dGrea t Wes t e rn Ra i lway an d tak es 48 m i nu t e s t o
ATHLONE, I RELAND
(Popul a t i o n,Fa r e, o rd i na ry t ra i n : l s t c l a s s, 115 . 7%d ; 3rd c la s s,
65 . exp re s s t ra i n ( fa s t e r ), l s t c l a s s, 135 . 3d. ;
3rd c la s s, 75 . 6d.
Ra ilway S ta t i o n : Grea t Sou t h e rn 81 Wes t e rn S tat i o n .
Hot el : Prin c e o f Wa l e s .I n t e r e s t ing Th in gs : Wal l s— Ca s t l e, wh i c h wa s b es i ege d i n 1691— Hou s e o f Ginck el, famou s Du t c h Gene ra l wh o s e em s to have ha d n o i d ea o f c h i va l ry a tt h e s i ege .
From Ath l on e you ca n v i s i t L i s soy (8 mi l e s ), s c e n eo f Go l d sm i t h ’ s “Des e r t e d V i l l age,
” pu b l i s h e d i n 1770,
a n d c e l eb ra t ed c hu r c h ru i n s o f Clonmacnor s on R ive rSh an n on .
It i s 48% mi l e s f rom Ga lway an d 78 f rom Dub l i n .
From Ath l on e i t i s 38 m i l e s s ou t h ea s t e r l y by t h eGrea t Sou t h e rn We s t e r n Ra i lway an d tak e s 1 h ou r35 minu t e s to
PORTARLINGTON, I RELAND
(On th e Rive r Sha n n on )(Popu l a t i o n,
Hot e l s : B rown ’ s ; Fen n e l ly's .
From Por ta r l i ngt on i t i s 41% mi l e s to Dub l i n123% f rom Cork .
351
From Por ta r l ingt on i t i s 10 mi l e s by t h e Grea t Sou t he rn We s t e rn Ra i lway and take s 20 mi nu te s t o
KILDARE, I RELAND
(Popu l a t i on,Hot e l : K ildar e .Initeresting Th i ngs : Th e Co nve r t B ridge t e re c t e dnu n n e ry o f s ame name h e r e i n t h e 5th Cen tu ry .
It i s 135% m i l e s f rom Cork a n d 30 f rom Dub l in .
From K ilda r e i t i s 30 mi l e s ea s t e r l y b y t h e Grea tSou t h e r n 8: Wes t e rn Ra i lway an d take s 1 h ou r 35m inu t e s t o
DUBLIN, I RELAND
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ITALY
Money: Un i t i s l i ra o f 100 c e n t es im i . Co i n s a re
co pp e r 1, 2, S a n d 10 c e n t e s im i ; n i cke l 20 c en t e s im i ;s i l ve r 1, 2,5 l i ra ; go l d 10 a n d 20 l i ra ; pap e r cu r r e n c y,5, 10, 50, 100, 500 a n d l i r e . Go l d u sua l l y a t p r e
m ium . Do no t ove rs to c k w i t h I ta l i a n mo n ey b e cau s e
t h e r e i s a s l igh t d i s c ou n t com i n g i n to n e i gh bo r i n gcoun t r i e s .
Rou t e l— F rom MENTONE ( Fr a n c e) to GENOA
( Ita l y) ; Al t e rna t iv e Tr i p GENOA to TURIN and
MILAN ; Ma in Trip resumed f rom GENOA to
PI SA,FLORENCE,ROME,NAPLES,REGGIO,MESSINA, PALERMO, GIRGENTI, LI CATA,SYRACUSE, CATANIA, REGGIO, BRINDI S I,FOGGIA, PESCARA, BOLOGNA, VENICE,VERONA and MILAN . Alter na t iv e Trip,MILAN
t o TURIN ; Ma in Trip resumed,MILAN to COMO,MENAGGIO, PORLEZZA, LUGANO ( Switzer
land ) ; Al t e r n a t ive Trip,LUGANO to LUINO and
STRESA ; Main Tr ip r esumed,LUGANO to LO
CARNO ( Swi t z e r l a n d ) a n d STRESSA ( I taly) ;A l t er nat ive Tr ip, STRESA to TURIN Ma in Tr ip
r e sumed, STRESA to MILAN, CHIASSO and
LUCERNE .
Route 2— F rom INNSBRUCK (Au s t r i a) to ALA and
VENICE ( I tal y) .
Rou t e 3— F r om VIENNA (Aus t ria ) t o ST . MICHAEL,VILLACH,PONTEBB IA and VENICE .
Rou te 4 - Fr om TRIESTE to BRINDIS I, CERV IGNANO an d VENICE .
Rou t e S— F rom AIX-LES-BAINS to MODANE and
TURIN .
Rou t e 6— From LAUSANNE ( Sw i tze r land),
t o DOMODOSSOLA an d MILAN .
Rou t e l— C ir cu l a r T rip MENTONE ( Franc e) and
GENOA ( I t a ly) t o CH IASSO ( Sw i tz er land) .
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MAIN TRIP .
From Men to n e ( Fran c e ), (Popu l a t ion . by
Fren ch Ra i lway i t i s 100 m i l e s, n o r t h ea s t e r l y, v i a Ventim iglia (7 m i l e s ),a n d tak e s 4% hou rs t o p r i n c ipa l s tat io n o f t h e I ta l i a n Ra i lway a t
GENOA ITALY (Popul a t ion,Ra ilway S ta t i o n s : Th e r e a r e two ra i lway s ta t i o n s
t h e We s t e rn ( t h e ma i n s ta t i o n ), a n d Ea s t e rn (B r i g
no l e ), fo r Pis a .
Con su l : Davi d F . Wi lb e r i s Con su l Gen e ra l fo r Un i ted S ta t e s of Amer i ca .
Ho te l s : Ho t e l d e la V i l l e ; Hot e l Con t i n e n ta l .Travel Bu r eau : Cook ’ s Offi c e, 17 Piazza d e l l a M e r id ia na, v ia Ca i ro l i .
Engl is h Chu r c h : Via Go i t o 2; Pre sby t e r i a n, Via
Pe s ch i e ra 4.
In I ta ly t h e c lo ck s h av e 24 h ou r s ma rk e d o n d i a l sa n d re ckon i ng i s f rom m idn i gh t .
I n t e r e s t i n g Things : Harb o r i s p ro t e c t e d by two
mo l es ; on ea s t,Mol o Vec c h io an d o n we s t Mo l o Nuovo— Sou t h o f n ew on e i s L igh t Hou s e (520 e l e va t i o n ) ,F in e V i ew f rom top— B r ign o l e— Sa l e Pa l a c e ( r e d ),wi t h
fi n e p i c tu r e s by'
Van Dyck . T in to r e t t o,Mu r i l l o,Rub e n san d o th e rs— Pa l a zz o B ia n c o— Mu s eum of A rt,po rc e la i n
a n d maj o l i ca, r e l i c s o f Co lumbu s— Dor ia Pa l a c e,named
fo r fa th e r o f c ou n t ry w i t h fi n e ga rd en s ex t e n di n g to wa t e r— In Pla zz o Durazzo,Pallavicini,
‘
p i c tu r e sby Mu r i l l o, Rub e n s . Van Dyck,Tin to re t to a n d o t h e r s ;n o t e fi n e fa ca d e a n d b eau t i fu l s ta i r ca s e— B alb i-S enaf ego Pa l a c e,w i t h b eau t i fu l c ou r t su r rou n d e d by co lumn sa n d p i c tu r e s by ma s t e r s— Acad emy o f Fne Art s, i n
P ia z za Ca r l o Fe l i c e, vo lumes— Du c a l Pa la c eTown Ha l l— Law Cou r t s— Accad em ia d i B e ll e Ar t i, l i
b rary, vo lumes . an d . on s e con d fl oo r, Mu s e o
Chiossone, w i t h Ja pan e s e a n d Ch in e s e a n t i qu i t i e s a n d
fi n e rep ro du c t i o n s— Ca th ed ra l,w i t h r i c h c h o i r a n d b eau
355
tifu lly ca rve d Go th i c s c r e e n ove r po rp hy ry p i l l a r s ; i n
T rea su ry s e e o l d ca n opy, a n d r e l i c g ive n by Qu e e n o f
Sh eb a t o K i n g So l omon, o r t h a t c o n ta i n e d t h e pa s c h a l
l amb a t t h e La s t Supp e r, o r ve s s e l i n wh i c h Jo s ep h o fAr ima th ea t ook b loo d from s i d e o f t h e Sav iou r— FineView f rom Ba s i l i c a o f San ta Ma r i a d i Ca r i gnan o— S tat
ue o f Columbu s,n ear ra i lway s ta t i o n ; was bo r n Cogolet o, o n roa d to N ic e— Hou s e o f Co lumbu s,V ic o Pon t ic e l l o 37— Pr i n c i pa l B ou l eva r ds e n c i r c l i n g Ge noa a r e V ia
20 S e t t embr e, Ga l l er i a Mazz ini, Via Ca r l o Fe lice a n dt h e S t ra n do Ca r l o A l b er t o, V ia Assarotti, Via Roma,Via Gar ibaldi a n d V ia B a l b i— F i n e wa l k o n t h e V ia di
Cir c onval l a zion e a Mon t e— Pub l ic Gar d en s i n no r t h ea s t
part o f t h e c i ty— F i n e d r iv e t o t h e V i lla Ro sazza a n dV il l a Pa l l a v i c i n i— Camp o San t o, on e . o f la rge s t a n d
mos t i n t e r e s t i n g c eme t e r i e s i n Eu rop e, a n d Mor tuaryChap el o n b la ck ma rb l e c o lumns, ea c h 32 f e e t h i gh .
Th e Cu s t oms Hou se Exam ina t ion o n way to Genoa
t ak es p l a c e a t V intim iglia.
Cook ’ s Tou r s ove r c i t y fo rm b e s t p l a n fo r s e e i n g
Genoa . Gen oa i s a “ s p l e n d i d amph i th e a t r e, ter ra c e
ab ove t erra c e,ga r d e n u po n ga rd en,pa l a c e a bo ve pa l a c e,h e i gh t upo n h e igh t”— D i ck en s .F rom Gen oa to Gib ra l ta r i s 854, Naple s. 333, New
York Me s s in a 492,Pira eu s Po rt Sa i d
A l t e rn a t ive Trip,Ma in Tr i p Re sumed page 360 .
F rom Piazza, Pr i n c i p e S ta t i o n o f I t a l i a n Ra i lway a t
Genoa i t i s 103 m i l es,wes twa rd ly, a n d tak e s 3% h ou r s
t o Po r to Nova S t a t i o n a t
TURIN, ITALY (On l eve l grou n d b etween
Dora Ripa ria a n d Po— Popula t ion,Consu l s : J o s ep h E. Have n i s Co n su l fo r Un i t e dS ta t e s o f Amer i ca, (Exp e r i e n c e d i n I ta l i a n ma t t e rs ) .
Hot e l s : Gran d Ho t e l ; a n d Ho t e l d e l’ Eu rop e .
Engl i s h Chu r ch S erv i c e : V ia Pio Qu i n to 15.
356
of Valent ina,wi t h B o tanic al Gard en s t o no r t h,a n d n ea r
s ou t h e rn ex t r em i t y o f pa rk r ep ro du c t i o n o f Med ia eval
Village and Castl e— Capu c h in Mona s t e ry, w i t h Fine
View o f su r rou n d i n g cou n t ry— Ceme t e ry, two pa r t s fo r
J ews a n d on e fo r Pro t e s t a n t s, e n c l o s e d by a wall w i t h320 n i c h e s .
Excu r s ions ; To Bas il i c a o f Superga,. wh e re roya l
fami l y o f Savoy— Ano th e r ex cu r s i o n i s Mon c a l ie r i,h a l fhou r b y t ram,wh e r e t h e Roya l Ca s tle and Par k ( r e s id en c e o f J e rome Napo l eo n ’ s fam i l y)— a n o th e r ex cu r s i o n
i s t o S tup in i g i,a s p l e n d i d two hou r wa l k— A fine j ou r
n ey f rom Tu rin i s t o Vent im igl ia by ra i l t o Cuneo,L imone and Vievo l a, 81 mi l e s . Tu r in i s r ea ch e d v ia
D ij on a n d t h e Mont Cenis .From Po r ta Nova S ta t io n o f th e I ta l i a n Ra i lway a t
Tur in i t i s 93% mi l e s, no r t h ea s t e r l y, a n d t ak e s 2%h ou r s to
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silipo. Ano th e r agre ea b l e ex cu rs i o n i s Pozzuoli wh e r ewave ma rk o n c l iff i s 32 f e e t ab o ve s ea— f rom Pu t eo l i,S t . Pau l a n d S t . Luke we r e s e n t to Rome .
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e l e c t r i c ra i lway o f Th oma s Cook f rom Pugl ia n o, fi vem i l e s (abou t 50 minu t e s ) a n d by e l e c t r i c ra i lway to
foo t o f t h e co n e i n 42 m inu t e s— f rom t h e summi t i s
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M essi n a Ra ilway S ta t ion s : S ta z i o n e,Mes s i n a Po rt o .
Hot e l s : C i t t a Naova,Via l e Roo seve l t ; B e l ved e r e .
Int er e s t i n g Th i ngs : Campo San to w i t h fi n e: v i ewsCasteliaccio a n d Gonzago fo r t s— fi ne v i ews f rom Vi l l aRoc c a Guelfonia, Mon t e d e i Cappucc ini o r Er em itaggio di Tr apan i— t h e Stra da M ilit are e n c i r c l e s t own
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a n d Mon t e Antennamare .
Fou n d e d 730 B . C . b y Cumaea n p i ra t e s,was s c ene o f
f r igh t fu l e a r t h quak e few yea r s ago . S i gn s o f i t ye te ve rywh e r e . Ame r i ca n s gave mo s t t o r e l i ev e d i s t r e s s .
F rom c en t ral s ta t io n o f S i c i l i a n Ra i lway a t M e ss ina i t i s 144 mi l e s, wes tward l y, a n d tak e s 5% h ou r s t o
PALERMO, S ICILY (Populat ion,
Ra i lway S t a t ion s : Via Maqu e da ; Mar i n a ; Gondrand.
Con sul : Samu e l H . Sh an k i s Con su l fo r Un i t e d
S ta t e s o f Ame r i ca .
Ho t el : Ho t e l d e F ran c e .
Travel Agen cy : Mr . Richichi,Co rs o V i t to r ia Eman
u e l e, 155 (Cook’s Co r re s po n d en t ) .
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Win t e r,7 P . M . Pre sby t e r i a n,Via d e l B o s co .
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Vitto rio Emanu e le, a n d a t r igh t a ngl e s n ex t mo s t im
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Obs e rva t ory o f Towe r of S t . N in fa— Ca t hedral i n Pa
l az za del Du omo an d Tomb s o f K ings i n c h ap e l s— In
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a cou s t i c p ro p e r t i e s— Mu s eum— Lib ra ry— Ca tac omb s
Vi l l a Ga r i ba l d i a n d Rup e Atenea f e e t ) .
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You ca n go by ra i l f rom Lica ta t o Ca ta n ia .
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SYRACUSE, SICILY (Popu l a t i o n,Ra i lway S ta t i o n : One m i l e f rom town .
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sala Wine.
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S ta t e s o f Ame r i c a . Mr . Fe rn a l d i s t h e effi c i e n t V i c e
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t o l et du Glob e .
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c i t y, Bell ini Park .
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Italie.
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Ve n e t ia n Gla s s a n d M ir r o r s we re manu fa c tu r e d ; s e e
Mu s eum— Th e re i s fi n e d r in k i n g wa t e r a t Ven ice.
From Ven i c e to G ib ra l t a r i s m i l e s ; Anc on a, 123mi l e s ; B r in d i s i,382 m i l e s ; Al exand r i a 1203 mi l e s ; Por t
Sa id, mi l e s .
From Ven i ce b y t h e I ta l i a n Ra i lway i t i s 71% mi l e s,386
we s twa rd ly, a n d take s 2 h ou r s 15 minu t e s to t h e Po r to
Ves covo S ta t i o n o f t h e same ra i lway a t
VERONA,ITALY ( Popu l a t i o n,Ra i lway S ta t i o n s : Ce n t ra l- S ta z i o n e Po r ta Ve scovo,l o ca t e d a t sou t h ea s t b ou n da ry ; S ta z io n e Po r ta Nuova,l o ca t e d a t sou t hw e s t e rn s i d e ; S ta z io n e S . Geo rg io,wh e re t ra i n s fo r Domegl ia r a a n d Capioto d epa r t .
Hot e l s : Ho t e l d e Lon d r e s et Roya l Deux Tou r s ;G ra n d Ho t e l Co lo n d
’
O r .
From Po rto Ve s covo S ta t i o n o f th e I ta l i a n Ra i lway
a t Ve rona i t i s m i l e s,we s twa rd ly,v i a B re s c i a (42%mi l e s ),a n d take s 254 h ou rs to
M ILAN, ITALY
Al t e r na t iv e Tr i p,Ma in Tr i p Re sumed b e l ow .
From M ila n by t h e I ta l i a n Ra i lway i t i s 93% m i l e s,s ou t hw e s twa rd ly, a n d tak e s 2 h ou r s a n d 36 min u t e s t o
TURIN,ITALY Se e page
Ma in Tr i p Re sumed .
From M ila n Ce n t ra l S ta t i o n o f t h e I ta l i a n Ra i lwa y
i t i s 29% mi l e s, n o rt h e r l y, an d t ak e s 1 h ou r t o
COMO, ITALY (Popu l ati o n,Hot e l s : Gran d Ho t e l Vo l ta ; Gran d Ho t e l Pl i n iu s ;B e l l ev i ew .
From Como do ck o f t h e Lake S t eame r, v i a Lake
Como, i t t ak e s 2 h ou r s a n d 24 m inu t e s to
MENAGGIO, ITALY (Popula t i on,Hot e l : Ho t e l Menaggi o .
From Menaggio, by th e I ta l i a n Ra i lwa y, i t i s
w e s twa rd ly, a n d tak e s 1 h ou r t o
PORLEZZA, ITALY (Popula t i on, 600)F rom Por l e zza do ck o f t h e Lake S t eame r, v ia Ma r
387
gher ita, i t t ak e s 1 h ou r to
LUGANO, SWITZERLAND (Popul a t ion,Excu r s ion s : By fu n i cu l a r ra i lway a t Pa ra d is o en do f c i t y, t o Mon t e Sa n Sa l va t o r e (2982 f e e t )— B es t ex
cu rsion i s t o Mon t e Gen e ro s o (5590 f e e t ) , by s t eame r
o r t ra i n t o Capo l ago, from wh i c h po i n t a s c e n t b egi n s .Th e l i n e i s 554. mi l e s w i t h sam e gra d i e n t a s R ig i .Con sul : Lou i s Lomba rd i s V i c e Con su l fo r Un i t e dSta t e s o f Ame r i c a .
Tr av el Bur eau : Luga n o S t eam sh i p Co ., Cook’ s
a ge n t s .
I n t e r e s t i ng Th i ngs : Di r ec t l y a c ro s s f rom Lugan o i s
Mon t e Cap r ino, w i t h Gro t t o s tu rn e d i n t o c e l l a r s ( fo rw i n e sa l e s ) , ove r wh i c h h ou s e s a r e bu i l t .
On Lugan o Lake a n d co n n e c t e d w i t h Po rlez za (Ita ly ) by s t eam e r . At Po r l ez za i s s t eam na r row-gauge
t ra i n to Menaggio o n Lak e Como, f rom wh en c e go toComo, t e rm i nu s o f s t eame r . — B eyon d Luga n o, v i a Me
l id e, i s Marogg ia — B eyon d Capo l ago an d M en dr i s io i s
Chi a s so (Sw i s s f ro n t i e r ), wh e r e i s a j o in t Sw i ss an d
I tal ia n cu s tom s—h ou s e .
A l t erna t ive Tr i p,MainTr ip Re sumed page 389.
F rom Lugan o, do ck o f th e Lak e S t eame r, v i a Pon t e
Tr e sa, wh e r e you tak e a t ra i n, i t t ak e s 3 h ou r s by or
dinary t ra i n a n d boa t t o
LUINO, ITALY (Popu l a t i o n,Hot e l s : Gran d Ho t e l S imp l o n ; Te rm i nu s ; S ta t i o n
Bu ffe t .From Lu i n o,cl o ck o f th e Lake S t eame r v i a Pa lla n za,
i t t ak e s 234 h ou r s t o do ck a t
STRESA, ITALYIs on th e we s t e rn s h o re o f Lake Maggio r e, wh e r e
t h e b eau t i fu l B o r r omean I s l a n d s a re i n fu l l v i ew . On e
388
CHIASSO, ITALY (Popula t ion,The Cust oms-Hou se exam ina t ion o n way to Sw i t z e r
la n d take s p l a c e a t Chiasso .
From Chiasso, b y t h e Sw i s s Ra i lway i t i s 140 mi l e s,n o r th e r l y, t h rough t h e S t . Go th a rd Tu n n e l a n d take s
5 h ou r s t o
LUCERNE,SWITZERLAND ( Popu l a t io n,Rou te Z— Fr om INNSBRUCK,Au s t ria,via ALA,Aus
tr ia, t o VENICE .
F rom Innsbruc k, b y th e Sou t h e r n Ra i lway i t i s 294
mi l e s,sou t h ea s t e r l y, v i a A l a,Au s t r i a ( 187% m i l e s ),a n dPe ri (9% mi l e s fu r t h e r, wh e r e t h e re i s a cu s tom s ex
am i na t i o n ), a n d ta ke s 9 h ou r s t o s t a t i o n o f t h e I ta l i a n
Ra i lway a tVENICE, ITALY
Rou t e 3— Fr om VIENNA,Au s tr ia,via ST MICHAELand VILLACH to PONTEBB IA and VENICE .
F rom Vienna, b y t h e Au s t r i a n Ra i lway i t i s 338%m i l e s,s ou t hwe s twa rd l y, v i a S t . M ich a el (1911 2 mi l e s ),and Vill ach (300% mi l e s ),a n d t ak e s 12 h ou r s to
PONTEBBIA, ITALY
From Ponteb b ia,'
by t h e I ta l i a n Ra i lway i t i s 127m i l e s sou t hwe s twa rd ly,v i a Ud ine,a n d tak e s 5 h ou r s t o
VENICE, ITALY
Rou t e 4— Fr om TRIESTE, I t aly,to VENICE .
TRIESTE,ITALY (Popula t ion,
Ra ilway Sta t ions: Sudbahn S ta t i o n,n o r th e rn pa r t o f
t own ; S . An drea S ta t i o n .
Ho tels : Hot e l d e l a V i l l e, Riva Carciotti 3; Ho t e lGa rn i,Piazza Gra n d e 5.
Inter e st ing Things: Harb or co s t ove r
390
fior ins — Pa l azz o Carciotti, wi t h Gre ek dome, o n Ri va
Carciotti— Gre ek Chu r c h— Tergesteo, a c ro s s- sh ap e d
gl a s s - roo fe d a r ca d e u s e d a s exc h a n ge— Mo s t a c t ive b usiness p la c e s i n Tr i e s t e a r e P ia zza d e l a B or sa an d P ia z
za Gran d e— Th e ma i n s t r e e t i s Cor s o, s e pa ra t i ng o l d
f rom n ew town— J e su i t s ’ Chu r c h,a n d above i t t h e Pi a zz e t t a di Ric c a rd o,wh e re Ri c h a rd Co eu r d e Lio n sa i d t oh ave b e en con fin ed a ft e r r e tu rn i n g f rom Pa l e s t i n e
Mu s eo Lap i d a r io— Ca th ed ra l o f S . Giu s t o ( 14th Centu ry )— Nau t i c al Aca d emy, i n P iazza L ip s i a, w i t h fi n eco l l e c t i o n Ad r ia t i c faun a— Pa l a zzo Revo l t e l l a, b eau t i
fu l l y d ec o ra t e d wh i c h was b equ e s t b y a Ba ro n o f same
name— Monumen t t o Emp ero r Max im il i a n o f Mex i c oi n Piazza G iu s e pp i n a ; h e l ived h e r e b e fo re h i s fa ta l t r ipt o M ex i c o .
Excu r s i o n s : To M i ramar, fo rme r ly h ome o f Max im i l ian , w i t h Sp l e ndi d vi ew ; a dm i t ta n c e a f t e r 11 A. M .
Th e Rou t e n o r t h t o V i en n a f rom Tr i e s t e i s v i a La ib ac ha n d A s s l i n g ( t h e Ea s t e rn rou t e ) o r v i a Go rz a n d A s
s l i n g ( t h e Wes t e rn rou t e ) .
From Tr i e s t e t o B r i n d i si i s 372 m i l e s .
From Tr i e s t e, by'
t h e I ta l ia n Ra i l way i t i s 10034
mi l e s, we s twa rd l y, v i a Cer v ign an o (31376. mi l e s ), a n d
take s 4% h ou r s t o
VENICE, ITALY
Rout e 5— F r om AIX -LES-BAINS, sou t h ea s t e r l y v ia
MODANE to TURIN .
F rom Aix-Les -Ba in s, by th e F ren ch Ra i lway i t i s
70% mi l e s . s ou t h ea s t e r l y, a n d tak e s 2% h ou rs t o
MODANE,FRANCEHot e l s : Ho te l I n t e rna t i on a l ; S ta t i o n Bu ffe t .Th e Cu s t oms -Hou s e exam in a t i o n o n way to I ta ly
tak e s p l a c e a t Modan e .
From Modan e,by th e I ta l ia n Ra i lway i t i s 58V: m i l e s,
391
ea s t e r l y, a n d take s 2% h ou r s t o
TURIN, ITALY (See page
Rou t e 6— Fr om LAUSANNE, Swi t z e r l a n d, sou t h ea s t
e rly via DOMODOSSOLA to MILAN .
F rom Lau sa nne, b y t h e Sw i s s Ra i lway it i s 11594m i l e s, s ou t h ea s t e r ly, t h rough th e S imp lo n Tu n n e l a n d
tak e s hou rs t o
DOMODOSSOLA, ITALY
Railway Sta t ion : At Qu ay .
Hot els : Hot e l Te rm i nu s d’Espagne ; I n t e rn a t i o na l
S ta t i o n Buff e t .From Domodoss o l a, b y t h e I ta l i a n Ra i lway i t i s
m i l e s, s ou t h ea s t e r l y, a n d take s h ou r s t o
M ILAN, ITALY
302
KINGDOM OF SERB S,CROATS AND SLOVENES .
Money: Un i t i s l d i n a r .Rou t es f r om Fr on t ie r s t o ZAGREB .
Rou t e l— Fr om SUBOTICA ( SZABADKA) t o VINKOV CI a n d BROD .
Rou t e 2— Fr om SLEV NITZA t o PIROT,NI S (NI SH ),BEOGRAD (BELGRADE), BROD .
Rou te 3— SOLUN ( SALONIKI ),Gre ec e, to DJEVD
JELIJA, NI S, BROD an d ZAGREB .
Rou t e 4— From MOSTAR t o SARAJEVO BROD and
ZAGREB .
Rou t e S— Fr om FIUME to ZAGREB via OGULIN .
Rou t e 6 -From TRIESTE to ST . PETER IN KRAIN
(CARNIOLA), LJUBLJANA,KAMENI-MOSTan d ZAGREB .
Rou t e 7— From GYEKENES t o ZAGREB via DUGO'
SELO .
Route l— Fr om SUBOTICA t o VINKOVCI and
BROD .
From th e S e rb ia n, Croa t ia n S l oven e Ra i lway s ta
t io n a t Sub o t ic a (Kin gdom o f S e rb s, Croa ts a n d
S lov en e s ) i t i s 85 mi l e s s ou t hwe s twa rd l y v ia Zomba r
(36 m i l e s ) an d Dalj a (66 m i l e s ), a n d tak e s 4 h ou r s t o
VINKOVCI, KINGDOM OF SERBS, CROATSAND SLOVENES
Th e Cu s toms Hou s e examina t ion o n way to Zagr eb
take s p l a c e h e r e .
Vinkovc i i s 498 k i l ome t e rs f rom Fiume .From Vinkovc i by th e Se rb ia n, Croa t ia n S l ove n eRa i lway i t i s 41 mi l e s we s twa rd ly a n d ta ke s 2% h ou r s t o
BROD,KINGDOM OF SERB S, CROATSAND SLOVENES (Popu l a t i on,
Hot e l s : Ge l b e s Hau s ; Rot e s Hau s .
394
B rod,bu i l t o n l e f t ban k o f Save R ive r, i s wh e re on eo f th e ma i n l i n e s tu rn s s ou t h to Sa raj evo a n d Mo sta r,a n d wh e re t h e o t h e r, t h e n o r t hwe s t a n d sou t h ea s t l in e,go e s o n sou t h ea s t t o Sofi a . Th i s t r i p i s d e s c r i b ed ( reve r s e t h e t r i p ) ou page
F rom F iume i t i s 432 k i l ome t e r s t o B rod ; t h e en do f t h e l i n e f rom Bu dap e s t t o B rod a nd th e b eg in n in go f t h e l i n e f rom La stva to Sa raj evo .
Route 2— Fr om SLEVNITZA t o PIROT,NI S,BEOGRAD an d BROD .
From Slevnitza, Bu l ga r i a, by th e Bu l ga r ia n Ra i l way,i t i s 38 m i l e s n o r t hwe s twa rd l y an d take s 3 h ou r s tot h e s ta t i o n o f th e S e rb ian, Croa t ia n 81. S loven e Ra i lway a t
PI ROT, KINGDOM OF SERBS, CROATS ANDSLOVENES (Popu l a t i o n, El eva t ion,266)Spe c ia l t i es of t h e c it y a r e tap e s t ry o r emb ro i d e ry .
Th e Cu s t om s Hou s e exam in a t io n o n way f rom Sofia
tak e s p la c e a t P i ro t .At Slevnitza wa s fough t t h e ba t t l e wh i c h d e c id edt h e Se rbo -Bu l ga r ia n Wa r i n 1885.
Slevnitza i s 250 mi l e s f rom B e lgra d e .From B elgrad e i t i s 210 mi l e s t o Piro t, wh e re S e r
b ia n cu s t om s exam in a t i o n tak e s p la c e .
From Piro t by th e S e rb i a n, Croa t ia n S lo ven eRailwav i t i s 44% mi l e s n o r thwe s twa rd ly a n d tak e s
l h ou rs t o
N I S (NI SH ),KINGDOM OF SERBS,CROATS
AND SLOVENES (Popula t i o n,Hot e l s : Eu rop e ; O r i en t .I n t e r e s t i n g Th i ngs : Th e s t re e t s, l a rge a n d we l l
paved, a re bo rd e r e d w i t h t r e e s ; t h e re a re fin e ga rd en sa rou n d th e re s i d e n c e s— Se e t h e Ca th ed ra l a n d t h e
C i tad e l .
395
N is h i s m e e t i ng po i n t fo r l i n e f rom Sofi a an d l i n ef rom Sa l on ik i t o B ro d an d Zagr eb . From Nish
i
to
Sa l on iki i t i s 313 m i l e s .
F rom Nis b y t h e Serb ia n, Croa t i a n !’
S love n e Ra i l
way it i s 151% m i l e s n o r t h e r l y a n d take s 6% hou r s t o
BEOGRAD, KINGDOM OF SERBS,CROATS AND SLOVENES
Hot e l : Moskwa, B alk ansk a Ulioa .
Post and Te l egrap h Offi c e : Th ea t re P la c e .
Tr amca r s : Seve ra l l i n e s l e ave Te ra s i a Pla c e .
Int e r e s t i n g Th i ngs : At th e ra i lway s ta t i o n tak e
t ram to Te ra s i a P l a c e i n c e n t e r o f t own wh e r e s t a n dt h e M inis tr y o f Commerc e a n d n ew Konak Pa l ac e, t h e n
t o t h e Th ea t r e Pla c e wh e r e s t an d Na t iona l Th eatr e,Gen eral Pos t Offi c e a n d a ba nk ; t h e n t o Kelemegdan
Par k, wh i c h i s t h e p r e t t i e s t, mos t f r e qu e n t e d wa lk i nB e lgrad e .F rom B eogra d b y th e S e rb i a n, Croa t i a n S l ove n e
Ra i lway i t i s m i l e s n o r t hwe s twa rd ly v i a I n d ia (30
m i l e s ), Vinkovc i mi l e s ) a n d tak e s 434 h ou r s t o
BROD,KINGDOM OF SERB S, CROATS ANDSLOVENES (See page 394)
Rou te 3— F r om SOLUN ( SALONIKI ), Greece (see
page t o B ROD .
F rom Sal onik i, Gre e c e, b y t h e Gre ek Ra i lway, i tt ak e s 3 h ou r s t o
DJEVDJELIJA,KINGDOM OF SERB S,CROATS AND SLOVENES
From Dj edjelija by t h e Se rb ia n, Croa t i a n S loven e
Ra i lway via Pr iup, Skop l j e a n d R i s t ova c i t tak e s 11h ou r s t o
N I S, KINGDOM OF SERB S, CROATS
AND SLOVENES ( S e e page 395)F rom N is bv t h e S e rb ian , Croa t i a n S l oven e Ra i l
396
Th eat r e s o r Amu s em ent s : Croatien Na t io na l Th ea
t re,Wi l so n P la c e .
Sp eci alt i es o f t h e City a r e Na t i o na l women’ s h a n d i
wo rk,wh i c h ca n b e .b ough t i n O k tagons i n t h e s t re e t s .Int er e s t ing Things: S i tu a t e d o n t h e b ou n da ry o f t h e
Save p la i n and s h o r t d i s ta n c e f rom t h e r i ve r o f t h esame name . Zagr eb i s bu i l t p a r t l y i n t h e p la i n a n dpa rt l y o n a h i l l o ck ca l l e d Gr ie, wh i c h d i v i d e s t own i n
t h re e pa r t s : Th e h igh town (o r o l d town ) wh e r e
s tan d t h e o l d e s t monumen t s o f Zagr eb ; t h e Kap t o l,a n
impo r ta n t c en t e r o f t h e o l d t own ; and t h e l ow e r t own
(o r n ew town ) .
Visit o f the City: Th e c e n t e r o f a c t i v i t y i n t h e town
i s t h e Place J e lacic,wh i c h i s ve ry i n t e re s t i n g o n ma rk e tdays —B e twe e n t h e Place Jelacic a n d t h e S ta t e Ra i l
way s ta t i o n t h e r e a r e v e ry i n t e re s t i n g wa lk s wh i c h
ex t en d i n a s t ra i gh t l i n e b e twee n t h e s e two po i n t s
I n Upper Town : Pa lac e o f the Gove rnor— Natur al
H istory Museum— St . Mark ’s Chu rch— Co lumn o f theVir gin, i n t h e s qua r e fa c i n g A rch i e p iscopa l Pa l a c e— O u
t h e ea s t s i d e o f Zr inyi-Pla t z i s Pa l ace o f Justice ; sou t hs i d e, Academy o f Science s— In Academy-Pla t z s e e
Bu s ts o f Clovio a n d Medulic ( pa i n t e r s ) a n d Equ e str ianSta tu e o f S t . George— Pr o t e s t ant Church— MarketPlace, w i th Fr a n c i s Jo s eph Uni v er sity on t h e no r t hs i d e, a n d o n t h e south,Agricu l tur al Society
— Lakes of
Plitvize— Th e I lica i s t h e c h i e f s t re e t .Th e u pp e r a n d l owe r t own a r e co n n e c t ed b y cab l et ramway l eav i n g f rom th e I l ica, n ea r Jellacic-Plat z,wh ic h co n ta i n s Equ e s t r i an S ta tu e o f Banu s Jellacic.
Time change s t o Gr e ek (Me t eo ro l ogi ca l I n s t i tu t e ) .
From Zagr eb, wh i c h wa s th e cap i t a l o f fo rme rCroa t i a, an d
‘ i s s i tua t e d o n t h e Medvescak River, i t i s
236 mi l e s to Bu dap e s t,47 mi l e s t o S t e inbru ck e .
Rou te 4— Fr om MOSTAR t o ZAGREB via SARA
JEV O a n d BROD .
398
Mos ta r,wh i c h wa s fo rm e r me t ro po l i s o f H erz egov i n a,i s 84 mi l e s f rom Saraj evo .
“A p re t ty t own su r rou n de d by b eau t i fu l moun ta i n s,a n d s e e n f rom a d i s t a n c e t h e town p re s e n t s t h e a s p ec t
o f b e i ng bu i l t s o l e l y o f m in a re t s, b e i n g th e fi r s t t owno n th e way to Con s ta n t i n op l e wh e r e ea s t e rn c i v i l i zat i o n i s m ix e d w i t h we s t e rn, an d th e Tu rk i s h l a nguage s
m ixe d w i t h t h e S l av an d Ge rman d ia l e c t s . It gi ves t h e
imp re s s i o n to n ew ly—a r r iv e d t ra ve l l e r s o f a n o r i e n ta lMu s su lma n c i t y .
”
A ve ry i n t e res t i n g Mu s sulm an Bazaa r s h ou l d b ev i s i t e d, a l s o th e S e rv i a n Ca t h ed ra l .From Mos t a r by th e S e rb ia n, Croa t i a n S loven e
Ra i lway i t i s 811 2 mi l e s n o r t h e r ly a n d take s 6% h ou rs t o
SARAJEVO,KINGDOM OF SERBS,CROATS AND
SLOVENES (Cap i ta l o f fo rm e r B osn i a ; El ev .,
Hot e l s : Gran d Ho t e l ; Eu ro pa, K ing Pe t e r S t re e t .
Sp ec ia l t i e s : Copp e r a n d s i l ve r fi lagree, rugs an d
c a rp e t s .Int e r e s t ing Th i n gs : O ve r 100 M ina re t s— 7 B r idge s
a c ro s s r i ve r— Th e Au s t r i a n s a n d o th e r a l i e n s o c cu pyt h e r i ve r ba nks, wh i l e Tu rk s a n d S e rv ia n s l i ve on t h eh i l l s i d e— O u r igh t ba n k o f M ilj a cka Rive r on Fra n zJo s e f -S t ra s s e i s t h e Gr e ek Chu r c h — Th i s s t r e e t a n d t h etwo o th e r ma i n s t r e e t s go to B az aa r, t h e c en t r e o f ac
tivity, fi l l e d w i t h sma l l wood e n s hop s wh i c h su r roun dt h e s to n e wa r eh ou s e s— Ca th ed ra l, wh i c h wa s bu i l t r e
cently in Go th i c s ty l e— Na t ion a l Mu s eum is on e o fmo s t i n t e re s t i n g bu i l d ings o f c i ty— To th e ea s t o f t h ePla c e on wh i c h i s bu i l t t h e ca th ed ra l i s t h e Ca r s ij a,o r qua r t e r o f t h e ba zaar s,wh i c h l i k e a l l o r i e n ta l t own si s t h e c e n t e r o f bu s i n e s s l i fe o f t h e t own— Nea r t h eBazaa r t h e two i n t e re s t in g bu i l d i n gs a re t h e B egovaDj am i Mos qu e (a ve ry mod e rn mo squ e, b u t never the
l es s ve ry i n t e r e s t i n g ; it i s o n e o f t h e ra re mosqu e swh i c h l igh t e d w i t h e l e c t r i c l amp s ), a n d th e Talishan,
399
we s t o f t h e mos qu e, i s a c ompou n d o f bu i l d i ngs bu i l t
b y Hu s r e v-B ey t o re c e i ve t h e ca ra va n s— A l i t t l e fu rt h e r e a s t s tand s t h e n ew Ho t e l d e V i l l e — S e e i n t h e
m i d d l e o f ba zaa r s sma l l Co ffe e Hou s e fou n d ed byb en evo l en t Tu rks— Usr ef B eg Mosqu e i s p r i n c i pa l o n eo p e n to v i s i t o rs ( pu b l i c p raye r s, 3 P. M. )— Se e co l o n
naded S h er ia t S c h oo l, bu i l t b y Au s t r i a n s fo r Moh am
medan p rea ch e r s— Mosqu e o f S ev en Ho l y B ro t h e r s,w i t h sa rco ph ag i o f 7 Tu rk s, suppo s e d t o h ave b e e n
ex e cu t e d by a S l av i n t h e 16 t h Cen tu ry— Bo sn i an
Mu s eum, w i t h sp l e n d i d co l l e c t i o n o f co s tumes an db i r d s ’ eggs— Th e Ca s tl e— Tu rk is h Bu r i al Ground— Vis e
grad Ga t e a n d Wh i t e B a s t ion,w i t h fi n e v i ew s .
Excur s i o n s : F ine View f rom t h e Kapa fe e t ) ,o f a n h ou r f rom th e c i t y . Ano th e r fi ne v i ew i s
f rom Gyp sy Camp . Ano th e r s p l e n d i d p ro sp e c t i s b yfoo t pa t h t o M i l j ev ic Hou s e, wh i c h affo rd s comp rehensive v i ew o f mou n ta i n s . From h e re r e tu rn by way
o f t h e J ewis h Bu r i a l Ground . Ano th e r i n t e r e s t i ng ex
cu rsion i s t o I l idz e, wh e r e B o sn a r i s e s, t h e l a t t e r b e
i n g r ea ch e d by omn i bu s f rom th e I l i d z e s t a t i o n .
Th e a s sa s s i n a t i o n wh i c h wa s tak e n a s p r e t ex t fo r
t h e cau s e o f t h e Wo r l d Wa r o c cu r r e d h e r e .
Sa raj evo i s cu t i n two by R iv e r M ilj a cka . On r igh ts i d e o f r i ve r i s comme rc i a l p a r t o f t own . Th e c e n t e r
o f t h i s p a r t i s b e twe en t h e Cemaluse u l i c a, wh i c h i sr ea ch e d f rom th e ra i l ro ad s t a t i o n by t ramca r, an d
K i ng Pe t e r S t r e e t .Sa raj evo i s 167 m i l e s f rom Agr em .
From Saraj evo by t h e S e rb i a n, Croa t i a n S l oven eRa i lway i t i s 173 mi l e s v i a La sva (39 m i l e s ), Dobo j( 115 mi l e s ), B ozansk i-B rod ( 168 m i l e s ) a n d tak es 10h ou r s t o
B ROD ( S e e page 394)
F rom B rod by t h e Se rb i an,Croa t ia n Solvene Ra i lway i t i s m i l e s n o r t hwe s twa rd ly an d tak e s 43A,h ou r s t o
400
Kamen i Mos t i s m i l e s f rom Gra tz,w i t h ra i lwayr e s t au ra n t .
From Kamen i Mos t b y t h e S e rb ia n, Croa t ia nS lo ve n e Ra i lway i t i s 47% m i l e s sou t h e a s t e r l y a n d
tak e s h ou r s t o
ZAGREB, KINGDOM OF SERBS,CROATS AND SLOVENES
Rou t e 7— From GYEKENES t o ZAGREB via DUGO
SELO .
F rom Gyek enes by th e S e rb i a n, Croa t i a n S l ove n eRa i lway i t i s 68 mi l e s n o r t h ea s t e r l y v i a Dugo S e l o
(51 m i l e s ) a n d t ake s 1 h ou r 48 minu t e s t o
ZAGREB, KINGDOM OF SERB S, CROATS ANDSLOVENES ( S e e page
F rom Zagr eb b y th e Se rb i a n, Croa t i a n S love n e
Ra i lway i t i s 126% m i l e s s ou t h ea s t e r ly a n d tak e s 4
h ou r s toBROD ( S e e page 397)
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LATVIA an d COURLAND .
Rou t e 1— WALK to RIGA .
Rou t e 2— PITALOWO t o RIGA .
Rou t e 3— DWINSK (DAUGPILS) t o RIGA .
Rou t e 4— LIBAU t o RIGA .
Rou t e l— From WALK to RIGA .
From Walk by t h e La tv i a Ra i lway i t i s
sou t hwe s twa r d ly v i a Wo lma r a n d We'n d e n a n d
h ou r s t o
RIGA, CAPITAL OF LATVIA
(Popul a t i o n, El eva t i o n, 20 fe e t )Ra i lway S ta t ion s : O r e l o r Dv i n sk S ta t i o n, i n t h e
Mosc ow su bu rb, fo r Pe t rogra d,Mosc ow,Warsaw an d
W irbal l e n ; Tuck um S ta t i o n, fo r L i bau, Tuck rum,
M it au a n d B o l d e ra a .
Hot e l s : d e Rome, Th ea t r e Bou l e va rd 5; Imp e r i a l,Al exa n d e r B ou l e va rd 3.
Mos t impo r ta n t s e apo r t n ex t t o Pe t rogra d o n Ba l t i c .
Nea r ly who l e p opu l a t i o n i s Lu t h e ra n . C i ty i s l o ca t e do n bo th s i d e s o f Dvina, 9 m i l e s a bove Gul f o f R iga,i n to wh i c h i t fa l l s .I n t e r e s t ing Th ings : I n n e r Town su r rou n d e d b y
c i rc l e o f b ou l e va rd s, a n d i s t ra d in g an d offi c i a l s e c t i o n .
Th e ma i n s t r e e t s a r e Ka l k-S t ra s s e, Kau f—S t ra s s e a n d
Scheunnen-S t ra s s e— In a d d i t i o n t h e r e i s S t . Pet e r s bu rg
Subur b t o n o r t h, M i tau Subu rb t o w e s t, a n d Mo sc owSubur b to ea s t— F rom squa r e i n fron t o f O r e l S ta t ion,bou leva rd s go n o r t h fo l l ow i ng l o ca t ion o f o l d rampa r t s—O u ea s t o f b ou l e va rd s s e e Powd er Towe r a n d
nea rby Foun t a in — V Vest i s Ca stl e-l ik e Ga s Works, a n d
f rom th e B asteib erg i s fi n e v i ew— At sou t h e n d o f
Alexan d e r B ou l eva r d, Equ e s t r ia n S ta tu e o f Pe t e r t h eGr ea t— Ri ch a rd Wagn e r was o rch e s t ra con du c to r i n1837 a t 4 Gro s s e Kon ig-S t ra s s e— In Rath au s-Pla t s i sC it y Ha l l, w i t h L ib ra ry vo lumes . i n cu nabu l a,a n d l e t t e r s o f Lu t h e r— O u s ou t h s i d e, Ha ll o f . t h e
404
week l y sh ip s . Th e Ru s s ia n Ame r i ca Line e connects
Libau w i t h New Yor k v i a Ro t t e rdam .
RIGA
Rou t e 4— From LIBAU t o RIGA .
From L ib au,La tv i a b y t h e La tvi a Ra i lwa y i t i s
m i l e s ea s t e r l y v i a M it au a n d take s h ou r s t o
RIGA, CAPITAL OF LATVIA
MITAU (Popula t io n,M i tau i s c ap ita l o f Cour l a n d an d i s o n Semgaller Aa
— Fo rme r r e s i d e n c e o f Duke s o f Cour l a n d— Se e Palace
( Sch lo s s ) on i s l a n d m i l e f rom S ta t i o n . S e e Em
peror s Room an d Du c a l Bu r i a l Vau l t— Cou r l a n d Pro
vincial Mu s eum, ( l i b ra ry vo lumes ) —Chu r ch o f
Tr inity— Katha’
r inenstift (o l d e s t h ou s e 6 Pa la i s S t ra s s e )—Gover nmen t H igh School vo lumes ) — In Ca th
o l i c Grav eyar d is Ch ap el o f Abb e Edgewor th,wh o co n
f e s s e d Lou i s XVI a t s ca f fo l d .
Excu r s ions n ea r a r e t o Sorgenfr e i an d Langerwald.
LITHUANIA
Fo r map an d d e s c r i p t i o n o f L i t hu a n ia s e e Map o f
F i n l a n d a n d Ru s s ia, a t page 180 an d d e s c r i p t i o n o f
Ru s s i a a t page (wh i ch cove r s L i t hu a n ia ) .
KINGDOM OF MONACOSe e page 212 fo r d e s c r i p t i o n, a n d page 188 fo r map .
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NORWAY
Se e Map o f Denma rk,No rway an d Swed e n (page 67)
Mon ey : Th e c rown i s t h e mon e ta ry u n i t o f th e
t h re e Sca n d i n av ia n cou n t r i e s a n d wa s equ i va l en t p r e
wa r t o ab ou t 26 c e n t s o r l s. 6d. Th e hun d red t h pa r t
o f a c rown i s ca l l e d a n “ore .
” Co in s o f e i t h e r k i n gdom
a re goo d i n a l l t h r e e coun t r i e s, b u t t h e pap e r mon ey
i s u sua l l y a c c ep t e d o n l y i n t h e cou n t ry o f i t s o r i g in .
Pa s sp or t s a r e n o t n e c e s s a ry .
Rou t e l— From CHRI STIANIA to ROA, GULSVIG,GOL, GJEILO, HAUGASTOL, FINSE, MYRDAL, VOSS a n d BERGEN .
Rou t e 2— CHRI STIANSAND to CHRI STIANIA .
Rou t e 3— From CHRI STIANIA t o HEEN, SORUM,
FAGERNAES a n d LAERDALSOREN .
Rou t e 4 ( t h e fu l l c i r cu l a r t rip o f NORWAY,wh ic h is
cintinued in d e sc r i p t i o n o f SWEDEN ( page
From CHRI STIANIA to DRAMMEN,HOLMES
TRAND,LARVIK,SKIEN an d ROLDAL .
At Rol dal you c a n take a n a l t e rna t i v e t r i p by mo to r
o r ca r r ia ge sou t hwe s t t o San d,a n d f rom San d by boa t .fi r s t s ou t hwes t, t h e n n o rth , t h en no r t h ea s t, t o E id e,a t t h e no r t h e rn en d o f th e Ha rdange r F j or d . B u t t h e
ma i n t r i p go e s o n f rom Ro l da l b y mo to r o r ca r r ia ge
no r thw e s t t o Odda,on t h e sou t h e rn en d o f t h e ea s t e rnrea c h o f Hardange r F j or d, t h e n c e n o r t h by s t eame r o nt h e Hardanger t o E id e, an d f rom E id e n o r t h t o Vo s s,wh e re you s t r i k e th e ea s t a n d we s t ra i lway from Ch r i s
tiania t o B e rgen . Or, a t E id e you ca n tak e th e a l t e r
na t i ve t r i p s ou t hwe s t t h rough t h e Hardange r Fj o rd t ot h e s ea, t h en no r t h b y sh i p t o B e rgen,an d from B erge n
ea s t by t ra i n to Vos s . At B ergen you ca n take a n al
407
ternative t r i p b y s h i p n o r t h ea s t e r l y t o Vadhe im, s ou t h
ea s t e r l y t o Gudvange n, a n d r e tu rn t o Vo s s . Bu t t h e
ma i n t r i p p ro c e ed s f rom E id e t o Vos s . At Vo s s you
c a n re turn by ra i l e a s t t o Ch r i s t i ania . Bu t t h e fu l l t r i p
go e s o n by mo to r no r t h f rom Vo s s t o Gudvangen . At
Gudvange n t h e r e i s a n a l t e rn a t i v e t r i p n o r t h ea s t b y b oa t
t o La er dals o r en,b ut t h e ma i n fu l l t r i p go e s f rom Gud
vangen no r t hwe s t to Vadh eim, an d by mo to r o r ca r
r iage t o San d ene,t h e n no r t h ea s t b y ca r r iage t o Hellsylt,
t h e n n o rt hwe s t b y s t eame r t o O ie a n d Ale sun d, t h e n
n o r t h ea s t b y b oa t t o Mo-lde Fj o rd, a n d we s t t h rough
Romsdal Fj o rd, t h en n o r t h ea s t b y s t eame r t o T ro n dhj em, t h e n b y sh i p t o B odo,Tromsoe a n d Nor th Cap e .
Th e n b a ck t o Trondh j em,a n d f rom th e r e by ra i l s ou t ht o Hammar an d Chr is t ian ia .
(Th e qu i ck e s t s ea rou t e t o Pe trograd is f rom Lon don
to N ewc a stle, a c ro s s t h e No r t h S ea t o B ergen, t h en c e
b y ra i l t o Ch ris t i a n ia a n d S t ockh o lm, a n d b y s t eam
s h ip f rom S tockh o lm eas twa r d t o Ab o, wh i c h i s t h e
p o r t o f H e l singfor s (F i n la n d ), a n d f rom H els i ngfo r s
s ou t h ea s t t o Pe t rogr ad . Th i s i s t h e t r i p by t h e B e rgen
N ewca s t l e L i n e, a n d t h e r e a r e f r e qu en t s a i l i n gs .
O f cou r s e, a t B e rge n you ca n go n o r t h t o t h e Lan d
o f t h e M idn igh t Sun a t t h e Nor t h Cape . )
Rou t e l— CHRI STIANIA t o BERGEN .
From Cen t ra l S ta t i o n o f the B e rge n —Ch r i s t i a n ia
Mou n ta i n Ra i lway a t Ch ris t ia n i a i t i s 125 m i l e s n o r t hwe s twa rd l y v i a Roa (36 m i l e s ), Hon efo s s (56 mi l e s ),Gulsvic (87 m i l e s, Ho t e l Gra n h e im ), a n d take s 5%h ou rs t o
GOL,NORWAY (El eva t ion,679 f e e t )Ra ilway S ta t i on : I s c o n n e c t e d by a n i ro n b r i d ge
w i t h t h e Ho t e l Ro l f shu s .
In t e r e s t ing Th in gs : From h e r e i s a roa d th rou gh
th e Hemesdal t o t h e La e rda l— Tu rn i n g we s twa rd go
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Hotel : Va t n ah a l s e'
n fe e t), 10 o r 15 m inu t e s
f rom s ta t i o n,off t h e ro a d .
Int e r e s t i ng Th ings : Fine View o f Flaamsdal, a n d,t o t h e ea s t o f Myr dal a n d t h e Rejnungvand. S e e p i c
tu resqu e Kjosfos.
H igh e s t po i n t i n Flaamsdal o n n o r t h s l ope o f t h eB rok fj eld.
From Myr da l b y t h e B e rge n—Ch r i s t i a n ia Mou n ta i n
Ra i lway i t i s 31V.» mi l e s we s twa rd ly a n d t ak e s 1%
h ou r s t o
VOSS, NORWAY (Eleva t i on, 187 f e et)Hot e l s : F l e i s ch e r ’ s, ju s t we s t o f s ta t i o n ; Gran dHo t e l, ea s t o f s t a t i o n .
I nte r e s t i n g Th ings: S e e S tone Church ( 1271) w i t h
M emor i a l Tablets a n d B ible (1589)— Ha1f m i l e we s t o f
F l e i s c h e r ’ s i s Gaardfin, an d, n ea rby,Fineloft, bu i l t o f
wood w i t h o n l y ou t s i d e s t a i r ca s e ; a pa t h f rom
sou t h o f c hu r c h l e a d s t o fi n e v i ew o f V ossfanger a t
Ca fe Br eidablick .
I s c e n t e r o f t rav e l b e twe en Har danger a n d Sogne
fjord. 108 k i l ome t e r s f rom B ergen . s
From Voss by th e B e rge n -Ch r i s t ia n ia Ra i lway i t i s66% mi l e s sou t hw e s twa rd l y v i a Gam es mi l e s ) a n d
tak e s 2% h ou r s t o
BERGEN, NORWAY (Popul a t ion,Ra ilway Station : I n sou t h o f t own, n ea r the Li l l e
a n d S to r e Lungegaardsvand.
Excur sions: Asc en t o f Lvstak en, f e e t,h ou r s ea c h way f rom en d o f t ramway a t NygaardsB ro— Al so fi n e v i ew f rom Ulr ik en, f e e t, a n d d r i ve
t o Chu r ch of Fantoft. I n t e r e s t i n g s t eamboa t t r i p o f
on e h ou r t o A sko,w i t h a s c e n t o f h a l f h ou r t o Udsigt
fo r fin e v i ew .
Consu l : Geo . N . I ff t i s Co n su l fo r Un i t e d S ta t e so f Ame r i c a .
410
Hot e l s : No rge, Ol e-B u l l s-Plads ; Holdt'
s Hote l, b e
twe e n t h e To ry-Almenning a n d Eu gen.
Trav e l Bu r eau s : B e rge n s Tu r i s t Forening, Hausa
B rygger i.
Sp ec i a l t i e s : An t i qu i t i e s, o rn ame n t s, fi s h i n g a n d
s po rt i n g r equ i s i t e s . F i sh t ra d e i s ma i n th ing, a n d i nMay a n d Ju n e grea t qua n t i t i e s c o d l i ve r o i l s o l d .
I n t er e s t i ng Th i n gs : Ma i n s t r e e t, Strandgade, pa ra l
l e l w i t h Ha rb or, a n d . a t e n d, t h e To ry-Alm enning,
wh i c h s epa ra t e s o l d f rom n ew pa r t o f t own— In l a t t e r
s e e S ta tu e o f Ch r i s t i e, F i r s t Pr e s i den t o f S tor t h i ng
In fro n t of Exc hange, S t a tu e of Lu dw ig Ho l l b e rg, po e tL i ve F is h Ma rke t Wed n e s days a n d Sa tu rd ay s 7 t o
10, an d Mea t Ma rke t,w i t h L i b ra ry, vo lumes,fi r s t fioo r— Tydsk eb rygge, l a n d i n g p la c e fo r n o rt h e rn
fi s h i n g ve s s e l s— Han s ea t i c Mu s eum— Mar iak irk e, w i t h
two towe r s, 12th Cen tu ry, i s o l d Han s ea t i c Chu r c hB ergenhus— For t r e s s,wh i c h d e fe n d ed o l d h a rbo r— F in eView f rom V alk endorf
’
s Tower, a n d, b eh i n d t h i s,Haakon ’ s Ha l, w i t h fi n e pub l i c h a l l— For t Fr ed r ik s
b erg, ou bou n da ry o f Nordnaes— Town Pa rk an d
Monumen t t o O l e Bu l l— V estlandsk e Mu s eum, w i t h
s ta tu e o f p a i n t e r Dah l— B ergensk e Mus eum, w i t h ih
teresting No rs e a n t iqu i t i e s— Chu r c h o f S t . Joh nNygaards Park, w i t h Aquarium an d B io l og i ca l Ex
hib its— Kong-O ska r s Ga d e, a n d t h e Korsk ir k e, 1170Ca th ed ra l— F i n e V i ew from Fj eldvei, 20 m inu t e s f romt ram s ta t i o n, a n d mo re comp reh e n s iv e on e f rom Floien
(984 f e e t )— From B laamand fi n e p ro sp e c t o f i s la n d s
a n d s ea .
Is on pen i n su l a an d i s thmu s b e twee n Vaagen a ndByfjord o n t h e nor th,
.
Lungegaardsvand on th e s ou t h
ea s t,a n d Puddefjord sou t hwe s t . Is bu i l t o n s even h i l l s .
An n ua l ra i n fa l l 72 i n c h e s ; mean t empera tu r e 45 d e
gre e s . Town bu i l t a rou n d h a rbo r, ca l l e d th e Vaagen .
Hou s e s n ea r l y a l l o f wood . S t re e t s a re c a l l e d Gad e r
a l l ey s o r l a n e s Smug"
o r “Sm i t t e r . Pla za s a re
411
Almenninger . Fou n d e d b y O la f Kyr r e, 1075. Owe s
su c c e s s t o Han s ea t i c Leagu e,wh i c h e s tab l i s h e d b ra n c h
h e r e 1445.
From B erg en to Narwik i s 390 m i l e s ; t o Tromso,454 mi l e s ; Newca s t l e, 410 mi l e s ; Lon d on, 506 mi l e s ;Hu l l, 473 mi l e s .
Rou t e Z— CHRI STIANSAND to CHRI STIANIA .
CHRI STIANSAND,NORWAY
At th e b eg i n n i n g o f t h e Saeter sdal, a rough rou t e t o
t h e Te l emark en o r t h e Ha rdange r Fj or d .
Hot els : Ern s t (mode rn ) ; Gran d Ho t e l .S t eamboa t s : To Ch r i s t ia n ia, S t avanger a n d B e rgen,a n d t o Fr edr ik shavn, Denma rk, and Hambu rg, Ge rmany .
I n t e r e s t ing Th in gs : Ca t h e d ra l, r ebu i l t ; s e e a l ta r
p i e c e, Chr ist at Emmau s— F rom sou t h p o i n t o f t own,Ves t r e a n d O s t r e-S t ran d-Gad e j o in— Go ove r b r i dge t oOddero— At e a s t e rn co rn e r c ro s s th e Oddero b y b r i dgeB e l l evu e Ground s— F ine View f rom Duek nip— No rt h
o f ra i lway s ta t i o n i s b egi n n i n g o f Saeter sdal roa d, bo r
d e r e d b y l im e t r e e s .From Ch r is t i a n sa n d b y t h e Wi l so n,Un i t e d S t eamsh i p
o r t h e S tavenge'
r,Arandals a n d Flek k efjord’
s s t eamsh i p
i t i s 181 m i l e s, n o r t h ea s t e r l y, v i a Arandal Langesund,Larv i k a n d D robak a n d t ak e s 12 t o 20 h ou r s t o
CHRI STIAN IA,NORWAY (Popula t i on, 1910)Ra i lway S ta t i o n s : Ves t-B anegaard, fo r t ra i n s t oD rammen,Hougsund,Te l ema rk en an d Krod e r en ; Hoved-Banegaard, fo r a l l o t h e r t ra i n s .
Excu r s io n s : To Bygd o p e n i n su l a,wh e r e s e e Na t i onal Norwegian Mu s eum an d roya l c h a t eau o f Oscrashal
-Ano th e r fi n e ex cu r s i o n i s t o H olmenko l l en a n d F rognaeseter wi t h v i ew f rom fo rme r fe e t ) .
Hot e l s : Gran d Ho t e l, Ka rl - Joh an s-Gade ; Vi c to r i a
Ho t e l . co rn e r o f Raadhus-Gad e an d Drottningens-Gad e .
412
Skogs ta d,Hu sum,a n d tak e s 1 day by mo to r o r 2 day sby ca r r i age to
LAERDALSOREN,NORWAY (Popula tion 800)Hot el : Li n d s t rom ’s .
Rou t e 4— C ircu l ar tr i p fr om CHRI STIANIA t o
CHRI STIANIA .
From Wes t S ta t i o n o f t h e No rwegi a n Ra i lway a t
Ch r is t i ania i t i s m i l e s,sou t hwe s twa rd l y, s ou t h e r l y,t h en n o rt hw e s twa rd ly v i a Dr ammen (33 m i l e s ),Cen t ra l
Hote l ; Holmstran d (53% mi l e s ),Societeten Ho t e l ; Lar
v ik (98% mi l e s ) Gran d Ho t e l a n d Thor a,Han s e n’ s Ho
t e l a n d take s 6% h ou r s to
SKIEN,NORWAY (Popu lation,Hot e ls: Hoyers ; Roya l .Int er esting Things: Arcadia Raadhaus— Hen r i k Ib
s en ’ s Gad e Ga rd en w i t h I bsen bust— Skien FestivitetsLoka l ( l i b ra ry, ba t h s, c a f e )— Go t o B rov i n e S t r e e t toDamfos a n d Klosterfos Wat er fa l ls.
B i r t h p l a c e o f H enr i k I b s en.
F rom Sk ien b y s team sh i p to Ulefos i t t ake s 12 h ou r st o Dal en, a n d from Dal en i t i s 20 m i l e s a n d take s 3h ou r s to
ROLDAL,SWEDEN
Hotels : Hot e l Ro l da l a n d Skyds S ta t i o n ; Grytings.
Al t er n a t ive Tr ip— Ma in Tr ip Re sumed bel ow— At
ROLDAL you can motor s ou t hwe s t to SAND and
go by b oa t fr om SAND sou t hw e st, t h en nor t hea st
to EIDE .
Ma in Tr i p Re sumed .
F rom Roldal i t i s m i l e s n o r thwe s twa rd ly, by
mo to r t o Odda,a n d b y s t eame r o n t h e Har danger f rom
Odda i t t ake s 3% h ou r s t o
414
EIDE,NORWAY
Hot e l : Mo l la n d s Ho t e l .
At E id e you ca n go no r t h by roa d to Vos s,a n d f rom
Vos s t o B ergen .
Al t erna tive Tr ip,Ma in Tr i p Re sumed page 416 .
F rom Eid e do ck o f t h e s t eamsh i p c om
pany s ou t hwe s twa rd ly, t h rough th e Hardangerfjord by
s t eamsh i p t o t h e s ea a n d t h en c e no r th by sh ip to t h edo ck a t
BERGEN,NORWAYF rom B ergen by t h e B e rgen -Ch r i s t i a n i a Ra i lway i t i s
66% mi l e s, no r t h ea s t e r l y,a n d tak e s 2 h ou r s 38 mi nu t esto
VOSS,NORWAYAl ter n a t i v e Tr i p,Ma in Tr i p Re sumed page 416 .
From Eide do ck o f t h e s t eams h i p sou t hwe s t
wardly, v i a t h e Hardangerfjord t o
BERGEN,NORWAY
From Petaneb ryggen do ck o f t h e No rd re B ergenhusAmt S t eamsh i p Compa ny a t B erge n i t i s 76 mi l e s,no r t h ea s t e r l y, v ia Th e Sognefjord a n d take s f rom 8 t o20 h ou r s t o
VADHEIM, NOR-WAY
Hot el : V adheims.
F rom Vadh e im dock o f t h e S t eam sh i p Com
pany easter lv v i a Th e Sognefjord a n d Th e Naerofjord
i t t ak e s 6 h ou r s t o
GUDVANGEN,NORWAY
Hot e l s : V ik ingrang ;'Hansens.
F rom Gudvangen i t i s 30 mi l es, s ou t hwe s twa rd ly, by
ca r r iage, v i a Stalheim (7% mi l e s ) a n d tak e s h ou rs
to
415
VOSS,NORWAYHot e l : F l e i s ch e r s .
I n t e r e s t ing Th i ngs : Some o f t h e fi n e s t s c e n e ry i nt h e wo r l d a t Stalheim .
Vos s i s c e n t r e b e twe e n Sognefjord a n d t h e Ha rdanger .
Ma i n Tr i p Re sumed .
From Eide i t i s m i l e s, no r t h we s twa rd ly, byroa d o r ca r r i age t o
VOSS,NORWAY
At Voss vou s t r i k e t h e B e rgen —Ch r i s t ia n ia Mou n ta i nRa i lway .
Alte rn a t iv e Tr ip,Ma in Tr i p Resumed b elow .
From Vos s b y t h e B e rge n -Ch r i s t i a n i a Ra i lway i t i s
239% mi l e s, s ou t h ea s t e r l y, a n d tak e s 10 h ou r s to
CHRISTIANIA, NORWAY
O r f rom Vo s s you ca n go a s fo l low s :
Ma in Trip Re sumed .
From Vo s s i t i s 30 m i l e s, n o r t h ea s t e r l y, b y ca r r i age .v ia Stalheim (22% mi l e s ), a n d t ak e s 5% h ou r s to
GUDVANGEN, NORWAYAlt er n a t iv e Tr i p,Ma in T rip Resumed page 417.
From Gu dvangen n o r t h ea s t e r l y, b y s t eam sh ip, v i a
Th e Nae r o a n d Sogn e Fj o r d s i t takes 4 t o 6 h ou r s
to t h e do ck o f t h e s t eam sh i p c ompany a t From ingen,wh e r e you c h an ge b oa t s fo r
LAERDALSOREN, NORWAY
La erdals o r en i s t e rm i nu s o f t h e Va l d e rs Rou t e .
O r vou ca n go n o rt hwe s t as fo l l ows :
416
I n t e r e s t i n g Th i ngs : B es t v i ew f rom Rek neshangen
(259 f e e t ) — F i n e wa l k b y Rek nes Gord en— Avenu e Fa n ~
estrand.
Many ro s e s an d h o n ey su ck l e s .
From Mol d e do ck o f t h e W i ls on,B ergensk e,o r No rd
enfj eldesk e (B . N . ) s t eamsh i p, i t i s 152 mi l e s, n o r t h
ea s t e r l y, v ia Ch r is t i a n san d (58 mi l e s ), a n d take s 12
h ou r s t o t h e do ck a t
TRONDHJEM,NORWAY (Popu l a t ion,Hot e l s : B r i t t a n ia : Gran d ; Angleter re .
Trav el Bu r eau s : Tho s . Cook ‘Son ; T . B en n e t t ’ s
So n s ; F . B ey e r .Engl ish Chu r c h e s : Hosp i ta l s -K i rk e,Kongen s -Ga den .
Special t ie s : Fu r s, e i d e r down, ca rve d wood, emb roi
d e ry, s i l v e r a n d o l d o rname n t s .Int er es t ing Th ings: Stiftsgarden (b igges t wood e n
S ca ndi n a v i a n h ou s e )— Marke t Pl a c e— Pa rk— Fis h e riesMu s eum— Mu s eum of Industr ial Art— Ca t h ed ral
S i l v e r Re l i qu a ry; wa s Royal Bu r ial Pla ce, a n d K ings
mu s t b e c rown e d h e r e— Aca d emy o f S c ien c e— Fo r t r e sso f Ch ris t i a n s en— Vi ews f rom Asavien, Graak alen, a n d
Trollab rug Ir on Fou nd-rykExcu r s i o n t o Ler fos,Fa lls of Nid— or by S t eame r toI n n er Trondhjemfjord.
F rom Tr ondh j em dock i t i s 304 m i l e s, n o r t h e r l y, an dtak e s 28 h ou r s t o
B ODO, NORWAY (Popu l a t i o n,Ho tel s : Gran d ; Ho t e l Ce n t ra l .As ce n d Lob saas ( 1142 f e e t ) fo r v i ews Lo fo t en l ynx
foo t” ) I s l a nds— Ma rve lou s s c e n e ry a lo ng th e coa s t s .Headqu a r t e r s o f famou s Codfi shing, t o t e l l o f wh i c h
wou l d s e em to o m i ra cu l ou s e ven fo r fi s h s t o ry— Nea r l y
fi s h h ave b e en caugh t i n o n e s ea so n .
F rom Bod o do ck i t i s 196 mi l e s, n o rt h ea s t e r l y, v i a
Suolvaer,Lod ingen (88 m i l e s ),a n d Harsted (120 mi l e s),
418
a n d tak e s 21 t o 29 h ou r s t oTROMSO,NORWAY (Popu l a t i o n,
Hot e l s : Gran d ; Higboms.
Spec ia l t i e s : Fu r s (“
Po l a r b ea r s ), Lapp Co s tumes ;o rn amen t s .
I n t e r e s t i n g Th i ngs : Mu s eum Co l ony o f Lap l a n d er s,wh e r e b uy fu r boo t s, r e i n d e e r h o rn spoo n s— Excu r s i on s
t o Floifj eld (2% h ou r s ) a n d Tromsdalstind (3% h ou r s ) .
From Tromso do ck o f th e B . 81. N . ,o r th e ma i l s t eam
s h i p, i t i s 184 mi l e s, no r t h ea s t e r ly,v i a Hammerf e s t ( 120mi l e s ), Gran d Ho t e l ( no r t hernmo s t town i n wo r l d ),an d take s 11 t o 20 h ou rs t o
THE NORTH CAPE, NORWAY
In t e r e s t i n g Th ings : F r om Hammer f e st a s c en d t h eTyven f e e t )— Nor th Cap e fe e t ) Nex t t o
Nor thmos t Eu rop ea n Point— Gran i te Column on to pe re c t e d by K i n g Os ca r a n d a ca i rn by Empe ro r
Wi l l i am II— Su n ’s e n t i r e d i s k v i s i b l e m id n igh t f rom
May 13th t o Ju l y 3oth.
F rom th e North Cap e you r e tu rn t o Tron dh j emF rom Tron d h j em by t h e No rwegia n Ra i lway i t i s
225 m i l e s, sou t h e r ly, v i a S t or en, Ro ro s, a n d E lv erum,a n d take s 12 h ou r s t o
HAMAR, NORWAY
(Popula t ion, El eva t io n,415)Hot e l s : Gra n d ; Vi c to r i a .
I n t e r e s t i n g Th i n gs : Ru i n s 12th Cen tu ry Ca thed ra l .
F rom Hamma r by th e No rwegia n Ra i lway i t i s 78%m i l e s, sou t h e r l y, v i a E i d svo l d (36 m i l e s ), a n d take s 2%h ou r s t o O s t S ta t i o n o f t h e same ra i lway a t
CHRISTIANIA, NORWAY
419
Illowo M ilawa (82) a n d tak e s 5% h ou r s t o Kovel
S ta t i o n a t
WARSAW, POLAND (Popula t ion, El eva
t ion,320 on le f t b ank o f t h e Vis tula)Ra ilway S tations : On t h e l e f t b an k o f t h e Vis tu l a .
Dwo rz e c VV iedensk i (Vi en n a S ta t i o n ) fo r t ra i n s to
Cr a c ow,Vi enna,Toru n,B erl i n . It i s a cu s tom, t h a t a
p o l i c ema n h an d s t o t h e t ra ve l l e r t h e numb e r o f a cab .
Dwo rz e c Kowelsk i (Kove l S ta t i on) S . W . o f th e C i tad e l
fo r t ra i n s t o M lawa,Malbork,Danz i g, t o .Lu b l in,Ko
vel and Mosc ow. Dwo rz e c Ka l i sk i ( o r Ka l i s h S ta t i o n )n o t fa r f rom th e V i en n a S ta t i o n a n d i s fo r t ra i n s t o
Lodz,Kalish. Exp re s s t ra i n s s t a r t f rom th e B re s t a n d
Kove l S ta t i o n . On th e r igh t b a nk o f t h e V i s tu l a :
Dwo rz e c Petrogradzk i (Pe t rogra d S ta t i o n ) fo r t ra i n st o Wilno,Dun abu rg an d Pe tr ogra d .
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Dworz e c B rz e sk i
(B re s t S ta t i o n ) fo r t ra i n s t o B r e s t-Lit ov sk, Mosc ow,K iev,Odessa a n d Vienna . Al l 5 s ta t i o n s are co n n e c t
e d b y a jun c t i o n l i n e .
Excur sions: To El ec t i on Pla in,wh e r e Po l i s h K i n gs
we re c h o s e n un d e r s t i r r i n g c i r cums ta n c e s . Ano t h e r in
teresting t r i p i s t o Pa l a c e a t e n t ra n c e t o l o ve l y pa rk,w i t h lak e ; s e e o n grou nd fl oo r ch e s t o f Sob i e sk i an d
h i s c h e s s b oa rd, eb on y w r i t i n g tab l e, an d Room o f
M i r ro r s . Ano th e r i n t e re s t i n g t r i p i s t o B ia l o l ek a,wh e r e B a t t l e o f Wa rs aw fough t i n 1656 .
Consul : Hugh S . Gibso n i s Co n su l fo r Un i t e d S ta t e s
o f Ame r i c a .
Hotels: Birstol, Krakowsk ie Przedmi es c i e 44; d e l ’Eu ro pa,Krak owsk ie Prz edmi es c i e 13.
English Church Services: Ho rt e n sia 3.
Ba ths: Cen t ra l B a t h s,Krak owsk ie Prze dm i e s c i e 16 .
R ive r B a th s, n ea r A l exan d e r B r i dge .
I nte re s ting Th ings : Th e p r i n c i p a l s t r e e t s a r e Ma r szalk owsk a a n d Krak owsk ie Prz e dm i es c i e— Palace
Square is c e n t r e of t h i ngs b e twe e n Old Town and
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Sou t h ea s t e r n S ec t i on— Monumen t t o S ig i smu n d I I I, a
36 fo o t co lumn, s ta tu e 856 f e e t— Roya l Pa l a c e o n ea s ts i d e o f s ame squa r e a n d adj o i n i n g pa la c e, Pa la i s Pod
B la c h a— Al exan d e r B r i dge fo r fi n e v i ew o f t h e wa t e rf ron t o f pa l a c e— Fo l l ow Krak owsk ie Prz edm i e sc i e t oChu r c h o f S t . Ann e a n d adj o i n i n g i t Mu s eum of I n du s
t ry a n d Commerc e . B eyon d, Monumen t t o AdamM ick iew i c z— In Pla c Sa sk‘,Ca th ed ra l o f S t . Al exand e rN ev sk i,five dome s a n d b e l fry 240 fe e t— To wes t, Saxon
Pal a c e, on c e r e s id e n c e o f k i n gs, a n d b eh i n d, t h rought h e co lo nn a d e s, Saxon Gard en, 17 a c re s, fi n e t re e s
Lu t h e ra n Chu rc h, ca pp e d by fi n e l an t e rn, b e s t v i ew o f\Varsaw, 185 s t e ps — Ar t Un i o n Bu i l d in g— Un ive r s i t ya n d L ib ra ry, vo lumes, s tud e n t s— Zoo l ogi
ca l Mu s eum— Chu rc h of Ho l y C ro s s,wh i t h e r h ea r t o fCh op i n wa s b rough t f rom Pe re La ch a is e Ceme t e ry i n
Pa r i s— Chu r c h o f S t . Al exa n d e r— Lazienk i Imp er ia lCh a t eau an d Park bu i l t fo r K in g S ta n i s l au s Pon ia towsk i ( 1767) w i t h So l omon Room by Bacciareli ; s e e p i ctu re s o f Wa rsaw b eau t i e s i n gre en ca b i n e t— Park w i t h
Chi n e s e Pa l a c e, Natur a l Th ea t r e, e t c .— Chauteau o fB e lv ed e r e— In t h e we s t e rn quar ier o f c i t y, Chu r c h o fT ra n sfigu ra t i on ( 1693) i n gra t i tud e fo r Sob iesk i
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t o ry ove r Tu rk s a t V i en n a, w i th sa rcophagu s c o n ta i ni n g h i s h ea r t— Ca t h ed ra l o f T r i n ity, five dom e s and
b eau t i fu l I ko n os ta s— Kra s in sk i Pa la c e b eh i n d
wh i c h Kra sin sk i Gard en, f re qu en t e d a lmo s t e n t i re l y by
J ew i s h po pu l a t i o n, t o we s t o f wh i c h l i e s J ew i s h qua r
t e l— C ity Hall, 190 foo t t owe r, a n d A l exan d e r Ha l l
Municipal Pic tu r e Ga l l ery,wi t h p i c tu r e s by mas t e r s
In una t t ra c t i v e o l d t own s e e Ca thedral o f S t . John
wi t h Mo sa i c p o r t ra i t b y Pon ia t owsk i— In new t own,Alexan d er C i t ad el, w i t h Ob e l i sk, 500 f e e t, i n h o n
o r Al exan d e r I.— F i n e V i ew o f c i t y f rom Al exande r
B r idge,550 f e e t l o n g, o n wh i c h n o smok i n g p e rm i t t ed .
Rou t e 2— F rom WILNO to GRODNO,B IELSK,B IALOWIEZA,B IALYSTOK,WARSAW .
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F rom Wilno by th e Po l i s h Ra i lway i t i s m i l e s,wes twa rd l y, v ia Grodn o (97 m i l e s ),B i elsk ( 120 mi l e s ),B ia l ow ieza ( 138 m i l e s ),B ialys t ok ( 168 m i l e s ),a n d take s
7% h ou r s t o t h e Pe t rogra d S ta t i on a t
WARSAW,POLAND
Rou t e 3— From BREST-LITOVSK to B IALA,MIED
ZYRZEC, LUKOW, S IEDLCE,WARSAW .
From B r e s t-Lit ov sk by th e Po l i s h Ra i lway i t i s 135
m i l e s, wes twa rd l y, v i a B ia l a (28 M ied zy rz ec
(46 m i l e s ), Lu kow (62 mi l es ), S ied l c e (79 m i l e s ), a n d
tak e s 4 h ou r s to t h e B re s t S ta t i o n a t
WARSAW, POLAND
Rou te 4— F rom KOVEL to CHELM, LUBLIN,IWANGOROD,WARSAW .
F rom Kovel b y t h e Po l i s h Ra i lway i t i s 98 mi l e s,n o r t hwe s twa rd l y, v i a Ch e lm (52 mi l e s ), a n d tak e s 4%h ou r s t o
LUBLIN, POLAND
(Popu l a t ion,
Hotels: Po l sk i, oppo s i t e S ta t i o n ; Vic to r i a o n t h e
Krak owsk ie Prz e dm i e s c i e .
I n t e r e s t ing Th ings : Ca th ed ral o f th e 16t h Ce n tu ry— B rama Trojcy (Tr i n i ty Ga t e ) — Pal a c e of the Roya l
Tribu nal 14t h Ce n tu ry— Dom in ic a n Chu rc h w i t h t h e
F i r l ej Chap e l — Ol d Ca s t le n ow a p r i so n w i t h t h e Tr i ni t y Ch ap e l bu i l t b y K in g Jagi e l l a — B rama Krakowska
(Cra cow Ga t e ) — Town Ha l l— Chur ch of t h e Ho lyGhos t— Obe l i sk commemo ra t i ng u n io n b e twe en Po la n dan d L i t hua n ia— Chu rc h o f t h e Vir gin, commemo ra t i n g
t h e v i c t o ry o f Gru nwa l d ove r th e Teu t o n i c Or d e r .F rom Lublin by t h e Po l i s h Ra i lway i t i s 109 mi l e s
n o r thw e s twa rd ly v i a I vangorod (45 mi l e s ), an d take s456 h ou rs t o the Kove l S ta t i o n a t
424
Pe rman e n t ga l l e ry t o r igh t— Domin ic an Chu r c h — F ra nc iseau Chu r ch and Mona s t ery, co n ta i n i n g T ec h n i c al
I n du s tr ia l Mu s eum— Jage l l o n ia n Un iver s i t y w i t h—vo lume l i b ra ry, a r c h a eo lo gi c a l a n d h i s to r i c a l a r t
c o l l e c t i o n— Cza r t o ryski Mu s eum— Ron de ll, pa r t o f o l d
for tifi cations — In su rbu rb s,Kosc iu sko H ill a n d fo r t (65fe e t ), e r e c t e d by c i t i z e n s t o h o n o r Ko sc iu sko .
From Crac ow by th e Po l i sh Ra i lway i t i s m i l e s
n o r t hwe s twa rd ly, v i a By t om, Krzanow,Kempno, Ost row to
POZNAN, POLAND
Hote l : Bazan i n Nowa S t r e e t .
Int e rest ing Th i n gs : C i t y Ha l l p eak o f t owe r
r ep re s e n t i n g Wh i t e Ea gl e o f Po la n d— S e e pa i n t i n g o fK in g Stam is— S t r e e t Jeznick a w i t h Ca t h ed ra l S t . Mary
Magda l e n e— Chu rc h o f t h e B'
ern a d i n e s — I slan d co n ta i n
i n g Ca t h ed ral ( 15th Cen tu ry ) Se e h e r e t h e r i c h monumen t s a n d sou ven i r s o f Po l i s h K i n gs, B i sh o p s, and
Go l d Ch ap e l b eh i n d h igh a l ta r . Pa la c e o f the Arch
b ish op— L ib ra ry o f Cou n t Ra c zyn sk i vo lumes )a t Withelmowsk a S t re e t— Mu s eum of Count M ie l zynsk i, Vic to r i a S t r e e t 26— Emperor F r ed e r i c k Mu s eum,Nowa S t r e e t— St . Mar t in’ s Chu r c h,w i t h a monumen t t ogrea t e s t Po l i s h po e t, Adam Mi c k i ew i c z, a t Withelmowsk a S t r e e t .
F rom Poznan by t h e Po l i s h Ra i lway i t i s 190V; mi l e s
n o r t h e r l y v i a Gniezno (31 m i l e s ), Inowr oclaw (66
m i l e s ), Bydgoszcz (93 mi l e s ), Tczew ( 172 mi l e s ), a n d
take s 6% h ou r s t o
DANZIG,POLAND (See page 421)Route 6— From CRACOW to TRZEB INA,CZESTOCHOWA, P I O T R K O W, SKIERNIEWICE,WARSAW .
F rom Cracow by the Po l i sh Ra i lway i t i s 227%mi l e s n o r t h e r l y via Trzeb ina (24 mi l e s),Czestochowa
426
(84 mi l e s), Piotrk ow (137 m i l e s ), Sk i e r n i ew i c e ( 185mile s ), a n d take s 936 h ou r s t o
WARSAW ( S e e page 422)Rou t e 7— From BRESLAU t o O STROWO, LODZ,WARSAW .
From B re s l au,Ge rmany, by t h e Po l i sh Ra i lway i t i s213 m i l e s n o r th ea s t e r ly v i a O s t rowo (42 m i l e s ) . Lod z( 126 mi l e s ) t o Ka l i s z S ta t i o n a t
WARSAW (See page 422)Rou t e 8— F rom SCHEIDEMUHL (German ), PILA
Germany, t o FREDHEIM, Po lan d,TORUN (THORN ), WOCLAWEC, KUTNO,ZOWICZ,WARSAW .
From Pi l a (Po l i s h ), Scheidemuhl (Ge rman ), by th e
Po l i s h Ra i lway i t i s m i l e s sou t h ea s t e r l y v ia F r edh e im a n d Bydgo s z c z a n d t ak e s h ou r s t o
TORUN, POLAND (GERMAN THORN )ON VI STULA RIVER
Hot el : Tho rn e r Ho f .I n t e r e s t i n g Th i n gs : Rat h au s a n d Mu s eum, a nd re s
tau rant w i t h fi ne v i ew— He re Bu rgoma s t e r a n d 9
Pro t e s tan t s b eh ea d e d, wh i c h e ven t ca l l e d“B loo d Ba th
o f Th o rn”— S ta tu e o f Cop ern i cu s, bo rn h e re 1473
Chu rch o f S t . Jo h n Mar i e n kir c h e,w i t h fi n e wood ca rv
i n g— Church S t . James,w i t h ca rve d o rga n lo f t
Th i s i s t h e rou t e f rom B er l in t o War saw. Pea c e
con c lud e d h e r e b e twe e n Po la n d an d Teu to n i c o rd e r,wh e reby la t t e r l o s t p owe r .F rom Th or n by
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the Po l i s h Ra i lway i t i s 151 m i l e s
sou t h ea s t e r l y v i a Woclawek,Kutn o,Low icz (98 mi l e s ) ,a n d tak e s s i x h ou r s t o
WARSAW427
Rou t e Q— F rom DANZ IG t o MALBORK, B I SKUPIEC, GRUDZIADZ, TORUN, WOCLAWEK,KUTNO, LOWICZ, SKIERNIEWICE, WAR
SAW .
From Dan z ig b y t h e Po l i s h Ra i lway i t i s 260 m i l e s
sou t h ea s t e r l y v i a Malbor k (29 m i l e s ), B i skup i e c (52
mi l e s ), Grudziaz (76 mi l e s ), Torun ( 108 m i l e s ),Woclawek ( 143 mi l e s ), Kutnow ( 178 mi l e s ),Lowicz (206m i l e s ), Sk ie rniewic e (219 m i l e s ) a n d take s 9 h ou r s t o
WARSAW ( See page 422)
428
ROUMANIA
Money : Un i t i s l e i . B ron z e co i n s a r e fo r l e s s t h a n
l e i ; n i ck e l 5, 10, 20 b an i ; s i l ve r c o i n s a r e 1, 2
a n d 5 l e i ; go l d a r e 5, 10 a n d 20 l e i . S i l ve r i s l ega l
t e n d e r o n l y up t o 50 l e i . Fo re ign go l d, e s p e c i a l l y 20f ra n c p i e c e s,e qua l l i n g 20 l e i a r e cu r r e n t .Rou t e s f rom Fron t ie r s o f Rouman ia t o BUCAREST .
Rou t e l— From SNIATYN, Po la n d, t o PASCANI,ROMAN,MARASESCI, BUZEU, PLOESTI an dBUCAREST .
Rou t e"
2— From ODES SA,UKRAINE,t o TIRASPOL,BENDERY, UNGHEN I, JASSY, PASCANI,CZERNOWITZ, Czecho-S l ovak i a .
Rou t e 3— F rom TIRASPOL t o BENDERY, JAS SY,PASCANI, ROMAN, MARASESCI, GALATZand BUCAREST .
Rou t e 4— F rom CONSTANTA to B UCAREST .
Rou t e S— From RUSTCHOUK,Bu l ga r ia,to GIURGIU,Rouman ia,and BUCAREST .
Rou te 6— Fr om CORAB IA t o PIATRA, PITESTI
an d BUCAREST .
Rou t e 7— From VIDIN, Bu l ga r i a, t o CALAFAT,CRAIV OVA,TURN -SEVERIN,VERCIOROVA,MEHADIA, LUGOS, TEMESVAR, NAGYKIKINDA,CZEGLED,Hunga ry .
Rou te 8— F rom GROSSWARDEIN, Hungary, t o
KOLOZVAR, N A G Y E N Y E D, SEGESVAR,BRASSO, PREDEAL, PLOESCI and BUCAREST .
Rou t e l— From SNIATYN, Pol an d, t o PASCANI,ROMAN,MARASESCI, BUZEU, PLOESTI an dBUCAREST .
From Sn ia ty n, Po lan d (popu l a t i o n, by t h e
Ga l i c i a n Ra i lway i t i s 116% mi l e s s ou t h ea s t e r ly by t h e
430
Galacian a n d Rouman ia n Ra i lways v ia Bu r du j e n i (79%mi l e s ) a n d tak e s 6 h ou r s 18 mi nu t e s t o
PASCANI, ROUMANIA (Popula t i on,From Pa sc a n i by th e Rouman ia n Railwav i t i s 2435,mi l e s s ou t h e r ly a n d tak e s 1 h ou r t o
ROMAN, ROUMANIA
(Popu l a t i on, El eva t i on, 150 f e e t )Ra i lway S ta t i on s : Roman , a t S t . S te fa n c e l Ma r e,wh e r e t ra i n s fo r B ac a n -Buc a r e s t d epa r t ; Pas ca n i -Cfernononz.
Mayor o r Bu rgoma s t e r o f C i t y : T . N . Boter .
Hot e l s : Mod e r n, S t ra s s e S t e fa n c e l Ma r e ; Cent ra l, S t ra s s e Cu fa Voda .
Res t au ra n t s : Mogaldea ; Precup ; B ra nd ; o n S t e fa n
c e l Ma re a n d Cu fa Voda .
Ba ths: S t ra s s e Pr incipatele Un i t e .
I n t e r es t i n g Th i ngs : Chu rch o f t h e Ep i s c op i e — Th e
Chu rc h o f t h e “S t . V arvozi”— Pa rk o f th e C i t y o f
Roman— Suga r fab r i c— Armen ia n Chu rc h .
From Roman by th e Rouman ian Ra i lway i t i sm i l e s s ou t h ea s t e r l y a n d take s 2 h ou r s 23 mi nu t e s t o
MARASESCI, ROUMANIAF rom Marasesci by th e Rouman ia n Ra i lway i t i s 56
m i l e s s ou t h e r l y and t ak e s 1 h ou r 28 m inu t e s t o
BUZEU, ROUMANIA (Popu l a t ion,From Bu z eu b y t h e Rouman ia n Ra i lway i t i s
m i l e s sou t hwe s twa rd ly a n d t ake s 1 h ou r t o
PLOESTI,ROUMANIA
F rom Plo e s ti b y th e Rouman ia n Ra i lway i t i sm i l e s sou t h e r ly an d take s 1 h ou r 8 minu t e s to
BUCAREST, ROUMANIAHot els : Gran d Ho t e l B ou l e va rd, Bou l e va rd El i s a
431
b e ta ; Pa la c e Ho t e l ; Maj e s t i c ; Gra n d Ho te l A th e n e e,Ca l ea V ictor iei ; Ho te l Cap sa, Ca l ea V ictor iei ; Hot e lCo n t i n e n ta l, Ca l ea V ictor iei, fa c i n g Na t i o na l Th ea t e r ;Ho t e l B r i s t o l, Ca l ea Academ iei.Th e Fine Ar t s Mu s eum on Th ea t e r P la c e,f rom th e re
o n to t h e P la c e K i n g Ch a r l e s,wh e re s ta n d s t h e Royal
Pa la c e, o f wh i c h c e r ta i n pa r t s ca n b e v i s i t e d .
Take No r t h S t a t i o n t ram to P ia ta Teatrululu i,wh e re
s t a n d pr i n c i pa l c lub s, h o t e l s a n d p l a c e s o f amu s emen t .
From Pia t a Teatru lulu i t h e r e a r e t h re e wa lk s t o t ak e1. Fo l l ow Ca l ea V ictor iei no r t hwa rd s a n d c ro s s t o
l e f t b a nk o f r i ve r t o A l ea Kisseleff.2. From th e Pia t a Teatr ululu i fo l low th e Ca l ea V ict or ici s ou t h e r ly to Stae polios c hu r c h o n e o ffi n e s t i n Bu c ar e s t .Th e B oul eva rd : Fo l l ow Bou l e va rd i n a n ea s t e r l y d i
r e c t i o n wh e re i t c ro s s es Ca l ea V ictor iei, t h en, go to
Unive r sity Pal ac e a n d Ar c h eologica l Mu s eum . Fa c i n g
t h e Un ive r s i ty i s a s qu a re'
w i t h many i n t e r e s t i n gmonumen t s .
3. Eas t e r ly a l o n g B ou l e va rd s i s t h e Cismigu i Garden, s im i l a r t o Cen t ra l Pa rk i n New York .
On r igh t ba nk o f r i ve r, wh i c h i s mo s t i n t e re s t i n g, i t
i s a dv i s ab l e t o h i r e cab a n d v is i t Domnitza Ba la c haChu r ch (16th Cen tu ry ) by Pr i n c e s s Ba la c h a a n d Pr i nc e s s Safta B rancovan. Fu r t h e r we s t s t an d s Pa tr ia rc h e An t im e Chu rch ( 17th Cen tu ry ) .
I nte r es t in g Th ings : Se e a l so t h e A théné e,t h e Me tr opo l it a n Chu r c h,Doauma Balasha ( c hu rc h ), S t . Spir idor,t h e pa rk s,Cismegin a nd Ca rol I,w i t h t h e M il it a ry Pan
t h eon— Th e mos t bu s y th o rough fa re i s t h e Ca l ea V ictor iei (2% mi l es l on g), o n wh i c h a r e t o b e fou n d th e
p r i n c i pa l h o t e l s, c lu b s, e t c . , a l s o t h e Royal Pa la c eTh e downt own s e c t i on c en t e r s rou n d th e S t ra da Lip sc a n i ( ban k s, s t o r e s, wh o l e sa l e d ea l e r s,Th e favo r i t e me e t i ng p l a c e o f Bu c ar e s t s o c i e ty du ri n g t h e s p r i n g an d ea r l y summe r i s t h e fi n e ChausSei
432 .
PASCANI, ROUMANIAF rom Pa sc a n i by t h e Rouman ian Ra i lway i t i s 95
m i l e s n o r t hwe s twa rd ly v i a Bur duj eni (37% m i l e s ) a n dtake s h ou r s t o
CZERNOWITZ, CZECHO -SLOVAKIA
Rou t e 3— Fr om TIRASPOL to BENDERY, JASSY,PASCAN I, ROMAN, MARASESCI, GALATZan d BUCAREST .
From Tira s p ol b y t h e Rouman ia n Ra i lway i t i s 172%mi l e s n o r t hwe s twa r d ly v i a B e n d e ry,Un gh eni,Ja ssy a n d
take s 8 h ou r s t o
PASCANI, ROUMANIA ( S e e page 431)F rom Pasc a n i by th e Rouman ia n Ra i lway i t i s 2454mi l e s sou t h e r ly an d take s 42 minu t e s t o
ROMAN,ROUMANIA ( Popula t ion,F rom Roman by th e Rouman ia n Ra i lway i t i s 79%
m i l e s sou t h ea s t e r l y an d tak e s h ou r s t o
MARASESCI, ROUMANIAFrom Marasesci b v t h e Rouman ia n Ra i lway i t i s 64mi l e s sou t h e as t e r l y a n d tak e s 3 h ou r s t o
GALATZ, ROUMANIA (Popula t ion,Hot els: Ho t e l Con co rd i a ; Ho t e l Co n t i n e n ta l .
I n t er e s t i ng Th i ngs: On th e l e f t b a nk o f t h e Danub ei s mo s t impo r t a n t po r t o f Rouman ia— Ga latz fo rmstwo s epa ra t e town s, t h e o l d t own, w i t h i t s tw i s t i n gs t r e e t s, s e ems mo re l i k e o n e o f subu rb s o f Cons tantinople, a n d t h e mod e rn t own,wh i c h i s bu i l t o n a h i l ld om i n a t i n g t h e Danu b e .
Du r i n g t h e wa r t h i s t own was h eav i l y b omba rd e d
b y t h e Ge rman s .
F rom Gala t z b y t h e Rouman ia n Ra i lway i t i s 162%434
mi l e s sou thwestwardlv v ia Bu z eu (823A m i l e s ) a n dtake s 7 h ou r s t o n o r t h s ta t i o n o f same railwav a t
BUCAREST, ROUMANIA
Rou t e 4— CONSTANTA,Rouman i a, t o BUCAREST .
CONSTANTA, ROUMANIA (Popu l a t io n,Con s ta n ta,o n t h e B la ck Sea, i s bu i l t o n th e ru i n s o fa n c i en t Tom i s, o f wh i c h some o f t h e ru i n s ca n s t i llb e s e en . Con s ta n ta i s o n e o f summer r e so r t s o f Rou
man ia . Su r rou n d i n g cou n t ry i s ve ry ro cky b u t affo rd s
many p l ea sa n t wa lks . Ch i e f s eapo r t o f Rouman ia .
Hot e l s : Gra n d Ho t e l Ca ro l, ove r l o ok i n g th e b ea ch ;Pa l a c e Ho t e l ; Regn i e r ; 2ud c l a s s :
“Eu ropa " a n d”Regi n a .
Twe lve m i l e s away i s m i n e ra l l a ke o f Tek i r, on ah igh c l iff b e twe en t h e s ea a n d t h e lak e . Good fo r
rh euma t i sm,gou t, e t c .
From Con s t an t a,Rouma n i a, by th e Rouman ia n Ra i lway it i s 14434 mi l e s we s twa rd ly v ia F e t e s t i (53 m i l e s )a n d tak es 4 h ou r s to
BUCAREST, ROUMANIA
Rou t e S— From RUSTCHO UK,Bu l ga r i a,t o GIURGIU,Rouman ia, and BUCAREST .
RUSTCHOUK, BULGARIA (Popul a t io n,Th i s t own p ra c t i ca l l y r ebu i l t m i d d l e o f 19t h Cen tu ry,
b ut s t i l l su r roun d ed b y i t s o l d fo r t r e s s e s . A verv
p re t ty t own bu t n o p la c e s o f i n t e re s t . O n l y s p ec ia l t yi s l o ca l i n du s t ry o f b l a ck c lay va s e s e n c ru s t e d w i t h
s i l ve r,wh i c h a r e v e ry popu l a r i n t h e coun t ry .
From Rustchou k by s t eame r i t i s m i l e s n o r t h ~
er lv a c r o s s t h e Danub e a n d tak es 45m inu t e s t o do ck a t
GIURGIU, ROUMANIA (Popu l a t io n,
435
I n t e r e s t i ng Th i ngs : Giu rg iu bu i l t du r i n g 14t h Ce n
tu ry o n t h e ru i n s o f Theodoropolis by t h e Ge no es ewh o h e l d a l l t h e comm erc e o f l owe r Danube . Th ey
gave i t t h e n ame o f San Gio rg io . A p ro sp e rou s a n d
ra t h e r p re t t y t own, i t suffe r e d v e ry mu c h du r i n g t h ewa r . (Ac ro s s t h e Da nub e, 31; h ou r by b oa t, t h e Eu !
ga r ia n p o r t o f Rustchouk . )
F rom Giur giu b y th e Rouman ia n Ra i lway i t i s
m i l e s n o r t h e r ly a n d take s 2% h ou r s t o n o r t h e rn s ta
t i o n a t
BUCAREST, ROUMANIA ( S e e page 431)Rou t e 6— From CORAB IA, t o PIATRA, PITESTIa n d ‘ BUCAREST .
F rom th e s ta t i o n o f t h e Rouman ia n Ra i lway a tCora b i a i t i s m i l e s n o r t h e r ly a n d tak e s 2 h ou rs22 m inu t e s t o
PIATRA,ROUMANIA (Popula tion,F rom Pia t ra b y t h e Rouman ia n Ra i lway it i s
m i l e s n o r t h ea s t e r l y a n d t ak e s hou r s to
PITESTI,ROUMANIA (Popula t i on,F rom Pit e s t i b y t h e Rouman i a n Ra i l way i t i sm i l e s ea s t e r l y a n d take s 2 h ou r s t o
BUCAREST, ROUMANIA ( S e e page 431)Rou t e 7— Fr om VIDIN, Bulgar ia, t o CALAFAT,CRAIOVA, TURN-SEVERIN, VERCIOROVA,MEHADIA, LUGOS, TEMESVAR, NAGYKIKINDA,CZEGLED, Hungary.
From Vid in,Bu l ga r i a, b y th e Rouman ia n Ra i lway i t
m i l e s e a s t e r l y t o
CALAFAT,ROUMANIAF rom th e s t a t i o n o f t h e Rouman ia n Ra i lway a t
436
MEHADIA, ROUMANIA
(A n ew v il l age t ak i ng th e p l a c e o f on e burn t
a t b eg inn i ng o f l gth Cen tu ry)
From Meha d ia by th e Rouman ia n Ra i lway i t i s
m i l e s n o r t hwe s twa rd l y a n d take s hou r s t o
LUGOS, ROUMANIA ( Popu l a t ion,Te l ep h on e a n d Te l egraph Offi c e s : At t h e m i d d l e o ft h e v i l l age .
Ba t h s : S u l p hu r i c,n a tu ra l h o t wa t e r f rom th e groun d .
Ve ry we l l kn own .
F rom Lugo s b y t h e Hu nga r i a n Ra i lway i t i s 37%mi l e s w es twa rd ly “ a n d take s 1 h ou r t o
TEMESVAR,ROUMANIA (Popula t i o n,Ra i lway S ta t ion : Temesva r-Joz s e fva ro s .
At t h e en t ra n c e o f t h e Teme s Va l l ey a n d a t foo t o ft h e B an a t Mou n t a i n .
I n t e r e s t i ng Th i ngs : Two Ca t h ed ra l s (Ca th o l ic a n d
Gr e ek ) — Love l y wa lk s in t h e ac a c ia woo d s .From T eme sva r b y th e Rouman ia n Ra i lway i t i s 36m i l e s n o r t hw e s twa rd ly a n d take s 1 h ou r t o
NAGYKIKINDA,ROUMANIA (Popu l a t i on,From Nagykik inda b y t h e Hu nga r i a n Ra i lway it i s
34% m i l e s n o r t hw es twa rd ly a n d take s 1 h ou r t o
CZEGLED,HUNGARIA (Popul ation,Th e popu l a t i o n i s l i ve l y a n d t h e wome n a r e s a id t o
b e mo s t b eau t i fu l i n Hunga ry .
Rou te 8— From GROSSWARDEIN, Hungary, to
KOLOZVAR, NAGYENYED, SEGESVAR,BRASSO, PREDEAL, PLOESCI and BUCAREST.
F rom Oradea Mare,Gr osswarde in,by th e Rouman ianRa i lway i t i s 95 mi l e s ea s t e r l y and t ake s 4V2 hou rs to
438
KOLOZVAR,ROUMANIA
From Ko l oz sva r by th e Hunga r ia n Ra i lway i t i s 55%mi l e s s ou t h e r l y a n d take s 3 h ou r s t o
NAGYENYED, ROUMANIA
From Nagyened by th e Hu nga r ia n Ra i lway i t i s 7lmi l e s s ou t h e r ly a n d tak e s 3% h ou r s to
SEGESVAR, ROUMANIA
(Popu l a t i on, El eva t ion, f e e t )
Hot e l s : F ran k, S t e rn .
I n t e r e s t i ng Th i ngs : B eau t i fu l Got h i c Chu r c h o f S t .N ic h o l a s— Gymna s ium wi t h r i c h a n t iqu i t i e s— Mu s eumof Troph i e s .
S ege sva r i s c ompo s e d o f two c i t i e s : t h e l owe r a n dthe h igh e r
From Segesva r by the Hu nga r ia n Ra i l way i t i s 88%m i l e s s ou t h ea s t e r l y a n d t ake s h ou r s t o
BRASSO,ROUMANIA (Popula t ion,
Hot e l s : Gran d Ho t e l, room s ; Ho t e l d e L’
Eu rope,room s ( bo t h i n c en t e r o f t own ) ; Hot e l Co rona, f rom
3 Kr . (b e fo re t h e wa r ) .
I n t er e s t i ng Th in gs : B ra s s o, o r K ron s t ad t, i s
p re t t i e s t a n d la rge s t t own o f T ran sy lvan ia, bu i l t a tfoo t o f Schu l e r Mou n ta i n s a n d a t en t ra n c e o f a l i t t l eva l l ey .
Th e ra i lway s ta t i o n i s a bou t a m i l e ou t s i d e t own
( ea s t ) . On e n t e r i n g town f rom ea s t s i d e you c ro s sB o l o nya qua r t e r a n d Promenad e, t h e n o n to c e n t e r o f
t own wh i c h i s t h e bu s i n e s s qua r t e r a n d t h e c e n t e r oft h e town l i f e . Nea r Pla c e F ra n co i s J o s ep h s ta n d s theCentral Chur ch, bu i l t b e twe e n 1385-1425, i n Go th i c
s ty l e, a l so t h e Mus eum .
F rom B rasso by th e Hunga r ia n Ra i lway i t i s 1844mi les sou t her ly and tak e s 1 h our 7 m inut e s to
439
PREDEAL,ROUMANIA
(Popula tion El eva t ion, _f e e t)B e fo r e t h e wa r . fa vo r i t e summer r e s o r t o f popu l a t i o no f Bu c a r e s t a n d sou t h e rn Rouman ia . Sp l e n d i d mount a i n v i ew s a n d s p ru c e fo r e s t s . Suffe re d ve ry mu c h
du r i ng t h e wa r,mos t o f i t s h ou s e s b e i n g d e s t roye d .
From Pr ed ea l b y t h e Rouman i a n Ra i lway i t i s 5254m i l e s s ou t h ea s t e r l y a n d take s 2 hou r s to
PLOESCI, ROUMANIA (Popula t ion,From Ploesci by the Rouman ia n Ra i lway i t i s 3
m i l es s ou t h e r ly an d tak e s 134 h ou r s t o the n o r t h s ta
t ion o f t h e same ra i lway a t
BUCAREST, ROUMANIA ( Se e page 431)
440
Ab o a n d H elsingfors, a n d s t eam e r s go t o Helsingforsf rom S t ockh olm an d Abo . S t eame r s a l so a pp roa ch
H e l singfor s f rom Cop en h agen, Denma rk .
Pa s s por t Regu l a t ions mu s t b e c a r e fu l l y i n qu i r e d i n t o
b e fo re a t t emp t i n g to go i n t o Ru s s ia . Un d e r t h e o l d
r egim e t h ey gave b u t l i t t l e t roub l e t o fi r s t c l a s s pa s
sengers. Fo rme r l y the'
traveler s imp ly tu rn e d ove r h i s
p a s s po r t o n r ea ch in g h i s h o t e l a n d gave 24 h ou r s ’
n o t i c e b e fo r e l e av i n g, a n d t h e r e wa s n o d iffi cu l t y
a bout i t .Ra ilr oa d Sugges t i o ns: Th e t ra i n s l ea ve a f t e r t h re e
b e l l s a r e ru n g a t s ho r t i n t e rva l s . Th e gauge o f t h e
ra i lway i s 4 i n ch e s w i d e r t h a n t h e o t h e r Eu ro p ea nt ra i n s, wh i c h n e c e s s i t a t e s a c h a nge o f ca r s on e n t e r i n go r l e av i n g Ru s s i a .
Luggage : Pa s s e nge r s a r e r e s t r i c t e d to o n e pud (36
pou n d s ), w i t h a n a d d i t i o na l c h a rge o n ea c h a dd i t i o na l10 pou n d s .T ick ets : Exp res s t ra i n s r equ i r e r e s e rve d s ea t t i c k e t s
a n d a l so su pp l emen ta ry t i ck e t s, a n d c h a rge s a r e regu
l a t e d u n d e r th e zo n e ta r iff s y s t em, t h e pu rc h a s e r an
nouncing h i s p r e f e r e n c e fo r smok i n g o r n o n - smok i n g
ca r,o r u pp e r o r l owe r b e r t h . Th e l a t t e r pa s s e n ge r ca no c cu py f rom 9 i n eve n i n g u n t i l 9 i n mo rn i n g . B e r t h s
ca n b e e n gaged‘ f rom th e I n t e rna t i o n a l S l e e p i n g Ca r
Co . b e twe e n Pe tr ogr ad a n d Wir b allen (Ber l in), t o
Vienna, Moscow a n d Sebastopol, a n d f rom t h e r e t oN izhni-Novgorod,Warsaw a n d S ib er ia.
Stop-Overs: Pa s s e nge r s ca n s t0 p off a t va r i ousp l a c e s b y gi v i n g n o t i c e t o t h e ma s t e r a t i n t e rmedi a tes t a t i o n s .
Guides: Owi n g to t h e d iffe re n c e i n t h e la nguageand e s p e c i a l l y i n t h e a l ph a b e t, gu i d e s a r e a lmo s t a
n e c e s s i t y eve rywh e re i n Ru s s i a exc ep t i n t h e b ig c i t i e s .Th e Ru le o f the Road i n Ru s s i a i s t o k e ep to t h e
r i gh t, a n d to t h e l e f t t o pa ss a ma c h i n e a h ea d of you .
Cycl ists mu s t d epo s i t i n Ru s s ia 30 Rub l e s and mo tor
442
cyc l i s t s 20 Rub l e s a t th e f ro n t i e r cu s toms hou s e,wh i c hi s r e tu rn e d i f h e go e s ou t o f t h e coun t ry w i t h i n s ix
mo n th s . Th i s a gre emen t i s e v id e n c e d by s ea l s at
tached t o t h e ma c h i n e . Th e r e i s a u s e fu l roa d bookfo r no rt h e rn a n d c en t ra l Eu rop e pu b l i s h e d by th e
Cyc l i s t s ’ Tou r i n g C lub, 280 Eu s t o n Roa d, Lon don,Engl a n d .
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c ep t t h a t t h ey fea tu r e t h e “Zaku ska,
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a ry lst,Marc h 25th,Ea s t e r, Dec emb e r 6th a n d Ch r i s tma s . Ru s s i a h a s a pa r c e l s po s t,mon ey o rd e r a n d t e l egra p h sys t em a nd a sy s t em o f r egi s t ra t i o n o f l e t t e rs .
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Calendar : The Ju l i a n Ca l e n da r i n Ru s s ia i s t h i r t e e n
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Rou t e l— F rom YAROSLAVL to MOSCOW .
Rou t e Z— From EKATERINBURG t o VIATKA,NIZHNI -NOVGOROD .
Rou te 3— From TCHELIAB INSK t o SAMARA and
MOSCOW .
Rou t e 4— F rom TASHKENT t o ORENBURG, SAMARA,MOSCOW .
Rou t e 5— F rom ASTRAKAN to SARTOV ,RIASCHKa n d MOSCOW .
Rou t e 6— Fr om BAKU t o PETROVSK,‘
TIKHORYETZKAYA, ROSTOV, LOZAVAYA, KHARKOV, OREL,TULA an d MOSCOW
Rou t e 7— From NOVOROSSI I SK t o TICHORY
EZTZKAYA, ROSTOV an d MOSCOWRou t e 8— F rom BAKU t o T I FLI S .
Route 9— F r om SEBASTOPOL t o LOZOVAYA and
MOSCOW .
Rou t e lo— F rom CZERNOWITZ to NOWOSIELITZA,KIEV,BRIANSK,MOSCOW .
Rou t e l l— F r om GRANITZA t o LUKOV,MOSCOW .
Rou t e 12— Fr om WARSAW to MINSK,'
SMOLENSKa n d MOSCOW .
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Rou t e 14— F rom HELSINGFORS t o PETROGRAD
an d MOSCOW .
Rou t e 15— F rom YAROSLAVL t o ARCHANGEL .
Rou t e 16— Fr om TVER to NIZHNI-NOVGOROD,
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a n d mos t o f t h e S t . Pet e r sbu rg t ra i n s d epa r t ; (6) Win
dau S ta t io n wh e r e t ra i n s fo r R iga a n d Win dau d epa r t ;(7) Sa ra t ov S ta t i o n o n t h e s ou t h s i d e o f t own, wh e r e
t ra i n s fo r Hozlov-Sa ra t ovd epa r t ; (8) Save l ovo S ta t i o n ;(9) B ryan sk, i n t h e subu rb o f Dorogomilovsk aya.
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aya ; Me t ro po l e, i n t h e Th ea t r e S qua r e .
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mu s i c .
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yezd;
Cen t ra l, Teatralni Proyezd.
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s, Bo l s h o i
Tchernu ishovsk i Pereu lok .
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’ Club,Ma lava Dm itrovsk a 6 .
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S qu a r e .
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fo rm a c i ty s e c t i o n su r rou n d e d by wh i t e wa l l s dom ina t e d by co lo re d t owe r s— Th e Wh i t e C i ty,wh i c h i s t h e
fa s h i o n ab l e qu a r t e r . h a l f e n c i r c l e s th e I n n er C i ty; i t
i s e n c l o s e d b y ove r fou r m i l e s o f B ou l evar d s— Next t ot h e Wh i t e C i t y i s t h e Zemlyanoi-Gorod o r Ear t h C i t y
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“Hu n t er s ’ L in e,”
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o f t h e Red e eme r, w i t h towe r 205 f e e t h igh, a n d ou t
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w i t h fi ve dome s, o f t h e o l d roya l fam i ly— S e e L i ttl ePa l a c e wh er e A l exan d e r II bo rn i n 1818— Oppo s i t e,
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tuary, s e e re l i e f o f M t . S i n a i mad e o f 21 pou nd s o fgo l d a n d 22 o f s i l v e r —Arc h ange l Ca t h ed ra l, wh e rePe t e r ’ s b ro t h e r I va n wa s bu r i e d i n o n e o f t h e 47 sa r
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e d ral o f S t . Ba sil w i t h e l eve n two - s t o ry ch ap e l s
a n d a fo r e s t o f c o l o r e d dome s o f grot e s qu e ap p ea ra n c e— Tra d i n g Row s, t h r e e s t o r i e s, 725 by
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change,'
a n d, oppo s i t e, Sh op s— Syn odal Pr i n t i n g Offi ce,fou n d e d b y I van the Te r r i b l e i n 1653, co n ta i n s ca s t o f
t h e Apo s t l e s, a n d fi r s t b ook p r i n t e d i n Ru s s i a— Al ex
and e r Ga rd en— Rid i n g Sc h oo l— Imp er i al Un iver sit y,o l d e s t i n Ru s s i a, s tu d e n t s, vo lumes i nl i b ra ry— Imp e r ial Rumyntzov Mu s eum l ib ra ry,
vo lumes . w i t h a manu s c r ip t o f Gio rdan o B ru n
n o ; s e e co l l e c t i o n o f na t i o na l c o s tumes i n n o r t h w in g
Mu s eum of F i n e Ar t s w i t h cop i e s o f ce l eb ra t e d a r t
t r ea su r e s o f t h e wo r l d— Chu r c h o f t h e Red e emer,s qua r e ya rd s,335 f e e t h i gh, co st rub l e s ; on e
o f t h e fi n e s t c hu r c h e s i n t h e wo r l d ; l i gh t e d by 60
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448
t h e mo s t impo r ta n t c i ty . 450 c h u r ch e s,800 i n s t i tu t i o n s
a n d 25 co n ve n t s . D iv i d ed i n to d i s t r i c t s .
Rou te Z— EKATERINBURG to VIATKA, NIZHN I
NOVGOROD .
Hot e ls: Pa la i s Roya l, Glavni Pro sp ek t ; Amer ikans
kaya, Pok rovsk i Pro sp ek t .
Spec ia l t i e s : Pre c iou s s t o n e s f rom t h e Ura l Moun
ta ins a n d s ta tue t t e s f rom t h e Kaz l i i ro n fou n d ry .
Rema rk s : Th e town wa s n amed a f t e r Emp r e s s
Ca t h e r i n e I, a n d l i e s o n b o t h b a nk s o f the I s e t . It i s
t h e p r i n c i pa l p l a c e o f t h e U ra l s .
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F in e View— Ano th e r Splend i d V iew i s f rom th e Magne t o-Me t eo rolog i c al Ob s e rva t or y- I s e t Embankmen tNa tu ra l H is t o ry Mu s eum of th e Ura l So c i e ty o f Na tu ralists— Bazaa r— Cat h e d ra l,w i t h b ro n z e S ta tu e o f A l exand e r I I .
From Eka t e r inbu rg i t i s 534 mi l e s we s twa rd ly byth e Ru s s i a n Ra i lway a n d t ake s 12 h ou r s 20 minu t e s t o
VIATKA,RUSSIA (Popu lat i o n, El eva t ion,440)
Re s t aur a n t s : Ra i l Re s tau ra n t,a n d Re s tau ra n t Pe t e r sbu rg .
From s ta t i o n of t h e Ru s s ia n Ra i lway a t Via tka i t i s
m i l e s t o
N IJN I-NOVGOROD, RUSSIA
(Popu l a t i o n El eva t i on 820)
Ma in Ra ilway S ta t io n, i n su bu rb o f Ku n avi n o ; T imir
yaz evo S ta t i o n, r i gh t b an k o f t h e Oka ; Vo lga a n dKama S t eame r s l a n d b e l ow Sofrenovsk aya S qu a re ; OkaS t eame r s ab ove Fa i r B r i dge o n r igh t ba nk o f t h e Oka .Hot e l s : Ros s i ya,B lagovyeshtchensk aya Squa re,Uppe r Town ; B irzhevaya, Rozh de s tv en skaya, Lowe rTown ; Sobo l e v,Moskovskaya 1,on th e Fa i r S i d e .
450
Ba t h s : Yermolayev,Tchernoprudsk i Pereu lok ; Rive rB a t h s i n t h e Vo lga .
I n t e r e s t in g Th i ngs : In t h e Lowe r Town, a c ro s s t h eFa i r B r i dge, i s t h e N iz h nyaya B lagovyeshtchensk aya
t a r e,on t h e s ou t h s i d e o f wh i c h i s S t . Al ex i s Chape l,f rom wh i c h you ca n go r i gh t up t o H e igh t s o f Dya t l ov,wh e re s e e Conven t o f t h e An nu n c i a t i o n ( l37o)— No rt hea s t o f t h e s q ua re,Rozh d e s t v en skaya Chu r c h,w i t h five
co lo re d domes— Go in g up t h rough th e Sofronovsk ayaSqua r e you come t o t h e Exc h ange a n d t h e Kosmodamiansk aya Chu rc h -Go i n g up t h rough th e Ze l e n sk i Gorge
you r ea ch th e Ve rkh nyaya B lagovyeshtchensk aya
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o d d t i l e co rn i c e, a n d, oppo s i t e,Alexyevsk aya Chu r c hAc ro s s f rom th e C i t y Ha l l go t h rough t h e D eme t r iu s
Ga t e t o t h e Kr em l i n ( b e s t V i ew o f t own and su r roun di ngs ),wh i c h i s e n c i r c l e d by a wa l l 65 t o 100 f e e t h e igh t,fla n ke d by 11 t owe rs— S e e i n t h i s sam e s e c t i o n, Ca the d ra l o f t h e Tran s figu ra t i o n,wh e re n o t e e s p e c ia l l y t h eI ko n o f t h e V i rg i n — In t h e M in i n Ga rd en s s e e Monumen t o f M in i n a n d Pozharsk i (65 fe e t ) , f rom wh i c h
a s p l e n d i d V i ew o f t h e r i v e r s a n d t h e Fa i r— Al exa nd e rGa rd en, n o r t h ea s t o f t h e K rem l i n, w i t h F i n e V i ew
Chu rc h o f t h e Asc en s i o n i n t h e Petchersk i Conve n tCou r t,w i t h won d e r—wo rk i n g Iko n o f th e Petchersk aya
Vi rg i n .
Th e Gr ea t Fa i r i s f rom Ju l y 15th t o S ep t embe r l 0th.
Th e bu s i e s t t im e i s b e twe e n Ju l y 25th a n d Augu s t 12th.
No smok in g i s a l l owe d o n th e b r id ge o r i n t h e fa i rgroun d s t r e e t s . In 1822 ove r s ta l l s a n d 60 wa re
h ou s e s w e r e bu i l t a t a c o s t o f ru b l e s to taketh e p l a c e o f t h o s e wh i c h h a d b e e n d e s t roye d by fi re
i n 1816 . Th e h ou s e s a r e k nown a s“Ambars,
”
a n da re bu i l t mo s t ly o f s to n e,on e o r two s to r i e s h igh . Th eI n n e r Fa i r,wh i c h i s b ou n d e d by th e B e tan c ou r t Cana l,n ow ha s boo th s, a n d t h e O u t e r Fa i r, wh i c h i s
451
o f n ewe r co n s t ru c t i o n, h a s abou t t h e s ame numb er o f
s ta l l s . In 1910, t e n yea r s ago, t h e s a l e s o f t h e Fa i r
amou n t e d to rub l e s . Art i c l e s o f a l l k i n d s
may b e pu r c h a s e d a t t h e Fa i r, wh i c h i s a t t e n d ed b yove r p e r so n s ea c h s ea so n . Th e woo de n Fa irB r idge i s s e t up ea c h s ea so n an d r emoved b e fo r e t h ew in t e r s ea s o n s e t s i n .
No r t h o f th e Ou t e r Fa i r s e e_
t h e Al exan d er Nevsk i
Ca th e d ra l an d t h e Row of B e l l s— In Nizhegorod S tr e ets e e Amusemen t B oo ths, a n d to t h e e a s t, t h e Caravanserai,wh e r e nu t s,f ru i t s, r i c e,e t c .,a r e o n sa l e— S e e a l s o,t h e Mo s sul Or i ental S h o emake r s ’ B oot hs, Carr iageRow, a n d S t a l l s w h e r e f e l t s h o e s ca n b e b ough t— Th eTh ea t r e i n Th ea t r e Squ a r e— Ornamen t s o f Gold, e t c . ,
may b e pu r c h a s e d i n t h e B ra z i l i a n Pa s sage— Soap i s
s o l d . in t h e Tzarsk aya— The Ma in Bu ild i ng i s i n t h e
I n n e r Fa i r ; o n t h e grou n d fl oo r ca n b e b ough t sil kgo od s a n d gems f rom Yeka t e r i n b u rg— Fu rs ca n b eb ough t t o t h e l e f t o f t h e B ou l e va r d .
Rema rks: Th e Upp e r Town i s t h e d ign i fi e d pa r t o f
t h e c i ty, a n d t h e Lowe r Town i s t h e a c t i v e pa r t a n dt h e c ommer c i a l qua r t e r . Th e Fa i r S i d e i s o n t h e l e f tb a nk o f t h e Oka .
Rema rks: N izh n i-Novgorod wa s fou nd e d i n 1221 b y
t h e Gra n d Pr i n c e o f V la d im i r aga i n s t i n va s i o n by t h eBu l ga r ia n s a n d Mo rdv i n s .
N izhn i-Novgo ro d i s 273 m i l e s f rom Mosc ow, a t t h e
ju n c t i o n o f t h e O k a a n d t h e Vo l ga.
Rou te 3— TCHELIAB INSK t o SAMARA an d MOSCOW .
From Tc h e l ia b insk i t i s 623 mi l e s sou t hwe s twa rd ly
bv t h e Ru s s i a n Ra i lway (v i a Ufa, 323% m i l e s ) a n d
take s 26 h ou r s 30 m inu t e s t o
SAMARA, RUS SIA
(Popu l a t ion, El evation, 185 f e e t)452
t h e Ru s s ia n Ra i lway a n d tak e s .12 h ou r s t o
SAMARA,RUSSIA (See page 452)F rom Samara i t i s 659 m iles northwestwardly b y t h eRu s s i a n Ra i lway v i a Inza a n d tak e s 29 h ou r s t o
MOSCOW, RUS SIA ( S e e page 445)Route S— ASTRAKAN to SARTOV,RIASCHK and
MOSCOW .
From Ast r akan i t i s 419 mi l e s n o r t h e r ly b y th e Rus
s i a n Ra i lway a n d take s 24 h ou r s t o
SARTOV ,RUS SIA
(Popu l a t i on, Eleva t ion,270 f eet )Ra i lway S t a t ion : I n we s t e r n pa r t o f t own, wh e r e
t ra i n s l e ave fo r Kozlov . On th e l e f t b a n k o f t h e
Vo lga i s a n o the r s ta t i o n wh e r e t ra i n s l eav e fo r Ur alska n d Ast rakan.
Hot els : B r i s to n ; Ros s i ya i n Nyemetzk aya.
Inter est ing Th ings: V ok zai, a p l ea su r e r e so r t
Pub l ic Gard en— Al exand er Nev sk i Cat h e d ral i n Ca t h ed ra l S qua r e .
Remark s : Edu ca t i o n a l a n d r e l i gi ou s c e n t r e .
Sartov i s 217 m i l e s f rom Moscow.
F rom Sartov i t i s 340 mi l e s n o r t hw e s twa rd ly b y th e
Ru s s i a n Ra i lway v ia Kos l ov a n d - tak e s 14 h ou rs to
RIASCHK, RUS S IARes tau rant : Ra i l ro a d Re s tau ra n t .F rom Riaschk i t i s 195 mi l e s a n d take s 6 h ou r s byt h e Ru s s i a n Ra i lway to
MOSCOW,RUSSIA ( Se e page 445)
Rou te 6— BAKU to PETROVSK TIKHORYETZKAYA, ROSTOV, LOZOVAYA, KHARKOV,OREL,TULA and MOSCOW .
454
BAKU,RUSS IA (Popu l a t i o n, 58 f e et b e l ow t h eCa sp i an S ea )
Hot e l s : Eu rop e, Lalayevsk i Proyczk 4; Me t ropo l e,Nik olayovsk aya .
Spec ia l t i e s : Nap th a s p r i n gs su pp ly in g a l l Ru s s ia
w i t h p e t ro l eum .
I n t er e s t i n g Th ings : Mode rn town i s n o r t h o f Q uay
b e twe e n Cit a d el o n we s t a n d Ra ilway S t a t ion o n ea s t
S e e Gre ek A l exan d e r N ev sk i Ca th ed ra l, Armen ian,Luth e ran and Roman Ca t h o l i c Chu r c h e s— Olg i n skaya
a n d Mickhailovsk aya a r e t h e p r i n c i pa l s t re e t s— Mar in eB oul eva rd ru n s a lo n g s h o r e a n d i s a fa s h io n ab l e p rom
enade —Cit a d e l w h i c h d om i na t e s t own i s su r rou n d ed by
1% m i l e s o f wa l l— Two Mos qu e s i n Pa l a c e o f t h e Kh an s— Kis-Ka l e,mas s ive t ow e r, 147 f e e t —Anc i e n t Wa l l s o f
B a il a,off h ea d l an d o f B a i l ov— B la ck Town rea ch ed by
t ram, wh e r e s e e Nobel Pe t roleum Works, l a rge s t, us
i n g pu d s a n nua l l y— Ea s t o f t h i s,Wh i t e Town,w i t h Rot h s c h ild O i l Re fi n e r i e s .
Excu r s i o n s : To Balakha n i-Sab untchi-Roman a o i l
fi e l d s,8 m i l e s . Th i s a n d t h e B i b i-Eybot fi e l d p ro du c e
n ea r l y pud s o f c ru d e p e t ro l eum, t h e gu s h e r s
p ro du c i n g abou t Th e we l l s a re f rom 500 to
fe e t d e ep . Ano t h e r excu r s i o n, 19 v er s t s no r t h
ea s t of B aku i s t o Temp l e o f Fir e Wor sh i pp e r s ( 13thCen tu ry) .
Remarks : Th e r e a r e Mud Vo l c an o e s n ea r Baku
cau s e d b y ga s fo rc i n g i t s way out t h rough th e s o i l .
From Baku i t i s 234 m i l e s n o r t hwe s twa rd l y by t h e
Ru s s ia n Ra i lway an d take s 9 h ou r s 35 m inu t e s t o
PETROVSK, RUSS IA
(Popu l a t ion, El eva t io n,75 f e e t b e l ow
leve l o f B l a c k S ea )F rom Pe t rovsk i t i s 500 m i l e s n o rt hwe s twa rd ly b v
t h e Ru s s i a n Ra i lway an d tak e s 19 h ou r s 20 m inu t e s t o
455
TIKHORYETZKAYA, RUSSIA
(Populat i on, El evat i on, 270 f e et)Restau rant : ‘ Ra i lway Re s tau ran t .Th i s i s 114 m i l e s f rom Rost ov on the Don.
From Tik horyetzk aya i t i s 114 m i l e s n o r t h e r l y b y
th e Ru s s ia n Ra i lway an d tak e s 3 h ou r s 31 minu t e s to
ROSTOV,RUSS IA (Popu l ation,Hot els : I n t e rn a t i o n a l Mo skovskaya 53; Bo l s h ayaMo skovskaya ; San Remo .
From Rost ov i t i s 264 m i l e s n o r t h we s twa r d l y b y t h e
Ru s s i a n Ra i lway an d tak e s 8 h ou r s 30 minu t e s t o
LOZAVAYA, RUSSIA (Popu l a t ion,F rom Lozavaya i t i s 91 m i l e s n o r t h e r l y b y t h e Rus
s i a n Ra i lway a n d tak e s 4 h ou r s 26 m inu t e s t o
KHARKOV,RUSSIA
( Popula t ion, El eva t ion, 755 f e et)Hot els : Gra n d -Ho t e l, Torgovaya Squ a r e ; Ros s iya,
Yek ater inoslavsk aya .
Sp ecia lties: Clo t h,woo l a n d ca t t l e .
Int e r e s t ing Th ings: New Ope ra House— ‘ Bazaar
Unive r s i ty s tu d e n t s, w i t h vo lume
l i b ra ry— Art and Ethnogra phica l Museum — Nor t h o f
u n i ve r s i t y, Industrial Mu s eum— Usp ensk i Cathedral
Commercial Clu b— In N iko l ayevskaya,S quar e s e e
Agr a r i an a n d o th e r ba n ks— Th ea t r e— Univer s i ty Park,w i t h Zoo .
Rema rks: I s t h e c e n t r e o f i ro n a n d coa l i n du s t ry
o f S ou th Russi a . Fa i r s a r e h e l d i n Ja nu a ry a n d a fte rEa s t e r ; Augu s t a n d O c t ob e r .F rom Khar kov i t i s 248 mi l e s n o r t h e r l y by t h e
Ru s s ia n Ra i lway an d tak e s 6 h ou rs 45 m inu t e s t o
OREL, RUSS IA (Popu l ation, El eva t ion, 650)Hot e l s : B e r l i n, Gostinaya ; Met ro po l e, Bolk hovs
kaya .
456
From Tichoryestsk aya i t i s 114 m i l e s n o r th e r l y b y
th e Ru s s ia n Ra i lway an d . t ak e s 3 h ou r s 50 m inu t e s t o
ROSTOV,RUSS IA (See page 456)From Ros t ov i t i s 772 mi l e s no r t hwe s twa rd l y b y th e
Ru s s i a n Ra i lway v i a Lozovaya, Khar kov, Ore l, Tula
( s e e page 456) t o
MOSCOW, RUS SIA ( S e e page
Rou te 8— Fr om BAKU t o T IFLI S .
From Baku i t i s 343 mi l e s n o r th we s twa rd ly by t h eRu s s ia n Ra i lway a n d t ake s 13 h ou r s to
TIFLI S, RUS S IA(Popu l a t i on, El eva t ion, f e e t)
Excu rsions : To Kodzhor i f e e t ),w i t h ru i n s o f
o l d c hu r c h es ; a n d Conv ent o f Mar tkob i,19 m i l e s n o r t h
ea s t b y mo to r ca r .
Hot e l s : LOndon,Madatovsk aya 9; O r i e n t, Go lov i nsk i Pro s p ek t 9.
Tou r ist Bu r eaus: Gove rnmen t Ra i lway s a n d S l e ep
i n g Ca r Co . i n offi c e s o f Cau ca su s Me rcu ry S t eam
Nav iga t i o n Co .,Ervivansk aya Squa r e 3.
Clubs : Ge rman C lub, M ikh a i l ov sk i Pro sp ek t 129
Armen ia n Club, Golovinsk i Pro sp ek t 6 .
Sp ec ia l t i e s : Woo l e n good s f rom Dagh est an,Kab ardaa n d O s s e t i a, Cau ca s ia n ca rp e t s, weapo n s (p r i n c i pa l l yi n l a i d d agge r s ), wa lk i n g ca n e s, e n ame l e d a n d g i l d e ds i l ve r p la t e, an d ch a s e d w in e a n d .wa t e r ve s s e l s .Int e r e s t ing Th ings: German Qua r t e rs s e t t l e d b y im
migra n t s f rom VVu r temb erg a r e o n t h e l e f t r i ve r ba nki n th e n o r t h e rn pa r t o f t h e c i ty— Th e Ru ssi an Quar t eri s o n th e r i gh t ban k, a n d sou t h o f t h i s a r e t h e Per si a na n d Armen i an Sh op s— Th e Ru s s ia n Qu a r t e r h a s A l ex
a n d e r Ga rd en fo r i t s c e n t r e, whihc i s su r rou n d e d b yChu rc h of S t . N ic h o l a s,Al exand e r N ev sk i Chap e l, an dMonumen t t o Po e t Gogo l— Th e Ha ll o f Fame i s o n
458
t h e wes t s i d e— Th e Golovinsk i Pro sp ek t (p r i n c i pa ls t r e e t ) c on ta i n s M i l i t a ry Mu s eum— Grea t Th ea t r e— O n
sam e s t r e e t, Gar r i so n Ca t h ed ra l, w i t h b ig dome, a n dV ic e roy ’ s Pa l a c e— Pu b l i c L i b ra ry, vo lumes, an da t e n d o f t h e s t r e e t,Cau c a s i an Mu s eum— Th e con t inuat i o n o f t h e Pro sp ek t, Dvor tzovaya, wh i c h co n ta i n sTh ea t r e o f t h e Georgi a n Nob l e s, en d s a t th e Duma,o n t h e s ou t h s i d e o f th e Er iva n skaya Squa r e— Th eBa zaa rs a re o c cup i e d b y Pe r s ia n s an d A rmen ian s ; h e re
a r e go l d a n d a rmo r, pas t ry a n d cob b l e r'
s s h op s a n dw in e i n a n ima l sk i n s— V ansk i Ca t h ed ra l— Antchisk hat
sk i Ca t h e d ral,w i t h p a i n t i n g o f Ch r i s t (8th Cen tu ry )Bo ta n i c a l Ga rd en s a n d Mu s eum, s p ec imen s— F in ev i ew f rom Mon t Pl o skaya fe e t ), r ea c h ed b y
fun i cu l a r .
Rou t e 9— F rom SEBASTOPOL to LOV OZAYA an dMOSCOW .
F rom Seba s t op ol i t i s 377 m i l e s n o r t h ea s t e r l y by
t h e Ru s s i a n Ra i lway an d t ak e s 11 h ou r s 40 m i nu t e s t o
LOZOVAYA, RUSS IA ( S e e page 456)
From Lozovaya i t i s 577 m i l e s n o rt h e r l y by t h eRu s s ia n Ra i lway v ia Kur s k a n d tak e s 19 h ou r s 50 m in
u t e s t o
MOSCOW, RUS SIA
Rou t e lo— From CZERNOWITZ t o NOWO SIELITZKA,KIEV,BRIANSK,MOSCOW .
From Cz er n ow itz i t t ake s 1 h ou r 35 m in u t e s b v t h eRu s s ia n Ra i lway to
NOWOSIELITZA, RUSS IA (Popu l a t i on,From Nowosielitza i t i s 521 m i l e s n o rt h ea s t e r l y by
459
t h e Ru s s ia n Ra i lway v i a Slob odka (249 mi l e s ) a nd
tak e s 23 h ou r s 30 mi nu t e s to
K IEV,UKRAINE ( S e e page 573)(Popul a t ion, Eleva t ion, 590 f e e t )
F rom K i ev i t i s 296 m i l e s n o r t h ea s t e r l y b y t h e Ru ss ia n Ra i lway v i a Ko
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n o t op ( 137 mi l e s ) a n d t ake s 11h ou r s 16 m inu t e s t o
BRIANSK, RUSSIA
( Popula t ion, El eva t ion, 525 feet)F rom B r iansk i t i s 236 mi l e s n o r t h ea s t e r l y b y th e
Ru s s ia n Ra i lway a n d tak e s 9 h ou r s 18 minu t e s t o
MOSCOW,RUSSIA (See page 445)(Popu l a t ion, El eva tion, 600 f e e t )
Rou te l l— From GRANITZA t o LUKOW and MOS
COW .
From Granitza i t i s m i l e s n o r t h e r l y b y t h e
Ru s s ia n Ra i lway v i a I vango rod, a n d take s 11 h ou r s t o
LUKOV,RUSS IA (Popu l a t i on,From Lukov i t i s 738 m i l e s n o r t h ea s t e r l y b y t h eRu s s i a n Ra i lway v i a B r e s t a n d tak e s 24 h ou rs 45 m inu t e s t o
MOSCOW,RUSSIA (See page 445)Rou te 12 -Fr om WARSAW to MINSK,SMOLENSK
an d MOSCOW .
MAIN TRIP .
From B r e s t S ta t i o n o f t h e Ru s s ia n Ra i lway a t War
saw it i s 476 mi l e s n o r th ea s t e r l y v i a B r e s t L i t ovsk ( 132
mi l e s ), a n d tak e s 10 h ou r s 45 mi nu t e s to
MINSK,RUSSIA ( Popu l a t ion,Ra i lway S ta t i o n s : Fo r B re s t t ra i n s i n sou t hwe s t pa r to f t h e c i ty ; fo r Romn i t ra in s i n sou t h e rn pa r t o f c i t y .
460
MOSCOW, RUSSIA
Rou t e 13— Fr om RIGA t o MOSCOW .
From R iga i t i s 643 m i l e s s ou t h eas t e r l y by t h e Russ ia n Ra i lway v i a Smo l e n sk (383 mi l e s ) a n d tak e s 22
h ou r s to
MOSCOW,RUSSIA ( S e e page 445)
Rou t e 14— F r om HELSINGFORS t o PETROGRADan d MOSCOW .
From H e l singfo rs i t i s m i l e s ea s t e r l y by th e
Ru s s ia n Ra i lway a n d take s 8 h ou rs 27 minu t e s t o
PETROGRAD,RUSSIA (Popu l a t ion,Remarks: Area, a c r e s, o f wh i c h a re
pa r t o f d e l t a o f N eva .
Ra i lway S ta t ions: ( 1) Ba l t ic S ta t i o n, wh e re t ra i n s
fo r Reval, Dorpa t a n d Riga d epa r t ; (2) Warsaw S ta
t i o n, wh e re t ra i n s fo r Pskov,Warsaw,i
B erlin,e t c . , d e
pa r t ; (3) N ic h o l as S ta t i on, l o ca t e d a t Znamenskaya
Squ a r e,wh e re t ra i n s fo r Moscow,V olegda,e t c .,de pa r t ;
(4) Fin l and S ta t io n, wh e r e t ra i n s fo r F inland d epa r t ;(5) Ironovk a S ta t i o n, wh e r e t ra i n s fo r Sher eme tyevkad
‘
epa r t ; (6) Tzarsk oye Se l o S ta t i o n, fo r Pav l ovsk, e t c .
Excursions : Apo thecary I s l ands, w i t h t h e ga rd e n so f Pe t e r t h e Great eontaining med i c in a l h e rb s (50
a c re s ), p la n t s, l i b ra ry o f vo lumes, h e rbar ium vo lumes . On Yelagin Island, Yelagin
Pa la c e, w i t h fi n e v i ew o f F i n la n d Gu l f f rom t h e“Po in t e .
” To Pet e rho f, 25 mi l e s ; you s h ou l d go byt ra i n o n e way an d by th e coa s t roa d t h e o t h e r ; on t h eroa d i s S e rg iyevskaya Pustu in ( 12 mi l e s ), a n d S trye lna
( 14 mi l e s ) .
Excur sion : ( l ) Pe t e rh o f, popu l a t io n,Hot el : Samson .
I n t e r e s t i ng Th in gs : Se e h e r e Imp e r i a l Pa l ace,founded~ by Pe t e r t h e Grea t i n 1720,w i t h 40 foo t h ight e r ra c e fa c i ng t h e N eva Bay,an d ca s ca d e emp ty in g i n t o
462
ma rb l e ba s i n i n wh i c h i s Samso n Fou n ta i n . wi t h
s t ream o f 65 fe e t ; o n fi r s t floo r see 328 po rt ra i t s o fwomen ; Ch in e s e Room ; bou do i r o f Emp re s s Pe t rovna ;t h e S ta n da rd Room, i n s i l k ; Di n in g Room ; Wh i t eRoom,w i t h Rock Cry s ta l Ch an d e l i e r s —Th e re i s a F i n eV i ew no rt h ea s t o f t h e Adam Fou n ta i n— Monp la i s i r,bu i l t by Pe t e r I.
S t eamboa t Excu r s i o n f rom Pet rogra d t o Cron s tad t,f rom th e Va s i l i O s t rov b e low N i c h o la s B r idge .
Popu l a t i o n, Cr on s t ad t i s o n t h e I s l a n d o fKo t l i n,7f/2 by 114 m i l es, w i th ba t t e r i e s bu i l t o n p i l e s .
Hot e l s : S t . Pe t e r s bu rg an d Lon don, i n th e N i ko lavevsk i Pro sp ek t .I n t e r e s t i ng Th i ngs : In t h e Nava l Qua r t e r o f t h e
town s e e Adm ira l t y, Sc h oo l o f Eng i n e e r s a n d Hosp i ta l— Th e r e i s a N ava l Ha rbo r, M idd l e Harbo r a n d
Commerc ial Ha rbo r— F i n e V i ew o f th e s e f rom Pet r ovsk i Ga r d e n s .Ano th e r Excu r s i o n f romPe t r ograd i s to Tzar sk oyeS e l o, 15 mi l e s . Popu l a t i o n,Hot e l : S eve rnaya .
I n t e r e s t ing Th i ngs : Grea t Imp er i a l Pa la c e,978 fe e ti n l e n gth— S ee Pa l a c e Chu r c h, d e co ra t e d i n b lu e a n d
go l d ; s e e a l so t h e b ed room o f w i fe o f A l exan d e r II,wi t h floo r i n l a i d w i t h mo th e r o f p ea r l ; p i l l a r s o f v io l e tg l a s s ; wa l l s o f O pa l e s c e n t gl a s s ; s e e a l so room ado rn edw i t h aga t e, a n d Ambe r Room, a l so S i l ve r Room ; the
La p i s La zu l i Room, i n b lu e a n d go l d— Th e Park su r
roun d i n g t h e pa la c e h a s a rc h e s, gro t to s, swa n lake s a nds t r ik i n g ru i n s— S e e Ch i n e s e B r idge w i t h im i ta t i o nc o ra l ra i l in gs a n d figu r e s o f fou r Ch i namen w i t h pa ras o l s, a n d Su s p en s io n B r i dge r ep re s en t ing th e c ro s s .w i t h a Ch i n e s e a rb o r i n th e c en t r e— Se e t h e Ar t ifi c i alRu i n s,wh e re t h e r e i s a F i n e V i ew,a n d t h e o ra nge r i e s .Gr ee n Hou s e s a n d t h e Gr ea t Lake— See t h e G i l d ed
Ba rge s o f Ca th e r i n e 11 i n t h e Adm i ra l ty Q ua r t e r, and
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N ea r t h i s,B r idge o f B lu e S i b er ian Mar b l e .
I N PETROGRAD
Bat h s : Cen t ra l B a t h s, Kazatchi Pereu lok 11; V 0
ro n i n,Moik a 82; Tzelibyeyev, Basseinaya 14.
Ma in Pos t Offi c e : Potchansk i Pereu lok 3; General
Del ivery Offi ce,Potchansk i Pereu lok 15.
Te legraph Ofii ce : Potchtamtsk aya 15, co n t i nua l ly
Op en, as i s a l s o t h e offi c e a t t h e ra i lway s ta t i o n .
Pub l ic Lava t o rie s : Al exa n d e r Ga rd e n ; i n t h e Duma ;n ea r Pu b l i c L i b ra ry ; Yeka t e r i n i n skaya Squa r e ; Znamensk aya Squ a re ; Lyetni Sa d .
Englishfl Church S ervi c e s : B r i t i s h a n d Amer i ca n
Co ngrega t ion a l Cha p e l, Novo —Isaak iyevsk aya 16 ; S t .Ma ry a n d A l l Sa i n t s ’, Anglisk aya Nab e re zh n aya 56 ;M i s s io n Chu r c h, i n
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t h e S ch lu s s e l bu rg Qua r t e r ; Me th
o d i s t Ep i s c o pa l Chu r c h,Ten t h L i n e 37; Ca t h o l i c Ca t h ed ra l o f t h e A s sumpt i o n, I zma i l o v sk i Regimen t ; Chu r c h
o f S t . Ca t h e r i n e,Nevsk i 34, Pro s p ek t 10 .
Sh oo t ing Clu b s : Maya la, S e lo, Kra s noy e,Pav l ovsk,Tcherentzovo a n d Vi s h e ra .
C lu bs: Army an d Navy C lu b,Liteini Pro s p ek t 20 ;Au t omo b i l e C lu b, Nab e r ez h n aya 10 ; Engl i s h C lub,Dvortzovaya Nab e re z h n aya 16 ; Comme rc i a l C lu b,An
glisyak a Nab'
arezhnaya 18 ; New Engl is h C lub,Morskaya 36 ; Ya ch t C lub,Krestovisk i I s l a n d .
Go l f Cou r s e : At Mu r i n o .
Hors e Race s : Th re e t ime s a w e ek, f rom Jun e lst t o
Augu s t 15th, a t t h e Kolomyagsk oye Chau s e e ra c ecou r s e ; fa l l a n d w i n t e r t ro t t i n g ra c e s a t Semyonovsk i
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Squ a r e .
Ciniselli Circu s : (Win t e r o n l y), o n t h e Fon ta nka ;Ci rqu e Mode rn e, co rn e r o f Kamen no -O strovsk i Pro s
pek t a n d Kronversk i Pro sp ek t .Plea su re Gar d ens : Zoo log i ca l Ga rd e n s, r e a ch ed by
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t h e r i gh t ba nk o f t h e N eva i s t h e M ining Aca d emy,t h e Ac ad emy of Ar t s,Un iv e r s i t y,Exc h ange a n d Acad
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-ln t h e o l d e s t pa rto f t h e
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c i ty, s t i l l re fe r re d t o as th e S t . Pe t er sbu rgQua r t e r, b e tw e e n t h e B o l shaya Nevk a a n d t h e N eva,a re t h e Pe t er Pau l Fo r t r e s s a n d Pe t er t h e Grea t
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sHou s e— S t rogan ov Pa l ac e w i t h a r t ga l l e ry
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p roa c h ( 136 co lumn s ), 236 f e e t l o n g, 186 f e e t wi d e,dome 260 f e e t h igh ; co s t rub l e s ;
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ra t i n g Al e xa n d e r II‘
s e s cap e f rom dea th— Mu s eum ofImpe r ial Ca r r iage s, co n ta i n i ng s l e i gh mad e b y Pe t e rt h e Gr ea t, c o ro na t ion an d s ta t e ca r r i age s, w i t h pan e lpa i n t i n gs by VVatteau, sa d d l e s, s l e igh s a n d th e ca r r iaged e s t roy ed a t t h e a s sa s s i na t io n o f A l exan d e r II— Chu r c ho f t h e Ressur r ection ( 190 by 140 by 62 fe e t ), wh e r eA l exa n d e r II wa s k i l l e d by N ih i l i s t s ; t h e re a r esqu a r e fe e t o f Mo sa i c s i n a n d on t h e c hu r c h— Engine e r s ’ Pa l a c e co s t rub l es ; n o t e ma rb l es ta i rca s e a s c e n d i n g f rom th e l e f t s i d e o f t h e cou r t ; o l dt h ro n e room, a n d th e rou n d room ; t h is pa la c e fo rme r l y u s e d by Emp re s s El i za b e th— Ru s s ia n Mu s eum of
A l exan d e r I I I, con ta i n in g th e co l l e c t i o n o f t h e Acad emy ; Empe ro r Pau l I d i e d h e re i n 1801— Ru s s i a nMu s eum o f A l exan d e r I I I,w i t h fi n e co l l e c t io n o f Russ i a n pa i n t i n gs ; i n Room 9 s e e p i c tu r e Ch r i s t P i t y i n gWoma n Taken i n Adu l t e ry i n Room 24,
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o f t h e Teu t o n i c O rd e r i n 1241; i n t h e i n t e r i o r o f t h e
c hu r c h s e e t h e s i l ve r wa l l b eh i n d t h e can opy, pa r t o f
t h e c o s t o f wh i c h wa s pou n d s o f s i l ve r fo r o n eyea r— Hermit age Mu s eum, 510 by 372 f e e t, co n ta i n sroya l a r t co l l e c t i o n s, fou n d e d i n 1765 b y Ca th e r i n e I I ;t h i s mu s eum i s o n e o f t h e mo s t magn i fi c e n t i n Eu ro p e ;i n t h e Ke rc h Room i s b e s t c o l l e c t i o n ; s e e e s p e c ia l l y
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c rows, a n d ow l wh i c h ro l l s i t s e ye s ; t h e fi n e s t collect i o n o f j ewe l e d snu flr boxe s i n t h e wo r l d wa s r emove dby th e la t e roval fam i ly ; c ab i n e t s 10 a n d 11 con ta i nb eau t i fu l o b j e c t s i n c ry s ta l a n d rock c rys ta l ; cab i n e t 1,c h e s s s e t o f A l exan d e r II a n d go l d ca sk e t p r e s e n t e db y t h e C i t y o f Lon don — Cab i n e t s 6 a n d 9, Tu rk i s hsa d d l e c l o t h a n d b r i d l e s e t w i t h d iamon d s— Cab i n e t 17.go l d to i l e t s e t o f Emp re s s I va no vn a— Du t c h Exchange,272 by 259 f e e t, w i t h 44 co lumn s, a n d i n fro n t tworo s t ra l c o lumn s 112 f e e t h i gh— F i n e v i ew from e l l i p t i ca ls pac e b e twe en so-ca l l e d Stryelk a
— Imp er ial Acad emy
o f Sc i e n c e s, p l an n e d b y Pe t e r t h e Grea t ; vo l
umes, m a nu s c r i p t s ; s e e e s p e c ia l l y Depa r tmen to f Pe t e r t h e Grea t . w i t h wr i t i n g d e sk,wax figu re, au t o
gra ph s, mode l of h ou s e wh e r e h e l i ve d i n Zaan dam,wa lk i n g s t i ck s, e t c . ; s e e a l s o ca b in e t o f c o in s a n d Pe t e rt h e Gr ea t
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Ru s s i a n fea tu r e s wh i c h make Mosc ow so i n t e re s t i n g .
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Ru s s ia n m ea n s p e r s p e c t i v e . S e c on d c l a s s s t r e e t s a r ec a l led Ulitzi. Th i r d c l a s s s t r e e t s are ca l l e d Pereulk i.Th e N evski i s 115 f e e t w i d e an d 234, m i l e s l o n g .
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b ea r i n g eve n numbe rs, an d th e l e f t u n eve n . Petr ograd
h a s ve ry ha n d some s qua r e s, wh i c h h o l d a gr ea t man y
p eop l e . Th e p r i n c i pa l pa r t o f t h e town i s o n t h e l e f t
b a n k o f t h e R iv e r N eva .
Nu r s e s wea r b r i gh t c o s tumes, u sua l l y b lu e wh e n t h ec h i l d r e n a r e b oys, a n d p i nk wh e n gi r l s, and a do rn e dw i t h s i l v e r—o rnamen t e d man t e l s .
Pet rogra d wa s bu i l t b y a roya l d e c re e o f Pe t e r t h eGr ea t, wh o emp l oy e d men, a gr ea t numbe r o f
wh om we re l o s t t h rough t h e s t ra i n a n d t h e c l ima t e .
~ Th e ho rs e s i n Ru s s i a a r e t h e fi n e s t i n Eu ro p e a n dt h e d r i ve r s u su a l l y wea r h eav i l y-pad de d rob e s o r mo re
t h an one su it o n t op o f a no t h e r i n o rd e r t o gi ve t h emgi r t h .
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a t S t . Pe t e r sbu rg i t i s 404 m i l e s s ou t h ea s t e r l y v iaB o l ogoye ( 199 m i l e s ), a n d take s 11 h ou r s t o
MOS COW,RUSSIA (See page 445)Rou t e 15— From YAROSLAVL t o ARCHANGEL .
From s ta t i o n o f t h e Ru s s i a n Ra i lway a t Ya ro s l avli t i s 522 m i l e s n o r t h e r l y b y t h e same ra i lway, v i aVo l ogda ( 127 m i l es ), a n d take s 27 h ou r s b y o rd i n a ry
t ra i n t o t h e s ta t io n o f t h e same ra i lway a t
ARCHANGEL, RUS SIA (Popu l a t io n,Ra i lway S ta t ion : O n l e f t ba nk o f Dv i n a . I n summerth e r e i s a s t eam fe r ry t o t h e t own .
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S t . Paul— Conven t o f t h e Virg i n Mot h er of KazanUn iv e r s i ty,w i t h s tu d en t s— Tar tar Quar ter .
Rema rk s : Volga s t eame r s s top ove r a t Kazan t h r e e
o r fou r h ou r s . Kazan was fou n d e d by Kha n Ulu
Mak hmet i n 1437, a n d b e came cap i t a l o f pa r t o f t h e
grea t Ta rt a r K i ngdom .
F rom do ck o f t h e Vo l ga S t eam Nav iga t i o n Compan y
a t Kazan i t i s 383 m i l e s sou t h e r l y t o t h e do ck a t t h e
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SUIZRAN, RUSS IATh e town b e i ng 3 mi l e s fa r t h e r .Hot e ls: Yevropeisk aya, Bo l s h aya ; (2) Centralnu iyeNome ra .
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m i l e s ), a n d t ake s 3 day s to t h e do ck a t
ASTRAKAN, RUSSIA
(Popu l a t i on,Hot e ls: Kazatchya ; (2) Bo l sh aya Mo skov skaya ;
(3) Ros s i ya .
Int e r e s t i n g Th i n gs : Us p ensk i Ca t h edral ( 1700)New Duma— Sou t h o f t h e K r em l in i s t h e I c h t hyo l ogica lMuseum— Per s i a n Mo squ e— Hou s e o f Pe t er t h e Gr eat.
Rema rks : On a n i s l a n d i n ‘ t h e Vo lga De l t a . Th etown i s 65 m i l e s b e l ow th e l eve l o f t h e B lack Sea.
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I n rea d i n g t h e tim e ta b l e s :“S” i s “Sa l i da,
” wh i c h
mea n s “go” o r “depa r t —“LL i s L l egada, a r r iva l
“E” i s Empa lme,” wh i c h i s t h e Spani s h fo r ju n c t i o n
“F” i s the Spa n i s h fo r “Fon da,"
wh i c h mean s ra i lway
re s tau ra n t — “D” i s t h e Spa n i s h fo r “Dereche, wh i c h
mean s r igh t— “I” i s t h e Span i s h fo r I z qu i e r da, wh i c h
m ea n s l e f t; Ap i s t h e Span i s h fo r “Apea d e ro,wh i c h m ean s s t opp in g p la c e .
I n s om e o f th e l a rge r p l a c e s you ca n b uy you r t i cke t
an d c h e ck vou r baggage i n t h e m i d d l e O f t h e tow n two
h ou r s b e fo r e t ra i n t im e .
“ Ci rcu l a r t ou r t i ck e t s, wh i c h a r e ca l l e d V iaj e s S em iC i r cu l a r e s, ca n b e bough t f rom I ru n, t h e mo s t n o r t h
we s t e rn Span i s h po i n t b eyo n d t h e F r e n c h f ron t i e r, t oPor tb ou, t h e mo s t n o r t h ea s t e rn Spa n i s h po i n t s ou t ho f th e Frence f ron t i e r o r v i c e -ve r sa . K i l ome t r e t i ck e t s,wh i c h a r e no t ava i l a b l e o n a l l l in e s,a r e f r e qu e n t l y u s e d .
Baggage, 66 pou n d s f r e e ; c h i l d re n h a l f the amou n t .On th e No r th e rn Ra i lway t h e r e a r e l e a d s ea l s fo r bag
gage, fu rn i sh ed a t a sma l l c h a rge .
“Cor reo” mean s i n Span i s h, Po s t Offi c e . Gen e ra l
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ba s t i a n t o M i ra n da . He re you ca n go sou t h ea s t t o
Saragoza a n d B a rc e l o n a, o r Ta r ragon a, Ca s t e l l o n,Sagu n tum, Va l en c i a, Al ic a n t e, Car t agena, Almer ia,Malaga, Gib ra l t a r, a n d n o r t hwe s t t o Cad i z,Vi l l a-Rea l,Cap o S . Vic ent e, n o r t h to L i s b on, F igu e i ra-Da-Foz,Co imb ra, Opor t o, Cap o d e F i n i s t e r r e, La Coru n a,t h e n c e ea s twa r d v ia Leon t o Pravia, Sant a n d e r, t h e nsou t hwa rd to Pa l e n c ia, t h e n c e sou t h ea s t t o Vent a d eB ano s, t h e n c e n o r th ea s t t o Bu rgo s,M ira n da, San S eba s t i a n, I ru n ( Spa i n ) , a n d B ia r r i t z,Fr a n c e .
Rou t e N o . 2.— For Rou t e NO . 2 Reve r s e Rout e NO . 1.
Wh i l e t h e s e two rou t e s c ov e r t h e b e s t pa r t o f Fortuga l,a n d a l l t h e s ea coa s t o f Spa i n, t h ey om i t Mad r id,the cap i ta l o f S pa i n . an d S evi l l e,Co rd ob a a n d Gr ena da,the t h re e mo s t i n t e r e s t i n g p l a c e s i n Spa i n ; s o th a t I
S h ow t h e fo l l ow i n g gen e ra l rou t e co ve r i n g t h e c i t i es,wh i c h a l so g ive s t h e va r i a t i o n s o r “s i d e t r i p s t ha t eu
a b l e you t o s e e t h e p r i n c i pa l a t t ra c t io n s o f b o t h cou nt r ies w i th ou t c o ve r i n g t h e same grou n d tw i c e . Po r tu
ga l i s SO fa r f rom th e b ea t e n t ra ck i n Eu rop e th a t i t i sn o t wo r t h wh i l e to go t h e r e w i t h ou t a l s o s e e i n g Spa i no n t h e way, o r o n the r e tu rn tr ip . Th e p l a n I p r e s e n t .t h e r e fo r e, cove r s b o t h cou n t r i e s . Th e way mo s t u s e di s f rom Pa ris, s ou t hw e s t v i a B or d eaux .
Rou t e Numb er 3.
F rom Bor d eaux you go sou t hw e s t to I run, t h e fi r s tcu s t om s h ou s e i n Spa i n . From h e r e go s ou t hwe s t t oSan S eba s t i a n an d M ira n da . At M ira n d a you ca n gon o r t h t o B ilbao a n d we s t t o San tand e r, o r you ca n
b ran c h off sou t h ea s t t o Saragoza a n d B ar c e l o n a ; bu tt h e ma i n t r i p go e s o n sou th we s t t o Bu rgo s a n d Ven tad e B an o s, w i t h a n a l t e rna t i v e t r i p n o rt h t o Palen c ia,n o rt h ea s t t o S an ta n d e r, a n d from San ta n d e r we s t t oOvied o a n d Prav i a . O r,a t Pa l e n c ia,you ca n go no r t hw e s t t o Leon. At Leon you ca n go no r t hwe s t t o
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Ov i e d o an d Prav ia,o r you ca n go from Leon no rt hwe s tto Mon fo r t e d e Lemos a n d to La Corun a . Th e re i s
n o ra i l roa d from Prav i a t o La Co run a w i t h ou t c omi n g ba ck sou t h to Leo n . At Mon for t e you go sou t hw es t to Opor t o a n d Lisb on . Re sumi ng Ma i n T r i pF rom Ven ta de . Bano s you ca n go sou t h t o
Va l l a d o l i d Mendina d e l Campo an d Madr id, o r
w e s t f rom Med ina del Campo to Sa l amanca, Opor t o,Co imb ra a n d L i sb on . From L is bo n you ca n go
ea s t t o Mad rid v i a Ar r oyo d e Ma l pa r t id a, o r you
ca n go v i a Ba r r ie r o s ou t h ea s t t o B ej a, a n d Fa roa n d Vil l a Rea l, San An ton i o ; o r you ca n go f rom L i s
b on n o r th ea s t to Tor r e s Da s Va rgen s, sou t h ea s t t o
B ada j oz a n d S ev i l l e, sou t h to Ca d i z, n o rt h ea s t to Co rd oba, sou t h to B obad i l l a, ea s t t o Gran ada, Baza a n d
Mu r c ia,s ou t h ea s t t o A lme r i a,n o r th ea s t t o A l i c an t e v ia
Guad ix,an d no r t hwe s t to A l c aza r a n d Ma dr id ; a n d f romMad r id n o r th ea s t t o Saragoza, Ba rc e l o n a, Portbou
( Spa in) a n d Ce rb e r e, a n d Ma r s e ille s (Fra n c e) .
Rou t e N o . 4— PORTEOU ( Spa i n ) t o I RUN .
I n ca s e you go i n t o Spa i n f rom Mar s e il l e s you
r e ve rs e t h i s t r i p, an d t ra c e ba ck sou t hwe s twa rd f romFo r thon ( Spa i n ) t o I ru n .
B u t s ou t h ea s t o f L i s b o n a s fa r a s Cad i z t h e r e a re few
impo r ta n t c i t i e s, so I p re fe r t o go f rom L i sb o n ea s t v ia
Ar royo to Madr id,Mad r i d s ou t h to Cord oba,sou t hwe s tt o S ev i l l e, sou t h t o Cad i z, n o rt h ea s t v i a Ut r e ra, La
Rhoda,a n d B obad i lla t o Gran ada,no r th ea s t t o Mu r c iaa n d n o r t hwe s t t o A l c a za r a nd Madr i d . Th en c e ea s t
t o Za ragoza, Ba rc e l o na, Por tb ou ( Spa i n ) a n d Cerb er e
a n d Mar s eil l es, F ra n c e . Th i s t r i p f rom L i sb on i s
Rou t e 4 ( s e e page )Th e r e a r e man y t r i p s wh i c h ca n b e tak en, bu t t h ema i n t r i p I h av e ou t l i n e d cove rs t h e p r i n c i pa l p l a c e s .O th e r rou t e s f rom th e f ro n t i e r s o f Spa i n a n d Por
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tugal t o Mad r id ( t h e c e n t r e O f Spa in a n d Po r tuga l )a r eRou t e S— B il b a o t o BURGOS, VALLADOLID and
MADRID .
Rou t e 6— BARCELONA to SARAGOSSA and
MADRID .
Rou t e 7— VALENCIA to MADRID, v ia ALCAZAR .
Rou te 8— CARTAGENA (or ALICANTE, o r VAL
ENCIA ) t o ALCAZAR and'
MADRID.
Rou t e 9— ALMERIA t o GAUDIX,GRANADA,COR
DOBA,ALCAZAR an d MADRID .
Rou t e 10 — GIBRALTAR to ALGECIRAS,BOBADIL
LA,CORDOBA,ALCAZAR,MADRID .
Rou t e l l— CADIZ t o JEREZ,SEVILLE,La RHODA,CORDOBA, ALCAZAR, MADRID .
Rou t e lZ— LI SBON to BADOJOZ, ALGODOR,TOLEDO,ALGODOR an d MADRID .
Rou t e l3— FIGUEIRA DA FOZ t o COIMBRA,FREINDA (Cu s t om s Hou s e in Portuga l ),VILLA
FORMOSA (Cu s t om s Hou s e in Spa i n ), SALAMANCA and MADRID .
Rou t e 14— From CAMINHA t o OPORTO, SALAMANCA,MEDINA DEL CAMPO an d MADRID .
Rou t e 15— LA CORUNNA to MADRID .
Rou t e 16— SANTANDER to VALLADOLID an dMADRID .
Rou t e 3— From PARI S a n d BORDEAUX to BARCELONA an d PORTBOU .
MAIN TRIP .
From t h e Qu a i d’
O rsay s ta t i o n Of t h e S ta t e F r e n chra i lway a t Pa ris i t i s 509 mi l es s ou t hwe s twa rd ly v i aB o rd eaux, F ra n c e a n d H en day e, Fran c e, a n d take s
16 h ou r s t o
I RUN,SPAIN (Popu l a tion,Excu r s io n t o Fu en t e rr a b i a,a med i a eva l t own .
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Ouc h a— Roya l Pa l a c i o d e M i ramar— F i sh Marke tChu r c h o f San V inc en t e— Chu r c h o f San t a Mar i a (wa lk
u pwa rd f rom chu r c h a lo ng s lo p e s O f Mon t e Urguel
(380 f e e t )— In th e N ew Town s e e P la za d e Gu ipuzcon,Avenida ' de 1a L ib er ta d, a n d th e Pa l a c i o d e l a D ipu t a
c ion, a n d P i c tur e Gall e r y— Escu e l a d e Ar t e s O flicios
(Art Mu s eum an d Pu b lic L ib ra ry ) Largo d e l a Zurr i o l a, w i t h Monumen t o f Oqu e n d o, Comman d e r o fSpan i s h fl e e t i n 1631 F in e v i ew f rom Mon t e U l i a .
Th e mo s t f r e qu en t e d pa r t i s t h e S t r e e t s a n d Prome n
ad e s n ea re s t the Bay Ou c h a .
From San S eba s t ian t o B i l b a o i s m i l e s— to San
t a n d e r,74 mi l e s .
From s ta t io n o f t h e No r t h e rn Ra i lway a t Sa n S eba s
t i an i t i s 100 m i l e s sou thwestwardlv by t h e same ra i lway, a n d tak e s 3 h ou r s by o rd i n a ry t ra i n t o t h e s ta
t i o n O f t h e s ame ra i lway a t
M IRANDA,SPAIN
(Popu l a t ion, El eva t i o n, f e e t)Mi ra n da i s a t j u n c t i o n o f l i n e s t o B i l b a oSa rago s sa . It i s V2 m i l e w e s t o f Eb ro r i ve rS id e Tr ip f r om M ir a n da t o San t a n d e r,Ma i n Tr i psumed,Page
From s ta t i o n o f th e Span i s h Ra i lway a t M i ra n da i ti s 64 m i l e s n o r th e r ly a n d take s 2 h ou rs 45 minu t e s t o
th e No rt e s ta t i o n a t
B ILBAO, SPAIN (Cap i ta l Of Prov i n c e Of Vizcaya)(Popu l a t i on, El eva t i on,20 f e e t)
Ra i lway S t a t i on s : ( 1) Est ac ion d e l No r t e s t a t io n,wh e re t ra i n s fo r M i ra n da d e Eb ro d epa r t ; (2) Est ac i on
d e San ta n d e r s t a t i on, wh e r e t ra i n s for San tand er d epa r t ; (3) Esta c i o n d e Por tugalite a n d La Rob ia ; (4)Es ta c i o n d e San Augu s t in e fo r t ra i n s t o Mungu i a ; (5)Es t ac io n d e l a s Are n a s, fo r Ar en a s a n d Pa l en c i a t ra i n s ;
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(6 ) Est ac io n d e Ac h e n i, fo r Zamora a n d Sa n S eba s t i a n
t ra i n s .
Hot e l : Gra n d Ho t e l Co l o n,Pa s eo d e l A re na l .Trave l Bu r eau ; Tou r i s t I n qu i ry O ffi c e, i n t h e Exc ha nge .Pos t a n d Te l egra p h Offi c e s i n Al am ed a d e Maza r r i
do s 17 a n d 19.
Excu r s i o n : Por tugalite (7Vi m i l e s ) .
I n t er e s t i ng Th i ngs : In t h e O ld Town th e c en t re i s
t h e Pa s eo d e l A r en a l— Se e Pl a za Nu eva a n d i t s a r
caded wa lk s— I n s t i tu te, w i t h l ib ra ry a n d na tu ra l h i st o ry mu s eum— Chu rc h o f LOS Sa n t o s Juan— Chu r c h o f
San t iago— Marke t Pla c e (Pla za V i ej a )— Chu r c h o f SanAn t on i o Abad— Ca sa d e l Ayumentanidento (C i ty Ha l l,w i th h igh t owe r— F i n e V i ew f rom Campo d e Va l en t i n .
In New Town ma i n s t r e e t i s Pu e n t e d e l Ar ena l
Pl aza, w i t h s t a tu e o f Lop ez d e Ha re— Gra n V i a d eLop ez d e Haro,wh i c h l ea d s to t h e Pu b l i c Ga rd e n pa s t
t h e Pl aza Elliptico, wh e r e s e e S ta tu e O f Seno ra Ca
S i l d a Itu r r izar, a pa t r i o t i c b en e fa c t r e s s— Plaza d e
Truba, w i t h po e t s ’ s ta tu e— Merc a do d e En san c h e
(ma rke t ) ~ —V\7a l k t o Engl i s h Ceme t e ry fo r fi n e v i ews .
From s ta t io n d e San ta n d e r o f t h e Span i s h Ra i lway a tB ilbao i t i s 74 mi l e s n o r thwe s twa rd l y an d take s 4
h ou rs to Fe r ro ca r r i l e s d e l a Co s ta s ta t io n a t
SANTANDER, SPAIN (Popu l a t i o n,Ra i lway S ta t i o n s : ( 1) Es t ac i o d e l No r t e s t a t ion .
wher e t ra i n s fo r Mad r i d d epa r t ; (2) Figu e ra de l a
Co s ta s ta t i o n, wh e r e t ra i n s fo r B i l b a o . As t i l l e ro, O n ta
n eda a n d O v i e do d epa r t .Docks : B i l b ao, Gi j o n, Co run n a, e t c . , s e ve ra l t ime s
week lv— t o Bo rd eaux tw i c e, a n d S t . Na za i re on c e amon t h .
Con su l : Jo h n H . Grou t i s Co n su l fo r Un i t e d S ta t e s
o f Ame r i c a .
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Hot e l s : Eur opa, i n Ca l l e M en d e z Nu n e z 2; Hot e l
Con t i n e n ta l, Ca l l e M en d e z Nu n e z 1.
Po s t Offi c e : Ca l l e Rub ro 2.
I n t e r e s t i ng Th i n gs : Chu r c h S t re e t— Plaza“
d e“Ve l
a rd e monumen t t o h im— Gar d ens a n d Fin e V iew "
of
mou n ta in s f rom Pa s e o d e Pe r e da— Mu e l l e d e Nocione,wh e r e a re cu s toms —h ou s e s a n d s h ip p i n g— Cathed ralWa lk along Paseo d e l A l t a t o subu rb O f M iranda .
S id e Tr i p, f rom M ira n da t o B a r c e l o n a,Ma in Tr i p Resumed Page
From No r t h s ta t i o n O f t h e Nor thern'
Railway a t
M i ra n da sou t h ea s t e r l y v i a‘
Castelon i t i s 90% mi l e s
a n d take s 7 h ou r s 29 m i nu t e s t o
SARAGOSSA, SPAIN
Hotels: De La s Quatros Nac i o n e s ; Ca l l e d e Do n
Ja im e 52; Ho t e l d e Eu ropa, i n Pl a za d e l a Constitu
c i o n .
F rom S epulc r o s t a t i o n o f t h e No r t h e rn Ra i lway a t
Sa rago s sa i t i s 227V: mi l es s ou t h e a s t e r l y v i a Ta rr agonaa n d take s 9 h ou r s 30 m inu t e s t o F ra n c i a s ta t i o n a t
BARCELONA, SPAIN Se e page
Ma in Tr i p Re sumed .
From s ta t i o n o f t h e No r th e rn Ra i lway, a t M i ra n dai t i s 56 m i l e s s ou t hwe s twa rd ly a n d take s 2 h ou rs t o
BURGOS,SPAIN (Popu l a t i o n,28700 ; El eva t i on,Excu r s i on t o Mon a s t e ry o f S i l os b y d i l i ge n c e an dmu l e s (2 days ) .
Hot el : -Nort e v Lon d r e s .
I n t e r e s t i n g Th i ngs : O n t h e r i gh t ba nk o f t h e A r l a nzo n o n Pa s eo d e I s l a is t h e Pa l ac e of Ju s t i c e— On t h e
l e f t b ank i s Co l eg i o S t . N ic h o l a s i n th e Pla za d e l Institu to— Conven t o d e l a Mer c ed,now M i l i t a ry Hospital,
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f e e d i n g you ng p e l i c a n s w i t h i t s own b l oo d— John I I
and Isab e l la’
s Monument, b e s t i n Spa i n— F iv e m i l e s
fu r t h e r t h a n t h e Car tu j a i s t h e Conven t o f Can Pedrod e Ca r d en a,wh e r e t h e C i d wa s bu r i e d .
From s ta t i o n o f t h e No r t h e rn Ra i lway a t Bu rgos i t
i s 48 m i l e s sou t h we s twa rd l y a n d tak e s 2 h ou r s t o
VENTA DE BANOS,SPAIN (El eva t i on, f e e t )Hot e l : Ra il road Re s t au ra n t .
Al t e rnativ e Tr ip,Main Tr ip Re sumed page 496 .
F rom Ven ta de Ban os s t a t i o n o f t h e No r t h e rn Ra i lway a t Ven ta d e Ba n o s i t i s 7 m i l e s n o r thwe s twa rd ly
a n d tak e s 25 m inu t e s t o
PALENCIA, SPAIN (Popula t ion,Hot el : Ho t e l
"
Sama r i a, Ca l l e Sa n Jua n 2.
Int er est ing Things: Ca th e dral ( 14th Ce n tu ry) .
Side Tr ip from Pal encia, Alternative Tr ip Resumed
b e low.
From Fe r ro ca r r i l e s d e l No r t e s ta t i o n O f t h e Span i s hRa i lwa y a t Palencia i t i s 136 mi l e s n o r t h e r l y a n d tak e s
6 h ou r s 26 m inu t e s t o t h e F e r ro ca r r i l e s d e La Co s tas ta t i o n a t
SANTANDER, SPAIN (Popu l a t i on,Hot e l : Ho te l Eu ropa .
At Santander you ca n go wes t t o Ov i e do an d Prav i a .
Alternative Tr ip from Palencia Resumed.
F rom s ta t i o n o f th e No r th e rn Ra i l way a t Palenciai t i s 76 m i l e s n o rt hwe s twa rd l y a n d tak e s 3 h ou r s 10minu t e s t o
LEON, SPAIN (Popu l a t ion, El evation,486
Hot e l s : Ho t e l d e Pa r i s i n Ca l l e Sa n Ma rc e l o 8
Hot e l I ngl i s,Ca l l e d e l a Ca th ed ra l
I n t e r e s t i ng Thingsz— In t h e c en t r e o f t h e t own i st h e Pla za Mayo r ( d e l a Con s t i tu c ion ), a t wh i c h a reh e l d ma rk e t s, e s p e c ia l l y on Sa tu rd ay s— See t h e Cou r tH ou s e o n th e we s t s id e . a n d, on th e Ca l l e Nu eva l ea d
i ng to t h e n o rt h . t h e Ca t h e d ra l a n d t h e ve ryimpo s i n g Faca d e . Th e i n t e r io r i s ve ry gra c e fu l w i t hi t s b eau t i fu l ga l l e ry an d 230 t ra c e r i ed w i n dows— Co l eg i a t a d e San I s i d r o,w i t h a l ib ra ry con ta in in g B ib l e o f960— Se e t h e Aga t e Ch a l i c e, o f 11th Cen tu ry i n t h eMun imen t Room .
S id e Tr ip f r om Leon,Al t e rn a t iv e Tr i p Re sumed f rom
Leon,p age 488 .
From s ta t io n o f t h e No r t h e rn Ra i l way a t Leon i t i s
87 m i l e s n o r th e r l y a n d tak e s 4 h ou r s t o
OVIEDO, SPAIN
(Popu l a t i on, El eva t i o n, 750 f e e t )Ra i lway S t a t i o n s : ( 1) Est a c i o n Del Nor t e, fo r L eonan d Gij o n ; (2) Est ac i o n D e l F e r r oc a r r il Can tab r ia fo rSan tan d e r ; (3) Fe r ro ca r r i l Va s c o As tu r i a n o .
Hot e l : Grand Hot e l Covadonga, i n Ca l l e Me n d i zab elI n t ere s t i ng Pl a c e s a n d Th in gs : Th e c e n t re O f O vi~
e do i s th e Pla za d e l a Con s t i tu c i o n— By t h e Ca l l e d e
U r i a a r e t h e Promenad e s o f Campo d e San F ra n c i sc oa n d Sa l on d e Pombe— Ca th ed ra l 220 by 72 f e e t,65 f e e t h igh, i n Cama ra Sa n ta— Se e a p i e c e o f t h e S taff
of Mos e s, o n e o f t h e 30 p i e c e s o f s i l ve r pa i d Judas
Th o rn f rom th e c rown pu t upon th e h ea d o f th e Saviour— Th e sk i n Of Ba r t h o l omew— Pocke t wa l l e t a n d
sa n da l o f S t . Pe t e r,a n d som e Crumb s f rom th e fe edi ng o f th e fi ve th ou s an d — Se e a l s o J ewe l e d Cro s s o f
t h e Ange l s an d t h e C ro s s o f V ic t o ry .
F rom th e s ta t i o n Of t h e No r t h e rn Ra i lway a t Ov i edo
487
i t i s 35 1-3 m i l e s we s twa rd l y a n d take s °1% h ou r s t o
PRAVIA, SPAIN (Popula t ion,
Al t e rna t ive Tr ip fr om Leon Re sumed .
F rom Fer rocar r illes d e l No r t e s t ati o n o f t h e No r t h
e r n Ra i lway a t L eon i t i s 148 mi l e s we s twa rd l y a n d
tak e s 8 h ou r s t o
MONFORTE DE LEMOS, SPAIN(Popu l a t ion,
S ide Tr ip from Monfo r t e de Lem os t o Corunna,Al t er
native Tr ip Resumed b elow.
From s t a t i o n Of t h e N o r t h e r n Ra i lway a t Monf orte
d e Lemos i t i s 125 m i l e s w e s twa r d ly a n d tak e s 4 h ou r s
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Praca do Commercio t o Estacao do Barr eiro o n t h e
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Pinhal,wh i c h i s 10 mi l e s, a n d Setubal t o Evora, a
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Hotels: Avenida Palace, c en t ra l l y l o ca t e d ; Hotel
Durand, i n t h e La rgo do Ba rao de Qu intella, good
qu i e t l oca t i o n,run by Engl i s hman .
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tal”
; t h e mod e r n t own i s“Lisb oa Oc c id en ta l . Be twe e n
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Supr eme Court— a n d t h e Offi c e o f the Na t i o n a l D ebt.
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t o t h e River Tagus,and o n th e w e s t s i d e a re t h e M in i s
try of War— M inistry of Pub l ic Works— t h e M in i s t ryof Finance— t h e M inistry o f War— a n d t h e Te l egra p h
an d Po st Offi c e Bu idings.
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(b e fo re 10 A . M. )— Go i n g we s twa rd l y f rom th e t h ea t r e
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o f wh i c h was d e s t royed by th e ea r t h quake Of 1755
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b liotheca Pub l ic a (Pub l i c L i bra ry), o n th e ea s t s i d e oft h e s qua r e, co n ta i n i n g wh i c h i s t h e Aca d em ie Rea l dasB ell as Ar t e s, a n d B ib l i o t h e c a Nac io n a l de Lisbon
w i t h book s, manu s c r i p t s, a n d
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v i ew f rom th e t e r ra c e o n t h e s ou t h s i d e Of
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ba r r e l vau l t i n g, t h e fa ca d e, a n d t h e ba l da chino b y J .
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a fe e t h e Coffi ns w i t h Gla s s L i d s co n ta i n i n g‘emba lmed
bo d i e s o f Por tugu e se Monarc h s— O u t h e coa s t O f t h e
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e rm i da o f N o s sa S en h or a do Mont e (328 fe e t h i gh )Al o n g t h e Tagu s, b egin n i n g a t th e ea s t e r n e n d O f t h etown,are t h e Alm s h ou s e, kn own a s Asylo de DonaMaria Pla, t h e Ar s en al de Exér c i t o, co n ta i n i n g t h em i l i ta ry magaz i n e, t h e Ar t il l e ry Mu s eum, e t c .
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a c e s a n d n ea r i t t h e P i ca d e i ro ( roya l r i d i n g
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Th e b e s t ex cu r s i o n f rom L i s b on i s to C in t ra, l7%mi l e s f rom th e Cen t ra l Ra i lway S ta t i o n— Th e e l e va t i o n
o f C i n t ra i s 680 fe e t (Hote l Nu n e z ) .
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sumed b el ow .
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b us i n Campo Gran d e Pa rk— Hou s e Of Cervan t e s
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o f l i f e i n Mad r i d, S O n amed f rom an O ld ga t eway
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Ca l l e d e A l ca l a go to t h e Pra do th e fi r s t
s e c t i o n o f wh i c h i s t h e Sa l on d e Pra do .
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Monumen to del Dos d e Mayo,d ed i ca t e d t o Lou i s Daoiza nd Ped ro Ve l a rdo, Fren c h a r t i l l e rymen who o n May2ud, 1908, t ra i n e d t h e gu n s o n t h e F r e n c h— Back Of
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emb ra c i n g t h e Con s t i tu tion— Th e n ex t s e c t i o n o f t h ePra do i s Pasec del Pra do .
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enade i n Mad r i d— Th e Salon del P mdo ha s rows o ft r e e s . an d i n th e m i dd l e i s t h e Fu en t e d e Opo l o
—Nea r t h e fou n ta i n i n th e s em i - c i rcu l a r Pla za d e leLea l t ad i s t h e Monumen t o del do s d e Mayo ( 1840) t ot h e Ma r t yr s o f L ib e r t y, wh o d i e d i n 1808 t ry i n g toexpe l t h e F ren ch— To th e l e f t o f t h e monumen t s e eB o l za d e Comerc i o (Bou r s e)— From th i s Pla za go
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c en t t o t h e s ou t hw es t towe r h a s 210 s t ep s . Th e c l o i st e r s a re e n t e re d f rom t h e i n t e r i o r— Prov i n c ial Mu s eum— Ca sa d e La Diputacion— Ca sa Con s i s t o r ia l— Th rough.
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Upon th e s i t e o f th e O l d C i t ad e l i s t h e p re s en t Pa rka n d Ga rd en s, w i t h fi n e p lan t s a n d lake s— Mu s e o De lPar qu e ( a n t i qu i t i e s, e t h no l og i ca l co l l e c t ion . e t c . )Mu s e o d e Lo s Art e s, fo r mod e rn p i c t u re s— Pa l ac i o d eJu s t i c a, w i t h 22 r e l i e f s o n fa cad e s, o f Ca ta l on ia n h i stor ical even t s— Sp l e n d i d v i ew from Mon tju i c h (575
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If you w i s h t o go ea s t f rom L i s b on t o Mad r id, a n dfrom Mad r id sou t h a n d re tu rn t o Mad r i d a n d t h e n c et o Sa rago s sa a n d Barcelona
kPor tbou a nd Ce rb e r e, t h e
fo l l owi n g i s t h e t r i p . See Rou t e s fo r Spa i n .
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CORDOBA,SPAIN (Popu l a t ion,F rom th e s t a t i o n o f t h e Spa n i s h Ra i lway a t Cor d obai t i s 81 m i l e s s ou t hwe s twa rd ly, a n d tak e s 2 h ou r s 40mi nu t e s by o rd i n a ry t ra i n t o
SEVILLE, SPAIN (Popu l a t ion,From th e s t a t i o n o f t h e Span i s h Ra i lway a t S ev i l l e i t
i s 95 m i l e s sou t h e r l y v i a Ut r e r a, an d tak e s 3 h ou r s 20m inu t e s by o rd i n a ry t ra i n to
CADIZ,SPAIN (Popu l a t ion,From th e s t a t i o n o f th e Spa n i sh Ra i lway a t Cad i zi t i s n o r t h ea s t e r l y v i a Ut r e ra (75% m i l e s ) a n d LaRh oda m i l e s ) a n d B oba d i l l a a n d take s 10 h ou r s26 m inu t e s b y o rd i n a ry t ra i n t o
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Hot e l : Pa la c i o in Ca l l e Pr i n c i pal A l p h o n so .
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BURGOS, SPAIN ( See page 484)F rom s ta t i o n d e l Fe r ro ca r r i l e s o f t h e Spa n i s h Ra i lway a t Burgos i t i s 75m i l e s sou t hw e s twa rd ly,a n d tak e s2 h ou r s t o t h e No r t h s ta t i o n o f t h e s ame ra i lway a t
VALLADOLID, SPAIN
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Marke t, a n d t h e i n t e re s t i n g Pa t i o s i n t h e su rroun d ings t r e e t s— C hu rc h o f San Pab l o— In t h e Pu e r t a De l Port i l l o (o n e k i l ome t r e f rom Me rca do ), Augu s t i n a Za ra
goza t ook over t h e ca n n o n f rom h e r l ove r wh e n h e wa sk i l l e d i n 1808— Se e S ta tu e— Cas t i l l o d e La Aljafer ia,ou t s i d e t h e VJ est Gat e,wa s a t o n e t ime t h e Pa la c e o ft h e I n qu i s i t i o n— Chu r c h o f Sa n ta Engrac ia .
Note — Sa ragos sa t o M i r an da d e Ebro, 149 m i l e s .
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MADRID,SPAIN ( S e e page 497)Tr i p F rom Fr on t ie r t o MADRID, Rou t e 7— FromVALENCIA t o MADRID v ia ALCAZAR .
VALENCIA
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Ca l l e O r i l l a d e l R i o fo r t ra i n s o n t h e na r row gauge to
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na r row gauge fo r Tor rento a n d Alb erque.
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t h e Gran d, i n th e Ca l l e d e San V i c e n t e .
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Bat h s a r e i n Ca l l e d e l Alm i ran t e (o l d Moo r i s h ru i n s ) .
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yon d t h i s a re t h e New Qu ar t e r s .
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ma i n s t r e e t . At i t s e n d s e e Pl a za d e l a Re in a— Chu r c h
o f San And r e s ( 13th Cen tu ry ) — Co l eg i o del Pa t ria r c a— Igle s i a del Corpu s Ch r is t i ( l a d i e s n o t a dm i t t e d )Pa rqu e d e Em i l i o Ca s t e l a r, w i t h p re t t y fl owe rs and
fou n ta i n— On we s t s i d e i s Town Ha ll— Cal l e d e San
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Ca l l e d e San V i c en t e i s t h e P la za d e la Re i n a i n th em id d l e o f th e o l d t own, o n t h e l e f t s i d e o f wh i ch i s t h e
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i n g— In t h e P la za del Co l eg i o del Pa t ria r ca i s t h e
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wea r b l a ck . Th e p i c tu r e o f “Th e Las t Supp e r” i s l ow
e re d ou t o f s i gh t a n d a f t e r th e l a s t o f a s e r i e s o f cu rt a i n s i s ra i s e d, a figu r e o f th e dy i n g Sav iou r i s exhib ited. Th e sa c re d re l i c s a r e a l so s h own i n t h e c hap e lb e h in d t h e Cap i l l a Mayor— Un ive r s i t y a c ro s s f rom th eCo l eg i o— Ca t h ed ral d e l a S e o 320 by 200 fe e t
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Ce n tu ry ) , t h e O l d Ga t e a t t h e n o rt h o f t h e c i ty— Att h e Ll an o d e l Rea l b egi n s t h e A lameda, a fa sh io n ab l ea f t e rn oo n d r iv e, w i t h p l a n e t re e s, ex t e n d i n g by the
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i t i s 234 mi l e s n o r thwe s twa rd l y v i a Mu r c i a, an d take s11 h ou rs 35 m inu t e s by o rd i n a ry t ra i n t o
ALCAZAR, SPAIN ( S e e page 517)F rom s ta t i o n o f t h e Span i s h Ra i l way a t A l c a za r i t i s
m i l e s n o r thwe s tward l y, a n d tak e s 3 h ou r s 20 minu t e s by o rd i n a ry t ra i n t o t h e Pu e r t a d e A to c h a s ta t i o no f t h e same ra i lway a t
MADRID, SPAIN ( S e e page 497)Tr i p s F r om F ron t i e r t o MADRID,Rou t e 9— F r om ALMERIA to MADRID v ia GAUDIX, GRANADA,CORDOBA and ALCAZAR .
ALMERIA, SPAIN (Popu l a t i o n,Ave nu e o f Pa lm s go e s t o th e 177—a c re ha rbo r, o n eo f Spa i n ’ s b e s t— Th e r e a r e cave dw e l l i n gs a n d qua r r i e s
n ea r .From s ta t i o n o f th e Spa n i s h Ra i lway a t A lmer i a
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GAUDIX, SPAIN (Popu l a t ion,F rom s ta t i o n o f t h e Span i s h Ra i lway a t Gaudix i t i s
51 mi l e s ea s t e r l y v i a Mor e da a n d take s 3 h ou r s t o
GRANADA, SPAIN (See page 513)From s ta t i o n d e Lo s Fe rro ca r r i l e s An da lu c e s o f t h e
S pa n i s h Ra i lway a t Gran ada i t i s 188% m i l e s n o r t h
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(Popu l a t i o n, o f wh i c h a r e S o l d i e r s wh o
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Gib ra l t a r i s ZVZ mi l e s l o n g a n d V3 t o 3A w id e . Mt .
Rock gun f e e t ) , t h e n o rt h a n d l owe r summi t . i s
s e pa ra t e d by a sa d d l e f rom th e h igh e r r i dge t o t h esou t h w i t h th e s igna l s ta t ion fe e t ), t h e h ighe s tpo i n t fe e t ) . a n d Suga r Loa f H i l l fe e t ) .
Th e hi gh e s t s l o p es a r e ove rgrown w i t h ca c tu s— He rea re ba rbary pa r t r i d ge s ( n o t e l s ewh e re o c cu r r i ng i n
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l i c bu i l d i ngs— Th e Roman Cat h o l i c Ca th ed ra l ( S t . Ma ryt h e Crown ed ) , o r ig i nal l y a Moo r i s h Mo squ e a n d re
bu i l t b y Fe rd i nan d a n d I sab e l l a i n 1502— 0 11 Sou t h po r tS t re e t i s Re s i d e n c e o f Gove rn o r, bu i l t in 1531 a s Fra nc i s eau conven t— In t h e ga rd en i s a dragon t re e b e l i eve dt o b e a t l ea s t y ea r s o l d . O n l y B r i t i s h subj e c t s a rea l l owed to v i s i t t h e Un i o n a n d Q u e en s Ga l l e r i e s . The
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(2 s a i l i n gs p e r mon t h ),Sou t h amp ton a n d Mar s e il l e s .Th e B ombay s t eame r s f rom Live r p ool ( ex c ep t S ep
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pa s s e nge r s a r e t ake n a s h o r e i n t e n d e r s . Fo re s t a l l e x
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For tun d e Torr e, o n th e n o r t hwe s t s i d e o f wh i c h i st h e Colegiata a n d B e l l Tow e r (147 s t e p s )— Th e B od e
ga s ( 11 t o wh e r e v i s i t o r s ca n s amp l e b ra n d s o f
w i n e . Th e ca sks h av e t h e n ame s o f t h e apo s t l e s, t h eSav i ou r, etc — Th e re a r e ve ry fi n e V ineya rds i n t h ev i c i n i ty .
Th i rd c i ty i n Spa i n i n wea l th . Famou s fo r i t s Sh e r ry
w i n e .
From s ta t i o n o f t h e Span i s h Ra i lway a t J e r ez i t i s6472 m i l e s n o r t h ea s t e r l y, a nd take s 2% h ou r s to Sa n
B er n ar do s ta t i o n o f s ame ra i lway a t
SEVILLE, SPAIN ( S e e page 507)F rom Co rd ova s ta t i o n o f th e Span i s h Ra i lway a t
S ev i l l e i t is'
87VZ mi l e s eas t e r l y v i a U t r er a a n d tak e s
4 h ou r s 45 mi nu t e s t o
LA RHODA, SPAIN
From s ta t i on o f t h e S pan i s h Ra i l way a t La Rhoda i t
i s 61% m i l e s n o r t h e r l y a n d take s 3 h ou r s t o
CORDOBA,SPAIN
(Popu l a t i o n, El eva t i o n,390 f e e t )Ra i lway S ta t i ons : ( 1) Es ta c io n d e Ma d r i d, S ev i l l e y
Ma laga,wh e r e t h e An da lu s ia n t r a i n s d epa r t ; (2) Es tac i o n d e Ce rc a d i l la,whe re t ra i n s for B e l i ncz a n d Almorc h o n d e pa r t . Bo th l i e n o r t hwe s t o f t h e c i t y .
Hot e l : Gra n d Ho t e l Su iso,Ca l l e d e l Du qu e d e Ho rnachuelos 16 .
Pos t a n d Te l egraph O flice : Plazu e l a d e S ene ca .
I n t e r e s t in g Th ings : On th e we s t s i d e o f t h e c i tysee Ja rd i n e s d e l a V i c t or i a a n d th e Ga t e of A lmodova r,s ou th o f t h e ma i n ra i lway s ta t i o n— In t h e s ame direct i on,Pa s eo d e l G r en Capiltan Pr omenad e a n d t h e Co l e
530
g ia ta d e San H i po l i t o co n ta i n ing Tomb o f H i st o r ia n Ambro s i o d e Mora l es ( 1591)— Moor i s h Ba th s i nCa l l e Ce s p ed e s— Ca t h ed ra l, fo rme r ly th e ch i e f mo squ e
o f t h e Moo rs,mod e l e d a f t e r th e grea t Mo squ e o f Ka i r
wa n . Not e t h e la rge numbe r o f Co lumn s i n th i s ca t h ed ra l, n ea r l y all o f wh i c h a r e d iff e re n t . Groun d s pa c e570 by 425 f e e t, n ea r l y a s b ig a s S t . Pe t e r
’s i n Rome .
Not e e s p e c ia l l y t h e Ga t e s, w i t h t h e i r Win dows a n dDoor s . Th e Doo r s a n d Knocke r s a r e cove re d w i t h
co pp e r . Th e B e l l Towe r ( 1593) i s 300 fe e t h igh,a t t h e
t op o f wh i ch i s th e F igu r e o f Arc h a nge l Rapha e l . See
the Pa t io d e l o s Na ran j o s, su r roun d e d o n th re e s i d e sby a Co l on nad e (w i t h O ra nge Tr e e s c on t i nu i n g th erows o f 860 Co lumn s) wh i c h a re mad e o f ma rb l e . po r
phyry, j a s p e r, b re c c i a, e t c . , t h e ba s e s b e i n g ove r a foo t
b e l ow th e pavemen t . Th e r e a r e 19 A is l e s . Th e re we refo rm e r ly 280 Cha n d eli e r s a n d Lamp s . Se e a l sot h e Th ir d M ihra b, w i t h r i ch l y d e co ra t e d Arc h e s a n d
Mosa i c s . S e e h e re t h e C eil ing,o f o n e p i e c e o f ma rb l e .
In t h e Ch o i r s e e t h e S i l l e r ia a n d t h e o l d Ch o i r b ox a n d
S i lv e r Ch an d e l i e r we igh i n g 400 poun d s— No rt hwe s t oi t h e Ca t h e d ra l s e e O ld Synagogu e— Campo
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d eSan t o d e l o s Mar t i r e s, co n ta i n i n g t h e A l ca za r
a n d fi n e Pomegra n a t e a n d F i g T r e e s— Moor is h B r idge,co n n e c t i n g Cordova w i th Campo d e la V irded,730 fe e t
l on g— Mu s e o Prov i n c i a l d e B e l l a s Ar t e s .
Excu r s i o n t o Hu e r ta d e l o s Arc o s fo r fi n e v i ew o f
c i t y a n d h a rbo r .Not e : At Co rdova pa s s en ge r s fo r Bobadllla (Malaga )a n d A lgec i ra s c h an ge c a rs .From Cor dova i t i s m i l e s t o S ev il l e .It i s 62 mi l e s f rom Cordova to La Roda ; a n d i t i s 77
m i l e s to B oba d ill a ( ra i lway res t au ra n t ) .
F rom s ta t i o n o f t h e Span i s h Ra i lway a t Cor dovai t i s 182 m i l e s n o rt h ea s t e r ly a n d tak e s 754 h ou r s t o
ALCAZAR,SPAINF rom s ta t i o n o f th e Span i s h Ra i lway a t Al c a za r i t
S3I
i s 9256 m i l e s n o r t hwe s twa rd l y a n d tak e s 3 h ou r s 20mi nu t e s to Pu e r t a d e At oc h a at
MADRID, SPAIN ( S e e page 497)Tr ip s F rom Frontiers to MADRID, Rcute l Z— LI S
BON t o MADRID v i a BADAJOZ, ALOODAR
an d TOLEDO .
F rom Ce n t ra l st a t i o n o f th e . Po r tugu e s e Ra i lway a tL isbon i t i s m i l e s ea s t e r l y by t h e Po r tugu e s era i lway v ia To r r e da s Vargen s, a n d t ak e s 9 h ou r s 45
m inu t e s t o t h e s t a t i o n o f t h e same ra i lway a t
BADAJOZ, SPAIN
(Popu l a t i on, El eva t i on, 510 f e e t)Hot e l s : Ho t e l Ga rr i d o, i n t h e P la za d e l a Constituc i o n ; Ho t e l La Favo r i t a, i n t h e P laza San Fran c i s co .
I n t e r e s t i ng Th i ngs : From ra i lway s ta t i o n go ove r
Pu en t e d e Pa lma s,a b r i dge 635 ya rd s l o n g, t o Pl aza d e
Sa n Jua n, t h e c e n t r e o f t h e c i t y, a n d Ca t h e d ra l o f Sa n
Juan ( 1258)From s ta t i o n o f t h e Span i s h Ra i lway a t Ba daj oz i ti s 279 mi l e s n o r t h ea s t e r l y by th e same ra i lway, a n d .
t ake s 15 h ou r s by o rd i n a ry t ra i n t o
ALGODOR, SPAIN
Algodo r i s 39 mi l e s f rom Mad r i d,an d i s t h e j un c t i o no f t h e Ca s t i l l e j o a n d To l e do Ra i lway s .
From s ta t i o n o f t h e S pan i s h Ra i l way a t A lgodo r i ti s 9% m i l e s we s twa rd ly a nd take s 18 mi nu t e s t o
O
TOLEDO, SPAIN
(Popu l a t i on, El eva t ion, f e e t )Hot e l : {otel d e Ca s t i l la, i n Pla za San Augu s t in.
To l ed o i s l o ca t e d o n a rock v h i l l a lmo s t e n t i re l y
su r rou n de d by th e Tagu s Ri v e r, go rge s . It i s o n e o f
t h e mo s t i n t e r e s t i n g Ci t i e s i n Eu rop e, w i t h a s t ro n g
532
MADRID,SPAIN (See page 497)Tr i ps Fr om Fr ontiers to MADRID, Rou te l 3— Fr omF IGUERA DA FOZ to COIMBRA FREINIDA,VILLAR FORMOSA, SALAMANCA and MADRID.
MAIN TRIP.
From th e s ta t i o n o f t h e Po r tugu e s e Ra i lwa y a t Figuera de Foz i t i s m i l e s n o r t h ea s t e r l y v i a Co imb ra,Fr einida (Po r tugu e s e Cu s t om s Hou s e ) a n d Vi ll ar For
mosa ( Span i s h Cu s tom s Hou s e ), a n d tak e s 14 h ou r s t ot h e s ta t i o n o f th e Span i s h Ra i lway a t
SALAMANCA, SPAIN ( S e e page 502)From Salamanca i t i s m i l e s a n d tak e s 13%
h ou r s to Madr id.
Tr ips Fr om Fr ontiers to MADRID, No . l4— F romCAMINHA via OPORTO and SALAMANCA to
MADRID .
From Cam inha S ta t i o n o f t h e Po r tugu e s e Ra i lwa y a t
Cam i n h a i t i s m i l e s sou t h e r ly an d tak e s 3 h ou r s t o
OPORTO, PURTUGALF rom Campana an d Cen t ra l s t a t i o n s o f t h e Po r tu
guese Ra i lway a t Oporto i t i s 210% m i l e s sou t h ea s te r l y by t h e Po r tu gu e s e a n d Span i s h Ra i lway v ia Fr e inida cu s t om s-h ou s e i n Po rtuga l a n d Villa Fo rmosa cus
t om s h ou s e in Spa in, a n d take s 9 h ou r s b y o rd i na ryt ra i n t o t h e s ta t i o n o f t h e Span i s h Ra i lway a t
SALAMANCA, SPAIN ( S e e page 502)From s ta t i o n o f t h e Span i s h Ra i lway a t Sa l amanc ai t i s 74 mi l e s n o r t h ea s t e r l y by th e sam e ra i lway v iaMed in a del Campo an d take s 3 h ou r s 30 m inu t e s by
o rd i na ry tra i n t o
534
VALLODOLID, SPAIN
(Popula t i on, El eva t io n, f e e t )From V allodolid S ta t i o n o f t h e Spa n i s h Ra i lway i t
i s 150% m i l e s s ou t h ea s t e r l y a n d tak e s 10 h ou rs to t h eNo r th S ta t i o n a t
MADRID,SPAIN (See page 497)Tr ip s F rom Fr on t i e r s t o MADRID, Rou t e l S— LACORUNNA to MADRID .
From s ta t i o n o f t h e No rt h e rn Ra i lway a t La Corunn a i t i s 523 mi l e s s ou t h ea s t e r l y b y t h e same rai lway
v i a V allodolid an d take s 21 h ou r s by o rd i n a ry t ra i n t o
t h e No r t e (o r No r t h ) S ta t i o n o f t h e same ra i lway a t
MADRID, SPAIN ( S e e page 497)Tr i p s F rom F ron t i e r t o MADRID, Rou t e 16— FromSANTANDER t o MADRID v ia VALLODOLID.
MAIN TRIP .
From No r t h S ta t i o n o f t h e Span i s h Ra i lwa y a t Sant an d e r i t i s 166 m i l e s sou t hwe s twa rd l y a n d tak es 6
h ou r s b y o rd i n a ry t ra i n t o t h e No rt h S ta t i o n o f t h esam e ra i lway a t
VALLODOLID, SPAIN
From No rt h S t a t ion o f the Spa n i s h Ra i lway a t V adolid i t i s 150% m i l e s a n d tak e s 9 h ou rs 30 minute sby o rd i n a ry t ra i n a t t h e No rt h S ta t i o n o f t h e same ra i l
way a t
MADRID, SPAIN ( Se e page 497)
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SWEDEN
( See Map of Denmark,Norway and Swe d en,page 67)
See page ab ou t No rway mon ey,wh i c h i s s amea s Swed e n . S e e map o f Swed e n,page
Th e me t r i c sy s t em ha s b e e n u s e d s i n c e 1889, b ut t h e
o l d Swed i s h . s y s t em i s s ome t im e s s t i l l u s e d . M i l e s t o n e si n Swed e n r egi s t e r Swe d i s h m i l e s k i lom e t e r s, o r
a bou t 6 Engl i s h m i l e s ) . Th e o l d Swed i s h foo t i s e qu i
va l e n t t o Engl i s h foo t . 1 l i s pu n d e qu a l-s abou t 20
pou n dsPasspor ts a r e n o t n e c e s sa ry .
Time i s o n e h ou r fa s t e r t h a n Gre enw i c h t im e .
Th e r e i s go o d Post al, Parce l s Po s t, Tel egra ph a n d
T elep h one s e rv i c e, a n d ra t e s a r e c h ea p .
Th e Swedish Tour ing C lub fu rn i s h e s fi n e map s a n d
i n fo rma t i o n . Th re e c la s s e s i n Ra ilway Tra i ns,a n d s e p
a ra t e compa rtmen t s fo r smoke r s a n d l a d i e s, sl e e p e r s
a n d d in i n g c a r s . I n s om e o f no rt h e rn pa r t s of.Sweden
i t i s s t i l l n e c e s sa ry t o pos t o r u se row boa t s o r, i n w i n
t e r, r e i n d e e r o r h o r s e w i t h s l e dge . Swed i s h Tou r i n g
Club w i l l furn i s h gu i d e s a t S to ckh o lm o ffi c e .
Th e Eu ro p ea n p l a n p r eva i l s a t Ho t e l s . D in n e r u s
ually i n m i d - day .
Rou t e s t o Sweden : From Engl a n d s t eame rs sa i l
f rom Gr im sby, Hu l l a n d London, t o Go t eb org ; a n df rom London a n d Harwi c h t o Esb j erg, Cop en h agen
Malmo an d Stockh olm ; f rom London v i a Ha rwi c h,Hook of Ho l l and, Hambu rg, Cop enh age n, t o S t oc kh o lm ; f rom London a n d Qu een sb or o t o F lu s h i ng,Hambu rg, Cop enh agen a n d S toc kh o lm ; f rom Lond on toDove r,Os t e n d,B er l in a n d S t ockh o lm . From Ge rman yth e re a re s h i p s f rom B er l in t o S t ockh o lm v i a Sa s s n it z,a n d War n emu n d e, Gj ed s e r a n d Copen h agen, a n d v i aHambu rg fo r S t oc kh o lm ; a l s o f rom Hambu rg to Got eb o rg v i a Fr iedr ichshamn ; f rom Lu b ec k to S t oc kh o lm ;f rom St e t t in t o S toc kh o lm v i a V i s by ; f rom Hambu rg
536
F rom Chr is t i an i a, 82 k i l ome t e r s .
At Kil you c a n go Ea s t t o Stock ho lm,o r take t h e al
ternative t r .i p Kil t o Trol lhattan a n d t h e n t o Stockho lm ( s e e page
F rom Kil b y t h e Swed i s h Ra i lway i t i s 263V; m i l e s,ea s t e r l y,v i a Laxa a n d t ake s 7 h ou r s t o
STOCKHOLM,SWEDEN (Popul a t ion,Ra i lway Stat ions: Cen t ra l S ta t i o n,n o r t h o f t h e c i t y,
7 mi nu t e s ’ wa lk f rom th e No r t h B r i dge ( i n t e rp r e t e r
me e t s a l l t ra i n s ) . S t eame r s f rom Ba l t i c a r r i v e a t Ships
b r on, t h e l a n d i n g i n t h e o l d c i ty, a n d a t Norra Blas
ieholmshamnen. Ca na l‘ boa t s a r r i v e a t Riddarholmen.
Consul : I l a N e l so n i s Co n su l fo r Un i t e d S ta t e s o f
Am e r i c aHo t els : Gran d Ho t e l, B lasieholmen (w i t h fi n e
v i ew ) ; Ho t e l Rydb e rg, Gu s ta f Ado l f S qu a r e, oppo s i t eNor rob ro (w i t h Ame r i ca n Ho t e l Con t i n en ta l,oppo s i t e ra i lway s ta t io n .
Tr av el Bur eaus: Swed i s h Tou r i n g C lu b,Norr lands
ga ta n 2.
Inter est ing Things: Ce n t ra l po i n t i s Gustaf Adolfs
Squar e— To ea s t,New Op e ra House a n d Cafe— No r th,Hotel Rydb erg— W’ e s t, Palace o f the Pr inces— Norr
b ro, 350 f e e t l o n g, w i t h fi n e v i ew, s pan s No r r s t rom,an d o n o th e r s i d e i s Pa l ace,w i t h O ld City,w i t h i n t h eb r i dge s— Ea s t o f Nor rb ro a r e Strb
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mparterr en groun d s
We s t o f b r i d ge i s Helgeandsholmen,wh e re Houseso f Pa r l i ament a n d B ank o f Swed en— No t e Lu n db e rg ’ s
S t a tu e o f Svea o ve r ma i n p o rc h o f Hou s e s Pa r l i amen ttwo ch amb e r s a r e o n ma i n fl oo r a n d h a l l s a r e o c tago na l— Th e Palac e,wh e r e fl ag fl i e s wh e n K in g i s p re s e n t ;116 b y 124 me t e r s ; ma i n fa ca d e co n ta i n i n g roya l a pa r t
m en t s s e e n f rom Nor rb ro— Sou t h o f pa l a c e,Slottsback
en,w i t h Ob e l i sk d ed i ca t e d t o c i t i z e n s o f S t ockholm byGu s t avu s I I I ; a l so s ta tu e t o h im b y c i t i z e n s Ofvers
tathallarehusett, r e s i d e n c e o f Gove rn o r— Storkyr k an,
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w i t h fi n e pu l p i t ; a l ta r p i e c e i n s i l ve r, i vo ry a n d e bo ny ;co ron a t io n c e remony o c cu rs h e re— Stor torget, famou sfo r ma s sa c re o f Swe d i s h nob i l i t y by o rd e r K r i s t ia n IiTy ska Kyrk an,an d towe r,w i t h ch ime s— Bu sy s t re e to f o l d town i s V é ster l
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angg— Riddarhuset,wh e re kn igh t sa n d n ob i l i t y h e l d s es s ion s ; i n grea t h a l l c e i l in g byEh r en s t rah l, a n d, on wa l l s, coa t s o f a rm s n ob le fam i
l i e s ; Speake r’ s c h a i r o f fi n e i n la i d wood— Rid
darholm Chu rc h, bu r ia l p la c e Swed i sh roya l ty ; i ro nsp i re, 90 f e e t ; i n i n t e r i o r, fl ags an d t ro ph i e s a n d
coa t s a rm s O r d e r o f Seraphima, h i gh e s t d e co ra t i o n i n
Swed en ; gre en ma rb l e sa r co phagu s o f Gu s ta vu s Ado l
phus t h e Grea t— Ac ro s s Rindarholm B r i dge f ru i t s ta l l sa n d, b y wa t e r
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sGar d en s— Porc e l a i n Manufactur ies 0 11 groun d fl oo r o fPalmesk a Huset— Na t io n a l Mu s eum, on grou n d fl oo r,h i s t o r i ca l mu s eum an d co i n cab i n e t ; fi rs t floo r, a r t s,s cu l p tu re a n d Egyp t ia n exh i b i t s ; s e con d fl oo r, p i c tu r e s,en grav i ngs a n d ca s t s ; H i s to r i ca l Mu s eum i s on e o f fi ne s t ; Mu s eum oi Art co n ta i n s fi n e co l l e c t i o n o f a rt sa n d c ra f t sma n sh i p— Kar l J oh an Chu r c h— Arsenalsgatanrun s pa s t th e N ew Ope ra Hou s e t o S t . Jame s ’ Chur c hwh e re famou s Sou t h Doo r, a l t a r p i e c e, a n d Tomb of
Fi e l d Ma r s h a l Ho rn— K in g’ s Gar d e n s,ma in p romenad e .w i th S ta tu e s a n d Fou n ta in— Eas t, Swed i s h Pa nop t i c on
Ho t el a n d Caf e No rd, w i t h humo rou s pa i n t i n gs i nre s tau ra n t .
S t ockh o lm i s a t ea s t e rn en d o f Lake Ma la r en, a n d
ha s b e e n ca l l e d t h e “No rt h e rn Ven i c e
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V erv b ea u t ifu l c i t y w i th s ta t e l y bu i l d i ngs a n d fi n e, c l ea n s t r e e t s .
B u i l t o n i s l a n d s a n d p en i n su l a s, d i v id ed i n t o t h e O l dC i t y, c en t r e o f c i ty ; Nor rma lm an d O s t e rma lm,d i s t r i c tn o rt h o f No r r s t rom ; Ku ngsh olm en,i s l a n d we s t o f No r rma lm : a n d Sod e rma lm, s ou t h o f O ld C i t y. So u t h ea s to f Sod e rma lm i s Dju rga rd en,a n i s l a n d p l ea su r e r e so r t .
539
Alt e rna tive T r i p,Ma in Tr i p Re sumed b e l ow .
F rom Kil b y the Swed i s h Ra i lway i t i s 99 m i l e s,sou t h e r l y, a n d t ak e s 3% h ou r s t o
TROLLHATTAN, SWEDEN
(Popu l a t io n,
Hot els: Gra n d Ho t e l T ro l l hat ta n ; B e l l evu e ; Utsik
t e n .
Gu id e s : Engl i s h - sp eak i n g gu i d e s ca n b e o b ta i n e d a t
t h e h o t e l s .
Int e r e sting Th i n gs : Fal ls o f T rollh a t t a n— Hyd r o
Ele c t ric Plant— Wood Pul p Pap e r M ill— Loc omotiveWorks— O ld a n d New Canal Lock s— F i n e Mun i c i pal
Ba t h s,i n c lu d i n g Tu rk i s h a n d Ru s s ia n— De l i gh t fu l wa lk s
pa ra l l e l w i t h ra p i d s,w i t h F i ne View s .
From Tro l l h a t t an b y t h e Swed i s h Ra i lway i t i s
m i l e s, no r t h ea s t e r l y v i a Go t h en bu rg (45 m i l e s ) a n d Lava ( 187 m i l e s ), a n d tak e s h ou rs to
STOCKHOLM,SWEDEN
Ma i n t r i p f rom S toc kh o lm to Up sa l a i s r e sumed a tS t ockh o lm a t page
Ma in Tr i p Re sumed .
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GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN
(Popu l a t io n,Ra ilway S ta t i on s : S ta t e Ra i lwa y S ta t i o n, i n D ro t t
ningtorget ; V astergotlands Ra i lway S ta t ion,Li l l a B ornmen ; B ergslagernas Ra i lway S ta t i o n,Gu llb ergsvass.
Dock s : Got a Ca n a l boa t s,Li l l a B ommen ; Ma rs t ra n d
Lys ek i l b oa t s a t Sk eppsb ron ; b oa t s fo r s ou t h e rn Swe
540
S t ockh o lm . Leav i n g Tro l l h a t t a n t h e fi rs t p l a c e o f a ny
improtance i s Kungalf. At Ake rs va s s pa s s en ge r s go
a s h o r e fo r Fa lls o f Tro l l hat tan ( fi n es t i n Swed en ),Tro l l hat ta n Tou r i s t C l ub h ave p rov i d e d s p l e n d i d pa t h s
w i t h i n t e l l i g i b l e s i gn po s t s . Th e n ex t impo r ta n t p la c e
i s V éinersb org a t t h e o p e n i n g o f Lake V onern (popu la
t i o n h o t e l s Stad’
s Hu set a n d Strommer’
s Hot e l ) .
From Van e r s b o rg i t i s 7 h ou r s to Sjot o rp,wh e r e Got aCan al commen c e s, wh i c h r eac h e s t o t h e Ba l t i c . F ive
r egu l a t i n g an d 53 o rd in a ry lo cks, d ep t h 13 fe e t ; h igh
e s t p o i n t r ea ch ed i s a t Vik en i n t h e V'
astgota s e c t io n,290 abo ve s ea . 13 b r i dge s, 12 pa i r s o f l o ck ga t e s t o d i
v e r t - wa t e r t o r epa i r c a n a l, l l grou n d ou tflow s fo r
emp ty i n g i t, a n d 11 h a rbo r b a s i n s . Ove r ves s e l s
p a s s t h rough ea c h yea r .
From Gothenbu rg b y t h e Swed i s h Ra i lway i t i s 170mi l e s, s ou t h e r l y, a n d tak e s 5 h ou r s t o
HELSINGBORG, SWEDENHot e l s : Mo l l b e rg ; d
’
Angleter r e ; Con t i n e n ta l .Travel Bu r eau : Mr . Hi l l b e rg, b ooks e l l e r .Int er est ing Th ings : Stortorget ma i n s qu a re— Town
Ha ll— Or esundspark en, w i t h m i n e ra l s p r i n gs— Chu r cho f S t . Mar ia,w i t h fi n e a l ta r s c r e en— Th en go by S l o t s
ga t a n t o Kar na n,wh e r e t h e r e i s a Fin e V i ew .
F rom H e l s ingborg by t h e Swed i s h Ra i lway i t i s 45mi l e s, s ou t h e r l y, a n d t ak e s 11 2 h ou r s t o
MALMO,SWEDEN (Populat i on,Con su l : Ha ro l d B . Quarton i s Co n su l fo r Un i t e d
S ta t e s o f Ame r i ca .
Hotel s : Krame r ’ s Ho t e l, i n Ma rke t Squa r e ; Savoy
Ho t e l, oppos i t e S ta t e Ra i l way S ta t i o n .
I n t e r e s t i ng Th ings : Ha rbo r D i s t r i c t i s i n n o r t h pa r t
o f t own, d iv i d e d i n t o ea s t a n d we s t— Ea s t, oppo s i t eRa i lway S ta t i o n, i s Cu s t om Hou se a n d Post Offi ce
F i n e View f rom Strandpaviljongen— In Mark et Squar e
542
i s Bo rge so n ’ s S ta tue o f Ch a r l e s X— O h r i gh t,Krame r’
sH ot e l, a nd, l e f t, Gove rno r
’ s H ou s e, a n d Town Ha l l,wi t h a l l ego r i c a l figu r e s 0 11 gab l e s— Gu s ta f Ado l f
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s
Squar e— d ra Pr om ena d en— Kungsgatan, b eau t i fu l
a ve nu e— Malmo Mu s eum— Kungspar k en.
Th i rd c i ty o f Swed en, o n ly 1% h ou r s f rom Copen
hage n,Denma rk .
From Ma lmo by th e Swed i s h Ra i lway i t i s 221 mi l e s,n o r th ea s t e r l y v ia Hessleholm (51% mi l e s ), a n d take s
h ou r s t o
MJOLBY,SWEDEN (Popu l a t i on,3,220 ;El eva t io n 381)Hot el : Jarnvags.
From M j o l by by t h e Swed i s h Ra i lway i t i s 171 mi l e sn o r t h ea s t e r l y a n d 5% h ou rs t o
NORRKOPING (Popula t i on,Hot e l s : S tan da rd ; Go th a .
I n t e r e s t ing Th ings : Kar l-J oh an s Pa rk— Oska r-Fr ed
r i ks-B ro— Drottning-Ga ta i s ma i n s t r e e t— St-Ola i
Kyrka ( 1767)— Vi ew o f Rap i d s f rom I ro n B r i dge— Ar t
Mu s eum .
From Nor rkop i ng by t h e Sw ed i s h Ra i lway i t i s 113
mi l e s,no r t h ea s t e r l y v i a Katr inaholm mi l e s,1 h ou r18 mi n u t e s ) a n d tak es 3% h ou r s t o
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN ( S e e page
F rom S tockh o lm by t h e Swed i s h Ra i lway i t i s 45mi l e s n o r t hwe s twa rd ly a n d t ake s 2 h ou r s to
UPSALA, SWEDEN (Popu l a t i on,Hot els : Stads-Ho t ; Ho t e l Hornan ; Ho te l Up sa la .
Int e r e s t ing Th i ngs : Un iver s i ty— Ca th ed ra l— L ib ra ry
vo lumes )— S l o t,w i t h fi n e v i ew— Cemet e r y .
S id e Tr i p,Ma in Tr i p Re sumed page 544.
From Up sa l a by t h e Swed i s h Ra ilwav i t i s 360 mi l e s .n o r th e r l y, v i a Gef l e m i l e s ) ; Ange (251 m i l e s )B rack e '
(270 mi l e s ),a n d take s 12% h ou rs t o
SOLLEFTEA, SWEDEN (Popu l a t ion,Hotels : Appelb erg ; Rosenqvist.
543
I n t e r es t in g Th i ngs : F i n e s c e n e ry .
From Ange you ca n go t o Su n d svall— (Ho te l H .
Knau s t ) .
Ma in Tr i p Re sumed .
From Soll ef t e a by t h e Swe d i s h Ra i lway i t i s 300
m i l e s, no r th e r l y v i a Me l l a n s e l,Van na s, a n d Deger f o rsa n d tak e s 13 h ou r s t o
B ODEN, SWEDEN .
Al t e rn a t iv e Tr i p,Ma i n T r i p Re sumed b e l ow
From B od en by t h e “Swed i sh Ra i lway i t i s 27134mi l e s, wes twa rd ly, v ia Lu l e a (22% m i l e s, 44 m inu t e s ),a n d take s 14 h ou rs to
NARVIK, SWEDEN
S id e T r i p,Ma i n Tr i p Re sumed b e l ow.
From Bod en by t h e Swed i s h Ra i lway i t i s 22% mi l e s,ea s t e r l y, a n d take s 44 minu t e s t o
LULEA, SWEDEN
Hot e l s : S tadshotellet ; Gastgifvaregarden .
I n t er e s t i ng Th ings : S e e Nor rb otten Mu s eum, a n d
wa t c h ve s s e l s L oad i n g O r e by e l e va t o r s .
Ma in Tr i p Re sumed .
From B od en by t h e Swed i s h Ra i l way v ia Morj arv,Lapp t ra sk a n d Ka rungi i t t ak e s h ou r s to
HAPARANDA, SWEDEN
(Popu l a t i o n,Hot e l : Stads.
I n t e r e s t i ng Th i ngs : Vi ew o f To rn ea ( F in l an d ) ,f rom pub l i c pa rk .
Cu s t om s-Hou s e exam i na t i o n o n way t o Sweden take sp l a c e a t Hapa ran da .
Hapa ran da mea n s Sh o r e o f a s p en s .
544
SWITZERLAND
Money: Un i t i s f ra n c o f 100 c e n t ime s . Co i n s a r e
b ro n z e l a n d 2 c e n t ime s ; n i cke l 5, 10 a n d 20 c en t im e s ;s i l v e r 50 c en t ime s ; 1,2,5 f ra n c s ; go l d 10 a n d 20 f ra n c s .C ircular Rou t e Numb er 1: Ma in Tr i p f rom Basel t o
Zur ich— S i d e t r i p t o Uetlib erg an d r e tu rn t o Zur ich,t h e n ma i n t r i p to Lu c e r n e— S i d e t r i p to R igi-Ku lm,Ar th Gol dan a n d Pi l a tu s a n d r e tu r n t o Lu c e rne, t h e nma i n t r i p t o A l t d or f, L int h a l, Gla ru s, Land qua r t,Davos-Pla tz, S t . Morit z, Thu s i s, D i s ent is,An dermat t,Gle tsch, Meir engen, I n t e r l ake n, Thun, B erne, Sp iez,Zweisimmen, Mont r eux ; a t Mon t reux s i d e t r i p t o
Geneva_( a n d Chamounix a n d Mon t B la n c ) t h e n ba c k
to Mont r eux a n d ma i n t r i p t o Ma rt igny,Visp,Zerma t t,t h e n b a ck to Vis p an d t h e n c e ma i n t r i p t o B rigue (o r
Br ieg), S tr e sa ( I ta ly ), Loc a rn o ( Sw i t z e r l a n d ) a n d La
gano ( Sw i t z e r l a n d ) .
Rou t e l— MAIN TRIP .
BALE (BASEL), SWITZERLAND
(Popu l a t i on, El eva t io n,870 f e e t )Hotel s : Tro i s Ro i s, o n R ive r Rh i n e ; Un i ve r s, Na
tional a n d V i c to r ia, n ea r Cen t ra l S ta t i o n ; Hot e l d el’
Eu rope i n t own .
Ra i lway S t a t io n s : Cen t ra l S ta t i o n o n sou t h s i d e o f
t h e t own ; Ba d en S ta t i o n o n t h e r i gh t b a nk o f t h eRhine .
Ho tel s : S t . Goth a rd ! Kra f t ; Vic t o r i a ; Jur a ; Su i s se ;Euler .
I n t e r est i n g Th i ngs : M in s t e r Chu r ch w i t h fi n ev i ew f rom Pfa l z Te r ra c e o n r i ve r b eh i n d c hu r c h— Mu
seum, w i t h fi n e pa i n t i n gs by Ho l b e in t h e YoungerH is t o r i c al Mus eum .
Con su l : Ph i l l i p Ho l l a n d i s Co n su l fo r Un i t e d S ta t e so f Ame r i c a .
Cu s t om s Exam in a t i o n h e re fo r pa s s en ge r s en t e r i n gSw i t z e r lan d, o r l e av i ng .
546
From Ce n t ra l S ta t i o n o f t h e Swi s s Ra i lway a t Ba s e li t i s 56 mi l e s ea s t e r ly a n d tak e s 2 h ou r s t o
ZURICH,SWITZERLAND (El eva t i on, f e e t )Ra i lway S ta t i on s : Cen t ra l S ta t i o n, l owe r e n d o ft own ; Enge S ta t io n, l e f t b an k o f la ke ; Stadelhofer
S ta t i on , r i gh t b an k o f lake ; S e l n au S ta t i o n, S ihlants
S t ra s s e .
Excu r s i o n s : By s t eamboa t t o Rapp e r sw i l, two h ou r sea c h way, a n d qu i c ke r t r i p s to Th a lw il, Waden sw i l1nd Au . To Zur ichb erg f rom th e Q uaib ruck e . w i t h afu n i cu l a r ra i lway to Wa l d h au s Do l d e r, w i t h ex t e n s i ve
pa rk a n d go l f l i n k s . O t h e r a t t ra c t i ve excu r s i o n s a re
t o S ihlwald and Pfa n n en s t i e l .
Excu r s i o n T ick e t s t o t h e Uetlib erg a n d r e tu rn by
ra i l roa d, 5% mi l e s l on g .
Con su l : Leo J . Ken na, i s Co n su l fo r Un i t e d S ta t e so f Ame r i ca .
Hot e l s : Bau r au La c,w i th ga rd en s a n d v i ew ; Hote l
Cen t ra l ; B e l l evu e .
Trave l Bu r eau : Th omas Cook 8: Son,2 Fraumunster
S t ra s s e .
Engl i s h Chu r c h S e rv i c e : S t . And rew ’ s,Hoh e Promenade, n ea r B e l l e V ue.
Ba t h s : Neum u n s t e r Ba t h s, a t s ou t h e n d o f t own ;wa rm ba th s,Tre i c h l er
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s ; l a k e bat h i n g, S ta d th au s -Pla t z .a n d fo r la d i e s a t th e Mvthens-Qua i .
Sp ec ia l t i e s : S i l k manu fa c to r i e s .
I n t e r e s t i n g Th in gs : L immat -R ive r d i v i d e s Zur i c hi n to two pa rt s, r i gh t cal l e d Gro s s S ta d t a n d l e ft K l e ineS tad t— Lake i s 26 by 3 mi l e s— Gro s s-Mun s t e r, wi t hF i n e V i ew f rom towe r— Fr aumunster, c l o s e t o b r i dge .w i t h t omb Han s V Valdmann— Pet e r sk i r c h e ( 13th Cen
tu ry ),wh i c h i s o l d pa r i s h c h u r c h— Town L ib ra ry, 170 .
000 vo lumes, po r t ra i t s a n d vi ew s— Exc hange,wh ic h me e t s i n fi n e Pr i n c ipa l Ha l l e ve ry Fr i day a ft e rn oo n— Rat h au s, s e a t o f Can to n a l Gove rnm en t ( 1698)
547
Hoh e Promenad e, wi t h fi n e t r e e s— Bo tan ic a l Ga rd en s,Ob s erva t o ry an d sp l e n d i d Ch emic al Labo ra t or y— Fin eView f rom Ur a n i a Towe r, 130 f e e t . w i t h l i ft— Kuns t
h au s, a r t ga l l e ry — Sw is s Na t ion a l Mu s eum,w i t h fi n e s t
co l l e c t io n s o f H e ra l d i c w i n dows— Pestalozzianum, p e rman e n t Sw i s s e du c a t io na l exh i b i t— In a d d i t i o n to Hoh e
Promena d e i s Li n d en h o f, h igh e s t p o i n t o n w e s t ba nko f r i ve r— ~ Pano rama o f Sedan Battlefi elds, f rom Uto
Qu a i— Labyrin th i n Ca f e Me t rop o l e— F i n e View f romSe e-Qu ai— Ton h a l l e a n d Ca s i n o, w i t h Open-Air Re s
taurant a n d Mu s ic Rooms— Qu a i B ridge,a n d b e l ow onl e f t b an k, Bauschanze, a p en tagon a l t r e e - fi lled i s l a n dMiinster B r idgefl Frau-Munster k irche ( 12th Cen tu ry ) ,co n t a i n i n g Town L ib ra ry, vo lumes -Gro s s
mu n s t e r ( l l —13th Cen tu r i e s ) , w i t h - figu r e o f Cha r l emagn e o n we s t towe r— Hoh e Promena d e, l i n e d w i t h
l ime t r e e s, magn i fi c e n t v i ews -Kfinstergu t, p i c tu r e s byZu r i c h a r t i s t s- Pla t z Promenad e, a fi n e ave nu e o nwh i c h i s Sw is s Na t i o n a l Mu s eum, h i s t o r i ca l a n d in
dustr ial a r t su bj e c t s— B ota n i c a l Ga rd e n— F in e V i ewf rom Park su r rou n d i n g Do l d e r Gra n d Ho t e l an dKu r h au s .
Zu r i c h i s o n Lake Zu r i ch, a t n o r th e n d , wh e re Ri ve rL imma t d iv i d e s Gro s s e Statdt a n d Kl e i n e S tad t . Mon eyc ha nge rs, S chwe i z e r Cr ed i t -Austalt, Bah n h o f- S t ra s s e 2.
S id e Tr i p,Ma i n Tr i p Re sumed page 549.
From Cen t ra l S ta t ion o f t h e Sw i s s Ra i l way a tZu r ich i t i s 15 m i nu t e s to th e su bu rb o f S e lman,wh e rei s t h e s ta t i o n o f t h e Uetlib erg Ra ilwav, wh i c h i s 5%m i l e s l o n g, a n d tak e s 30 mi nu t e s t o t h e t op o f th e
UETLIBERG (El eva t ion, f e e t)Con sul : Leo J . Ken na i s Con su l fo r Un i t e d S ta t e so f Ame r i c a .
Hot e l s : Pen s . Uetlib erg, fi ve m i nut e s f rom s ta t i o n,a nd Ho t e l Uto—S taff e l, fi f t e e n m inu t e s f rom t h e top .
548
o f b i g h o t e l s, w i t h F ine V i ew o f Mount a i'ns— Sti ftsK irche, w i t h fi n e ca rve d s ta l l s a n d pa i n t e d w i n dows ;s p l e n d i d o rgan s,w i t h wax humana s t op s— Famou s Lion
o f Lu c e r n e (28% b y 18 f e e t ), b y Th orwa l d s en, ca rve d
i n so l i d c l i ff, i n m emo ry o f Sw i s s Na t i o na l Gu a r d s’ d e
fense o f roya l fam i l y o f F ra n c e— . Hodel’s Alpineum,w i th d i o rama o f B e rn e s e A l p s— Gla c ie r Ga rden, s h ow
i n g s low b u t su r e a c t i o n o f gl a c i e r s ; a l s o p reh i s t o r i c
implementsm Panorama o f pa s sage o f F r e n c h A rmy a tLe Ve r r i e r e s ( l871)— Mu s eum, volumes, a n d
n a tu ra l h i s t o ry cab i n e t— O ld Rat h au s, i n Ko rnma rk t,fi n e i n l a i d a n d a n c i e n t c a rve d woo dwo rk .
Loca t e d o n we s t e rn e n d o f Lak e Lu c erne, o n t h eRiver Reuss. Th e r e a r e wa l k s w i t h Fine Views t o t h eGutsch, Musegg, Capu c h in Chu rch o f Wesernlin a n d
Fr ied ental. A b eau t i fu l wa lk o n t h e lake s h o r e i s c a l l e dthe Haidenstrasse.
S ide Tr ip,Main Tr ip Resumed page 552.
F rom Luce rne b y t h e Lake S t eame r i t i s '
m i l e s
ea s t e r l y v i a Vitznau,wh e r e i s t h e s t a t i o n o f t h e Mou nta i n Ra i lway an d take s 2% h ou r s t o
RIGI-KULM, SWITZERLAND
(El evation, f e et)Travel Bur eau : Thoma s Coo k Son, S chwan e n
p l a t z .
Th e v i ew f rom th e Rigi i s t h e fi n e s t i n Sw i t z e r l a n d .
I t ca n b e r ea ch e d o n foo t f rom Weggis o r Ku ssnacht
i n t h re e o r fou r h ou r s,a n d from Goldau i n fou r h ou r s
b y b r i d l e pa t h ; a l s o b y ra i lway from Vitznau, wh i c h,t oge t h e r w i t h Weggis, c a n a l so b e rea ch e d by s t eamboa t f rom Ar th . Th e r e a re two ra i lway s t o t h e Summ it .The Vit znau i s 4% m i l e s, a n d t h e s ta t i o n i s n ea r th es t eamboa t quay ; t i ck e t s ca n b e bough t a t Cook
’ s Offi c ei n Lu c e rn e . Th e wa lk from Weggis p a s s e s t h e s po t
wh e r e th e hea vy mud b e d swep t a l l b e fo re i t
550
B eyon d th i s i s H e i l igkr eu z Ch ap e l ( re f re shmen t s ), t h e n
t h e Felsenthor Arc hway o f ro ck s, a n d t h e Rigi S toc k .
B eyon d t h i s i s t h e S t aff e l, a c en t e r fo r Rig i t ou r i s t s,wh e re a l l t h e rou t e s m e e t . Th e summi t, o r Kulm, i sn o t fa r b eyon d . Th e Rigi-Ku lm i s fe e t h igh a n d
t h e wo rd mean s “Qu e en o f t h e Moun ta i n s . ” Th e twoViews a re i n ea r ly mo rn i n g o r l a t e a f t e rn oo n, b u tfa vo r i t e m e t h od i s t o sp en d n igh t a t on e o f two ho t e l s
a t t o p a n d s e e glo r i ou s Su n r i s e, wh ic h i s a n nou n c edby a h o rn b lown to ge t v i s i t o r s up. Th e Art h -Gol dau
Rig i Ra i lway,5% m i l e s, t ak in g on e h ou r a n d t e n m i nu t e s, s ta r t s a t Ar t h . a t t h e s ou t h e rn en d o f t h e Lak eZug. At Go l dau IS t h e j un c t i o n o f t h e S t . Goth a rd
Ra ilway w i t h t h e Zur i c h Ra i lway .
F rom Rigi-Ku l m by t h e Mou n ta i n Ra i lway i t i s 5%m i l e s v i a R igi-Kosterli a n d R igi-S taff e l a n d tak e s I%h ou rs t o
ARTH-GOLDAU,SWITZERLAND
S id e Tr i p,Ma in Tr i p Re sumed page 552.
F rom Lu c er n e by t h e B runig Ra i lway i t i s 8% mi l e ss ou t h e r l y t o Alpnachstadt ( s t a r t i n g po i n t o f t h e Pi l a tu sRa i lway ) an d take s 2 h ou r s t o t h e P i l a tu s -Ku lm Sta
t i o n o f t h e Pi l a tu s Ra i lway a t t h e
PILATUS, SWITZERLANDHo t el : Pi la tu s Ku lm .
Pi la tu s ca n b e r ea c h e d by mou n ta in ra i lway wh i c hs ta r t s f rom Alpnachtstadt, b y th e B runig Ra i lway, i n
h a l f an h ou r, o r by s t eamboa t i n 1% h ou rs . The b e s tvi ew i s f rom th e Esel, f e e t . I t may b e r ea ch edby foo t f rom Her g iswil o r A lp n a ch,t o wh i c h s t eame rs
p l y, fi rs t t ak i n g h a l f a n h ou r f rom Luc e rn e . B e s t wayi s t o go up by H e rgi sw i l a n d d e s c en d by A l pna c h .
Ea s i e s t m e th o d o f r ea c h i n g i t i s b y Pi la tu s Ra i lway,3 m i l e s, tak i ng 1% h ou r s, ave rage gra d i e n t 43 i n 100,
max imum 48, wi t h s e ve n tu n n e l s . Nea r t h e t o p is
SSI
mod e rn Pila tu s-Kulm Hote l, fi ve m i nu t e s f romwh i c ht h e summi t i s r ea c h e d,wh e r e won d e r fu l V i ew o f Jung
frau,a n d n e i gh b o r i n g mou n ta in s a n d Lake s .
Ma in Tr i p Re sumed
F rom Luce rne b y t h e S t . Go th a rd Ra i lway o r b yD i l ige n c e i t i s 34 mi l e s s ou t h ea s t e r l y v i a Fluelen a n d
t ake s 1% h ou r s t o
ALTDORF,SWITZERLAND
(Population, Eleva t ion, f e e t )Hot e ls: Low e ; Ho te l Te l l ; Ho t e l S c h lu s s e l .Int e r e sting Th ings : Colo s sal S tatu e o f William Te l l,who s h o t ap p l e OPEh i s s o n ’ s h ea d . He to l d h i s p e r
s e cu t o r, Ges s l e r, t h a t s e co n d a r row wou l d h a ve b e e nu s e d fo r h im i f fi r s t h a d fa i l e d t o fi n d i t s mark .
From Al t d o rf i t i s 41 mi l e s ea s t e r l y b y d i l igen c e v i aLinthol (31 m i l e s ) a n d by Sw i s s Ra i lway a n d take s 8h ou r s to
GLARUS, SWITZERLAND
Hot e l s : Lowe ; Gla rn e r Ho f ; Do l E i dge no s s e n .
Int e r e s ti ng Th ings : F ine View f rom Bu rghage l
Th e n ew Romane s qu e Chur c h, u s e d b y b o t h Ca th o l i c sa n d Pro t e s t an t s,was fo rme r ly m i n i s t e r e d by Zw i ngl iI n t h e Town Ha ll s e e Re l i e f Mod el— Law Cou r t s, co nta i n i n g Lib ra ry a nd P ic tu r e Ga l l e ry.
Cap i t a l o f t h e ca n t on, s i tua t e d a t t h e foo t o f t h eVor d er-Glarnisch f e e t ) .
From Glaru s b y t h e Sw i s s Ra i lway to Wes e n, a n d
Rha e t ia n Ra i lway f rom Wesen t o Landquart i t i s 64%mi l e s no rt h e r l y v ia We s en (754 mi l e s ) ; Landquar t(34% m i l e s ), a n d take s 51 2 h ou rs t o
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Hote ls: Ho te l d e T ro i s Ro i s ; B e l l evu e ; Gra n d Ho t e lAn d e rma t tEngl ish o r Amer i c a n Chu r ch s e rv i c e a t B e l l e vu e
Ho t e l .
I n t er e s t ing Th i ngs : I n t e r na t i o n al Sk i Conte s t s Ja nua ry,a n d Sk i-Jor i n g o n fi ve—mi l e roa d to Rea l p— Ska t inga n d Cu r l i n g Ri nk s— Se e Sku l l-a dorn e d Ch a rn el Hou s e .From And erma tt i t i s 19% mi l ess ou t hwe s twa rd l y b y
D i l i gen c e a n d tak e s 5 h ou r s t o
GLETSCH, SWITZERLAND
Hot e l : Rhoneglacier Ho t e l .
Gle t s c h i s a t b egi n n i n g o f Gr irnsel Rou t e a t t h e foo to f Rh one Glacier, f e e t, wh i c h make s fi ve z i g
zags, go i n g up Maiewang. S ta r t i ng f rom la s t i s fi n ev i ew o f Rhone Glaci e r an d Fu rka Col. Rou t e o n l e f t
p a s s e s B e im-Planggerts a n d Hauseck o n i t s way to
h i gh e s t po i n t, a n d o n l e f t i s t h e Lake of the Dead,Grirnsel Hosp ice,e t c .
From Gl ets c h i t i s 23 mi l e s wes twa rd ly b y D i l i ge n c ea n d ta ke s h ou r s t o
MEIRINGEN, SWITZERLAND
Hot e l s : Obe r l a n d ; De L’
Ou rs ; Du Sauvage ; Kron e ;An de r egg ; Ad l e r .From Meir ingen b y th e B runig Ra i lway iti i s 1672m i l e s we s twa rd l y b y th e same ra i lway a n d lak e s t eam
sh i p v i a Brienz, wh e r e you t ak e t h e l ak e s t eame r
wh i c h sa i l s t h e l e ng th o f Lake B r ienz b y o rd i na ryt ra i n and s t eam e r to
INTERLAKEN, SWITZERLANDRai lway S ta t i ons : Thun e rs e e Ra i lwa y S ta t i o n,we s te rn e n d o f t own ; a n d B e rn e s e Ob e r la n d Ra i lway S t at i o n, east e r n end; s t a t i o ns con n e c t e d by 1% -mi l e l i n e .
Excu r s i ons: S t eamboa t s fo r Lake Thun ( 18% mi l e s,2 h ou r s ) a n d Lake B r ienz ( 13mi l e s,2 h ou r s ) . Ano t h e r
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excu r s io n i s a c ro s s Spielmatten I s l a n d t o O l d Wooen
Vil l a ge o f Un t e r s e en, wh e r e v i s i t Pa r qu e t F l oo r in gFa c t o ry . O th e r s a r ran ge d t h rough Thoma s CookSon s ’ age n t a r e to Kle ine Ruge n an d Heimwehfl uh ;t h e Thurmb erg a n d Lake o f Go l d sw il ; wood ed s l op e so f t h e Hard e r f e e t, r ea c h ed by e l e c t r i c ra i lway ) ;t o M er l igen, o n Thun Lak e ; t o ! B eatushohle ; a n d toHeimwehfl uh by e l e c t r icra i lway ; l on ge r excu r s i o n s t oGeissbach, Gr in d e lwa ld, e t c .Hot e l s : Vi c to r ia ; Be l v ed e r e ; Me t ropo l e ; d e s Al p e s ;S t . Geo rge ; Gran d .
Tr av el Bu r eau : In summe r, Hoheweg, Cook rep“
resentative ; an d i n w i n t e r, R . Wal th a rd .
Engl ish Chu r ch S erv i c e : O ld Con ven t Chu r c h ;American Services
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in summer a t Ho t e l s M e t ropo l e a n dV i c t o r i a .
Gol f Links: Rea ch e d by mo to r—bus o n way t oB onigen.
Int e r esting Th ings: Shops a r e i n t e r e s t i n g,a n d Sw is s
Hou s es ve ry pictu resi iue, w i t h ca rv i ngs a n d inscr ip
t i o n s, s om e 250 vears o l d— On er o f p l ea sa n t e s t wa lks i sHohbuhl— Ma i n p romena d e i s Hoheweg, w i t h fi n e
Jungf rau View s— Ku r s aa l i s i n t e r e s t i n g re n d e zvou s fo rv i s i t o r s, w i t h r ea d i n g room, r e s tau ra n t, b i l l i a rd room,b a l l s, co n c e r t s a n d gamb l i n g— Mona s t e ry, su r roun d e dby wa l nu t t r e e s .
Excu r s i on s f r om I n t e r l ake n : Lauterb runen, 8 mi l e s
o n t h e B e rn e s e Ob e r la n d Ra i lway i n 45 minu t e s ; Wegem, 10% m i l e s i n h ou r s ; Wegern -Alp, 13% m i l e s
i n 154 h ou r s ; Grind elwald, 19% m i l e s i n 3 h ou rs .B eatenb erg ( ! Regina Hotel), 7
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mi l e s, e l eva t i o n
b eau t i fu l v i ews o f E iger,Monc h, Jungfrau, B lumisalp,Doldenhorn,Wildstrub el.Interlak en ' lies b e twe e n Lake s B r i e nz a n d Thun .
B eau t i fu l v i ew o f t h e Jungfrau .
From I n t er l ake n by th e Thu n e r s e e Ra i lway i t i s 17%
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mi l e s, no r t hw e s twa rd l y, v ia Sp i e z ( 11% m i l e s ), a n d
tak e s 48 minu t es t o
THUN, SWITZERLAND
Ra ilway S ta t io n s : Thu n S ta t ion, o n t h e n o r t h s i d eo f t own ; Sc h er z l ige n S t a t i o n, l o ca t e d a t t h e s ou t h s i d e
wh e r e t ra i n s fo r I n t e r l ak en d epa r t .Hot e l s : Fr ienhof; Thunerhof, n ex t t o th e p o s t of
fi ce ; Wei s s e s Kreu z ; Kron e, Rathau s~ Platz a nd Fa lk en .
Engl is h Chu r ch S e rv ic e s : B e l l e V ue Ho t e l groun d s .Rive r Aar e cu t s t own Th e r e i s a s o r t o f t e r ra c e,s om e 10 o r 12 f e e t h i gh, on t h e fl a t roo f o f wh i c h a r e
t h e s h op s, wh i l e.
t h e ca r r i age -way i s b ou n d e d b y c e l
l a r s, o f wh i c h t e r ra c e i s roo f .”— F in e V i ew f rom t h e
Chu r c h,218 s t ep s up, t h e mo s t pa r t i cu l a r ob j e c t i v e b e
i n g S t ockh o rn,w i t h b e l l— s ha p e d summ i t— Se e a l so Ca s
tle o f Kybu rg w i th s qu a r e towe r— B e s t v i ew
f rom Jacob ishub eli .— Sc h l o s s Sc h adau, a t j u n c t i o n o f
Aa r e w i th t h e l ak e .
You ca n a l s o go f rom I n t e r l ak e n t o Thu n b y s t eam
boa t ( r e s t au ra n t on b oa rd ) i n 2 h ou r s ; ra i lway t i cke t sgoo d o n s t eame r ; v i ew s f rom a re magn i fi c e n t .From Thu n b y th e Sw i s s Railwav i t i s m lies,
no r th we s twa rd l y, and'
tak es Xi h ou r t o Cen t ra l S tat i o n o f t h e s ame ra i lway a t
BERNE, SWITZERLAND
Ra ilway S tation : Wes t o f t h e town, a t foo t o f t h e
Gr osse S c h anze.
Excursi on : To Gu rn ige l B ad, h ea l t h r e s o r t .
Consu l : Pl ea sa n t A . S tova l i s M in i s t e r for Un i t e d
S ta t e s o f Ame r i ca .
Hot e l s : B e l l e vu e ; B e rn h o f ; derFrance, Sc hwe i t z e r
h o f ; Lio n d’
O r .
Ba t hs: Pub l i c Ba t hs, Buhenseeli : r iver haths, i n the
Aa re, a t t h e Ma rz i l i ; l a d i e s’
ba t h s a t t h e Ma rz i l i ; wa rm556
Hou s e o f Rep r e s ent a t ive s a n d S ena t e, a n d ea s t e rn fo r
M il it ar y, Commerc ia l a n d Agr i cu ltu ra l D epar tm entsSp l e n d i d v i ew a t ba ck o f Te rr ace; wh e re s e e Statu e o fB e rne— Here s e e Wett e r h orn f e e t ),Schreck hor n
fe e t ),a n d Finsteraahorn also Jungf rau
v i ew— Museum of Fine Ar t s— Na tu ra l H i s t oryMu s eum,O ppo s i t e— In K irch enf e l d Qua r t e r,Mu s eum o f Ant iqu it ies— Sou t hwe s t s i d e o f K irch enf e l d, Swiss Na t i on a lLibr ary,University a n d Town Lib rary,witlr Meat and
Bu t t er Mark e t i n s p a c e b e low l a t t e r— Zenghaus,o r m i l
itary a rs e n a l— Alp ine Mu s eum, wh e r e I n t e rn a t io n a lPo s ta l Un i on fo rmed 1874— Kornh aus w i t h In
dustr ial Museum o n u pp e r fl oo r— Ra t h au s,w i t h s p l e n
d i d f r i e z e ; fi n e woo d ca rv i n gs i n Counicl Room— Kir '
chenfeldb ruck e ; h e igh t a b ove t h e Aar e 115, l e n gth 750— Nydeck B r idge,900 l o n g, 100 ab ove t h e wa t e r— Barengrab en (b ea r ga rd e n ) i n wh i c h Engl i s h offi c e r fe l la n d l o s t h i s l i f e— Ku rsaal Schanzli, w i t h maginfi cent
v i ew— B o tanical Gar d ens, 15 m i nu t e s’ wa lk to Enge,
w i t h F ine View an d Wood ed Wa lk t h rough Engewaldt o Ca s t l e o f Re i c h enbac h— Ano th e r p l ea s a n t wa l k i s t oGur t e n,w i th Panor ama ra d iu s o f 100 mi l e s .
From Cen t ra l S ta t io n bv t h e Sw is s Ra i lway a t B ernei t i s 25% mi l e s, sou t h ea s t e r l y, v i a THUN ( 19% mi l e s ),a n d take s 1% h ou r s t o
SPIEZ, SWITZERLAND
Excu r s ion : From Mulenen b y e l e c t r i c cab l e ra i lway
(2 m i l e s,50 minu t e s ) up N ie s en fe e t ),n ea r B lumlialp,w i t h won d e r fu l Al p i n e v i ew .
Hotels: Sc h on egg,n ea r t h e ra i l way s ta t i o n ; SpiezerHo f, by t h e p i e r .
At S p i e z a r e goo d ho t e l s, sp l e n d i d v i ew o f LakeThun a n d B e rn e s e A lp s a n d ra i lway t o F ru t igen, a n df rom th e re t o Kan d er s t eg by d i l igen c e, t h e n t o Bat h so f Leuk by b r i d l e pa th v i a t h e Gemm i” . Th e r e i s a l s o
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ra i lway th rough t h e S immen t h a l t o.
Zwe i s immen,Saanen,Cha t eau d
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O ex,Montboven,a nd Montreaux .
From Sp i e z by t h e Sw i s s Ra i lway i t i s 21% m i l e s,s ou t hwe s twa rd ly, a n d tak e s 1 h ou r t o
ZWEI SIMMEN, SWITZERLANDHot e l : Kron e w i t h grou n d s .
From Zwe i s immen th e r e a r e fi ve d i l igen c e s da i l y, i ns ea s on, t o L en k (8% mi l e s, r e qu i r i n g 45 min u t e s ) .
From Zwe is immen by th e Sw i s s El e c t r i c Ra i lway i t
i s s ou t hwe s twa rd l y a n d tak e s 4 h ou rs a n d 20
minu t e s by o rd i n a ry tra i n to t h e s ta t i o n o f the samera i lway a t
MONTREUX, SWITZERLAND
S t eame r s : Sw i s s a n d F re n c h po rt s o n l ake may b e
rea ch e d by s t eame rs o f th e Ge n e ra l Nav iga t io n Company .
Excu r s ion s : To Gorge du Chauderon ;— Le s Avan t sfe e t ), by e l e c t r i c ra i lway ( t i c ke t s a t Coo k
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s O fhee) -B eyo n d Le s Avan t s i s Mon t bovon feet)
a n d b eyo n d Mon t bovo n 10% mi l e s i s Bu l l e v ia Al b euv ea n d Gruyer e s— Cha t e l S t . Den i s— Ano t h e r excu rsion i st o Gl io n a n d th e Roc h e r s d e Nay e, t ram a s c en t 20 m inu t e s ; a l so rea ch e d from Terr i tet by fun i cu l a r i n 8 min
u t e s ; Sp l e n d i d V i ew u pp e r en d Lake Gen eva— Ter r i t e t,f e e t h igh e r t h a n Mon t r eux, a n d a s h o r t d i s t a n c e
f rom Te rr i t e t, V eytaur -Ch i l l on, n ea r Ch a t eau o f Ch i l
l o n, immo r ta l i z e d bv Bonivard, t h e Pr i so n e r o f Ch i l l o nwh o con fin ed h e r e s ix yearsf b u t was r e l e a s e d wh enB e rn e s e ca p tu re d Vau d : h i s b ook s Pub l i c L i b ra ry .
Hot e l s : Swisse ; Gran d Ho t e l Man n ey -Beau-Sevou r ;Cygn e ; d e l a Ga re .
Trave l Bu r eau : Cook 's O ffi c e,Arcad e s du Nat io na l .Bon Por t .
Engl i s h Chu r c h S e rv i c e s : Ch r i s t Chu r ch, Cla re n s
550
Mon t reux ; S t . J o h n’ s T e r r i t e t ; Pre sby t e r ia n Chu r c h,
Rue d e l a Ga r e 24.
Clubs: Go l f C lub, Cou r s e a t A igl e ; Lawn Ten n i sC lub, Le s Ava n t s ; Mon t r eux C lub,Vi l l a Maguel,Te r
r itet.
Int e r e s t ing Th ings : Ku r s aa l,w i t h co n c e r t s,b i l l i a r d s .t e n n i s c ou r t s a n d rea d in g rooms— Su b s c r i p t io n L ib ra rya t Pa r i s h Room— C l ay Pigeon Sh oo t i ng a t V i l l e n euve .
S i d e Tr ip,Ma in Tr i p Re sumed page 562.
From Mon t r eux by t h e Lak e o f Gen eva S t eamsh i p
i t i s 54 m i l e s sou t hwe s twa rd l y,v i a Lak e o f Gen eva a n d
tak e s 4 h ou r s t o t h e Ja rd i n d e Angla i s do c k o f t h e same
s t eams h i p compan y a t
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
Ra i lway S t a t ions: Pr i n c i pa l S ta t i o n, l o ca t e d a t Ruedu Mont b l a n c wh e r e t ra i n s fo r th e Swi s s Ju ra,S imp lo n,a n d ' t h e F r e n c h Pa r i s-Lyon s a n d M ed i t er ranean l i n e s
d e pa r t ; Eaux-Vive s S ta t ion, l o ca t e d o n l e f t ba nk wh eret ra i n s fo r A-nnemasse, e t c . d epa r t .
S t eamboa ts: S ta r t f rom Qu a i du Mon t B la n c Qu aid e s Plaqu ins a n d p i e r a l o n gs i d e J a rd i n Angla i s, fo rOu c h y, Lau sa n n a, Mon t r eux, Vevey, Ville n euve, t h e
Roc h e rs d e Naye, an d o t h e r po i n ts o n t h e l ake .
Excu r sion s : To mee t i n g o f Rhon e a n d Aar e Ri v e r swho s e wa t e r s do n o t a t o n c e b l e n d— To Ar ia n a Mu
s eum, 2 mi l e s ou t a t V aremb e, wh e r e Empr e ss J o s e
p h i n e a n d Lo la Mon t e z re s i d e d ; Magn ifi c en t V i ew— ToPr egn y,w i t h Rothchilds
’ V i l l a— F ive m i l e s ou t, t o F e rney (F ra n c e ),wh e r e Vo l ta ir e
’ s Cha t eau con ta ini n g p e r
s o na l r e l i c s — To Ch amon ix Vil l age, wh i c h l i e s a t t h efoo t o f t h e grea t Mon t B la n c .
Un i t e d S ta t e s Co n su l i s Lew i s W . Haske l l .
Hot e l s : B eau -Rivage o n th e Qua i d e Papu is ; Be r
gu e s,o n Qua i d e Bergu is ; Gran d Ho t e l Na t i o na l o n t h e
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made . Al so t h e c ro s s i n g o f t h e M er de Gla c e (gl a c i e r) .
Ma in Tr i p Re sumed t o VI SP,S id e T r ip t o ZERMATT,Re tu rn t o VI SP . Ma in Trip Resum ed b elow .
F rom Montr eux by t h e Sw i s s Ra i lway i t i s 9194 m i l e s,n o r t h ea s t e r l y, v ia S t . Maur ic e ( 16g,m i l e s ) ; Martigny
(27 mi l e s ) ; Visp (70 m i l e s ), a n d take s 4% h ou r s t o
ZERMATT,SWITZERLAND
(Eleva t i on,Excu r s i on s : Pr i n c ipa l excu r s i o n s a r e t o Rifi
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elb erg
a n d Gorner Gra t f e e t ) . r ea c h e d bv e l e c t r i c
mou n ta i n ra i lway ( s e co n d h i gh e s t i n Eu rop e ), 6 mi l e s
l o n g, 1% h ou r s ea ch way— F i n e two h ou r s'
wa lk t o
l owe r a n d u pp e r Gorner Gorge s— Oth e r magn i fi c e n t excu r sions h e re . su c h a s a s c ent o f t h e Hornli f e e t ) ,Theodule Pa s s f e e t ) a n d Mon te Rosa
f e e t ) .
Hot e l s : Te rm i n u s . n ea r s ta t io n : Ze rma t t ; Mont ro s e ;Vic t o r i a .
I n t er e s t ing Th in gs : Th e r e a r e t h re e Gl ac i e r s : Gor
ner Find e l en, a n d Z ’Mutt— Mu s eum— Lo rd Dougla s s .wh o p e r i s h ed w i t h t h e m i n i s t e r a n d h i s gu i d e i n 1865.
has n e ve r b e e n fou n d .
From Zerma t t you r e tu rn t o Vis p .
Ma in Trip Re sumed .
F rom V i s p b v t h e Swi s s Ra i lway i t i s 5% mi l e s .n o r t h ea s t e r l y, a n d tak e s 9 m inu t e s t o
BRIG, SWITZERLAND
Excur s ion s : To B el Alp, r e qu i r i n g fou r o r th e
h ou r s . w i t h goo d b r i d l e pa t h .
Hot els : Su i s s e ; Angleter re ; Cou ro n n e s et Po s t e .
Th e S imp l on Tun n el Ra i lway b egi n s a t B r igu e— Domodossola i s r e a ch ed f rom B r i gu e by th e S imp lo n Tunn e l Ra i lway f rom B r igu e— Th e D i l igen c e ove r t h e Pa ssru n s onlv da i l y b e twe e n B r i gu e an d t h e I s e ll e .
562
From B r ig by th e Swi s s Ra i lway (S imp lo n Tun n e l
L i n e ) i t i s 49% mi l e s, s ou t h ea s t e r ly, by th e Sw i s s a n dI ta l i a n Ra i lway s, v ia Domodoss ola (wh e r e you c h angefo r t h e I ta l i a n Ra i lway ) a n d tak e s 194 h ou r s to
STRESA, ITALY
Cu s t om s-House Examina t ion o n way to I ta l y take sp la c e a t Domod osso l a,I taly.
From S tr esa do ck o f t h e Lake Maggio r e s t eam sh i p
v i a Lu ino i t t ak e s 4 1-3 h ou r s t o
LOCARNO,SWITZERLAND
Excursi on : To'
Maggiore Va l l ey a nd r e tu rn by d i l i
ge n c e o r c a r r i age .
Hot e ls: Du Pare ; Gra n d Ho t e l ; Loca rno ; Su i s s e .
F rom Locarno by t h e Sw i s s Ra i lway i t i s 32% mi l e s .
s ou t h ea s t e r l y, v i a B ell inzona a n d takes h ou r s t o
LUGANO,SWITZERLAND
Consul : Lou i s Lomba rd i s Co n su l fo r Un i t e d S ta t e s
o f Ame r i c a .
Hot e ls: du Pa rc, s ou t h e n d o f town ; Gran d Ho t e l ;Sp l e n d i d e, on th e Pa rad i s o Road.
563
TURKEY
Th e on l y p la c e o f i n t e re s t i n Tu rk ey is
CONSTANTINOPLE
(See Map o f Bulga r i a and Tu rk ey, page 41)
Mon ey: Un i t i s p i a s t r e, compo s e d'
oi 40 pa ra s .
Twen ty p ia s t r e s e qua l 1 s i l v e r medj idil ; 100 p i a s t r e s
e qu a l 1 go l d Tu rk i s h pou n d .
Post Offi c e s : Th e B r i t i s h Po s t Offi c e i n Ga l a t a, ca r
rying a t Po s t Un io n ra t e s . Rec e i v i n g boxe s i n p r i ncipal h o t e l s .
‘ Mon ey o rd e r s i s su ed a n d ca s h e d . Th e r ea r e a l so Fre n c h a n d Au s t r i a n p o s t offi c e s .
Engli s h Chu rc h S e rv i c e s : Ch r i s t Chu r c h,Ru e Yaz i d
j ii,Pe ra ; a n d Evange l i ca l Un io n Chu r c h o f Pe ra .
Pa s spo rt s a r e r e qu i r e d fo r i n t e r io r t rave l, a n d grea t
ca r e s hou l d b e e x e rc i s e d i n comp ly i ng w i t h a l l fo rma l it i e s, o t h e rw i s e you mav fi n d you r s e l f tu rn e d b a ck .
S t eame r s : Fo r d epa r t f rom Ga la ta B r i dge .
I n t e r es t ing Th ings : Th e r e i s a tun n el a t a n a ngl e o f
45 d egr e e s, t h rough wh i c h pa s s e nge r ca r s go f rom
Ga l a ta, t h e o l d Tu rk i s h c i t y, t o Pera, t h e fo re ignqu a r t e r .
To l ls a re l ev i e d o n t h e b r i dge s .You s h ou l d n o t tak e l i gh t -we igh t co i n s o r th o s ewh i c h a r e mu c h wo rn .
T ime i s ca l cu l a t e d f rom su n s e t t o su n s e t .Mohammeda n s a re e n j o i n e d to p ray five t ime s du i ba n d b e fo r e ea c h t im e wa sh t h e i r h a n d s, fa c e a n d fe e t
t o a nk l e s . Praye r h ou r s a re ca l l e d b y t h e Mu e z z in sf rom th e M in a re t s . Th e ea r l y mo rn i n g ca l l co n ta i n s
wo rd s Praye r s a r e b e t ter t h a n s l e ep,” wh i c h h a s n o t
b e en a dm i t t e d a s a t ru i sm by n on —Mohammedan s . O n
e n t e r i n g t emp l e s s h o e s mu s t b e r emove d an d fe l ts l i pp e rs pu t o n .
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r i gh t t o Imper ial Ottoman Museum a n d Cour t o f t h e
Janissar ies, a n d o n r i gh t Imper ial Gate, whe r e h ea d s
o f ex ecu t e d offe n d e r s w e r e fo rme r ly exh ib i t e d— Se e
a l so Imper ial Mint a n d a l s o Church o f San Ir ene a n dOctak upa,a n d Gates wh e r e v i c t im s o f t h e Sultan we re
fo rme r ly ex e cu t e d—u Also Fountain of the Sultan AhmedI I I, d e co ra t e d w i t h b eau t i fu l a rab e s qu es . To no r t h
w e s t, Alai K iosk, wh e r e Su l t a n s u s e d t o w i t n e s sp ro c e s s i o n s o f t h e esnafs
”— F rom h e r e v i s i t T r easu ry,
e n t e r i n g b y Orta Kapou a n d go t h rough cyp re s s a venue a c ro s s t h e cou r t t o Bab -I-Saadet, o r Gate of
Felicity, i n wh i c h a r e Throne Room a n d Hall of the
D ivan, i n wh i c h i s a l a t t i c e wi n dow b eh i n d wh i c h
Su l t a n s r e c e iv e d amba s sa do rs— Th e H irk a-i-Sher if
Mosque i s o n l y O p e n t h e da y th e Su l t a n wo r s h ip s t h e
man t l e o f Moh ammed— S e e h e r e t h e Sanjak Sher if
See b ea t e n go l d, i n la i d wo rk a n d p re c i ou s s t o n e i n
Throne wh i c h wa s c ap tu r e d b y Su l t a n S e l im I i n 1514
f rom Sha h o f Pe rs i a- Th e Kafess, o r Cage, wh e r el i v e d s o n s o f Su l t a n s,who we re n o t a l low ed t o go ou t
o r t o r e c e iv e v i s i t o r s w i t h ou t p e rm is s i o n— Bagdad
K iosk,bu i l t o f b lu e t i l e s b y Su l t a n Mu ra d IV— Marb le
Kiosk o f Su l t a n Ab du l M e dj i d— In Imper ial Ottoman
Mu seum a re numerou s i n t e re s t i n g o bj e c t s ; i n s ou t h
ea s t room, famou s Siloam Inscription o n l im e s to n e,d i s c ove r e d i n J e ru s a l em i n 1880, d e s c r i b i ng h ow two
s e ts o f wo rk e r s me t ea c h o t h e r u n de rgrou n d a ft e rp ro c e e d i n g from oppo s i t e d i r e c t io n s— Jerusalem Stele,
d i s cove r ed i n 1871, n ea r Ga t e o f B ab-et-Atm, w i th in
teresting i n s c r i p t i o n— The Satrap,o f Pa r i a n ma rb l e,the
o l d es t Gre ek sa r cop hagu s in t h e mu s eum— In r i gh t
room i s famou s Barrel-Cylinder,d i s cov e r e d a t N i n eveh,d e s c r i b i n g s i ege o f J e ru sa l em— In s ame room a r e two
Door Sockets o f Sa rgo n I, da t e d 3800 B . C., a n d an
i n s c r i p t i o n o f a K i n g o f Ur a n d Ere c h i n t h e 5t h
M i l l e n ium be fo r e Ch r i s t— Augusteum, now ca l l e d“Pl a c e of St. Sophia
” —Hippodrome, by 350 fe e t,
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wh i ch wa s s ep a ra t ed f rom S t . Soph i a by AugusteumFo rum ; s em i - c i r cu l a r e n d ca l l e d Spendone, n ow conta i n i n g Mu s eum of th e Ja n is sa r i e s, wa s fo rme r l y a n
ex ecu t i o n p la c e— Fou r b ron z e h o r s e s fo rme r ly h e rew e r e tak en by Napo l eo n to Pa r i s b u t we re a ft e rwa r d s
r e tu rn ed f rom th e Arc d e Tr i omph e d e Ca rou s e l t o
Ven ice— Obe lisk o f Egyp t i a n syen i t e 61 f e e t h igh,b rough t h e r e b y Th eodo s iu s t h e Gr ea t 388 A. D.
S erp en t Co lumn, e r e c t e d t o commemo ra t e t h e Gre ekv i c to ry a t P la ta ea— New Foun t a i n, e r e c t e d by Empe ro rWi l l i am o f Ge rman y, commemo ra t e s h i s s e co n d v i s i t
h e r e — Bu r n t Co lumn, n ear H ippo d rome, e re c t e d b y
Con s ta n t i n e wh e n h e sub s t i tu t e d Co n s ta n t i n op l e fo rRome a s cap i tal ; u n d e r i t s fou n da t i o n s a r e a P i e c e o f
th e Cro s s d i s c ove re d b y h i s mo th e r, on e o f t h e na i l s
u s e d a t t h e Cru c i fix io n,a n d a sma l l p i e c e o f b rea d p re
s e rved a f t e r t h e m i ra c l e o f fe e d i n g o f t h e five t h ous a n d— Bas il i c a Cis t e rn o f co lumns, a n d t h e
Aqu educt o f Va lens, t h e fi r s t b e i ng 336 by 182 f e e t
w i t h 335 co lumn s 39 f e e t h i gh, a n d t h e s e co n d 190 b y
170 f e e t w i t h 202 p i l la r s— Bazaa r s ; Egyp t ia n Bazaa r
fo r sa l e o f d rugs, sp i c e s an d co l o r s, a n d Grea t B azaa r,c ove re d w i t h s t o n e vau l t i n g, co n ta i n i n g ev e ry imagi n
a b l e o bj e c t— M inar ets a r e t h e towe r s f rom wh i c h fi ve
t ime s da i l y t h e “mu ez z i n” ca l l s fa i t h fu l t o p raye r— Th e
Mosque of Little S t . Soph i a a t t h e ba ck o f t h e H i ppo“d rome, bu i l t b y Ju s t i n i a n i n 527 A . D . i s o c tago n w i t h
dome 52 f e e t i n d iame t e r— Mosque of St. Sophia,o r igi n a l c hu r c h foun de d b y Co n s ta n t i n e, bu rn ed 404
A . D., s e co nd chu r c h bu r n ed i n grea t fi re 532 A . D.,
d edi ca t i o n o f new c hu r c h,537A . D. ; l a rge c i s t e rn ex i s t s
unde r c hu r ch,and t h e re a r e t r eme ndou s bu t t r e s s e s to
s t r e ngt h e n th e bu i ldi n g aga i n s t e a r t hquake s ; t h e n avei s a d oub l e squa r e 250 fe e t e a s t and we s t b y 110 no r t hand sout h,wi t h ga l l e ry o n we s t and roofed by domeand s em i-domes, wi t h t o ta l b r eadt h s i n c ludi ng a i s l es
of 235 fe e t ; new dome, bu i l t wi t h 40 r i b s and sunken
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pan e l s, w i t h w i n dow a t foo t o f ea c h s o t ha t'
.dom e
app ea r s su sp en d ed, all , resting o n e igh t p i e r s ; on ea c hs i d e o f nav e a r e fou r Verde Antiqu e s i ngl e s to n e s, a n d
i n ea c h o f t h e fou r c o rn e r s a r e 2 po rp hy ry co lumn s,fo rm e r l y pa r t o f T emp l e o f Sun a t B aa l b ek ; t h e vau l t e d
ro o fs c ove r i n g a i s l e s a re o n 24 co lumns o f gre e n
ma rb l e ; fl o o r i s ma rb l e ; i n 1453, wh en Tu rk s ca p tu r e d
Constantinopl e,Mo hammed Co n qu e ro r tu rn ed c hu r c hi n t o a Mo s l em Mosqu e : i n m i d d l e o f dome a r e t h e
wo rd s f rom t h e Ko ra n, Go d is t h e L igh t o f H eavenand Ear t h ” ; i n t h e no r t hw e s t c o r n e r see swea t i n g
co lumn,” t o wh i c h a r e a s c r i b e d m i ra cu l ou s h ea l i n g
qu a l i t i e s (ga s h i n co lumn mad e b y Mohammed’ s
swo rd ), a n d t h e Proph e t Pr io ry Ca rp e t ; t h e h u n d re d
mo s qu e s i n Constantinople a r e mo re o r l e s s co p i e s o f
S t . Soph ia— Church'
of St. Ir ene— Church o f St. Sav i our
Pant ocr a t or,wh i c h c la im ed po r t ra i t o f V i rg i n pa i n t e dby . St. Luke, a n d p i e c e o f ma rb l e o n wh i c h Ch r i s t wa sannointed a f t e r b e i ng tak e n f rom c ro s s— Mosqu e of
Eyoub, at'
head o f Golden Horn, wh e r e Su l t a n s pu t
o n t h e Swo rd o f O sman ; n o Ch r i s t i a n i s a l low ed to
c ro s s doo r s t ep— Mohammed Mosque a n d i n
Ga rd en,t h e Tur b eh o f Mohammed I I— Bayaz i d Mosquewh e r e sa c re d p igeo n s fl o ck— Mosqu e o f Su l t an
S e l im I bu i l t b y “Th e Magn ifi c e n t,” h a s l a rge s t
dome i n Con s t a n t i n op l e,w i t h fi n e v i ew from Terrace ;t h e r e i s , op e n c i s t e rn o n sou t hwe s t s i d e o f mo s qu e
Mosqu e of Shah Zadeh, i n ga rd e n o f wh i c h s e e Turb eh
o f Mohamm ed w i t h d e co ra t i o n o f Pe r s ia n c lo i so n n é
fa i e n c e— Suleyman Mosque, 150 by 90 cou r t, mosqu eb e i n g 225 '
by 205 f e e t, cove r i n g s quar e fe e t,w i t h
w i n dow s c r e e n s o n po rp hy ry s h a f t s ; dom e 86 f e e t i nd i ame t e r a n d 156 h i gh ; i n t h e mo squ e i s t h e Tur b eh
o f Roxa l a na, a Ru s s ia n cap t i ve a n d on e o f Su leyman’
s
s l ave s wh o ob ta i n e d , h e r f re e dom an d t h e po s i t i o n o f
l aw fu l w i fe ; h e r so n b e came Su l ta n a n d wa s ca l l e d“S e l im t h e So t” —The Rustem Pasha Mosque a n d some
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Mount a in, w i t h Fine Vi ew a n d Mosqu e, w i t h ZO-foo t
l o n g Tomb o n t h e summ i t— B eicos,favo r i t e p i c n i c s top,a n d s ta r t i n g p l a c e fo r t h e Giant ’s Mountain— Th e“Swe et Water s o f Asia” i s a p r e t t y p l ea su r e groun d,w i t h a Pa l a c e a n d Marb le Fountain— Chinili Mosqu e ;h e r e a r e t h e Howl i n g Dervi s h e s wh o d e s t ro y v i s i t o r s ’
n e rve s o n Thu rs d ay s b e twe en an d — O u t h eScu t ar i s i d e o f t h e B o sp h o ru s i s a d e s o l a t e Tu rk i s h
c eme t e ry w i t h mou rn ful cyp r e s s e s a n d gra ve-s t o n e s
w i t h kn o cke d—off h ea d s— O u S ea o f Ma rmor a i s B r i t ish
Cemetery,wh e r e Cr im ea n v i c t im s l i e, a n d b eh i n d
wh i ch was F l o r ence N ight inga le’ s Hosp ital— Pr inces’Islands, ca l l e d
“Red I s lan d s, Pr ink i p o b e i n g th e
l a rge s t .
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UKRAINE
(A sp l e n d i d map i s p r i n t e d by A . Tarid e, Par is)
Money: Un i t i s 1 rou b l e o f 100 kop e ck s . Co i n s a r e
copp e r l, 2, 3, 5 kop ek s ; s i l v e r 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 50roub l e s . Go l d a r e 5, 10 a n d 15 rou b l e s . No t es a re3,5,10,25,50, 100 a n d 500 roub l e s .
Rou te l— F r om MOSCOW to BRYANSK, KONOTOP,NJESHINE, KIEV .
Rou te 2— Fr om KURSK t o LGOV, BAKHMATCHa n d KIEV .
Rou t e 3— From KOURSK t o B IELGOROD, KHARKOV, POLTAVA an d KIEV .
Rou te 4» -From NOVOKHOPERSK to LI SKI,KOUPIANSK,KHARKOV an d KIEV .
Rou t e 5— From NOV OTCHERKASK t o ROSTOV,SIELNIKOVA a n d KIEV .
Rou t e 6— F rom SEBASTOPOL to SIMFERPOL,ALEXANDROVSK, LOZOVAYA, POLTAVAand KIEV .
Rout e 7— Fr om ODESSA to
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ZHMERINKA VINNITSA,KAZATIN an d KIEV .
Rou te 8— Fr om CZERNOV ITZ t o JMERINKA a n dKIEV .
Rou t e 9— F rom YAROSLAV to PRZEMYSL, LEOPOL, KAZATIN an d KIEV .
Rou te lo— F rom LUKOW to BREST-LITOVSK,KOVEL and KIEV .
Route l— F rom MOSCOW to KIEV, BRYANSK,KONOTOP,NJESHINE.
F rom Mosc ow bv t h e Ukra i n ia n Ra i lway i t i s 236m i l e s we s twa rd l y a n d tak e s 9 h ou r s t o
B RYANSK, RUSSIA (Popu l a t i o n,Hot el : Dud i n .
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Coffi ns— Se e H ead Above t h e Ground w i t h m i t r e a ss c r i b e d t o Lo ng- suff e r i n g Jo h n,who l i v e d t h i r ty yea r s
w i t h h i s b ody bu r i e d to h i s n e ck — Podol, ab od e o fhumb l e r c l a s s— Hou s e o f Con t ra c t s,a n d Lion Fount a i n—F i n e co l l e c t io n o f I ko n s i n Imp er ial Th eo l ogi c a l
Aca d emy— Vla dim i r Monumen t, 62 f e e t,w i t h fin e v i ewf rom pav i l io n n ea rby— Mona s t e ry o f S t . M ic h a e l,w i t h
7 gi l t dome s i n i n t e r i o r S ilver Tomb o f S t .Va rva ra a n d Iko n A rcha nge l M i ch a e l, s e t w i t h p re c i ou s
s to n e s— Chu r c h o f S t . And rew, w i t h fi n e v i ew f roms i t e— Chu r ch of t h e Thr e e Sa i n t s —Chur ch o f T ithe sCa t h ed ral o f S t . S ofi a,w i t h c e n t ra l a n d 14 sma l l e r g i l t
dome s ; i n i n t e r i o r Mo sa i c s a n d Iko n o s ta s, a n d Byzan
t i n e f r e s c o s, 1l th Ce n tu ry— Th e B o l shaya Vla d im irsk aya i s ma i n s t r e e t o f o l d town— Gold en Ga t e, su r
rou n d e d by ga rd en s ( 1037) — Vla d im ir Un ive r s i t y,s tu d e n t s, l i b ra ry vo lumes, a dj o i n i n g wh i c h i s
N ic h o l a s Ga r d en, w i t h S t a tu e o f ex-Tzar N ic h olasPa l a i s Khanyenk o,9 Tereshtchenk ovsk a— Ca t h ed ra l o fS t . Vlad im i r, 156 by 90 by 166 f e e t h i gh, w i t h 7 gi l d e dd ome s, i n s i d e wh i c h a r e Byza n t i n e mu ra l pa i n t i ngs .
I s o n wood e d h e igh t s o f t h e Dn iep e r . Ci ty wa sfou n d e d b y th r e e b ro t h e rs i n t h e 9th Cen tu ry .
Rou t e Z— F r om KURSK t o LGOV, BAKHMATCHand KIEV
KURSK, UKRAINE
(Popu l a t i o n, El eva t i o n, 765 f e e t )At t h e co n flu en c e o f Ku r a n d Tusk or .
Hot e l s : Poltoratzk i, B e l l evu e a n d Du Nord, a l l i nth e Moskovskaya .
Sp ec ia l t ie s : Li n en, l e a t h e r a n d fru i t .
I n t e r es t i n g Th i ngs : Kra sn aya Squ a r e, o n s i d e o fwh i c h i s Convent
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of t h e Appar it io n o f t h e V irgi n
w i t h c hu r c h co n ta i n i n g t h e p i c tu r e— Le f t o fCo nven t, Governmen t Adm i n i s t ra t ive Bu i l d ings an d
574
Mu s eum, a n d, oppo s i t e, Monumen t t o Po e t Bogdanovitch— Ma i n s t r e e t go e s f rom no rt h s i d e o f s qua r e a n d
co n tai n s Lu t h e ran Chu r c h o f S t s . Pe t e r Pau l, a n d,ea s t,Ca t h ed ral o f t h e Kazan Vi rg i n Mo th e r .F rom Ku r sk by t h e Ukra i n ia n Ra i lway i t i s 48 mi l e ss ou t hwe s twa rd ly a n d take s 1% h ours t o
LGOV, UKRAINEFrom Lgov by th e Uk ra i n ia n ra i lway i t i s 125 mi l e s,s ou t hwe s twa rd l y, v ia Kono t op a n d tak e s 534 h ou rs to
BAKHMATCH, UKRAINEJu n c t io n o f l i n e s t o Od essa a n d l i n e f rom Romnina t oV i lna .
From Bakhmatch by t h e Uk ra i n ia n Ra i lway i t i s 121mi l e s, sou t hwe s twa rd ly, a n d tak e s h ou rs t o
KIEV,UKRAINE ( S e e Page
Rou t e 3 -F rom KOURSK t o B IELGOROD,KHARKOV,POLTAVA an d KIEV .
F rom Ku r sk b y th e Uk ra i n ia n ra i lway i t i s 99 m i l e s,s ou t h e r l y, a n d tak e s 2Mh ou r s t o
BIELGOROD,UKRAINE
From B ielgorod by t h e Uk ra i n ia n, ra i lway i t i s 53m i l e s, s ou t h e r l y, a n d take s 2 h ou r s t o
KHARKOV,UKRAINE
(Popu l a t i on, El eva t i on, 755 f e e t)Hot els: Gra n d -Ho t e l, Torgovaya Squa re ; Ross iya,
Yek ater inoslavsk aya.
Sp ec ia l t i e s : Clo t h,woo l a n d ca t t l e .
I n t e r e s t i n g Th i ngs : New Op era Hou se— Bazaa rUn iv e r s i t y s tu d e n t s, w i t h vo lumel i b ra ry— Art a n d Eth n ogra p h ic al Mu s eum— Nort h o fun iv e r s i ty, I n du s t r i a l Mu s eum— Us p en sk i Cat h ed ral
575
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Zoo.
I t i s t h e c e n t r e o f i ro n a n d coa l i n du s t ry o f Sou t hRu ssia . Fa i r s a r e h e l d i n J a nua ry a n d a f t e r Ea s t e r ;Augu s t a n d O c tob e r .
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F rom Kh a rkov by t h e Ukra i n i a n ra i lway i t i s 88
m i l e s, s ou t h we s twa rd ly, a n d tak e s 3 h ou r s t o
POLTAVA,UKRAINE (Popu l a t ion,Ra ilway S t a t ions : Kha rkov N iko l a i Ra i l way S t a
t i o n, ea s t s i d e o f t own ; Mo s cow Vo ro n e zh Ra i lway
S t a t i o n, n o r t hw e s t o f t own .
Hot els : Yevropeisk aya, Pe t ro vskaya ; Gra n d -Ho t e l,n ea r Alexandrovsk aya Squ a re .Int e r e s t i n g Th ings : Pe t r ov sk i Pa rk an d Z emstvo
Bu i l d i n g, d e co ra t e d w i t h maj o l i c a a n d pa i n t i n gs a n d
c o n ta i n i n g Natu ra l H i s t o ry an d Arc h a eo l og i c a l Mu s eum-Chu r c h o f Resu r r e c t io n chap e l wh e r e Pe t e r
p raye d a f t e r B a t t l e o f Po l t a va— Memor ial Monumen t
s h ow i n g h ouse o c cu p i e d b y Pe t e r Grea t a f t e r
ba t t l e— Gogo l H ou se w i t h e th n ograph i c a l co l l e c t i o nAlexandrovsk aya S qu a r e, w i t h Co lumn o f Vic t o ry 56
f e e t commemo ra t i n g Ba t t l e o f Po l t a va— Mona s tery o fRa ising o f C r o s s (1650)— Po l t ava Ba t tlefi e l d, e s t ablishing su p rema cy u n d e r Pe t e r t h e Grea t f rom t h eSwed e s i n 1709, t h r e e m i l e s n o r t hwe s t ; 1300 Ru s s i a n s
bu r i e d u n d e r t h e Swed i s h Grave ; Sw ed e s su r
r e n d e r e d t o Ru s s i a n s a t Per evolotchna a f t e r b a t t l e “
.
Polt ava i s 572 mi l e s f rom Mosc ow.
From Po l t ava by t h e Uk ra i n ia n ra i lway i t i s 218mi l e s, we s twa r d l y, a n d take s 832 h ou r s t o
KIEV,UKRAINE (See Page
Rou t e 4— From NOVOKHOPERSK t o LI SKI,KOUPIANSK,KHARKOV and KIEV .
F rom Novokh opersk b y t h e . Ukra ini a n ra i lway i t i s
m i l e s t o 576
mi l e s, n o r t h ea s t e r ly, t o _
Losovaia, a n d t h en c e we s t e r lyt o
KIEV,UKRAINERoute 6— Frorn SEBASTOPOL to S IMFEROPOL,ALEXANDROVSK, LOZOVAYA, POLTAVA
and KIEV .
SEBASTOPOL, UKRAINEDock s: Ru s s ia n Tran spo r t I n su ra n ce s t eame rs,s ou t h o f Cu s toms-Hou s e ; Ru s s ian S team Nav iga t i onTrad ing, nea r Grafskaya Pr i s tan .
Railway Station : Sou t h of t h e town .
Hotels: K i s t,Gra fs kaya Pr i s ta n ; Grand H-
,otel Yekater insk aya l .
Interesting Things: F rom GrafskayaPr istan l a n ding p l a c e go to Square wh e re Naval Ofl icers
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Club an da Statue of Admiral Nak hinov— Mar ine Boulevard i sp r i n c i pa l - promenade, wi t h fi n e view+Biological Station, wi t h B lack Sea Museum an d Aquarium— Ch i e fbu s i n e s s s t r e e t Nak himovsk i— Museum of
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Sebastopol,w i t h mu n i t io n s a n d mod e l s,a n d f rom wh i cha ‘FineV iew— Cathedral of Sts. Peter Paul— B istor i
cal , Boulevard,.w i t h s ton e s m a rk in g t h e po s i t i o n s o fRu s s ia n s du r i n g s i ege— Cathedral of St. VladimirMalak hov Hill, 1150 by 490, Seba s topol
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s h igh est po intRussian Cemetery,w i t h grave s o f mo re t h a nsold i e r s— Pyramid Church of St. Nicholas, su rmoun ted by
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cross with l i sts o f regimentso n out s i de.
Excursions: To Chersonese, o r Korsun_
Bay, two
mi l es w e s t, fou n d ed i n t h e 6 th Cen tu ry, wh e r e s e eRuined City,Uvarov Basil ica,a nd Chr istian Necropo
lis. Ano th e r i n t e r e s t i n g excu rs i o n i s Balak lava ; h e ret h e Engl i s h
“Ligh t B r igad e” to ok t h e Ru s s ia n po s i t i o nbut cou l d n o t h o l d i t w i t h ou t t h e a i d o f t h e F re n c h .
Th i s wa s wh e re F l o r e n c e N igh t i ngal e made repu t a t iondu r i n g Cr imean War .Ch i e f n ava l harbor Sou t h e rn Ru s s ia . B es t ha rbo r on
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B la ck Sea . Seba s to po l wa s subj e c t o f grea t si ege
( 1854-5) wh e n i t was a lmo s t de s t roye d . Fren c h a t la s tco n qu e re d Seba s topo l wh en fo r t i fi ca t i o n s h a d be en re
duced a lmo s t t o powd e r, fi r i ng n ea r ly s h o t sdu r i n g s i ege . Th e Al l i e s l o s t Ru s s i an s,F rom S eb astopol by th e S ta t e ra i l way i t i s 48 mi l e s,n o r t h ea s t e r l y,a n d take s 2% h ou r s to
SIMFEROPOL,UKRAINE (Populat ion, Ele
vation,820)Hotels: Yevropeisk aya,oppo s i t e Pub l i c Ga rd en ; Me
tropole, Pu shk in skaya 8 .
Specialties: F ru i t p re s e rvi n g .
Interesting Things: Alexander Nevsk i Cathedra l,w i t h Ob elisk h ono r i n g Pr in c e Dolgoruk i,Cr imean con
qu e re r'
in l77l— Zemstvo Building, wi th Natural History Col lect ions— Yegater insk aya, c h i e f bu s i n e s s
s t r e e t— Bazaar Square, sou t hwe s t o f Cathedr a l— Sou t ho f Cathedr a l,Tartar Quarter,w i t h 12 Mosqu es— Pu b l icGarden,wi t h S tatue Cather ine 11
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F rom Sim feropol by th e Ukra i n ia n ra i lway i t i s 222
mi l e s, n o rt h e r ly an d take s 11 h ou r s t o
ALEXANDROVSK, UKRAINE (Population,Inter esting Things: Khortitza,forme r ZaporogCo ssa ck fo r t re s s, o c cup i e d s i n c e 1789 by Mennon i t e s— ZaPorog,mean s
“b eyon d the ra p i d s
From Alexandrovsk by t h e Ukra i n ia n ra i lway i t is107 mi l e s, no r t h e r l y and takes 4% hou r s t o
LOZOVAYA,UKRAINEJunction of ‘ l ines to Rostov and Poltava.
0
F rom Lozavaya b y. the Uk ra i n ian ra i lway i t i s 109mi les,we s twardly,and t akes 2% h our s to
POLTAVA,UKRAINE (Population,From Poltava by the Uk ra i n ia n ra i lway i t is 218
mi l e s,We s twardly, a n d take s 8% h ours t o579
KIEV,UKRAINE (See page 573)Route 7— From ODESSA
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to ZHMERINKA to VINNITSA '
,KAZATIN . and KIEV .
ODESSA,UKRAINE (Population,On Black Sea,20 mi l e s n o r t h o f wh e r e th e Dniester
emp t ies i n to i t . ‘ Bu i l d i ngs a r e"
c0nétruCtéd'
of ,shell
foun d 50 f e e t b e low ..su r fa c e, t h e qua r r i e s o f whi c h
underm inepa r t o f c i ty- Railway Stations: Mai n Sta t io n, fo r sou t hwes t e rnpo in t s,Ku l i kovo.Po l e ; B ak hmatch S ta t i o n, i n Peresu
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subu rb ; Harbor S ta t io n, fo r t h e Kuyalnitzk i Lina n .
Hotels: London,N ikolayevsk i Bou l e var d 11; Br i s t o l,Pushk insk aya
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2.
Excursions: ‘ To Little Fountain a n d Alekander
Par k .
Steamships: Russiafi'
Transport I n su ra n c e Co .
’ ss t eame rs fo r C r imea an d t h e Cau ca su s, d e pa r t f romNew Mo l e o f Coa l i n g Harbo r ; Ru s s ia n S t eam Nav igat ion Trad i ng Co . a l so s e rve Cr imea an d Cau ca su s,l eaving f rom V oenni Mo l e o f Pra t i qu e Harbo r, a nd toConstantinOple,
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s ta r t i n g f rom Qu a ran t i n e Ha rbo r .
S t eame r con n e c t i on s wi t h Med i t e rra n ean an d o th e rpo r t s by So c i e t a Ma r i t t ima Italiana,
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and Mes sage r i e sMa r i t im es .Interesting Things: Harbor con s i s t s o f Quarantine,
New Harbor, Coaling Har bor, a n d Pratique—Bes tbu i l d i n gs,p l easu re groun d s a n d c rowd s are on NicholasBoulevard feet along hi l l over harb or,whose fine
views mak e it fashionab le promenade— Here V orantzov Palace and
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Statue of Due de Richelieu-rHere de
s c en d 10 s tages of grani te s teps to harbo rs, o r go bye l e va to r— Statueof Empress Catherine II i n Cather ineSquare— Imperial Palace on we s t s i d e o f N icholas
Bou levard,a t sou th en d o f wh i c h s e e City Hall, fou ntain i n f ron t and Bust of Pushk in— Museum of Gr e ekAntiqu it ies— On e o f mo s t a t t ra c t i ve s t r e e tsis Deribaso
580
JMERINKA," UKRAINE
F rom .-Jmer ink a by t h e Uk rai n ian rai lway i t i s 166
m i l e s,no rt h ea s t e r l y,via Kazatin,a nd tak e s 5% hou r s t oKIEV,UKRAINE (See page
Rou te Q— Profxr YAROSLAV t o PRZEMYSL, LEOPOL,KAZATIN and KIEV .
From Yaroslav, Po l an d, by t h e Ukra i n ia n ra i lway it'
i s 22 mi l e s, sou t h e r ly a n d take s 35’
mimi tes t o
PRZEMYSL,UKRAINE (Population,F rom
.
Przemysl by t h e Uk ra i n ia n ra i lway v ia Leopola n d Kazlatin t o
KIEV,UKRAINE (See page 573)
Rou te lo—From LUKowto BREST-LITOV‘
SK,K‘
oVEL and KIEV .
LUKOW,RUSSIAf(Populat ion,: 73mi les from Warsaw)
F rom Lukow by Po l i s h andi
Uk rainian ra i lway s i t i s
59 m i l e s, no rt h ea s t e rly,a n d take s 1 .1-3 h ou r s to
BRE-ST-LITOVSK,UKRAINE
( .Population, El eva t i on -445)Hotels: Vic t o r ia, B r i s to l a n d Yevropa.
132 mi l e s f rom Warsaw . (Peace Tr eaty)F rom Brest-Litovsk bythe Ukra i n ian railway it is 77
miles, southeasterly,and tak es 4 hours to
KOVEL. UKRAINE“
(Pomdatiom209mi les from Warsaw.
F rom Kovel hy ~ t he Uk ra in i an ra i lway i t is 280 mi les.
sout hea s ter ly,and t akes 9hour s to
KIEV, UKRAINE (See page 573)
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