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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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,

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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

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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

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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,

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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,

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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,

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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,

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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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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,

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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 .

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331,351

Sh a rd i n g,6,21Sh effi e l d,

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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’,'

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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,

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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

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, 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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,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

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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

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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

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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 .

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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

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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

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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)

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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.

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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

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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 .

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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

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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

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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

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fet e s .

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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 .

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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

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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

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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 .

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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 .

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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

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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 ) .

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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

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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

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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

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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’

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Chu rc h of S t . Joh n s e e Rub en s’ “

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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

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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 .

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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

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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

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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,

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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 .

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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(1814)— Athenaeum and Library i n supp ress ed Baude

l o o Co nve n t, vo lumes—~ Boulevards a re chief

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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

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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

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“a r e 5, 10, 20

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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 .

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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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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 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

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Trav el a n d Enqu iry Offices: Th e S ta t e Ra i lwayPrah a II

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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.

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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‘

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s e e ‘Sh rine o f St.‘

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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

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s ou t h pa s t Lobkowit z Palace a n d Mar ia de Victor ia

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scendi ng to the south are Kinsky Garten,Smitchow,south ofwhi ch isPalacky-Brucke,a short cut to centreof

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(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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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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(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

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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

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Commerc e— Mu n ic i pal Theatre

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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 .

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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

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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 ),

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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

FRANTI SKOVY-LAZNE, CZECHO -SLOVAKIA

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 .

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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

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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

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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

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.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,

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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'

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 .

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NYBORG,DENMARK (Popu l a t io n,

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e r l y a n d take s h ou r s t o fe r ry a t

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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 .

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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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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% (“

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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

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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

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p— F rom CONWAY to LLANDUDNO .

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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

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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 .

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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 .

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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

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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 .

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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 .

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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 .

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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

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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 .

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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 .

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 .

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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’

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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.

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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

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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 .

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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

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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'

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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

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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 .

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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'

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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

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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 .

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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.

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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 ) .

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WARWICK, ENGLAND (Popu l a t ion,Hot e l s : Wool pa c k ; Warwick Arms .

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Lon don .

:F rom Ba rn s tap l e t o Ilfracenthe i t i s 15 mi l e s by

Lon do n Sou t h \V estern. a n d tak e s 44 m inu t e s .

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From B id e fo rd i t i s 220% m i l e s a n d take s 7 h ou r s to

Lon d on (Wate r l o o S ta t i o n )

ROute Numb er 4,PLYMOUTH to LONDON .

PLYMOUTH,ENGLAND

Plymou t h Ra i lway S ta t ion s : ( 1) Millbay S ta t io n .

l o ca t ed n ea r Docks a n d t h e Ho e wh e r e Grea t We s t e rnt ra i n s d epa r t ; (2) F r ia ry S ta t ion, l o ca t e d i n ea s t e rnp ar t o f t own ,wh e r e t ra i n s o f Lon don Sou t h We s t e rnRa i lway d epa r t . Nort h Roa d an d Mu tley S ta t i o n s fo r

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Hot e l s : Ivy Bu sh a n d B oa r s H ea d .

I n t e r e s t i ng Th in gs : Wal l s n ea r Cou n t y Ja i l— Par a deWalk— F rom Pa ra d e t ak e wa lk t o Pon d s i de- Chu rch o f

S t . Pe t e r .From Carmar t h en i t i s '

228 m i l e s t o Lon don (Pad

d i n gtou S ta t i o n ) .

From Ca rmar t h en b y Grea t We s t e rn Ra i lway i t i s

30 mi l e s ea s t e r l y an d take s 1 h ou r 13 mi nu t e s t o

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.

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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

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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"

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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

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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

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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 .

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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 .

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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 .

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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,

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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

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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’

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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

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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 .

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m i l e s .

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taigne a n no ta t e d b y h im ; Mu s eum of An t i qu i t ie s— Pub

lic Ga rd e n, w i t h magno l ia a n d o t h e r exo t i c s, andB ota n ical Gard en,w i t h S tatu e Ro sa B on h eu r,bo rn h e re—Natural H is t o ry Mu s eum — I n stitut Co l o n ial ( sp r i n g

exh ib i t i o n ) — Pa l a i s Ga l l ien, ru i n s o f Roman amph i

t h ea t r e— Ma sce d e Pe i ntur e et d e S culptu r e— Cathedral

o f St.-Andr e, w i t h s cu l p tu r e o f Ch r i s t i n tympanum

Cloc h e r Pey-B er l a n d, b e l l w e i gh s 11 t o n s ; fi n e v i ew

Gro s s e Cloc h e— Fortifi ed Gat eway, 13t h Cen tu ry— St.

M ic h el Chu rc h, c a rve d s t o n e s c r e e n s ; t owe r 360 fe e t .

F rom S t . J ea n S ta t io n o f Ra i lway Du M id i a t B or

d eaux i t i s 252 mi l e s sou theaster lv v ia Toul ou se a n d

take s 8 h ou rs to

NARBONNE, FRANCE (Popula t i on,Hot e l s : Gran d ; Do rad e .

F ive m i l e s f rom th e Meditter ranean,w i t h wh i c h con

nccted by Canal d e l a Rob i n e — Archeveche, 13t h Ce n

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Gra c e s— Peyr ou Promen a d e, a nd, oppo s i t e e n t ra n c e,Arc d e T r i omphe, 60 f e e t w i d e, 50 h igh i n

h o no r o f Lou i s XIV — Ja rd in d e s Plan tes— Faculte de

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

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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

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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

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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

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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’

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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'

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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 .

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PARI S, FRANCE ( S e e page 191)Rou te 3— NICE t o MARSEILLES, LYONS, DIJON

and PARI S .

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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 .

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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 .

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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 .

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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

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( c l o ck above fa ca d e ) — Par k,85 a c re s, ex t e n d i ng

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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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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 .

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r i s t, n ea r t h e s t a t i o n .

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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

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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

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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

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d e la Miotte.

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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 .

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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.

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emb ro i d e ry .

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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

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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

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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.

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h e l d .

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( 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

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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

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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 ) .

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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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va rd d e l a L i b e r t e .

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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 .

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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 .

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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

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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

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Tro i s -Ca i l l oux .

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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

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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.

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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 .

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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 .

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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

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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 .

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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

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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

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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.

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oncerts, e t c .

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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 .

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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

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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 .

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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

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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

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VIENNA,AUSTRIA ( S e e page 7)Ma i n Tr i p Re sumed .

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’ sCa stle ( 14th Cen tu ry ), w i t h p e n tagona l towe r conta i ni n g Tor tu r e Ch amb er wi t h I ro n V i rgi n,

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i n t h e Ka i s e r -S t ra s s e ; Ca s i n o .

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peratu re a s h igh a s 167 d egre e s ( Fah ren h e i t ) . Th e

Sp rud e l S p r i n g y i e l d s a bou t 450 ga l l o n s p e r m i nu t e .

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d r i nk i n g wa t e r f rom t h e s p r i n gs .

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TEMPLIMCE,CZECHO -SLOVAKIA (See page 58 )From Templimce 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

64% mi l e s n o r t h e r ly an d tak e s 2 h ou r s 10 minu t e s t o

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t i o n, fo r l oo p b e twe e n Cen t ra l S ta t io n a n d N eu s ta d tS ta t i o n ; Neu s t ad t

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r l itza n d B r e s l au ; Fr i e d r i c h s ta d t S ta t i o n, fo r l o ca l t ra i n s .

Excu r s i on s : Fou r-Hor s e Excu r s io n Wagon Tr ip sf rom Th ea t e r-Pla t z i n summer, 10 A . M .

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(Popula t ion, Eleva t i o n, 110 f e e t )

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wes t e n d to S t ra lau -Rumme l s bu rg ; t h e e l e va t e d and

u n d e rgrou n d e l e c t r i c th rough t h e s ou t h e r n pa r t f romWi l h e lm—Pla t z t o No l l en do r f-Pla t z a n d t h e Wa rs ch au e r-B ruck e S ta t i o n . F rom c en t ra l m ee t i n g po inta b ran c h ru n s no r t h u n d e rgrou n d to Le i pz i ge r-Pla t za n d from th e r e to Spittelmark t. Anha l t S ta t i o n, fo r

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t h e Sp r e ewa l d ; Leh r t e S ta t ion, Hambu rg, B r emen,Leh r t e, e t c . ; t ra i n s a l s o d epa r t f rom va r iou s S ta d t bah n

s ta t i on s fo r B r e s l au,Kon igsb e rg,Pos en,Ca s s e l,Frankfu r t-ou -t h e-Ma in a n d Ru s s ia . Th e Ri ngbah n i s t h e

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B ra n d enbu rg Ga t e . Se e t h e F r i ed en s-K irc h e a nd San sSou c i . Come back by way o f t h e Orange ry t h rou ghth e Pa rk to Wi l d Pa rk, a t wh i ch p o i n t c om e by t ram

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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fo l l ow i n g p l a c e s : S ta d t—P i l s e n (Nu r emb e rg b e e r) ,Fr i e d r i c h - S t ra s s e 84; Tucher—B rau, FranzOsichen

S t ra s s e 25; Lowenb rau,Kro n e n - S t ra s s e 55; Munchener

Hofb rau, Le i pz ige r—S t ra s s e 85.

Ba th s : Adm iralsgar ten—Bad ( swimm i ng), F r i e d r i ch

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

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a n d Mu s eum of German Na t iona l Co s tumes a n d Do

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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

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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 .

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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

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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

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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

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a bou t 22 h ou r s by way o f Ca l a is a n d Pa r i s .

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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 .

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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

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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

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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

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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 .

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i ng i t w i t h Gre ek ma i n la n d .

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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.

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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

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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 .

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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 .

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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’

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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,

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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

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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 .

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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 .

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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.

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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

314

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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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

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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 .

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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 .

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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 .

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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

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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.

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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.

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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 .

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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 .

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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.

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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 .

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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

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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

_

! 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

'

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

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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 .

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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 .

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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

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mor e Mou n ta i n s a n d t h e “Twe lv e P in s”— 12 m i l e s

n o rt h ea s t i s Mweelrea ove r Lillery Harb or . Fu r t h e ro n i s D iamon d H i l l a n d th e Gr ea t Killery.

Cla r e I s l a n d i s a t mou t h o f C l ew Bay . Its h igh e s tpo i n t i s H i l l o f Kn ock fe e t ) . Th e i s l a n d i s mo s ta c c e s s ib l e f rom Ach i l l S ound— Se e t h e C is t e r c ia n Abb ey, fou n de d i n 1224; t h e towe r o f Granuaile Ca s t l e,t h e a n c i e n t r e s i d e n c e o f t h e c e l eb ra t e d Gra c e O

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s Roya l ; a n do th e r s sma l l e r i n Ey re Squa r e ; Egl i n t o n , IIalthill.

I n t e r e s t i n g Th in gs : Spa n i s h i n flu en c e i n a l l architec

tu r e d a t i n g b a ck to t rad e o f 14th Cen tu ry b e tween Gal

way an d Spa i n— Qu e e n ’ s Co l l ege— Ga lway Bay— Th eWes t e r n H igh la n d s o f Con n ema ra— Se e t h e C lad daghTh e S t ra n d n ea r t h e h a rbo r, i n hab i t e d b y fi s h e rme n,fo rme r ly gove rn ed by t h e i r own Mayo r, c a l l e d t h e“King o f C la d dagh . Th ey d id n o t i n t e r-ma rry w i t hth e o t h e r i n h a b i ta n t s o f Ga lway,a n d t h e b r i d e r e c e iv eda s h e r dowry a boa t o r sh a r e t h e reo f . ~ Th e ma r r iage

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d on (Eu s t o n S ta t i o n ) .

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way it i s 9 mi l e s n o r t h e r ly v i a Por tmarnock a n d tak e s15 m inu t e s to

Rou t e Number 5— DUBLIN t o MALAHIDE .

S id e Tr i p .

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I n t er e s t i ng Th i ngs : Famou s o l d Ca s t l e a n d Abb ey

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a t Ami en s S t re e t S ta t i o n .

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S id e Tr ip .

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(Popu l a t io n,Excu r s i o n t o Mona s t e r B o ic e, 4% mi l e s n o r t h o f

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Hot e l . On way to Gia n t ’ s Cau s eway s e e Dun lu c e

Ca s t l e . At t h e Cau s ewa y s e e a l so C l iff Walk .

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I r e l a n d . It i s t h e mo s t i n v i go ra t in g wa t e r i n g p la c e i nt h e Un i t e d K i n gdom . Th er e you have go l fin g, ba t hi n g, boa t i n g, fi s h i n g a t t h e b e s t .Th e re a r e s t eame r s t o Gl a sgow t h r i c e w eek l y .

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’ s Ra i l way Gu i d e,“ n o t p i c tu r e s qu e, b u t appreci

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fa s t No r t h e rn Cou n t i e s Comm i t t e e Ra i lway v i a B a l lymen a an d tak e s 2 h ou rs 25 m inu t e s t o

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cated a t Qu e en s B r i dge i n ea s t e rn pa r t o f c i t y ; (3)Grea t No r t h e rn Ra i lway i n V i c t o r i a S t re e t i n sou t h e rnpa r t o f c i t y .

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Th re e sa in t s i n Down on e grav e do fi l lS t . Pa t r i ck, B r i dge t a n d S t . Colomb k ill.

S t . Pa t r i ck ’ s gra ve s ton e h a s n o t b e e n ca rve d a n ds imp ly con ta i n s h i s n am e an d a n i n c i s e d Ce l t i c c ro s s .

Hot e l s : Gran d Cen t ra l, i n Roya l Ave nu e ; Ra i lwayS ta t i o n, Yo rk Roa d an d Roya l Ave nu e .

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Ba t h s : Pu b l i c B a th s, Pe t e r s H i l l, O rmeau Avenu e,Temp l emo re Avenu e a n d Fa l l s Road .

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qu i s o f Du ff e r i n . Rev. Dr . Cooke an d M emo r ia l t oMe n o f I r i s h R ifl e s who fe l l i n Sou t h Af r i ca— Alb e r tM emor ia l C l o ck Tow er— O ld Town Ha ll— Co ll egeSqu a r e— Cemet e r i e s i n Fa l l s Road a n d ou t s i d e c i ty onNewtonards Road .

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Pr i n c ipa l expo rt s a r e m in e ra l wa t e r s, ginge r a l e s,wh i skey, t o b a c co an d rop e s .B e l fa s t i s 130 m i l e s f rom Gl a sgow an d 156 mi l e s

f rom L iv er p oo l ; mi l e s f rom Dub l i n . Th e wo rdB e l fa s t m ean s “mou t h o f the fo rd . B e l fa s t i s bu i l to n l an d o i

' Ma rqu i s o f Don ega l . Aft e r t h e p r e s en tl on g l ea s e exp i r e s h i s i n c om e w i l l b e c o lo s sa l . B e l fa s ti s t h e h ea dqua r t e r s o f l in e n i n du s t ry, commen c e d i n1216 by Wa l t e r d e B u rgo, Ea r l o f U l s t e rs p i n d l e s an d l oom s ) .

From B e l fa s t i t i s 19 m i l e s ea s t e r l y by t h e B e l fa s tCou n ty Down Ra i lway, an d take s 30 m inu t es t o

BANGOR, IRELAND

(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 s i n gl e, 25 . 3d. ; re

343

tu rn, 3s. ; 2nd c la s s s i n gl e, l s. 6d., r e tu rn, 25 . 3d. ; 3rd

c l a s s s i n gl e, ls. 4d. ; r e tu r n,“

25 .

Ra ilway S t a t ion : Bango r S ta t i o n .

Dock s : Bango r Do ck,wh e r e s h i p s fo r B e l fa s t, e t c . ,

d epa rtName of Mayor : Wi l l i am C . Seyers.

Hote l : Gra n d .

Trav e l Bu r eau : Town Ha l l, i n Ma i n S t r e e t .Te l egrap h Offi ce: Ma i n S t r e e t .Ba t h s : Mar i n e Ga rd en s, a n d op e n s ea a t Pick ieRock .

Gol f C lub s : Roya l B e l fa s t Go l f Club a t Carnaled,1% m i l e s away, a n d Ban go r a t B angor, %

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mi l e f rom

c i t y ; r ea c h e d b y t ra i n . Fa re on e way, 2d.

I n t er e s t ing Th ings: Promenad e co n s t ru c t ed o n

ro c ky fou n da t i o n 2 m i l e s l o n g— B el fa s t Lough, a lo ng

a r ea o f t h e s ea, ve ry p i c tu r e s qu e .

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

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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

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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

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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

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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 .

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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,

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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

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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

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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

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a c r e s o f o l i ve cu l t i va t i o n p ro du c i n g ton s— Mou ntEtn a 92 m i l e s c i r cumfe r e n c e wh e r e o ra nge s grow

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a n d Mon t e Antennamare .

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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 ) .

Englis h Chu rc h : S e rv i c e i n V i a S tab i l e Sun days 11

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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,w i t h p r i n t i n g offi c e a n d da i ry su pp ly i n g b e s t

m i lk i n Ven ic e ; s e e t ab l e a t wh i c h Lo rd B yro n s a t

wh i l e s tu dy i n g A rmen ia n la ngu age— L id o I s l a n d i s asummer r e s o r t 15 m inu t e s away, a t wh i c h s e e For t ofS t . N ic olo, Chu r c h o f S t . N ic o l o a n d a n c i e n t J ewis hCemet ery— Sa n M ic h e l e Cemet e ry ; Rob e r t B rown i ngbu r i e d i n 1889, i n Ce n t ra l Chap e l— Mu ra n o, IVZ mi l esf rom San M i c h e l e, no r t h o f Ven i c e, wh e r e won d e r fu l

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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

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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

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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 .

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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

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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

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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 .

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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 .

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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,

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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

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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

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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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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

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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 .

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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

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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

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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

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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 .

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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 .

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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

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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

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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 :

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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),

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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

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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

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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)

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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 .

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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

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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

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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,

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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,

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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

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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 .

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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

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(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 .

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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

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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 .

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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

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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

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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 .

F rom s ta t i o n o f t h e Ru s s i a n (o r N i c h o l a s ) Ra i lway

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 .

Hot e l : Ho t e l —Ba r, Troitzk aya .

I n t e r e s t i n g Th i ngs : Th e p r i n c i pa l s t re e t i s Troitzk i

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Government Adm in i s t ra t i o n Bu i l d ing— Spaso-Pr eob raz

b ensk i Conv ent— Th e Pa la c e ( 1848) — Syuyumb ek a

Towe r— F i n e view f rom Ca t h e d ral o f S t . Pe t er and

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

I s l a n d o f Rakov, l a n d in g p la c e fo r

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 .

Remark s : Su izran i s 642 m i l e s f rom Tver .

From do ck o f th e Vo l ga S t eam Nav igat i o n Compan ya t Suizran i t i s 800 m i l e s s ou t h e r l y v ia Sa ra t ov (217m i l e s ), Kamu ishin (361 mi l e s ) a n d Tzar itzvin (483

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.

F i sh i n g i s th e ma i n i n du s t ry .

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SUGGESTIONS FOR SPAIN

Money: Un i t i s p e s o, compo s e d Of 100 c e n t e s imo s .

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g h ou r s Of mu s eums a n d o t h e r p la c e s O f i n t e r e s t b e

fo r e s ta r t i n g ou t o n a s i gh t— s e e i n g t r i p,_a s mu c h incon

venience a n d an noyan c e ca n t hu s b e avo i d ed.

Spa n i s h ra i lways a r e own e d b y p r i va t e c ompan i e s .

Th e r e a r e t h r e e c l a s s e s o f t ra i n s : Exp re s o,” “Cor r eo”

a n d “Treno s Mators.

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Th e b e s t ra i lway gu i d e s a re Gu i a Gen e ra l d e Fe r ro

car iles, mon th l y (on e p e s e t a ), a n d“Gu i a A rco, 50C.

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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.

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a rd e monumen t t o h im— Gar d ens a n d Fin e V iew "

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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‘

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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

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Cordob a v i a B ae za t o A l c aza r— t o Mad r id i t i s 274mi l e s . At Mu r c ia you ca n go sou t h to Ca r t h age n a .

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f e e t h i gh ) t o Co lumbu s,a t t h e s ou t h e n d o f th e Rambla—F rom th e monumen t t o t h e Plaza d e Catalufia i t i so f a m i l e a n d t h e d iffe r e n t s e c t i o n s h av e d iffe r e n t

name s l ik e t h e bou l eva r ds i n Pa r i s . F i r s t i s Ramb la d eSan ta Mon i ca . Th e p r i n c i p a l s e c t i o n i s ca l l e d Ramb l a

d e l Cen t ro, wh ere t h e T ea tr o Pr i n c i pal i s . Acro s s

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s t a r t s . Go f rom th i s bu s y s t r e e t t h rough th e Call e d eColon t o t h e Plaza Rea l, a t rop i ca l ga rd e n su r rou n d e d

w i t h a rca d e s, a n d f rom th e n c e v i a t h e Ca ll e d e Fernando to th e Pl a za d e La Con s t i tu c ion . Th e Ramb la

d e l Ce n t ro co n ta i n s t h e fi n e s h ops a n d i s a favo r i t ewa l k fo r t h e p eop l e— San Pablo Del Campo, t h e o l d e s t

i n Ba rc e l o n a (914)— Th e Chu r c h o f San t a Mar ia Del

Pino ( 15th Cen tu ry), n amed f rom th e V i rgi n’ s image

fou n d i n a p i n e t r e e . S e e s ta i n e d gl a s s w i n dows— In

t h e Ramb l a San Jo s e t h e r e a r e fl owe r ma rk e t s eve rymo rn i n g, a n d i n t h e Ramb la d e Es tud ios a mo rn i n gb i r d ma rk e t— Th e Pl a za d e Ca ta l in a i s a n impo r ta n t

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bu i l t i n im i ta t i o n o f t h e Chu r c h o f t h e Ho l yS epu l c h r e —Th e Ca t h ed ra l In t h e i n t e r io r (273

by 122 f e e t ), s e e t h e s t a i n ed gla s s w i n d ows f rom t h e15th Cen tu ry— In t h e Cap i l l a Del San t i simo Sac ramen t os e e t h e A lab a s t er Monumen t o f B is h op O legar ins

( 1132) — In t h e Tran s ep t s e e t h e Ch an d e l i e r s— Th e a s

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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

f e e t ) ; a t t h e to p i s a Fo r t r e s s ac commoda t i n gmen. O n t h e we s t e rn s l o p e i s t h e Sou t h ea s t e r n Cemetery.

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PORTEOU,SPAIN (Popu l a t io n,Span i s h cu s t om s exam ina t i o n s h e r e .

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CERBERE, FRANCECu s t om s exam in at ion s a t C e rb e r e fo r pa s s en ge r s i n t oF ran c e .

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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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F rom Pu e r ta d e A to ch a s ta t i o n o f t h e Span i s h Ra i lway at Mad rid i t i s 275 mi l e s s ou t hwe s twa rd l y v iaBae za mi l e s ),a n d t ak e s 9 h ou r s t o

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

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GRANADA, SPAIN (See page 513)From Gra n ada you go f rom Moreda to B aza,Lorc a,Mu r c i a,Al i c a n t e,Al caza r a n d Mad rid . Th en c e ea s t to

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o rd i n a ry t ra i n to

MURCIA,SPAIN

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 .

At Mu r c i a you ca n go sou t h east t o Ca r t age n a o rn o r t h ea s t t o Al i c a n t e,b u t t h e ma i n t r i p i s a s fo l l ow s :

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From No r th s ta t i o n o f t h e Span i s h Ra i lwayt B ilb ao i t i s 120% m i l e s s ou t hwe s twa rd l y v i a M i randa,a n d take s 4 h ou r s 5 m inu t e s t o s t a t i o n d e l F e r ro

ca r r i l e s a t

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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MADRID,_SPAIN (See page 497)

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h ou r s by o rd i n a ry t ra i n t o

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s e ve n -a rc h e d b r i dge ( 1447) — Lon j a Exc ha nge ( com

pleted i n I n i n t e r i o r n o t i c e f r i e z e a rou n d ea c h

co lumn w i t h p i c tu r e s o f ma sks a n d h i d eou s mon s t e r sI n Pla za d e l a S eo s e e Ca t h ed ra l d e La Secwh e r e a Moo r i s h Mo squ e fo rme r ly s too d— Se e s i l ve rCu s t o d i a o f 1537 i n t h e Sa c r i

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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 .

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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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na r row gauge fo r Tor rento a n d Alb erque.

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t o t h e Can a ry I s l e s and t o A fr i ca .

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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

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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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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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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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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

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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

i t i s 62 mi l e s n o r t hw e s twa rd ly and tak es 3 h ou r s t o

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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CORDOBA,SPAIN

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ALCAZAR, SPAIN

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From GIBRALTAR to MADRID, v i a BOBA

DILLA,CORDOBA a nd ALCAZAR .

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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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terr anian. It i s o p posi t e A lgec i ra s . Th e Rock of

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 .

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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 ) .

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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

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an d TOLEDO .

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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.

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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

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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 .

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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 .

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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

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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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s e dge, mea t ma rk e t— Karl XIV S ta tu e,a n d v i ew o f Ka ta r i n a-Li f t— Opera Hou se a n d Ca f e,w i t ht e r ra c e a n d fi n e v i ew s i n summe r— In f ro n t, King

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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 .

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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 .

From O s t S ta t i o n o f t h e No rweg ia n Ra i l way a tCh r i s t i a n ia i t i s m i l e s, s ou t h e r l y, v i a Korn sj o( 105 m i l e s ) a n d M el l e ru d m i l e s ) , a n d tak e s 7%h ou r s t o

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

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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

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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

’

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.

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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 .

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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 .

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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

’

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)

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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 .

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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

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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

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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 .

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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 .

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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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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,

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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’

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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'

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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 .

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BRIG, SWITZERLAND

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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 .

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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.

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LOCARNO,SWITZERLAND

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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.

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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 .

Ca s e s b e twee n fo re i gn e r s a r e h ea rd a t t h e cou r t s

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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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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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(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

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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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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

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Commerc ial Club-“ In N ik olayevsk aya Squa r e s e e Agrar ian a n d o t h e r ba nk s— Th ea t r e— Un iv e r s i t y Par k,wi t h

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

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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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Defence of

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.

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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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ip

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

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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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