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K 29612:[A,1,7b], Collectie Stad Antwerpen, Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience
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Belgium and Holland: handbook for travellers |
Full text | xii Money. BELGIUM. against employing those of an inferior class by whom he is impor- tuned in the streets. Ii. Money and Travelling Expenses. Monsry. The Monetary System of France was introduced into Belgium in 1833; and by the Convention of Paris of 1865 Belzium belongs to a monetary league with France, Switzerland, and Italy. One franc, 100 centimes, 80 German pfennigs, 5 rian kreu- zers, 47 Dutch cents, 20 American cents, and 93 ce are all nearly equivalent (see the money-table at the beginnine of the book). The coins in common circulation are French apoleons (20 fr.) in gold; 5, 24/5, 4, 1/5, and 1/; fr. pieces in silver; 40, 5, 25 4 c. in copper; 20, 10, 5c. in nickel. Swiss and papal coins should be refused. English and French banknotes and Enelish gold are received at all the principal towns, hotels, and railway-stations at their full value (42. = 25 fr.). Belgian notes from 20 to 1000 fr. are current in all parts of Belgium, but do not real ir full value in France or elsewhere. English circular notes are recommended for the transport of large sums, in preference to banknotes or gold, as they always realise a favourable exchange, and as, if los , their value is recoverable. Money should not be changed except at the shops of the larger.and more respectable money-chang ; the small dealers at the railway-stations seldom give the due rate of exchange. Exprnsss. Hotels of the highest class are somewhat expensive at Brussels and the principal Belgian watering-places, but in most other parts of the country they will be found cheaper than in Ene- land. The average charges are as follows: bed 8 fr., coffee and rolls 11/p fr., dinner 8-5 fr., 1/o bottle of Bordeaux 41/p-2 fr., atten— dance ifr. The table d’héte dinner in the larger towns is generally between 4.30 and 6 p.m. Supper may be ordered at a fixed charge of 2 fr. or upwards. The charges at hotels of the second class are about one-third lower, while the accommodation is sometimes quite as good, although less pretending. Hotel-expenses therefore need not exceed 10-15 fr. per day; the fees payable at picture-gal- leries, museums, and churches amount to 3-4 fr. per day, and travelling expenses to 8-10 fr.; so that most travellers should be prepared fora daily expenditure of at least 25-30 fr. each. On the other hand the ‘voyageur en garcon’, the artist, the student, and the pedestrian may easily reduce their expenditure to half that sum without much diminution of comfort. Til. Passports. Custom House. Passports. These documents are now dispensed with in Belgium, but they are occasionally useful in proving the traveller’s identity, procuring admission to private collections, etc., and they must be shown in order to obtain delivery of registered letters. |
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Acknowledgements | K 29612:[A,1,7b], Collectie Stad Antwerpen, Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience |
Source listing | Baedeker, Karl, Belgium and Holland: handbook for travellers, K 29612:[A,1,7b], Collectie Stad Antwerpen, Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience |