to Brussels. FOREST. 1. Route. 9

worthy. A monument in black marble, with the figure of a sleeping
child (in the chapel to the left of the choir), is dedicated to the son
of Louis XI., who died in 1460. The church possesses numerous
costly treasures presented by Emp. Maximilian I., Charles V., Pope
Jul ius IJ., Henry VIII. of England, the Burgundian Dukes, and the

moe governors (shown by the ‘Clerc’, whom one

 

   
 
   

and Mons (Bru

Pp. 213.

1s and Paris railway),
railway to (416'/2 M.)

  

The countrytraversed is hilly.
llel with the canal of Charleroi.
ce of Johannes Ruysbroek (1293-
2M.) Forest, Flem. Vorst, the train
s the winding Senne, which waters a rich pastoral district.
The line intersects the Boulevards of Brussels (view of the Porte de
Hal, p. 134, to the right) and soon stops at the Station du Midi.
34 M. Brussels (p. 89).

 

    

  
   

c. Via Harwich and Antwerp.
Sun.) at 8.40 p.m. from Liv
to (69 M. in {!/2 hr.) Har
101/2 hrs. ) Antu

  

erpool Stre
h (Pe
erp; and train the ne
Station du Nord); fares 17. ils. 3d., 19s.
alid for one month) 21. §  O8-, LE. 10s. 4id.,

salo n on board th e&
n London to A
0 months) 21.,

may be reached di

et Station
on Quay);

       
  
    
 

 
  
 
  
 
  

 

 

Second-el
On payment o
fares 11. 6s., 4f
is examined Antwerp.
from numerous other British
Antwerp, see p. 164. — The Harwich steamers land their pas-
sengers at the ‘embarcadére’ beside the Quai d’Herbonville (beyond
Pl. A, 6), where } trains in connection start; but if the
arrive in time to catch the midda

 

   
 

  

 

 

y train ther

 

 

’ ?
ir way to the Central Station (Pl. »; 3, 4).
ever, is forwarded in any case by the rail-

 

1 Antwerp to Brussels, see R. 12.

Belgian Seaside Resorts.

The seaside resorts that dot the Belgian coast-line of 40 M. are
annually growing in popularity. The season lasts from June until
the end of September, reaching its height in August, though Blanken-
berghe and Westende are often crow ded even by the middle of July.
The hotels at Ostend and some of the fashionable hctels on the sea-
front in Blankenberghe are expensive; but adequate accommodation
at moderate charges may be found in side-streets farther from the
sea. Private apartments at Ostend and Blankenberghe, especially