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840 Route 39. THE HAGUE.
Charles I. of England, father-in-law of William IJ., as Mareus Curtius;
Ger. van Honthorst, William II. and Maria Henrietta Stuart, his consort,
The Great Elector (Frederick William of Brandenburg) and Louisa Hen-
rietta of Orange, his consort; Th. van Thulden, Prince Maurice and Prince
Frederick Henry at the Battle-of Nieuwpoort, 1600. — Lower row: Ger.
van Honthorst, Princess Amalia with her four daughters; Jac. Jordaens,
Time vanquishing Slander and the Vices; Zh. van Thulden, *The Cyclopes
forging weapons for Aeneas, “Venus and her nymphs; Jan Lievens, Parnassus
with five of the Muses; Caesar van Everdingen, The four other Muses; Sal.
de Bray and P. Soutman (Dutch pupils of Rubens), Three groups from the
triumphal procession of Prince Frederick Henry; P. de Grebber and Th. van
Thuiden, Conquest of Brazil by Count John Maurice of Nassau (three paint-
ings); Th. van Thulden, Liberation of the Netherlands ; Jac. Jordaens,*Triumph
of Prince Frederick Henry, the best of the entire series (painted in 1652).
A pleasant Excursion may be taken from The Hague (2-3 hrs.’
driving ; steam-tramway, see p. 317) along the Leyden Road (p. 339),
through the Park, past several attractive country-houses, and then
by the ‘Papenlaan’ to Voorschoten (p. 344), returning via Leidschen-
dam and Voorburg (p. 433; Swanesteyn Inn), near which is the
popular resort of Wykerbrug, with a restaurant. Spinoza (p. 334)
occupied a house in the Kerkstraat in Voorburg in 1663-69.
On the Leyden road, near Voorschoten and Wassenaar (see below), lies
the extensive Domarn oF THE PRINCE OF WIED (cards of admission, gratis,
at Kasuarie-Straat 38, The Hague). Visitors announce themselves to the
‘Portier’ of er Horst, once the shooting-lodge of Prince Frederick of the
Netherlands, and then walk to the chateau of Backershagen and the villa
De Paauw. [Near the latter, on the royal estate of Raaphorst, rises the
Seringenberg, commanding an admirable view.] We finish our visit by a
drive through the wooded park of Ter Horst (fee to the ‘Portier’, who shows
also the shooting-lodge, 1 fl.).
In summer motor-cars (50c.) ply hourly from the Tournooiveld (Pl. E, 4)
to Wassenaar, where is situated the Hétel Kasteel Oud-Wassenaar, a first-
class establishment with a large park and a restaurant: 40 R. (12 with
bathrooms) from 31/2, B. 3/4-1, déj. 13/4, D. (6-8.30 p.m.) 31/2 fl. From Wassen-
aar the attractive Wassenaarsche Weg leads along the edge of the dunes
to (3!/2 M.) Katwyk aan den Ryn (p. 353).
Another steam-tramway (p. 317) runs from The Hague to the
S.W. via Halfweg (near which is the prettily-situated cemetery of
Eik en Duin) to Loosduinen and vid Poeldyk in one direction to
"S Gravesande and the Hook of Holland (p. 294) and in the other to
Naaldwyk, De Lier, and Maaslandsche Dam. This line intersects
the fertile Westland, noted for its fruit, particularly its excellent
grapes. — From Loosduinen a branch runs in summer to the sea-
bathing resort of Kykduin (Koningin Wilhelmina Hotel, board 3/4 fl.,
R, extra; sea-bath 25-40 c.).
40. Scheveningen.
The following conveyances ply between The Hague and Scheveningen,
a distance of 2!/2-3 M.
Stream Tramway of the State Railway (Stoomtram van de Staats-
Spoor), in 20 min., starting from the State Station (Pl. F, 6, 5; stop-
ping-place at the Hotel Bellevue, p.315), every 15-25 min. during the season.
The station at Scheveningen (Station Bad Kapel; Pl. ©, 4) is near the Kur-
haus. — Fares 25 or 15c., ten tickets 41/2 or 1 fl. In returning, travellers
may procure through railway-tickets and book their luggage at Scheveningen, |