422 Route 47. GRONINGEN.

Mesdag-van-Houten, etc. — Room XII, A peasant’s chamber in the Wester-
wold. — Through a connecting passage with glass-rases containing apparel
of the 18th and {91h cent. we return to Rvom XIII, which is fitted up in
the style of Louis XVI. It contains tupestry, with scenes from the environs

of Groningen, by @. Wiernga (!752). — Room XIV, in the Revzency style.
Chimney-p'ece and gate frum a houxe in the Grovote Markt Collection of
porcelain. — Ro m XV, in the s yle prevalent ahout 1600. — On the

STamucaseE are escutcheons of the 7th and 48th cent. and graye-stones.

First FLoor. Ruom XVI (left). Coins and medals, *Porcelain, chiefly
from China aud Japan (17-i8th cent.) Gliss and rock-cryst:l. Worke in
gold and silver. Rovm XV‘J (rght). Water coluurs — Room XVIII.
Modern paintings, bequeathed by Taco Mesdag (d. 1:02), whose ma ble
bust, by Charlier, stands in the centre: to the left. Th. de Bock, Moon-
lit scene; W. Maris, Landscape with cattle (1894); Ant. Mauve, Fieldworker;
H. W. Mesdag, “ea-piece (1874); Sir L. Alma-Tadema Study of art;
A. Verwée. Dinkey-cart; P. J. C. Gabriel, Polder; Christoffel Bisschop, Lady
in early-Groningen costume; J. Bosboom, Interior of a church; Taco Mesdag,
Tomuili at Taarlo; J. Maris, Winduwill; M. Maris Hofje of Nieuwkoup;
Sientje Mesdag-van-Houten, Still-life; J. Jsraéls, Portrait of Mr. Taco Mesdag.

The Noorder-Plantsoen (Pl. A, 1-3), the pretty park on the
N.W. side of the town, laid out on the site of the ramparts dis-
mantled in 1874, and the small Sterrebosch (Boschhuis, Waterloo,
with open-air restaurants; tramway, see p.420), to the S. of Gro-
ningen, both offer many attractive walks.

From GRoNINGEN TO (15!'/2 M.) Roopescnoon and To (18!/2 M.; 11/s hr.)
DerzyL, by railway. Stations: Groningen (Nvorder- Station), Sauwerd,
Bedum, Stedum (with an interesting brick church, restored by P. J. H.
Cuypers , containing succes<fully renewed frescves of 1418), Loppersum,
and Appingedam. — Delfzyl (Lloyd's Agent, P. J. Vos) lies on the Dollart,
a gult about 14 M. long and 41/2 M. broad, at the junction of the Ems
and the Ems Canal (p. 420). Steamer to Goole, see p. 293. On the opposite
side of the Dollart lies Emden (see Baedeker’s Northern Germany).

In summer a motor-hoat descends the Reitdiep from Groningen (to
Zoutkump, at the mouth. 2!/,-3 hrs.), then crosses to (4-!1/2 hr ) Schiermonnik-
Oog, an island consisting of dunes and fertile polders, with a bathing-
resort on its N.W. side (Strand-Hotel, 62 RB. from 1-3, B. 3/4, déj. 1/4,
D. 2, pens. 4-6 fl.).

 

48. From Amsterdam or Utrecht to Leeuwarden and
Groningen.

From Amsterdam to Amersfoort (28\/2 M.) in 3/4-1!/4 hr. From Utrecht
to Amersfoort (14 M.) in 21-37 minutes. From Amersfoort to Leeuwarden
(98 M.), express in 3, ordinary trains in 4'/2-6 hrs. From Amersfvort to
Groningen (102 M.) in the same time.

Amsterdam, see p. 362. Thence to (18 M.) Hilversum, see R. 54.
— 23 M. Baarn (Bad-Hotel, 77 R. from 41/5. B. 3/4, board 4 fi;
Zeiler, 32K. at 2 /o-3, B. 3/4, déj. 13/,, D. 3, pens. 5'/o-7 fl.; Hot.
Velaars, R. 2t/o-8, B. 3/4, déj. 13/4, D. 3, pens. 51/9-7 fl.), the
junrtion for the undermentioned line from Utrecht, is a village of
8000 inhab., with fine woods, and a favourite summer-resort of the
wealthy citizens of Amsterdam. — The train now crosses the Eem
and reaches (281/, M.) Amersfoort.

In the park-like Baarnsche Bosch, 11/; M. to the S. of Baarn (tramway),
is the royal chateau of Soestcyk, the summer-residence of the Queen-
Mother (adm, in her absence. 75 ¢.). The ZLazarusberg (682 ft.), We M.