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18 Route. GHENT.
central point of the whole. The houses, though nearly all {
storied Gothie brick buildings, all differ slightly in appearances
form a very Picturesque ensemble. Lace (small selection) mag
bought at house No. 34.
The suburb of Mont St. Amand cont.
Dame de Lourdes en Flandre
visited by crowds of pilgrims,
In the suburb of Gentbrugge (Pl. E
Bruxelles (electric tramways, Nos. 4 & 2
series of L. van Houtte (visitors admitted
A pleasant drive (5 hrs.
ains also the Church of M
(1873-77), with a grotto annu
6), near the Chaussé¢
» are the extensive 11
except on Sun.).
Carriage 7-8 fr.) may be <en to the S&
from Ghent to the interesting castle of Hooidonk, near the village of Bae
Maria-Leerne (Sterre Inn). The castle, also reached on foot in 3/4 hr. fi
the station of Deurle (p. 79), was built in 4500 by Philip of Montmorer
partly destroyed in 1579, and frequently restored, finally in 1864, Admis¢
only on previous application to the proprietor, Baron t’Kint de Roodenbe
From GHENT to TERNEUZEN, 251/> M., railway in 11/5 hr, (fares 3
2 fr. 80, 4 fr. 50 c.). The train starts from the Gare du Sud, stopping
the Station dEecloo (see p. and then follows the direction of
canal mentioned at p. 55. Statio Wondelghem (see 2elow), Langerbrus
Lerdonck-Cluysen , Lrtvelde, Selzae (junction of the line from Eecloo
Lokeren, see below, and the last Be an station), — 17/2 M. Sas (@.e. lo
van Ghent (the first Dutch station, where the locks of the above-mentiox
canal are Situated). Then Philippine, kil, and Terneuzen (H6t. des Pa
Bas, Nieuw-Straat 13. 26 R. at 11/2-8 -3 Hot. Rotterdam; Brit, consular
Lloyd’s agents), a small fortified town at the mouth of the important cay
which connects Ghent with the Scheldt. Steamboat thence 4 or 5 tim
daily in 11/; hr. to Flushing (p. 295); omnibus from the station at Flushi
to the (3/, M.) steamboat-pier.
From Gu TO BrucEs viA Execroo, 30 M.
(fares 4 fr 60, 3 fr. 10, 1 fr. 85 ¢.), startin
the N.E. side of the town. Stations: Wondelghem, Eve
Sschoot. — 121/, M. Eecloo, a busy town with 13,20
Selzaete, and Lokeren line diverges fo the rig
ways ply from Eecloo to Schoondyke (p. 23; Breskens, p. 296) and to Aelt)
and Thie}t (p. 2), — The next stations are Baigerhoeke, Adeghem, Maldeghes
(see below), Donck, Sysseele , Steenbrugge, and Bruges (p. 24). — Froy
Maldecghem a branch-line runs via Aardenburg (with a fine Gothic chur
of the 13th and 16th cent. ; tramway to Bruce , See p. 24) and Draaibrug (p
to Breskens (p, 296). 2
Steam TRamways FROM GHENT:
» Tailway in 13/,-21/, hil
¢ from the Station d’
rghem, Sleydinge, Wace
10 inhab., where the Bruge
ht (see p. 88). Steam-trax
R to the E, (starting from Rue de]’Ay eniri
Pl. E, 5), vid Mont St. Amand (p. 1), Laerne (p. 87), and Wetteren (p. 875
to Zele (p. 87; 18 M.) and Hamme (pp. 167, 87: 221/2 M.); to the N.E. (fron
tue de lAvenir) via Mont St. Amand to (6 ML.) Loochristi (p. 88) in oné
direction, and to (10 M.) Safetaere in the other direction; to the N.wW
(starting from the Pont du Béguinage; Pl. B, 3), vid Z erghem (s2e above
and Somerghem, to (13 M.) Ursel (p. 47): to the S.W. (starting from the
Station du Rabot; IAL, 18y, 3), to Tronchiennes (p. 2); to the S. (starting
from the Gare du Sud; Pl. D, 5), vid (4/2 M.) Meirelbeke (p. 87) and (8 M)
Moortzeele, to (16 M.) Herzele (p. 51),
7. From Ghent to Courtrai and Tournai.
48 M. Rartway in 11/2-23/, hrs. (fares 7 fr. 40, 5 fr.
fares somewhat higher); to Courtrai (27/2 M.) in 3/5-
2 fr. 90, 4 fr. 70 ¢.). From Tournai to Brussels
Ghent, seep. 58. —5M.
the line to Oudenaarde, Le
2 fr. 95 c.; expregs-
/ hr. (fares 4 fr, 30,
» See R, 1b.
St. Denis- Westrem. — At (6M.) La Pinte
uze, and Mons diverges to the left. |
