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D4 Route 6. GHENT. Practical Notes.
pu Sup (Pl. i; D, 5), Place du Comte-de-Flandre 6; all these with restaur:
ants. — Wear the E. Stations: Hor.-REsTAURANT Léopoip-Drvux, unpretend-
ing. — Pensions: Magnier, Rue Guinard 15, near the Station St. Pierre
(P1. B, 7), pens. 5-7 fr.: Bertrand, Place St. Bayon 3, R. 3, B. 1,°D..8, S22 frg
Restaurants. * Mottez, Avenue Place d’Armes 3 (Pl. C, 5), D. 2-8 fr.;
“Ganda (see p. 53), much frequented; Bouard, Rue Courte de la Croix 3,
near the Rue de la Croix (PI. C, D, 4), D. from 2 fr., with rooms; Rochen
de Cancale (also rooms; D. 21/2 fr.), Marché-aux-Oiseaux 1. — Café-Restaurant
des Arcades, on the E. side of the Place d’Armes (Pl. ©, 5 Gambrinus:
(p. 53), much frequented, D. 2-3 fr. ; Ratskeller, Place St. Bavon, in the
Halle aux Draps (p. 63), good; Taverne St. Jean, Marché-aux-Oiseaux 53
Trois Suisses (with rooms), Marché-aux-Grains 5; in all these Munich andi
Pilsener beer; Café Teniers (English ale), Rue de Flandre 1. — Wine. Central\
Tienda, Rue de Flandre 41; Continental Bodega, Rue Courte du Jour 14.
Confectioner. A. van Aise, Marché-aux-Qiseaux 41 (Pl. C, D, 5).
Cabs. — Motor cabs (auto-taximétres): for 1J00métres (1093 yds.) 75 c.,)
every additional 200m. 10 c., luggage 25 c. each package; Tariff IT: 1 fr. 50 C35}
c. — Horse cabs (voitures de place): one-horse, for 4/2 hr. 4 fr., eachi
following 1/, hr. 50c.; two-horse, 11/2 fr. and 75 c.; at night (41.30-6 o’cl.)}
1 fr. and 25 c. more. Trunk 10. — In cases of complaint, the driver is}
bound to take his fare to the nearest police-station without charge.
The Tramways have a uniform fare (4st cl. 15 c., 2nd cl. 40 c.) for any
distance within the city, including ‘correspondance’; to the suburbs}
Gentbrugge, Ledeberg, Mont St. Amand, 15-20 c. — 1. Gentbrugge (Ar-
senal) vid Ledeberg (Pl. E, 6, 1), Gare du Sud (PI. D, 5, 6), Place Stq
Bavon (Pl. C, D, 4), Marché-aux-Grains (Pl. C, 4), Place Ste. Pharaildep
(1. C, 3, 4), and Rue du Rabot (Pl. B, 3) to Boulevard du Gazomeire (PL. B, 2):
Signs blue. — 2. Ledeberg (Pl. E, 6, 7%; Dépot) via Gare du Sud, Place d’Ar--
mes (Pl. C, 5), Marché-aux-Grains, Place Ste. Pha ailde, and Porte du Sas
(P1. D, 1) to Meulestede (beyond Pl. D, 1). Signs white. —3. Porte (Chaussée) |
de Bruges (Pl. A, 3) vii’ Marché-aux-Grains and Marché du Vendredi (PI.
C, D, 3, 4) to Porte d’Anvers (Pl. E, 3). Signs yellow. — 4. Marché-auzx-
Grains (Pl. ©, 4) vid Rue de Courtrai (Pl. C, 5, 6), Boul. du Parc (Pl. B, ©, 7;
Gare St. Pierre), Pare de la Citadelle (Pl. C, 7), Plaine St. Pierre (P1. C, D, 6),
Gare du Sud, and Rue Charles Quint to Place St. Jacques (P). D, 4). Signs
red. — 5. Gare du Sud (Pl. D, 5, 6) via Place d’Artevelde (Pl. D, E, 5), Boul.
du Chateau (Pl. E, 5,4), and Chaussée d’Anvers (Pl. E, 3) to Mont Si. Amand.
Signs green.
Steamers to British ports, see p. 1. — Steamer 1-3 times daily from the
Porte d Anvers (Pl. E, 3, 4) to (4'/2 hr.) Selzaete (p. 78); fare 4 fr.
Theatres (in winter Only). Grand Thédire or French Theatre (Pl. C, 5;
p. 70); operas and dramas. Flemish Theatre or Nederlandsch Tooneel (Pl. D, 4;
p. 63), for dramas; Thédtre Minard (Pl. D, 5), for comedies and operettas. —
Nouveau Cirque (Pl. D, 5), variety entertainment.
Concerts. Open-air bands, see pp. 70, 72. In the Vauxhall (Exchange,
p. 70) on Mon, Tues., Thurs,, Frid., & Sat. in summer at 8.30 p.m. (adm,
1 fr.); also thrice weekly at the Casino (p. TL; adm. 4 fr.). es
Athletic Association (cricket, tennis, football, etc.), Rue du Marais 35.
— Gour CLup, hon. sec. F. De Vriendt, Rue Neuve St. Pierre.
Post and Telegraph Office, Place du Commerce, to be removed to the
Marché-aux-Grains (p. 64); branch-offices at the Gare du Sud, the Marché-
aux-Légumes, etc.
Booksellers. Ad. Herckenrath, Rue des Champs 47; E.van Goethem, Rue
des Foulons 1; Vyt (second-hand books), Rue Basse des Champs 13; A. Siffer,
Place St. Bavon; A. Buyens, Place du Marais 108 — Photographs. Edm.
Sacré, Rue de la Calandre ; D’Hoy, Rue Courte du Jour; Au Timbre-Poste,
Place Laurent 17.
English Church (St. John’s), Place St. Jacques (Pl. D, 3, 4); services
at 8.30, 10.30, and 6; chaplain, Rev. Jas. Louis Holbeck, Rue du Fort 9. —
Sailors’ Institute, Place du Dock xi (Bl. D, 4, 2); sec., Rev. J. L. Holbeck.
American Consul, William P. Atwell, Boul, du Pare 16. — British Vice-
Oonsul, F. Lethbridge, Rue Guillaume- Tell 36. — Lloyd’s Agent, Aug.
Bulcke & Co., Place du Dock. |
