Belgium and HollandHandbook for travellers . s become rarer, and thecountry more undulating and agricultural. The Amsterdam linediverges here, and unites with the direct line from Utrecht to Am-sterdam at Stat. Breukelen (p. 354). 38 M. Utrecht, see R. 50. From Utrecht to Arnhem. The train now crosses the canal(Vaartsche Rhyn) which connects Utrecht with the Lek (as the prin-cipal branch of the Rhine is called). 71/2 M. Zeist, a picturesque and thriving village, but not visiblefrom the railway (tramway to Driebergen, see p. 366; to Utrecht,see p. 362). It is the seat of a Moravian settlement (
Belgium and HollandHandbook for travellers . s become rarer, and thecountry more undulating and agricultural. The Amsterdam linediverges here, and unites with the direct line from Utrecht to Am-sterdam at Stat. Breukelen (p. 354). 38 M. Utrecht, see R. 50. From Utrecht to Arnhem. The train now crosses the canal(Vaartsche Rhyn) which connects Utrecht with the Lek (as the prin-cipal branch of the Rhine is called). 71/2 M. Zeist, a picturesque and thriving village, but not visiblefrom the railway (tramway to Driebergen, see p. 366; to Utrecht,see p. 362). It is the seat of a Moravian settlement (about 260members), established here in 1746, with which a good school isconnected. The community resides in a pile of contiguous build-ings, possessing many of their goods in common, and strictly ob-serving the precepts of their sect. They somewhat resemble theQuakers of England, and are remarkable for the purity and simpli-city of their lives. Married women, widows, and young girls are dis- A Midda^ten «»^ Zutphpn. WHT -ujioq^ to ArnJiem. ARNHEM. 48. Boute. 357 tinguished by a difference of costume. The environs are carefullycultivated. Gardens, orchards, plantations, corn-fields, pastures,and villas are passed in rapid succession. During the harvest thecorn is stacked in a peculiar manner, and protected by roofs. 14 M. Maarshergen; 21 M. Veenendaal, noted for its honey(route to Amersfoort, see p. 373); 29 M. Ede. From Ede a tramway runs to Wagtninjen, an old town 41/2 M. to theS., connected with the Rhine by a short canal. It is the seat of an agri-cultural institution, S Byks Landbouwschool^-wiih an experimental stationand a collection of agricultural objects (including a series illustrating thedevelopment of the plough). The Grebbe (Hotel Grebbe, well spoken of), between Wageningen andRhenen, (p. 373), aflbrds pleasant wood-walks. On the river bank, abouthalfway between the two places, rises the Eeimenberg, an eminence com-manding an extensive
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