. Paris and environs with routes from London to Paris; handbook for travellers. a tramway starting at thePorte des Ternes (PI. B, 9), and running via lieuilly (p. 159), the Pont Bi-7ieau, Courbevoie (p. 291), La Garenne (p. 326), Bezons (p. 326), Houilles (p. 343),anA SartrouviUe {^p. 344); but this route is uninteresting. — The racecourseat Maisons is served by special trains from Paris via St. Germain-en-Laye (fares 4, 3, or 2 fr.). 1. Via St. Denis ob, Argenteuil and Ermont. — For the tworoutes from Paris to (91/9 M.) Ermont, beyond which they are iden-tical, see pp. 333-341. Ligne de Valmo
. Paris and environs with routes from London to Paris; handbook for travellers. a tramway starting at thePorte des Ternes (PI. B, 9), and running via lieuilly (p. 159), the Pont Bi-7ieau, Courbevoie (p. 291), La Garenne (p. 326), Bezons (p. 326), Houilles (p. 343),anA SartrouviUe {^p. 344); but this route is uninteresting. — The racecourseat Maisons is served by special trains from Paris via St. Germain-en-Laye (fares 4, 3, or 2 fr.). 1. Via St. Denis ob, Argenteuil and Ermont. — For the tworoutes from Paris to (91/9 M.) Ermont, beyond which they are iden-tical, see pp. 333-341. Ligne de Valmondois, see p. 348. To the right is seen the chateau of La Tour, rising from theForest of Montmorency on a height in the distance; to the left, theHills of Cormeilles (p. 343). — 10 M. Cernay. — ii^ The village is about 1/2 ^- to the S. of the station, and 1 Cormeilles (p. 343). We next see the Fort of Cormeilles, atthe W. end of the chain of hills. — 13 M. , about 11/2 M. to the , is more conveniently reached. 19. 343 by the following line. — 15 M. Pierrelaye. Farther on, a jmirtionline branches oflf to the right towards Beaumont (p. 34(3). — 18 Ouen-VAumune (p. 345). — On the right we have a fine viewof Pontoise. To the left our line is joined by that from AchSres fseep. 344). The train crosses the Oise. — l8/2 M. Pontoise (p. 344). 2. Via Arqbntbuil and CoNFLANs-SAiNXB-HoNOnrNE. — FromParis to (6 M.) ArgenteuiL see p. 341. This railway then crossesthe Ligne de Grande Ceinture, and diverges to the left from theErmont line, making a wide carve to the N. in a deep cutting, andagain approaching the Grande Ceinture. It then turns again to , and runs along a high embankment among the vineyards ofArgenteuil. To the right stretch the fortified heights of Sannois(440 ft.) and Cormeilles (545 ft.), commanding a fine view, to theW., of the valley of the Seine. In the distance
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