Belgium and HollandHandbook for travellers . f tobacco-manufactories; the Church of St. Me-dardus dates from the 14th century. The right bank of the Lei orLys here is French territory. — 67 M. Comines., formerly a fortifiedtown, was the birthplace ofthe historian Philip of Comines(d. 1509).Branch-lines hence to Lille and to Armentieres in France, see p. 64.— 69^2 ^ Houthem. 75 M. Ypres, see p. 28. 7. Ghent, French Gand. Arrival. Ghent has three railway-stations: 1. Station du Cketnin deFer de VEtat (PI. 1), ), on the S. side of the town, for the trains ofthegovernment-lines to Brussels, Ant
Belgium and HollandHandbook for travellers . f tobacco-manufactories; the Church of St. Me-dardus dates from the 14th century. The right bank of the Lei orLys here is French territory. — 67 M. Comines., formerly a fortifiedtown, was the birthplace ofthe historian Philip of Comines(d. 1509).Branch-lines hence to Lille and to Armentieres in France, see p. 64.— 69^2 ^ Houthem. 75 M. Ypres, see p. 28. 7. Ghent, French Gand. Arrival. Ghent has three railway-stations: 1. Station du Cketnin deFer de VEtat (PI. 1), ), on the S. side of the town, for the trains ofthegovernment-lines to Brussels, Antwerp, Terneuzen, Oudenaarde, Malines,Bmges, Courtrai, and Braine-le-Comte. — 2. Station du Pays de Waes (PI. E,3, 4), for the trains throu^h the Waesland to Antwerp (R. 10). — 3. StationdEecloo (PI. E, 3), for the trains to Terneuzen (p. 10) and Bruges via Eecloo(p. lU). The last two, adjoining each other, are on the E. side of the town,1 M. from the government-station. Hotels. Hotel ue la Poste (PI. c; C, 5), Place dArmes 13j Hotel. GHENT. 7. Route. 35 RoTAi (PI. b; C, 6), Place dArmea 7; charges at both these: R. from 3,L. V2-I, , , d^, D. 4, pens. 12 fr. — Hotel de Vienne (PI. a;C, 4), in the Marche awx Grains, R., L., & A. 2J/2-4, B. 11/4, d^j, 31/2, D. 4, pens. 8, omn. 1/2 fr.; cafe adjoining; Hotel de lEtoile (PI. d; C, 4),Rue de TEtoile 27, near the Marche anx Grains, R., L., <fe A. 31/2, D. 2, pens. 10 fr. •, Hotel dAllemagxe, March^ aux Grains, unpretending, well spokenof, R. <fc B. 3, D. 2 fr.; Adx Akmes de Zeelande, March^ anx Grains. — Atthe Ooveiitment Station: Geande Couk Rotale. Rue de la Station 3; Hotelde la Paix, well spoken of, opposite the station, with restaurant; etc. Restaurants. Mottez, Avenue Place dArmes 3; Bouard, Rue Courte dela Croix 2, near the cathedral; Lion dOr., Place du Lion dOr, near theHotel de Ville; Rocher de Cancale (also rooms), corner of the 3Iarche auxOiseaux and the Rue Courte du Jour (PI. D, 5; plat du
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