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12. Brussels. French, Bruxelles.
Arrival. There are three railway-stations at. Brussels : 1. Station
du Nord (PI. E, 1) for Ostend, Antwerp (and Holland), Louvain, Liege,
and Germany. 2. Station du Midi (PI. B, 5) for Charleroi, Narnur via Bau-
lers, Braine-le-Comte, Tournai, and France (entrance by the ticket-office
in the Rue Fonsny). 3. Station du i;uartier Leopold (Pi. F, G, 5) for
Ottignies, Namur, Givijt (France), Luxembourg, Bale (and Germany); hut
most of the trains on this line also start from the Station du Nord. A
fourth station (Pi. C, D, 1) is used for goods-traffic only. The Chemin de
Fer de Ceinture connects the several railway-lines, and also carries on a
local traffic. — Cab with one horse from the station into the town 1 fr.;
trunk tO c, small articles free ; the driver expects an additionai fee. The
travefler should insist on being driven to the hotel he has selected, and
disregard any representations of the driver to the contrary.
Hotels. Upper part of the Town, near the park: Bellevue (PI. a;
E, 4), Place Royale 9, frequented by royalty and the noblesse, high prices,
D. 6, B. 2, A. 11/2 fr.; "Hotel de Flandre (PI. b; E, 4), Place Royale
7-8 ; 'Hotel Mengelle (PI. d ; E, 2), Rue Royale 75, to the N. of the Colonne
du Congres, R. 2!/2-6, A. 1, B. I'/;, dej. 3-4, D. 5, 'pens.' in summer from
12, in winter from lO'/j fr. ; -Hotel oe l'Europe (PI. c; D,E,4), Place Royale
12; 'Hotel he France (PI. o; E, 3, 4), Montague du Pare 4-8; Grand
Hotel Britannique, Pface du Trone 3 (PI. E, 5), behind the Royal Palace,
D. 4 fr. All these hotels are good, well situated, and expensive. Tabie
d'hote at 5, 5.30, or 6 p.m. — Windsor (PL g; D, &), Rue de la Regence
51, somewhat less expensive, D. 3'/2 fr.; Culliford's English Hotel, Rue
Bodenbroeck 20, I), at 6 p.m. 3>/2 fr.
Lower part of the Town: "Grand Hotel de Bruxelles (PI. a; C, D. 3),
Boulevard Anspach, a large establishment with about £00 rooms, of which
those opening on the glass-roofed court should be avoided; R.. k A. from 4,
L. 1, B. l'/j, D- at 6 p.m. 5 fr.; cafe and restaurant on the ground-ttoor. —
Hotel de Suede (PI. h; D, 3), Rue de l'Eveque 29, R. from 3, L. 1,
A. 1, B. l'/s, D. at 6 p m. 4V2 fr.; -Hotel de l'Univers (PL i; D, 2), Rue
Neuve 38-40, D. 4fr; "Hotel de l'Empereur (PI. k; 1), 2), Rue Neuve 63,
B. iy2, D. at 5.30 p.m. 4fr. ; Hotel de Saxe (PI. f; I), 2), Rue Neuve
77-79, R. from 3 fr., L. & A. I1/2, D. 3'/2 fr. ; Hotel de Hollande (PI. n;
D, 4), Rue de la Putterie 61, an old-fashioned house, R. 3, B. I1/2, 1>. at
3 p.m. 4 fr. ; Hotel de la Poste (PI. o; I), 3), Rue Fosse-aux-Loups 28,
R. 2'/2-3, D. at 5 30 p.m. 3'|a fr.; :'Rocher de Cancale, Rue F'ossc'-aux-
Loups 17-19 (PI. 11,3), R.. from 2'/2, no table d'hote (best known as a re¬
staurant, see below). — Grand Miroir (PI. s; I>, 3), Rue de-la Monlaune
28, 1>. at 6 pm. 3 fr ; Hotel du Grand Cake, Rue des Eperonniers 24-26
(PI. D, 3,4); 'Hotel de Vienne (PL u; D, 3), Rue de la Fourchc 24-26,
R. 2'/2-3, B. l'A, 1). 3 fr. — Grand Monarque (PI. r; D, 3), Rue des Fri-
piers 17; Hotel de la Campine, Marche aux Poulets 45; "Hotel de Bor¬
deaux, Rue du Midi 135 (PI. C, 4), rather out of the way, R. 2, D. with
wine 374 fr.; Hotel Frank, Pface des Martyrs 13, quiet; Hotel de Cologne,
Rue de la Fourche 13-15. — Near the Station du Nord: Grand Hotel
Gernay, Boulevard Botaniquc 15; Hotel-Cafe des Boulevards, Place des
Nations 1; Hotel de Baviere, unpretending; English Hotel, Rue dr.
Brabant 44, commercial. — Near the Station du Midi: Hotel des Acacias,
de l'Eukope, de Calais, de l'Esperance, and others. — Some of the Ta-
vernes mentioned at p. 66 contain cheap and comfortable rooms for gentle¬
men.
A number of Pensions like those in Switzerland have also recenlly
sprung up: S. Bernard, Rue Belliard 50; Mrs. Willcher, Boul. de Waterloo
23 ('pens.' 8-11 fr. per day); Mrs. Bourecoud, Eue Jourdan 6, Avenue Louise;
De Boeck, Avenue de la Toison d'Or 45; Mme. Van Loo, Rue Belliard 22;
G. Janssens, Rue de Vienne 26; Hoffmann, Rue Montoyer 51-53 ; Mine. Cachet,
Rue Caroly 10; Mine. Mason, Rue de la Concorde 61, Avenue Louise ; Mme.
Merlier, Rue Veydt 1, Chaussee de Charleroi; Mine. Schulte, Rue Joseph
Deux 19. Furnished Apartments at Rue du Prince Royale 42 (Mrs. Malhys)
and at Avenue Marnix 11.
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