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IV. RAILWAYS. DILIGENCES.
From Autun to Dijon (R. 56)...........
Excursion from Dijon to Besançon (R. 48) . . . .
From Dijon to Auxerre and Sens (RR. 42, 41) . .
From Sens to Fontainebleau and Paris (RR. 56, 55)
d. A Fortnight in Champagne and Lorraine (the Vosges).
From Paris to Troyes (R. 39)................. \
From Troyes to Chaumont and Langres (R. 39)........ , t ,
From Langres to Belfort and Besançon (RR. 39, 48)...... 1-1V»
From Besancon, via Belfort, Lure, and Aillevillers, to Plom¬
bières (RR." 48, 35, 42).................... 1
From Plombières to Remiremonl and Bussang (St. Maurice;
RR. 42, 47)........................ 1
Ascent of the Wâlsche Belchen (R. 47)............. llt-l
From St. Maurice to Epinal and Gérardmer (R. 47)...... 1-172
From Gérardmer to the Schlucht and Hoheneck (R. 47)..... 1
From Gérardmer to St. DU, Lunéville, and Nancy (RR. 40, 45) I-I72
From Nancy to Toul and Châlons-sur-Marne (R. 19)...... 1
From Châlons to Epernay (or St. Hilaire-au-Templé) and Rheims
(R. 6)............................ 1-2
From Rheims to Laon or Soissons (R. 15)........... 1
From Laon to Soissons and Paris (R. 15), or from Soissons to
Laon, Tergnier, and Amiens, to connect with Route a. (RR. 15,1) 1-17-2
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The pedestrian is unquestionably the most independent of trav¬
ellers, and to him alone the beautiful scenery of some of the more
remote districts is accessible. For a short tour a couple of fiannel
shirts, a pair of worsted stockings, slippers, the articles of the toilette,
a light waterproof, and a stout umbrella will generally be found a
sufficient equipment. Strong and well-tried boots are essential to
comfort. Heavy and complicated knapsacks should be avoided; a
light pouch or game-bag is far less irksome, and its position may
be shifted at pleasure. A more extensive reserve of clothing should
not exceed the limits of a small portmanteau, which can be easily
wielded, and may be forwarded from town to town by post.
IV. Railway s. Diligences.
The districts treated in this Handbook are served mainly by the
lines of the Nord, Est, Ouest, Paris-Lyon-Méditerranée, and Orléans
railways, and to a smaller extent by the Government lines (Réseau
de l'Etat).
The fares per English mile are approximately : lst cl. 18 c,
2nd cl. 12 c, 3rd cl. 8 c, to which a tax of ten per cent on each
ticket costing more than 10 fr. is added. The mail trains (Hrains
rapides') generally convey first-class passengers only, and the express
trains (Hrains express') first-class and second-class only. The first
class carriages are good, but the second-class are often poor and the
third-class on the Nord and Ouest lines are rarely furnished with
cushioned seats. Generally speaking, however, the rolling-stock has
been considerablyimprovedwithin récent years; and corridor-coaches
(voitures à couloir) are found in some trains on the Est System. In
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