A handbook for travellers in Denmark, with Sleswig and Holstein (and Iceland). 4th-6th ed |
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Page 35 - Account, from personal visits, of every Town and Village within a circle of twenty miles round the Metropolis, and the more important Places lying four or five miles beyond that boundary. Alphabetically arranged. By JAMES THOBNE, FSA With Indei of Names, ï vols.
Page 44 - Frederick Charles of Prussia, and Prince Louis Lucien Bonaparte.) Situate in the most central part of the City, and near to the principal Colleges, and places of Interest to visitors. Families and Gentlemen will find this Hotel replete with every comfort. Spacious Coffee and Hilliard Rooms. Private Sitting and Bed Rooms en suite. Ladles
Page 29 - THIS HOTEL is situated on the Lower Lake, close to the water's edge, within ten minutes' drive of the Railway Station, and a short distance from the far-famed Gap of Dunloe.
Page 34 - Driving, or otherwise exposed to the scorching rays of the Sun, or heated particles of dust, will find ROWLAND'S KALYDOR Most cooling and refreshing to the face, hands, and arms ; it eradicates all Sunburn, Freckles, Tan, Stings of Insects, &c. Sizes, 4g.
Page 7 - MIDLAND RAILWAY. DIRECT ROUTE TO EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW, Via SETTLE AND CARLISLE. EXPRESS TRAINS, WITH PULLMAN PARLOURS CARS BY DAY, AND SLEEPING CARS BY NIGHT. The Picturesque Route between London and Manchester and Liverpool, through Matlock and the Peak of Derbyshire. Improved Express Service between London and Nottingham, Sheffield, Leeds, and Bradford. The Midland Railway System (one of the largest in the United Kingdom), extending from LONDON in...
Page 43 - Field Paths and Green Lanes. Being Country Walks, chiefly in Surrey and Sussex.
Page 136 - Jets, and lines of water tore their way through the cloud, or leaped high above its domed mass. The earth trembled and throbbed during the explosion ; then the column sank, started up again, dropped once more, and seemed to be sucked back into the earth.
Page 29 - It is necessary to inform Tourists that the Railway Company, Proprietors of the Railway Hotel in the Town, send upon the platform...
Page 26 - There is attached to the Hotel one of the Largest Sea Water Swimming Baths in England ; also Hot and Cold Sea Water Private Baths.
Page 136 - Five strokes underground were the signal, then an overflow, wetting every side of the mound. Presently a dome of water rose in the centre of the basin and fell again, immediately to be followed by a fresh bell, which sprang into the air full 40 feet high, accompanied by a roaring burst of steam.