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GRAND HOTEL DE LA PAIX.

MR FRED WEBER informs his Patrons that he is no longer the Manager of the HOTEL NATIONAL, but that he is now the Proprietor of the GRAND HOTEL DE LA PAIX. ated on the Mont Blanc Quai.

of the Lake and of the Alps.

Admirably situ

Splendid view

A very First

class House in every respect. The best of

attendance. Omnibus meets all trains.

Steam

boat landing opposite the Hotel. Open all the year round.

TARIFF IN EVERY ROOM. NO EXTRA CHARGE FOR LIGHT AND ATTENDANCE.

and reach Realp, 6 miles, just beyond which the road begins to ascend in long windings. Soon after, looking back, we obtain a fine view of the Urserenthal. The windings end at the Ebnetten Alp, a little more than a mile beyond which is the little inn Zum-Tiefengletscher. Ascending again to a considerable height, we see, on the right, the Siedelngletscher, the stream flowing from which forms a fine waterfall, and to the right of the glacier the pinnacles of the Bielenstock, while, in front, we see the Furcahorn. Three miles further on, we reach the summit of the FURCA PASS (7,990 ft.), where there is a little hotel. The view from the summit is magnificent, including the Upper Valais, and to the right the Finsteraarhorn, the Oberaarhorn, the Sidelhorn, and still farther to the right, the Viescherhörner and the Eiger; to the left the Mischabelhörner, the Matterhorn, the Weisshorn, and, to the south, the Mutthorn. About one mile from the summit the descent begins in long zigzags, far below which is the great RHONE GLACIER. At the bottom of the valley we cross the Muttbach, gradually descend the slope of the Langrisgrat; we make several long windings, and crossing the Rhone, here a little streamlet, we reach the Rhone Glacier Hotel, a halting place for travellers from the Grimsel, the Furca, and the Valley of the Rhone. (An ice grotto hewn in the glacier may be visited in a half-hour's walk from the hotel. Admission, 50 centimes.) For the route hence to Meyringen (in the inverse order), see Route 112. Soon after leaving the hotel, we cross the Rhone and reach, 3 miles, Oberwald (Hotel: Furca) which is at the bottom of a broad valley enclosed by mountains. A mile and a-half farther on we reach

Obergestelen, where the route to the Grimsel goes off to the right. We then pass Ulrichen, and soon after Munster, the capital of the valley. Next the village of Reckingen with a handsome church, and six other hamlets, and we reach VIESCH (Hotels: du Glacier, des Alpes), a prosperous village situated at the junction of the Vieschbach and the Rhone. Beyond Viesch, we go through the valley for about 2 miles, pass the little village of LAX, and then descend by numerous windings to a bridge just beyond which, is an inn on the right, and a chapel on the left. Crossing the Rhone, and following it down, we soon reach Morel. Nothing of note is met until we reach Naters, a large village with two ruined castles, Weingarten and Supersax. Soon after leaving Naters, we cross the Rhone, and reach BRIEG. See page 466.

ROUTE 114.

ΤΟ LAUSANNE GENEVA AND VEVAY, INCLUDING THE LAKE OF GENEVA.

ENEVA (Hotels: see "HOTEL LIST").

ARRIVAL Omnibuses and porters from all the hotels meet the trains and steamers.

Cab hire, per hour 2 francs, for each additional hour 65 c.

CHURCH SERVICES English Holy Trinity, Rue Mt. Blanc, every Sunday 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.

American Episcopal Church, 60 Rue du Rhone, Sunday 11 a.m. SHOPS. See "SPECIALITIES of EUROPEAN CITIES."

This town is situated at the southern extremity of the Lake, at the point where the Rhone

emerges. The two halves into which the city is divided by the river are connected by six bridges, the finest of which is the Pont du Mont Blanc, leading from the Rue du Mont Blanc to the English garden. Next below it is the Pont des Berguee, and from it a suspension bridge extends to the little island called Rousseau's Island, in the centre of which is Pradier's statue of Rousseau, erected by the citizens of Geneva in 1834. Fine quays, upon which are the best shops, extend along both banks of the Rhone in the vicinity of these bridges. On the left bank is the Grand Quai, and on the right the Quai des Bergues. The Quai du Mont Blanc extends along the right bank of the lake, commencing at the Pont du Mont Blanc. Beyond, and in a line with it, is the Quai des Paquis, which is handsomely planted with trees.

It extends to the Pier. From both the last-named quays fine views of the Mont Blanc group may be enjoyed. On the south bank of the lake, at the end of the Pont du Mont Blanc, is a pretty garden called the Jardin Anglais. In a pavilion in the garden is a plan in relief of Mont Blanc, which is shown to visitors for 50 centimes, except on Sundays and Thursdays, from 10 to 3, when it is free.

Geneva possesses within itself very few objects of interest. Few towns of its size and importance are so sparingly decorated with public monuments. Strangers are attracted to it from its beautiful position and the scenery of its lake, and because of its vicinity to Chamouni and other points of interest.

The principal buildings are the Cathedral of St Pierre, the Hotelde- Ville, the arsenal, the college (founded by Calvin), the museum of natural history, the botanical

garden, and the public library, founded by Bonnivard, the prisoner of Chillon, and a collection of autograph letters by Calvin and other distinguished Reformers. A large OPERA HOUSE, in the Place Neuve, costing 3 million francs, was opened in 1879.

One of the most striking objects in Geneva is the new and sumptuous monument in the Place des Alpes, erected to the memory of Duke Charles II. of Brunswick, who died at Geneva in 1873, and who bequeathed his large fortune to the city. It is in the style of one of the famous nonuments to the Scaligers at Verona.

The doctrines of the Reformation met with zealous support in Geneva, and upon Calvin taking up his residence permanently in the town, after the Reformed religion was established by law, Geneva became the centre of education for the Protestant youth of Great Britain, Germany, and France. The names of many eminent men are identified with the town, either by birth or adoption. Among these are Necker, the Minister of Louis XVI.; Saussure, the naturalist; Decandolle, Deloline'; Sismondi, the historian; Lefort; Le Sage, and Jean Jacques Rousseau. Merle D'Aubigne, author of the History of the Reformation, was a preacher at the Oratoire.

The house occupied by Calvin is No. 11, Rue des Chanoines. Rousseau lived at No. 40, Grande Rue.

The Commission which met at Geneva, in 1872, to adjust the differences between the United States and Great Britain, growing out of the famous Alabama claims, sat in the Hotel de Ville.

Geneva is celebrated for its musical boxes. The best maker is Bremond, Place des Alpes. The watchmakers of the greatest

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