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Paris and northern France

handbook for travellers
  
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OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
  
PARIS AND NORTHERN FRANCE.
  
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Preface.
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Contents.
  
List of Maps and Plans.
  
Abbreviations.
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Introduction.
 I. 
I. Language. Money. Passports. Douane.
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II. Post and Telegraph Offices.
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III. Embassies.
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IV. Shops.
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V. History and Statistics.
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VI. Distribution of Time.
  
Collections etc.
  
Diary.
 VII. 
VII. Weights and Measures.
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VIII. General Remarks on N. France.

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PRELIMINARY INFORMATION
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1. ARRIVAL IN PARIS.
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2. HOTELS AND MAISONS MEUBLÉES.
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3. RESTAURANTS.
  
Diners à Prix-fixe in the Palais Royal and Vicinity.
  
Diners à Prix-fixe in the Boulevards etc.
  
Restaurants in the Palais Royal and Vicinity.
  
Restaurants in the Boulevards etc.
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4. CAFÉS.
  
Cafés in the Palais Royal.
  
Cafés in the Boulevards.
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5. BOOKSELLERS, READING ROOMS etc.
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6. SHOPS, BAZAARS, MARKETS.
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7 BATHS.
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8. VOITURES.
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9. OMNIBUSES.
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10. RAILWAY-STATIONS. RAILWAY-OMNIBUSES.
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11. STEAMBOATS.
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12. THEATRES.
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13. CONCERTS AND BALLS.
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14. DRIVE THROUGH PARIS.
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RIGHT BANK OF THE SEINE.
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1. The Old Boulevards.
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2. The Boulevards de Strasbourg and de Sébastopol.
 3. 
3. The Palais Royal.
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4. The Louvre and its Collections.
  
First Division: Italian School.
  
Second Division: Italian and Spanish Schools.
  
Third Division: German and Dutch Schools.
  
Fourth Division: Dutch School.
  
French School.
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5. The Tuileries.
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6. Place de la Concorde.
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7. Champs Elysées.
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8. Arc de Triomphe de l'Etoile.
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9. Parc de Monceaux.
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10. Bois de Boulogne.
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11. Hôtel de Ville.
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12. Palais de Justice.
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13. Bibliothèque Impériale.
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14. Conservatoire des Arts et Métiers.
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15. Churches on the right bank of the Seine.
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16. Père Lachaise.
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17. Montmartre.
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18. Vincennes.
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LEFT BANK OF THE SEINE.
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19. Palais du Luxembourg.
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20. Musée des Thermes et de l'Hôtel de Cluny.
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21. Pantheon.
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22. Jardin des Plantes.
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23. The Gobelins.
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24. Hôtel des Monnaies.
 25. 
25. Institut de France.
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26. Ecole Impériale des Beaux Arts.
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27. Palais du Corps Législatif.
 28. 
28. Musée d'Artillerie.
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29. Hôtel des Invalides.
 30. 
30. Blind, and Deaf and Dumb Institutions.
 31. 
31. Churches on the Left Bank of the Seine.
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32. Cemetery of Montparnasse.
 33. 
33. The Catacombs.
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ENVIRONS OF PARIS.
 34. 
34. Versailles.
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35. St. Cloud and Sèvres.
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36. St. Germain-en-Laye.
 37. 
37. St. Denis.
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38. Fontainebleau.
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NORTHERN FRANCE.
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A. ROUTES FROM LONDON TO PARIS.
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39. By Folkstone, Boulogne and Amiens.
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40. By Dover, Calais and Amiens.
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41. By Newhaven, Dieppe and Rouen.
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42. By Southampton, Havre and Rouen.
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B. NORTH-WESTERN FRANCE.
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43. From Paris to Orléans and Tours.
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44. From Paris to Nantes by Chartres, Le Mans and Angers.
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45. From Nantes to Brest.
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46. From Brest to Paris by Rennes and Le Mans.
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47. From Paris to Caen and Cherbourg.
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C. ROUTES FROM PARIS TO THE RHINE AND SWITZERLAND.
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48. From Paris to Cologne.
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a. Direct Route by Namur and Liège.
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b. From Paris to Cologne by Brussels.
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49. From Paris to Strasbourg by Châlons and Nancy.
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50. Strasbourg.
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51. From Paris to Mannheim or Coblenz (Bingen).
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a. From Paris to Metz.
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b. Metz.
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c. From Metz to Mannheim and Mayence.
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d. From Metz to Coblenz by Neunkirchen, Creuznach and Bingen.
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52. From Paris to Bâle by Troyes, Belfort and Mulhouse.
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53. From Paris to Neuchâtel by Dijon.
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54. From Paris to Geneva by Macon, Ambérieu and Culoz.

  
Index.
  
List of Names in the Plan.
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11. STEAMBOATS.

Small steamers ply on the Seine between the Pont Royal and
St. Cloud, descending in ¾ hr., returning in 1½ hr.; fares
50 c.—1 fr. The trip is a pleasant one, the landscape picturesque
and animated.

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