The baths of Rhenish Germany : with notices of the adjacent towns / [Edwin Lee].

  • Edwin Lee
Date:
1850
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Credit: The baths of Rhenish Germany : with notices of the adjacent towns / [Edwin Lee]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    comparative exemption of Belgium from the politi- part of Europe. There is usually a good deal of society in the winter; the climate, at this season, is objectionable ; house-rent and living are consi- derably cheaper than at Paris. From Brussels to Liege by Malines, there is but little to interest except the beautiful Town Hall at Louvain. The route by Namur is more inter- esting. ‘The hamlet of Waterloo, and the battle field are on the high road. ‘This town is strongly fortified by a citadel and extensive works along the heights, which overlook the river, and by ram- parts and a double fosse enclosing it on the land side. The streets are narrow and dirty; the popu- lation amounts to about 20,000 persons. An agreeable excursion through beautiful scenery may be made up the river to Dinant. Beyond Namur, the valley of the Meuse is full of pastoral beauty and richness. The river flows placidly through scenery diversified by corn and meadow land, among which cottages and neat farms are thickly scattered—woody or cultivated hills sloping down to the water's edge, and here and there precipitous sandstone rocks, the greyish hue of which contrasts pleasingly with the surrounding verdure. At Huy, a neat stone bridge crosses the river; and together with the road is commanded by a fort which crowns an eminence, and was built by the allies in 1815. Liege lies between steep hills on the left bank of the Meuse, and exhibits all the bustle of a large