This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1839 Excerpt: ...his head into; it is called the Cerf, or rather Cerf and 00., as I think there are no less than eight stags painted on different zue noun. 171 parts of the outside of the house. It would be a pleasant thing for travellers--a good thing for the landlord--and not a bad thing for the said stags--if the hotel was a little nearer the lake; not that the house wants what Dr. Granville said the Belle-Vue at Brussels wanted--a washing--for a cleaner house cannot be; and it may be as well to state, for the information of those who cannot pruiez-vans, that M. Suter, the landlord; speaks English like a native; and, moreover, is remarkably civil and personally attentive; gives good fare, and charges moderately:--Tabled''hote, at live o''clock, three francs; bed, two francs; breakfast, one franc ten sous. l am the more anxious to do justice to the proprietor of this house, because he is placed in a situation without, l may say, a rival, where he might take every advantage of travallers. The opinion that l_ formed of this hotel is corroborated by Lord and Lady Lorton (who remained a week here), and many other highly distinguished individuals, whose names and opinions are recorded in the strangers'' book. Boats may be hired to Art; the distance, either by the lake or road, is two leagues. The average time by the boat is two hours and a half; the diligence occupies one hour and a half; fare, twelve batz. The hire of a boat to Art, for three rowers, its two francs each person, when more than one. Art.-ln the salle ti manger of all the hotels in the neighbourhood of the Bighi, are to be seen 172 mam oumns. the usual mountain accompaniments consisting of long ash poles, pointed with iron; walking-sticks, with a chamois-horn at the top, and an iron spike, about f...