ENVIRONS OF PARIS.

22. From Paris to St. Cloud and Sevres. Meudon.

Visitors to these W. suburbs may choose among three lines of Rail-
way, the Steamboat service (p. 336), and the Tramway. The steamboat is
preferable in fine weather. — The Tramway (Ligne de Versailles, TAB,
see p. 340, and Appx., p. 31) follows a somewhat uninteresting route
through a busy and populous quarter: cars leave the Quai du Louvre
every ]/2 hr. or oftener (at 5 and 35 min. past the hour), the journev
occupying 40-50 min.; fares, inside 50, outside 35 c. The lines to St. Cloud
and Sevies diverge on reaching the Point-du-Jour. — On Sun. and holi-
days ail modes of conveyance are apt to be overcrowded.

By Railway.

I. Ligne des Moulineaux, 9'/2 M. from the Gare St. Lazare (Pl B, 18;
p. 208; on the left, 'Banlieue'), in 30-40min., fare 75 or 50 c.; or 7 M. from
the Gare des Invalides (Pl. R. 14; p. 296), in 20-25 min., 80 or 65 c. Trains
run at least once an hour; some of them are provided with refreshment-
bars (see the time-table). — This line is recommended in preference to
the Ligne de Versailles (p. 333) because its station at St. Cloud is conven-
iently situated (near the bridge). — Our description of the route begins at
the Gare St. Lazare; for passengers from the Gare des Invalided the order
is, of course, reversed. No reduction on return-tickets, which may be used
for either terminus.

The train passes under the bridge of the Place de l'Europe (p. 208).
To the right is the goods-station, on the level of the bridge, to which
the tracks are raised by elevators. We pass through a short tunnel.
To the left is the Chemin de Fer de Ceinture. The fortifications are
then traversed. — 3 M. Clichy-Levallois. Clichy, to the right, has
39.521 inhab. and numerous factories. Tramway from the Madeleine
to Clichy and Asnieres. TND, see Appx., p. 32. Levallois-Perret,
to the left, adjoining Neuilly, has 58,073 inhab. largely workmen
and employees. Velodrome de la Seine, see p. 42. Tramway from
the Madeleine to Levallois, TNC, see Appx., p. 32; the station is
opposite Asnieres (steam-ferry 5 c). The train crosses the Seine.

33/4 M. Asnieres (Cafes and Restaurants at the bridge and at the
station), a village on the left bank of the Seine, with 31,336 inhab.,
is a favourite resort for boating and other amusements in summer.
Behind the church is the Ecole Ozanam. occupying the 18th cent.
Chateau d'Asnieres, with paintings by Boucher and sculptures by
Coustou (visitors admitted). In the Place du Gymnase is a War
Monument (1871) by A. Maillard. Tramway from the Madeleine to
Clichy-Asnieres and Colombes (TND and TNDa), see Appx., p. 32.

The little Ile de la Recette or des Ravagevrs, to the N. of the Ile de
Robinson, contains the Dogs' Cemetery (adm. 50 c), to the left of the bridge