1936 On the Continent

to points in Holland is examined at the port of entry. On the railways a supplementary fee of 80 cents (about 2s.) is charged for using the “D” or corridor trains, unless it is stated on your ticket that these charges are included in the fare paid. Third class passengers are only admitted to the dining cars for the principal meals. No free allowance for luggage is granted, except on some international tickets, when the weight of the free allowance is stated on the ticket, apart from a reasonable amount of hand luggage, as much as can be accommodated under the seat and on the rack. The width of rack space to which the passenger is entitled is equal to the width of the allotted seating accommodation. On local railways children from 4 to 10 years travel at half fares. Children under 4 years of age are carried free if accompanied by an adult and not occupying a separate seat. Trams and motor-buses within city limits usually charge between 10 Dutch cents and 12½ Dutch cents per stage. There are no different classes in the trams or motor-buses. Don’t tip the conductor of the tram or bus. They are all well paid, and only in rare cases of unusual helpfulness need you give a tip of 5 Dutch cents (1½d.). Hotel and restaurant tips generally amount to 10 per cent. of the bill. On restaurant bills up to 1 florin (2s. 6d.) and hotel bills up to 2½ florins (about 7s.) the tip should be 15 per cent.
    And now, what is there to see and do in Holland? Let me begin with a brief summary. No doubt you will want to see the bulb-fields, which cover approximately the region between Leyden and Haarlem. The bulbs bloom in Apriland May. Flowers are best in Aalsmeer (near Amsterdam). Shrubs at Boskoop (near Gouda).
    Yachting is to be had on the Frisian lakes; in the lake district near Leyden, where there is a water sports week (Kaag-week, July 18th-21st); on the Zuyderzee, the Loosdrecht lakes, and on the Zeeland waters.
    The Castle district lies chiefly round and to the east of Arnhem.
Longest Air Line
    A visit to the Amsterdam aerodrome (Schiphol) and/or to Rotterdam itself is really very interesting. Amsterdam is the starting-point of the world’s longest air-line, the 9,000 mile air route to Dutch India, with two departures every week at each end. There are excellent golf links at Domburg (near Flushing and Middelburg), The Hague, Noordwijk (near Leyden), Zandvoort, Hilversum (between Amsterdam and Utrecht), Zeist (near Utrecht), Breda, Arnhem, Oostvoorne, Bois-le-Duc, Hattem, Hengelo, Eindhoven and Rotterdam. Bathing is the same practically all along the coast. Holland is noted for its fine, wide sandy beaches and its beautiful sand-dunes everywhere. Furthermore, there are indoor swimming pools as well as open-air bathing pools all over the country, in the midst of balmy woods. At Boekelo (Overijsel province) there is even a salt-water bathing establishment, run as an extension of the salt mine there. Places where typically Dutch costumes are still worn are: the whole of Zeeland, the fishing villages of Scheveningen (quite near The Hague), Volendam and the island of Marken (near Amsterdam), Bunschoten, Spakenburg and at Staphorst, near Zwolle
    It would be impossible to include in a travelogue like this all the sights of Holland. But all necessary information, including the planning of trips and advice in all directions, can be obtained at the Official Tourist Information Office, 102 Lange Voorhout, The Hague, and its branch offices in the places mentioned below. And remember, this Official Tourist Information Office is not a travel agency. All information, all booklets, all advice, and plans for trips, etc., are given free of charge. No tourist need feel under any obligation. He is welcome!
    All information concerning touring in Holland, guidebooks, maps, etc., can be obtained from:
    THE OFFICIAL TOURIST INFORMATION OFFICE, 102 Lange Voorhout, The Hague.
    Branch offices:
    A LKMAAR , Waaggebouw.
    A LMELO , Grootestraat 80.
    A MERSFOORT , Stationsplein 8a.
    A MSTERDAM , Muntplein 12.
    A PELDOORN , Stationsplein.
    A RNHEIM , Stationsplein 13.
    B AARN , Stationsplein.
    B ERGEN (N.H.), Kerkplein.
    B ILTHOVEN , Julianalaan 8a.
    B OIS-LE-DUC , Markt 73.
    B REDA , Catharinastraat 8.
    B USSUM , Vlietlaan 5.
    D ELFT , Markt 45.
    D ORDRECHT , Bagijnhof 1.
    F LUSHING , Town Hall or Walstraat 44.
    G OES , Groote Markt 24.
    G RONINGEN , Groote Markt 23.
    H AARLEM , Stationsplein.
    H ILVERSUM , Stationsplein.
    L EEUWARDEN , Stationsplein.
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