HOTELS: _Royal, des Bains, de Londres, &c. Ry. to Paris._
Fecamp (13,000).--A dull uninteresting town, inns second-rate and
dear, in summer--situated on a river, the town reaching for nearly
a mile inland.
HOTELS: _de la Plage, des Bains, Chariot d'Or. Ry. to Paris._
Etretat (2000).--Romantic situation--bracing air--rocky coast--shingly
beach--only two good hotels--a few villas and apartments--no
town--very amusing for a time.
HOTELS: _Blanquet, Hauville, Dil. to Fecamp, and Havre._
Havre (75,000).--Large and important seaport on the right bank of the
Seine--harbour, docks, warehouses, fine modern buildings, streets,
and squares--picturesque old houses and fishing-boats on the
quay--bathing not equal to Dieppe or Trouville.
HOTELS: _de l'Europe, de l'Amiraute, &c., and Frascati's on the
sea-shore. Ry. to Paris; Steamboats to Trouville, &c._
Honfleur (10,000).--Opposite Havre, on the Seine--old and picturesque
town--pleasant walks--English society--sea-bathing, "_mais quels
bains_," says Conty, "_bains impossible!_" Living is not dear for
residents.
HOTELS: _du Cheval Blanc, de la Paix, &c. Ry. to Paris_.
Trouville (5000 or 6000).--Fashionable and very dear at the best
hotels--ample accommodation to suit all purses--good
sands--splendid casino--handsome villas, and plenty of apartments.
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