“Aix-la-Chapelle with Charlemagne.
“Ghent and Bruges with the Dukes of Flanders and Burgundy.
“Calais with Mary Tudor and Edward III. of England.
“Rouen with Charles VII. and Joan of Arc.
“Paris with Charles IX., the Bourbons, and Napoleon.
“Nantes with the Huguenots and the Revolution.”
“We have also had views of the homes and haunts of great authors,” said Ernest. “I have made a scrap-book of leaves and flowers from the homes and graves of men of letters, and it includes souvenirs of nearly all the most eminent names in English literature.”
Havre is really a port of Paris, and is one of the most thriving maritime towns of France. Like most port towns it is more businesslike than picturesque. The Class made but two visits here, outside of the hotel. One of these was to the birthplace of Bernardin de St. Pierre in Rue de la Cordesis, and the other to the cliffs on which the great French light-houses are erected at a height of three hundred feet.
