Ostend Sands.
Gneisenau Battery, in front of the Royal Palace Hôtel.
A VISIT TO OSTEND.
On entering the town, skirt the Wellington Hippodrome, in front of which portions of the old Wellington Fort may still be seen at the end of the Western Dike. In front of the terrace of the Royal Palace Hôtel, on the dike, is the "Gneisenau" Battery armed with 4in. guns (photo above).
Take Avenue des Courses to the Chalet Royal. Go round the latter by Rue Courbe.
Between Avenue des Courses and Rue Courbe opens out, on the right, the fine Avenue de la Reine, which connects the dike with the Grand Parc Marie-Henriette (see p. [67]).
The Sands and Chalet Royal, before the war (Photo Nels.)