Antwerp is in Belgium, to be sure, but it is one of the best of fair
ports for arrival at the end of a Transatlantic voyage, and from its
crowded port a passage can be taken to almost any point in the
Netherlands, or, for that matter, in the four quarters of the globe.
From here, take a treckschuyt ride to Bruges, and another to Ghent and
anywhere else, as fancy dictates. Or suppose a stop is made at The
Hague--everyone goes to The Hague--short trips can be made to Delft,
Rotterdam and Dordricht, right in the middle of Holland, or, in the
other direction, to Leyden and on up to Amsterdam. However, it is
needless to write out an itinerary, as there are guide books enough
already. All places are interesting and all are accessible. The one
thing to be thought of is the going from one place to another by
treckschuyt. To have a good time, the traveler must be capable of
adjusting himself to his environment. He must put up with the ways of
the people as he finds them and not expect them to adjust themselves to
his ways, after the manner of the Englishman at the Pyramids, who
insisted that his Arabs should give him beef-sandwiches and Bass for
lunch.
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