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behind the houses of the Alte Wiese. Here we perceive on the left several neat gardens with terraces, and arrive at a rocky prominence, adorned by a cross, and affording a good view of the Old Meadow; here on the side of a steep rock we read the words, “Plus être que paraître”. The little space in front of it is called “Mariannen Ruhe, in honour of a Saxon Princess. Turning to the right into the Buturlin Weg, which leads us gradually through the forest, we arrive in about twenty minutes at the Hammerkapelle. At this point several roads branch off; the guide-post shows the way leading either to the Franz Josef’s Height (one of the finest places), or to Findlater’s Tempel, at which place we arrive in a few minutes. This temple affords a fine view of the Hammer-Thal and the Kaiser Park. A direct road down-hill leads to the Freundschaftssaal, or we can return to town by walking forwards to Choteck’s Weg.

5. The Vieruhr Promenade (Four o’clock Promenade).—We start from the Kiesweg and arrive at a small place called Fürstinnenstein, in front of a rock; an inscription states how its name originated. A quarter of an hour's walk leads us uphill to the Dichterbank, a retired and quiet place in a rock. Near it the road branches off to the right for the Findlater’s Tempel, and to the left