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 the Vogelhütte, this spot being, with the exception of the Aberg, the highest point on these woody mountains, belonging to the Municipality of Karlsbad. From the Freundschaftshöhe we take the road to the left, and after again turning twice to the left, arrive at the Friedrich-Wilhelm Platz, showing one of the finest views of the town. Beneath this place an open space in the wood is often illuminated. Several turnings in the road lead us soon down-hill to the Marienkapelle.

8. To the Belvedere.— We walk through the Mariengässchen up-hill to the Friedrich-Wilhelm Platz, thence to the road leading to the Aberg, and arrive after a quarter of an hour’s walk through a shady forest, at the Katharinen-Plätzchen, a cosy resting place in the middle of the forest, which derives its name from a secret love affair. A short distance hence we turn to the left, and in about ten minutes find ourselves at the Belvedere, a place affording a fine view of the ruins of Engelhaus. A fine lovely walk of about twenty minutes leads us to the Faulenzerweg, and from here in a short time to the high road close to the Kaiser Park.

9. To the Franz Fosef’s Höhe (Height).—Through the Mariengässchen we walk on to the road beyond the Marienkapelle; a short distance to the right the road becomes steep, and soon branches off