BELGIUM 



The Orangery, Laeken 



TS IT A VISION of strange and distant lands, 

 -* as you stand gazing at the wealth of gorgeous 

 roses and scent the delicate perfumes gently 

 wafted towards you ? Such colouring, such a 

 mass of beauty, of perfect shapes, of wonderful 

 tints, from the faintest shades to the deeper ones, 

 and yet all in perfect harmony ! And as your 

 eyes wander over them, you catch sight of the 

 wonderful " Tour Chinoise," standing out against 

 the sky; this is a fancy of King Leopold II. It 

 adds to the charm and strangeness of that won- 

 derful garden, of those beautiful flowers. Your 

 thoughts wander towards visions of the Orient, 

 of warmth, of glorious sun. 



By your side is the great glass " Orangerie," 

 quite a feature of Laeken, in which feasts have 

 often been given. Laeken is full of memories. 

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