The separate characteristics of the different broads give a choice of surroundings capable of satisfying every one. Oulton Broad, for instance, is generally to be found full of smart yachts, while Heigham forms a contrast in its solemn loneliness. Wroxham Broad is always bright with white sails going to or from Surlingham, Rockland, or Salhouse Broads. The last mentioned a beautiful piece of water, the quieter portions of its surface being generally thick with yellow iris and purple loosestrife and many other species of water herb. It is shaded by trees, and makes charming pictures from many points of view. Crome, it is said, commenced a picture of this broad on the day of his death, and anticipated that it would be his best work.

Irstead is another beautiful broad surrounded by feathery reeds and thick with rushes where kingfishers and wild duck are to be found. The ruins of St. Benet's Abbey are an interesting feature along the river Bure. Within the monastic walls a windmill has been built, and this too is now an old ruin, having lost its sails many years ago. [Illustration: Photochrom Co., Ltd. AMONG THE NORFOLK BROADS. A typical scene on one of the rivers connecting the broads.] NORWICH CATHEDRAL =How to get there.=Train from Liverpool Station via Colchester. Great Eastern Railway. =Nearest Station.=Norwich. =Distance from London.=114 miles. =Average Time.=Varies between 2-1/2 to 4-1/4 hours. Quickest train 2 hours 32 minutes. 1st 2nd 3rd =Fares.=Single 20s. 6d. 9s. 5-1/2d. Return 31s. 10d. 18s. 11d. =Accommodation Obtainable.="Royal Family Hotel," "Maid's Head Hotel," "Bell Hotel," etc. =Alternative Route.=Train from King's Cross. Great Northern Rly.

The city of Norwich has a unique charm from its combination of the mediaeval with the modern, and "improvements" so called have not spoilt it. The chief object of interest is the cathedral, which was founded in 1094 by Bishop Herbert Losinga, who was at one time prior at Fcamp in Normandy, and chaplain to William II. It is regarded as one of the greatest existing examples of Norman work, and has the finest cloisters in England. It is 411 feet long and 191 feet broad at the transepts, and is crowned with a spire second only to that of Salisbury. Near the cathedral are a number of ancient and interesting structures more or less in ruins. Chief of these may be mentioned St. Ethelbert's and the Erpingham Gate, by the west front of the cathedral, the former in Decorated English, the latter in Late Perpendicular, and both are valuable and rich specimens of these styles. It was Sir Thomas Erpingham whom Henry V. in Shakespeare's play addresses as "Good old Knight," and it was he who gave the

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