_Lunch at +Nieuport+._] _Leave =Dunkirk= by Rue de Paris, continued by Rue des 4-Ecluses, cross the Canal de la Cunette (see lower half of itinerary, p. 27, and text, p. 32), and take the Furnes road (D. 15) which follows the right bank of the Dunkirk-Furnes Canal._ _At =Rosendael= (2½ kms. on the other side of the canal) stood_ the Civilian Hospital of Dunkirk, which was shelled several times during the war. _On the left, 3 kms. further on, is =Dunes Fort=._ [Illustration: +Hospital at Rosendael bombed by a German aeroplane.+ _The baby in the medallion had one of its hands cut off by a splinter._] [Illustration: +Sanatorium at Zuydcoote.+ _(Cliché LL.)_] _At the first cross-roads (9 kms. from Dunkirk), the tourist may take the left-hand road to +Zuydcoote+, to see the great +Sanatorium for children+, on the coast, founded by M. Van Covenberghe._ Converted into a military hospital, it rendered invaluable service during the War _(photo above)_. _To visit, go through =Zuydcoote=, turn to the left, beyond the level-crossing, then to the right 200 yards further on._ [Illustration] _Return to D. 15, and follow same on the left. At the first cross-roads (2 kms.) take G. C. 4 on the right to +Hondschoote+ (12 kms.)_ _Pass through +Ghyvelde+, then at +Les Moeres+ turn to the right, and on leaving, to the left._ _Beyond the level-crossing, =Hondschoote= is reached. Take Rue de la Prévôlé on the left, which leads to the Grand' Place._ Hondschoote is a small town of ancient origin, whose population has greatly decreased since the 16th century. It was there that, on September 8, 1793 the French, under Houchard, defeated and drove back the English who were besieging Dunkirk _(engraving below)_. _On the right of the Square (photos, p. 35) is_ the 17th century Renaissance Hôtel-de-Ville, _while in the centre stands_ the early 16th century church, in which are a fine pulpit and organ loft (1755). _Near by is_ a monument (Darcq) commemorating the victory of 1793. [Illustration: +The Victory at Hondschoote. (21 Fructidor, Year 1.)+] [Illustration: +Hondschoote.+ +Hondschoote Church.+ _In front:_ +9in. Mortars+. _In the medallion:_ +The Pulpit.+] [Illustration: +Hondschoote. The Hôtel-de-Ville.+] _Return to D. 15 and follow same to the right; cross the railway (l.c.); 2 kms. further on is the French Custom-House. The Belgian Custom-House is 3 kms. further on, near +Adinkerque+._ [Illustration] _Cross the canal and enter =Adinkerke=._ _Take the street on the left which skirts the churchyard._ Behind the church is a large Franco-Belgian cemetery, containing the grave of the Belgian poet Verhaeren. After the Armistice, his remains were transferred to his native town. [Illustration: +Verhaeren's Tomb at Adinkerke (1918).+]