Captain Musafir's Rambles in Alpine LandsW.H. Allen, 1884 - 150 páginas |
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... bright river gladdened the eyes of the travellers , running through a smiling country , inviting a further inspection and a lengthened visit . At Mürz - zu - schlag they commenced the ascent of RAMBLES IN ALPINE LANDS . 19.
... bright river gladdened the eyes of the travellers , running through a smiling country , inviting a further inspection and a lengthened visit . At Mürz - zu - schlag they commenced the ascent of RAMBLES IN ALPINE LANDS . 19.
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... bright green in its colour - a river which from its appearance thrills the heart of the fisherman . This river is the famous Traun , the artery of the Salzkammergut ; the guide to the finest scenery , in many respects , in the world ...
... bright green in its colour - a river which from its appearance thrills the heart of the fisherman . This river is the famous Traun , the artery of the Salzkammergut ; the guide to the finest scenery , in many respects , in the world ...
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... bright hot days , natural to the country , everything seemed to invite to a walk in the open air . There was no artificial gloom , no constraint , no gin - shop quarrels , no enforced penalty for being happy . The people went quietly ...
... bright hot days , natural to the country , everything seemed to invite to a walk in the open air . There was no artificial gloom , no constraint , no gin - shop quarrels , no enforced penalty for being happy . The people went quietly ...
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... bright green Traun , in the foreground , with the Alps stretching far back as the eye could reach , made the landscape a glorious one . It was impossible for our travellers to resist the impression that this was indeed the Pisgah of the ...
... bright green Traun , in the foreground , with the Alps stretching far back as the eye could reach , made the landscape a glorious one . It was impossible for our travellers to resist the impression that this was indeed the Pisgah of the ...
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... bright and gay in comparison with Passau . Here they remained for the Sunday , then started on the following morning for their tour in the Salzkammergut . This lovely province of Austria , so called from its con- stituting the great ...
... bright and gay in comparison with Passau . Here they remained for the Sunday , then started on the following morning for their tour in the Salzkammergut . This lovely province of Austria , so called from its con- stituting the great ...
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admiration Almhütte Anglo-Indians appeared Archduke arrived ascent Aussee Austria Bavarian beautiful Berchtesgaden Blochmann boat Bormio bright C.S.I. London Captain Musafir carriage castle chamois charming climb Colonel G. B. MALLESON comfortable Dachstein Danube descending distance Ebensee einspänner Emperor Engelberg English Engstlen Alp enjoy enjoyment Europe excursions famous feet fishing foliage foreground friends German glacier glorious Gmunden Golling Gosau Gratz green Grundl lake Hallein Hallstadt height hills hour India Innsbruck Ischl Jäger Jäkel Joch Pass journey Kanzler König's Krähmeyer ladies Lambach landlord Langbath language Linz little village lovely Lucerne magnificent miles mountains Musafir o'clock Obertraun once party Passau picturesque Pontresina pretty rain reached river road rock route Salzburg Salzkammergut scarcely scenery side sight smiling snow splendid steamer Styrian summit Switzerland Thalgau thence Titlis tour town Traun Traunkirchen Traunstein travellers Trieste Untersberg valley W. H. Allen walk Watzmann whilst wife Wild Hunter
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