Captain Musafir's Rambles in Alpine LandsW.H. Allen, 1884 - 150 páginas |
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... comfortable , with handsome exteriors . There is an abundance of pretty villas along the shores of the Adriatic and on the hills behind the town . In fact , in whatever direction the traveller may turn , he meets striking evidences of a ...
... comfortable , with handsome exteriors . There is an abundance of pretty villas along the shores of the Adriatic and on the hills behind the town . In fact , in whatever direction the traveller may turn , he meets striking evidences of a ...
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... comfortably , and for double that sum like princes . It is this cheapness that has caused Gratz to be selected by most of the retired officers of the Austrian army as their place of residence . Many of these men have but Ł 60 a year ...
... comfortably , and for double that sum like princes . It is this cheapness that has caused Gratz to be selected by most of the retired officers of the Austrian army as their place of residence . Many of these men have but Ł 60 a year ...
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... comfortable hotel . Vienna is too well known , and has been too often described , to need any reference to it in this sketch . It will suffice to remark that the Musafirs appear to have been less struck with the city than they expected ...
... comfortable hotel . Vienna is too well known , and has been too often described , to need any reference to it in this sketch . It will suffice to remark that the Musafirs appear to have been less struck with the city than they expected ...
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... comfortable within . It is , besides , a note - worthy fact , that of these pretty - look- ing cottages there was not one the windows of which were not filled with flowers - a circumstance insignificant , per- haps , in itself , but ...
... comfortable within . It is , besides , a note - worthy fact , that of these pretty - look- ing cottages there was not one the windows of which were not filled with flowers - a circumstance insignificant , per- haps , in itself , but ...
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... comfortable hotel on the Danube , Musafir and his wife were joined by two Australian fellow - passengers who , partly on their recommendation , had come to explore the beauties of Austria . These gentlemen , even during the voyage , had ...
... comfortable hotel on the Danube , Musafir and his wife were joined by two Australian fellow - passengers who , partly on their recommendation , had come to explore the beauties of Austria . These gentlemen , even during the voyage , had ...
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Captain Musafir's: Rambles in Alpine Lands (Classic Reprint) G. B. Malleson Sin vista previa disponible - 2015 |
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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's 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 foreground friends German glacier glorious Gmunden Gosau Gratz green Grundl lake Hallein Hallstadt height hills hour India Innsbruck Ischl Jäger Jäkel journey Kanzler König's Krähmeyer ladies lake of Grundl 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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