Captain Musafir's Rambles in Alpine LandsW.H. Allen, 1884 - 150 páginas |
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... Leaving Adelsberg the following morning about 9 o'clock , our travellers left for Gratz , the capital of Styria , and arrived there about half - past four the same afternoon . The train carried them through a lovely country . Between ...
... Leaving Adelsberg the following morning about 9 o'clock , our travellers left for Gratz , the capital of Styria , and arrived there about half - past four the same afternoon . The train carried them through a lovely country . Between ...
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... leaving the main body of the enemy to march on Vienna . All this is recognized by the unfor- tunate Linzers , who have the poor consolation of feeling that they have been taxed heavily for fortifications which are practically useless ...
... leaving the main body of the enemy to march on Vienna . All this is recognized by the unfor- tunate Linzers , who have the poor consolation of feeling that they have been taxed heavily for fortifications which are practically useless ...
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... Leaving Ischl on the 7th our travellers crossed the Traun , and drove in the direction of the lake of Grundl , the beauties of which had been reported marvellous . Their road lay through the little village of Lauffen , acquaintance with ...
... Leaving Ischl on the 7th our travellers crossed the Traun , and drove in the direction of the lake of Grundl , the beauties of which had been reported marvellous . Their road lay through the little village of Lauffen , acquaintance with ...
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... leaving his wife to manage at Grundl . The wife is a very tidy , good- humoured , bustling housewife , and the best cook in Austria . Not even in Paris will the epicure be better treated than in the little inn , the Archduke John , on ...
... leaving his wife to manage at Grundl . The wife is a very tidy , good- humoured , bustling housewife , and the best cook in Austria . Not even in Paris will the epicure be better treated than in the little inn , the Archduke John , on ...
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... leaving the boat to drift . She would , however , after a short swim , make for it , and getting over the side , would dress and pull again for the shore , looking far fresher and gayer than if she had adorned herself in her own room ...
... leaving the boat to drift . She would , however , after a short swim , make for it , and getting over the side , would dress and pull again for the shore , looking far fresher and gayer than if she had adorned herself in her own room ...
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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 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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