Captain Musafir's Rambles in Alpine LandsW.H. Allen, 1884 - 150 páginas |
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... little more than an hour . Adelsberg lies about 1,800 feet above Trieste , and is proportionately cooler . It is in itself but a small village , deriving all its importance from the wonderful caves in its vicinity . To inspect these was ...
... little more than an hour . Adelsberg lies about 1,800 feet above Trieste , and is proportionately cooler . It is in itself but a small village , deriving all its importance from the wonderful caves in its vicinity . To inspect these was ...
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... little village of Traunkirchen , most picturesquely situated , and containing one comfortable little inn , -the best place for the traveller to stop in . The view from the windows of this inn is lovely , and never tiring . The water is ...
... little village of Traunkirchen , most picturesquely situated , and containing one comfortable little inn , -the best place for the traveller to stop in . The view from the windows of this inn is lovely , and never tiring . The water is ...
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... village of Langbath forms , with that of Ebensee , the southern extremity of the lake of Gmunden . Five miles from this , up a gradual descent through a beautiful and hilly country , on the banks of a little trout - stream , one of the ...
... village of Langbath forms , with that of Ebensee , the southern extremity of the lake of Gmunden . Five miles from this , up a gradual descent through a beautiful and hilly country , on the banks of a little trout - stream , one of the ...
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... little village of Lauffen , acquaintance with which , and with the good little landlady who kept the inn there , had been made by Musafir in some of his fishing excursions near Ischl . This lady was a young Viennese who had just married ...
... little village of Lauffen , acquaintance with which , and with the good little landlady who kept the inn there , had been made by Musafir in some of his fishing excursions near Ischl . This lady was a young Viennese who had just married ...
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... little doubt but that her pleasing manners and excellent cuisine would ... village of Aussee , also on the Traun . Suddenly they came upon the view of ... little town of Aussee , very picturesquely situated . Thence to the lake of Grundl ...
... little doubt but that her pleasing manners and excellent cuisine would ... village of Aussee , also on the Traun . Suddenly they came upon the view of ... little town of Aussee , very picturesquely situated . Thence to the lake of Grundl ...
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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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