Captain Musafir's Rambles in Alpine LandsW.H. Allen, 1884 - 150 páginas |
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... perhaps add , with all its audacity . Since that first introduction into the country which may be called the Paradise of the World , I have made many incur- sions into Austria . There is scarcely a village in Carniola , in Carinthia ...
... perhaps add , with all its audacity . Since that first introduction into the country which may be called the Paradise of the World , I have made many incur- sions into Austria . There is scarcely a village in Carniola , in Carinthia ...
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... perhaps so soft and regular as that from the Schlossberg or Maria Trost at Gratz , yet the superiority of the mighty Danube to the turbid Mûr gave this , in the eyes of Musafir , a greater charm . The sight alone of this splendid river ...
... perhaps so soft and regular as that from the Schlossberg or Maria Trost at Gratz , yet the superiority of the mighty Danube to the turbid Mûr gave this , in the eyes of Musafir , a greater charm . The sight alone of this splendid river ...
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... perhaps only one steamer , and not half - a - dozen rafts , meet the eye in the course of the day . The course of the steamer lies between high hills covered with green verdure , the varied tints of which are charming . Round and ...
... perhaps only one steamer , and not half - a - dozen rafts , meet the eye in the course of the day . The course of the steamer lies between high hills covered with green verdure , the varied tints of which are charming . Round and ...
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... perhaps , who have seen the great falls of America , or even the Rhine fall at Schaffhausen , the Traun falls will doubtless appear , as falls , tame in comparison , but from the lover of beautiful scenery they must always evoke the ...
... perhaps , who have seen the great falls of America , or even the Rhine fall at Schaffhausen , the Traun falls will doubtless appear , as falls , tame in comparison , but from the lover of beautiful scenery they must always evoke the ...
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... perhaps , will warn you against the coldness of the water ; but , if you are an Englishman , such warning is given in vain . To go to the bank - where you are sheltered from outer view - to strip , to plunge in , is the work of but two ...
... perhaps , will warn you against the coldness of the water ; but , if you are an Englishman , such warning is given in vain . To go to the bank - where you are sheltered from outer view - to strip , to plunge in , is the work of but two ...
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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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