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"We Reached The Gate Of The Citadel-Palace Of The Kremlin, Which Is One Of The Grand Palaces Of Russia—Nay, Of All The Franks"
"Of The Things Frequently Seen In Russia Were The
Abundance Of Carriages In (St.) Peter(Sburg), Many Tramways
Of Iron In The Streets, And Also Many Beautiful Dogs,
Large And Small"
"{Sunday, 1st June).—To-Day We Went To The Town
Of Potsdam, Which Is Outside Of Berlin... The Quarters Of The Heir-Apparent Are In That Of Potsdam. We Drove In Our Carriage To That Palace ; He Was Not At Home. We Then
Drove For A Promenade, And Passed Through Magnificent
Avenues In Beautiful Parks."
"It Was Two Hours' Journey To The City Of Cologne. .. A Beautiful City Appeared Before My Sight; It Has A Large, Lofty, Well-Placed Church, Which They Say Is The First In Europe."
At Koblenz: "We Crossed The Rhine By A Bridge, The River Here Being Narrow, With Hills On Either Side. The Bank Of The River Is All Villages, Towns, Cultivations Of Vines, Cherry-Trees, And The Like. .. On Either Side Of The River Is There A Railway, And Continually Do The Ti'ains Rmi. There Are Also Roads For Carriages, Waggons, And Pedestrians, Well Made And Kept. The Whole Region Is A Garden."
"Again, We Passed Through Other Streets, And So Entered
The Old Tower Of London. The Governor Of The Tower,
Who Is A General, Came Out With All The Notables And
Aldermen Of The City. The Walls And Turrets Of The
Fortress Are All Of Stone. The Jewels, Arms, &C., Of The
Ancient Monarchs Are All Kept There"
"After Continuing A Certain Distance, We Arrived At
Greenwich, Where Is The Naval College Of England, And
Which Possesses An Imposing Palace"
"To-Day We Have To Visit The Bank, The Tower Of London, The Churches Of St. Paul's And Westminster, As Also The Houses Of Parliament. .. It Is A Very Grand, Solid, And Majestic Structure. In Point Of Fact, So Great A Palace Is Worthy And Seemly For The Parliament Of England."
"And So We Reached The Place De La Concorde, Where They Have Erected A Lofty Obelisk Brought From Egypt."
"Again Another Day We Went To Versailles ... We Passed Through A Gallery Where Were Arranged Most Beautiful Statues In Marble Of Ancient Kings, Ministers, Magnates, Commanders, And The Like, All Carved By The Old Masters;"
"The Whole Of These Parts Of The Country Is Named
Burgundy, And One Section Of Burgundy Is The Cote-D'Or,
Of Which Dijon Is The Chief Town. The Crop Of Grapes
Is Beyond All Computation Hereabouts, And The Wines Are
Celebrated, Being Carried To All Parts Of The World.
In Turin: "After Breakfast The Sovereign Came And We
Went Together To The Armoury That Is In The
Palace. There Were Large Numbers Of Weapons,
Ancient And Modern, Such As Persian Swords On Which
Were Inscribed Verses Of Persian Poetry In Letters Of Gold;"
"Leaving Peschiera, We Reached The City And Fortress Of
Verona. This City Is In The Midst Between The Plains
And The Mountains. All Round The City Is A Fortification,
With A Ditch, And With Powerful Batteries, In Which Are
Many Cannon."
"It Is A Handsome City, With A Pleasant Climate, And
Situated By The Side Of A Wooded Mountain, Having A
Population Of Fourteen Thousand Souls. Tliis Is The Place
Where The Thii-D Napoleon Had A Meeting With The Present
Emperor Of Austria. It Has A Famous Salt-Mine.
"The Word " Schonbrunn " In The German Tongue Has The
Meaning Of "Clear Spring" {Read: " Beautiful Spring ").
We Mounted A Carriage And Drove Out, The Princes And
Others Following Us.".
"This Day We Have To Go To The City Of Vienna And Visit The Exhibition."
""We Arrived At The Beginning Of The Habitations Of The
City Of Islambul. On The Left Hand Is The Land Of Europe
; On The Right, The Land Of Asia.. We Breakfasted At
Home ; After Which We Went To The City Of Islambul To Pay Visits To The Mosque Of Saint Sophia And The Residence
Of The Persian Mission."
The Most Characteristic Palaces In Golestan Date Back To The
Subsequent Reign Of Naser Ed-Din Shah (1848-1896).
These Include The Imarat-E Badgir, Already Begun Under
Fat’H Ali Shah, The Shams-Ol Imareh And The Kakh-E Asli (Ab Ev)