. Travels in the Pyrenees : including Andorra and the coast from Barcelona to Carcassonne. DETAIL OF THE CLOISTERS, MONASTERYOF RIPOLL {page 222). RIBAS {page 22i To face page 2o» GERONA 203 and the joyful who frequent here. The old and the tired,and the unhappy and the very poor, stay in their quietstreets. From the Rambla, bright with lights and animation, Ipass on as the night advances, to the stone bridge that spansthe River Onar ; and halfway across it, I stay to enjoy theview, as of Florence and Venice intermingled. Under thesoft moonlight it is as lovely as in those favoured
. Travels in the Pyrenees : including Andorra and the coast from Barcelona to Carcassonne. DETAIL OF THE CLOISTERS, MONASTERYOF RIPOLL {page 222). RIBAS {page 22i To face page 2o» GERONA 203 and the joyful who frequent here. The old and the tired,and the unhappy and the very poor, stay in their quietstreets. From the Rambla, bright with lights and animation, Ipass on as the night advances, to the stone bridge that spansthe River Onar ; and halfway across it, I stay to enjoy theview, as of Florence and Venice intermingled. Under thesoft moonlight it is as lovely as in those favoured great stone houses rise up with their projecting bal-conies, sheer and straight, from the rivers edge; thelights from their windows gleam and glitter across thewater. The more stately have gardens and terraces openingon the river, and, as I look up this curving waterway, I getglimpses into many a fascinating interior. High above thecrescent of tall houses rise the proud cathedral and thespire of San Feliu, with their Latin grace. The blue laneof sky above the houses is gemmed with the greater stars,and the half-moon rides high in the weste
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