A trip through Italy, Sicily, Tunisia, Algeria and southern France . in sizeand in a fine state of preservation. It is interest-ing to note that along the streets are still to beseen the ruts worn by the wheels of the Romanchariots in the slabs of stone with which they arepaved. Indeed, so interesting are the points ofinterest, that one could spend hours in this won-derful old city studying its archeological us, however, it was, as usual, a case of hurry,and we were obliged to cut our investigationsshort, and retrace our way over the same roadback to Batna. When we once again desc
A trip through Italy, Sicily, Tunisia, Algeria and southern France . in sizeand in a fine state of preservation. It is interest-ing to note that along the streets are still to beseen the ruts worn by the wheels of the Romanchariots in the slabs of stone with which they arepaved. Indeed, so interesting are the points ofinterest, that one could spend hours in this won-derful old city studying its archeological us, however, it was, as usual, a case of hurry,and we were obliged to cut our investigationsshort, and retrace our way over the same roadback to Batna. When we once again descendedat our hotel, we had accomplished, since themorning, a days run of 194 kilometers, in threehours and forty minutes running time. Our rooms at the hotel were damp and cold,but huge fires in the fire-places soon made us com-fortable, and after a fairly good dinner we wereglad to retire for a good nights rest, as the ther-mometer was hovering around freezing point. Early next morning, with the sky overcast andthreatening, we left Batna for Biskra. The dis- [102]. ROMAN ARCH AT TIMGAD GONSTANTINE TO EL KANTARA tance separating the two towns is 118 kilometers,and a gradual descent from about 3,000 feet to300 feet above sea level brought us to the latterplace. Biskra is, in reality, an oasis, and is usedas a French garrison post; but it possesses modernhotels. I will touch more fully on this subjectlater. The terminal of the railroad, as also ofthe highway, is at this town. The great Saharadesert extends hundred of miles in a southerlydirection, with nothing but trails to ride we were still on the plain of Sbakh, andon the point of descending the southern side ofthe Gebel Aures Mountains, we punctured a reartire. Soon after we had passed the town of Mac-Mahon, and we were 33 kilometers from Batna,we came to the junction road leading to was the route we would have to take on re-tracing our steps from Biskra the following other words, it is necessary f
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