. A summer voyage on the river Saône. With a hundred and forty-eight illustrations. rope had been passed under a great Germanboat, and there had been a hitch and a long trouble to set it right,but not a word of impatience on either side. These little delaysusually end with a hearty expression of thanks and a Bon jouror Bon voyage. Mantoche is one of the most picturesque places on the has two chateaux, one low on the shore, another on a hill-side, and the Saone exactly resembles a pond, entirelysurrounded by dense woods. All the buildings seen from theriver are picturesque, with severa
. A summer voyage on the river Saône. With a hundred and forty-eight illustrations. rope had been passed under a great Germanboat, and there had been a hitch and a long trouble to set it right,but not a word of impatience on either side. These little delaysusually end with a hearty expression of thanks and a Bon jouror Bon voyage. Mantoche is one of the most picturesque places on the has two chateaux, one low on the shore, another on a hill-side, and the Saone exactly resembles a pond, entirelysurrounded by dense woods. All the buildings seen from theriver are picturesque, with several little towers having the bell- K 2 132 The Saonc. shaped roof common in the Franche-Comte, and the colour ofthe whole place is rich in ochres, reds and yellows. We landedto explore the interior of the village, and the first thing we cameupon was a fine bartizan tourelle of grey stone, in excellentpreservation. This was at the corner of the chateau, andsupported on a corbel with good mouldings. The church is notbeautiful, it is too low, but its architecture is harmonious, being.
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