. Eight journeys abroad. u will get the cablegram all right, with love to all. Affly, M. D. R. Budapest, Sunday afternoon, May i, 1910. We drove about all afternoon through the city then wentup to the Burg, the Emperors Schloss high up in the old 654 THE BALKANS AND AUSTRIA town across the river. There were the loveHest gardens infront of it and a splendid terrace with statues overlooking theDanube with the Margareten-Insel. There were rose treesset in circles of forget-me-nots and the latter such healthyvivid blue (so unlike the weak sickly-looking plants we have)and they were in long beds of
. Eight journeys abroad. u will get the cablegram all right, with love to all. Affly, M. D. R. Budapest, Sunday afternoon, May i, 1910. We drove about all afternoon through the city then wentup to the Burg, the Emperors Schloss high up in the old 654 THE BALKANS AND AUSTRIA town across the river. There were the loveHest gardens infront of it and a splendid terrace with statues overlooking theDanube with the Margareten-Insel. There were rose treesset in circles of forget-me-nots and the latter such healthyvivid blue (so unlike the weak sickly-looking plants we have)and they were in long beds of giant pansies. Then we went on to the Margareten-Insel, a summer re-sort with music and restaurants and a band was playing whilewe took our tea and strawberries (wild ones with no flavor).It was too early to see society and when we came back wewent out on the street behind the hotel and found the pave-ments covered with chairs and tables and fine-looking people. This street goes along the river and looks up to the ROYAL PALACE, BUDAPEST It is very difficult to get along here as not one sign even inthe Railway Stations is legible, all being in the Hungarianlanguage. Even in Bosnia and Herzegovina they had thesigns in four languages, but here there is nothing, and if Idid not speak German I could not have got on. I have justhad a telegram that they cannot give us rooms until Tuesday,so will leave Tuesday morning, 3rd of May, for Vienna. Mr. Gorton has just written us that he is leaving Viennato-day, couldnt stay longer and has spoken to the hotel pro-prietor about our rooms, and we get there to-morrow night. 655 EIGHT JOURNEYS ABROAD It rained all our stay in Budapest except Sunday after-noon, when we made all possible use of our time. In Viennait rained, poured, all but one day, but we managed to seeabout everything and went one night to Grand Opera and an-other to hear the new comic opera, by the composer of TheMerry Widow, The Graf von Luxemburg. The OperaHouse is beau
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