. Eight journeys abroad. 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.
. Eight journeys abroad. 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 beautiful and Faust was delightful. Vienna is a charming place and so gay. It is still rainingand bitterly cold. Mrs. R. has of course written you of herplans. We shall hope for better weather at Sigmaringen. ItWOuld be so nice if you were here for this part of the tour,which you would like. You never would have gone throughthe other part. With love for the family. Affectionately and gratefully, EN ROUTE Hotel Bristol, Vienna, Thurs., May 4th, Frank, We came here Monday in a pouring rain and in the sametrain with Sydney Hutchinson and his wife and it has pouredsteadily ever since. They got disgusted and shipped theirauto to Paris and expect to sail the end of this month. We have gone to some churches and museums and thestate apartments in the Hof Burg, but have had no chance towalk about the streets or see the life. Tuesday night we wentto the Opera, Faust, hearing their best tenor. We had seatsin the second row of the Parquet and enjoyed every minuteof it. The orchestra was superb, the singers good, but notgreat, and they gave the whole Walpurgis Nacht with themost superb ballet I ever saw. The house is very handsome,in a sort of light chocolate and gold. I have not yet found outwho the leader or singers were, but will do so. People came in here afterwards for supper and it was verygay here. Yesterday Dr. Otis and his family turned up, theon
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