A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy

· 1858

CHAPTER I. Departure from Vienna--Scene on board the steamer-- Hainburg--Presburg--The "Coronation-mount"--Pesth--Ofen--The steamer Galata--Mohacs--The fortress Peterwardein--Discomfort and bad management on board the steamer--Semlin--Belgrade--Pancsova-- Austrian soldiers--The rock Babakay--Drenkova--Falls of Danube--Alt- Orsova--The "Iron Gate"--Cattle-breeding--Callafat--Vexatious delay CHAPTER II. Giurgewo--Interior of the town--Braila--Sanitary precautions--Galatz--Scarcity of good water--Ridiculous fear of the plague--The steamer Ferdinand--Entrance into the Black Sea--Stormy weather and sea-sickness--Arrival at Constantinople--Picturesque appearance of the city--Mosques--The dancing …

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