The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-04-25
A TRIP ABROAD.
How 1t Can Be Made in Good Style for
S34O-Items. of Expenditure.
Letter to Providence Journal

Letter to Providence Journal
Since my return from Europe large
number of persons who contemplate
visit to the Paris Exhibition during the
present year have desired me to give
them some idea of the probable cost OF
the journey. To each one uniform re-
ply has been given, and the first words
were, You can make it cost just what,
in reason, you like" And it is so. A
man can spend thousand dollars in
months travel, and another can suit
himself just as well for one-fifth of the
money. My own experience, based on
10 days. visit to Paris during the Ex-
position of 1867, is that you can live re-
markably cheap in that delightful city.
During my visit in January last to the
capital of France l was careful to in
quire as to the probability of an increase
in hotel rates. The answer was there
will be none. The Grand Hotel Bristol
is magnificent house in every respect,
and for such place the charges are re-
markably reasonable. At that place
handsomely furnished, well lighted
room cost me six francs, 81 20, per day,
and dinner, including Uin ordinaire,
a similar amount. But, as in London,
the better plan is to take your meals out,
as the Fredch people generally do. For
10 francs (two dollars) per day a man
can live well. But to give a clearer
idea of the total cost of such journey,
it may be as well to start out with the
theory that we propose to be absent two
months or sixty days. Eighteen days of
this will be upon the ocean, and for the
round trip the cost need not be more
than $120. On arrival at Liverpool the
docks and other places of interest have
to be seen, which will occupy two days,
the cost of living per day being ten
shillings, with four shillings added for
omnibus and cab fares, 800; from
Liverpool to Manchester, where two
more days are spent at the same rate;
then directly to London, the fare being
So, occupying portion of one day. In
London there is multitude of sights to
be looked up. There is the Crystal Pal
ace, British Museum, Alexandra Park,
Geological Gardens, National Gallery,
Houses of Parliament, the Tower of
London, etc., etc. Here, to do the
thing up in any kind of way. sojourn
of at least ten days should be made
This involves an expense of $50 for liv-
ing lit can be done for less, and well
done, too), and an additional $3.50 for
omnibus hire. Then comes the trip to
Paris. The return ticket from London
to Paris will be in American money
$18.75, and which is available for one
month. The Journey to Paris usually
occupies from ten to eleven hours,
so that one full day may be allowed in
going and coming. Then a stay of fif-
teen days should be made in Paris, and
the visitor, if he be prudent, can do adj
mirably as far as lodging and living up
on 1915 per day, or$41 20; and adding
to this ten days to the exhibition, one
franc each time, brings $43 25, with so
added for conveyances, brings Paris to
cost $53.25. During this time, if dis
posed, a trip can be taken to Geneva
Lake, at a cost of $15. This brings us
back to London, with eleven days to
spare. A trip to the Isle of Wight,
run to Scotland, and thence down
through Ireland, joining the steamer at
Queenstown, can be hastily done at an
average cost OF ~ per Qay-a total OF
S77-and then we find ourselves on
board the steamer again, without any
thing further to pay than the stewards
This brings total of $40, and allow
ing the extravagant sum of $50 for
walters, ETC., etc., the grand result is
$500 for a sixty days. journey. This
estimate is put at top figures, so that
there shall be nothing ridiculous in it's
appearance; but your readers may rest
perfectly satisfied that a trip to Paris,
properly managed, and an absence from
home of sixty days, need not cost any
single individual more than $40.