The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-05-10

Since my return from Europe a large
number Of persons who contempIa,.s
visit 70 the Paris Exhibition during TIA
present year have desired me 10 give
them some idea Of the probable cosi -
the journey. Toeach one uniform RAJ
ply has been given and the first words
were, f" You can make II cost lust what
in reason, you like" And il Is so. Ons
can spend $1,000 in n months travel
and another can suit himself inst ~
well for one-sifth Of the money. NV
own experience, based on a ten DAYS,
visit 70 Paris during the Exposition Of
1867, Is that you can live remarkably
cheap in that delightful city. During
my visit in January last to the capital
OF France was careful to inquire as 10
the probability Of an increase in hotel
rates. The answer was, there will Ia
none. The Grand Hotel Bristol Il 4
magnificent house in every respect, and
for such place the charges are remark
ably reasonable. At that place a hand
somely furnished, well lighted room
cost me six francs (Sl. 20) per day, and
a dinner, including rim ordindire. 4
similar amount. But, as in London. the
the better plan is TO take your meals
out, as the French people generally do.
For ten francs (S2) per day 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 pro
pose to be absent two months or sixty
days. Eighteen days Of this will be up
on the ocean, and for the round trip the
cost need not be more than Sl20. 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, 81 from Liverpool to Manchester.
where two more days are spent M the
same rate; then directly to London. the
Iare being IS, occupying nearly one day.
La London there Is a multitude of sights
q interest to be looked up. There is
he Crystal Palace, British Museum.
Alexandra Park, Geological Gardens.
National Gallery, House of Parlis.
nent, the Tower OF London, etcs
Here, to do the thing up in any kind
u way, sojourn Of at least ten DAYS
should be made. This involves an ex-
'ensc OF $50 for living Git can be done
or less, and well done, too,) and an adj
litional 1.50 for omnibus hire. Then
comes the trip to Paris. The return
icket from London to Paris will be, in
American money, 1875, and which is
valuable for one month. The journey
Q Paris usually occupies from ten to
leven hours, so that one full day may
70 allowed in going and coming. Then
stay Of fifteen days should be made in
'aris, and the visitor, IL he be prudent,
an do admirably as far rs lodging and
wing upon 1915 per day, or $41.25;
nd adding to this ten days to the Exhi-
ltion, one franc each time, brings s43.-
s.; with so added for conveyances.
rings Paris to cost $53.25. During this
me, If disposed, trip can be made
, Geneva Lake at a cost Of S15. This
rings US back to London, with eleven
ays to spare. A trip to the Isle Of
Wight, run to Scotland, and thence
own through Ireland, joining the
Gamer ut Queenstown, can be easily
one ut the average cost Of 81 per day
"A total Of $77; and then we find our
lives on board the steamer again, with
1t any thing further to pay than the
ewards. This brings a total of $40,
I'D, allowing the extravagant sum Of
~ for walters, ETC., the grand result is
100 for a sixty days. journey. This es-
mate is put at top figures, so that there
'all be nothing ridiculous in its appear
ice; but your readers may rest per-
city satisfied that trip to Paris, prop
ly managed, and an absence from
'me Of sixty days need not cost any
ngle individual more than S3i0.-Cor.
journal.