Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-03-20
A Tour Through Europe.

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A Tour Through Europe.
Many HERALD reaslears remember
with pleasure the European letters hy
Prof. Burchard. lie is preparing foI
another trip and perusal of the fol
lowing circular may prepare the read
err for full appreciation OF another
series of letters, whether he take.
passage with the Professor or not
He is preparing to guide party o,
"yacation" travellers through Europe
in July and August and writes as fol
lows:
Permit me to say in regard to the itinerary
that having been oyer Substantially the same
ground twice, have been able with the as.
sistance of experienced friends to divide the
time at our disposal so that we can see hur-
riedly the best of Europe By taking the
specsdlifies of each place and not repeating de.
tails needlessly, as people inexperienced in
foreign travel generally do. one can get u uch
more of Europe in a brief time than is gener-
ally supposed. Freedom from all the harass-
ing cares of travel, which are particularly
heavy where the language and customs are
strange to one, makes it possible for those in
ina small party like the one am proposing,
to use all the time aud energy in sight seeing.
The following is the route of travel.
Leave New York Saturday, June 81, by
Anchor Line of Steamers. for Glasgow which
We hope to reach July lst. Leaving Glasgow
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Trossach, Stirling Castle. Edinbogo, Melrose
Abbey, Abbotsford, the home of Sir Walter
Scott, Leeds, Sheffield, London, Flushing.
Antwerp, Brussels, Cologne, the Rhine. May
ence, Heidelberg by the celebrated Black
Forest Railway to Schatfhausen. the Falls of
the Rhine, Zurich, Chur, by steamer and dili-
gence over the famous Splug. Pass to Colico,
Lake Como and Milan. Verona, Venice, Flor.
ence, Rome. Pisa, Genoa, Turin, Milan, Aro-
ma, Lake Maggiorc, the Smplon Pass, Briez,
Martigny, Tete Noir Pass, Chamouny, at the
foot of Mt. Blanc, diligence to Geneva, Lau>
same, Frbourg, Berne, THIN, Interlachen.
Giesshach with its illuminated waterfall,
Brienz, Brunig Pass. Alpnach. steamer to
Lueerne, Mt kigi. Basel, Paris, Rouen, Dieppe
New Haven, back to Loudon, from where
steamer will be taken to New York, or those
who wish can arrange to go through England
and Ireland taking steamer at Neville.
By looking this route over carefully it will
be seen the very best of Europe, for variety
has been selected and that four OF the grand
est Alpine Passes are crossed, 1t will be
found particularly restful to pass down through
Switzerland, make the Italian tour and then
return through Switzerland.
The above programme provides for Al days
on shore, and allows 30 days for ocean travel,
making 81 days in ALL It includes first class
passage and travel, and hotels every where,
all travelling expenses, and fees to servants at
hotels, omnibuses to and from stations when
necessary, the transportation and care of 90
lbs, baggage for each passenger, car riages for
three days in Rome with Mr. Shakespeare
Wood. and carriages for two days sigh: seeing
in Paris. The fees for sigh seeing. less than
$500 in ALL as most museums and galleries
have free admittance, will it the party wish
be paidin bulk and charged tn the members
at cost, which will be less expensive than any
estimate which we would be able to give YOU.
The itinerary of daily travel which will be
issued in due time will be SO arranged as to
leave the time at Paris and London at the
end of the tour, so that those who wish to
remain abroad longer time can do so, as the
steamer tickets will be good for one year.
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will consist of more than so, and viii probas
bly, be limited to 40, will receive my personal
attention the entire time Every effort will
be made to keep the company select, and to
receive only those who from education and
culture will be likely to be congenial OF the
nearly two hundred inquiries / have received
in regard TO the tour considerably more
than half are from clergymen, professional
men, teachers, and young men and women
who are in college. They all wish to go
abroad for the benefit they Will receive, and
want to get the most possible, in the brief
time at their disposal.
Its the experience of those who have been
abroad in well arranged parties that there is
no more pleasant and profitable way, on the
whole, of rapid travel in Europe. The party
become well acquainted with each other, and
there is none of the feeling of home sickness
which those have who 60 abroad alone Pleas
ant acquaintance are generally made during
the two months the party are together and
not unfrequently valued friendships 1t is
likely that unpleasant things will occur, but
probably less than if one was alone and
obliged to do all the troublesome things of
travel in strange land for himself
From experience know that one can see
very much more IN party where the most
economic arrangement of time Is made by
those who know the whole ground, and where
the entire care and ANNOYANCE Of travel il re-
moved. 1t is possible for people to go abroad
in parties who would never think of going 9th
erwise Ladies without gentlemen escorts or
even acquaintance, can go with the same
propriety and comfort that they can go with
an excursion party in this country Young
ladies and gentlemen from schools and col>
leges can find no more pleasant or profta>
BILE way of spending the Summer vacation
than in even such a brief trip to the Old
World
The time and plan of the tour has been ar
ranged partiularly for those who have the
months of July and August at their disposal,
as the party will be in New York BY the first
of September. Those who wish to remain for
fuller tour of England and Ireland can ar
range TO do so at very low rates returning by
later steamer. By leaving New York the 2lst
Of June the party will be in advance Of the
great rush Of foreign travel and will find
trains and hotels less crowded
1t is my intention to have with the party an
instructor in French and German, who will ha
at the service of such of the party as wish to
obtain something of a conversational know
ledge of these languages. Much more can be
gained in this while the party is abroad than
one would suppose, as the opportunity is con-
stantly afforded of conversing in these lan-
guages in the countries where they are spoken
and with members of the party.
/ have also in mind to form an association
OF those who 60 abroad in the party to read
IS carefully as possible such of the works Of
travel and art as will be useful in preparing
the party to receive the greatest profit as well
as pleasure from the Summers trip. II is all.
so my intention to add other features of inte>
rest which viii make the tour more pleasant
and profitable.
In regard to going as far south as Rome in
the Summer, after being there twice with
large parties | can say there is next to no dan
ger either from heat or malaria The warm
est day our party had last year was in Swift.
zerland and we went as far south as Naples
If one carries a sun umbrella there Is no more
to be feared from heat than in New York.
The rates for the tour including as mention
ed above are s4T5. of which it will be neces-
sary to send s25 at the time of making appli-
cation to secure steamer passage. The bal.
ance will be due June Let. wish 10 urge the
necessity Of making application as soon as
possible in order that the hest positions on
the steamer may be secured. The preference
OF state rooms will be given in exact order in
which the names and the first deposit are re-
ceiyed.
pamphlet circular will be issued soon
which viii give more detailed account of the
route, and if YOU are not able to decide from
this brief description OF the plan would ask