The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-12-02
LIFE on THE DANr BIZ"
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all great ht.futI t"n,s prd vet -" r"ilitv -
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and minlto'-ot Hudn
Winter M the Hungarian capital opens ~ coca
~ Weather. and previous T." describing ION"
the overlooked i'liufc~ 81 n '"NHs" ll'i"r
from vienna I ,hould add that though q st'a'
many only rn.s through On their way :" "'i"r
parrs Of Europe and Asia. he number 81 "'-
c,ssinral visitors who stay for hcal'h.~ AK" -
larger than Formerly
I, pti.t huyc been one ~ a." last / oai- al Nv"
sea son m vhi,h came down tic IIN'f recently
from Vienna \ twilight on H." lauul" -
beautiful. the r"c"ding hill vrapt ~ a purple
haze and kal"Ido-ouu"d against q skv oi '"af'>'
blue Already n" deep golden russell u the
Bungarian autumn l. - advanced that Il N'fe"S
The ground. Golden avenue. of zines and
chestnut- are on cVerv hand
There are many places where "r" can lrger
On lIl@ I'bl " ''f' 'N'
we'll informed as to his surroundings rs he s'"ans
down from one great capital Ia the other ha1
many temptations From the castles 81 IN"
great Ia he ruinsof he fallen. from tie retreatsot
ofdynaS,irso of to-day to those 81 the past b" can
wander for DAYS and still l"ay" many monas'i"
abbeys and others unoNplor"d IN the vicinity
He will have to enter the country for some or
them.
The Alcsuth estate. whore the Nrchduk"
Joseph frequently resides. j. near the good
sized town Of BiCske and has a model farn
worthy lts name and of tn" best IN Hungary,
Count ESterha2y has q castle ~ near me
mourtain- N Tata-IoNHru- Mad OF the great
ness of the fallen We ar" reminded IN IN" larger
city OF Baab. about half way between Budapest
and Vienna. b, the old palace Of /ichy, wher"
the first Napoleon had 10 defend himself IN lso".
This j. on the Liza" Danube.
ON this tributary az on the great stream
itself the grain is shipped and stored in large
ouantitir,. notably here al Moson, a small
town of $3.50 inhabitants and not far from this
the gricultura school with botanical garden.
said 20 b. the best Ia the whole country, OF
sbbeys. by the way. the Ci-tercians have two,
both famous. within easy reach OF the Danube.
one Economically situated in the Bakossy forest
and the other at 81 tiOtthard.
had onpor,unity on this single voyage ~
.,idying that great variety, the peasantry and
countryman Of the Danube. Starting at o
A NJ from the Niennc-c suburb, which il said
10 be as dih1cult to find on foot for an English
or American as Mnlwali might be to a Portu-
gucsc, yc>ticulatiug On Westminster Bridge,
|, took Ms half the long day to reach Pressburg.
Al the present turn Of the seasons Their" j. a
crowd ot th"-" migrating hucolic-, boarding
tho steamers when there are any below and
above that most interesting of cities. which is
well worth ia" excursion il GENERALLY inspires
In the breast of III" river tourist. From Us
ruined Konig~hurg and Go,hic cathedral 10 its
ancient ghetto and the Maria Teresa monument
IL il fun of that interest which industrial COM
petition and art Cultir" l'ndtoSu'h attractions
and over 10000 INHABITANTS,
II wa- no more than ] expected therefore
,ha, my fellow travellers on the Duna steam
plexions. Here was the toiler OF the fields of
the lower parubian provinces Transferring
hv tho mid of his friendly Duna. II costs him
but a few krone 10 get hundredSo OF miles down
stream. aud he will "cCaSionally pass through
two kingdoms Ia hi- destination. But ~ IL
frequently the Magyar or the Ronmanian
] si-uecr YOU NEE, on these nro'racted trips,
though they are remarkably discreet IN their
confidence. A. 10 their Intelligence" u I'M
questionable. And were II not that their ylgor-
GUS frames roughly but warmly clad and wealth
er-worn hut handsome features denote an eX-
istencc 81 greater value 70 themselves, than
perlpatrtic not"makers allow Us 10 reallIe AT
n distance. one might be led 10 compassion
ate in them har ships that may not commonly
e'ist among those We meet on such Journeys,
they are ftIT's NallNf, anu lH-'IntNlNe. III
more respects than your correspondent has
leisure at present 10 refer 10:
They have hot escIped, as | have cHnslnnily
fever which has recently swept over a large
tract, Of EuIoP. much a. e 'n"nfay w w
Of this class betray l. other than a %iarnon Of
native patois. iuterspersed by a little Ger
man or some other tongue .ireauently ing.
during their pereerinations from one cline
To another.
be procured without much difficulty; vendors
Of peaches and pears did a lively trade al some
q these. and We stretched our hands eagerly
long day between those repasts which they
supply in good style on these Danube steam
crs' just now the-" fruits are succeedeL by
the apples, which are fine and plentiful all M
the country. In the market place Of Pesth
they max rare display
tial il is to have guidance as 10 the location
Of the attractions on either side Of the Danube.
parts you should take the route via Bruck,
especially for those places aforementioned.
the fortress castle OF the Archduke Fran
Ferdinand d'tste,, a. Boga, the splendid
hay. with its great castle;
The other route, via Marchegc. with n lesser
DETECTION from the greater stream, will A.
Presshurg and Galanther And the Arneri-
can tourist: thoqs9 YOU vii, nad him eysTSS.
INV v AL E'h will III 49, sNAAAAfa u 1851
that the lack II a little guidance beforehand
has greatly involved their efforts to get a.
these notable places without great loss of
time. With the river boats and from this
juncture you can easily find. for instance.
1o't-NeHyer and the castle Of Count Rarolyi.
situated near to the beautiful Neutra Valley,
the village of Apponey with the famous ruined
castle OF the Forgschs and the present Count
Apponey's castle and Galgoez where Count
Joseph Frdodv has a new castle on the hin.
near one of the most remarkable Of ancient
ruins. HubHburg Close 10 this Is the iinIoa-
ing prison fortress of ~Iipotvar which has all
to appearance Of what II is, a penitential
place, ~ II frowrs from its great rampnrts
Holes. one Of the largest estates belonging
to the Teigning house. provides them and their
guests with good ptea SAINT aud other shooting
And ~ Stdmpfen not far on. can be seen Count
PalTy's castle with its noble dempsnc. Sew
eral of these noblenien have fine racing
and breeding studs az the places mentioned,
or their other country estates These. like
the Archduke's stables. would interest the
most ordinary tourists. but are worthy par
ticular description in themselves for the lovers
Of such enterprise But thoroughbred studs
are even more numerous further down tho
river. on the other side Of my headquarters
OF these another time
Thus, the trip here in the autumn from Vienna
N one whereof you can either miss or make
a great deal The inland scenery. l. in some
parts enchanting, Is associations. romantic
and historic. and in the latter sens" the above
mentlDned are but n few Of lis attractions