Significance Of Rizal's Grand Tour Of Europe With Viola

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Rizal’s Grand Tour of Europe with Viola (1887)
May 11, 1887- Rizal and Viloa left Berlin by train. Their destination was Dresden.

Dresden
Their visit coincided with the regional floral exposition which Rizal was interested in Botany.
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They were introduced to the family of the great professor Blumentritt.

They stayed in Leitmeritz from May 13-16, 1887.

Beautiful Memories of Leitmeritz

He enjoyed the hospitality of the Blumentritt’s family. Rizal and Viola’s tourist guide is the professor.

One afternoon, they were invited to a beer garden. They met the burgomaster of that town and they were proudly introduced by Blumentritt.

Another one afternoon, Rizal and Viola were invited to a meeting of the Tourist’s Club of Leitmeritz. Praising Austria’s idyllic scenes and its hospitable, nature-loving, and noble people.
Rizal met Dr. Carlos Czepelack, the renowned scientist of Europe and he was introduced to Professor Robert Klutschak, an eminent naturalist.

May 16, at 9:45 am., Rizal and viloa left Leitmeritz by train.

May 19, 1887, Rizal wrote to Blumentritt by saying thank you for all the help, experienced while staying in Leitmeritz.

May 24, 1887, Rizal and Viola wrote a letter to Blumentritt that concerned about the illness of
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Willkomm.

They visited the tomb of Copernicus.

As well as the museum of natural history and the famous cave where San Juan Nepomuceno, the Catholic Saint, was imprisoned.

They went to Brunn after saying goodbye to Professor and according to Viola, “nothing ofimportance happened” in this city.

Vienna

May 20, 1887- Rizal and Viola arrived to the beautiful city of Vienna.

They met norfenfals.

They visited the city’s interesting places and they met two good friends of Blumentritt- Master and Nordamnn, an Austrian scholars.

Danubian Voyage to Lintz

May 24, 1887- Rizal and Vienna let Vienna on a river boay to see the beautiful sights of Danube River.

From Lintz to Rheinfall

They traveled overland to Salzburg, and from there to Munich. From Munich, they went to Nuremberg. They saw in this city where the horrible torture machines used by Inquisition.

After Munich, they visited Ulm where their cathedral was the “ largest and tallest in all Germany”.
Then they went to Stuttgart, Baden, and then Rheinfall.

Crossing the Fronteir to Switzerland

They stayed in this city from June 2-3, 1887. They continued their tour to Basel ( Bale), Bern and

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