Chapter 9 Travel with viola

RIZAL’S GRAND TOUR OF EUROPE WITH VIOLA (1887)

•May 11, 1887
- Rizal and Viola left Berlin by train
•Dresden-
one of the best cities in Germany
•Prometheus Bound
-painting wherein Rizal was deeply impressed
•Teschen (now Decin, Czechoslovakia)
- next stopover after leaving Dresedn

LEITMERITZ:

•At 1:30pm of May 13, 1887
- the train, with Rizal and Viola on board, arrived at the railroad station of Leitmeritz, Bohemia-for the first time, the two great scholars—Rizal and Blumentritt—met in person
•Professor Blumentritt
- a kind-hearted, old Austrian professor
•May 13 to May 16, 1887
- Rizal and Viola stayed in Leitmeritz
•Burgomaster
- town mayor
•Tourist’s Club of Leitmeritz
-which Blumentritt was the secretary; Rizal spoke extemporaneously influent Germany to the officers and members
•Dr. Carlos Czepelak
- renowned scientist of Europe
•Professor Robert Klutschak
- an eminent naturalist
•May 16, 1887 at 9:45 AM
- Rizal and Viola left Leitmeritz by train

PRAGUE:

•Dr. Willkomm
- professor of natural history in the University of Prague
•According to Viola
, “nothing of importance happened” in this city.

VIENNA:

•May 20, 1887
- Rizal and Viola arrived in the beautiful city of Vienna, capital of Austria-Hungary
•Vienna was truly the
“Queen of Danube” because of its beautiful buildings, religious images, haunting waltzes and majestic charm
•Norfentals- one of the greatest Austrian novelists was favorably impressed by Rizal, and years later he spoke highly of Rizal,
“whose genius he so much admired.”
•Hotel Metropole
- where Rizal and Viola stayed
•In Vienna, Rizal received his lost diamond stickpin.

DANUBIAN VOYAGE TO LINTZ:

•May 24, 1887
- Rizal and Viola left Vienna on a river boat to see the beautiful sights of the Danube River
•Rizal particularly noticed that the passengers on the river boat were using paper napkins during the meals, which was a novelty to him. Viola, commented that the paper napkins