Vacation days in GreeceRichardson, Rufus B. (Rufus Byam)
History
Vacation days in Greece
Richardson, Rufus B. (Rufus Byam)
Greece -- Description and travel
In about four hours after leaving Sebenico we were at Zara, which
enjoys the double distinction of being the capital of Dalmatia and the
home of maraschino. It has several churches of absorbing interest, both
for their architecture and for their contents. Although it has lost
immensely in picturesqueness by the tearing down of its old walls, it
is still a beautiful city; but it is a modern kind of beauty, which has
come from broad boulevards taking the place of the landward wall, and
a splendid quay taking the place of the sea wall. Austrian officers in
fine uniforms set the tone. It has almost too much of an air of thrift
to be picturesque. One sees everywhere, signs of maraschino factories,
maraschino stores, and maraschino cafés.
As I sat in front of a café on the modern quay, sipping my second
glass of maraschino at what claimed to be the original maraschino
establishment in the city, and looked off at the eight Austrian
war-ships lying off the shore, a feeling of "change from the old to
the new" came over me. Just then such a sunset as is rarely vouchsafed
to man was transpiring. The blood-red sun of double size was setting
in the illumined sea. I took it as a signal that my Dalmatian journey
was at an end. Pola and Fiume I already knew, and Trieste was a common
mart. I went back to the steamer.
[Illustration: GREECE.]
Transcriber's Note
Minor errors or inconsistencies in punctuation have been corrected
silently. The pages referred to in the following remarks refer to the
original printed edition.
On p. 9, the phrases regarding an inscription introduced with "It read
thus:", include an unbalanced quotation mark, but it is not clear
where it should be placed, or which might be spurious.
The following list describes any obvious printer's errors that were
detected, and the resolution of each.
p. 31 approp[r]iate] Added.
p. 134 I[t/n] spite of great care Corrected.
p. 166 in [f]ront of his sea-wall Added.
p. 191 entertai[n]ment Added.
p. 192 their sea-sickness and fright[./;] Corrected.
p. 239 Slave _sic._ Slav?
p. 240 One sees everywhere[,] signs of maraschino _sic._
End of Project Gutenberg's Vacation days in Greece, by Rufus B. Richardson
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
Reviews
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this work.
Elsewhere in the archive
Join the Discussion
Join the discussion
Sign in to leave a comment or review.
Sign InorCreate an account