A Circumstance Which We Afterwards Regretted.
It May Be Necessary To Say, That At Other Places We Sent Our Passports
To The Hotel De Ville; But At Paris There Is A Different Arrangement.
Although the journey up the Seine from Havre proved very delightful to
me, I do not recommend it to others, especially those to whom time is
of importance.
There is always danger of detention, and the length of
the sea-voyage, especially from London, may be productive of serious
inconvenience. For seeing the country, it is certainly preferable to
the diligence, and my experience will teach those who come after me to
inquire into the character of the steam-boat before they enter it.
CHAPTER II.
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PARIS TO MARSEILLES.
* * * * *
Description of Paris - Departure by the Diligence - The Country - The
Vineyards - Hotels and fare - Arrival at Lyons - Description of
the City - Departure in the Steam-boat for Arles - Descent of the
Rhone - Beauty and Variety of the Scenery - Confusion on disembarking at
Beaucaire - A Passenger Drowned - Arrival at Arles - Description of the
Town - Embarkation in the Steamer for Marseilles - Entrance into the
Mediterranean - Picturesque approach to Marseilles - Arrival in the
Harbour - Description of Marseilles - Observations upon the Journey
through France by Ladies.
A week's residence in Paris does not give a stranger any title to
decide upon the merits or demerits of that far-famed city. The period
of the year (September) was not the most favourable for a visit, all
the best families having emigrated to their country habitations, and
the city consequently exhibited a deserted air, at variance with every
preconceived notion of the gaiety of the French capital.
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