Travel Diaries and Journals

Travel Diaries and Journals

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Diary of a trip on the Nile River, 1874-1875.

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two subteranean [subterranean] temples one below the other, the lowest of all had been heathen & today water stood in it + dripped from the walls. The under church is [was] plainly arched double aisles, frescoes quaint & curious, quite fresh, illuminated by candles which droped [dropped] grease on the floors - walls +c nicely whitened. Many persons there, a curious sight. Above, the church was hung in red and gold and had many worshippers. Stopped in the Coliseum [ Colosseum ] - they are excavating wonderfully, have gone down 25 or 30 ft. & some pavement of red and light brick. This will change all our long cherished memories of the Arena indeed I do not see when there is to be any arena left. Called on Mrs. Beck in the Corso.

Nov. 24 Tuesday. A cloudy day - started at 10 a.m. to go to the Meet not very far from tomb of Cecilia Metella. Only a few carriages. About 25 persons mounted to chase the poor fox - some wore scarlet coats, one was a lady. Of hounds there might have been 30 to fifty. They went off so quietly we hardly knew when they started, they were soon far away over the undulating ground + we could just see them with a glass. We left before they returned. Stopped at the Coliseum [ Colosseum ] + went to the very topmost platform of this tremendous ruin

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