212 FIRST JOURNEY IN EUROPE. [1839, 



Saturday, 25th, 1839. I went early this morning to 

 the Imperial Cabinet ; remained there until two, when 

 the rooms are closed. After dinner I explored about 

 the city until sunset ; saw many of the public build- 

 ings, the gardens, etc. I understand the localities of 

 the town proper very well. The city itself is not large ; 

 the strong walls that inclose it are still kept up, and 

 immediately outside of this there is a large open space, 

 planted with trees and laid out into roads and walks. 

 Beyond this are the faubourgs or suburbs, larger 

 many times than the city itself ; very pleasant, but 

 rather inconvenient to reach. Most of the public 

 buildings, the shops, etc., are in the city itself. I 

 went to see the fine old Gothic Cathedral of St. Ste- 

 phen's. It is a very old and exceedingly fine, large 

 building, but the roof is very awkward. The spire 

 is the finest thing I ever saw in the way of Gothic 

 architecture. It is four hundred and sixty-five feet 

 high, and is the very poetry of steeples. I intend to 

 climb to the top presently. . . . 



Monday morning, 27th May. I find we are in a 

 different climate from Italy. It has been cold ever 

 since my arrival here ; the first day was rainy, and 

 yesterday it rained from morning to night, and was 

 very cold and unpleasant ; so of course I kept my 

 room nearly all day. I had also to take care of Mr. 

 Philip, whose indisposition has turned into intermit- 

 tent fever, such as he has been subject to at Rome. 

 It is a most distressing thing to be sick in a strange 

 land, and I cannot be too grateful for the uninter- 

 rupted good health I have enjoyed ever since I left 

 you. 



I have deferred telling you anything about the 

 Grotto of Adelsberg, on account of the great difficulty 



