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Uno-arische Krone," under a drizzlinof rain, which 

 somewhat damped my usual good spirits, but I 

 soon recovered on finding myself discussing a very 

 homely meal, seasoned by a keen appetite, and an 

 hour later the Vienna train laboured into the station, 

 and carried me off to Triest, whence, on the follow- 

 ing morning, I intended to start for Egypt. I had 

 time, however, to pay an early visit to " Miramar,'^ 

 the pretty marine residence of Maximilian, the late 

 Emperor of Mexico. It is a charming abode, built 

 in the Italian villa style, and surrounded by a 

 tastefully laid -out garden. The house, from which 

 there are fine sea and coast views, is fiUed with 

 objects of art from the different countries the pro- 

 prietor had visited, whilst Admiral in the Austro- 

 Hungarian service, and amongst them there is a fine 

 collection from Japan. 



The Austrian Lloyd's steamer, " Diana," with very 

 pleasant company on board, amongst them the late 

 Madame Miihlbach, a well-known German authoress, 

 who afterwards published her experience of a visit to 

 the land of the Pharaohs, landed us at Alexandria on 

 the fifth day, amongst the usual crowd of Egyptians,. 

 Maltese, and Greeks, each offering his services in his 

 own tongue, creating quite a Babel. The weather 

 was magnificent, the air balmy as only known in 



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