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Flies, that in some places the wall was quite black with their 

 settling on it. Thunder, Lightning, and some Rain occurred 

 during night. 



27th. On arriving to breakfast at Dijon we were struck 

 with the neatness of the town, and the pure and healthy 

 atmosphere. The day became remarkably fine as we pro- 

 ceeded to Dole, in approaching which through an extensive 

 plane we saw the Jura Chain of Mountains, forming a bold 

 and striking back ground to the landscape. At Dole the air 

 was clear, and though the Sky was freer from vapour than 

 either at London or Paris, yet I saw none of the deep azure 

 which is spoken of as the colour of the welkin in the more 

 Southern parts of France. The gilded cupolas, or rounded 

 tops of the steeples, in all this part of the country have 

 a fanciful appearance at a distance, when viewed through this 

 clear air of an evening. I noticed abundance of Plums in the 

 large garden of the inn, and some Apricots. They speak of 

 having had such terrible heat during last month in Burgundy, 

 that the greatest part of the fruits are burnt up. 



28th. This afternoon we ascended the Jura and slept at 

 Champagnole, prettily situated amid mountain scenery and 

 forests of Spruce Firs, and a few Pines. I found most of our 

 common syngenesious plants by the road sides. 



29th. We continued our route to-day over the Jura, and 

 passed some beautiful scenes and romantique precipices in 

 going by way of Les Rousses to Gex in Swizzerland. In 

 descending from the mountain to the latter place, the most 

 magnificent view of Mount Blanc and the mountains of Savoy 

 presents itself across the Lake of Geneva. This grand scene 

 was, however, soon changed for obscurity, and a violent 

 Thunderstorm fell just as we got in. We afterwards pro- 

 ceeded to Nyon on the Lake, during another of those violent 

 Storms, which in this country as well as in Wales come on 



