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watched by his mother, the Kaiser's only 

 daughter, and by his grandmother, the youngest 

 sister of our own Queen Alexandra, who, when 

 here on a visit, lived in rooms looking out on 

 this terrace ; she made frequent sketches from 

 this point, looking down over the old beech 

 woods on to the dazzling shimmer of the lovely 

 Traun-see, on whose shores the old town of 

 Gmunden with its numerous villas lies, and on 

 whose glittering surface the lofty and imposing 

 rocky height of the Traunstein is reflected. 



This view made so great an impression on 

 King Edward VII when he was here some 

 years ago on a visit to the Duke and Duchess 

 of Cumberland, that he said, " On my many 

 journeys I have seen many beautiful scenes, but 

 not many more beautiful than this." 



There is another view of the castle, a partial 

 one, which offers itself to the traveller who 

 walks up from Gmunden ; from this point 

 it peeps out through the trees, and gives no 

 idea of the stately house which lies behind. 

 In summer this road is sheltered by chestnut 

 trees, covered with crimson blossoms. On the 

 late evening of the 5th of January it is traversed 



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