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beholder. At Toblach the railway is left and the drive 
from Toblach to Schluderbach (8 miles) is a very striking 
one. It is a worthy entrance to the glorious scenery of the 
Dolomite Country. The sun was setting and the summits 
of the mountains seemed to drink in the rosy sunbeams, 
and glowed as if transfused with fire. Arriving at Schluder- 
bach we found it situated in magnificent scenery. An 
amphitheatre of giant peaks and sky-piercing aiguilles 
surrounds it. Truly an artist’s paradise, the light and shade 
and the vivid colouring constantly changing ! The world- 
famed Monte Cristallo is only a couple of miles away and 
when lit up by the setting sun is indescribably grand and 
awe-inspiring. 
Our next centre can be reached by a choice of routes, by 
the Misurina Lake, or by the ordinary Government Post 
Route. We chose the former which rises to an elevation of 
7,000 feet and reveals distant views of the Dolomite giants. 
Cortina is situated 4,000 feet above sea level and is perhaps 
the best centre and the one most largely patronised by visitors 
to the Austrian Tyrol. Although surrounded by magnificent 
peaks, it is not so closely hemmed in by the mountains as 
many of the other centres and is beautifully situated. The 
meadows and woods are filled with the most lovely flowers, 
and the river Boite flows through the centre of the valley, 
and on either hand are well cultivated fields, green slopes, 
and pine-clad hills, and behind, the great Dolomite Mountains. 
We found the peasants here most interesting, kind, courteous, 
thrifty, and picturesquely clad — no wealth and no poverty, 
and the land cultivated to the fullest extent. There is much 
in the modes of life and relationship to one another in vogue 
amongst this people that might, with advantage, be copied 
by other European peoples. 
Leaving Cortina we passed three-and-a-half miles down 
the valley the Austrian frontier and entered Italy, and 
after two hours’ driving, arrived at Pieve di Cadore, the 
birthplace of Titian, where his house is shown. A bronze 
statue of the great painter is in the Piazza ; in fact, the place 
is full of Titian. A drive of twenty-eight miles through 
beautiful scenery along the valley of the Pieve, brings us to 
Belluno. It is 'interesting to know that the forests along 
the banks of the Pieve through which we have just come, 
are those from which 1,000 years ago the timber was brought 
to support many a beautiful palace and splendid church 
in Venice. Belluno, a characteristically Italian town, is our 
most southerly point, and we take train in a westerly direction 
intending to arrive at Trent in the evening. A twenty miles 
