410 FROM THE MINES OF CREMNITZ, 
CHAP, surrounded by fine woods. Here we found an 
, 1 , excellent inn. 
The next day {May 29) we continued our 
route, admiring the great richness of the country, 
the beauty of the roads adorned with large trees, 
and the fine views which the Danube occasio- 
nally presented. As we approached Vienna on 
its eastern side, the prospect which we had of 
the city disappointed us : many of the smaller 
towns in Germany, and even some of its villages, 
exhibit more grandeur. But this view of it is 
not the best : that from the south-east is more 
favourable'. The principal public building is 
the Cathedral of St. Stephen, which is said to be 
much higher than St. Paul's of London: but 
having a single spire, instead of a majestic dome, 
its external appearance is by no means equally 
magnificent. The aspect of the interior of the 
city, however, as we entered the streets, fully 
corresponded with the expectations we had 
formed; some of the edifices being highly orna- 
mented; and a general air of grandeur prevailing, 
as in the towns of Italy; where, from the manner 
(1) See the Vignette to this Chapter, from an original Drawing made 
upon the spot by ih^ Rev. E. V.Blomfield, M. A. of Emmnnuel College, 
Cambridge. 
