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    Rizal and Viola began their tour of Europe in Berlin and Dresden, where they visited museums and met with scholars. They then traveled to Leitmeritz, Bohemia to meet Rizal's friend Blumentritt, who warmly welcomed them into his home. Rizal painted a portrait of Blumentritt as a gift before continuing on to Prague and Vienna, where they visited important sites and met more scholars, seeing the beauty and culture of Europe.

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    Rizals Grand Tour

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    Rizal and Viola began their tour of Europe in Berlin and Dresden, where they visited museums and met with scholars. They then traveled to Leitmeritz, Bohemia to meet Rizal's friend Blumentritt, who warmly welcomed them into his home. Rizal painted a portrait of Blumentritt as a gift before continuing on to Prague and Vienna, where they visited important sites and met more scholars, seeing the beauty and culture of Europe.

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    Chapter 9

    Rizal’s Grand
    Tour
    in
    Europe
    with
    Viola (1887)
    Paciano Juan Luna

    P300
    The
    Tour
    Begins
    A city near Berlin
    Frederick the
    Great made
    famous

    Postdam
    Berlin

    Dresden
    DRESDEN
    • Their visit coincided with
    the regional floral exposition
    • Rizal studied the numerous
    plant varieties of extraordinary
    beauty and size
    DRESDEN
    They visited :

    Adolph B. Meyer
    Dr. Jagor-
    who advised them to
    wire Blumentritt of their
    coming
    DRESDEN

    Museum of Art-
    where Rizal was deeply
    impressed by a painting
    of “Prometheus Bound”
    “Prometheus Bound”
    Teschen
    Teschen

    Leitmeritz, Bohemia
    First Meeting with Blumentritt
    • Secondary school
    principal in
    Litomerice
    • He is well known
    in the Philippines
    for his close
    friendship with
    the writer and
    propagandist
    Rizal
    First Meeting with Blumentritt

    May 13,1887 at 1:30 p.m. –


    Rizal and Viola arrived at the
    railroad station of
    Leitmeritz, Bohemia
    First Meeting with Blumentritt
    Professor Blumentritt
    Warmly welcome Rizal and Viola
    He helped the two visitors get
    a room at Hotel Krebs
    The two Filipino tourist spent many
    pleasant hours at the home of their
    kind host they stayed in Leitmeritz
    from May 13 to May 16, 1887
    BEAUTIFUL MEMORIES OF LEITMERITZ

    Blumentritt’s Family
    Rosa-
    professors wife, was a good cook
    Dolores
    Conrad children
    Fritz
    BEAUTIFUL MEMORIES OF LEITMERITZ

    Blumentritt
    Invited them to a beer garden
     He met the burgomaster(town mayor)

    Lauded the “privilege talent” of Rizal


    BEAUTIFUL MEMORIES OF LEITMERITZ

    Blumentritt
    Invited them to a meeting of the tourists’
    Club of Leitmeritz
     Rizal spoke extemporaneously in fluent German
    to the officers and members
     Praising Austria’s idyllic scenes and its
    hospitable, nature loving and noble people
    BEAUTIFUL MEMORIES OF LEITMERITZ

    Blumentritt
    Brought Rizal to Dr. Carlos Czepelak

    renowned scientist
     Introduced Rizal to Professor Robert
    Klutschak

    an eminent naturalist
    On their last night in Leitmeritz,
    Rizal and Viola to reciprocate
    Blumentrittz’s
    hospitality, tendered a banquet---
    a farewell dinner---- in his honor at their
    hotel.

    Rizal, desiring to commemorate his happy hours


    at the Blumentritt home,
    painted a portrait of the kind professor
    and gave it to him.
    Blumentritt was pleased with the gift
    Leitmeritz, Bohemia

    May 16 at 9:45 A.M Rizal and Viola


    left Leitmeritz by train
    May 24, 1887- Rizal expressed his and viola’s
    concern for the illness of Dora
    “Viola and I are very sad because our
    little friend Dora is sick. We still
    remember her Little blue eyes; we hear
    her merry laughter, and we see her little
    teeth. Poor Dorita! I saw her run after us
    when the train was leaving! With all my
    heart I wish her Prompt recovery”.
    Rizal wrote to Blumentritt on
    May 19,1887 at Brunn, Austria

    “ I shall make my good friends of Leitmeritz


    the objects of my thoughts and shall say of
    myself: You are not alone, Rizal; in a small
    corner of Bohemia there are good, noble
    and friendly” souls like you; think of them;
    consider them as if they were with you, as if
    they saw you; they will rejoice over joys, and
    will weep over your suffering……
    please kiss the children for me, expressed
    my greetings to your wife and to your good
    father and friends in Lietmeritz just as you
    yourself are a Filipino in sentiments. I
    believe Austria will always live in my
    heart”.
    Prague
    Prague
    Rizal and Viola :
    Met Dr. Willomm- professor of natural
    history in the University of Prague
    Visited the Tomb of Copernicus- the famous
    astronomer
    Museum of natural history
    The bacteriological laboratories
    The famous cave where San Juan Nepomuceno
    The Catholic saint was imprisoned
    The bridge from which this saint was hurled into the
    river
    Vienna

    May 20, Rizal and Viola arrived in the beautiful


    city of Vienna, capital of Austria -Hungary
    Vienna
     Famous in song and story
     “Queen of the Danube”

    This city fascinated Rizal because of its:


     Beautiful buildings
     Religious images
     Haunting waltzes
     Majestic charm
    Vienna
    Rizal and Viola:
    Met Norfenfals- one of the greatest novelists in
    Europe. He spoke highly of Rizal “whose genius he
    so much admired”
    Rizal received his diamond stickpin
    Stayed at the Hotel Metropole
    They visited interesting places such as: churches,
    museums, art galleries, theaters, and public parks.
    They met two good friends of Blumentritt -----
    Masner and Nordmann, Austrian scholars

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