(_By our Continental Cynic_)
Amiens--and may the cathedral compensate for the break of the journey.
Boulogne--and may the bathing on the sands never land you in a hole.
Calais--and may the luncheon at the buffet wipe away the recollection
of a dusty passage.
Dieppe--and may the comforts of an English hotel counterbalance the
thraldom of foreign fashions.
Evian-les-Bains--and may the waters be worthy of their reputation.
Florence--and may the pictures soothe the irritation caused by an
indifferent _table d'hôte_.
Genoa--and may the view wash away the recollection of Italian
uncleanliness.
Heidelberg--and may the popular ruins survive the vulgarity of the
personally conducted.
Interlaken--and may sunset on the mountain be not disappointing.
Jura--and may the pass satisfy general expectation.
Kissingen--and may it be worth the bother of getting to it.
Lucerne--and may its advertised "loveliness" not cause it to become
impossible.
Mannheim--and may its distance from anywhere not be a drawback to its
few additional attractions.
Nuremberg--and may its toys be worth the journey and the seeing.
Naples--and may it not become necessary, owing to epidemics, to die
there immediately after its inspection.
Ouchy--and may it be a pleasant surprise after Lausanne.
Rome--and may its monuments be seen without contracting its fever.
St. Malo--and may it be reached without running aground in the
neighbourhood of the Channel Islands.
Turin--and may its departed glory revived reward the end of a tedious
journey.
Venice--and may it be seen before it is spoilt by the modern improver.
Zurich--and may it be appreciated in spite of its inferiority to all
neighbouring Continental attractions.
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