Chapter 9

Rizal’s Grand Tour of

Europe with Viola
• Rizal received Paciano’s
remittance of P1000 which was
forwarded by Juan Luna from
Paris
• Paid Viola the sum of P300
which the latter kindly loaned
so that Noli could be printed
• Dr. Maximo Viola is Rizal’s traveling partner first visited

Potsdam, near Berlin, Germany

Sanssouci is the name of the former summer palace of

Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, in Potsdam, near Berlin.
Dresden, Germany
-one of the best cities in Germany
Dresden, Germany
• Floral exposition
• visited Adolph B. Meyer
• Impressed in Prometheus
Bound Painting
• Dr. Jagor- advise to wire
blumentritt because the old
professor might suffer a
shock at sudden visit
1stmeeting with
Blumentritt
•  On May 13, 1887 at •  Blumentritt is a kind-
Leitmeritz, Bohemia hearted, old Austrian
professor
•  He took Rizal and love
him like his son
•  Blumentritt help Rizal
and Viola, get a room
at Hotel Krebs
•  Rosa, Blumentritt wife
prepared special
Austrian dishes for
Rizal
•  They took Rizal with
hospitality
•  They stayed 4 days
Hotel of Krebs
Bohemian beer garden

•  Rizal talked
with
burgomaster
in fluent
German which
he learned for
just 11
months so the
Germans was
amazed
•  Blumentritt took Rizal to Tourist club of
Leitmeritz in which he is the secretary
•  Rizal painted a portrait of Blumentritt and
gave it to him
•  Rizal meet with:
•  1. Dr. Carlos Czepelak- renowned scientist
of Europe
•  2. Prof. Robert Klutschak- eminent
naturalist
•  On May 16, Rizal left Blumentritt’s home
and wrote a letter to them, saying “in a
small corner of Bohemia there are good,
noble, friendly people and Austria will
always live in my heart “
Next destination: Prague
• PRAQUE
• carried recommendation letters
from Blumentritt to Dr. Willkomm,
a professor of natural history in
the University of Prague.
• . Tomb of Copernicus
( astronomer)
• Museum of Natural History
• Bacteriological Laboratories
• Famous cave ( San Juan
Nepomuceno was imprissoned)
• Bridge which the saint was
hurled into the river
Copernicus

Nothing important happened in Brunn

Vienna
-Queen of Danube

• Famous in songs and

story
• Beautiful buildings
• Religious images
• Majestic Charm
 Metropole Hotel

• Armed a letter of recommendation, from Blumentritt, they meet Norfenfals, one of

the greatest novelists in Europe during that time
• received his lost diamond stickpin( found by a maid in Hotel Krebs and was given
to Blumentritt who, in turn, forwarded it to Rizal.)
• The two stayed at Hotel Metropole (visited the city’s interesting places, such as
churches, museums, art galleries, theaters and parks.)
• Meet 2 new friends Masner and Nordmann
Lintz

Danube River in Lintz

• see the beautiful sights of the Danube River

• They also noticed that the passengers were using paper
napkins during meals.
“ Paper napkins are more hygienic than cloth napkins-viola”
Salzburg

The famous fountain in Mirabell Gardens (seen in the Do-Re-Mi song

from Sound of Music)
Munich
• Famous for their Munich beer
Nuremberg, Germany
• One of the oldest cities in Germany

• Saw horrible torture machines

• Impressed with the manufacture of dolls which
at that time was the biggest industry of the city
Ulm in
Germany

Ulm Cathedral
• The largest and Tallest
Cathedral in Germany
• Viola rested twice on his
way up to the tower
while Rizal ascended
without resting and was
not tired when he
reached the top

Ulm Cathedral
Stuttgart, Germany

The 'Old Castle' which dates back to 950

Rheinfall
• waterfall
• The most beautiful waterfall of
Europe
Crossing the Frontier to
Switzerland
Sightseeing in Lausanne
Crossing the Leman
Lake
Geneva, Switzerland
- people here are linguists
- speaks French, German, Italian
- celebrated his 26th birthday with a sumptuous meal with Viola
-spend 15 days after that they parted ways , Viola-Barcelona, Rizal-
Italy
Rizal Resents Exhibition of
Igorots in 1887 Madrid
Exposition
•  Primitive Igorots were
exhibited, who wore scanty
clothing (g-strings) and
crude weapons
•  Mocked by Spanish people
and Press
•  So Rizal, wrote a letter to
Blumentritt saying to have
an industrial exposition not
an exhibition of human
beings who are compelled to
live almost outdoors and die
of nostalgia and pneumonia
or typhus
Rizal in Italy
-visited Turin, Milan, Venice and Florence and
reached Rome

•  “Eternal City”
•  “City of the
Caesars”
Vatican
June 29th
Rizal visited the
Vatican
•  City of the Popes
•  Capital is
Christendom
•  St. Peter’s Church
•  Rare works of art
•  St. Peter’s Square
St. Peter Church
•  Papal Guards
• Wrote to blumentritt:
“ I am tired as a dog, but I will
sleep as a God”

• After a week in Rome, he

prepared and wrote a letter to
his father that he will return to
Philippines.