A Visit to Japan, China, and IndiaS. Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1877 - 294 pages |
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Page 123
... road - side inn near the sea , and accomplished our journey of seventy - two miles by six next morning . I at once ... roads run round it , while on the side away from the town you may walk for miles over hills covered with coffee and ...
... road - side inn near the sea , and accomplished our journey of seventy - two miles by six next morning . I at once ... roads run round it , while on the side away from the town you may walk for miles over hills covered with coffee and ...
Page 125
... road . At Rambodde several fine waterfalls make the scene beautiful . As the coach stops here , I proceeded to walk up the mountain road to Nuwara Eliya ( pronounced Nuralia ) . This road is one of those wonderful specimens of ...
... road . At Rambodde several fine waterfalls make the scene beautiful . As the coach stops here , I proceeded to walk up the mountain road to Nuwara Eliya ( pronounced Nuralia ) . This road is one of those wonderful specimens of ...
Page 127
... road I had traversed the previous evening . Ascending a beautiful glen to the top of the pass , you have a fine view in both directions . For seven miles the road descends along the side of the hill , often in the midst of coffee ...
... road I had traversed the previous evening . Ascending a beautiful glen to the top of the pass , you have a fine view in both directions . For seven miles the road descends along the side of the hill , often in the midst of coffee ...
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