Rizal and his Work

Rizal’s Grand Tour of Europe with Viola (1887)

Chapter IX
Before the Tour
• Dr. Maximo Viola agreed to be Rizal’s traveling companion

• Rizal received a remittance of ₱1000 from Paciano which was forwarded by

Juan Luna

• Rizal paid Viola the sum of ₱300 for his debt

• Rizal and Viola visited Postdam

The Tour Begins
• At dawn of May 11, 1887 – Rizal and Viola left Berlin by train. Their next
destination was DRESDEN, “one of the best cities in Germany”
Dresden
• Went to the Regional Floral Exposition

• They visited Dr. Adolph B. Meyer

• Visited Museum of Art

-“Prometheus Bound”

• In the Floral Exposition

They met Dr. Feodor Jagor
Dresden
• Went to the Regional Floral Exposition

• They visited Dr. Adolph B. Meyer

• Visited Museum of Art

-“Prometheus Bound”

• In the Floral Exposition

They met Dr. Feodor Jagor
Dresden
• Went to the Regional Floral Exposition

• They visited Dr. Adolph B. Meyer

• Visited Museum of Art

-“Prometheus Bound”

• In the Floral Exposition

They met Dr. Feodor Jagor
Dresden
• Went to the Regional Floral Exposition

• They visited Dr. Adolph B. Meyer

• Visited Museum of Art

-“Prometheus Bound”

• In the Floral Exposition

They met Dr. Feodor Jagor
Dresden
• They plan to visit Leitmeritz to see Blumentritt
• Rizal and Viola sent a wire to Blumentritt for their visit
• Teschen ( Now Decin, Czechoslovakia) was their next stopover
First Meeting with Blumentritt
• May 13, 1887 , 1:30 p.m. Rizal and

Viola arrived at the railroad station

Of Lietmeritz (Litomerice), Bohemia

where Prof. Ferdinand Blumentritt

was there
First Meeting with Blumentritt
• May 13, 1887 , 1:30 p.m. Rizal and

Viola arrived at the railroad station

Of Lietmeritz (Litomerice), Bohemia

where Prof. Ferdinand Blumentritt

was there
First Meeting with Blumentritt
• Prof. Blumentritt help Rizal and Viola get a room at Hotel Krebs. They stayed in
Leitmeritz from May 13 to 16, 1887
Beautiful Memories of Leitmeritz
• The warm hospitality of the Blumentritt family
• They went to a beer garden in Bohemia
• They attended a meeting of the
Tourist’s Club of Leitmeritz
• He met Dr. Carlos Czepelak, a Polish scholar
• He was introduced to Prof. Robert Klutschak,
a well-known scholar
• Last night in Leitmeritz, they proposed a dinner to Blumentritt’s family at their
hotel
Beautiful Memories of Leitmeritz
• The warm hospitality of the Blumentritt family
• They went to a beer garden in Bohemia
• They attended a meeting of the
Tourist’s Club of Leitmeritz
• He met Dr. Carlos Czepelak, a Polish scholar
• He was introduced to Prof. Robert Klutschak,
a well-known scholar
• Last night in Leitmeritz, they proposed a dinner to Blumentritt’s family at their
hotel
Beautiful Memories of Leitmeritz
• The warm hospitality of the Blumentritt family
• They went to a beer garden in Bohemia
• They attended a meeting of the
Tourist’s Club of Leitmeritz
• He met Dr. Carlos Czepelak, a Polish scholar
• He was introduced to Prof. Robert Klutschak
a well-known scholar
• Last night in Leitmeritz, they proposed a dinner to Blumentritt’s family at their
hotel
Beautiful Memories of Leitmeritz
• May 16, at 9:45 A.M. they left Leitmeritz by train
Prague
• They met Dr. Wellkomm a Professor of University of Prague
• Rizal and Viola visited:
o The Tomb of Copernicus
o The Famous Astronomer
o The Museum of Natural History
o The Bacteriological Laboratories
o The Famous Cave where San Juan Nepomuceno
o The Catholic Saint, was imprisoned
o The Bridged from which this saint was Hurled into the river
• After saying goodbye to Prof. Willkomm and his family, they went to Brunn
Brunn
• Rizal Wrote a Letter to Blumentritt about his missing Diamond Stickpin
• According to Viola “Nothing of importance happen”
Vienna
• May 20, Rizal and Viola Arrived in the
Vienna “The Queen Of the Danube”
• They met Norfenals,
• Rizal received his missing Diamond Stickpin
• They stayed at Hotel Metropole
• They visited Churches, Museums,
Art Galleries, Theaters and Public Parks
• they met 2 good Austrian scholars who are friend of Blumentritt, Masner and
Nordmann
•
Vienna
• May 20, Rizal and Viola Arrived in the
Vienna “The Queen Of the Danube”
• They met Norfenals,
• Rizal received his missing Diamond Stickpin
• They stayed at Hotel Metropole
• They visited Churches, Museums,
Art Galleries, Theaters and Public Parks
• they met 2 good Austrian scholars who are friend of Blumentritt, Masner and
Nordmann
Vienna
• May 20, Rizal and Viola Arrived in the
Vienna “The Queen Of the Danube”
• They met Norfenals,
• Rizal received his missing Diamond Stickpin
• They stayed at Hotel Metropole
• They visited Churches, Museums,
Art Galleries, Theaters and Public Parks
• they met 2 good Austrian scholars who are friend of Blumentritt, Masner and
Nordmann
Vienna
• May 20, Rizal and Viola Arrived in the
Vienna “The Queen Of the Danube”
• They met Norfenals,
• Rizal received his missing Diamond Stickpin
• They stayed at Hotel Metropole
• They visited Churches, Museums,
Art Galleries, Theaters and Public Parks
• they met 2 good Austrian scholars who are friend of Blumentritt, Masner and
Nordmann
Danuban Voyage to Lintz
• On May 24, Rizal and Viola left Vienna on a river boat to see the Danube River
From Lintz to Rheinfall
• They traveled overland to Salzburg
• From Salzburg to Munich, they savor the famous Munich Beer
From Lintz to Rheinfall
• From Munich they went to Nuremberg,
one of the eldest Cities in Germany
• After Munich, they visited Ulm,
the Cathedral of this City was
“The largest and tallest in all Germany”
• They went to Stuttgart, Baden and Rheinfall
“The most beautiful waterfall of Europe”
From Lintz to Rheinfall
• From Munich they went to Nuremberg,
one of the eldest Cities in Germany
• After Munich, they visited Ulm,
the Cathedral of this City was
“The largest and tallest in all Germany”
• They went to Stuttgart, Baden and Rheinfall
“The most beautiful waterfall of Europe”
From Lintz to Rheinfall
• From Munich they went to Nuremberg,
one of the eldest Cities in Germany
• After Munich, they visited Ulm,
the Cathedral of this City was
“The largest and tallest in all Germany”
• They went to Stuttgart, Baden and Rheinfall
“The most beautiful waterfall of Europe”
Crossing the Frontier of Switzerland
• From Rheinfall, they cross the frontier
to Schaffhausen, Switzerland
• They stayed from june 2 to 3, 1887
• They continued their tour to Bassel,
Bern and Lausanne.
Geneva
• This Swiss City is one of the most beautiful cities in Europe.
• The people of Geneva were linguists, speaking French, German and Italian

• They visited the tourist spots and went boating on the lake

• On June 19, 1887, Rizal treated Viola in his 26th birthday

• They spent 15 days in Geneva

• On June 23, Rizal and Viola parted ways, Viola returned to Barcelona
Rizal continued the tour to Italy
Rizal in Italy
• He visited Turin, Milan, Venice and Florence
• June 27, 1887 he reached Rome
“City of Caesars”or “Eternal City”
• The “ grandeur that was Rome”.
• June 29th , Feast Day of St. Peter and
St. Paul, He visited Vatican,
“City of Popes” and the Capital
of Christendom
Rizal in Italy
• Rizal wrote to Blumentritt, “ I am tired as a dog, but I will sleep as a God”
• After a wonderful sojourn in Rome, Rizal prepared to return to the Philippines