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
