St. Petersburgh, Constantinople, and Napoli di Romania, in 1833 and 1834

Authors: Friedrich Tietz, James D. Haas

Translator: James D. Haas

Published by A. Richter & Co., 1836

Item notes: v. 2

Original from Oxford University

Digitized Oct 12, 2006

There is scarecely another city in Europe which so magnificently attests its character to be Imperial, as does St. Petersburgh. From the Palace Strielna, three miles distant from the city, and situated in the Finland way, we drove along a beautiful higway, (one of the most useful traits of advancing civilization) between elegant villas, which uninterruptedly lined both sides of the road. Each of these villas is surrounded by a small park, separated from the highway only by slight iron of railings, and this style of taste continued even to the city gates. The owners of these country houses, which are called dastchen, go to a great expence of laying out with luxurious arrangement their respective seats, in order to pass the few summer months that throw a glow over the climate, in sybaritish enjoyment. From those belvederes of the datschens which lie to the left of the road, the prospect is most lovely. Thence, on the fine summer evenings of June and July, which for two or three weeks together are not encroached upon by actual darkness, but....