Schumann’s Swiss Journey in 1829

Departure

[Thursday, 20^th August - Evening 22:00 to Basle – fervent parting from Semmel and a cold one from Rosen – travelling all night – Friday, 21^st August – Bruchsal – Karlsruhe – beastly weather – Ettlingen – Rastatt – Stollhofen – Kehl – Strasbourg in the distance – lunch – uninteresting company – the fashion retailers for the Strasbourg women – luxurious neighbourhoods – and slight leg pain from that – Don Garcia from Colombia – Venias quaeso [(your) teaching credentials (please)] in the “Beichaise” [luggage chaise/coach] – the Hanover officer – Englishmen in white jackets – merchants from French-speaking Switzerland, Munich, Karlsruhe – the disgusting pastor in Kehl à la J. Körner – secretly smoking forbidden tobacco – Friesenheim – picturesque rainy evening – dinner – the good theology candidate – Don Garcia – the little Englishman – Affentaler [wine] and rear part of the cabriolet – four hours’ good sleep – vigorous awakening and strong, fresh cool morning - hike and first view of the Alps] (A)