Spiers: Journal of my wedding tour 1837

Monday 7 August continued

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his dinner & bottle of wine under the shade of a linden tree, & we his passengers strolled down the village.

Frankfort soon came in sight; the Weisse schaune, my old & favourite hotel received us & a stroll round the principal streets shewed Elizth that it was a town she could like. We fortunately found Mr Dick in his office, & he invited us to dine with him tomorrow at Offenbach.

TUES. AUG. 8 Shopping & lionising occupied us until we drove over to Offenbach, where the hearty & kind welcome of Mr & Mrs Dick who treated us an old friends, was very delightful to us. A very nice & sumptuous dinner had we, excellent coffee, a stroll over their beautiful gardens & shrubberies & little vineyard, all of which are most tastefully

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The bold side of the Janus mountains afforded us a fine view to our left;

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