CHAPTER 9: RIZAL’S GRAND TOUR

OF EUROPE WITH VIOLA (1887)

 WHEN WAS RIZAL AND VIOLE LEFT
BERLIN BY TRAIN?

A.May 11, 1887

B.May 10, 1886
C.June 5, 1886
D.July 11, 1887
 • May 11, 1887- Rizal and Viola,
left Berlin by train. Spring was
TOUR ideal season for travel. Their
BEGINS destination was in Dresden, one
of the best cities in Germany ́.
 WHILE IN THE MUSEUM OF ART, RIZAL
WAS IMPRESSED BU WHAT PAINTING?

A.Mona Lisa
B. Prometheus Bound
C.Starry Night
D.Death of Cleopatra
 • Dr. Adolph B. Meyer – the person who is
overjoyed to be visited by Viola and Rizal.
They also meet Dr. Jagor and heard there
DRESDEN is plan about Leitmeritz in order to see
Blumentritt. He advice to wire
Blumentritt because the old professor
might be shock of their visit.
PROMETHEUS
BOUND

• – a painting in the
Museum of Art that made
Rizal deeply impressed.
 WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE PLACE THAT
RIZAL AND VIOLA STAYED WHILE IN
LEIMERITZ?

A.Hotel de pariz
B.Hotel Metrople
C.Hotel Krebs
D.House of Blumentritt
 At 1:30 pm of May 15, 1887 the train
arrived at the railroad station of
F I RS T Leitmeritz. Professor Blumentritt was at
M E E TI N G the station carrying a pencil sketch of
W I TH Rizal which he sent to identify his friend.
B L UM E N TR ITT
Blumentritt get a room at Hotel Krebs,
after which he bought them to his house
and stayed Leitmeritz May 13 to 14 1887.
 SHE WAS A GOODCOOK WHO PREPARED
AUSTRIAN DISHES WHICK RIZAL'S LIKED
VERY MUCH

A.Rosa
B.Viola
C.Trining
D.Neneng
 THEY ENJOYED HOSPITALITY OF BLUMENTRITT
FAMILY. THE PROFESSOR’ S WIFE, ROSA, WAS A
GOODCOOK. SHE PREPARED AUSTRIAN DISHES
WHICH RIZAL’S LIKED VERY MUCH.
BLUMENTRITT PROVED TO BE AGREAT TOURIST
AS WELL AS HOSPITABLE HOST. HE SHOWED
THE SCENIC AND HISTORICAL SPOTS OF
LEITMERITZ TOHIS VISITORS.
BEAUTIFUL
M E M O R I E S AT
LEITMERITZ
THE BURGOMASTER (TOWN MAYOR) WAS
ALSO AMAZED BY RIZALS PRIVILEGED TALENT.
 RIZAL AND VIOLA VISITED _____ AND THEY
C ARRIED LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION
FROM BLUMENTRITT TO DR. WILKOM

A.Vienna
B.Postdamm
C.Prague
D.Lintz
 • Rizal and Viola visited the historic
city of Prague. They carried letters of
recommendation from Blumentritt
PRAGUE to Dr. Wilkom, professor in
University of Prague.
• Rizal and Viola visited the 3 Tomb of
Copernicus.
 IT IS ONE IF THE GREATEST NOVELIST
LUN

A.Jose rizal
B.Norfenfals
C.Maximo Viola
D.Blumentritt
 • May 20, 1887 - they arrived at Vienna
capital of Austria-Hungary.
• They met Norfenfals, one of the greatest
VIENNA novelist Iun that time. They stayed at Hotel
Metropole. They also meet two good
friends of Blumentritt and Masner and
Nordman,Austrian scholars.
 WHILE SAILING THE DANUBE RIVER , WHO
SAID THAT PAPER NAPKINS WERE MORE
HYGIENIC AND ECONOMIC AL THAN CLOTH
NAPKINS?

A. Maximo Viola
B. Jose Rizal
C. Prof. Blumentritt
D. Norfenfals
 • May 24, 1887 - Rizal and Viola left
Vienna on a river boat too se
beautiful sights of Danube River. As
DANUBIAN
they travelled along the famous river,
VOYAGE TO Rizal observed keenly river sights.
LINTZ • Viola – “paper napkins were more
hygienic and economical than cloth
napkins”
 WHERE IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL
WATERFALL IN EUROPE LOCATED?

A. Ulm
B. Stuttgart
C.Baden
D.Rheinfall
 • The river voyage ended in Lintz. They
travelled overland to Salzburg, and
FORM from there to Munich where the
LINTZ TO sojourned for a short time to savor
RHEINFALL the famous Munich Beer.
• Rheinfall – the most beautiful waterfall
of Europe
 THEY CROSSED IN FRONTIER TO
SCHAFFHAUSEN, SWITZERLAND , HOW
MANY DAYS THEY STAYED IN THE THIS CITY.

A. 4
B. 3
C.1
D.2
 • They stayed from June 2 to 3
CROSSING THE
F R O N T I E R TO 1887 and continued tour to
SWITZERLAND
Basel (Bale), Bern, and
Laussane.
 PEOPLE IN GENEVE KNOW HOW TO SPEAK
THE FOLLOWING LANGUANGES, EXCEPT:

A. German
B. French
C. Spanish
D. Italian
 June 19, 1887 - his 26th
Rizal and Viola left Laussane
birthday; Rizal treated Viola
in a little boat crossing the
to a blow-out. Rizal and
foggy Leman Lake to
Viola spent fifteen days in
Geneva.
Geneva.

GENEVA
June 23, 1887- they parted
ways. Viola decided to The people of Geneva are
return to Barcelona while linguists, they speak French,
Rizal continued his tour to German and Italian.
Italy.
 RIZAL RECEIVED A ____ NEWS FROM HIS
FRIEND IN MADRID ABOUT THE DEPLORABLE
CONDITIONS OF THE PRIMITIVE IGOROTS
WHO WERE EXHIBITED IN THE EXPOSITION.

A. Happy
B. Sad
C. Shobiz
D. Sports
 • Rizal received sad news from his
RIZAL friends in Madrid of the deplorable
RESENTS conditions of the primitive Igorots
EXHIBITION who were exhibited in this exposition.
OF IGOROTS
IN 1887 Some of these Igorots died. Rizal was
MADRID outraged by the degradation of his
EXPOSITION fellow countrymen.
 IT WAS KNOWN AS THE ETERNAL CITY
AND CITY OF CAESARS.

A. Rome
B. Milan
C.Vatical
D. Greece
 RIZAL IN ITALY

• He visited Turin, Milan, Venice and Florence. On June 27, 1887, he

reached Rome. He was thrilled by the sights and memories of the
Eternal City Rome.
• June 29, 1887- Rizal visited or the first time the Vatican, the City
of the Popes and the capital of Christendom. After a week of
staying in Rome, he prepared to return to the Philippines. He had
already written to his father that he was coming home.