CHAPTER I.
FROM PARIS TO BORDEAUX.
Departure from ParisâSubterranean DwellingsâChâteau RegnaultâToursâChâtelleraultâ AngoulĂŞmeâThe LandesâCubzacâBordeauxâThe TheatreâThe Cathedralâ St. Michael's TowerâMummified CorpsesâThe Museum
CHAPTER II.
FROM BORDEAUX TO VERGARA.
The LandesâArrival at BayonneâInformation for TravellersâUrrugneâ Saint Jean de LuzâHuman SmugglingâBridge over the BidassoaâIrunâTravelling with Mulesâ Primitive CartsâBeggar ChildrenâSpanish BridgesâOyarzunâAstigarragaâ A Spanish SupperâPucheroâArrival at Vergara
CHAPTER III.
FROM VERGARA TO BURGOS.
VergaraâVittoria: the Baile Nacional and the French HerculesâThe Passage of Pancorboâ The Asses and the GreyhoundsâBurgosâA Spanish FondaâGalley Slaves in Cloaksâ The CathedralâThe Coffer of the Cid
CHAPTER IV.
BURGOSâcontinued.
The Cloisters; Paintings and SculpturesâThe Cid's House; the Casa del Cordon; the Puerta de Santa MariaâThe Theatre and the ActorsâLa Cartuja de MirafloresâGeneral Thibaut and the Cid's bones
CHAPTER V.[iv]
FROM BURGOS TO MADRID.
El Correo Real; the GalerasâValladolidâSan PabloâA Representation of Hernaniâ Santa MariaâMadrid
CHAPTER VI.
MADRID.
Bull-fightsâThe ArenaâCalesinsâEspadas, Chulos, Banderilleros, and Picadoresâ Sevilla the PicadorâLa Estocada a Vuela Pies
CHAPTER VII.
MADRIDâcontinued.
The PradoâThe Mantilla and FanâThe Spanish TypeâWater-Merchants; Coffee-houses of MadridâNewspapersâThe Politicians of the Puerta del SolâPost-OfficeâThe Houses of MadridâTertullias; Spanish SocietyâThe Teatro del PrincipeâThe Queen's Palace; the Palace of the Cortes, and the Monument of the Dos de MayoâThe Armeria and El Buen Retiro
CHAPTER VIII.
VISIT TO THE ESCURIAL.
Aridity and Desolation of the CountryâFirst View of the EscurialâSombre appearance of the buildingâThe ChurchâThe blind CiceroneâThe Pantheon PicturesâAnecdote of Spanish Robbers
CHAPTER IX.
EXCURSION TO TOLEDO.