"Jena II"

Name of traveller

Wilhelm Halbfaß (1856-1938) and wife

Reason for travel

• travelling as cultural tourist, self-improvement
• en route to and on return from Ireland

Date of travel

September 1925 and August 1926

Wieder in Hol[y]head angelangt, weilte ich einige Tage in dem so malerischen Nordwales, wo ich unter anderem die beiden höchsten Berge des Landes, den Snowdon und den Cader Idris, bestieg. (Halbfaß 125)

Content

• culture: the population of south Wales described as distinctly different from south England
• industry: passing reference to coal port in Swansea
• people: second journey undertaken together with his wife
• recreation: undertakes mountaineering tours in Snowdonia during the first journey
• terrain: romanticised description of Snowdonia
• transport: travel via boat
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Nationality of traveller

German

Language of publication

German

Gender of traveller

Male, Female

Type of publication

autobiography

Citation

Halbfaß, Wilhelm. "Jena II." Wilhelm Halbfaß (1856-1938): Mathematiker, Physiker und Hydrogeograph. Eine Autobiographie. Hamburg: Severus Verlag, 2011. 108-60. Print.