Meine Reise in England

Name of traveller

Ida Hahn-Hahn (1805-1880)

Reason for travel

• travelling as cultural tourist, self-improvement

Date of travel

1846

Wie die ganze Küste von Abergely bis Caernarvon die Lieblichkeit von Nord-Wales entfaltet, so zeigt es sich in seiner Rauhheit, welche zuweilen von wilder Schönheit, zuweilen von wüster Öde ist, auf der 83 Meilen langen Fahrt von Bangor nach Schrewsbury [sic] durch den Paß von Llangollen. (Hahn-Hahn 229)

Content

• architecture:
  • descriptions of Caernarfon Castle, Penrhyn Castle
  • praises beauty of Thomas Telford's (1757-1834) Menai Suspension Bridge
• art:
  •  the supernatural and historic and legendary heroes form main content of Welsh poetry
  • notes on Welsh folk music, particularly playing of the harp
• clothing:
  • takes pity on Welsh women for reasons of their style of dress
  • resents women's tall black hats
• customs: notes on Druidism
• history: covers major events from Llewelyn the Great to Owain Glynd?r's (1355-1416) rebellion
• industry:
  • importance of slate quarries in north Wales and impact of quarrying on the landscape
  • horse-drawn railways for transport of slates
• terrain:
  • romanticised, picturesque landscapes of north Wales
  • sublime beauty of barren mountains of Snowdonia
  • low tide spoils beauty of the beaches on Anglesey
• transport: travels by coach

Nationality of traveller

German

Language of publication

German

Gender of traveller

Female

Type of publication

travelogue

Citation

Hahn-Hahn, Ida. Meine Reise in England. Ed. Bernd Goldmann. Mainz: v. Hase & Koehler, 1981. Print.