London at the End of the Century:A Book of Gossip
a Beckett, Arthur William
1900
A FEW TIPS FOR THE THOUGHTLESS.
If you have gone over the same ground before, it will be your own fault if you have not made notes in your diary. I always jot down my impressions of a hotel . I could travel half over Europe and know where to go and what hotel to avoid. As to luggage, of course the less you take the better, as mounts up terribly the moment you get quit of the influence exercised by the great English railway companies. Still, never travel without your dress clothes, a frock coat, and a hat box. | |
274 | , Vienna, and Berlin are on a par with London, and you should be quite as particular in your apparel in those capitals as you are when you are lounging in the Park or strolling down Bond Street in the height of the season. Of course, evening dress is indispensable. If you do not take it with you, you may be sure that before your trip is over you will have urgently required it. Then, again, it is always as well to carry your passport. You may never be asked for it, but still to have it about you gives you a sense of security that nothing else can afford. Finally, take the advice of my old and valued friend Sir Henry Thompson and never drink water on the Continent . As a matter of fact, it will not be , but very much the reverse. Take cold tea in profusion and (the least advertised) aerated water. Last tip of all. When you have had enough of the Continent come back to England. You will then learn that (alas!) there is no place like home. |