TRAVEL AND ADVENTURES OF DR.

JOSE RIZAL

THERE CAN BE NO TYRANTS WHERE THERE ARE NO SLAVES .. -RIZAL

I left my country in order to give my relatives peace. I am at any rate once more in a free land, breathing the free air of Europe.

Fasten your seatbelt : lets travel with Rizal..

RIZAL IN

SINGAPORE (MAY 8,1882)

The first stop over of Rizal on his way to Spain is Singapore, which he spent for sightseeing the city including its famed Botanical Garden, Buddhist temples, the monument of Sir Thomas Stanford Raffles, the founder of Singapore.
made him more keen observer and friendly

RIZAL

IN

COLOMBO

COLOMBO, SRI LANKA (MAY 17, 1882)

It was Rizals journey to Colombo, Sri Lanka that was important for him to improve his knowledge of the French language while on board a French ship, Djemnah. He was amazed with the scenery in Colombo

RIZAL PASS THROUGH SUEZ CANAL

FIRST TRIP THROUGH SUEZ CANAL (EGYPT)

Rizal got off at the Red Sea terminal and was amazed by the impressive moonlight scenery in Suez and was engrossed with the multicultural people and language of the place- Arabic, Egyptian, Greek, French, Spanish, etc ..

RIZAL IN ITALY

NAPLES (ITALY)

June 11, 1882.Rizal reached Naples, Italy and was briefly astounded by its dynamic citizens and the picturesque wonders of the municipality particularly the Mount Vesuvius and the Castle of St. Telmo

RIZAL IN FRANCE

MARSEILLES (FRANCE)

JUNE 12, 1882 -Rizal arrived at France for the first time at Marseilles, where he visited the Chateau dlf, the fortress famous as the setting for Alexandre Dumas The Count of Monte Cristo.

RIZAL IN SPAIN

BARCELONA (SPAIN) JUNE 16,1882

The place where he met some Filipinos. He also made his first nationalistic essay he wrote abroad, Amor Patrio which was later published in Diarong Tagalog.

He left Barcelona for Madrid, to pursue his medical studies in the Universidad Central de Madrid. He also took courses in Philosophy and Letters and took French, German, and English lessons from private tutors.

RIZAL IN PARIS

PARIS (SUMMER VACATION IN 1883)

Rizal visited Paris and instead of seeing beautiful sights, enjoying club at night and shopping, he improved his mind by observing closely to Frenchs way of life.

He also joined Free Masonry and was impressed with the freedom they enjoyed in openly criticizing the government. It is also his plan to secure freemasonry's aid in his fight against friars in the Philippines

He became a guest speaker in a banquet sponsored by Filipino community and he discriminate Spaniards referring to bad friars in the Philippines.

RIZAL IN GERMANY

GERMANY
In Heiderlberg (Feb.3), Rizal worked as apprentice of Dr. Otto Becker and was able to visit picturesque spots in the historical city including the Heidelberg Castle and the ancient churches. In Leipzig (Aug.14), he attended lectures in the University of Leipzig and worked on with his mission of enlightening his Filipino brethren with inspiring stories by translating the story of the Swiss independence and some of Hans Christian Andersens Fairy Tales to Filipino.
He composed songs ALIN MANG LAHI for which asserts that any race aspire freedom

 In Dresden, he met Dr. Adolph Meyer and was impressed for the first time of the spirituality of a Catholic Holy Mass In Berlin, Rizal was captivated by its scientific atmosphere and absence of racial discrimination. He was recognized as the first Asian to be recognized by Europes scientists.

 He lived in Berllin for five reasons:

-to gain knowledge of Ophtalmology

-to further his studies of science and language

-to observe the economic and political conditions of German nations

-to associate with famous German scientist

-to publish his novel

GRAND TOUR TO EUROPE WITH VIOLA

May 11, 1887 in Dresden floral exploration

Tescher (home of Blumentritt)- he was invited in a meeting of the tourists Club of Leitmeritz and audience applauded by his eloguence and fluency in German
Vienna (May 20. 1887)- go to interested places Lints (May 24, 1887) Rheinfall Munich Nuremberg where Rizal examined fortune machine Switzerland

BACK TO ITALY

ITALY

Rizal toured the Italys famous cities namely Milan, Venice and Florence, known for their arts and culture. He also visited the Vatican in Rome and was particularly overwhelmed by St. Peters Church.

RIZALS FIRST HOME COMING IN THE PHILIPPINES

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