Suez, Egypt

We have just arrived in Suez after a smooth trip. It has been six days and one half, which pleases me exceedingly as we are neither behind or ahead, but precisely on time. I have got my passport visaed to prove I have come by the Suez canal to India. I am now back aboard the Mongolia, awaiting her departure for Bombay. As I have some leisure time, I might as well recount my journey so far.

Suez Canal, Egypt

 We reached Paris on the Thursday after our departure from London at twenty minutes past seven in the morning. We left Paris for Turin by Mont Cenis at 8:40 the same morning. We reached Turin the following morning on Friday, October 4th at 6:35 AM. We then left Turin at 7:20 am and arrived at Brindisi on the Saturday at PM. We sailed on the Mongolia at 5 PM. It took us four days to arrive at Suez, Saturday being October 5th, and today being Wednesday October 9th. It is now 11:40 AM, having arrived at 11 exactly.

 Passepartout is not on the ship at this time, as I gave him some directions as to my luggage and the like. I suppose he will go to see the sights afterwards, for the ship does not weigh anchor until this afternoon. I am glad he is to enjoy himself with the strange wonders of Egypt, though I prefer to sit here and contemplate. I wonder how he will get on, with the language he knows nothing about being screamed at him from every side, for today the streets are crowded; it must be market day. I feel weary, so I will now close both this entry and my eyes until Passepartout comes back.




                                                                Phileas Fogg
                                                                  11:41 PM
                                                                  Wednesday
                                                                  9nd of October, 1872