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is a small town, with several very pretty European houses, and an extensive tea godown. It is situated on high ground, on the slopes of which are rice fields, and occasional plantations of trees. Mountains and hills are seen in all directions, the former particularly beautiful. The view, as seen from the house we were staying at, was very lovely, reminding one more of a scene in Switzerland, or the Tyrol, than the tropics. Unlike the towns and villages in the low land, Europeans walk about during the day without any solo-topee, or umbrella, the climate being cool and agreeable.

Our reason for visiting Wonosobo was to make it the starting-point for the Dieng, which, besides