Attempting to economize, Sam Clemens moved his family from Hartford, Connecticut to Europe. First leg was to Geneva, Switzerland.
From July 27 to August 1, 1891, from Aix to Bayreuth to attend the Wagner festival. For a humorous account of the trip from Aix-les-Bains to Bayreuth, read Sam’s third letter to McClure’s Syndicate, “Playing the Courier,” which first appeared in the Illustrated London News on Dec. 19 and 26, 1891. Sam later revised the piece and included it in the 1893 collection, The £1,000,000 Bank-Note and Other New Stories.
From August 11 to August 15, 1891, from Bayreuth to Marienbad, Germany
February 29, 1892 Monday – Sam and Livy left the children to their studies in Berlin for the sunnier climes of the French Riviera and a three week rest to regain their health.
From June 1 to 3, 1892 - the family was in transit from Lake Como, Italy to Bad Nauheim via Lucerne and Frankfurt.
June 13 Monday – Sam left Bad Nauheim alone and traveled to Bremen, Germany, where he would take passage the following day for New York [June 12 to Fiske]. He took a room ath the Hotel de l’Europe in Bremen [NB 31 TS 53].
June 14 Tuesday - Sam left Bremen for New York in the steamer Havel.
June 22 Wednesday – Sam arrived in New York City [MTLTP 311n1].
July 5 to 15, enroute from New York to Bremen, Germany on the S.S. Lahn
September 15 Thursday – The Clemens family left Frankfurt, headed for Lucerne, Switzerland. Stayed over-night at Basel. / Left Basel at 2.10 p.m. Sept. 16, reached Lurcerne 5.15, where they stayed at the Hotel Des Balances.
September 20 Tuesday – The family left Lucerne and traveled to Milan, Italy.
September 22 Thursday – The Clemens family left Milan at 11:45 a.m. and traveled five hours to Bologna, Italy. The family left Bologna and arrived in Florence, Italy. They likely spent the next two days at the Hotel New York, moving into the Villa Viviani on Sept. 25