Then there are the endless, unspeakably monotonous, but fertile plains of Wallachia, leading into the valley of the Danube, which is a very Paradise.

In spring particularly, when the Danube each year overflows its banks, the beauty of the landscape baffles description.

It is reminiscent of the tropics, with virgin forests standing in the water, and islands covered with luxuriant growth scattered here and there.

It is an ideal country for the sportsman.

All kinds of birds, herons, ducks, pelicans, and others, are to be met with, besides wolves and wild cats, and days may be spent in rowing and walking in this Paradise without wearying of it.
The Roumanians usually care but little for sport, being averse to physical exertion.