The first concerts in England and the trip to Paris
Route
Helsinki (boat)-Copenhagen (train ferry)-Lübeck-Berlin-Hannover-Osnabück-Antwerp-Oostende (ferry)-Dover-London-Birmingham-London.
Accommodation
Hotel Stadt Riga, Berlin
Hotel Langham, London
Route
London-Dover (ferry)-Oostende (train)-Brussels-Paris
Accommodation
Hotel de Bretagne, Paris
Avenue Marquerite 6 Le Vesinet (Olle Nykopp, away for 2 days)
Hotell Pavillon Henri IV, St. Germain (December-January)
Route
Paris (train)-Reims-Cologne-Hannover-Berlin. A trip to Leipzig.
Accommodation
Hotel Stadt Riga, Berlin
Return via Stockholm. (No information available on other parts of the journey)
During this long trip abroad Sibelius gave concerts in Liverpool, where he conducted his first symphony and Finlandia. In Paris he worked on Pohjola’s Daughter, which still had the working title of Luonnotar.