Rizal decided to leave Spain and continue his studies in ophthalmology in France and Germany. In Paris, he worked at an eye clinic and took the opportunity to visit fellow Filipinos. He then moved to Germany, living first in Heidelberg where he worked at an eye hospital and visited scenic areas, and writing poetry inspired by the landscapes. Rizal also spent time in Leipzig and Berlin, attending university lectures, working to supplement his income, and socializing with prominent German intellectuals. Throughout his travels, Rizal furthered his medical education while observing the people and governments of Europe.

2.  After finishing his studies in Madrid, Rizal
decided to leave the Spanish capital and move
to France and Germany.
 His decision to migrate into this two countries
was due to his desire to specialized in
ophthalmology
 His preference for ophthalmology ad a
specialization in medicine was prompted to by
his desire to cure the eye ailment of his
mother.
 He continued his observations of the government
and laws, as well as the custom and traditions
of France and Germany.

3.  Rizal was 24 years old and full-pledged
surgeon, when he migrate to Paris.
 Before Paris, he went to Barcelona, Spain to
visit Maximo Viola, a medical student from
San Miguel Bulacan and they agreed to have
grand tour of Europe.

4.  He worked as an assistant at the eye
clinic of Dr. Louis de Wecker, for four
months and learned the ff:
 the actual performance of eye operation;
 recent studies on the ailment of the
eyes;
the various techniques of eye operation.

5.  Rizal took time to visit his fellow
Filipinos in the city.
 He frequented the residences of
Felix R. Hidalgo Pardo de Tavera Juan Luna

6.  He stayed to Juan Luna in the latter studio
in Paris.
 He became Luna's model in two of his
historical canvasses: The Blood Compact and
Death of Cleopatra.
 Before Leaving the city, he completed one-
fourth of this first novel Noli Me Tangere.

7.  Rizal left Paris for Germany.
 He left Paris due to its high cost of living,
which he could not cope with.
 He arrived Heidelberg, the university town
of Germany on February 3, 1886.
 He resided in a German boarding house.
 He decided to transfer to a boarding house
close to the University of Heidelberg.

8.  He was privileged to work at the eye hospital of
the university, under the tutelage of Dr. Otto
Becker.
 In this University town, he perfected the
techniques of diagnosing eye ailments which he
learned under Dr. Louis de Wecker.
 He wrote letters to his sisters, Maria and
Trinidad.
 Rizal described the German student as
affectionate, respectful, modest, and not
boastful.
 Rizal described women as tall, stout, and blonde.

9.  serious
 studios
 simple
 industrious
 not afraid of men
 concerned about
education

10.  Rizal visited the different scenic spots of
Heidelberg on weekends.
Neckar River

11.  This scenery inspired Rizal to write a poem
entitle " A Las Flores de Heidelberg (To the
Flowers of Heidelberg) ".
 A poem of two of the greatest loves of man
on earth.
 It is a poem remembrance and a poem of the
motherland.

12. Summer Vacation at
Wilhelmsfeld

Wilhemsfeld is a mountainous village at
Heidelberg.

He met Dr. Luis D. Wecker
- a pastor of the vicarage of
Wilhemsfeld.

13. 
He returned to Heidelberg on June 2,
1886 remembering the hospitality and
frienship accorded to him by Ulmers.

He appreciated so much from his stay in
thr German village-- the religious
tolerance the people practice in the area.

He observed Pastor Ulmer being able to
get along well with the Catholic priest.

14. Rizal to Leipzig and DresdenRizal to Leipzig and Dresden
LEIPZIG
➔
He arrived in Leipzig on August 14, 18986,
on board a train.
➔
Part of his activities in this city was
attendeance at the lectures given by
German proffesors in history and
psychology.

15. ➔
He came to know Prof. Friedrich Ratzel
Dr. Hans Meyer
➔
He translated Schiller's William Tell into
Tagalog.
➔
He worked as a proofreader in a
publishing company to augment his
allowance.
➔
He stayed in the city for two months.

16. ➔
He left Leipzig on October 29, 1886 and went
to Dresden.
Dresden
➔
He met Dr. Adolph Meyer, the Director of
Anthropological and Ethnological Musuem of the
city.
➔
After 3 day visit, He left Dresden for Berlin by
train.

17. RIZAL IN BERLINRIZAL IN BERLIN
➔
He arrived in the evening of November 1, 1886.
➔
He went due to the following reason:
✔
To further enhance his knowledge of
ophthamology;
✔
To supplement his studies of languages and
sciences;
✔
To study and observe the political and
economic conditions of Germany;
✔
To join the circle of famous German
scientists and scholars; and
✔
To complete and publish his novel, Noli Me
Tangere

18. ➔
He meet in person Dr. Feodor Jagor, the
author of the book Travels in the
Philippines.
➔
His admiration of this book was due to two
reasons:
✔
It predicted the collapse of the
Spanish regime in the Philippines
✔
It prophesied the coming of the
Americans into the Philippines

19. ➔
His acquaintance with Dr. Jagor, through a letter
of introduction from Ferdinand Blumentritt,
resulted into his friendship with numerous German
intellectuals, like the following:
✔
Dr. rudolf Virchow
- a German anthropologist
✔
Dr. Hans Virchow
- a German professor of Descripitive
Anatomy
✔
Dr. W. Joest
- a famous German geographer
✔
Dr. Karl Ernest Schweigger
- a noted German ophthamologist

20. ➔
He was accepted as member of the following
societies in Berlin:
✔
Anthropological Society
✔
Ethnilogical Society
✔
Geographical Society
➔
He presented a paper in German entitled
Tagalische Verkunst (Tagalog Metrical Art) to the
Ethnographic Society of Berlin.
➔
Life of Berlin was not easy for him.
➔
In the morning, he worked as an assistant in Dr.
Schweigger's clinic.
➔
He attended lectures at the University of Berlin in
the evening.

21. ➔
At his boarding house, he continued his physical
trimming exercises and practice in speaking
German, French, and Italian languages.
➔
Before resting in the evening, he took time writing
and completing his first novel.
➔
He was exposed to a lot of enriching experiences in
Berlin, there was a time that he found himself
penniless.
➔
This happened from November 1886 to May 1887.
➔
In order to eat, he had to pawn the diamond ring
given by his sister Saturnina and sell his books to
second-hand bookstores.
➔
Devoid of proper nutrition, he got sick with coughs
and colds, sign of tuberculosis.
➔
Penniless of Berlin, he thought of burning the
manuscript of his first novel, which he hed
complete.

22. Thank you &