Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-12-01

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stance-The lnsel--lindau-- Munich
and Its Sights-Stuttgart = The
Ladies Designated as American
erin The Wilhelma, as Pretty as
Any Fairy Palace Ever Dreamed Of
CarIsruhe- Baden Baden.
After leaving Zurich We next visited Sehafi-
hansen, and on the 5th of August were pleasant
ly installed in the Hotel Schweizerhof at New
hansen, opposite the falls of the Rhine. This
was our last stepping place in Switzerland. and
everything seemed to combine i'll order to render
it as pleasant as possible. From our windows
we had a fine view of the falls which with ire
mendous force and volume dash down from
height of nearly one hundred feet making the
most imposing spectacle of the Kind in Europe.
The grounds of our hotel sloped to the edge of
the river about quarter of o mile below, and
there at the Schlossehen-Worthw were peculiar long
boats in readiness to take either TO the small
island in the center of the falls to the opposite
shore where is built gallery which takes one
almost in under the falling mass of waters. We
spent most of our time wandering about the falls
looking at them from different points of view.
We found it a most fascinating pursuit for like
niagara the falls of the Rhine, al though hardly
comparable in other respects, sean not be appre-
ciated at once. We particularly enjoyed looking
at them in the moonlight.
Our hotel, considered one of the model hotels
of Switzerland, we were much pleased with. Its
situation in the midst of extensive and handsome
grounds the hillside faciag the falls could not
be surpassed, and the arrangement of room and
entire management left nothing 10 be desired.
We found small notices in our rooms to the eff
foot hat forbidden to receive fees
under penalty of dismissal. This was something
very unusual and yet the service was perfect.
The mattresses at dinner were dressed in most
picturesque Swiss costumes, and the dinner in
handsome salon facing the falls was delicious.
From Schaffhausen, u quaint and picturesque
old place on the upper Rhine, we concluded to
take d steamer to Constance 1t was very ordl-
nary boat and tourists on it were evidently curl
osities but we had as pleasant a river journey as
we could wish. The scenery was quiet and pref
w. now and then Boosting of q ruined castle on
a hillside. There were a number of sleepy little
towns at which we stopped, and we went under
a number of the old covered bridges peculiar to
the upper Rhine; but there was nothing 10 call
forth much comment. As we steamed slowly
over the Untersee and entered the arm of the
Rhine which connects it with the Lake of Con
stance the setting and presented glori-
Gus spectacle. In the twilight We landed at Con-
stance.
to our surprise we were In the Duchy of Baden,
and consequently out of Switzerland, we follow
ed nimble little porter to our hotel the Inset or
monastery, situated on an island in the lake the
Insel is now one of the most enjoyable hotels in
Europe That night we slept IN rooms ttI1 formerly
with its gothic casing looked out on the cloisters
We dined that night III what was once the monks
chapel but is now magnificent Naulted dining
room. Afterwards as we heard a band playing
in the distance We went on the mainland and to
a pretty little park where numbers of people, III
Guiding many German soldiers, were listening to
the music. We also wandered into the cathedral
in the dark and sat for some time in the solemn
gloom looking at the choir and listening to the
singers who were deep in the difficulties of some
German anthem. That night there were great
fears felt by members of our party that gh0Sty
Dominican monks might disturb our midnight
slumbers. We had no visitors, however, and
awoke in the morning to hear the Uiele of the
little fountain in the costers. Our waiter, after
breakfast, took us through the different rooms
and showed us where Huss was imprisoned, also
the monks refiectory now used as a restaurant.
and commanding fine VieM of the lake. We at
forwards visited different buildings of interest in
the town, the town bell. the kaufhaus where
the cardinals met at the time of the Great Coun-
ell and where HusS was tried. the house where
he was arrested, and the cathedral which found
ed i'll 1852 contains some remarkable oak cary
ings. A stone III the nave. OH which q white
spot is always dry marks the spot where Huss
stood when the council in his sentenced him TO
he burnt at the stake. In fact Constance, though
III other points of remarkable history is most TO
be remembered as the place where John Huss.
the Bohemian reformer, was tried and put to
death.
A steamer took US from Constance to Lindau
across the lake by way of Friedrichshafen. The
lake, although the largest, is not the most pic,
turesaue of Swiss lakes, and is liable to sudden
storms We arrived at Lindau, pretty aud
ancient town. built on an island. soon after SUR
set and as we were intending to go on to Munich
thM night we went to a hotel for dinner only. AS
it was our first dinner in Germany proper, for
Constance seemed more Swiss than, German. it
was quite novel experience and at the same
time not enjoyable. Setting aside the fact tina t
we were overcharged for en- ordinary dinner the
manners of the people we're little short of dis
gushing; five had been in common drinking
doom could not have been more pronounced.
We were not sorry, therefore, to leave Lindau
late at night Early next morning we reached
Munich, The copital of Bavaria and one of the
handsomest cities of Europe. Although it YVES
early ~ August the weather was very cool and
there bad been a great deal of rain. Munich
boasts OF so many sights and is moreover such
sight in itself that it will be necessary TO pass
over most of the places we visited. What one
particularly notices there is The manner in
which so many buildings are frescoed on the
outside, and otherwise adorned with statues and
bas- reliefs. Our hotel was much more brilliant
on the outside than within. Our first visit was
to the Old Pinatrothek or Picture Gallery. Since
leaving Milan we had seen no pictures outside of
shops and the Pinakothek WAS very welcome.
The collection of pictures is very fine including
d great many by Rubens, some exquisite Rapha-
els and Titians, a great meny of Van Dycks por-
traits, and the gem OF the c:llectfon, Murillo's
"Beggar Boys" The Murilos are always sur
rounded by crowd of eager spectators. The
New Pinakothek is devoted exclusively TO the
works of modern artists. and its exterior Is fres
coed by kaulbach. Besides these galleries are
the GIyptothek devoted to sculpture, Schack's,
kaulbachs and score of other galleries all
well worth visiting. We, OF course drove to the
Hall of Fame and climbed into the head or the
famous statue of Bavaria which in person of
woman stands about seventy feet high, From
holes in her head we had fine views of the city,
We also drove around the city to inspect the off
ferent monumental gates. the monuments, the
English Garden along >the Isar flowing rapidly"
and the hreweries. The entire city IN every de-
IN iii i'm messed if ii had bppp MANNED aud
built by one man. Everything seemed in keep
ing and With the exception of the quaint old
city in the celter, everything seemed modern.
The streets broad and ornamented with
many trees, fountains and statues, and the Maxi
milan street in particular is as handsome a
street as can be seen in the world. We were
very sorry that it not the opera season as the
theatre and company are as fine any in Ger
many. We dined one day at a restaurant adjoin-
ing the theatre where we had the cheapest and
one of the best dinners that we had had since
beginning to travel. But Munich is said to be
the cheapest capital OF Europe to live in. Its
beer has worldwide reputation and we found
it very light and pleasant and ridiculously
cheap Some of it is very light and some very
dark in color. We also liked the handsome
covered glass tankards.
One morning in company with at least hun
dred Others we were shown through the royal
palaces, both old and new. The state apart
ments are very fine, severely magnificent one
might say they show nothing of French light
ness in decoration. The two card rooms adorned
with portraits of beautiful women are furnished
and the other III light green. The floors in all OF
the apartments ara of wood in al manner of IN
tricate patterns and so highly polished that it was
difficult at times TO keep ones balance. The
ball and throne rooms of course the hand
soonest, the latter containing twelve magnificent
gildsd bronze statues of ancestors of the House Of
Whittelsbach. Before leaving the palace we
were shown the Nibelungen Frescoes, by !
schnorr which occupy five rooms and show the |
progress of the N!helungen Lied. They are very
fine.
We left Munich with regret but found next day /
that Stuttgart was also an enjoyable and very /
handsome place. The large Schloss- Piatz sur |
sounded by handsome buildings and adorned |
with the column erected in memory of Ring
William impressed being very fine. Our I
time at Stuttgart was limited however and we /
made haste TO see the Schiller monument, the |
cathedral and other buildings and then strolled !
through the handsome konigs -Strasse. We also |
visited the market 1--WE always tried TO do that I
and found il as usual an instructive and enter |
tanning feature. Even the market women in |
Stuttgart could tell that the girls were "Ameri-
kanerin."
Finding that we had time to drive through the |
Palace Gardens 70 the Milhema before starting |
for Carlsruhe we took carriage and proceeded |
at once more delightful park and more ex- |
Quisite little palace II would be difficult To find
The Wilhelrza was built for King William as q !
summer palace, and Is decorated and furnished |
in the Moorish style 1t Is as pretty as any tairy
palace ever dreamed OF The pleasure grounds |
and flower gardens are in their way quite as |
pretty.
On returning to Stuttgart we started for CARTS /
rhue, arriving there in the middle of the after
noon. We at once proceeded 70 drive around 1
the palace, through the park and through many
of the handsome streets which radiating from 1
the palace give the city On the map fAn.like |