Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-12-26
- rHacucA EURoPE.


NIln SCIEGGlA Featl1eS. III nc Altie t-AtN
Il. how little is the expense of a bicy zee
/ III, through Europe. To the practical
Z American wheeiman the first question u.s..
What does it COST From the expert
7 ence of one who has been through the
/ Trossachs Of Scotland and the cathedral
towns OF England who has ridden up the
/ Rhine and climbed half dozen or more OF
I the Alpine passes in Switzerland, and has
spent nearly a month each in the cities Of
London and Paris. the cost is found to
have been little more than it would have
been to have continued III the dull routine
Of home liIe To be sure. there is the lost
time OF those who have only salaried in
comes. Once over here, while the traveller
by ordinary means of conveyance is de
batting whether to 80 second or third class
or to buy Cooks tourist 3 tickets or the
regular ones. the wheelman selects an in
dependent route and, without waiting
upon the manner of going goes. Besides
the going, instead of being a matter of
great expense, as it sometimes is by steam
or horse power. on the contrary. over the
perfect roads of Europe. is a means Of en-
ioyablc exercise that not only does not
decrease he bank account. but increases
the stock Of physical health After nearly
four months, or 800 miles, of such de
ightful travelling in the present case, the
limited letter of credit is still found so
bulky that ride through southern France,
along the Riviera. down through Italy
and over to the Pyramids is to be under
taken soon.
But as to the cost, so far. in dollars and
cents. While the English hotels are, as
"a rule, think, more expensive than those
On the continent, yet in either case my
expenses did not average over 81 day
In fact, through Belgium and Germany
they were but 81 day. wheelman
travels SO Independently that he is not al
ways obliged to stop over night at the
larger cities, and | often could avoid
them by riding eight or ten miles further
to some small inn. found plenty of good
food and comfortable bed for half the
money Such a mode of travelling does
not allow Of the putting on Of any great
amount Of style, but my chief ambition
was to see rather than to be seen of men
In London there are plenty Of good, re
spectacle private boarding places to be
found for I / or 81 % day 10 find
them one needs only to inquire of some
friend who has made an extended stay in
! London, or TO apply to some American
living there found good place on
Euston road, within mile and a half, OF
u four cent omnibus ride, of Fleet street
for $3.50 a week That included the
room and attendance. a meat breakfast at
$50 and four or five course dinner al
$50 The luncheon Mt IL, ii had, was ex
ira, but il was usually more convenient
TO take Il light luncheon wherever hap
pened to be
1t is proverbial that Frenchmen like
Americans better than almost any other
class Of foreigners, and this was, perhaps
shown 10 be so one afternoon when ! as
riding out in the Bots de Boulogne, that
beautiful park Of 2,200 acres just outside
the Notifications towards the west | was
riding slowly along, listening to the music
OF the Grand Opera orchestra, which to
many OF the listeners, must have been in
pleasing contrast to the sound of the
German shot and shell heard there so
short time ago when policeman
stopped me and ordered me to 20 another
way. | did not understand which way
but turned about and rode eff In about
half an hour met the same policeman in
another drive. This time lie was mad
He gesticulated wildly and talked so fast
| could say nothing. Finally when
could get ia IA word, | said did not under
stand, aud could only speak English
You are an Lngli3hmanI he said in
French could understand, but without
+ cooling down any. NO | said, Il am
an American "Oh, he replied quickly,
''pass on and lie stepped aside with d
wave Of his hand, as pleasantly as could
be. happened, | have since found out
I to be TLug in some of the drives
from which We are prohibited Many Of
tho English and German wheelmen use
little slcgh bells fastened to the han lie
bars as warnings to pedestrians, but in