Smyrna times., 1892-11-16
SUMMER OF '92.
lNOTES OF TRAVEL IN EURopE
THE PAST SUMMER, BY A
SMYRNA LADY.l

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Left New York on steamer "sna,rr
uam'" May 18th. Our party, a mos
agreeable one, consisting of Mrs M .
N. Y; Miss K. B., of PbiladalDb;o
Miss L. NJ, of San Francisco; L. G
Dr. E. of Chester, Pa. Mr. L.. a Law
yer OF Philadelphia; Mr.. A. B., of Phil
aaeiphia, and DR.. NJ, Surgeon or
'Spaarndam."
" nat jolly party, and so congso.
genial Actually finding ourselves On
+ the wing, and with light hearts and
, beautiful, clear, moonlight nights we
determined to leave all cares benin 4
land seasIckness also). The SCI.
very calm and the trip full of ipters.,
AN old woman gave US great
excitement by jumping overheard
"nlcn detained our ship for several
hours. '"i
Ilme passes swiftly and very pleas.
"n'iy' even on a slow steamer. and =.
we neared Rotterdam, we gave a ,igb
Oh regret, when we thought of leavi"a
SO many pleasant acquaintance rodS
on shipboard, and to the good old
steamer that had carried US so ssfslv
over. 20 % S"Ieiy
The approach to Rotterdam i ro..
picturesque and pleasing. When wo
.elI nome the trees had scarcslv nrt
io'Vu' ana the contrast of green field.
ana shrubbery made up beaptifrI
picture. Au''iu'
arrived at Rotterdam on Thursdav
ABOUT 4 a. M, June 9th "Hotel WI
mar beautiful. rooms and deIi0htt,,
table Rotterdam is a pretty citv
"ou the canals running in everv direc'
'lon' curious old houses. and moro
curious dresses of the WORKING d.
the wind-mills, so picturesque. and g
characteristic of the ceuntrv-tbe t
rooms In them are very comfortsbIv a
iurhished, and people live in than - b
happily as some of their richer naiob d
oois-Vhe wooden shoes, worn nv al '
u Tue working class, dogs pulling e
small carts, and women CARVING hruo a
baskets of vegetables, suspended frnm d
"oouen yokes placed around their t'
necAs ana shoulders, all make nm Of
most picturesque scene. never 70 ~ A
1t is more like foreign Ia
Guy IMAM any we have seen.
we ielt Rotterdam with the pleasant %
expectation of seeing it once more I'll
''"''eu IN cars for Flushing, crossed nc n
''er on steamer to greensboro. tben 10
d cars, to London. where we arriv.d gr
y O'Clock on the 18th. our bo,o1 %
Onaring Cross, ," very handsome one Ia
nu very central. Near by is the n, TO
iona' Gallery, Trafalgar Square. on. int
| the hrst open places in London ond pa
very great centre of attraction dodi thi
lted to Lord Nelson, and commemo da.
''es MS death at the battle of TrofaI. fee
II lzzd Oct, 1SO5) gained bv the the
hgiish fleet over the combined orn,o joy
ents OF France and Spain. In the der
n're OF the square rises an immans. '
ante column, 145 feet in height 10 ant
g memory of the hero. This mon,- sun
ent was erected in 1S4S by voluntarv ave
n'rloutlons at cost of about f45. stu
0. mil,
On Sunday 10Th we st.., try
Abbey, passing on tbewov vail
uses OF Parliament or New PaIaca thro
Westminster. The nrevions ',S,eO IT, EMO
rned down in 1884. The new h,iId W
is In the richest late Gothic Tudor and
perpendicular style, and covers an zOth
a OF . acres; II courts, 100 staircases chan
U apartments, and has cost in oil cars
'u' +S'OOO,OOO. We went throupb Is on
grand pile of buildings, and onr "orl
ght and wonder knew no -. Arri'
nj through the Victoria Embo,L la fri
n; lovely flowers and Winding US to
As' westminster Bridge a grand he W
cture; saw Cleopatra Needie go delg
fauls, all near the Abbey. Wbito happ
!, where Charles / was babood..I needl
r the famous roval -, with
e. formerly situated here, of " wbich An
hall onIv no-I = " I'OA Louv
was here that Cardinal Wolsov ouild
naughty, splendor loving Arch. ana M 0
op oil York gave his costly enter ne L
nents, and here he was dispraced area
. too Henry VIII became epam. 2'OOo
4 - Shoui- aro
q OF the unhappy Anne Bolevn are NJ
here he died in 1547. maste
sited Westmirsto. A.. amply
rVice. 1t is regarded by the Emo. "
as their National Walhalla or :; 0D'p' "
pie OF Fame, and interment within - " Se
ais Is considered the last and ."'o U'
est honor which the nation can ,,'"..n W.. :"
W upon on the most deserving of ", .9''e,
'fspring. view
visited the Abbey several times ons "a
ence. II has n".''.s 49, sw0 ana beauty
ner church possesses. 1t is in the ~
Vi Latin cross. The impression v
ced bv the into.;o,. = - p s'sioh when il
very striLi, =, "uIiu- is extra
SVilAlhg' the proportions poi.
md the p,rboo,- TOi '''nB 80 park,
utifnl Tno.;ao, '"' "'o oOiumns Hyde T
osaie navomont ;. 'oIy curious SO pictu
with handsome arabesoues n :" area
ht, l believe, from Rome in 1868 !. P.Onen
hcent glass mosaic by salviau s"., ~. Den
enting the Last Supper. T SSslns
ost pleasant way of seeing Lon. Inn
a ride on top of a bus; most 4 fe,o :,
Ole first impressions gotten IN Ganer.|
Vay. Seat yourself near the Psris -, =
and for small recompense he disrs mo
INT out things of interest and !. So, 20 =
.dnIv e palace.
'eets Of the West End, a street TrianoD, M
ty never tired Of: it is one mile wboIo
III. Regent street is also one mas',o,,o
'4Onuoh' were in {
.- 49, On'nedral is London's tain play