The Portland daily press., 1894-11-10
THE RHEINlSH PALATINATE.
Incident Of the EIwell European BIZ
cycle Tour.

cycle Tour.
A Week in Phalzland-A German Forest
A Herd of So Deer-Hospitality of Ger
man Wheelmen.
On leaving Baden-Baden the American
bicycle party. instead of following the
usual tourist route through the great Rhine
plains, crossed the river and entered tie
billy country of the Rheinish Palatinate.
This is out of the beaten paths Of travel.
but the week spent there was one of the
most enjoyable of the entire tour. 1t is
country of low hills and beautiful valleys,
through which wind excellent roads taking
one TO quaint towns and ruined castles
without number In this land the beer of
Germany is to be found in perfection. DOT h
as to price and quality, great foaming
"schooners'' costing but cents. Those of
the party who were afraid to drink water
were not obliged to suffer from thirst
there were, many, such. 4.SpE fy3ats2yl
Werode to Weissenburg over road as level
as q. floor, winding through pine forest fol
a distance of eighteen miles. finally enter
ing, the town. through aniqavenue aof mag
nifcent .Lombardys .poplars.s Our arrival
was quite, an event in THAT gpquietl little
town, and the Inhabitants gay q imam " 'evi-
dences of their good. will. In the evening
he beer hall WAS crowded with people.
and soon the room resounded with mirth
and song. German and English taking
turns in being on top. Anweiler is quaint
little town above which rises the great hill
crowned by the old castle of Trifels. Here,
according to Tradition, King Richard of
England WAS confined after his capture by
the Germans ON his return from the Cru
sades, and here he was found by his faith
full Blondel who made known his presence
by singing under his window. A beautiful
walk under magnificent beeeh-trees takes
one to the castle from whose battlements
one can look down upon the village far be-
low. But far more beautiful was the view
from the castle of Magdenberg, .six miles
away over the hills. We arrived there after
a pleasant walk ana were rewarded by one
of the finest views that can be imag ined.
To the left. the great Rhine plain stretches
away far as the eye can see, yellow
with the ripened grain, picture of abInd-
ance; to the right. the face of the country
was a tumble of hills and valleys, the form
er covered with verdule TO their SUBMITS,
perfection. AS. we looked forth upon. this
wonderful panorama low storm clouds swept
over the hills which doomed Through iile'
mist like ships on a. stormy sea. CIn another
instant the sun shotdts goldenrays through
the clqpd-rift and lit uputhea' yellow plaiif.s
making, it look, like agsfeldr offlgold. Ls This
continued for over an hour-to ourlefta the
bright Rhein-sfe Ids. 10 our right the storm
swept hills. Then he rain ceased4and we
retraced our steps to Anweile1. i},> ~
Those who imagine that Europe has been.
denuded of trees should tide from Anweiler
10 Kaiserlautern. For twenty-six miles onI
way lay Thu ough unbroken forest. As
We climbed the hills rabbits without number
sourried across the road. and some of the
party were delighted witnesses of h .rd of
So deer leapi1g from rock to rock over
brawling stream. finally disappearing up
the hillside. Coming suddenly out of the
woods we found ourselves at the gates of
kaiserslautern, the principal city of the
Rheln-P hal1, and the home of some of the
most hospitable wheelmen to be met with
anywhere. On oul arrival at the hotel we
found an invitation awaiting US to take
any wheels in need of repair to large BIZ
cycle factory, where are made the kay
ser" bicycle. and where they were put in
first class order gratis. After dinner a del
egation of the club called for US and con-
Quoted US to the principal sights of the
city, which we've many and interesting. In
the evening we were escorted to the great
beer hall where we found manyof the lead
Ing citizens waiting to bid us welcome.
Care had been taken to secure the best
singers in in the city who rendered the
songs OF Germany in way to make ones
nerves tingle with enthusiasm. Speeches
were made and songs were sung into the
small hours; goodwill was pledged in CO.
pious draughts of foaming beer,-and 1t was
a very jolly time. The experience was nov
ell, but Americans are quick to adapt them
selves to new onditions. and they fell in
to this sort of thing with wonderful quick
ness. The following morning the same good
fellows saw us well on the road to krewy-
mach, which we reached after a pleasant
ride of 26 miles,-and were out of PhalyIand.
T. A. ELWELL.