St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-05-07

The royal palaces, the theatre, the gar
cries and museums that are clustered
around the lower end OF the Inter den
Linden are lar enough apart so as 10
appear at the best advantage Inc
Reichstag, where the laws are made, is
one of the finest buildings in the city and
is well located at the entrance to the
Thiergarten, one OF the largest parks IN
[ he world.
am very fortunate in meeting royalty
and at Berlin saw the Emperor twice
on horseback. He is handsome man
with pronounced "up curve IN his
moustache which many of his admirers
try to initiate by tying their own nous
taches every night. This probably
pleases the Emperor and also gives the
German officers something to do.
The best part of the Rhine can be seen
in day from Mayence to Cologne.
had beautiful day for the trip, and
owing to spring rains the river was
unusually high. The river is not VIDE
but quite deep and there is an immense
amount OF freight traffic to and from the
busy German cities along its banks.
expected to see gorges and palisades, but
instead there were low mountains on
both sides part of the way and then the
country was as fiat as western prairie.
But the view was not at all disappoint-
ing. For the entire distance from
Mayence to Cologne, about 1875 miles,
there was railroad on both sides OF the
river, and every few minutes trains
would rush by and disappear in some
tunnel and then appear again. The hill
sides were completely covered with vine
yards and Baedeker says some OF the
finest wines in the world are made here
But this fact ought not to interest a
resident of a prohibition state. The
GROWING glory of the Rhine is its castles,
many in ruins and some where only the
towers remain, all making the tour
the most unique of any river ride in the
world. A few of the castles are used as
dwelling houses by the German barons
and two very large ruined ones are
owned by the German Emperor. George
M. Pullman and other rich men have
built castles on the st. Lawrence at the
Thousand Islands, but they are not
covered with moss and ivy and are not
located on the mountain sides. Wher
planning your trip to Europe don't tai
to include the trip down the Rhine.
Just before your trip is ended you SCI
in the distance the towers OF COLOGNE
cathedral, which are almost as high a
the top of the Washington monumen
and next to the Eiffel tower, the highes
tower in Europe. The cathedral is on
of the grandest of Gothic edi6ces eve
built, and much more restiul to the ey
than Milan cathedral with which it
sometimes compared. Its glass window
are works of art and repay a carefl
study. The church was begun in tt
= 10Th century and after many interrul
lions was completed in the preser
2 century. The guide book says it is sti
7 unfinished and if that is the case ca
l only wish to see it when really con
l pleted
= When you are at Brussels you are on
, eight miles from Waterloo. You reca
h that certain famous general was pr
r vented from reaching Waterloo WHIT
n Napoleon needed his assistance We
!. much. The reason that Gen. Butcher d
y not get there was on account of the raj
!. aud the same reason kept me ava
n Thus history repeats itself as tar
: weather and Waterloo trips are &C
e cerned. But on a rainy day one can
v much in the busy Belgian capital. I
eff old town house, now used for city ha
,e is one OF the oldest buildings in Euro
# from an architectural standpoint.
a facade and towers are different from al
thing you have ever seen before and
IS rooms are adorned with most beauti
lie tapestries that look exactly like
IT, paintings. In modern architecture
10 Bourse and the post Office building co
re pare very favoraby with similar bu
is ings in London and Paris. My Engl
tv friends whom met at Brussels gave
cir new phrase that seemed very exp
id. sive. When they went to see the st
.er windows they called it taking ST
en- fiddle" And Brussels is one of
be places to do this, as its stores are aim
ep as attractive as those of Paris. Ant
eet course you will want to buy souv'
,rt of the city, and when you go away
len will be tempted to leave behind sc
me French gold and have in return loN
ak piece of hand made Brussels lace. A
for YOU have seen the town hall and bou
We the lace you have "done" Brussels.
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