Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-09-20
A TRIP TO EUROPE.
Scenes and Incidents of the Trip
Homeward.

Pisa and its Wonderful Leaning Tower.
Genoa and Lyons Visited at Some
! Length Paris again Reception to
the Shah of Persia IL ondon Revisit.
ed-0n Board the steamer Home
again.
BY S. Y. LEEoH, ID. ID.
/ We spent delightfful day and
night at Pisa, Italy. 1t was city
sixteen hundred years before the in
carnation OF Christ. Ii had, in its
palmiest days. more than $50, 600 in
habitants. 1t has been devastated by
wars for more than three thousand
years. World wide fame is associated
with its Cathedral, and especially with
its celebrated Baptistry, the beautiful
dome of which returns all shouts and
calls in the sweetest music. It's tall
Leaning Tower" is one OF the world
wonders. 1t leans as though il would
topple over; but from its high sum-
nit magnificent views of the sea and
land. for many miles, may be had. In
| its Campo Santa are many unique
monuments, cut from fine marbles.
1t possesses numerous churches, tillgd
with paintings. mosaics and othef In
! tereStiDg decorations. We had a drive
Of some hours through its historical
streets and pretty suburban parks.
Very close to the church of San An
drea Is the house in which was born
the great astronomer, Calico. Sixty
| Thousand people reside at Pisa. The
whole city, and its handsome environs
are replete with places of interest.
When we left Pisa the train ran
along the fringe of the Mediterranean
sea, and through number of rIetty
! towns, for upwards OF 100 miles
Then on our gaze rose the tsfracel
/ palaces of "Genoa the Superb" All
over Europe IL is called The City Of
Palaces. Among its two hundred
thousand people are a multitude Of
wealthy citizens. They live in splen-
dor and luxury. Its palaces, muse
ums, boulevards, harbor, gardens and
residences are described by Dickens in
his pictures Of Italy Many Of its
eighty churches have costly interiors.
Nearly all Italian churches are muse
nms calculated to win the visitation
Of foreign tourists. IN the great rail-
way square stands a colossal m3Bu-
ment TO him whose name will always
/ be dear to the Genoese-Chrlstoph
! Columbus The city has a massive
Cathedral, but the Church Of the
Anunciation has the most beautiful
/ interior of any ecclesiastical edit1ce
ia Genoa. The Campo Santa OF Genoa
is the largest and most celebrated in
Europe. Many Of its monuments and
tombs are surprisingly beautiful and
costly. L he street car system of &C.
noa is excellent. We had cab ride
that lasted throughout an afternoon;
and we were enabled to see In a hasty
manner, the finest commercial and
residential streets. Genoa has hand
some park known as "The Public
Gardens" situated northeast OF the
city. In Genoa, as elsewhere, we col
lected photographs of the principal
edifices, churches, monuments and
other places of interest.
Moving homeward we travelled past
and through many interesting towns
| to Lyons, France. We swept through
Turin Bussolero, Susa and the long
Mount Gents tunnel, running for over
nine miles through the Italian Alps.
/ At Modane, at the French frontier,
our luggage was examined by the
French customs officers.
Lyons, the centre OF the French
silk and wine trade, is a great and
handsome city. It's population is
more than 400, 900. Next to Paris it
is the largest French metropolis. We
were entertained for day and hight
at the Hotel Metropole Eighteen
forts engird the city. Many Of the
streets, monuments, palaces, foun-
tains, churches and stores will COM
pare with any in Europe. Much
might be written Of Lyons.
A nine hours trip on the fast train
over the best OF French railways
brought US again into Paris. The
country for hundreds of miles was
continuous panorama CT natural and
artistic beauty. At Paris where we
had already spent eight days we re-
tudiuCu LVO duy anu uie hOo GARiOiiuk
again the splendors of the Exposition.
/ On our last evening in Paris the man.
ayers gave reception with extraordi-
nary Examinations, to the Shah OF Per-
STA. Ninety steamers, all covered with
| lights, passed under the illuminated
bridges. Fountains, palaces, grounds,
the Eiffel tower. the borders of the
Seine river and all national pavilions
and cafes were decorated with hun
dreds of thousands OF electric lamps.
1t was scene Of bewildering magnifi-
cence. The Paris papers claimed that
over million people presented tick
cts at the gates. Earth never saw
spectacle SO gorgeous and brilliant.
1t was worth trip from Morgantown
to Paris to look on its fairy like glory.
Such scene we never expect again
to behold this side OF heaven
On beautiful Saturday morning