The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-09-20

moved entirely by canals big bsrges being
poled by hand through city. See q few
quaint old Holland costumes; visit very
fine public museum and picture gallery;
drive out 10 Sea Sykes Coy Zuyder Zee)
and around city on sunny afternoon
Spent two and half Gays in Amsterdam.
Left there Monday morning, August q,
for Colonge, Germany; follow up Rhine
valley through many villages and much
manufacturing. reaching Cologne middle
afternoon in the rain
We shipped our trunk from London 10
Lucerne by freight and have only vaisse
on this trip and get through the custom
houses at the numerous borders we cross
without difficulty. Suffered from cold for
! lack of clothing part Of the time, same as
we did in Scotland.
Soon as we got settled in hotel st Co
/ logne visited the great cathedral near by;
second greatest in the world. and 1t is
wonderful Many cid relics and some OF
the stained windows 900 and COO years cid.
Part of the church Soo years old. but
I mostly built this century and in fine con
dition Spires over 500 feet high. We
{ ascended near top and walked through
many galleries and arcades in upper re-
gions Of the church
Our hotel was built with big court and
garden in center and balconies for cat
/ ing out doors IN pleasant weather. In
evening lot OF high German army officers
had a banquet there for two hours. While
they were eating a fine military brass
band played in the garden, the finest OF
the kind we have heard. They were also
playing early in the morning.
The Rhine is ma gnihcent big river with
swift current. we took boat second
morning at Cologne and assembled to May
ence. reaching there 10 p. m. Runs
through great hills. rising very steep in
many places. Hillsides covered with
vineyards the entire length Many beau
tiful valleys along Rhine ana old ruins
. OF castles on many hiiltops.
! Stopped over night at Mayence. visited
cathedral and looked around town in
morning: took train at p. m for Heidel-
berg: two hours through great level
plain in Rhine valley
| Heidelberg picturesquely situated IN
narrow valley between small mountains.
Stopped at lovely hotel half way up
mountain and overlooking the wonderful
old castle. Visited castle. great work.
being restored somewhat. Saw great wine
cask or tun, holding 1900 gallons G.s0
barrels) and big as a house. also smaller
ones. Next day climbed mountain. drove
around town, etc. Next morning Csatur-
( day. September y. took train. Stopped
off several hours at Baden. the hot
springs bathing resort. Most luxurisni
( bath houses Cor palacesl ever heard Of.
+ Took train ?. m. and reached Bale,
Switzerland. also on Rhine. at 100 Stop
ped all night. Took train next day (sun-
day. for Lucerne, reaching there p. m.
! Lucerne is at foot Of beautiful lake OF
/ perfectly clear water. at edge OF the low
er Alps the snow peaks being visible IN
distance. It IS fine city but too large 70
suit US as a resort. Many fine trips can
be taken from there Saw fine balloon
/ ascension soon after arriving. the bal
/ loon rising steadily with two men until
J it disappeared IN the clouds. about a mile
high
/ I started this letter at Lucerne after
most Of the trip I describe had becoms
a little old. I am writing tonIsht sep
n
mountain scenery more wonderful than 7
ever thought existed. II Is on a shelf
nearly 300 feet above The beautiful val
ley below. which & half mile wide. ard
with walks perpendicular - a wall. on
the opposite side of the valley from is
rises up the "Jungfrau," and a range o.
mountains almost perpeneicuisr. 90 u
I20J9 feet above the valley and covered
with snow ard glaciers. The Alpine
glod' on the high snow peaks az sunset
is something grand They sometimes take
on the same bright color that the clq1ds
10 at sunset We viewed 81 last night
from shei5lg AZ 'he foot - glaciers
coo feet high opposite from here
We left Lgcerne yesterday morning
early with stchel only; are seeing some
high mountains: wsl be back there TO-
morrow svening ans next morning all
leave for OberaramerEau. getting back Or
four days and VII Hber aEasn seek the
high APPS" n she Rocky ul1u1ta-nE
there are few places you can't Climb.
In the high Alps there are fcw pisces you
car climb. The marrow valleys ru1 a.
mort level into he very heart ~ ts-
mountains. which rise W frou fhera al
most perpendicular MANY besE'lfsI
streams and waterfalls. heavy lawns %
Ersss ~hsrsyfr sod car STICK
Switzerland f. = perfect network =
railways. oxnsd by fhe zorsrnusat- we
have bouraf passes god 20 travel over
arg e tHe rosfH feKcegf CT r1sfs
csrnssrE the fuogrtslcs5 ard aans best
Bas. cenf3as5uslY feT afteen days. ~
Init. eoss 80 sach- Clear. crisp niEht
ard rroon nEhis ~ ths saogr rncansairs
aeross valley brilliantly caa sear r9sr o.
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