The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-12-19
MISS SCHULTZ
WRITES HER FRIENDS.
From Milan in The Land of Per.
petuaI Sun.
HER TRIP THROUGH SWITZERLAND.
Tells Her Story in Very Interesting
Manner
WONDERS OF THAT BEAUTIFUL LAND.
The CenteryiIle Lady Expects to be in Rome
to Witness Pomp and Ceremony
on Christmas Day.

Miss Helene Schultz, Of Centerville,
who is now in Milan Italy, writes the
following letter to her friends, asking
The Pilot to be her medium
After a stay of six weeks in Muench-
en-, at which place made few friends
and felt quite homelike left for farther
south, stopping few days at Lindau,
an ancient village, an island in the
Constance Lake, very interesting for its
old buildings and narrow streets, some
just wide enough to go through Then
crossing the lake to Switzerland, l stop
ped few days at Zurich A large city
on tho Zurich Lake, then farther on to
the we'll known place Maria Einseideln
up in the mountains, beautiful loca-
ton The church is the pretticst /
ever entered similar TO those in NJ lench-
en- but much larger which improves the
looks great deal The singing and
music was grand accompanied by an
orchestra
Il We climbed the mountain Etzel
where St Minrad lived on which spot
is now a chapel. Then still higher to
an outlook point, where a fine view
over the surrounding towns and the
Alps We're seen. | then concluded TO
make farther trip through Switzer-
land, to Gee the mountains and impor-
tant cities. procured round trip tick
ct, good for fifteen days and l went
these last two weeks seeing this
country, mountains of granite, the
highest and most important range being
70 u 70 tilousana fec III Q " 'erel of
the sea, and covered with snow all the
year round,
The most beautiful trip found was
on the lake of lower Constance from
Lucerne to Fhielen and return having
showed a few days before. The noun
tains half way up We're tinted white
over the green pine trees. On this trip
/ met Americans from Chicago ON their
way home, making trip around the
world If any of your readers should
ever visit Europe, don't fail to visit
Muenchen, and get round trip ticket
through Switzerland good for all dir
ections by land or water. The scene is
most beautiful from Lucerne to Bern
and then return by the way of Inter
laken by water and rail through the
most picturesque scene, along Il valley
and from the distance the white peaks
extending over the Alps. Switzerland
is divided in three different languages,
German. French and Italian. Making
my tour down to Geneva stopping a
few hours at Lucelne which city is
built on three hills. From there tax
ing the boat on the Lake of Geneva. |
inquired about the landing of the
steamer. No one understood me.
Fortunately young lady came up to
me saying in broken German; Madam
what can do for you? / can talk a
little German, better English" SO was
all right. We entertained ourself nicely
while on board
''Lugand noted city on the line
stopped off, situated on the lake In
the narrow streets and arcades of tine
inner town there is much that is quaint
and picturesque to charm any visitor.
The next day l went farther on through
a lovely scene along the lake and noun
tains until reaching Chiasso the bound
ny line of Switzerland The mountains
out of sight and level land again appear
ed 1t was dark when we reached Mil
an, the largest city of Northern Italy. |
| haye now told you a little of Switzer /
and, my own experience. ! am now
on the grounds of Italy and expect to be
in Rome for Christmas and will extend
my trip across the Mediterranean Sea to
Egypt and Palestine through the winter.
Will now close by wishing you all a
very merry Christmas and happy New
Year"