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land. We did not think equal to our love
ly Waikiki.
The supreme attraction of Amsterdam
was the Reyks Museum. We could not
take in any Of the places of interest in
the vicinity or Amsterdam on account of
the rain, and as we We're told that rain
was to be expected all the time, we
concluded not to prolong our stay wait
ing for fair weather but hasten on to
Cologne, noted for it's cathedral the
grandest gothic church in the world.
In Cologne We saw the beautiful pic
ture of Queen Louise and visited the
Church of ST. Ursula, reputed to hold the
bones of 11,OOO virgins martyred by the
Huns. These remains are worked into
the walls in species of moSaicS in every
available part of the church.
To describe the journey from Cologne
TO Bingen, by boat, up the Rhine re-
quires more time and a more eloquent
pen than l possess. and Heidelberg, with
its castle, must be seen to be appreciate
ed. We travelled two or three days in
company with a Congressman and his
bride from Michigan. We made ourselves
as agreeable as possible, so as to favor
ably impress this Congressman with Ha-
wall and influence him to cast a vote in
favor of the Islands when any question
relating to them should come up in Con-
gress. We found him quite well inform
ed and friendly to our interests.
The only time we made any blunder in
our itinerary was in going from Basic
TO Geneva, Switzerland. 1t the only
time we were not required to show our
tickets before entering the train, and
when we saw a compartment marked
"Geneve," we thought we could not be
wrong. But we We're. We We're on the
wrong side of the lake. according to the
tickets we held; but after much tribula-
ton. paying of extra money and with the
assistance of a Dutchman who spoke
German and French Ike a native, we
reached our destination in safety. though
late IN the evening. We spent a week
in Geneva, a trip to Chamouni. at the
foot of Mt. Blanc, making a day long
TO be remembered.
We went from Geneva, or rather Basic,
to Berlin by the night train. 1 enjoyed
the separate compartment we had for a
sleeper, where there We're no curtains.
and we could lock ourselves in. At
Strasburg, our dinner was brought to us,
each in a separate basket, hot, as if just
from the fire. 1 never tasted better
steak or more tender chicken, and we
both declared it was the most appetizing
meal we had enjoyed on the whole trip.
Berlini How can 1 dispose of this beau
tiful and interesting city in half a dozen
lines-a city so elegant, with its fine
buildings; so interesting. with its palaces
and picture galleries; beautiful in its
parks and drives; charming and his
toric in its environments of Charlotten-
berg and Potsdam? l think no place we
visited made a deeper or more pleasant
impression my mind.
Inter den Linden. the avenue of lime
trees. resembles the boulevardes of Paris
Sieges Alice, the Avenue of Victory with
its marble statues of Prussian rulers, 81
in number. and the Thiergarten. part
forest and part park, are. like the
Champs Elysees. Bots de Boulogne and
Central Park, places where the elite of
the city may be seen driving.
At Charlottenburg is the mausoleum
where lies Queen Louise and her hus-
band. Frederick Wilhelm III. and En-
peror William l. Kaiser william and his
wife. Augusta. If anything in this world
could be lovelier than the lavender light
the stained glass windows. fall
ing on the sculptured marble have yet
to see ii.
The Emperor Frederick is buried at
Potsdam, and the daughter of Victoria. +
his wife, has just been laid at his side.
Sans Souci." without care, erected by
Frederick the Great and where in the
adjoining park he is buried. at his own
In the old palace at Potsdam we saw
the rooms which belonged TO Queen
T,ouise The furnishings and silken COW
aring to the bed. just as she left them.
are fast Wondering 70 dust: but the
of the loved queen is fresh in
the hearts of the people who loved her
so we'll This palace belongs now TO the
second son of the present emperor and :
We had the pleasure of seeing the young
prince. a. he and two of his companions
stood at the window watching US as we
crossed the courtyard.
From Berlin to Dresden is a ride Of