Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-09-14
FROM COLOGNE 70 geneva.
Or. NEVILLE TRAVELS UP THE BEAUrI.
Full RHINE INTO SWITZERLAND.
CITIES, MOUNTAINS and RIVERS.
Old Castle OF Heidelberg-Fine Macadam
Roads,-Grand Mountain Scenery.
Work OF God and Man.
Correspondence Keowee Courier.l


fill books, if l had time to write it
out. In fact, am almost over
whelmed. If / can retain one half
that has come under my eye, l may
congratulate myself. One objection
to a trip like this is that before one
place visited has time to "soak in"
the mind, you have to hurry on to
another place.
On Monday, July 1S, our party
took passage at Cologne on fine
steamer about 8.45 a. IN. and travelled
all day up the Rhine. This is day
that surely never can be forgotten.
| have never been on the Hudson.
Some say it is as beautiful as the
Rhine. 1t may be 80, but l don't
see how the Rhine can be excelled,
with its beautiful and crystal water,
and its verdant and vineclad hills,
with it's many castles and attractive
villages, with its golden grain and
beautiful groves. All of these things
and many others line either bank of
this historic and beautiful river.
Nature and man have combined their
efforts to make this one of the most
attractive rivers in the world. We
had the pleasure of partaking of one
of the elaborate and delicious din
ners which are served on these boats.
we reached Mayence about 9.I5
p. M, after having travelled about
140 miles on this river, where we
spent the night. think saw more
grape vines the day / was on the
Rhine than ever saw in all my life
before. | was also impressed with
the number of people who live on
this beautiful river. A village seems
to stretch out on either side from
one end to the other. We passed by
Bingen on the Rhine. Mayence,
(Mainz) where we spent the night,
seems to be an important city, hav-
ing about $4,000 people in it. But
we were there only for the night.
On July 10 we took the train for
Heidelberg, very prominent city in
Germany. On the way there we
pass Darmstadt, no mean city. We
pass not far from Strassburg and
Worms, the latter place being so
intimately connected with Luther in
the great reformation. We spent
several hours in Heidelberg, visiting
the great castle and the noted uni
versity. The castle is the most mag
nticent ruin in Germany. 1t covers
large area and one can have some
conception of what it was in its
prime and glory. 1t is beautiful
and grand situation, on the side of a
mountain overlooking the city, with
many attractive mountain scenes,
sparkling streams and springs, deep
cascades and giant rocks, etc. | saw
in the castle the largest barrel | ever
saw. 1t is said to hold thirty thou
sand gallons, and is the barrel in
which the occupants of the castle at
one time kept their wine. The uni
versity at Heidelberg is noted as an
institution of learning; but | was
disappointed in the buildings. They
are ordinary structures. But there
is this difference between German
universities and some American in
stitutions of learning; the Germans
put their money into fine teachers
and the Americans too often put
their money in brick and mortar.
The Germans show their good sense
and their institutions attract students
on account of their able teachers.
After spending this time in Heidel-
berg, we go on to Baden, where we
spend the night. This is called by
some the Saratoga of Europe. 1t
has a noted mineral spring and is one
of the prettiest places | ever saw
with its groves and flower gardens,
with its beautiful little river flowing
through the town and its shady
parks. At night we attend a musical
concert given by what is said to be
the best band in Europe. Baden is
one of the most popular watering