Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-08-09
TRIP ABROAD,
AT HOME AGAIN.
ARTHUR MULBESGER LEAVES
rIAY YI5 LAST FOR EUROPE
AND RETURNS AUG. Z.
Visited rlany Places of Interest in
Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Ger
many, France and England and
Gives his Impressions in an In
terView.

On the 10Th of last May, Arthur
Mulberger of this city left home for
trip to Europe. He reached New
York City without delay and on the
Goth of the same month took passage
on an elegant steamship for Italy going
by the way of Gibralter where he met
Mr.. and Mrs. John M. Olin Of Madi-
son who were tourists in the old world.
He landed at Naples June l where he
remained until the 18th visiting many
places of interest, including, which are
wonderfully new and interesting to a
stranger from the new world Among
the places visited was beautiful Venice
he saw Realto bridge made famous by
Shakespeare, the canals which are as
streets to the city and st. Marks
cathedral. He visited the ruins of
Pompeii, Lido on the Adriatic sea, the
most magnificent bathing place in the
world, the Ghetto, the beautiful Lake
Como country and saw Mount Versuvies
which at the time was active, grand
sight, one not soon to be forgotten.
He then journeyed to Rome. the his
torical city built on seven hills and
reached there in time to attend the
terminating services at St. Peters
cathedral of the International Euchar-
istic conference, Pope Plus being car
ried to the church in chair by faith
full and loving attendants. Delegates
were present at the conference from
all parts of the world and the pageant
was fine beyond description. While
there, he visited the catacombs, the
eoleisum, Via Aptia, and St. Peters
cathedral an architectural wonder
for strength and symetry
From Rome he crossed over into the
land Of William Tell with whose his
tory most Americans are familiar
After tarrying few days in sight of
the magnificent scenery OF Switzerland,
he crossed over to Carlsbad, Austria
the noted watering place where he re-
maineu few days and then turned his
face toward Germany. the land of his
forefathers. that being his destination
when he left home. He spent several
weeks in the empire and visited Berlin,
where he had an opportunity to con-
trast the German soldiery with that of
other nations, then Potsdam where he
saw Can SOuci and several fine palaces,
Hamburg, Munich with it's Royal Ii
brary of over 100000 volumes.
Heidelberg, the seat of the great Ger
man University, Cologue and other
places of lesser interest visiting librar-
les, art collections, museums and
castles as his time and opportunities
would permit After visiting relatives
for while he we1t to Paris, France,
city-a dream in stone, brick and NOR
tar with magnificent drives, parks,
boulavards, gardens and fountains.
He visited Versailles and other noted
places that would naturally attract
the attention of an American and
had the good fortune to be in the city
July IA, it being the anniversary of the
fall OF the Bastile which to the French
people is similar to our Fourth of july
and is celebrated with the same en-
thusiasm. From Paris he went to Lon
don, England, which in many respects
he regards as the finest city he visited
during his trip abroad. While there he
spent considerable time in examining
Westminster Abby. St. Pauls church
and the Law Courts. He found the
people very kind considerate and
polite, and speaks in the highest terms
of praise Of the policemen and public
officials generally, who aid strangers in
every possible way in going about the
city looking for points of interest,
which they regard not as duty, but a
pleasure as we'll. From London he
went to Southampton where he took a
boat for New York City enroute home
reaching here Thursday.
His impressions are, that the larger
cities in continental Europe are fast
becoming International; that there is a
lack of the push and energy of this