Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-08-16
A Short Trip to Europe--Naples
Ry E. H. McCLINTIC.

We sailed from Genoa about sun
set, and as we left the viey
of the receding city situate,
on the semi-circular harbor with it
numerous lights and fort.crowne'
hills presented a very pleasing
scene. The voyage from Genoa tt
Naples was made mostly in thu
night, and nothing Of the Italian
coast along which we sailed for thu
whole trip, could be seen. w
saw the lighthouse on the island q
Corsica, noted more particularly al
the birthplace of Napolean, and al
so the island Of Elba, on which he
spent a short time in exile.
The next morning about eight
o'clock, we sighted the smoking
frowning summit Of Vesuvius, and
without being told we knew, fol
those of us whose destination was
Naples, that our stay aboard the
Kaiser Wilhelem der crosse was
about to end.
tn sail into the harbor of Naples
GENERALLY conceded to be the mosl
beautiful in the world, with its
pct rescue surroundings. Was
worth The price of the trip. shall
not undertake its description. &c.
noa is located on circular harbor
and the city is somewhat amphi-
theatrical in form, but its barbor
and its surroundings were far out.
classed by the Neapolitan PIANO
rama that met our view AS we APP
preached. On our right Capri,
Castellamare, Sorrento, Herculane-
UNI, Pompeii, smoking Vesuvius:
in orr front the terraced city of
Naples, called by the Italians Ma
poll; while around from right to
left, as background in the dis
lance, swept the Apprentices, along
whose base the flowers bloom per-
euniaIly while her SUBMITS reach
the realms Of snow.
Our vessel did not 60 up to the
wharf, but We disembarked on a
smaller vessel, by which we were
transported to the landing. On
this smaller boat were many men
who were soliciting employment as
guides. | turned down their APP
plications not knowing whether |
was right or not. | had selected
the hotel at which | was to stop
and determined to go as far as |
could this time without help, to
see what | should encounter.
On landing | cav numbers OF
hotel porters, and | soon located
the one for the hotel which | had
selected and turned over to him my
baggage. We were then required
to go through the custom house
for sn inspection Of baggage,which
however, did no amount to much
and caused no delay. The only
questions asked yon being whether
you had any spirits or tobacco in
your baggage. which being answ-
cred in the negative, white chalk
mark was made on your grips, End
you were allowed to proceed. To-
bacco there is a government mo.
nopoIy. | was put into a bus and
reached my hotel, the Victoria,
without trouble. Most of the no.
tells are situated on the street
which runs all the way around the
bay and command fine views OF the
harbor from the front windows.
All the principal hotels of Italy,
as we'll as other ports OF Europe.
have cl, rks and dining room wait
ers who can speak English az well
as other languages. So you find
no difficulty in making your wants
known. MY first meal at an ltal-
ian hotel was what We call dinner,
called by them lunch. ] felt lit
tie queered when picked up the
bill of fare, aud Of coulse could
not read word of it. The waiter
soon explained to me that it was
served in courses. and that being
The case, il was all brought to you
and you could eat it or not, as you
wished.
This of course solved all Difficult
" along that line. 1t may be of
interest to know that European
hotels serve for breakfast, cold