Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-07-15
OLD HEIDELBERG
 UNIVERSITY CITY
C. $. k. Visits Noted German Eduea- ti0nal Center-SOmething Interest ing of tue Cologne Cathedral.
Cologne. Germany. June t4

Cologne. Germany 1une t4
 From Frankfort We went 10 Heid4i~ berg, were on the train with Il charm ng German couple who talked little English They gave as some information. We exchanged compli- ments on Germany and America When we got off at Heidelberg they insisted on hand 'n% our baggage out the car window 10 the deintsman iporterN. shook hants with us and waved as far as we could see them.
 Heidelberg is a most Interesting place, situated ill the parrow valley of the Necker, mountains on one side. We went by fnnicular railway 10 Heidelberg Castle. This was the first ruined castle we had seen It was very, very large. Tall old trees shad ed the park, ivy almost covered the ground and ran up the trees. We passed through an old gateway across the moat, under the watch tower, into the court. Here we starr ed eff with lady guide, and numt r. ous Germans and four Australians ,U view the interior We went through a hallway into q large room filled with old statues, which were on the building. TEey were mostly of tEIe old empcrors and electors, and such quaint, agly statues We went through many ruined rooms to a tow CT, where we got Q fine view of fhe mountains and the valley.
 We weae then taken to the part of the castle that had been restored The banquet ha] and chapel were restored and Beautifully frescoed Next to the banquetin2 hall was the serving room. with a pump coming from the cellar to pump up the wine. We were then taken into the cellar and saw the famous Heidelberg Tun' an immense cask haldn. 300,000 bottles of wine. Near here was the figure of Perlseo, the court jester, in ancient times, who drank eighteen bottles of wine a day barrel ip bakery, where is an immense oven and the largest chimney ever saw went up about 300 feet into the air. We then went into the kitchen, where the same sized chimney was divided into two flues to carry the smoke out we'll. We passed by where the large tower was blown into the meat by the French. The walls are 22 feet thick. We went into the part of the castle that was originally called the Glass Palace, the top floor was all made of looking glass The exterior was very attractive. the cling n@ ivy tried to hide the scars made by the French in the wars. The situation is ideal. We went down into the city to the Famous University. one of the oldest in Germany. We could not get through the entire building, but visited old school rooms where the desks were worn with many a carving; one desk had cross cuI through. There is no telling how many famous men trod those halls. There were rooms where the rebel lious students were confined, marked oil ,i(.ot tI1rn We walked on the promenade by the river. shaded by trees, where we had a beautiful vew. So many of the German towns have this promenade. In the afternoon we took train Tor Worms, which was only q short ride. Here we spent the night. Soon after getting there we proceeded to the cathedral, one of the quaintest have ever seen. In front of this cathedral is located the scene Of the quarrel between Siegfried and ------------ Ill the Nibelunsen Lied. The architec- ture of the cathedral is different from any l have seen. There are. four slender towers, two domes. 1t IS strikingly effective. In the interior are many old tombs and groups. The statues of three Frankish maidens on one tomb is interesting. They were buried together in the 14th century
 We next went to see the Luther monument. It is grand. It took l2 years to build it and cost 1Hooo pounds. On large platform rises a pedestal which is surmounted by a bronze pedestal ill which are scenes in Luther's life. Luther's figure on top is 10 1-2 feet high. He has the