The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-24
WORLDS GRHATRSrPANORAMA
>yNIC BEtCTY OF SWITZER-
ItND REfONS COMPARE.


ris.s returning from Europe always
a.. a.. no country made a stronger
.,.,,icn on them In SWitAnriaad. 10
d., r-.u-Ul thEs Pernona going abroad
r..g summer vAcE loo season should be
lang forward 60 thu days among the
,..- Thry viii not be disappoinsed. for
OBJ, swiss country il the picture gallery
'-r, World the country beautiful. where
.. .,.-Ic panorama N magnificent and
......, Gus in it's wOndrOus display. LIS
...r,s choose the summer ~ the season
=. non us beAIties are at their best.
N.hn recent years the chief advantage
a -wttzerIand 80 a vacGtion country has
go. brought about by the many i'm
pr -rnsuts in tho mode % travelling
..-.rgh the country. Whiol have boen
PEI, se-rd superIatively easy. ThOss who
H.-.at hcsn ablo 10 Wow the Alps be-
Cd. 81. Il aCk u physical endurance can
,..v - 'hs IMPRESSIONS which formerly
,..n. luly to the strongest. The traveller
,i..,-n have to walk and climb nowadays.
D., axes the modern. comfortable and
,-.sy xay steam OF electric road and ropo
'r1fev
l. the persistence of the civil en- xineer
raAA After peak % tho mountain m0nAruhs
lA- succumbsd until now there are only u
lew q tho loftiest and most rugged that
cannot be scalsd In this manner. These
modern transportation routes have in
,is.-d made swift ssrland an earthly para
dis. FOR they have put its charms within
the reach 10 all. The tourist now can do
swit 1erland expeditioualy and no, only
wisely but well
The bureaus Of Information established
~ all the centres Of Europe now give the
traveller reliable information about all
10 needs To do to travel In Switzerland
and what Ia 500 there. Every kind OF
inquiry dealt with. from travelling by
abroad. steAmboat OF coach 10 walking
over the passes The bureaus serve no
individual interest. but represent the
country - a whole and 30 the informal ion
- Il an oficial character. Then when the
traveller gets To the country Of the Alpa
he hnd- the sCme evidence % ready fore
bought.
Travelling in Switzerland has indsed
u--n reduced To a science. for the tourist
need not concern himself with plar ming
a nN~d route and select ticket hmits,d Ia
uue special Itinerary. hut for only 81 -
a DAY he may purchase a first class ticket
that vii give him unlimited travel over
s.7e miles % rail and Lakes. He may
travel second class q he prefers at ~
cents day OF leo THIRD for % cents. These
are the rates Tor = fifteen day uckot.
Dor those Who want IA stay longer ths
first class ticket coats only ~ cents a day
tor thirty days. ana the other classes are
CCrIespondingly lover.
Further reductions may he obtained for
forty-dve days or longer
TINS ticket corTozponds to the English
-eascn ticket, and with IL the tourist may
90 where he ploases Dnd may change his
Itinerary from day 20 day. or travel con-
-tsntly in one Particular tertion which
especially pleasss him. There are only
a few hnas over which these tickets are
hot good. most Of them 6e.ng mountain
railways. although even on item the
-eAson ticket brings substantial reduc-
ions on the ordinary rate.
These tickets cannot 10 purchased m
america because IL ~ necessary To- indi-
cste the commencing date. thing the
Urinary traveller cannot well do a. N"
Ginning Of European tour and further
..oause they are 1ssucd only eight Gays
sr.ad Of the date on which they commence
H rIn. IL IL not necessary Ia wait until
~utzsrland 10 reached to buy them.
a. 2 ,as-engsrs on the Mediterranean ser
tr- an get them in Italy and thoss on
90 r'l-rn routes may buy them IN Eng-
arr France. Belgium. Holland, Ger
'ra,y ana Austria hungary.
Wherever possible the thirty day ticket
sho.II ne bought, for Il - lot possible
ru 49, swift land thoroughly ia fifteen
In aaNNN HaE rfaHHW EfNfn
..1Hli certainly include sail on one of
40 axes a coaching tour over ore 81 the
p asses an ascension of one Of the Unotui-
talEs ~ rail a visit TO one Of the famous
'a"fr"- ~ gOrges. ard a wsla through
.uth a. old and a modern commercial
.y IN this way the tourist will round
u.f an impression that will lOEg he en-
..bf't IN hi@ memory
M arranging the tour tho traveller
slu.it certainly consider these districts.
I'D. j.ra. with tts quiet charms 4
...f. rs-4ue Scenes: Lake Geneva. upOT
sgu-. shores are 20 he foura such de-
bxhfi j spots A. MontTeux. with the castle
~ hI'lpu clns.. hy: NeNey quaint and
r.-sif!i Lausanne with il famous cathe-
ra ard other interesting buildings.
% 40 -tecl!ne and rail- 81 the Roman
fwrlrs- was written. aud ts-a@va. re-
'nau-i a. much for its beauty a. tor TIA
'@rary associations.
.-u there are the Rhone Valley. with
/s.ms'r and the MAtterhorn. the SWISS
10 - iaS"= with their wonderful trop-
- r.g.tatiOn. the Grisons. with tn"
..gaI.r". famous for Nild scenery; the
'r-.rsr and and IL giant. the Tool.
's~hsu~-n and the Falls 81 the
t'".s Lake Constance, Whe~e many
.arwruR pla~es abound; Zurich. the
--g--t 'ity. reminding y,s.s % American
..'.", rv Is imposing building ard hav-
q a. aid'ttOnal attraction in the lake.
% 49,. view ~ the Eastern Alps: l.u-
49, ant the lake. With a rare beauty OF
.> own ana being the centre for mar
20 sn'fVi excursions. such ~ kngel-
h~ry o. 'hr charming Valley Of the "A.
'1- Borvs-. ObeEland with its mighty
''as the Tiger. MJnch and Jungfrau.
's- most frsquented pas-e. are the
hr.fIg from Alpnachrtad IN heiringen:
o." FIrsA from AndermAtt 90 Brtgue;
90. ''-rm-"l from Meirtngen "a Gletsch.
q o.. foot ~ the Rhone gla1ier: the
'''Hrr from L-uksrbad 90 .kandersteg.
'. -su-"n. from Initial 70 Altdon;
Pro gen from ThuNi- "a Chisvenna;
Oh. N-'Hla from 81 MoritS 20 ChiavennA.
l'.'. are many others equally beautiful
Dog .r 40 much used by tourists.
~ 49, hotels are world famous
Co.. -.h' hundred hotels are mentsODed
.. .rudhook published by the A.so-
.'a' - i-- Hotel Proprietor- and all
Co., SO and well recommendod. The