Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-01-11
C.. C.. PARLIN AGAIN GOING
ABROAD.
Will Sail From New York on the I'd
Day OF July and Return on Septem-
Der First

Principal c. c. Parlin will, next
summer for the third time, conduct
a party of tourists thru Europe for
the Chautauqua Tours Co. The
route will be much the same as his
previous tours but the trip to the
Passion Play at Oberammergau will
be new experience.
The party will sail from New York
July I'd, on the Cretic of the White
Star line, one of the largest and
finest boats sailing from New York
to Naples. Stops viii be made at
the Azores, and at Gibraltar to visit
the Notifications and Naples will
probably be reached July l4th.
Two weeks and half will be spent
in Italy. Attention will be given to
ancient life as shown by the excava-
tions at Pompeii and historical re-
mains at Rome, to Renaissance art
at its best in the Sestine Chapel, in
Raphaels Stanza and in the great
galleries of Florence; but attention
will also be given to modern life, for
''life" is the motto of the company
Drives will be taken to see the street
life of Naples, the "Rag Fair of
Rome and the palaces of .Pincian hin.
Nor will the scenic be overlooked.
The famous Amali drive by the sea-
side and over the blue hills to the
Capuccian hotel, once monastery,
perched eyry like on the side of the
cliff and a steamboat ride over Lake
Como the most beautiful of the
Italian lakes will be taken.
Switzerland will be entered by the
st. Gotthard route; night will be
spent on the Rigi, Lucerne will be
visited and an excursion will be
taken to Interlaken and up onto the
great glacier at the foot of the jung
frau. Sunday, Aug. It'll, will be
spent at Oberammergau where good
seats have already been reserved for
the Passion Play of19l0. In Germany,
Munich, the beautiful capital of
Bavaria, with its great galleries;
Nuremberg, with its medieval forth
tications, its gruesome Iron Maiden,
and its rich wood carvings; Rothen
berg with its quaint old houses:
Heidelberg with its great ruined
castle and interesting student prison.
The Rhine, with its beautiful scenery
and its wealth of ancient legend and
history and it's evidences of the mar
velIous industry OF the peasantry of
today. And Cologne with its wonder
full cathedral and Richter's beautiful
portrait of Queen Louise will be
visited.
Six days will be spent in Paris, the
center of modern fashion and art, and
six days in London the worlds in
dustrial metropolis. Then, after
visit TO Windsor, home of royalty, Ok
ford as illustrative of European col
legiate life, and the Shakespeare
country with its fine rural scenery,
its recollection of the greatest Eng
fish poet, and Kenilworth, recalling
Scott's great novel and the days of
"Good Queen Bess," the party will
sail Aug. 26th, on the Empress of
Britain, one of the magnificent boats
of the Canadian Pacific r. r., and
will be due to reach Quebec, Sept. lst
and Wausau, Saturday, Sept. B.
First cabin steamship berths and
good hotels turnout are provided,
comfort as well as culture being one
of the principal aims of the tour
Six have already definitely joined
the party and the party limit Of
twenty will probably be reached, as
there is an unusual interest in Euro
pean travel this year on account of
the Passion Play.