River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-12-01

better paved and it has larger per
cent of modern buildings than
| Vienna.
Through the entire length of the
city both banks of the river are con-
tinuous wharves, and are lined with
steamers and barges, loading and
unloading freight. Europe has
never forgotten the value of water
transport alton. Although Buda-
pest has many railways, the Danube
carries by far its heaviest freight.
We will yet learn our lesson from
Europe and another generation will
see the Mississippi and its tributa-
ries busy with freight boats.
One part of the river front, about
mile in length, is known as the
Franz Joseph Quai. Here, as else
where, the river is bordered by a
wharf. About ten feet above the
wharf is the street level. On the
street level, but separated by low
fence, are the street car tracks,
then the street to which horses are
never admitted, and the land side
of the street lined by the most
fashionable hotels and restaurants +.
On a pleasant afternoon this street
is thronged with elegantly dressed
people, out on promenade. They
look out across the warf, piled high
with freight, and busy with loading
and unloading barges, across the
river o-the royal palace and the old
Fortress, which crown the two hills
on the Buda side. A peculiar inter
mingling of fashionable pleasure
and busy commerce.
visited the grounds of the Royal
Palace, but failed to gain admis-
sion to the Palace rooms. The
guards said that no visitors had
been admitted for a month. One
guard said that they had caught
some Russians in the palace and
that they were afraid of the Rus
SLAMS; another guard said that visit
ors were excluded because of the
cholera scare. | tried to assure
them that Icarried neither Russians
nor cholera with me, but it was to
no purpose, orders must be obeyed.
Thus | had to content myself with
a visit to the Palace Chapel, where
the Kings of Hungary have been
crowned, and to the Palace Museum,
but above all the view of the Dan
ube and the city below me, repaid
for the climb to the palace hill.
| visited the old fortress and had
another panorama view of the city.
| went to Margareten-Insel, wood
ed island a mile and half long
In summer it is one of the most
frequented park resorts and even
in November not a few people were
wandering through its wooded
paths, or drinking coffee in it's
open-air restaurants. On this low
| island, with a channel of the Dan
ube on either side, are hot sulphor-
Gus springs, and bath houses are
provided where one can battle in
this natural hot water
In the Stadt Waldchen, a large
park on the Pest side of the river,
are also hot springs and more ex'
tensive natural hot baths than the
Margareten-Insel. Here also are
museums and statuary, largely left
overs from the Worlds Fair Of
1896. And here, too, are the merry
go-rounds and side shows and res
taurants which are frequented BY
the common people of the city.
| visited the parliament building
and although it is resplendant with
marble and with mural paintings,
was quite as much interested in my
guide as in the building. He spoke
| good English, was well versed il
political affairs and was not 10th t.
talk about them. Hungary's unior
with Austria is practically only ont
of defense. They have common
army and a common navy, but ex
cept for matters pertaining to the
army and navy, the two countrie:
are independent. Yet Hungarl
feels that Austria is the stronge
party to the alliance and fears be
ing submerged. In the desire o
the Hungarian people to maintain
themselves as an independent IA