Norwich bulletin., 1910-08-05
KILLOCH LETTERS FROM ABROAD.
In Switzerlan 1-Lady 25O Years Old at Notre Dame -Montreaux- Leman-Castle Chillon-Byron- Eden-"Good Old imes'-FuIogne-Rh one-Nar- oIeon-5mplon Road-Snowbal alng in Jufy-Passng luggage,

As a parting shot at "gay Pari." ere We leave the rising waters of the Seine that are causing grave apprehensions, for the apparently more secure foun- dations of the higher Alps, we will give little incident of our ride in sight seeing, mammoth automobile. The great Notre Dame the leading cathed- ral, dates back to the 18th century, is replete with historic scenes. peculiar to sacred edifice. It has been the theater of the coronation of kings and the drunken and lascivious orgies of both shameless and shameful royal used as military arsenal, a fortress with booming cannon, a barra clxs for soldiers and barn for army horses anG mules. Assassinations, dUtls and vile intrigues have occurred within it's sacred walls. But the incident We started to narrate is in connection with it's being built on an islan1 in the Seine, which originally was ,lozan or moro feet lower than the soil of the mainland. As we rolled away from it our Guide on the auto drew rur att te eI'IoH to the fact that the front en- trtpce was a little lower tha l the st. eet pavement. giving the appearance of the whole vast structure as having sunk below the surface. There are nov nc steps to ascend to the front door. but rather the opposite. He stat II to ascend to the door, but tne whole island was leveled up in time to the rest of the modern city, so hat the massive stone steps of approach were entirely covered up, but were yet here. At that junction, lady on board, who liked to consequentially air her knowl- edge of the city, remarked: Yes, I well remember going up those tire some steps when I last Visite1 Paris!' The guide quickly remarked: Ma dam, that makes you a little older than I would guess you to be, for those steps were covered up $50 years ago!"
 But we line on to Switzerland. 34z miles. over the Jura range of the Alps. affording grand scenery as we speed along.
 The evening shades find us at Mon treaux, on the northern shores of Lac Leman," or Lake Geneva, we Amer jeans call this charming sheet Of water.
 The name of our hotel is the Eden, and rightly named as it is most charming and luxurious in every detail, both in beauty of architecture, cordial ity of service and for beauty of sit uation on the water front. Beautiful gardens of flowers and graveled walks under the shade of tropical trees with inviting seats on either hand, extend down from the great building to the lake. With the happy throng of guests in 'tparc" and in boats on the 'lac" (such words are spe1t here in the Swiss dialect of the French language with a 'cg instead of "ke'D it seems vertically to be an Eden on our mum dane sphere. which we most reluct- antly leave behind us.
 We take street tram to the castle of Chiffon, made famous in literature and song, especially by Byron, whose name is shown by the guide cut in one of the stone pillars Centuries ago the castle was used as a prison and it's weird dungeon vaults and hideous instruments of cruel torture are shown as reminders of those good, old times" -ohl what misnomer. what an irony. what a stain on the page Of history
 Another day, short in travel brings us to Brigue on the western side of the famed Simplon pass. The scenery of the Rhone valley We have been speeding through is majestic and thrilling. TowerSIg heights of the Swiss Alps on either hand. snowcapped and glistening in the sunlight with the turbid waters of the rushing river right by our side and also the carriage road. This road, now macadamized