Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1910-05-25
From Far OF
African Plains,
Another letter reaches US from our fellow
townsman, Mr. Eugene G. Robichaux.
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Another letter reaches US from our fellow
townsman, Dir. Eugene G. Robichaux.
Letter written two hundred miles from
Suez and mailed by him at Cairo Egypt
giving itinerary Of balance Of trip.
mercial Journals than he did and asks
for big bunch.
Special to commercial journal.
i We are in receipt OF another let.
ter from Mr.. Eugene G. Robichaux
who is travelling around the world
and who writes 200 miles from
Suez, mailing his letter at Cairo
Egypt. We left Bombay India,
since April 9th with journey Of
1890 miles to Suez Egypt. The
trip through the Arabian Sea was
very pleasant but from the time
| we entered the Red Sea until last
night, May 4th.it has been extreme
ly hot and We have suffered much.
Since March Goth the day we
struck Manila we have been in
the home of perpetual summer and
were nearly five degrees south cfthe
Equator at Batavia, Java. Papers
were mailed you from every port,
which / hope you received. In the
three months we have been on
board ship we have not had mis-
hap. The trip has been an excep-
tionally good one from an educa.
tional standpoint. On tomorrow
we leave the ship, at Suez and will
60 by train to visit Cairo and the
Pyramids of Egypt and the Sphinx
The ship will go through the cam
al and anchor at Port Said just be.
yond the canal where we will en-.
bark on the 9th. for Naples Italy.
On the trip from Cairo our train
will follow the Canal for over two
hours and we will get a good view
of this gigantic work. On the
boat we would have made a slow
trip, as ships are only allowed to
make from 4 to 5 miles an hour
therein, the canal is over 80 miles
long and nearly two full days will
be taken to make the trip, as it can
not be travelled at night. While
the ship is going through the can
al we will make an interesting trip
through Egypt Instead Of going
around Gibraltar / have decided
to leave ship at Naples, and go
through Europe by train. We
will visit Naples, the ruins Of POM
pei, Mt. Vesuvius, Pisa, Rome,
Florence, Milan. Genoa, take a 30
mile drive to Monaco and will pay
Prince Monte Carlos gambling es.
tablishment another visit. In
Switzerland we will also stop at
Como, Bellagio, Managgio, Lugano.
Luino, Lake Maggiore. Beveno. will
60 through the Simpson tunnel to
Brieg, Geneva, Lusane. Berne, Lu.
cerene, Zurich cross Lake Constance
then to Munich, Oberramergau
where We will witness the Passion
Play. From there we 60 to Linz
and will take a Danube River
Steamer to Vienna, then to Dres.-
den, Berlin and Potsdam, thence to
Hamburg, Amsterdam. The Hague.
Antwerp, Brussels and then for
Paris. From Paris we will again
make few side trips over country
already visited to renew acQuian-
tances. After spending some time
in France we leave Cherbourg and
sail for New York. / had intended
visiting Palestine and Jerusalem
and other points in the Holy Land
then to Constantinople and back
to Athens and from there to Naples,
but toe much time would have
been lost so this loop in the trip
was eliminated. / expect to re-
turn and take in this part OF the
world as we'll as cover Spain. Portu
gal, Norway, Sweden and Russia,
/ have received two patches OF the
Commercial Journal, please send
me another large batch as | am
hungry for it. Address me from
now on Brussels Belgium, care Tho
mas Cook & Son, from which
place my mail will be forwarded.
There will be au initiation of o
class of candidates into tho
Knights of Colnmb at Franklin
La next Sunday where new
council will be instituted. There
will also be an initiation in New
OrleBns where Orleans Council
will also initiate u largo class
Into the order. There is an excur
sion to Lafayette from here next
Sunday and the local knights will
be afforded the opportunity Of par.
ticipating at Franklin. Mass
will he at $50.