The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1911-09-07

Friends of Miss Hazel Neff will be
glad to learn that she is thoroughly
enjoying her trip through Europe
In a letter from her dated August
%, and written from London, she
SAYS:
"We had a delightful trip over
calling at Ponta Delgada, on the
Azores (where We saw pine-apples
growing in great abundance, and sew
eral beautiful gardens). and at Gil
bralter where we found people from
all corners of the earth. While there
we went over to Almeda and saw
where the bull fights take place.
We landed at Naples although We
had the cholera scare before reaching
there, and the port was soon closed
after We left. Naples was very in
teresting; there is no other city like
it. Life there is very free. The Bay
of Naples is perfectly beautiful and
deserves all the poetic things that
are written about if. Old Mt. Ve-
suvius stands like "a majestic guard
ready to burst forth at any moment.
Out of Naples we took the Amalf
drive which is considered the most
beautiful in the world We stopped
at an old monastery for lunch and
also went to Pompeii which is won-
derful In its restoration.
AT Rome. the Eternal City of
grand old ruins and fountains, We
visited ST. Peters and other church
es. the Vatican, the ancient walls,
Michael Angeles home and studio,
the Forum. the temple of Apollo,
Arch of Jaus, and many other places
of historic interest.
At Pisa We saw the Baptistry,
which has the most wonderful echo
in the world, the Cathedral In which
is the swineiny lamp from which
Calico worked out the law of the
pendulum, also the Leaning Tower.
from which he worked out the law of
falling bodies.
Florence is the citv Of art. There
we reveled in rare pictures and stat
ues. among them Michael Angeles
"David.' carved from solid block
of marble.
Venice was intensely interesting
with its water streets and not horse
in the entire city. The Doge's pal
ace the Bridge of Siehs and the dun
geons brought to mind manv horrible
deeds. In the palace is the largest
mural painting in the world. (We
went to the "Lido" and went bath
ing in the Adriatic Sea-.
In Milan we saw the grand Cathe-
dral with its forest of spires. and
the original painting of the Lords
Supper by Leonardo de Vinci.
We spent night at Bavino, in
the foothills of the Alps. before
starting over the Simplon Pass. The
next morning we went to Domodos-
sla where carriages awaited us. No
adjectives can portray the grandeur
of the pass, for with its high water
falls. rushing mountain streams and
Jagged mountain peaks, it makes a
wonderful panorama of interesting
and surprising views. We reached
Brig, on the other side OF the noun
tains, at evening. I must tell you
that the Italians are noted for crack
ing their whips, and we surely heard
them all day..
We visited the Castle of Chillon,
took boat ride on tthe Rhone river,
saw the Bear Gardens at Berne,
crossed Lake Thun. enjoying the
view Of the snew-capped mountains
which surrounded MS. We climbed
the Jungfrau mountain to the Eiosr
Glacier. and went into the ice-grotto,
which is superb and of such won
derful blue.
At Lucerne we saw Thorwalden S
wonderful lion carved out Of high
cliff of rock in comemmorat'on of
the 800 Swiss soldiers who died IN
defense of the Trilleries In 1902.
Here also is an interesting old ccv-
cred bridge. the Caoell bridge, built
in 1901 with 154 paintings
At FlueIan we saw whore Tell shot
the arple from his son s head and at
Tellspiatte is Tell s Chanel.
We saw the grand old castle at
Heidelberg which withstood even the
invasion of Napoleon. 1t is tie pride
of the Germans. 1t shelters in Its
cellar the largest wine barrel in the
void, contsining 10000 gallons. I ID