The Arvada enterprise., 1911-02-17
Aryada Boy in Eng.
land.

have naQ more tldl OiiS iettSl
from the Enterprise Office asking
why l don't send a letter for pub,
lication. My excus: is, a much
needed rest after a strenuous
summer. i,
If | remember correctly, |
left my readers in the British
Channel en- route from Ostend.
Belgium to Dover. England. |
ask your pardon for leaving you
there, knowing that at this time
of year the water is not it's warm
est.
At the hotel In Brussels sew
eral Americans were talking OF
their European travels by land
and water. OF course sea sick
ness became the topic of conver-
sation; on this subject one can
always talk volubly, whether he
has experienced the coveted (O
sensation or not. They say that
at first you are afraid you will
die, and later you are afraid you
won't die. was saying that |
had not been seasick. A lady
said, well, that will soon come
if you have a storm on the Chan-
nell" When the boat left Os-
tend, at four in the afternoon
the weather was clear but the
water was very choppy. Soon
after we were out, heavy clouds
gathered and rolled. 1t became
suddenly surprisingly dark. A
brisk wind followed by a down
pour Of rain sent the sea a-chop-
ing and the boat a-rockiug The
magnificence of the scene was
increased by one of the most ter
rife thunder and lightning storms
l have ever witnessed. noticed
that most of the passengers had
either gone below or were ha g
ing suspiciously near the railing.
The boat was jumping up and
down and rocking from one side
to the other, waves and wind
and rain kept the deck clean. |
thought my time for the dread
sensation had come, but fortun-
ately felt nothing more than a
slight dizziness.
Ordinarily the passage requires
three hours. On account of the
storm we were half hour late.
AS we neared Dover, the light
from the city, the flashes and
darts from the light houses, lent
a wild yet charming fascination
to the black stormy night.
1t took only a few minutes to
pass through the customs. The
officials are not at all searching
in Europe, inquiring only for Ii
quors and tobaccos. London
was reached in two hours, where
spent the night preparatory to
going to Plymouth to visit my ia
theirs sister.
In the morning before train
time l walked for an hour or SO
along the busy strand. l passed
through London, then without
really seeing it, / did see a Lon
don fog of which we have all
heard so much. AS walked
across the Thames on the Water
loo bridge, could just family
see the outlines of the towers
and spires on the other side.
However, this was nothing to the
usual heavy fog, when in the
middle Of the day the street
lamps are necessary.
was taken back when had
to pay 18.Sd $3.50 for the 250
miles from London to Plymouth
in a third class compartment. In
the countries on the continent
the railroads are either directly
owned, or regulated by the re-
spective governments. In Eng
land as in America, the lines are
operated by private companies.
This accounts for the great diff
ference in the cost of travelling.
In England the regular tariff is
two cents per mile with often
times special rates given for
weekends, foot ball games, great
city celebrations, summer out
ings, etc. The tariff on the con-
tinent is one cent per mile or less
for a third class ticket.
1t will be well to explain the
meaning of classes as, used in
Europe. In America there are
the first and second classes only,
while in Germany there are four;
in all other foreign countries,
three, with the exception of Bel
gium and England, where there
are two classes. In Belgium the