The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-04-21
Tourists Leave Greece for North Africa
March 26 1911 rs

March 26, 1911. =
We received our first mail from home
at Athens. We are now about to Crete,
nearly half way to Alexandria, on a
fine, fast sailing ship. / am now con-
ductor of tourist party. A Russian
acknowledgement joined us on our way
from Italy to Greece. We stopped at
the same hotel and I bought ticket
for three, getting a reduction of "a
francs ($6.OO from Athens to Alexan-
dria. He expects to go with us to Pal
estine. He has bought a lot of diction-
aries and I am teaching him English.
He talks Persian, French and Italian.
He is very large man. He keeps say
ing to me, ''Go steady Georg." Steady
is the word he found in the dictionary
for slow.
We have given up third class travel
ing and now go second class. We have
fine state room, an extra bunk and a
lounge. Since we left Italy our meals
are served in courses and sometimes
eight courses. | may regain some OF
the flesh lost | wear size smaller
collar now. We staid only two days at
Athens but we saw all the ruins, walk
ed among them, the museums two OF
them, the university, four ,cathedrals:
The royal palace walked right in and
saw the throne. George kept saying /
would get arrested, but / made friends
with a young soldier and he took us to
guard, so we got in. And we tramp
ed all over the city.
Leaving Athens we took carriage
to Paraens, giving us five mile drive,
thus affording us a good view OF the
surrounding country. Well, Athens is
nice, clean, modern city, but outside
of what we saw there is nothing OF in
terest in the city to see. Well, the
fare here is not so high. The fare from
Athens to Alexandria, second class, is
only $14.50. had another adventure.
/ went down to look at the third class
quarters. got George to go, but ne
stood on the stairs and Immediately
went back. By the time / got up the
stairway an officer was closing the door,
but / managed to get out. Well, it was
an awful sight-no hunks, one large
room, floor completely covered with
men, women and children, lying about
in any old way-mostly Greeks and
Turks.
Well, this is an ideal day. 1t is diff
ficult to confine myself to reading or
writing. There is large promenade
deck, the sun is shining down, the air
is balmy and we are going about IL
knots an hour. We are now about the
place where Paul sailed south of Crete
on his way to Konae, described in Acts
81. l have just read it, and looked at
Crete couple of miles away and mark
ed the It'll, 9Th and 18th verses. | am
now going to start reading Genesis and
Exodus. | also read Paul's epistle to
Titus, bishop of Crete in Paul's time.
We do not expect to stay in Egypt
more than four or five days, so expect
to be in Jerusalem about the first OF
April. | want to gain three or four
days on the trip, as / planned at first.
| will mail this letter in Alexandria to-
morrow if possible.
The boat is rocking so it is hard to
write. | am enjoying this part of the
trip immensely, living like prince
fine state room, elegant table fare,
ideal weather for a sailor. thank God
for His blessings.
Monday, p. M, on the train from
Alexandria to Cairo.
G. KENNETH MACINNIs.