The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-04-10
Letter From Bud PaulSOn
Nice, Feb. 12, 1919

Nice, Feb. 12, 1919
Dear Folks,
{ Paul Evenstad and / have just re-
turned from a trip to Italy by suto-
mobile. We left Bar-Sur-Aube Feb.
7th at 10 o'clock a. m and rode to
Langres, where we stopped for four
We had chance to look over the
city and its Notifications. Then we
went to Dion and spent the night at
a hotel.
The next day we were supposed
to wait until 6 p. m. for the Ameri-
can leave train," but instead we
slipped by the guards at the depot
and took the Paris Marseille express
in the morning, and she sure was
SC me awful train. Everything was
first class and for officers, but Paul
and didn't care. What was good
enough for them, was good enough
for US, ha, ha.
Well we pnlled into Lyons about
4 D. m. and it looked like a pretty
swell city, SO we stopped oft ard
spent the night. The place was as
good as we expected and we had
wonderful night of it.
Wecaught the express again tie
next day and rode on down to Mar
seilles. We had to lay over for
few hours to catch the Nice train, to
where our passes read. Marseilles
is forbidden city as far as leaves GO
but Paul and l managed to miss sll
the trains out, SO we stayed there
three days, and thres wonderful DAYS
they were too. We just lived il.
another world.
Firs. we started out strong on
sigh = seeing. We came across
French soldier from New Caledonia,
who had been educated i'm America
and when he found out we were
tourists, he offered to take us around
and we saw everything. We visited
the Chateau Dij, where the Count
Monte Christie was confined, and en-
countered his many wonderful ex-
perienccs.
We went tarough the old part of
the city, the part that thrived dur
ing the days of buccaneers and
pirates. Gee, it was q tough section
and could easily see why American
soldiers were prohibited from going
there. Then we. went up to the
cathedral Notre Dame, and saw it's
history for centuries back. We saw
statues of the Mother Mary and child
one solid silver about twelve feet
high, and one at the tor Of the
steeple, heavily gold plated, thirty
feet in height. 1t could be seen for
miles and miles across the Mediter-
anean.
We visited the Palace Amphi-
theatre Geological gardens, and num-
erous places of interest. Then in the
line of amusements, we had every.
thing we wanted.
Gaby Desly and Co. played at the
Grand Casino this week and we went
there one night. There were num-
erous other shows and lots of cabal-
cts and dancing. ] have never seen
so many beautiful women in my lite
as l did in Marseilles, and Paul and
sure let them know that there
were Americans in town.
Well, we began to think we had
slipped by the guards long enough.
so we took train out for Nice. |
had never imagined that there were
such beautiful parts in this world as
.-t .
there are here. We went over the
Italian border today and saw a little
of Italy. 1t is beautiful. Going to
Monte Carlo tomorrow. and day after
we are going to take trip into the
mounta ms.
We have wonderful accommoda-
tions h.rr. am s.aylng at the
Palace Rivera, some handsome place.
Will send you a picture of it altho'
| It does it very little justice. 1t sure
seems queer to sit here and write al d
hear the old breakers on the Medi-
, turanean come rolling in. l imagine
many a millionaisc tourist has had
this same room that am in. We
eat at the hotel too and all is paid
for by the government.
i -it.-- Feb. 18th
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