Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-07-27
TELLS ABOUT TRIP
TO NORWAY.
r. r. Thompson, Who is With VIM
neshiekers on Trip to Norway
Writes Friend at Waukon.
ARRIVED IN NORWAY
ON JUNE SIXTH
The Party Will Return to the United
States August Is, Leaving
South Hampton, England
That Date.

r. r. Thompson, of Cresco, a we'll
known travelling salesman, who visits
Decorah regularly, to friend, L.
B. Larson, at Waukon, will be read
with interest by many of our read
ers. Mr.. o. l.. Wennes, of Highland
Twp, Martin Grinberg, of Calmar
and Mr.. Thompson's brother, E. R.,
are in the party. The letter appear
ed in the last issue of the Waukon
Democrat.
Grindberg, June IA, 1921.
Dear Friend: We left Cresco Fri
day, May 28th, and arrived in Chi
cago, the same day at 10:30 D. m.
Chicago seemed to be doing a good
business as usual. We left there
Sunday morning at 1890 a. M, on
the Baltimore & Ohio for Washing
ton and travelled through Indiana and
Ohio. The part of Indiana we went
through seemed to be a lot of small
towns and in a distance of $50 miles
l saw but two churches. The crops
were very poor. Ohio was better,
but nothing like Iowa and south
eastern Minnesota. We have now
travelled nearly 5000 miles and |
have not seen anything that looks
as good to me as our country.
We arrived in Washington Monday
morning, May 23rd, and took in the
whole city, and its the finest / have
ever seen. 1t is beautiful. Its parks,
drives, monuments and many hand
some residences all have a grand ap-
pearance. The white house is
nothing extra, but the grounds are
very fine. The congressional library
is the finest building in the city. 1t
cost S19 million and the inside is all
the very finest kind of marble. The
capitol is very fine building also.
Congressman Hausen showed US al
through and treated us fine. We met
Senators Knute Nelson and Kenyon
and heard Senator LaFollette speak.
We left Washington Tuesday, May
oath, at 1890 p. M, and arrived in
New York Wednesday morning.
New York is some city. | will not try
to describe it, as we saw only part
of it. We left New York May 9th
at 2:40 p. m. and had nice weather
going out of port. We saw the Lib
erty Statue and its very imposing.
The trip across the ocean was very
I enjoyable. Weather was fine, no
sickness to speak of, the board was
extra fine and the entertainment was
good. One brass band and one string
I band gave concerts afternoon and ev-
ening. We also had some fine sing
3 ta,.- tho nod tbnxr
gave a concert one evening in the
] dining room. There was nice
smoking room and card room with
upholstered seats, and they sold beer
at this place. We played Norwegian
whist and pinochle, so the time pass
ed very pleasantly.
We arrived in Bergen Monday eve-
ming, June 9th. The installing to Ber-
gen was beautiful, as the weather
was fine and the landscape was
grand. Bergen is a city of over
ninety thousand. 1t lies between
seven mountains and it certainly
don't look to be room for ninety
thousand people. We took in the
whole city and we also hired an auto
and drove twenty miles south OF
VIC lClL IiiCIC az CscO III
on the 8th, over the mountain rail
way This is certainly very inter
esting. At station called Feust
we stopped ten minutes and had :
chance to throw snow balls. We
came down through Halingdahl anC
landed in Christiania at 10:30 p. m
the same day we left Bergen.
We were two days in Christiania
but have not seen anywhere near al
the city, so we expect to go bacl
there again before leaving Norway
Christiania is very fine city, th'
population is something like two hun
dred and fifty thousand. We secured
an auto and took in some very inter
, esting places. We came through K
Hamar on the wide guage railroad
From Hamar to Throndhjem is ;
narrow guage and the accommodation
} are very poor. They will surely have
wide guage through Gulbranddelel
to ,Throndhjem. l did not get ;
chance to see any of your folks
We came to Throndhjem at 1880 a
J M, June 18th, but did not stop there
as we expect to go back in few
DAYS. We are now in the farmin.
country at my oldest sisters. l
seems very nice around this big lake
The farms are much improved sine
! | left the country. | do not know
the folks nor the country, but vii
get to know them again. They al
seem to be glad to see US and @ar
; certainly doing everything to maxi
it pleasant for US. We have pur
chased our tickets TO return TO tn
United States, leaving South Hamp
! ton, England, August 18th. We ma,
: 90 down through Sweden, Denmar
e and Gemrany, and over to Paris an
London. This depends on getting
passport. WE'LL wishing you a pros
Y perous summer | win close for TN
e fine. Yours truly,
, r. r. Thompson.