Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1922-10-12
A THREE MONTHS
EUROPEAN TRIP
Mr.. and Mrs. Stern Favor Us
With an Account of Their
Trip Abroad

NlI. EulIOI -
With pleasure | take this op-
portunity to give our friends a
few specimens of our European
trip.
We left here June 18th, and
sailed from Hoboken, N. J. at
noon on Saturday, the 18th, on
the Rotterdam. After leaving
New York Harbor, we received
about twenty-five kilograms
from our friends wishing us a
pleasant voyage. Among them
one from Mr.. and Mrs. H. B.
Amey, L. A. Cobb and family
and cable from J. J. Good
man, all of which were very
pleasing to us and highly appre
ciated. The steamer tonnage
was twenty-four thousand, one
hundred and seventy; the
length seven hundred and TWEEN
ty feet; width one hundred
feet. Number of crew, five hun
dred, daily average four hun
dred miles, passengers in first
cabin four hundred and eighty
six, second cabin five siXty-one,
and steerage two hundred.
The service and meals were the
best and there was an open
bar which was we'll patronized.
Our first stop was at Ply
mouth, England, June 25th,
where some of the passengers
got off The next stop was at
Boulogne, France, the follow
ing day, and the next day we
arrived at our destination at
Rotterdam, Holland a beauti-
full large city. This country is
noted as a great fish country.
Many people make their liv-
ing with a net, catching
fish all the year round. In
Holland we were within one
mile of the ex-Kaiser's palace
where he now resides. We did
not go to see him, but we have
been at Potsdam, twenty miles
from Berlin, to see his summer
palace and surroundings which
is magnificent.
We then went to Germany
which is the same as in former
years. No sign of a war there
only the money is almost worth
less like that of Austria. This
part Of Germany is a farming
country. The women work in
the fields just as hard as the
men, and I saw some women
work on the track with a gang
of men. The fruit crop all over
Europe is claimed to be the lar
gest they haye had for several
years. The trees are loaded SC
heavily that the branches
break down and we noticed
thousands of trees with heavy
sticks under them for support
On both sides along the Rhine
as we'll as everywhere else il
was a sight to see how The trees
were loaded with cherries, ap
Piles, pears, plums and prunes
Also, both sides of the Rhine
were to be seen thousands of 6
cres of grapes from which the
best wine is made. From there
we went to Bavaria which is 6
great fruit country. There is al
so extensive farming there.
Next, we went to Switzer
land, very rich country. Ev'
cry city has manufactures
where they make silks, velvets
ribbon, embroideries, and tn,
well-known Swiss Cheese. W.
also saw the largest mountain
range in the world, the Alps
This is a great sight to see, ant
all Americans go there to Sc,
them.
From there, we went t.
France, stopping at Paris owe
week. Paris is a large city o
about five million, but the la
dies do not dress as well as ou
American ladies, and every
thing else is not so up to date
On Sunday, September 18th
we went to Rheims, one hun
dred and ten miles from Pari
and there hired an auto anC
drove fifty miles further to Sc,
the battle fields as far as tn,
Hindenburg lines, and ais,
went on the mountain .wher,
Foch and his troops had beel