The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-11-16
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D. tiicil W our HOtei where we WdSneO
and rested until o'clock. We walked
around to Cooks and bought our tick
cts to Venice, and got some money
exchanged. That was the day, for
tunately for US, that the mark fell
from 1900 to $40 to 10000 to $40.
Wagner's "Parsifal." 1t was very long
Started al four in the afternoon and
lasted until $3.50 p. M However, they
gave two twenty minute intermis-
sions between acts, and everyone goes
out and promenades, and eats. There
is restaurant right there, and one
can sit down or take their thinrs out
side to eat. We drank bottle Of
cherry pop. Of course everyone else
on the continent drinfs wine o renr.
And we each ate a ham s~rdwich.
All sandwiches are made with rolls.
The rolls in Munich were all rather
dark colored- Now in Italy they are
beautifully white and flakey again.
"Parsifar is religious opera-the
quest of the sword which they seek so
as to guard the Holy Grail as 1 un-
derstand it. We got English texts
but had to read hurriedly. The sing
ing was not any better than the Brus-
sells opera, and the orchestra was
splendid. The theater was not large,
and all on one floor. with steep
slope up, and we had good seats about
third of the way back. l forgot to
say, our seats were not together, but
we met out in the hall between acts
to talk it over. The same taxi we
went in, No. 362, was there to meet
us and take US back to the hotel. We
had quite a busy day, don't you
think? We saw much more of Munich
through riding around than we saw
the first time.
The next day, Friday, we had to
get up early to the train by $3.50 to
get seat on the 9:20 express train.
We went right through Austria to
this place, Bozen, the first day. We
reached the Austrian frontier (north-
ern) before noon and piled off and
through the customs. They are not
at all strict over here. We stayed
there over an hour-a long time af-
ter we were back on the train. All
the trip was very scenic, higher Alps
than we had had yet, but it was so
cloudy that we couldn't see the tops
hardly any of the time. The clouds
seemed heavier and grayer than ours.
We reached the southern boundary of
Austria at about o'clock (Brenner)
and this time they came through the
train to examine our baggage, as we
didn't have to get off. OF course ev-
cry little while our passports are
called for. There was diner on the
train, but we couldn't get in at first,
and someone told us after eating that
1T was not good, so we got off at
Innsbruck and got four park sand
wiches. The diner was not on then.
We arrived at Bozen at 900 p. m.,
came to the Bristol hotel, and had
the incest room we have had yet, as
we ''blew ourselves" for a room with
bath; also shower. At that it was
cheap for 67 lire (together) includ-
ing tax, and a lire is about AZ cents.
The tax here is about 10 instead Of
459o as in Germany. We had a little
private balcony, too, overlooking the
garden restaurant, where the even
ing meals of the hotel are served.
Instead of going on to Venice yes
terday we took day or two extra
and went up to Merau. We had
heard so much of it and it is surely
a glorious place. have described it
more fully on the post cards, so
won't say more about it now. We had
a beautiful room there (only 80 lire
together.) We took a long walk over
the town and along the promenade,
then ate dinner at the hotel. We left
there this morning Sunday at 9:15.
Arrived here about 1890, came to
Bristol where we had left most of
our baggage, got beautiful room
without BATH for 80 lire (aren't
they reasonable though) with three
windows; a round room, lovely ma
hogany furniture, beds, wardrobe,
dressing table, writing table and
lounge, etc., and yellow silk shades
on our reading lamps. We took a
walk this afternoon. For lunch we
had little cakes fancy something
like our French pastry, only better)
and coffee at dear little shop on
the square. Coffee over here is made
very strong and it is served in little
silver pots with another silver pot
of hot milk. You only pour half a
cup of coffee, then (for me, at
least) fill the cup with milk. There
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