The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-11-16
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tiful homes all along the way, and
then there were quaint little villages
dotted along each side-and each
town always has one very old church
with high tower which stands out
above everything else in the town
After the first two hours we were in
the untains. They were beautiful
mot at all rocky but very green
covered with trees and shrubs, with
the sides (sometimes to the very top)
cultivated. There are vineyards most
ly, the people were out working the
whole way. Then there are the most
picturesque ruins of old castles
many of them with interesting leg
ends. 1t kept us busy all day reading
in our books what to look for next,
and all about it, and then seeing it.
The oldness of things impressses mel
Many churches or castles were built
in 800 or beforehand some things
took us back as far as IL A. d. These
sstles are usually high on the hills,
and SO stand outlined against the sky.
The one pictured on the card is a
restored castle. Not so interesting
but some of them were beautiful.
We saw one large fortress in ruins.
We were most excited at Coblenz to
see our flag floating from way up
high on the mountains and as we got
closer we found beautiful fortress
all the way up the side of the noun
tain. We took picture of it-hope it
will be good. We bought little box
kodak in Amsterdam same size as
mine but cheaper, as not folding.)
Late in the afternoon we passed the
Lorelei rock. That, of course, was in
teresting- a rocky bluff, nearly per-
pendicular-about $50 feet high, l i'm
agine. There were people on top
waving to us from little station.
We had lots of fun imagining things
! about the castles to which there were
no legends affixed.
We passed 'Bingen on the Rhine"
just at dark. We could still see the
things of interest. Then we went be-
low and ate again (for almost moth
ing). This trip is very smooth as
the Rhine is shallow. 1t is narrow,
too. from about 200 yards to 430
yards.
We got into Mainz about 9:3O-took
a taxi over to the station q kilo-
meters) and got train out for Frank
fort about 1880. We checked our
suit cases and walked (about block
over to the "Prince Heinrich" hotel
We didn't like it very we'll, but again
our night was short We left call
for $3.50 Ito get 6:27 train out for
Munich) but they forgot to call US.
Fortunately woke up at 6:1O. We
took two precious minutes trying to
decide whether to try to make it, then
we got up and flew! Had to dress,
comb our hair, pack our bags, go and
pay our bill they were very Slow
run to the station-took short cut
thru a restaurant, got our suitcases
out of the check stand, got our tick
cts punched and boarded the train
with couple of minutes to spare.
All that from 6:12 to 6:27! Can you
hardly believe it? 1t was good thing
we caught it, for as it was we didn't
get to Munich until $50 p, m. There
are no diners but they brought sand
wiches and coffee on the train at $3.50.
| Zone travels for almost nothing in
Germany-that whole days trip was
not much over $500, think.)
The first two hours were beautiful
thru the mountains. We had to change
trains at Nuremburg and wait an
hour and half. We ate lunch, then
took short walk up one street of the
city. The architecture is all so differ
ent and the people, too. They took
at us curiously, also. After we got
on the train we found some very nice
people in our compartment, SO the af-
ternoon passed quickly. The man is
a professor from the college in Cleve-
land. Didn't know which one
Everything is cultivated all over
the country; and cities are close to-
gether-all built very compactly with
large houses (mostly white) and red
roofs, and shutters-either green or
sometimes blue. The last two hours
we could see the Alps-blue in the
distance.
We could not get a room at the first
hotel in Munich, but we succeeded at
the second-there are always several
right around the station square. We
had hoped to go to the opera that
night, but found it had begun at 4
O'clock and would be out at 500
We went to what we thought was