The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1922-11-16

old and visited the place where my
father was born, the house having
been built several generations earlier.
The principal industries are farming,
fishing and trapping wild duck. One
trap caught ], 200 ducks in one morn
ing by process which is most inter-
esting.
"After spending three days in this
most interesting place ! returned to
Berlin via Hamburg, spending several
hours in the latter place, which is a
most attractive large seaport city, re-
sembling very much the city of Petro-
grad. Most of my time in Berlin, OF
course, has been spent in the clinics
picking up some knowledge in the way
the Germans do surgery. plan on
doing some more post graduate work
in either Berlin or Vienna when |
return from my trip around eastern
Europe.
Leaving Berlin in the evening
arrived ut Amsterdam, Holland. the
next morning. 1t is certainly all cut
up with canals and bridges, 400, un-
derstand. One sees the wooden shoes
however, only on the poorer classes or
on those people who may be in the city
from one of the outside villages.
made trip out through New Amster-
dam, Edam, Monikendam land many
other dams,) returning via Marken.
Everyone should make this trip out of
Amsterdam, for only by doing this
does one see the real Holland people in
their picturesque costumes. Windmills,
windmills, everywhere and dikes and
canals running in every direction. At
Monikendam all of the women have
their hair bobbed, wear the real white
Dutch caps, wooden shoes. etc. The
men wear fiat hats, huge trousers,
(room for three men inside) and mon
ster wooden shoes.
"At Marken the women dress the
same but they do not cut the hair and
braid it down in front in two large
braids. The men wear trousers tight
from the ankle to the knee but flaring
out over the hips like sails. The prin-
cipal inustries are fishing and farming.
Marken is out on the Zeider Zee.
"In Amsterdam one sees the muse
ums, the galleries with some very rare
of Van Dyke, Rembrandt,
Reubens, Steel. etc., the largest dia-
mond cutting factory in the world, the
old Jewish district and fish market.
From Amsterdam it is but an hours |
run on to The Hague, very, very pref
ty little city. Here one most be sure |
and see the queens palace, the House
in the Woods, The Hague peace confer
ence, the old prison, the museums and |
the wonderful bathing beach with its
fine hotels, etc.
Rotterdam is reached in hour and |
Is an interesting port town. One takes
the ship from the hook of Holland at |
II p. m. and arrives in England the
next morning.
London is very busy and has a great
1eal of traffic, but in my estimation it
:an't compare with New York. There
are many places to visit here such as
Regents Park Zoo (the larg-
,st in the world) Hyde Park, the Tower
If London, London Bridge, Westmin-
,ter Abby, Parliament, House of Lords
md Commons, Madam Tussand's wax
models, art galleries. etc. Prices in
1ondon seem somewhat lower than
hose of New York.
Il am leaving this afternoon for
Paris via the air route. Will make
rip around Spain. seeing Madrid, Bar
elona, Toledo. Seville, etc. From
ere | will return to France, via the
oast railroad to Italy. After seeing
tally ! will visit the places of interest
. Switzerland and return to Berlin
fter sailing down the Rhine"