Putnam patriot., 1926-12-03
MOTORS IN FRANCE
Interesting Travelogue Con tained In Miss Constance
 Holts Personal Letter

Travalogues of such graphic inter est as the following are of real value to stay at -h0mes, or Co prospective travellers. The excerpts are taken from a personal letter written by Miss Constance Holt, who with her sister Miss Sylvia and her father. Judge George C. Holt, is spending the win ter at Nice.
 In September We left Paris by motor and went to Tours, where we spent week visiting the beautiful and historic chateaux nearby They were absolutely lovely Co see, and full of historic charm and tradition. l wish we could have stayed there in- definitely. We next turned south to Bordeaux, stopping overnight at Poi tiers and then Augouteme eu route The region was absolutely filled with vineyards and the peasants were pick ing the grapes for the annual wine making. lt was wonderful sight Go pass through miles and miles of these vineyards, from which Bordeaux gets it main industry. That city itself was fascinating with handsome build ings. wide boulevards and gay cafes. From there We went tO Pau for a glimpse of the Pyrenees, then to Lourdes where we saw the famous grotto but were not much impressed with it as we were with the beauty of the town and it's lovely situation between steep mountains, and a jade green river flowing at it's base.
 Thrilled at Ruins
 Next day we went on to Toulouse. then to lovely Careassonne with it's an cient ramparts and fascinating old crooked streets. filled with associa- tions of Simon de Montfort and his savage massacre and then to the cities of Mines and Aries, made for ever famous by Caesar and his ko- man legious. As l love Rome and itsl history more than anything else, you can imagine l was thrilled to the heart Co see the gorgeous ruins left there by the ''conquerors of the world when that part of France was the Gallia transalpina of the past. There were Roman baths, temples amphitheatres, and aquaducts sti.ll standing in impressive grandeur. W hile at Mines we had such torrential rains that the roads in some places were flooded and quite impossible so we had great difficulty in getting away and had tg ride for over a mile with the rushing water up to the hubs of the wheels We were thankful tol get out of that valley and on to higher ground. and only breathed freely when we reached MArzeilles
 Here we rested for four days, and enjoyed the beautiful harbor of Marseilles, which is not praised half enough by the world al large. WeI had luncheon at dear little restau- rant overlooking the sea and the Chateau dIf, and ordered bouilla. baise in honor of Thaekeray, and drank claret in honor of Mir. Vol stead Then we motored from Mar seilles to Nice on the surprisingly lovely cost of the Riviera, stopping en route at San Raphael and Cannes.
 Blue .s Sspphires
 "We are settled at this hotel for the winter. on hill above Nice with a lovely view Of the city below and the blue seat as blue as sapphires there Is no water in the world to com pare with it.) There is a garden in front with seats and little tables. Our rooms face the view, and are filled with sunshine.
 Every day we drive down to the esplanade, and walk along the sea front, or listen 10 the band in the