The Coconino sun., 1927-08-05

one little stunted tree. These contin-
oed into Lake Malaren and all the
way up to Stockholm but here there
is the gorgeous verdure of the lower
part of the canal | can't begin to
describe the green of the trees and
grass here 1t is the greenest OF
early spring green-then the newly
budded trees are of shades from yell
lowish green to orange and red brown,
making them look for all the world
like autumn foliage. Besides this the
fruit trees are in blossom. The linden
trees have black boles and branches
and the lightest green leaves, making
as effective a contrast as do the won
derful birches with their white bark.
All this, intermingled with the dark
green Of the frs and occasionally OF
pines, makes an "unforgettable" pic
ture.
h So. does Stockholm harbor as one
comes in. We landed right in the
midst of everything newcomer
wants to see-the royal palace, their
famous new city hall, the old church
which is the Swedish Westminster
Abbey-another old one from 1860,
where we attended services the next
day, the houses of parliament, ma
tional museum, Grand hotel, Royal
Opera house, etc. We saw all those
before we reached our destination. We
got rooms in private place just
around the corner from the cousin.
We have our breakfast in bed, want
you to know. Our landlady is the
dearest thing -as smart as tack,
and has a great sense of humor-in
Swede
It was SO cold at first when we
came that we had to have fire in
the funny stove that stands in one
corner from floor to ceiling, like q
huge white tile column of the COM
posite order, if I remember my capi-
tails and bases, with shining brass
doors and an array of brass chains,
ornanlented with brass knobs and fix
ms to control the drafts-and then
the cutest little cupboard high up for
warming closet.
We have seen so many castles l
am about fed up on royalty, but they
are really wonderful. We've been
through royal palace, one of their
sumner palaces, the palace where
ROYALTY spends its Christmases, besides
the largest, oldest and think most
interesting Of them all--Gupsholm
Castle. It's on an island and is a
water trip of three and one-half hours
ride from Stockholm, a beautiful trip
The castle is huge and has prison cells
and dungeons and oh, everything!
There are castles and churches every
where one turns, churches one can't.
describe, and they all have their share
Of past and gone kings and great men
and women. I've walked on SO many
dead kings I'm afraid to go home in
the dark.
Have been in the House Of Nobility
and the House of Parliament where
the Worlds Chamber of Commerce.
Congress is being held now. We were
there Tuesday to see what was doing.
Whatever it was it was being done in.
French that day, but the translation
told it was a discussion on TRADE
Barriers" One point heartily agreed
with them on was to simplify the.
passport system. We have just had.
to get three more. We've decided to
return via Berlin, Paris and London
instead Of going direct from here to
London by water, as we intended, with
just a run over to Paris and back to-
London Isn't that grand? Going to
have two whole days in Berlin, four
in Paris and five in London.
The public buildings are certainly
handsome hereso massive and Dig
nified and s-ostentatious but in
keeping. For that matter the whole
city is built SO.
The parks are many and beautiful,
but consist mostly of trees of great
beauty and variety. There are flow
ers, too, though not so abundant as
with us. There are the most gor-
geous tulips / have ever seen-blos-
SONS as big as your breakfast coffee
cup on stalks easily yard high, and
in all colors even to white. | see
lots of different begonias- -one kind
has a single blossom as big as my
hand in two-tene orchid effect. Then
there's heliotrope, lily of the valley
and the dearest forget-me-nots. They
grow wild, too. There are geraniums,
of course-forced to huge, lovely
blooms on about six inches of plant
and the lilacsI How / wish Won could