The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-08-12

HAZEL
EYES
BY Hazel Bronnon

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European countries. During the next
few weeks / shall write as much
as possible about the different
countries / visited. Today I'll write
a column that will give the extent
of my travels. Then if there are any
of you who have a special interest
in any of the countries / visited in
and you want to know something
in particular about that country or
its people then let me know and /
shall do my best to answer your
questions. The reason / am writing
this and making this offer is be-
cause of some of the questions /
have been asked since arriving
home Sunday night. People have
asked questions indicating interest
about things that / would never
have dreamed of writing about.
Since the articles ! shall write will
be for your pleasure ! should like
very much for them to " your
own particular interests. So please
don't be afraid to come across with
the questions.
I would like to make one point
clear, however. Anything I write
is of necessity based upon my own
limited personal observations and
experiences and I don't want any
reader to think that I consider my
self any kind of authority on in
ternational affairs. You can take 1t
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or leave it.
Leaving New York in the Royal
Mail Ship Queen Elizabeth a per-
feet crossing was enjoyed reaching
Southampton in five days. The
Elizabeth and her sister ship. the
r. M. S. Queen Mary, are the fast
est boats making the Atlantic cross
ings. l returned in the Mary.
Arriving in Southampton ! con-
tinued to London by boat train
through the beautiful English
countryside. The old saying about
England in the spring is certainly
true. 1t is hard to imagine anything
more lovely than the English
countryside where everything is so
beautifully kept it looks as though
it has been handicapped. Spring is
certainly the time to visit Europe
and particularly England.
From London l went by train to
Harwich, England, where ! took an
overnight steamer across the North
Sea to the Hook in Holland and
then went by train to Amsterdam
From Amsterdam l travelled to
Brussels, Belgium, and then to
Luxembourg, the small country
that is a kingdom of its own.
The next country was Switzer-
land where I stopped at Basic
Lucerne and Interlaken.
All continental travelling was
done by train except in Italy, the
next stop. There a shiny new bus
with a handsome Italian driver who
couldn't speak a word of English
met my party and we travelled
throughout Italy stopping at Stresa,
the famous Italian resort on Lake
Maggiore, then proceeding to Milan,
Florence, Venice and Rome. After
four days in historic Rome we left
for a wonderful scenic trip along
the French Riviera stopping over
night at Via Reggie and then on to
Genoa where Columbus was born.
We left our bus at the Italian
border and boarded a French train.
Travel by bus in Italy was the only
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are so terrible, but with the ten
people in our party it was ideal.
In France I visited the French
Riviera including Nice, Monte Car
10, Cannes, Monaco and all the
other points along the French coast.
Then | took a train up through the
heart of France to Avignon, the
historic site of the palace of the
Popes, and then to Paris for a week.
From Paris / went by Nord Ex-
press, the best train in Europe now,
through points in Germany to Co
penhagen in Denmark. Then !
covered Stockholm, Sweden and
Oslo, Norway, making a trip also
into the magnificent mountain and
lake section, by train, bus. and river
steamer.
Leaving Norway I sailed from
Bergen to Newcastle on the Venus,
one of the sleekest and most modern
boats in Europe. The Venus was
used by the Germans during their
occupation of Norway and sunk by
the British. After it was sunk the
Nazis used it for target practice.
But the hull of the ship was used
in the new ship in order for its
owners to collect their insurance.
From Newcastle On-Tyne I pro-
ceeded by train to Edinburgh,
Scotland, where I saw the King
and Queen and Princess Margaret
at church on Sunday morning. They
were enjoying a holiday at their
summer palace there at the time.
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