The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-08-12
THROUGH
HAZEL
EYES
BY Hasel Bronnon

European countries. During the next
few weeks ! shall write as much
as possible about the different
countries / visited. Today I'll write
column that win give the extent
of my travels. Then if there are any
of you who have 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 l
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 I shall write will
be for your pleasure I should like
very much for them to cover your
own particular interests. So please
don't be afraid to come across with
the questions.
would like to make one point
clear, however. Anything 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 IT
for what YOU think it's worth /.
or leave it.
Leaving New York in the Royal
Mail Ship Queen Elizabeth per-
feet crossing was enjoyed reaching
southampton in five days. Inc
Elizabeth and her sister Ship the
r. M. S. Queen Mary, are the fast-
est boats making the Atlantic cross
ings. / returned in the Mary
Arriving in Southampton con
tinued to London by boat tram
through the beautiful Enghsn
countryside. The old saying ABOUT
England in the spring is certainly
true. II is hard to imagine anytning
more lovely than the Enghsn
countryside where everything Is so
beautifully kept it looks as though
il has been handicapped. Spring Is
certainly the time to visit EUROPE
and particularly England.
From London I went by train 10
Harwich. England, where took an
overnight steamer across the Nor'i,
Sea to the Hook in Holland ana
then went by train to Amsterdam
From Amsterdam travelled 70
Brussels, Belgium, and then 70
Luxembourg, the small country
that is a kingdom of its own.
The next country was Swltzer-
land where stopped at basle'
Lucerne and Interlaken.
All continental travelling was
done by train except in Italy the
next stop. There a shiny new pus
with a handsome Italian driver VIM
couldn't speak word OF Engiisn'
met my party and we travelled
throughout Italy stopping at o.resa'
the famous Italian resort on Lake
Maggiore, then proceeding to Milan
Florence, Venice and Rome. AFTER
four days in historic Rome we le1t
for a wonderful scenic trip along
the French Riviera stopping over
night at Via Reggie and then on 10
Genoa where Columbus was born
We left our bus at the Italian
border and boarded French tram
Travel by bus in Italy was the only
possible thing as the trains there
are so terrible, but with the ten
people in our party it was ideal
In France visited the French
Riviera including Nice, Monte Car
To- 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 I 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 ana river
steamer.
Leaving Norway / 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 pro-
ceeded by train to Edinburgh
Scotland, where 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.
The next thing on schedule was
a six-day motor trip through the
Highlands of Scotland covering the
Trossachs, Inverness, Aberdeen,