The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-11-27
Marietta, Ohio

rails. and the roads for the most
part are quite narrow. Consequ-
emily driving the mountain roads,
especially when Bill wants to
look at the scenery too, becomes
more of a thrill than / care for
at times. The little-used road we
took passed hundred of olive
groves kept in perfect condition
by the DruSe who are similar to,
but cleaner than the Arabs. 1t
also passes large bedouin camp
and many Arabs and Druse vii
lagos. At every turn of the road
we got a glimpse of beautiful
Lake Tiberius, each more lovely
than the last. Not until after 400
O'Clock (and we had been travel
ing since 10000 did we lost sight
of the lake. Dee said, "We Just
don't get anywhere" 1t did seem
so. We got to Nazareth about
dark, bought a few things and
came home. Were within a half
mile of the Syrian border, a mile
of the Lebanon border and less
than a mile from Jordan.
Thursday we unpacked and re-
packed. While at the hotel we
received a letter from DR.. Carl
son, VIP No. | in u. N. in Israel
saying he thought Bill needed a
longer vacation and asked if we
would come to Jerusalem to stay
the weekend. The girls stayed at
4 II
and Bill and / stayed at lovely
hotel. Otto was at the same hotel
on his vacation. Jerusalem is the
society center of Israel.
Our stay there was quite diff
ferent from our stay in Tiberius.
We arrived about HOO Friday
morning, settled in the hotel,
shopped a bit and had lunch at
the hotel with Otto. Then called
the Carlson's. They had a full
schedule for us. Went there i'm
mediately for coffee. Came back
and shopped again and / do mean
shopped. Then Bill and l were
their guests at the King David
Hotel. Very elegant, but very.
Saturday we really loafed in
the morning. Got up barely ir
time for breakfast at $50, talked
to Otto a bit and then | went
back to bed until lunch 100
After lunch the mob (Sune and
| Luna the two daughters, Pis
Annika, their governess Gunilla
Otto and the Benders) saw the
sights in and around Jerusalem
Such hills! One is called the
Seven Sisters, the sisters being
hairpin turns, one after the other
Heaven! went to a really high
hill and looked across the wall
to the Old City Visited chill
dren's village, etc.
Then dressed for a formal tea
at DR.. Lowdermilks home. Mrs
Lowdermilk looks and act like
high society. She doesn't con.
verse, she lectures. Nice, none.
theless. Then dinner at the Carl
| sons with exactly the proper
wine, etc, with every course
They're really very nice. We have
fun with them. He is actually {
professor at the University ir
Stockholm but has had numerou!
jobs with U. N. Studied at Co
lumbia for year, doctors degree
from U. of Chicago, and has
travelled all over the world, but
looks like a small town business
man and has less pretensions
She's honey. But with a brain
After dinner the four Of US, Otto
and Cunilla went to the bar OF
the hotel where we stayed anc
danced and really had fun.
Nov. A Two days disappeared
into the unknown. 1t is now 10:4s
and l just had your latest letter
Golly but it's good to hear about
football, kids home from college
the halloween painting and such
1t kinda puts the world on ar
even keel again. Can't quite ex-
plain it. / have one suitcase
packed and a million things tc
do in the next two hours but darr