The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1961-09-15

WANCHESE NATIVE WRITES
INTERESTINGLY OF TRIP

lNlEnEOl A4tOhA VI go
Mrs. Edward ]. White, the form.
er Fave Baum of Wanchese, who is
living in Germany with her hus-
hand and two daughters, writes an
Interesting letter to THE TIMES
about trip her family recently
made in Europe. The letter follows
Maybe the folks at home would
like to know that Roanoke Island
land aVirginia Dare" got mentioned
las far away from home today as
Germany - on Virginia Dare's
birthday. But, I was so mad at the
mention we got l fused and fret
ted all the way to work this morn
ling. The Armed Forces overseas
have their own radio programs
coming directly from the States.
Every morning we have program
called To-day" in which they give
the birthdates and unusual happen
ings of years ago. Well, today on
To-day" they mentioned the fact
that August 10 (today) was the
birthday of Virginia Dare, the first
white child born of English parents
in America - on Roanoke Island in
North Carolina. But - "The Lost
Colony" wasn't mentioned. They
pointed out the fact that Virginia
Dare was remembered today by
virginia Dare Maple Syrup -
Didn't even mention our Virginia
Dare Wine, much less "The Lost
Colony! Are we going to let them
get away with this? Don't they
read their history books anymore in
the States?
Changing the subject - my fam
lily and "did it again. We started
out on long trip through Austria
and on down to the Italian Riviera
- looking for a place that might
remind us little of the beaches of
Dare. But after travelling through
Austria and on down into Italy
through Modena, Verona, Balzona,
Bologna, Florence, Rome, Naples,
Pompeii, Pisa and the Isle Of Capri
- We never saw anything on the
italian Riviera that could even
compare with cur beaches.
We saw wonders "galore" in
Rome - the whole city of Rome
which was burned during the year
|89 A. D. Il think). We saw many
beautiful castles, marble tombs and
huge statues, the Colosseum, the
Forums, the Olympic Theatre, and
the most beautiful of all - St.
Peters Cathedral with hundreds of
huge marble columns out front,
fountains, etc. The inside of the
church alone was large enought for
loo average sized homes. 1t con-
tanned dozens of affairs, tombs,
hugs marble and ivory carvings,
paintings, stained glass windows,
ETC., all inside the Cathedral. The
prettiest thing we saw in Rome
was a big tomb big as a mansion,
made of pure solid white marble.
This tomb is guarded each week
by different branch Of the
armed forces. As the old
man we met on the boat to the
Isle of Capri said, "I've got it here
and I've got it there" (pointing to
his head and to his hearty "and
can't describe it anymore beautiful
Ily."
From Rome we drove on down to
Naples. Naples, though much to ou1
disappointment, was just big old
dirty city situated along the Coast
of the Mediterranean spreading UP
into the foothills and mountains
Probably there might have been q
'few" fantastic sights to see, but
after maneuvering our way through
terrible traffic with no stoplights
whatsoever in the city, and seeing
that tie Riviera" was just shore.
line Of nothing but rocks anC
stones, we decided to take the big
boat over to the Isle Of Capri nv;
hours sail from Naples). At Capr
THE streets were just as narrow
steep and winding as any you've
seen anywhere. Driving and Ameri
can car there is next to impossible
In fact, you have to leave your cal
| in Naples. Our guide from the ote
met us at the boat, took us to oul
rooms and later toured tn,
Island" in an open air taxi. AL
cars and taxis there have no top
II as it hardly ever rains. It had
int rained in over six months =
and then just a little. The islam,
itself is about IL miles long an,
5 miles wide. OF course, / bragge,
to all the Islanders that wa
from an Island just as nice. Capr
is just one big mountain ~ no sea
shore except for rocks and stones
We went swimming on te coas
of the Mediterranean, sale
through Tor "into" the ABlue Grot
ta." "The Blue Grotta", as you ma
know is a cave into tie mountain
where the water goes ii
The water itself is tn
Ibluest blue I have ever seen Va