. Eight journeys abroad. able so did not see much on Monday. We left Tuesday morning early for Constance, where wehad perfect weather and stayed in the old Benedictine mon-astery on an island, Insel-Hotel. Our rooms were over thecloisters and looked down into the court, with fountain andbeautiful flowers. John Huss was confined in the tower ofthis monastery. The dining room was formerly the churchand had two rows of pillars. The old Refectorium was thecafe and everything in the place was most interesting. Li Ekkehard it tells about the people taking refuge in this 410 GERMANY, SWITZERLAND AND
. Eight journeys abroad. able so did not see much on Monday. We left Tuesday morning early for Constance, where wehad perfect weather and stayed in the old Benedictine mon-astery on an island, Insel-Hotel. Our rooms were over thecloisters and looked down into the court, with fountain andbeautiful flowers. John Huss was confined in the tower ofthis monastery. The dining room was formerly the churchand had two rows of pillars. The old Refectorium was thecafe and everything in the place was most interesting. Li Ekkehard it tells about the people taking refuge in this 410 GERMANY, SWITZERLAND AND AUSTRIA monastery, when the Huns overran that part of gardens on the lake side were most beautiful and alto-gether I wouldnt have missed it. Wednesday we came on to Zurich which we liked verymuch, though we had noisy back rooms on the court. TheLandesmuseum was perfectly fine and worth staying overfor—then we came here and much to our disappointmentcouldnt get in at the Schweizer Hof, although I had written. BAUR AU LAC. ZURICH a week ahead. The races are going on and Duse is playinghere and the big hotels are full. Yesterday afternoon Cliff and I were driving about whenwe saw the Watsons disappear into a store and they were asglad to see us as we wxre to see them, so we arranged to goup the Pilatus to-day and to be with them to-morrow. Weshall leave about six in the afternoon for Basle and begin ourtrip to the Vosges and probably be in Paris in another am so dead tired I must stop, so hoping to hear from yousoon and with much love to Sam. Your aff. wife, M. D. R. 411 EIGHT JOURNEYS ABROAD Top of Pilatus, P. , Sept. 7th, Frank, Just a few words while Clifford, Mr. Watson and myselfare waiting for our colTee, before going up to the platformto look at the view. It was a fearful ride up on the car,but Mrs. W. was much more nervous than I. I dont likethe going down very much, but we have the most perfect
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