. Eight journeys abroad. ound the trip here from Hom-bourg very trying. We left Frankfort at noon last Saturdayand arrived at Bayreuth at midnight in intense heat; had roomsIn a private house and took our meals anywhere. They onlyhad one sheet on each bed and I had a great time getting an-other and slept under one sheet. Clifford didnt know what to 226 GERMANY make of it. We got up late and after our coifee, went into thePark to keep cool, visited Wagners grave, and Frau Wagnershouse then took lunch, which cost us in that little primitiveplace, ^ The Opera Parsifal began at 4 p. m. and we
. Eight journeys abroad. ound the trip here from Hom-bourg very trying. We left Frankfort at noon last Saturdayand arrived at Bayreuth at midnight in intense heat; had roomsIn a private house and took our meals anywhere. They onlyhad one sheet on each bed and I had a great time getting an-other and slept under one sheet. Clifford didnt know what to 226 GERMANY make of it. We got up late and after our coifee, went into thePark to keep cool, visited Wagners grave, and Frau Wagnershouse then took lunch, which cost us in that little primitiveplace, ^ The Opera Parsifal began at 4 p. m. and westarted a little after 3, found we had good seats. I w^as muchdisappointed in the inward and outward appearance of thetheatre, but the performance was wonderful. Vandyke was the Parsifal and looked just like the picturesof Christ, The Duchess of Edinborough was there with thePrincess of Saxe Meiningen in the Royal box. At six there Mier, wo ruein Wahneii Kricilcn fan-J,..Walinfried sei dieser Ort THE HOUSE OF RICHARD , BAYREUTH was a half-hour interval and we went out and got an ice andat eight we had time to get a supper. We sat in the dark theentire time and were not allowed to speak or move. It w^ouldtake too long to tell you all about it now. We went back to Nuremberg the next morning, our liversupset by the intense heat and the frightful smells of is delightful. I took a carriage and we went every-where. I got myself a little solid silver after-dinner coffee potthere. They had such beautiful silver and peasant was crazy to bring a headdress and bodices, also at Bayreuth they had most beautiful carved screen frames, beautiful shapes 227 EIGHT JOURNEYS ABROAD ungilded very cheap, but I thought I could get them anywhere,and have not seen one since. I think I shall get in Londonone of those travelling capes that are so useful. With love to all, M. D. R. Innsbruck, Aug. 25th, Frank: We arrived here yesterd
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