We are still here and we have decided to stay until Tuesday morning. We are nicely housed with Cousin Minna, and they insist on our staying a few days. They have a very large garden with fruit trees, small fruit and vegetables, and Mama is happy because Cousin Minna can tell her all about the…

A beautiful day. To-morrow is Sonnenwende, i.e., the sun has reached its highest point and the National Germans in Austria celebrate this by lighting bon fires on the mountain tops. As this place is surrounded by mountains, we have decided to stay another day to see it. We arose in good time and rested all…

This has been a wonderful day. We arose early and took a train for Aussig on the Elbe. This busy town, with 30,000 inhabitants, lies at the influx of the Biela into the Elbe. Large factories and brisk coal trade occupy the inhabitants. The vast, brown coal seams of North Bohemia lie a little to…