Saturday, July 1, 1922
“We went downtown this morning and landed at the American Express office. Here we got our mail and enough money to pay our hotel bills. Expressed a suitcase to London. Then we went and had shampoos. It was worth a good deal to see us after we got our French coifs. After doing a little shopping, we went home [the hotel in Paris].
Went out to Des Invalides where the tomb of Napoleon is. Also got our theatre tickets. Got back to the hotel in time to pack and have dinner.”
[Les Invalides was a project initiated by Louis XIV in 1670. It is a complex of buildings in Paris containing museums and monuments that display military history of France. It is also a hospital and retirement home for veterans.]
Sunday, July 2, 1922
“This morning we got up at 6:00 and were dressed and breakfasted by 7:30. Got over to the station where we got a train for Geneva. It was rather warm riding. There was an interesting French girl in the compartment with us. Her husband was an American. There was also a young Frenchman who was married to an American girl. She was from Connecticut. We saw her greet him when he got of the train.”
“We drove dull care away by playing bridge. Had to get off at the Swiss border and have our baggage inspected. We got by easily. Reached Geneva about 8:15 [p.m.] and were very favorably impressed. The air was so refreshing after the dirt of the train. Long lines of basswood trees are in blossom and are very fragrant. The mountains all about are lovely. Had a lovely dinner here at the hotel - The Touring Balance. And went to bed dead tired.”
[I believe The Touring-Balance is now Hotel Longemalle in Geneva.]
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