The Archive · 1924

The Globe Trotter

Dumm & Dunimer File More Detailed Report of Trip Through Europe how tue "New You Sov."

Lonnow: London is a fog! with a population of eight million people and four mil-Jion sandy mustaches. It is the home of 8,876 restaurants in which Dickens once ate. It would be a nice city if they'd ice their ale and change their policemen's hats.

The principal ruins are Lloyd George, Papyrus, Horatio Bottomley. arid practically all the first class hotels. The historic buildings are Buckingham Palace, which is a cross between a 16th century gaol and a 19th century apartment house; Westminster Abbey, where the sexton's orders have long been better to open, London, where the head bobbing. craze and the-"Positively No Wait ing" sign originated, Pants: This is a city of beautiful women, even if you don't see em, and of terrible looking taxi drivers, even if you do, It is famous for its Light wines and dark cathedrals. It has memorials to Napoleon in front of every cafe, and 57 victory arches denoting the spots where Coo' tourists won battles with French hhackmen. It is the home of the Latin Quarter, which is now worth only about cents at the rate. of exchange, This quarter i8 famous for its Smock Set. Tt has 89 museums, and each one is full. of tte hat and coat worn by Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo, and of the horse that carried him through cam; his proved to. into battle riding 48 horses abreast and inet final defeat through wearing too many. clothes. We visited Notre Dame. Cathedral, which was full of Ai can tourists, who were through it on a trot for Wouldn't et" out In time for the Polies Bergere.

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