A TRAVEL TALK

Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 112, 7 November 1935, Page 5

A TRAVEL TALK

ENGLISH-SPEAKING UNION

The Travel and Discussion Club of the English-speaking Union met recently, when Mr. Marcus Marks gave a most interesting account of his travels. He said many people were under the impression that the cost of travel was enormous, but that was not so if people were content to travel in a modest way on one-class steamers, etc.

Mr. Marks dwelt on the many interesting and historical sights to be seen in London, which he described as the Mecca of English-speaking people. Many weeks could be spent in this most fascinating city seeing places and things one had read about and known from childhood; he described the wonderful galleries, the Horse Guards Parade, the changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace, the Royal Exchange, the Mansion House (the official residence of the Lord Mayor of London), Kensington Gardens, where in the round pond, big men sail their model yachts and other craft with all the ardour of boyhood, Covent Garden, with its wonderful flowers and fruit, Winchester, the ancient capital of England; Wells Cathedral with its wonderful clock, Salisbury Cathedral, the most beautiful sight Mr. Marks had seen, and Chester, where the old city walls were still standing.

Mr. Marks enjoyed his tour of the County of Cumberland, the English Lakes, and Scotland.

He then spoke of his experiences on the Continent and delighted his audience with many anecdotes where humorous situations often arose through a lack of knowledge of foreign languages. Mr. Marks said the Bavarian palaces were very fine indeed; and that the Swiss people were wonderful for building hotels in all sorts of inconceivable spots.

Milan, a big manufacturing town, was visited, and he saw some wonderful things, the most noted being the Cathedral, with its 125 spires and 4000 life-size statues. He referred to the superb city of Genoa, though what impressed him most, he said, was the cemetery. Mr. Marks did not recommend travellers to indulge in drinking tea on'the Continent; on the other hand, the coffee was excellent, plentiful, and cheap.

In conclusion, Mr. Marks spoke of the great educational value of travel and the many delightful friends one made while travelling. Mr. Keruse, who occupied the chair m according the speaker a hearty vote .of thanks, said how much the audience had enjoyed listening to Mr. Marks Supper was then served.