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looks new, inside one has the feeling of living in Past centuries. It was perhaps in this spot that we realized suddenly the effort which is put forth to preserve those things traditional on that side of the world while we. here in a brash new wgrid. think nothing of tearing down buildings woven into the history which even such a new world as ours may hava; and there seems no ,cverence for the things of the past. but only a leverish effort to always be in the forefront with ‘l‘lE new. And there was the delightful. outgoing friend- =xness of the Irish women we met. Can you think -.hat it means to a weary traveller to walk ,.;ross the building of a huge airport and sud- .wnly to hear one‘s name called out in friendly .nnner by one who says immediately that she .tt‘l her husband have come to "carry" us to our .utel, and in so doing they drive around Dublin t that we may have an opportunity to see the Macs of interest? And upon arrival at a hotel be told that there are friends awaiting us in ‘c lounge. and when we meet there is an out- ing rush of greeting in the most delightful Irish ogue? And the hotel porter. when we were thing to get last things together while a cab .lited at the door. who consolineg said. “Do rl rush: we have but two speeds in Irelandi ltd slow and halt." And then in Scotland. land of the beautiful :hlartds just coming into full bloom with the 'ither. to drive from Edinburgh to Glasgow. a srt distance “as the crow flies." but to take . entire day so that we might see the byways. : Lochs. the old castles. and to hear the tales ~l legends of this country which. too. has its n brand of gracious welcome and a people iud of traditions. {)n every side we found inquiries about Can- 'I and Canadians. and it can be said with quiet Lie that to travel on a Canadian passport gives .- a key to open every door. It was cause for ‘ilZEmfll'll when the Immigration and Customs ‘iccrs at the border of a. European country used in their duties to give a special welcome ' cause we were Canadian It was also cause for .isfaction that when arriving at a port of entry. ldenly over the noise of the crowd those who id British passports were directed to a sep- Itc line and in no time at all we were through official questioning. while many of our fel- l iv travellers were still standing in a line await- * '2 their turn. There were-times when we had to correct this- nceptions about our country, and chief of t we seems to be the idea that things come ‘ >.V in Canada. When we had to say that there is unemployment here even as in other places. ti :re sometimes was a doubting expression on I ores: and when we explained that while wu‘s’Ch l‘JY seem exorbitant here living costs some- li nes seemed even higher, there was always pause l r discussion and comparison And always there his the matter of taxes to be borne by titt‘OPle mtrywhere, to pay. as one man put it. “for what hm“ gone by for naught and the fearsome 21ml l‘orrisome things which haunt the future." There are those who facetiously say that "Naval l'soadens one.” It is true that one sees new places FALL 1960 and faces. but it probably is more important that the traveller should learn more of the ways of the people in faraway lands. For us it was a rare experience. and not one to be soon for gotten. to hear the reactions to world affairs; to brush shoulders with those who are much con- cerned wrth conditions abroad. and to learn the opinions of those same persons in connection with the politics of both the United States and Can- ada. The world has become small indeed when one has dinner on one side of the Atlantic and breakfast the next morning more than 3.000 miles distant: and there are many on the other side of the Atlantic who are mttch concerned about what happens on this side. for they know that in this age it means much to them and their way of life how things go with its "in AmeriCa" as the expression has it over there. What was the highlight of the trip? To stand before the Arc de Triomphe with its always burning lamp at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Paris? The drive through the plains of Lombardy in Italy. and in a small village to see the bullet holes of the last war not quite covâ€" ered by the lush growth of bougttinvillia vines? To drive down a long highway lined with the Roman pines. tall and straight with their wide branching tops making a canopy over the road? To stop on a Mediterranean cruisc at the little village of Portofino and watch the pilgrims ascend- ing the mountainside to honour their patron saint at her shrine atop the cliff? Or to walk along the seaside at the quaint fishing village of Galen- dam with its people wearing their colourful garb of another time. and children instead of buying ice cream and candy proffering their pennies to btty a succulent hit of smoked ccl its a treat? To stand in the Square in Munich and watch the famous figures in the tower which perform once each day. the twelve Apostles. and finally the battle between Good and Evil? The village of Obcrammergau where every ten years the great drama of the Passion is enacted faithfully? The Golden Square in the heart of Brussels where the designs on the face of the four great buildings are inlaid with gold? The harbour of Amsterdam with its great ships coming and going:7 The Parliament sitting on the edge of the Thames River and Big Ben's tower rising above in majesty? All of these are highlights: each has its fascination or its cnchantment: btit we shall never forget a ride by bus from Cork to Lim- erick with the bus stopping at every small village to let the conductor deliver and pick tip packages. and on occasion reminding the driver that two ladies abon must catch a plane at Shannon Airport for America; and as a crowning gesture of goodwill. holding the departure of the bus while we stopped to have a cup of tea in a tiny vil- lage. en route. There can be great beauty and at- traction in places and buildings. btit these are in~ animute: it is the people of each country which make it interesting right down to the earnest ped. dler who offered us the wares of his tray with the observation. “Very cheap. hundred per Cent. real McCoy." as we strolled along the street in the medieval city of Florence. across the square from the Cathedral of the de Medici. Lilah S. Lymbumer 5