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Along the Rhine We Arrives in the Fatherland
W J Gompers recounts crossing from Antwerp through Holland visiting Rosendaal Amsterdam Rotterdam The Hague Delft Leiden Haarlem and Amsterdam. He describes canals windmills markets signs and the difficulty with language and money while noting hospitality and sights before entering Germany at Cleves and Cologne. This travelogue from 1894 blends observation with personal impressions of cities, customs, and the journey up the Rhine.
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Fatherland
Holland
Rosendaal
Amsterdam
Rhine
Antwerp
Linense
Jevel
Rotterdam
Goompies
Maas
Hague
Delft
Delfthaven
Plymouth
America
Leyden
Leiden
Haarlem
Amstel
Wertheim & Gompertz
England
Utrecht
Arnheim
Nijmegen
Belgium
Anvers
Aix la Chapelle
Aachen
Grandenburg
Custom House
Germany
Cleves
Schroerdtfeger
John Tinthoff
Cologne
Crefeld
W. J. Gompers
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