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Letter 5: Felix Hotel, Paris

Letter 5 FELIX HOTEL 26, Rue Moliere Paris, FRANCE. October 19, 1932 (Wed.) Dear Folks. On Columbus Day we took a second stroll around Canterbury (England) and of course again took a good look at the beautiful and historic old Cathedral. I took motion pictures of parts and also of the town from an elevation. We then took the train to Dover and promptly boarded the Channel boat and just as promptly seated ourselves in the dining room for lunch, which we enjoyed. It was a beautiful day, and the trip was only an hour and fifteen minutes to Calais , France. It was as smooth as a ferry ride to Hoboken. The passport formalities were very simple. From Calais we had second class seats to Paris. They were very fine indeed and the people with us (five others) were high grade. Next to Dora sat an old Gentleman who turned out to be an English physician and school inspector. He was very agreeable company. The trip lasted three hours and we had a good view of French landscape and agriculture. Th...