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Cambridge before going on to Stanford- Economics seminar is my class
from him.

April 4th

In talking with the other kids I find that, between us, we really
covered the continent except perhaps Scandinavia where it is too cold.
The most interesting trip in the long run will probably be the group
of 14 that went to Russia. They had a really fascinating, sovering view
of the zealous work of the people to build a new Utopia. and of the loss
of freedom and individual creativity and welfare that accompanies this
eager submission to the glory of the materialistic state.

As I think back over our own trip, I don’t discover any such tremendous
intellectual experiences- our was more an eclectic assembly of several
bebefits to lesser degree. We saw a tremendous amount of scenery and much
more interesting countryside from our bicycles- much more thoroughly than
you could from train or car-forming impressions that should last much
longer. We also saw several large cities: Amsterdam, Cologne, Heidelberg and
many many more of the small villages than the auto traveler ever does.
We saw some excellent paintings and a variety of architecture from medieval
fortresses to the Cologne cathedral to modern Rotterdam. We spoke with a
few people at length, though fewer than those on the burg who hitch-hiked.
mostly hostel fathers and got much good practice for our German. We biked
about 800 kilometers- 500 miles- averaging about 60 a day and took the
train for about 1300 more. We spent about $56.pp apiece, including about
#24.00 for train ticket which is really cheap living for three weeks in
two countries as well as we ate. And, not least important, we spent most
of our time in the healthy outofdoors- built new leg muscles and got sun-
tanned and windtoughened faces, and feel good and healthy. And we can
tell our children that we once took a bike trip around Europe, so all in
all it was a pretty worthwhile I think.

You might be interested in the general outline of this quarter. Classes are:

World Literature of Renaissance and Reclamation period- Dr. Whittaker
International Economics – Advance seminar because I have already taken Econ 1 – Dr. Tarshus.
German.

The main trips and dates:

April 14-18- Easter in Paris.
April 26-May 2nd- Berlin- group trip
May 16-19 (not definite) Group trip to Luxembourg to study European
economic community of coal and steel, problems of European integration.
June 3-7 Five days in Vienna
June 8th and 9th- finals
June 10- Finish papers and pack and Goodbye party
June 11th- See you at the Airport!!!!!!!