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station (military) there were no restrictions on photography. In fact I have had no trouble anywhere on this score. The fact that my photography was perfectly in the open, - I carry a conspicuous outfit, - and that it was manifestly perfectly innocent, no doubt relieved one from trouble.
The city of Strassburg has no doubt become largely German (I am told the country is still French), the streets are named in German, one sees many German firm names, and German is very commonly spoken. Yet the French influence is still noticeable, as noted above.
In passing from Strassburg to Appenweier we crossed a broad plain, with mountains visible in the southwest.
The Rhine, where we cross it, is a large, rapid stream. Indeed, as far as I have seen the Rhine it reminds one of the Missouri river

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in its rushing, swirling waters. Mountains (or hills) also finally appear in the east.
We changed at Appenweier for Freiburg.
Along the way, in villages, we saw two storks nests on churches. It was disagreeable and rainy most of the time.
We reached Freiburg at about 9 P.M. and put up at the Zum Post Hotel, opposite the post office. Rooms are so scarce that I had to contend myself with a room fitted up from an old bath-room!
Freiburg lies on the river plain almost wholly, and back of it rises the Black Forest, and immediately above it the Schlossberg which has been transformed into a pretty park, with promenades, fine outlooks, etc.
On the plain to the west are two abrupt elevations, - the nearer lower one is [[blank for later insertion]]
and the further one is Kaiserstuhl.