Alexander diary, 1917-1918 / Roy Alexander - Page 147
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[Page 147]
1918
Tue 2nd Apl.
Dreary, basalt-coloured towns whisked past, varied by very new red-brick farmhouses and, strange to say, not a single specimen of the famous Holstein breed of dairy cattle was to be seen during the entire journey.
We arrived at Hamburg at 5.30 pm; sharing our compartment en route with two really pretty and quite chic (and affable) girls, a dashing widow, a worried-looking haus-frau, and two unter-offiziers.
I treated my unter offizier to dinner in the 1st Class Restaurant of the big station at about 6.30p. the large hall was crowded, chiefly with officers and their women-folk; & the entrance of the Englander again created quite a thrill.
We occupied a table right in the centre of the room, and I proceeded to cause an absolute sensation.