Visual Entertainment from Near and Far
A thousand and one images of Buddha at Sanjusangendo Hall, Kyoto. (Actually this is the temple of RengeĊ-in. This main hall dates back to 1266 and these figures are standing Kannon, the Goddess of Mercy (Avalokiteshvara).)
1984
You should come to visit Japan as holiday with your wife. My family can speak English. You are welcome.
Best wishes, Yoshi
January 1967
Hi
Arrived Bangkok on schedule in AM. Just checking in hotel. All still looks interesting.
Love, Bill
July 1979
Dear
From Seychelles with Love. Unfortunately I only change planes here – but I did enjoy Sri Lanka very much. It is very much like Burma.
Love, Bill
June 1988
Dear
We visited this temple this morning. The Buddha was brought from Burma. Very nicely carved from jade.
On to Xian in about an hour –
Love, Bill
October 1989
Greetings from Manila! Happy Halloween!
It was a long flight over but my work started well today. My hotel is on the main Blvd. right on the harbor. It is hot here – no doubt quite like Dunedin.
Love, Bill
Mt Machhapuchare
1974
Dear
Our memories were right. December in Pakistan is glorious – cool and sunny.The people, all of them so friendly. An excellent flight and not too tiring- all planes on time – good welcome old friends and now a nice modern hotel in Lahore off for Islamabad tomorrow and then back here. Our best to all,
Elenor
July, 1987
Dear
I hope Lori transmitted my telex message to you that I arrived ok on schedule.
We had our first meetings yesterday and will be in full swing today. This morning I slept until 5:30 so feel I am now back to a normal adjustment to jet lag. Team seems compatible. As usual at this point the task seems impossible to accomplish – but we’ll do it. It’s in the 90’s but not much rain – but humid.
Love, Bill
1985(ish)
Dear
Except for all the bad news (Wilfred my chauffeur, tries to keep me from all the newspapers and radios but you can’t help but hear). It’s great here. Good food, tropical climate, gorgeous beaches, clean water, nice people. The bad publicity has kept all the tourists away. As a matter of fact I’m the only guest of the hotel I’m in now. The lights keep going off due to the lightening storm. Frightening and beautiful at the same time. Next stop, the Maldives, then Bombay before roughing it in Kenya. Hope to see you at Beth’s wedding.
Rachel
A new post is up at ExpatAlien.blog
1992
Greetings
We are knee deep in pink and white cherry blossoms speeding on to Kyoto to see the last of them as well as the countryside – Erik and Kilena have an enormous modern apt., an all white kitchen I would kill for. Have done lots of sightseeing – no end to Tokyo so no rest for the weary but we are having a marvelous time. Weather is sunny in 70’s perfect. We both send love,
Gunta
The world fastest “bullet train” on the New Tokaido Line Shizuoka.
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