June 1981
Hi
It’s hot here but not too bad. The drive thru the countryside along the river from LaCrosse was just beautiful. We ate a yogurt-fruit lunch along the Wisconsin River. First concert is tonite.
Love
Platteville, Wisconsin
Hong Kong
View of Victoria about 1860 from the Collection of the City Hall Art Gallery, Hong Kong.
Postcard courtesy of the Peninsula Hotel, Hong Kong (1950’s?)
London, England
September 1975
Dear
We got here ok – everyone seems to be visiting London – plane was full, London airport jammed mostly with Americans. We are in a very nice hotel, are pretty much caught up on sleep. Going to the British museum today, just will take it easy, off to Rome at noon tomorrow.
Love
Taxco, Mexico
Excerpt from my book Expat Alien. This would have been in the mid to late 1960’s:
Taxco was a small tourist city built on the side of a mountain. Besides having a few interesting churches, it was mainly known for its silver and had shop after shop of silver jewelry. We would go there for a weekend and walk the steep, narrow streets. The hotel we stayed in had a back patio where cockfights took place after dark. The cocks screamed in anger and pain as they killed each other or maybe it was just the crowd I heard screaming. I thought the whole thing was disgusting but lots of people enjoyed it, including my brother.
Vaasa, Finland
April, 1996
Hi
We have been having a great time here with Liz. They still have lots of snow but it has been beautiful weather. Went to see Braveheart tonight – it was great!
Love
Here is a photo I took of the neighborhood where we stayed.
And a few others around town.
Bangkok, Thailand
February, 1970
Dear
Greetings to you on my birthday. We are at airport waiting for plane to Singapore. I have found Bangkok and the people to be great as I expected. See you next month.
Love
Acapulco, Mexico
Panoramico de la Playa de Caletilla en Acapulco, Gro., Mexico
circa 1965
Here I am enjoying Acapulco pool-side.
Elmira, New York
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Lugano, Switzerland
May 1973
Dear
This is the view from our balcony! Very resort-like! Warm.. flowers everywhere. We went to the top of San Salvatore this morn. on a cog railroad…the view was lovely. Have just finished eating lunch and are waiting to take a boat trip on the lake. Bill has dental app. so he is not going. Kathy and Jane are not going either. Yesterday we left Zurich at 7 am and the ride through the Alps was fantastic! Just unbelievable!! We got here about 10 am and went to Kathy’s school, she showed us around…then came back to hotel with us. We took a walk along the lake after lunch and rested in aft. The hotel has a nice pool. It is so nice to be with people who can help us with language problems, ordering food, etc. So far the kids are getting along fine. Steve even said he was glad he came!
Love
The view from the school in Lugano.
Dehli, India
Emperor Humayun’s tomb built by his wife in 1555. In this tomb sleep many princes and Emporor of Delhi. This building is next to Taj.
Actually postcard is not correct. Building was completed in 1572 and is not next to the Taj.
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