Visual Entertainment from Near and Far
July, 1991
My dears,
Abidjan is as glitzy as ever, and after 5 days of rain and mud up to here in Bamako, it’s ok for a little R & R! This has been a hard working but heavily nostalgic trip. I’ve been wined and dined by old friends in Dakar, Bamako and here. What happy memories it brings back!
Much love
June, 1973
You can imagine the beautiful view our room has. It is delightful weather – the Mediterranean is so blue today. Walked across the road and down to the beach this morning – we all got a little sunburned, I’m afraid. Have been resting and washing our clothes this afternoon. We looked through some of the shops and all had delicious pizza later.
Love
Here I am sun bathing in my new French bathing suit on the beach in Saint-Raphael.
June, 1968
Had a nice time at Treetops – saw lots of wild game. It is beautiful here (Mt Kenya)- and chilly. Have a fireplace in my room which I use. Meetings going well but saddened by death of R. Kennedy. (McGeorge) Bundy leaving tonight for funeral.
Love
Here I am hiking in to Treetops in December, 1974. Lots of crazy baboons on the roof.
On another note, this week I am being featured on Cinda’s A Place in the World Blog. Check it out !!
I cruised by Staffa in a boat in 1980 or there abouts. Staffa has been uninhabited since about 1800. We couldn’t stop on this isle but stopped on the nearby isle of Iona, known for its abbey. Population is less than 200. I snapped the photo below.
May, 1984
Hi, Does this scene ring a bell (with the David copy)? Palazzo Vecchio on right. It was raining and full of tourists when we were there. But inside we saw a most interesting exhibit of Leonardo’s drawings of horses, anatomical mostly. On loan from a castle in England – Queen’s. I still like Moses in Rome.
Love
January, 1970
Yesterday we drove the Khyber Pass to the Afghanistan border. It was a real thrill! This was the route Marco Polo took, in fact, all trade and armies from Europe to Asia. It is still much the same. This part of the world is fabulous!
Love
Postcard from the 1950’s. Shan Market, Burma.
Imposing ancient Pyramid of the Sun, Almost seven hundred feet at the base, rises to a height of over two hundred feet. This postcard is from the 1960’s. It looks much different today with a lot more excavations.
I climbed this several times. Below a friend of mine is climbing it in the late 1970’s.
April 1966
The conference in Maracay is over and I think was very interesting. I will tell you about it when I return to Mexico about the 9th of May. Hopefully I will find a little time to spend in the county-side before then.
Saludos
Villa Carlotta, Lake Como
In June, 2014, I spent a week on Lake Como and took the photo below. We didn’t go in but had a lovely dinner at a place down the street.
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