Visual Entertainment from Near and Far
May, 1965
I rode on a little airplane this morning from Vicosa to Belo Horizonte. It was cloudy so we had to fly up the valleys and avoid the mountains. This afternoon have enjoyed the beach and window shopping. I am not going to Montevideo but instead will go directly to Buenos Aires tomorrow afternoon.
Love
December, 1983
We just got back from Rome – had a glorious time sightseeing, window shopping (elegant!), eating pasta, drinking cappuccinos several times per day. We had a good time. Rome is history, chaotic, beautiful and fun. I got black boots and postcards – nothing else. Wish you had been there too.
Love.
February 1974
We made it to Chartres today and both liked it very much. We took the train out and spent about two hours wandering around the church and museum. Time has flown by. Weather has been mostly ok. Will write letter with details.
Love
November, 1966
So far I choose India, tho I admired the Japanese, stood in awe of those Hong Kong merchants and loved the Thai. Hope you had – are having – a good trip.
Yours
1984
Above is a postcard of the Patio of the Lions gallery at the Alhambra in Granada. I spent two glorious days at the Alhambra. Below is a photo I took of the lions.
January 1970
Remember the 3-wheelers in Rangoon? These are highly decorated ones. We came up to Islamabad today, the all new city which is now capitol of Pakistan. It is a very beautiful area – not far from the Khyber pass into Afghanistan. We got lots of mail that had been forwarded to us the other day. Hope to get a letter from you before we leave here. Karachi was fun.
Love
In 1973, I rode a donkey up that zig zag road. It was not my best moment. But the view from the top was spectacular.
Postcard from the 1968 Olympics, Mexico City. We were living there at the time and I had a month off from school because they were encouraging people to leave town to ease the congestion.
July, 1980
Last week we took a tour of Parliament rather than have class. It was interesting. We’ve seen a couple of plays – the other night Shakespeare in an outdoor theatre. Today we took a bus to Stonehenge. Needless to say I am keeping busy.
Love
The postcard says, View of Lake Atitlan, a great tourist attraction. Land of Eternal Spring.
Here I am at Lake Atitlan, about 1967. The lake is actually a collapsed volcanic cone.
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