I'm quite proud of myself on this one.Going through 900 slides can be daunting--especially when you're unsure of where many were taken and the photographer doesn't remember every detail either.These last few days I've posted slides my mom took in the UK 43 years ago. My … [Read more...]
A quiet summer morning in London, 1967
This is another slide from Britain during the summer of 1967.It seems so quaint and peaceful.I just love the old vehicles: cars, cabs, double-decker buses, and that handsome Austin lorry. And from the angle this slide was taken, I assume my mom was sitting at the back of … [Read more...]
Great Britain, 1967
Mixed in with my mom's slides from Asia and the Middle East taken in 1962, 1964, and 1965 were a couple boxes of slides from 1967 when she traveled to the UK and Switzerland.I like this scene from the UK (London presumably?) because it shows the old red double-decker buses, … [Read more...]
Book of the week–The Red Passport
It's been almost 20 years since I visited the Soviet Union. And almost 20 years since it collapsed. Since then all sorts of changes have occurred in Russia: a capitalist society, more freedom to travel, stocked shelves, and a growing friendship (maybe) with the United … [Read more...]
On the road to Bontoc
And I thought I was adventuresome for taking the bus in China.Yikes.Somewhere on the road from Baguio to Bontoc, this bus encountered a little trouble. My mom had been in the Philippines for at least six weeks when she took this photo.When I first came across this … [Read more...]
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