As a follow up to some previous posts about my mom's trip to Afghanistan in 1965, here's one more slide.I first heard of these Buddhist statues in Bamian when the Taliban put them on the international news circuits in 2001.  You know, when the Taliban threatened and then … [Read more...]

Check out this street scene from the Ginza district of Tokyo in 1964. As you can see, a prominent English sign welcomes visitors to the Olympics. My mom took this slide when she and a friend made a last minute side trip from Nagoya to see the Olympics in Tokyo.But what really … [Read more...]

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...]

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...]

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...]