Visiting Europe - 1950, 1964, 1992, 2002, 2015
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More photos of Cambridge
Chapel
Chapel
Cambridge Gargoyles
Whipsnade Zoo
4 week old elephant
The only reason that I know that I've been...
We continued going north. We had a Royal Automobile Club tag on our car and there were periodic phone booths by the road for people to phone the...
U=Drive it car in Scotland
I know we visited Scotland because we have the photos, but I do not remember much about this part of the trip.
I think...
early morning - leaving Scotland
We drove back to London. My mother had a conversation with a Scotsman about his kilt
Scotsman
Scotsman in...
We went to Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace
Buckingham palace Guard
Me and my sister with the Guard at Buckingham...
We took a day trip out of London to Windsor.
Windsor from distance
Guard at Windsor
Statue at Windsor
Windsor
Windsor
Windsor
Windsor...
We also went and toured Eton which I thought was kind of boring.
Eton courtyard
Eton Guide
Chapel at Eton
Library? as we were coming out of...
My next visit to Europe was in the summer of 1964, to meet my husband's ship at ports around the Med.
He was a pilot and flew S2Fs...
Arrival - Thursday, July 16, 1964
We got to Paris about 0720. I was to leave on the afternoon train going to Spain, and I had to change train...
River from train
I saw the Valley of the Fallen and El Escorial from the train. A nice Spanish man was kind enough to alert me each time.
El...
4 Scooter riders in 1964 from a bus
Side of the Royal Palace in 1964
Park in front of the Royal Palace
My niece was good and when it came...
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We made it onto the train OK after frantic last minute search for a lost ticket. We found it, after several...
Lisbon hospital out the bus window
Hospital
Scaffolding on a building
Houses near Belem
Vasco de Gama monument
We saw the
Tower of...
An armillary sphere on top of the dome
King Manuel I (1495–1521) built this monastery to thank the Virgin Mary for Vasco de Gama's successful...
Queluz
Versailles in the Pink
Throne room
African woman tile
Venetian glass chandler
Three graces plate in Queluz
Queens bed with...
Sintra from the Royal Palace
Sintra from where we ate
Moorish ruins on hill
Sintra
Fountain in front of Royal Palace with Armillary Sphere...
My sister's photo of me Pena Palace
My sister's photo of me in Sintra (and her camera strap)
Pena Palace dining room with ceramic ducks on the...
Window like the Tower of Belem
Cab driver with my niece
Niece in stroller
Looking out over the countryside
Photo from the court
Cork...
Wednesday, July 22
Fishmarket post card from 1964
Dear D
I went down here today (fish market picture) and took pictures of the fish and the...
Streetcars from the bridge of the street above
Following a fishwife up the street
We are staying in Lisbon tonight. We got our Wagon-Lits...