Then and Now

[greatgrandma]

Paris - 1950 and 2019 - not the exact same one. Just noting the style change and that they still exit

 

[greatgrandma]

London 1950 and 2002 for Picadilly and Big Ben's clock. The Beefeater and Buckingham

is 1950 and 2007

 

[greatgrandma]

London 1950, 2002 and 2007

 

[greatgrandma]

St. Petersburg, Russian -
my dad's 1970 photos, mine in 2009
Chandeliers in the Hermitage - 1970 on the left, 2009 on the right

St Isaacs - 1970 on the bottom

Approaching the Rostrum 2009 on top

Section of the Rostrum - I think it is 180 degrees out

 

[greatgrandma]

Peter and Paul Fortress from across the River 2009 on left or on top

Boat to Peterhof

 

[greatgrandma]

Two Statues in St Petersburg - top one the 1970 photo on the right

From the other side - 1970 photo on the left

 

[RichardB]

Peter and Paul Fortress from across the River 2009 on left or on top
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Boat to Peterhof
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40 years between the pics and the boat is still the same?

 

[greatgrandma]

40 years between the pics and the boat is still the same?

Different people

My dad was using up some out of date film (because you couldn't just throw it out) by taking pictures of the river at Niagra Falls. My mom asked him why he took so many pictures of the exact same thing, and he said "It's different water"

 

[RichardB]

Different people

My dad was using up some out of date film (because you couldn't just throw it out) by taking pictures of the river at Niagra Falls. My mom asked him why he took so many pictures of the exact same thing, and he said "It's different water"

Brilliant answer!

 

[greatgrandma]

Bermuda- we have been to Bermuda 8 times 1963, 1995, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2018, and 2019

This is the "Birdcage" in Hamilton - Front and Queen Street intersection. Top photo 1963, second photo 2007,bottom photo 2013

War (Cemtaph) Memorial in Hamilton top 1963 from a bus - bottom 2007

Hamilton (and Cathedral) from the water - top 1963 -middle 2004

Ornamental fountains in front of City Hall - Cathedral in back