6602-096
54 to 58 - Ducal palace, bombed out.
6601-211
54-to-58 - The Ducal Palace, night.
6601-155
54-to-58 - Ducal Palace, facade.
All pictures were taken with a Solida f2.9, 6x6cm camera,
film size 120. A folding, bellows camera with uncoupled
range-finder. Max shutter speed: 1/500sec. Exposures set by
estimation or by external "Sixtomat" exposure meter. I was
beguiled by a low price of $30, the relatively fast lens and
shutter speed.
11-01-31: Slides when re-photographed were in almost random
order and needed to be integrated into a coherent single show.
The picture tags can't be viewed properly within the cam card
PTFs. Have brought them into this file and will confine future
edits to it.
Rescans could perhaps be made at higher res by lifting the light table so that
the picture at 4.0x telephoto fills the screen. Using higher magnification
triggers software enlargement, which doesn't really render any more detail.
Be careful of distance. Under 20cm(?) needs macro setting. Check for sharpness.
Some uncertain locations could perhaps be determined or rechecked using the
web to locate comparable scenic and tourist images. eg Limburg, Rothenburg.
Also check spellings.
..
INDEX, for use within a Windows WWWB edit session.
alt-b on line below causes jump to matching {} tag.
alt-b {zwei} | Zweibrucken and vicinity (colour)
alt-b {zweibw}| Zweibrucken and vicinity (black and white}
alt-b {mil} | Armed Forces days, Military
alt-b {roth} | Rothenburg
alt-b {gmisc} | Germany, miscellaneous
alt-b {gmisch}| Garmisch
alt-b {IVA} | Italy, Venice, Austria
alt-b {winec} | Young Winegrowers tour (colour)
alt-b {winebw}| Young Winegrowers tour, Italy (black and white)
alt-b {engbw} | England, family trip (black and white)
alt-b {eng} | England
alt-b {worms} | Worms, school trip
alt-b {trier} | Trier, Porta Nigra
alt-b {ulm} | Ulm
alt-b {fair} | At the fairgrounds, Zweibrucken
alt-b {wall} | Select wall pic candidates
alt-b {*} | Current worksite
alt-b {hist} | Editing history
Zweibrucken and vicinity.{zwei}
6602-096
54 to 58 - Ducal palace, bombed out.
6601-211
54-to-58 - The Ducal Palace, night.
6601-155
54-to-58 - Ducal Palace, facade.
Google map and picures. Rebuilt courthouse, downtown Zweibrucken.
link
54-to-58 - Farmers' market.
54-to-58 - Farmers' market.
54-to-58 - Derek, a weakness for Gretchen types.
54-to-58 - Alexanderskirche.
54-to-58 - Eric, inspectin' the troops.
When constabulary (read military) duty's to be done, to be done, folding
hands behind the back is the proper thing to do. But holding an apple and a
cigarette at the same time raises questions in the year 2010 when these pics
were scanned.
54-to-58 - Irmie Hodges.
Air Force family friend. Sharpened to fix blur. Pick out dust specks,
54-to-58 - Enid, right, Mrs Hodges(?), left.
54-to-58 - Enid.
54-to-58 - Picnic.
54-to-58 - Mum and Dad approved.
But the chemistry wasn't there.
54-to-58 -
54-to-58 - Scott's tootsies.
54-to-58 -
54-to-58 - Edgar Gries and son.
We boarded at his mother's house in Zweibrucken, till we got into PMQs.
54-to-58 - Scott.
54-to-58 - Enid, CFNZ announcer.
54-to-58 - Ford Consul (not Ford Prefect).
54-to-58 - Derek.
Derek wasn't actually a driver in those days. Shouldn't be looking so
proprietorial.
54-to-58 - Eric.
54-to-58 - My only wildlife photo in Europe?
In all the time I spent overseas: 1954 to 1958.
54-to-58 - Near Zweibrucken?
54-to-58 -
54-to-58 -
54-to-58 - Scott and friend, hiking.
54-to-58 - Treifels or Annweiler?
Was there a hill called Drachenfels near here? I recall some bit of lore
about Richard the Lionheart also. Or maybe it was some tale my
dad told me. He was a fan of folk-hero types like Richard and
Robin Hood.
54-to-58 - Enid, camping trip or picnic.
54-to-58 - Eric or Derek shaving, camping?
Mirror hung on a tree.
54-to-58 - Shaving cream in my cup?
54-to-58 - PMQ washing machine overflow.
I think the washing machines were in the PMQ basement.
54-to-58 - Children's event at PMQ school.
54-to-58 -
This looks roughly west. The Saar (French) border was at the edge of town,
somewhere beyond that smokestack in the centre.
54-to-58 -
54-to-58 - Flower seller, near our apt.
54-to-58 -
54-to-58 - At the Sgt's Mess, prob. New Year.
54-to-58 -
54-to-58 - At the 3 Wing pool.
54-to-58 -
54-to-58 -
54-to-58 - Wendy Cliff, 3 Wing pool.
The Cliffs visited us in Germany. I also recall being with them in London.
Not sure if this was on my own 1956 London trip or on our family trip.
Pictures on the family trip were probably all on BW negative film.
54-to-58 -
54-to-58 -
54-to-58 - Attempts at collage with 120-size pics.
54-to-58 - Scout, Cub, paper boy?
54-to-58 - Youthful interest in nature.
54-to-58 - The teen club?
54-to-58 - Teen town dance.
54-to-58 - Attempts at still life composition.
54-to-58 -
58-Q1 - Enid's new Pfaff & teaset.
Springtime, 1958, purchased by Eric and Derek shortly before
leaving Germany.
54-to-58 -
54-to-58 - Derek's desk, PMQ apt.
54-to-58 - Himself.
54-to-58 - The PMQs, our building, right.
21-A-1 Kanadischer Wohnsiedlung, Zweibrucken, Pfalz.
54-to-58 - Sundial.
These pictures may have been an attempt to capture the PMQ murals just before
leaving in 1958. The spots were probably picked up in Toronto. Exposure to
plaster dust from Major St. renovations is my best guess.
Der Rosengarten, Faisanerie?
Hike round the air base.
Canada Weekly Review delivery crew.
3 Wing snack bar.
Street scenes, night shots.
Armed Forces days, Military.{mil}
6602-008
54-to-58 - Canadian Airmen. Fix bayonets!
An impressive moment when the march leader bellowed out the
order. They had more military swagger that day than any of the
other national groups: German, French or American. An odd thing
for airmen, you might think. But some of them had been given
modest combat training for defending the air base against small
scale land attack.
An Air Force band followed. I recall an Airwoman playing a violin.
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6602-018
54-to-58 - Redstone rocket at the US base.
The PMQs (Permanent Married Quarters) are on the hill opposite. An inverted
"V" just below the horizon. The 3-Wing base water tower is visible on the
horizon right.
Kanadischer Wohnsiedlung 21-A-1, our address.
6601-151
54-to-58 - Wehrmacht truck and Scott.
6601-161
54-to-58 -
6602-081
54-to-58 - Scott of the Wehrmacht.
6602-077
54-to-58 - German youth.
At least 4 pairs of lederhosen visible. All of these boys would have been
born after the war.
German election.
Rothenburg ob der Tauber.{roth}
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54 to 58 - Rothenburg, cmp next.
rothenburg1k
- Web image, Rothenburg.
Am almost positive I took some night pics in Limburg. Probably on our trip
north to Holland. But used colour negative film in Holland.
Limburg is on the Lahn River?
54-to-58 -
54-to-58 - Alley, Rothenburg or Limburg?
No street view, but good aerial view. Cant find Marktplatz on map.
54-to-58 - Same town as previous?
54-to-58 -
54-to-58 - Limburg, cmp next.
- Websrch: Limburg, Marktplatz(?)
- Websrch: Limburg, Marktplatz(?)
54-to-58 -
Am not certain this is even in Germany. However, the picture matches
thematically. The style of the buildings seems more Latin, somehow.
54-to-58 -
websrch:tumblr_l2ofmoTIYt1qaqs3eo1_500
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54-to-58 -
54-to-58 -
54-to-58 - Castle, near Rothenburg?
54-to-58 -
54-to-58 - Note continuous town wall.
54-to-58 - Note church, right.
Similar to any other unidentified pics? These slides are
more than 50 years old and were scanned in random order. Sorting them out has
been a piece of detective work.
54-to-58 -
54-to-58 - Note: round tower, right.
Don't know who these people were. Tourists like me at the top of
some observation tower. Probably Rothenburg.
54-to-58 -
Town wall not visible in this pic?
Im Rothenburg ob der Tauber
Geht Muehl und Baekenwerk sauber.
The old rhyming couplet pays tribute to the town's grist mills and bakeries.
54-to-58 - Rothenburg.
Note the round tower with a conical roof. Compare right, below.
- Web picture, Rothenburg.
Two round towers. See 268. Town wall is visible right centre.
54-to-58 - Town wall, Rothenburg.
54-to-58 -
54-to-58 -
54-to-58 - Rothenburg.
54-to-58 - Camping, Rothenburg.
Same tower as in 008. Ring is a scan aberation, not on slide. Time exposure
with star and aircraft trails.
54-to-58 - Campground by day.
54-to-58 -
54-to-58 -
54-to-58 - Window boxes, a dwelling?
54-to-58 -
54-to-58 - Checking the maps.
54-to-58 - Onward to wherever.
Freiburg
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54-to-58 -
6601-107
54-to-58 -
Was this Freiburg on the Winegrowers trip, or on a family trip?
If on the Winegrowers trip, it was on the homeward leg. I
remember being stopped on a bridge in town by a very
good-looking young woman, business-suited in well-cut pinkish
tweeds. She tried to sell me a subscription to SudWest RundFunk
Magazine, the publication of an FM, high-fidelity music and
Kultur station. She seemed not to notice that I wasn't a native
speaker. I credit my growing ability in those days to be a good
listener auf Deutsch, replying in polite monosyllables and
smiling a lot.
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54-to-58 -
This building really was red. The colour jumped out after adjusting the sky
back to blue. I thought at first it was an aberration. The original slide was
so deteriorated it was impossible to guess the building's colour..
Y110210A
97 - Susan Sydor pic. (date?)
Interesting to think that Merle stood on the same spot where I took my
own picture in the 1950s. This one was probably late 1990s or soon after.
Germany, misc.{gmisc}
6601-018
54-to-58 - Enid, captivated.
6601-030
54-to-58 - Mainz?
I think this was on a youth group trip.
6601-047
54-to-58 - Fasching, Mainz.
6601-036
54-to-58 - Martin Luther, Worms?
See also other BW pictures of a school or youth group tour to Worms.
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54-to-58 - Worms Cathedral.
6601-038
54-to-58 - Worms Cathedral interior?
6601-045
54-to-58 - Scott.
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54-to-58 -
6601-071
54-to-58 - Southern Germany?
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54-to-58 -
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54-to-58 - Heidelberg.
websrch:heidelberg castle| yes
54-to-58 - Heidelberg castle.
54-to-58 - The Neckar R. at Heidelberg.
54-to-58 -
54-to-58 -
54-to-58 - Kayak racing.
Garmisch trip.{gmisch}
6609-162
54-to-58 - On the road south to Bavaria.
Landsberg was a Luftwaffe base during the war.
6609-154
54-to-58 - A US military hotel.
Operated for the US troops and families. Canadians also shared
the facilities.
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54-to-58 - Plain but comfortable.
6609-155
54-to-58 - Scott, dressed for dinner.
6609-157
54-to-58 - Enid in her best duds.
6609-211
54-to-58 - 10:30am, next day, ready for tourism.
Scott is carrying a copy of "Where's a snack bar?" Probably just purchased
in the hotel lobby. This was a cartoon book detailing the many comic
situations allied personnel faced in Germany.
6609-210
54-to-58 - We seek other modes of transportation.
6609-010
54-to-58 - Scott, ready for anything.
Wearing his Swiss Army hat.
6609-259
54-to-58 - We head for mad Ludwig's place.
6609-254
54-to-58 - At the gates of the castle.
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54-to-58 - Eric
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54-to-58 - In the courtyard.
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54-to-58 -
Ran up a side-road near the castle to get this shot.
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54-to-58 -
- Overview. Lake still frozen.
This is probably from a viewpoint near Neuschwanstein. The castle to the
right is Hohenschwangau. The nearby town is Hohenschwangau with Fussen
nearby.The picture looks roughly west, with Alpsee on the left.
54-to-58 - Linderhof?
No pictures of the palace?.
54-to-58 -
54-to-58 - Ludwig's garden decor.
54-to-58 - Back in Garmisch.
tab=zugspitze
6609-277
54-to-58 - Skiers waiting for the Zugspitze train.
We're off on the cog railway to the summit
6602-019
54-to-58 - Zugspitze cog railway.
6609-274
54-to-58 - From the Zugspitze cog RR.
Taken shortly before the train disappears into a tunnel for the final leg to
the summit station which is located underground.
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54-to-58 - Ravens near the summit.
Climber visible on the right.
6609-281
54-to-58 - Summit marker.
Dad wouldn't let me take off along that wire railing that leads to the spitze.
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6609-275
54-to-58 - Summit observatory.
Compare to the Mt. Washington summit. Atmospheric pressure that day was
1000mbars, equivalent, I believe, to sea level. Either that or the
instrument was kaput.
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54-to-58 -
The ski area upper right. A vast cwm at 2000m altitude, rising to almost 3000
and accessible via the cog RR and the mountain top ski lodge. Reportedly 5m
of snow depth (200in), skiable into June.
6609-284
54-to-58 - Garmisch below.
6602-024
54-to-58 - Zugspitze summit.
Got addresses and sent a copy of these pics to somebody back then.
6601-137
54-to-58 - No idea who.
But Dad was always encouraging me to take more of an
interest in girls. But how could I? Only pocket money to
play with. No car. No serious job. Education in limbo. No
real independance at all.
6602-023
54-to-58 -
Italy, Venice and Austria.{IVA}
6602-022
54-to-58 - Bottom left, on Garmisch trip.
6601-082
54-to-58 - Lago di Garda, looking north.
Our campsite on the shore below. How I longed to go hiking on that mountain
to the right. You could see back roads snaking part way up. But we were on the
way to Venice and didn't have time to stay any longer.
Goethe was arrested as a suspected Austrian spy for sketching Malcesine
castle. Battlements seen below.
54-to-58 -
54-to-58 - Lake Garda or Winegrowers trip?
The water and shoreline rocks compare to 6601-090, above
54-to-58 - Sirmio, Malcesine.
We camped here on the shore of Lago di Garda.
54-to-58 - Malcesine. edited.
54-to-58 - Looks Mediterranean.
Doesn't match the terrain going north from Cortina.
54-to-58 - St. Mark's tower, Venice.
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54-to-58 -
54-to-58 - Taken from St. Mark's tower.
54-to-58 -
54-to-58 - Private yacht.
54-to-58 - Probably the same yacht.
Taken either on our gondola trip or on the vaporetto ferry from Lido Beach
where we had our campsite.
54-to-58 - Farrago, Harry's Bar.
Taken with flash. I promised to send him a copy. He seemed dubious, said to
send it C/O Farrago, Harry's Bar. Don't remember if I ever did.
54-to-58 -
54-to-58 - Enid feeding pigeons, St. Mark's.
54-to-58 -
54-to-58 -
11-05-06 - Much later, at Ruth's place.
54-to-58 - Gondolier.
54-to-58 -
54-to-58 - Rialto Bridge.
54-to-58 - Venice.
54-to-58 - Leaving Venice for the mountains.
These montages were created with scissors and black paper. This was barely
feasible with larger size 6x6cm slides, nearly impossible for 35mm, without
working under a powerful magnifying glass. Was also a way to make a few
less-than-stellar slides useful.
54-to-58 - The Dolomites.
54-to-58 - High campsite.
54-to-58 - Tent in the woods, right.
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54-to-58 -
54-to-58 - Cortina d'Ampezzo?
54-to-58 - Dolomites.
54-to-58 - Dolomites.
54-to-58 -
54-to-58 - North to Austria.
Over the Grosglockner Hochalpstrasse. Through Heiligenblut. See Hallwag
1950s roadmap and guidebook.
54-to-58 - Grosglockner Hochalpstrasse?
54-to-58 -
54-to-58 -
We passed a kid sitting on the roadside at the highest point selling bunches
of edelweiss flowers.
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54-to-58 -
54-to-58 -
54-to-58 - Probably Austria, nr Innsbruck?
54-to-58 -
54-to-58 - On some lake in Austria?
Young Winegrowers trip.{winec}
6602-055
54-to-58 - Young Winegrowers tour group.
Through the 3 F Wing airbase education office at Zweibrucken, I was invited
to go on a youth trip with the Young Winegrowers of St. Martin a.d.
Weinstrasse. Our route took us through southern France, northern Italy, back
across the Alps to Switzerland, then home again to Germany.
6601-255
54-to-58 - First stop Tournu?
But could be Avignon.
6602-058
54-to-58 - Tournu or Avignon?
54-to-58 - St. George slaying a dragon?
54-to-58 - Jewish guy treated badly by Romans.
54-to-58 - Winery somewhere in France.
Is this the place where we were pouring Beaujolais wine down each other's
throats with a funnel?
54-to-58 - Winery.
54-to-58 - Somewhere on the Rhone?
54-to-58 - This is definitely Avignon.
54-to-58 - Papal Palace, Avignon.
54-to-58 - Avignon.
54-to-58 - Avignon?
54-to-58 -
54-to-58 - Pont d'Avignon.
54-to-58 - Avignon.
54-to-58 - Avignon.
Camping on the Riviera.
6601-062
54-to-58 - Nicole, budding fashion model.
Derek's first opportunity to tackle model and fashion photography. Nicole
See, Adalbertstifterstrasse, from some town in Germany north of Zweibrucken.
She was the daughter of a French official, and among the several French,
American and one Canadian youth invited to go on the tour.
6601-061
54-to-58 - Perfect teeth.
6601-067
54-to-58 - Wildwoman.
6601-236
54-to-58 - Sophisticate.
6602-045
54-to-58 - Finery packed in her camping gear.
6602-072
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6602-047
54-to-58 - Urban bkgd. In town somewhere?
I think she's sitting on a cannon.
6602-071
54-to-58 -
6601-064
54-to-58 - Young WG party animals.
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6601-149
54-to-58 - Idyllic campsite.
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54-to-58 - Spots before our eyes.
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54-to-58 - Colourful.
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54-to-58 - Riviera beach near camp.
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54-to-58 -
The high shoreline doesn't look like the Lido, another possibility.
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6602-064
54-to-58 - L.d.Garda?
6602-133
54-to-58 - L.d.Garda or Winegrowers trip?
6602-070
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6602-040
54-to-58 - The other French girl.
She was more shy and retiring than Nicole.
6602-044
54-to-58 - North African rug merchant.
6602-069
54-to-58 - It's a deal.
One of (the?) American campers on the trip.
6602-052
54-to-58 - Packed campsite.
6602-053
54-to-58 - Is one of these girls named Doris?
I remember Doris was somebody's intended.
6602-060
54-to-58 - Erich Zeigler, judicious sip of tea.
Our tour leader. A winegrower from St. Martin a.d. Weinstrasse. Met him in
Toronto, years later, on an agri-tour from Germany. The Zieglers earn several
hits on an internet search: winegrowers, tourist facilities, in St. Martin.
6602-065
54-to-58 - Singsong leader.
6602-066
54-to-58 - Frau and Herr Huehnerfauth(?), driver.
Perhaps it isn't spelled right. But a name so unusual-sounding sticks.
6601-114
54-to-58 - International campsite.
6602-067
54-to-58 - From the bus window?
Boat trip, Marseilles.
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54-to-58 -
Woman on the right has a ring on her left hand. Should this pic be flipped?
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54-to-58 -
Same woman in blue striped shirt as 248. Flip?
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54-to-58 - The Bretagne, Marseilles.
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6601-266
54-to-58 - Not the Chateau d'If.
That has round towers. But this is probably also located off Marseilles.
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54-to-58 -
Off Marseilles harbour?
Monaco
6602-042
54-to-58 - View from the palace.
6602-036
54-to-58 - Oceanographic Institute.
6601-043
54-to-58 - Prince Rainier's Palace.
In St. Martin again
6601-229
54-to-58 - Welcome back.
6601-252
54-to-58 - St. Martin?
6601-186
54-to-58 - Trip reunion, St. Martin?
6602-055
54-to-58 - Young Winegrowers tour group.
None of the foreign contingent visible?
Winegrowers tour, BW pics, Italy{winebw}
6610-241
54-to-58 - Shoe shopping in Milan.
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54-to-58 - Seeing the sights.
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54-to-58 - Milan railway station.
websrch:milan railway station| yes
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54-to-58 - The Tower of Babel, Duomo, Milan.
websrch:milan tower of babel| yes
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54-to-58 - Duomo interior.
54-to-58 -
54-to-58 -
54-to-58 - Probably Milan.
54-to-58 - Our transportation.
54-to-58 - On the bus again.
54-to-58 -
54-to-58 - At camp after unloading the trailer.
54-to-58 - Activities: hairwashing.
54-to-58 - A meal by bus headlights.
54-to-58 - Diary keeping.
54-to-58 - Thinking.
54-to-58 - Eating.
54-to-58 -
54-to-58 - Probably enjoying some joke about me ...
...but my German wasn't good enough to understand.
54-to-58 - A packed campsite.
54-to-58 -
54-to-58 -
54-to-58 - The locals aren't so keen ...
... on outdoor living as we are.
54-to-58 - Somewhere on the Italian Riviera.
54-to-58 - At the beach.
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54-to-58 -
54-to-58 - The reunion, St. Martin.
54-to-58 -
54-to-58 -
That's my camera case on the table. I had to get up in front of this crowd
and give a speech of thanks in German. This had been thoughtfully
composed for me on a scrap of paper by Erich Ziegler.
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54-to-58 -
Family trip to England.{engbw}
6609-197
54-to-58 - The wind is fair for Angleterre.
Waiting for the ferry in Boulogne (or Calais?) This was my first trip to
England. We travelled by car from Zweibrucken. The main purpose was to visit
Uncle Ron and family in West Bromwich, and Grandma King in Oldbury nearby. We
also made local side trips to Stratford-on Avon and spent some time in
London. Returning from Europe in 1958 we also went through London. But no
pictures are identifiable from this later trip.
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54-to-58 - Boulogne Hbr.from ferry?
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54-to-58 -
Channel ferries.
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54-to-58 - The White Cliffs of Dover.
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6609-204
54-to-58 - These People must be heading for Europe.
6609-205
54-to-58 - We head inland, the opposite direction.
6609-202
54-to-58 - Dover Beach.
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54-to-58 - Dover Beach, shingle.
No melancholy, long, withdrawing roar today.
To West Bromwich, Ron and Una.
6609-014
54-to-58 - A green and pleasant land?
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54-to-58 - A night en route. Too pricey?
6609-200
54-to-58 - Back into the Richards staff car.
6609-013
54-to-58 - Even pricier accommodation.
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54-to-58 - From our garret window.
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54-to-58 - Crossbones, but where's the skull?
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54-to-58 - At Ron's getaway caravan.
Scott, Eric, Enid, Peter, Una, Ron.
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54-to-58 -
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54-to-58 - Enid and Una.
6609-028
54-to-58 - The Spanish fleet approaches.
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54-to-58 - But now for some refreshment.
Stratford-on-Avon.
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54-to-58 - Ann Hathaways's cottage?
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54-to-58 - Swans on the Avon.
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54-to-58 - Peter and Scott, right.
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54-to-58 - Shakespearean architecture.
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54-to-58 -
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54-to-58 - Peter Richards.
Every inch the typical English schoolboy.
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54-to-58 - Looks like a pub.
Just down the street from previous pic. Stratford?
West Bromich, Oldbury?
6609-032
54-to-58 - Oak Hall, Oak House?
I recall the upstairs rooms had such low ceilings I had to stoop.
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54-to-58 - Possibly Oxford?
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54-to-58 - Gram. King, left.
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54-to-58 -
Looks European, but "... GLOVES" is faintly visible on the smoke stack.I
know we went for a walk along a river or canal in Oldbury.
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54-to-58 - Same bridge as previous pic
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54-to-58 - Same chimney and church as prev.
Lettering on chimney: "GENTS GLOVES".
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54-to-58 - Peter and Enid, London or Birmingham
I don't recall Ron and family being with us in London.
London.
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54-to-58 - Westminster Abbey.
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54-to-58 - Picadilly Circus, Enid, Eric visible.
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54-to-58 - Movie: The Bed.
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54-to-58 - The Fountain of Eros.
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54-to-58 -
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54-to-58 - Scott of Assisi.
6610-393
54-to-58 - Looking east toward St. Paul's.
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54-to-58 - Buckingham Palace and Victoria mon.
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54-to-58 - Victoria in profile, top left.
6610-395
54-to-58 -
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54-to-58 - Eric, Enid, Scott visible.
6610-403
54-to-58 -
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54-to-58 - Tower of London.
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54-to-58 - Tower Bridge.
6610-405
54-to-58 -
London Underground.
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54-to-58 - Tickets.
6610-386
54-to-58 - Down, WAY down.
6610-387
54-to-58 - Find the right platform.
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54-to-58 - Reading material while you wait.
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54-to-58 - I hear the train coming.
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54-to-58 -
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54-to-58 -
A visit to the British Museum.
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54-to-58 - Stephenson's Rocket.
These are few of my favourite things.
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54-to-58 - Newton.
6610-368
54-to-58 - Oriental philosopher.
6610-370
54-to-58 - Viking stuff.
6610-371
54-to-58 - Really neat gods.
6610-372
54-to-58 - Or, possibly, really horrific gods.
6610-373
54-to-58 - Ancient Hindus had good priorities.
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54-to-58 - Pterodactyl.
6610-376
54-to-58 - THE famous ichthyosaur?
Found at Lyme Regis? This specimen appears more complete.
6610-374
54-to-58 -
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54-to-58 - Egret.
Could this have been the same trip to England?
England.{Eng}
6602-025
54-to-58 - Flying to Britain.
The purpose of this Englend trip was to deliver me (Derek) to London to write
the GCE exams with a view to later university credit. Dad got permission from
the RCAF to fly with me to Langar, the Canadian supply base in England. From
there we took buses to London where I was installed in a rooming house near
Russell Square near the University of London. Dad then headed home to
Zweibrucken. When not attending exams, I wandered around London taking
pictures. To go home I headed back to Langar where Dad shepherded me back to
Zweibucken via RCAF transport (very basic.)
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54-to-58 - Phyllis and Gram. King, Freeth St.
Back yard, Oldbury. I'm not sure if this was another side trip to Oldbury or
if this picture was taken on our earlier family trip. I don't believe I was
using colour film on the earlier trip.
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54-to-58 - Picadilly Circus.
Note movie marquee, right. I went to see that movie, Forbidden Planet, on
this same trip. Robie the robot.
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54-to-58 - Picadilly.
6602-029
54-to-58 - Fountain of Eros.
JPG shows copy camera lens reflection. How to avoid this?
6602-032
54-to-58 - Picadilly Circus.
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54-to-58 - Greenwich.
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54-to-58 - Amazons vs. Greeks, British Museum.
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54-to-58 - In the Egyptian gallery.
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54-to-58 - Asklepios? BM.
6601-076
54-to-58 -
6601-079
54-to-58 - Kew Gardens.
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54-to-58 - London Bridge.
6602-027
54-to-58 - Probably Thames R., London.
The Schwalbe out of Bremen. Looks like the red ensign at the masthead.
6602-031
54-to-58 - Tower of London.
6602-033
54-to-58 - Senate House, U of London.
6602-028
54-to-58 - B.A. Abbas, fellow student..
Actually have a reference to him in my letters from 58.03.10. Was trying to
get his address from the British Council. This also fixes the date of my
own trip to 1956.
6602-034
54-to-58 - Horse Guards.
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54-to-58 - From St. Paul's dome.
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54-to-58 - From the plane, return trip.
Probably a Bristol Freighter on the return journey, judging from the fairing
hanging down on the right. Seems to me that the Dakota we took on the trip to
England would have had retractable landing gear and a more streamlined engine
nacelle. Both were strictly cargo planes with fold-up canvas seats along the
fuselage. Very noisy. Couldn't hear quiet sounds for days after the flight.
Worms, school or youth group trip.{worms}
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54-to-58 -
6610-335
54-to-58 -
6610-329
54-to-58 - An associate of M. Luther.
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54-to-58 - M. Luther's toe.
A statue commemorating the "Hier stehe Ich" speech.
One of my few German pictures with an original print still existing.
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54-to-58 -
6610-341
54-to-58 -
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54-to-58 - Grim-looking war memorial.
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54-to-58 - That's our group on the left.
6610-337
54-to-58 - Bill Welsh on the left.
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54-to-58 - "Aufbau", the only word I can see.
The chunky characters in the relief certainly look "aufgebau-ed".
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54-to-58 -
6610-340
54-to-58 - Is that a flower she's looking at?
6610-342
54-to-58 - Not sure where we were heading ...
... but my camera was on the ready ...
6610-343
54-to-58 - ... for any likely subject.
6610-344
54-to-58 -
6610-345
54-to-58 -
6610-348
54-to-58 -
6610-363
54-to-58 - Was this the Franco-Prussian war?
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54-to-58 -
6610-351
54-to-58 -
6610-352
54-to-58 -
6610-354
54-to-58 - Worms cathedral.
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54-to-58 -
6610-356
54-to-58 -
If that's me on the left, I don't know who took this picture.
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54-to-58 - Cathedral interior.
6610-360
54-to-58 -
6610-361
54-to-58 -
6610-362
54-to-58 -
Trier, family trip.{trier}
6601-031
54-to-58 - Roman theater, Trier?
6610-408
54-to-58 - Baths?
6610-407
54-to-58 -
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54-to-58 -
6610-410
54-to-58 -
6610-411
54-to-58 - Arena.
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54-to-58 -
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54-to-58 -
6610-414
54-to-58 - The Porta Nigra.
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54-to-58 -
French troops on the left.
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54-to-58 - Inside the gate.
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54-to-58 - Enid and ornate capitals.
6610-418
54-to-58 -
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54-to-58 -
6610-420
54-to-58 -
6610-421
54-to-58 -
6610-422
54-to-58 - View from the upper levels.
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54-to-58 -
6610-425
54-to-58 -
Ulm{ulm}
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54-to-58 - First view of the cathedral.
6609-011
54-to-58 - Vast footprint.
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54-to-58 - Vast height (528ft).
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54-to-58 - Cavernous interior.
6610-226
54-to-58 - Ascent of the cathedral tower.
6610-221
54-to-58 -
6610-223
54-to-58 - View from the first gallery.
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54-to-58 -
6610-225
54-to-58 -
This was the point where Dad pleaded exhaustion and headed back down. I
scouted out the museum at this level, then continued upward. I know there
were more pictures taken at a very top of the tower. Grossly underexposed,
but possibly recoverable using digital methods. But can't find them.
6610-218
54-to-58 - Has a town hall kind of look.
Rathaus?
6609-256
54-to-58 -
I recall an impression of trams in Ulm. Note tracks and overhead wires.
6609-100
54-to-58 -
Zweibrucken and vicinity.{zweibw}
6609-109
54-to-58 - Frau Gries, our landlady.
6609-121
54-to-58 - Edgar Gries and family.
6609-108
54-to-58 - Edgar's wife and son.
Separated soon after we met them.
6609-342
54-to-58 - Gries relatives, Opah and Omah?
6610-073
54-to-58 - Edgar in front yard garden.
This must have been summer or autumn 1954.
6609-217
54-to-58 - Derek's Kreidler 50cc.
6609-225
54-to-58 - Eric's Opel Kapitan.
In front of Frau Gries' house, in Zweibrucken town.
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54-to-58 - Schoolground, Derek's new camera.
One of the first films through the new Solida camera
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54-to-58 - Enid baking, PMQ kitchen.
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54-to-58 - Eric, living room.
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54-to-58 -
6609-120
54-to-58 - Derek.
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54-to-58 - Scott.
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54-to-58 - Central Warehouse, D's place of emp.
The sergeant on the right was in charge. The reference book lecturn is a
case of Vat 69 scotch whiskey.
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54-to-58 - Theo Teuscher, fellow wage slave.
Earning German minimum wage, like me, about DM2.00/hour (50cents).
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54-to-58 - A misty day near the PMQs.
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54-to-58 - Same street, summer.
6609-046
54-to-58 - Slighted bunker on the old Siegfried Line.
Near Zweibrucken
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54-to-58 - PMQ on hillside above Zweibrucken.
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54-to-58 -
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54-to-58 - Zweibrucken town from PMQs.
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54-to-58 - Derek's desk.
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54-to-58 -
Just possible this is a the maternal uncle who lived in Blackheath. Not
sharp enough to read titles on books in background.
At the fairgrounds, Zweibrucken.{fair}
6610-018
54-to-58 - Life is a ferris wheel.
6610-188
54-to-58 - For some, a rollercoaster.
6610-191
54-to-58 - Or perhaps, a painted balloon.
6610-195
54-to-58 - Not filled with weighty issues.
6610-196
54-to-58 - Maybe tiny ones.
6610-202
54-to-58 - Struggles to make marriage work.
6610-204
54-to-58 - Dizzying changes of direction.
6610-212
54-to-58 - But we keep moving.
6610-198
54-to-58 - Harder to hit a moving target.
6610-305
54-to-58 - Tired already? Refreshment stop.
6610-306
54-to-58 - Plus a brief sojourn in the beer tent.
Sponsored by Parkbrau, Zweibrucken's own brewery. So, with suitable
fortification, and the camera on a strap round my neck, with a cable release
leading into my pocket, I only need to turn toward people and discreetly
click the shutter.
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54-to-58 - I set out again, refreshed.
The ride in the background appears to be called "The Wheel of Lust." Check
the illustrations on the marquee.
6610-197
54-to-58 - Oops, squall approaching.
6610-199
54-to-58 - Really, that much for a tin pail?
6610-307
54-to-58 - I think he's suspicious, but ...
6610-308
54-to-58 - it's the girls I'M interested in.
6610-309
54-to-58 - Him too.
6610-310
54-to-58 - Opah and ...
6610-311
54-to-58 - Omah are in town.
6610-312
54-to-58 - But should we be here on a Sunday?
6610-314
54-to-58 - Meanwhile, back in the beer tent ...
deliveries are keeping up with demand.
6610-316
54-to-58 - The Duke puts in a brief appearance.
6610-315
54-to-58 - Pretend you don't know him.
6610-317
54-to-58 - Alles schtale, vlat und unprofitable.
6610-319
54-to-58 - Now, if I can just deke sideways.
6610-318
54-to-58 - I might be able to ... CLICK.
6610-321
54-to-58 - If you want my advice, don't.
6610-323
54-to-58 - Ach! A French soldier just pinched me.
6610-324
54-to-58 - Cotton candy before we leave.
6610-320
54-to-58 - Some for me too?
Europe select, wall pics?{wall}
6602-077
54-to-58 - German youth, 1950s.
6601-002
54-to-58 - Alley, Rothenburg or Limburg?
6610-067
54-to-58 - Same town as previous?
6610-087
54-to-58 -
6610-090
54-to-58 -
6610-435
54-to-58 -
6609-005
54-to-58 - Heidelberg.
6610-217
54-to-58 - The Neckar at Heidelberg.
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54-to-58 - Neuschwanstein castle.
6609-282
54-to-58 -
6609-273A
- Hohenschwangau town and castle.
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54-to-58 - Summit observatory, Zugspitze.
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54-to-58 - Sirmio, Malcesine.
6602-136
54-to-58 - Rialto Bridge.
As in: How are things on the Rialto, Mr. Soros? The Rialto, once almost a
synonym for the stock exchange.
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54-to-58 - Alp.
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54-to-58 - Sur le pont d'Avignon.
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54-to-58 - View from Monaco.
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54-to-58 - Railroad Station, Milan.
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54-to-58 - Duomo, Milan.
6610-296
54-to-58 - Campsite on the Italian Riviera.
Scratches need fixing.
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54-to-58 - Riviera beach #1.
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54-to-58 - Dover Beach, shingle.
6602-050
54-to-58 - Riviera beach #2.
6609-028
54-to-58 - The Spanish fleet approaches.
6609-029
54-to-58 - Ann Hathaways's cottage?
6609-096
54-to-58 - There'll always be an England.
6609-019
54-to-58 - Peaceful backwater.
6610-396
54-to-58 - The Fountain of Eros.
6610-393
54-to-58 - Looking east toward St. Paul's.
6602-032
54-to-58 - Picadilly Circus.
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54-to-58 - M. Luther's toe.
6610-414
54-to-58 - The Porta Nigra, Trier.
6609-045
54-to-58 - A misty day, Zweibrucken.
6610-311
54-to-58 - Omah and Opah are in town.
6610-312
54-to-58 - Should we really be here on a Sunday?
6610-323
54-to-58 - Ach! A French soldier just pinched me.
Miscellaneous.
Editing history: {hist}
11-02-26: added table of contents feature, see above
11-04-13: merged all BW from ZWEI-BW.PTF
15-02-21: fixups for HTML version
18-10-29: minor edits, added google map ref to Zweibrucken.
Has too many pics for a single web pae. Consider breakup into component
shows.