A busy place even in 1985.
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The neighborhood in Westminster where my grandfather Hyams was born in 1859. The buildings that now stand there are not those that were present in the 19th century. |
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Victoria Station, London A busy place even in 1985. |
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The Hovercraft from Dover, England to Calais, France. I met these two American travelers as we waited to board the train to Dover and we became friends on the channel crossing and even later in Paris. (Perry Lewin and Bob Roberson) |
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Paris, the City of Lights! Notre Dame Cathedral on the Ile de Cite. (The chief architect of the Cathedral, in 1401, was one Jehan Ravy -- possibly my ancestor???) |
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Tour Eiffel or Eiffel Tower, Paris, France |
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With the Eiffel Tower behind us, here are Perry Lewin, and me. |
| Paris, from the top of the Eiffel Tower, me and Bob Roberson. |
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Paris, from the top of the Eiffel Tower. The Arc de Triomphe can be seen near the center of the image. Spectacular! |
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The Seine river. Pont Alexandra III. | ||
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This is the Hotel Bären where I stayed in the Bernese Oberlands. |
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The Eiger looms behind me in the mist of the Swiss Alps. My paternal grandfather emigrated from Switzerland, so it has always held a special meaning for me. |
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| Copenhagen's modern harbor is behind me, near the Queen's palace. |
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