Day 356: Final Day—Paris to home, 10 francs
07/23/08 03:50 PM Filed in: France | sightseeing
Day 356 — Final Day—Paris to home, 10 francs
23-Jul-1972 (Sun.)
It’s my
final day in Europe. 356 days of an incredible
European adventure that is coming to an end. An
adventure I can never again replicate. I’m still
depressed by not being with Anjali today, and today’s
post gives an uncharacteristic negative feeling. I’m
usually a bit more chipper and positive. Don’t worry,
I’ll be ok. I think.
At the end of my day in Paris, I had 10 French francs left. That’s about $2 US. Do I make it home?
Yes. I’m home. Good old, home, sweet home. Hi mom. Hi Mike, Steve, Frank, and Dennis.
Plenty of photos today. See my family. See ALL the pictures of me from 1971.
It was an amazing year.
THE END
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23-Jul-1972 (Sun.)
At the end of my day in Paris, I had 10 French francs left. That’s about $2 US. Do I make it home?
Yes. I’m home. Good old, home, sweet home. Hi mom. Hi Mike, Steve, Frank, and Dennis.
Plenty of photos today. See my family. See ALL the pictures of me from 1971.
It was an amazing year.
THE END
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Day 355: Paris and Anjali, 50 francs
07/22/08 07:46 AM Filed in: France | sightseeing
Day 355 — Paris and Anjali, 50 francs
22-Jul-1972 (Sat.)
Paris, the
city of lights, the city of love. I’ve come to Paris
to try and see Anjali one more time before I leave
for home. What happens? Vous
devez lire ce blog pour
découvrir—you must
read the blog to find out. Lots of photos today and I
am rambling on about Anjali. I wonder why?
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22-Jul-1972 (Sat.)
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Day 354: In Vienna, last day, 1320s
07/21/08 07:38 AM Filed in: Vienna
Day 354 — In Vienna, last day, 1320s
21-Jul-1972 (Fri.)
The
excitement builds towards the conclusion of my trip
as I spend my last day in Vienna. My mom sends me
$100 (surprise) but I can’t cash it (bigger
surprise). What to do? What to do? I think we all
know the answer.
Even in 2009, I’m getting a little emotional over everything. I feel like I coming back home again. Deja vù.
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21-Jul-1972 (Fri.)
Even in 2009, I’m getting a little emotional over everything. I feel like I coming back home again. Deja vù.
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Day 353: Olympic Munich; Innsbruck; $65
Day 353 — Olympic Munich; Innsbruck; $65
20-Jul-1972 (Thur.)
Globe-trotter
John is not content to visit one major city on his
trip but goes for two in a single day. It’s a full
day of major sightseeing in Munich, which is just
wonderful in the summer, and then off to Innsbruck.
In Munich, I hit the sights, including the brand-new
Olympic swimming stadium (for the Munich 1972 Summer
Olympics). Then I eat, drink, and do a bad thing at
the famous Haufbraühaus.
In Innsbruck, I only get to chat with Elisabeth before heading off to Wein. The journey is quickly coming to an end.
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20-Jul-1972 (Thur.)
In Innsbruck, I only get to chat with Elisabeth before heading off to Wein. The journey is quickly coming to an end.
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Day 352: East Berlin
07/19/08 07:17 AM Filed in: Germany
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Day 352 — East Berlin
19-Jul-1972 (Wed.)
I’m a
tourist today. I proceed through Checkpoint Charlie
in the American Sector of West Berlin and head off to
East Berlin. It’s modern and built up. I spend an
exciting day in communist East Berlin, including
visiting some fascinating museums. There are tons of
photos today.
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19-Jul-1972 (Wed.)
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Day 348: Boating on the Wannsee
07/15/08 07:28 AM Filed in: Germany
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Day 348 — Boating on the Wannsee
15-Jul-1972 (Sat.)
A mildly
simple day—a lecture and a boat ride with a girl.
What? Berlin can have a boat ride? Yes, it’s Lake
Wannsee. I find a new travel blog that I like.
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15-Jul-1972 (Sat.)
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Day 347: Wonderful hausfrau
07/14/08 09:31 PM Filed in: Germany
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Day 347 — Wonderful hausfrau
14-Jul-1972 (Fri.)
A lighter
Berliner day: at the art museum, a computer music
lecture, and a disktotek. I’m trying to be wild—but
it’s not quite me. The Schloss Charlottenburg is a
castle that contains beautiful grounds and museums.
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14-Jul-1972 (Fri.)
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Day 346: Avant-garde 3
Day 346 — Avant-garde 3
13-Jul-1972 (Thur.)
I am
immersed in avant-garde music—day and night—at the
continuing music festival in Berlin. At night, it’s
Steve Reich and modern dance. During the afternoon
break, I’m at the museum of the Berlin Wall.
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13-Jul-1972 (Thur.)
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Day 345: Avant-garde music, my thoughts
Day 345 — Avant-garde music, my thoughts
12-Jul-1972 (Wed.)
It’s a big
day of much avant-garde music and art. I hear a lot
of music today and am a bit critical of things
sounding “typical.” That’s typical, of me. The Berlin
girls are chic
(and
bra-less). Berlin is a town for young people.
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12-Jul-1972 (Wed.)
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Day 344: John Cage, avant-garde festival
Day 344 — John Cage, avant-garde festival
11-Jul-1972 (Tue.)
I’m in
Berlin (West). I spend the day sightseeing and
getting ready to go to a series of avant-garde music
concerts by John Cage. I talk a lot about John Cage
and chance music. Lot’s of photos.
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11-Jul-1972 (Tue.)
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Day 342: Chopin and Dolly
Day 342 — Chopin and Dolly
09-Jul-1972 (Sun.)
My last
day in Warsaw is filled with stuff to do. Walks,
palace grounds and park areas, concerts—Chopin, men’s
choir—and a Polish version of Hello
Dolly. Plenty
of pictures. On one hand I say Warsaw is drab, on the
other hand, it’s beautiful.
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09-Jul-1972 (Sun.)
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Day 341: Warsaw
07/08/08 07:04 AM Filed in: Poland | sightseeing
Day 341 — Warsaw
08-Jul-1972 (Sat.)
I arrive
in Warsawa today, alone and by myself. I spend most
of the day walking around, finally finding a room. My
comments speak to the drab architecture of the
communist era. Google Warsaw today for images—drab no
more, it ain’t.
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08-Jul-1972 (Sat.)
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Day 339: Town of Morag
07/06/08 07:11 AM Filed in: Poland | sightseeing
Day 339 — Town of Morag
06-Jul-1972 (Thur.)
Not much today, shopping in a new town—Morag. Better stores. I see my first gypsies. Read More...
06-Jul-1972 (Thur.)
Not much today, shopping in a new town—Morag. Better stores. I see my first gypsies. Read More...
Day 336: Good Loczno potatoes
07/03/08 07:52 AM Filed in: Poland | sightseeing
Day 336 — Good Loczno potatoes
03-Jul-1972 (Mon.)
A casual
day with the family in Loczno. Some casual thoughts.
Plenty of photos.
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03-Jul-1972 (Mon.)
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Day 335: My father’s family
07/02/08 07:45 AM Filed in: Poland | sightseeing
Day 335 — My father’s family
02-Jul-1972 (Sun.)
Today, I’m
in Warsaw to meet my relatives from the U.S. at the
airport. I’m the international greeter, how weird. We
drive to Loczno where I meet my father’s side of the
family. Read
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02-Jul-1972 (Sun.)
Day 334: Krakow, scenes of life
07/01/08 07:42 AM Filed in: Poland | sightseeing
Day 334 — Krakow, scenes of life
01-Jul-1972 (Sat.)
Today is
my second day in Krakow. I spend it as a normal
person and take in the sights and offer my thoughts
on life in Poland. Lots of photos today.
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01-Jul-1972 (Sat.)
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Day 333: Krakow adventures
06/30/08 07:33 AM Filed in: Poland | sightseeing
Day 333 — Krakow adventures
30-Jun-1972 (Fri.)
I’m in old
Krakow today, the medieval Polish city, with some
very interesting sightseeing and train station
stories. There’s some drinking involved. Photos.
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Day 331: Off to Tylawa
06/28/08 07:20 AM Filed in: Poland | sightseeing
Day 331 — Off to Tylawa
28-Jun-1972 (Wed.)
My
relatives from Pennsylvania come to Malomice today
but it is a short-lived visit. Uncle John is driving
me to Tylawa. Watch out for those horse-drawn wagons
on the highway.
You learn the reason I have come to Poland.
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28-Jun-1972 (Wed.)
You learn the reason I have come to Poland.
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Day 330: Farming is hard work
06/27/08 07:39 AM Filed in: Poland | sightseeing
Day 330 — Farming is hard work
27-Jun-1972 (Tue.)
We spend
the day working the fields. I’m almost a farmer by
now. You get to see me on a horse, as well.
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27-Jun-1972 (Tue.)
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Day 329: Village life
06/26/08 06:40 AM Filed in: Poland | sightseeing
Day 329 — Village life
26-Jun-1972 (Mon.)
Today, I
learn a bit about village life and tending the
garden. It ain’t easy folks. Try pumping the water by
hand, carrying it a distance, and then hand watering
a large garden. The fresh peas and strawberrys made
up for it. Lots of photos today.
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26-Jun-1972 (Mon.)
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Day 328: Arrival in Malomice
06/25/08 07:35 AM Filed in: Poland | sightseeing
Day 328 — Arrival in Malomice
25-Jun-1972 (Sun.)
Another
amazing day of travel in Poland. I arrive at my
relatives in the village of Malomice. I won’t mention
my skirmish with the law just yet. Photos today.
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25-Jun-1972 (Sun.)
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Day 324: Spanish Riding School, Vienna at night
06/21/08 07:37 AM Filed in: Vienna | sightseeing
Day 324 — Spanish Riding School, Vienna at night
21-Jun-1972 (Mittwoch–Wed.)
A nice day
with a lot going on—packing, swimming, the Spanish
Riding School, and taking some night pictures of
Vienna.
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Day 299: New music from Prof. Kaufmann; Mai Fest
Day 299 — New music from Prof. Kaufmann; Mai Fest
27-May-1972 (Samstag–Sat.)
A full
day. Lots of things. Significant is that composer
Dieter Kaufmann is beginning work on a new musique
concrète composition. Mai Fest is also beginning.
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Day 273: May Day, May Day!
05/01/08 08:11 AM Filed in: Vienna | sightseeing
Day 273 — May Day, May Day!
01-May-1972 (Montag–Mon.)(Feirtag)
It’s May
Day, a national holiday celebrating the working
people. Today, there are lots of pictures from the
Rathaus festivities. Enjoy.
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Day 237: Beautiful Vienna in the spring
03/26/08 09:32 PM Filed in: Vienna | sightseeing
Day 237 — Beautiful Vienna in the spring
26-March-1972 (Sonntag–Sun.)
Spring has
arrived in Vienna and the city is beautiful. I head
off to church, and then off to practice, taking a
long walk through central Vienna to the school. Great
opportunities during these walks to take lots of
pictures.
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26-March-1972 (Sonntag–Sun.)
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Day 233: Bruckner 8 in the Musikverein
Day 233 — Bruckner 8 in the Musikverein
22-March-1972 (Mittwoch–Wed.)
The
student orchestra of the Vienna Academy of Music and
Dramatic Art (Wien Akademie für Musik und
darstellende Kunst) performs Bruckner’s
Symphony
No. 8 in the
wonderful Großer Saal of the Vienna Musikverein under
the direction of Maestro Karl Östereicher. A great
lifetime thrill and fun to play.
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22-March-1972 (Mittwoch–Wed.)
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Day 232: Salzburg pics
03/21/08 08:54 AM Filed in: Vienna | sightseeing
Day 232 — Salzburg pics
21-March-1972 (Dienstag–Tue.)
Amazingly,
my 35mm film processing from Salzburg was found. The
last time I was in Salzburg was in August. To
celebrate, I repost some of my pictures.
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21-March-1972 (Dienstag–Tue.)
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Day 230: Parks, Prater, Films, and Fairs
03/19/08 07:34 AM Filed in: Vienna | sightseeing
Day 230 — Parks, Prater, Films, and Fairs
19-March-1972 (Sonntag–Sun.)
Not only
is today a beautiful spring day in Vienna, but I head
off to Prater to see Vienna’s International Fair and
some smelly cows. Unfortunately, the film festival at
night includes a film that shows the slaughter of
those cows. Another example of the Ying and Yang of
life.
I show a TON of pictures today of Vienna’s beautiful parks and sights.
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19-March-1972 (Sonntag–Sun.)
I show a TON of pictures today of Vienna’s beautiful parks and sights.
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Day 181: Vienna in the snow, beautiful
01/30/08 08:30 PM Filed in: Vienna
Day 181 — Vienna in the snow, beautiful
30-January-1972 (Sontag–Sun.)
Today it
snows in Vienna. The parks are quiet, serene and
beautiful in the snow. Here are a few photos.
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Day 171: Munich & Dachau
01/20/08 08:40 AM Filed in: Germany
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Day 171 — Munich & Dachau
20-January-1972 (Donnerstag–Thur.)
I’m in
Munich and I spend an amazing sightseeing-packed day
with my great friends from my college, Montclair
State College. The madrigal choir is in Munich as
part of a Christmas European tour.
It was a day of contrasts. Singing joyful madrigals in the town center contrasted with seeing the horrors of Dachau.
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20-January-1972 (Donnerstag–Thur.)
It was a day of contrasts. Singing joyful madrigals in the town center contrasted with seeing the horrors of Dachau.
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Day 142: Skiing Igls with Elisabeth
12/22/07 09:24 PM Filed in: Austria
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Day 142 — Skiing Igls with Elisabeth
22-December-1971 (Wed.)
A short
day of skiing with Elisabeth. Trying to do too much
in too short a time. Igls has sunny skiing, providing
a day of good skiing and picture taking.
Being a student is a bond that facilitates meeting other students internationally. Being young is a special time. Enjoy it, responsibly.
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22-December-1971 (Wed.)
Being a student is a bond that facilitates meeting other students internationally. Being young is a special time. Enjoy it, responsibly.
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Day 120: Get a Grip; 2007 photo surrealism
11/30/07 08:37 PM Filed in: Vienna
Day 120 — Get a Grip; 2007 photo surrealism
30-November-1971 (Tue.)
Nothing
much today. I get the grippe
(flu) shot
in 1971. In 2007, I am into surrealism and take a few
iPhone photos of stark trees with a foggy background.
Check out the Slide Shows page.
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30-November-1971 (Tue.)
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Day 110: Theater—Meine Angemessene Dame
Day 110 — Theater—Meine Angemessene Dame
20-November-1971 (Sat.)
Mit
ein wenig von der Liebe, yes,
Mit
ein wenig von der Liebe. Nothing
like a theater production of My
Fair Lady in German.
An enjoyable production. I get to see my Baden 35mm
slides (Day 083) back from film processing, and
John's famous horn photo is taken today.
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20-November-1971 (Sat.)
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Day 045: Starting over; photos arrive; social networks
09/16/07 08:54 PM Filed in: Vienna
Day 45 — Starting over; photos arrive; social
networks
16-September-1971 (Thur.)
Today, I’m
trying to start fresh with my horn playing. Change is
always difficult and frustrating. All I can do is
keep trying.
The scans of the 35mm slides arrived a short while ago. I hope to add them to the blog posts over time.
I'm gonna join some social networks.
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16-September-1971 (Thur.)
The scans of the 35mm slides arrived a short while ago. I hope to add them to the blog posts over time.
I'm gonna join some social networks.
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