tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post4235413156530038117..comments2024-03-29T21:02:51.244+10:00Comments on ADVENTURE BEFORE DEMENTIA: OFF TO SEE LONDON IN 1970diane bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12002292118984909883noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-3987978112135241682016-01-18T11:20:49.756+10:002016-01-18T11:20:49.756+10:00I would love to visit London one day, I like the p...I would love to visit London one day, I like the photos you added to the post just saying, back in the 70's things were more laid back security wise just a thought Jo-Anne's Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11418152399382818709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-67579640073699607392016-01-10T10:47:11.291+10:002016-01-10T10:47:11.291+10:00Great set of pictures. The public are no longer a...Great set of pictures. The public are no longer allowed into Downing Street - there is a huge metal fence at each end of the street, and the police carry machine guns. Not all change is for the best.<br /><br />Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne Stewart Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04622420206244603688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-80360105281349482032016-01-10T09:20:20.518+10:002016-01-10T09:20:20.518+10:00And not too many years after that (1977) I was the...And not too many years after that (1977) I was there as well. Definitely a different time but I so love the photos and the story.MTWagginhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17823827748782425907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-68121095102292588752016-01-09T14:31:43.563+10:002016-01-09T14:31:43.563+10:00wow you sure have traveled around...Australia seem...wow you sure have traveled around...Australia seems to be the place for you. I love the poncho feeding the pigeons!Kim@stuffcould....https://www.blogger.com/profile/03566751822418137457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-8018070791175434782016-01-09T09:37:59.500+10:002016-01-09T09:37:59.500+10:00That was a fun time except for the bit of panic at...That was a fun time except for the bit of panic at the end! I bet Bill's mother talked about her adventure for a long time!! Don't you wonder sometimes now how we ever got along without GPS!! We had some wonderful adventures being lost though~Sallie (FullTime-Life)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15442598857394838271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-52890773933239750962016-01-09T07:28:43.407+10:002016-01-09T07:28:43.407+10:00Hello, Diane! Your trip and London sightseeing bri...Hello, Diane! Your trip and London sightseeing brings back many memories of my trip there. I like the shot of you and the pigeons. MOving back to Australia was a good decision. Thanks for sharing, enjoy your weekend!eileeninmdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00070309645796725309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-1436726663259807062016-01-09T01:27:45.927+10:002016-01-09T01:27:45.927+10:00My wife and I visited London in 1993 (our daughter...My wife and I visited London in 1993 (our daughter was studying in London for a semester), and we saw many of the same places you visited. The pigeons were still in Trafalgar Square. Fortunately, we didn't have any flight problems.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06923630536753873113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-20875109369727931262016-01-09T00:21:33.247+10:002016-01-09T00:21:33.247+10:00i am sure you are still glad you made the decision...i am sure you are still glad you made the decision to nest in Austrailia all these years later. one thing i would like is the weather for me. Switzerland and England to wet and cold for my bones. i like all the pics, like dropping back in time. MadSnapperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08163140037276496519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-61324059670696985132016-01-08T23:11:30.859+10:002016-01-08T23:11:30.859+10:00Thanks for sharing yet another of your travel adve...Thanks for sharing yet another of your travel adventures, Diane. There was so much freedon to travel when you were doing it, then there is currently and your memories are so vivid that they make me often feel as if I had taken the trip as well. Sorry to read about the sea sickness and glad Bill's mom arrived safely home.Beatrice P. Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08281239556392874979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-63784926857741922972016-01-08T18:38:07.765+10:002016-01-08T18:38:07.765+10:00While staying in Brussels, we had dinner in the At...While staying in Brussels, we had dinner in the Atomium Restaurant, I remember it was in a huge carpark, empty of cars but full of Gypsy caravans everywhere. wilbo43https://www.blogger.com/profile/00598066077101522060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-15573519024348212662016-01-08T16:04:28.589+10:002016-01-08T16:04:28.589+10:00Love your photos and the post about your adventure...Love your photos and the post about your adventures in 1970 London. A number of my friends went on working holidays to the UK in the 70s and they still talk about those times. A childhood friend married a Swiss and my friend learned German so she could work as an OT there. She must have told Peter about Australia's working conditions, including shorter hours and longer annual leave. It wasn't long before they came to Australia to live and are still here living in Hobart. Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12594244181463706442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-39534765778828682072016-01-08T10:33:40.112+10:002016-01-08T10:33:40.112+10:00Another fine chapter. I'm fairly sure you can&...Another fine chapter. I'm fairly sure you can't get a view of Cologne Cathedral like that now. All of the photos are interesting. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-2125448339375166522016-01-08T07:46:41.371+10:002016-01-08T07:46:41.371+10:00Love these old photos! I almost got sea sick readi...Love these old photos! I almost got sea sick reading your account. I get motion sick pretty easily. Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04984171407726520584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-64560515043541812382016-01-08T06:14:59.090+10:002016-01-08T06:14:59.090+10:00Wow to see London when I haven't been born yet...Wow to see London when I haven't been born yetGosiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14604712540141917583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-4584493486688062062016-01-08T05:47:31.448+10:002016-01-08T05:47:31.448+10:00Love those photos of London as I came to live in L...Love those photos of London as I came to live in London in 1969 so it is interesting to relive the memories.Fun60https://www.blogger.com/profile/08084441984556826917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-51289512977551067662016-01-08T01:01:05.228+10:002016-01-08T01:01:05.228+10:00I made an error, the boat went from Hoek van Holla...I made an error, the boat went from Hoek van Holland to Harwich, to long ago, I forgot.biebkriebelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01539958495933835606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-77256910809294411842016-01-08T00:54:53.402+10:002016-01-08T00:54:53.402+10:00I am not surprised that you did not stay in Switze...I am not surprised that you did not stay in Switzerland, very expensive country and for you of course learning the language to a working standard. Bet you MIL loved the trip despite the delay returning home. Great historic photos as always. Have a good day t'other DianeRhodesiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00159888599601532530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-53460875244673793002016-01-08T00:51:34.070+10:002016-01-08T00:51:34.070+10:00I can imagine that Bill preferred work in Australi...I can imagine that Bill preferred work in Australia ! I didn't want to live in Switzerland neither, nor in Germany ! The Atomium is still there, has been completely redone and the restaurant inside is very beautiful ! Besides the pigeons the Trafalgar square doesn't look so nice as before, it looks small ! All the rest looks the same. Gattinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636525277807715146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-28719890266735027102016-01-08T00:27:38.690+10:002016-01-08T00:27:38.690+10:00I had forgotten about the times when so many plane...I had forgotten about the times when so many planes were being hijacked. Scary times! And also scary to send your mother-in-law off when she couldn't speak English!EG CameraGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803759124643467711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-82214829261047184152016-01-07T22:56:09.554+10:002016-01-07T22:56:09.554+10:00Ah, Piccadilly Circus, Trafalgar Square, Tower of ...Ah, Piccadilly Circus, Trafalgar Square, Tower of London, Buckingham Palace all look the same! I walked through the Whitehall entrance where you have the photo of the horse and guard. (The day I was there, my friend took a photo of me rubbing the horses nose and it started too nibble my cardigan!) I sat inside and watched Beating the Retreat on a Thursday evening! Your photos are awesome! Thanks for sharing. JoJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11666316882168582862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-2654486297973515882016-01-07T21:51:05.491+10:002016-01-07T21:51:05.491+10:00So fun to read this, we were also in November 1970...So fun to read this, we were also in November 1970 in London and went by ferry to Dover! Only we departed from Rotterdam in the Netherlands. It was a rough sea indeed, we saw a man falling of his chair in the bar and all the bottles started to tinkle against each other and the bar was closed. Neither of us was sick fortunately and we enjoyed the wobly crossing. I also have B&W pictures of our visit, me in a maxi-coat and long hair on my shoulders. You look fun in your poncho too.biebkriebelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01539958495933835606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-83383541759010125932016-01-07T21:24:22.066+10:002016-01-07T21:24:22.066+10:00Every time I head over to read your news I'm s...Every time I head over to read your news I'm so enjoying the photographic side of the story. You are so lucky to have these brilliant mementos Diane. London is a brilliant city to explore.. can just imagine the scare you had when mil hadn't arrived home, especially in those hijacking days!PerthDailyPhotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14077053209100022305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-21762476545626841762016-01-07T20:13:18.717+10:002016-01-07T20:13:18.717+10:00I too was taken by the Poncho and the fact that pe...I too was taken by the Poncho and the fact that people who visit London today go to all the same places.Joan Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16358008925558240778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-48344151769943011282016-01-07T19:24:54.755+10:002016-01-07T19:24:54.755+10:00What an interesting life story you have Diane - an...What an interesting life story you have Diane - and wonderful photos to keep memories alive and to easily share your story. Mutti must have enjoyed her time away yet was no doubt pleased to arrive home safely.Karen @ Pieces of Contentmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00719349569606790410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-10540230829500798022016-01-07T19:15:57.266+10:002016-01-07T19:15:57.266+10:00Times without mobile phones, could have done with ...Times without mobile phones, could have done with one back then. Anyway your mother in law arrived safely and so did you two..<br />A Poncho...I remember those..Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.com