Postcards (vol.2)

Old postcards: little pieces of history rescued from dusty boxes.

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Cader Idris

Cader Idris.

"The weather is awful and we are all very sad...How is the weather at home? How are my cacti?"

Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls.

"Niagara is very commercial - almost like Blackpool only full of Americans. Not a pretty sight!"

Palma de Mallorca

Palma de Mallorca.

"CHEERY-CHOPS...LOBSTER-LUGS..."

Snowdon

Snowdonia National Park.

"I feel much more like a doctor now!"

Tenby

Tenby museum and art gallery. (And here's something exciting to look forward to in Tenby later this year!)

"...Mary has had a hysterectomy! and Tom gets rather slow!..."

Washington Monument

Washington Monument.

"I had a wonderful flight. London to Washington, 3,659 miles in 8 hours, speed 552 miles per hour, 6¼ miles high. 414 passengers. 13 Cabin crew. 4 Flight crew. Absolutely amazing." [Looks as if the writer is either a stats addict or a first-time flier.]

Kansas City.

Kansas City.

How travel writers write their postcards; notice the incorrect use of the apostrophe ("...pleasantly surprised about it's shopping and dining possibilities...").