BORING POSTCARDS

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Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on September 29, 2021 at 4:11pm

THREE MORE FROM MIKEL U: THANKS AGAIN!

1. L'Opera, Paris, France

2. Somewhere in China (?) -- no information given

3. Costa Blanca, Guadalest (Campanario y Castilla de San José)Katerina: does this one remind you of the Meteora monasteries (which i visited on a cycling trip)?

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on September 23, 2021 at 6:12pm

You continue to amaze me, Bradford. It might be asking too much of you to tell me the name of the driver of the blue tuk-tuk in the foreground, what size shoes he takes, and what he had for breakfast that morning? So i won't ask you. Regards, Val

Comment by Raphael Nadolny on September 22, 2021 at 9:30am

Next postcards form "Berlin-West", produced about 1983/1984.

Comment by Bradford on September 20, 2021 at 8:17pm

1963 FORD Country Squire appears to be missing at least one wheel cover.  The blue tuk-tuk (an onomatopoeia describing it's exhaust note) is just about brand, spankin' new from the appearance of its paint job.  Travel was bringing more tourists and growth in general so the Japanese delivery vehicles available beginning around 1960 were quickly pressed into use as hacks/taxis.  They were economical for both the operator and the passengers with just a 250cc 4-stroke engine needed to propel them through city streets.

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on September 20, 2021 at 5:41pm

BRADFORD -- I BET YOU CAN IDENTIFY THE AMERICAN 'WOODY' IN THE FOREGROUND, BUT WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THIS TIK-TOK(?) , INFRONT OF THE 500 ROOM DE-LUX NARAI HOTEL IN BANGKOK?

Comment by Raphael Nadolny on September 20, 2021 at 3:12pm

Hotel Cracovia - before opening in 1965.

Comment by Raphael Nadolny on September 20, 2021 at 10:09am

Next postcards form "Berlin-West", produced about 1983/1984.

Comment by Valentine Mark Herman on September 20, 2021 at 9:37am

Thanks for the history, Raphael.

Comment by Raphael Nadolny on September 20, 2021 at 8:13am

So, the hotel is located in Krakow (Cracow) and not in Warsaw. In the caption someone could have suggested the name of FSO cars, which stand in front of the hotel, because they are called Warszawa (Warsaw).

Comment by Raphael Nadolny on September 20, 2021 at 8:08am

It is very simple, the Hotel Cracovia was located in Krakow (Krakau) and its construction was completed around 1965. The fight led by social organisations to preserve the Cracovia Hotel, designed by Witold Cęckiewicz, lasted five years. Influenced by the decision of the conservator and public pressure, the investor commissioned the DDJM studio to develop successive versions of the building that was to replace it. Eventually, the Ministry of Culture bought the building from the developer for the National Museum in Krakow.

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