The Netherlands too!My oh my you got around.I have a ancestor that his family came to America from there.Presbyterians that hid there before coming here. ------Original Message------ From: Belle Shepherd Sender: [email protected] To: [email protected] To: [email protected] ReplyTo: [email protected] Subject: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Travels.. Sent: Jan 12, 2010 7:55 AM On to Amsterdam after a brief stop in Brussels. Watched some ladies make lace in a small shop. We got ino Amsterdam on a rainy evening and went straight to the reserved lodging, went to bed. A beautiful bedroom in a private home. Lucy had made the arrangements. It was at the front of the house with a big bay window. I was up first in the morning and looked out the window. I called Lucy and said, "It must have rained a lot last night, the streets are full of water." She started laughing, "Belle, those are the canals." We were served a grand breakfast, meats, cheese,eggs, toast, sweet rolls, juice, milk and tea. We went on the boat ride around the harbor where there were some of the old ships from days gone by, the big sailing ships. We visited the museum and saw great paintings and collections of jeweld snuff boxes, china and other things such as doll houses. A huge display of DELFT china. Back home to Munich and the OCTOBERFEST. Quite a bunch of happy people, eating, drinking, dancing . The tents were packed with all kinds of people in their native dress . Many musicians wandering through the crowds A fun time for all. Belle ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T

Sounds like you had a exciting adventure.But do the churchs still go there?What with politics of today and all like that. Linda,I think the zars had a home in Vladisvostok Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T -----Original Message----- From: Roses <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 08:00:18 To: southern-chat<[email protected]> Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Travels.. I went with a group called "Affect Destiny" with the Assemblies of God denomination. I had already been supporting them, sending an offering in each month, then I saw the notice in the church paper how to go on one of the trips. I went in October 1993, this was after my husband died. I had some extra money and I just knew I HAD to go. I sent in a request for an application but you had to have 3 references to tell about you. The people I asked, for one reason or another, had not sent in their reference (vacations, etc). But I got a phone call that if I could be ready to go by Oct 15, there was a group from the northwest going and I could go with them. It seemed like everything I needed, it happened. I was scared and yet excited. We flew from Seattle to Anchorage, then boarded a Russian plane for Khavorosk (sp) Russia. As I mentioned earlier, our flight plans had changed at the last minute so our guide had to frantically find a hotel for 30 people at the last minute. It would have been condemned on any of our skid rows. The covers were damp, the bathroom down the hall was a disgrace. The guide apologized but to find somewhere we could go, he said that was all he could find. The next day we flew to Vladivostok where our mission would take place. We went in groups of 4 to the different schools in the town and gave out booklets of the life of Jesus, taken from the Bible. There was 3 from the team with an interpreter. Since I was the oldest in our group (this was 20 years ago) they would bring a chair for me to sit in in the classroom. I tried to refuse but my interpreter said they were honoring me as an older person and i should sit. I got an education in the manners there. One class, some ol! der boys were being smart-mouthed, Tanya (our interpreter going to college) told them to sit down and shut up. They did too. We ate lunch at the school with the kids. They always had a type of soup, lots of times borsch, and a lot of pork. I wouldln't say it was always my favorite food but it was eatable. They always had hot tea (lukewarm tea) served in glasses. The kids were typical school kids, I loved them. We took pictures of each class we were in and they all wanted to be in the picture. The guide had arranged for taxis to come take us to the school (we were scattered throughout the city), then wait and take us back to the hotel. One time, he didn't wait and we had to wait for him to come pick us up. We were supposed to be back at the hotel around a certain time and he drove like a fox turned loose to get us back there. Of course by then it was rush hour traffic. Would you believe he went up on the sidewalk to drive around a bunch of cars, and I don't mean going slowly either. No seat belts. Another time the driver didn't wait but didn't come back to pick us up. Tanya and the secretary of the school talked a bit, then we ended up walking a block over to the main highway and they started hitchhiking. We pooled our money to pay the driver. When a man stopped, Tanya negotiated for him to take us to the hotel, paid him the money and we got in. I told her my kids wouldn't believe their mother was hitchhiking in Russia. She wanted to know if I was scare! d, I said not as long as I was with her. I guess that's not unusual to do. One taxi driver we had several times and he would talk to us (Tanya interpreting). He had fought in the Great War, what he called WW II. Very friendly. The schools were large, not much of a playground though. They had two sessions to accommodate all the kids in that area. The principal's took pride in their schools. I'll continue later about coming home. Emma > Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 09:29:11 -0600 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Travels.. > > What a wonderful way to travel-on missions trips! I would love to hear about the people you met. Did you help in building a church or teaching, just tell us more details. > Kay > > > > In a message dated 01/12/10 04:28:13 Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > > Yes, I went on Missions trips both times. First I went to Vladivostok Russia (just above Korea and across the sea from Japan), flying from Anchorage. But our flight changed coming home and instead of coming back to Anchorage, we flew to Moscow for overnight, then to New York then back to Seattle then Portland. I flew around the top of the world, literally. > > A year later, I went to Donetsk Ukraine, via Frankfurt Germany and Kiev Ukraine, both ways. Both trips for 10 days each. And, this was a gal that never wanted to leave the United States. > > Emma > > > To: [email protected] > > From: [email protected] > > Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 07:13:25 +0000 > > Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Travels.. > > > > Miss Emma you've been to Russia? > > Linda,wish I could go > > ------Original Message------ > > From: Roses > > Sender: [email protected] > > To: southern-chat > > ReplyTo: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Travels.. > > Sent: Jan 11, 2010 10:59 PM > > > > > > In Unkraine, the toilets are at the end of each car too. There are little cubicles all along the side with one long aisle. There were two sets of bunk beds in each cubicle with just room to walk between them. Those bunks were 'hard' too. > > > > Emma > > > > > From: [email protected] > > > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > > > Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:38:14 -0800 > > > Subject: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Travels.. > > > > > > We visited Salzburg, Austria. Saw Mozart's home. His pianoforte and pages of music he had written were on display. > > > Saw the locations used in "The Sound of Music". > > > We went on to Zurich , Switzerland, spent one day going through the shops and candy stores. Then on to Lucerne, Switzerland. Standing by the lake, seeing the quiet water like a glass table and smelling the chocolate from the eateries, made one feel that all must be right with the world. The people were so nice. > > > The South of France is really beautiful, no wonder so many rich folks go there to live. One can see the many places from the train window. The French trains go fast! The toilets at the end of each car have a sign on the wall in five languages "Don't flush the commode unless the train is moving." > > > > > > More later, > > > Belle > > > Belle > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > > Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. > > http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390707/direct/01/ > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >_________________________________________________________________ > Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft’s powerful SPAM protection. > http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390706/direct/01/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390707/direct/01/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

How did you like Russia?What were the people like? Linda,just wondering Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T -----Original Message----- From: Roses <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 02:28:01 To: southern-chat<[email protected]> Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Travels.. Yes, I went on Missions trips both times. First I went to Vladivostok Russia (just above Korea and across the sea from Japan), flying from Anchorage. But our flight changed coming home and instead of coming back to Anchorage, we flew to Moscow for overnight, then to New York then back to Seattle then Portland. I flew around the top of the world, literally. A year later, I went to Donetsk Ukraine, via Frankfurt Germany and Kiev Ukraine, both ways. Both trips for 10 days each. And, this was a gal that never wanted to leave the United States. Emma > To: [email protected] > From: [email protected] > Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 07:13:25 +0000 > Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Travels.. > > Miss Emma you've been to Russia? > Linda,wish I could go > ------Original Message------ > From: Roses > Sender: [email protected] > To: southern-chat > ReplyTo: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Travels.. > Sent: Jan 11, 2010 10:59 PM > > > In Unkraine, the toilets are at the end of each car too. There are little cubicles all along the side with one long aisle. There were two sets of bunk beds in each cubicle with just room to walk between them. Those bunks were 'hard' too. > > Emma > > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > > Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:38:14 -0800 > > Subject: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Travels.. > > > > We visited Salzburg, Austria. Saw Mozart's home. His pianoforte and pages of music he had written were on display. > > Saw the locations used in "The Sound of Music". > > We went on to Zurich , Switzerland, spent one day going through the shops and candy stores. Then on to Lucerne, Switzerland. Standing by the lake, seeing the quiet water like a glass table and smelling the chocolate from the eateries, made one feel that all must be right with the world. The people were so nice. > > The South of France is really beautiful, no wonder so many rich folks go there to live. One can see the many places from the train window. The French trains go fast! The toilets at the end of each car have a sign on the wall in five languages "Don't flush the commode unless the train is moving." > > > > More later, > > Belle > > Belle > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >_________________________________________________________________ > Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. > http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390707/direct/01/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft’s powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390706/direct/01/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I met some elderly folks from Russia when I was in nurses training.They were there when they had the revolution (1917).One was a man that was in the guards for Zar Nicholis,The White Russians.The other a elderly lady that took a trip back and brought me some soil from Russia.She passed not long after she came back.So I've been in love with Russia ever since.But I realize their Russia is but a dream.Today's Russia is not the same as back then. Linda,they left me with their dream Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T -----Original Message----- From: Roses <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 02:28:01 To: southern-chat<[email protected]> Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Travels.. Yes, I went on Missions trips both times. First I went to Vladivostok Russia (just above Korea and across the sea from Japan), flying from Anchorage. But our flight changed coming home and instead of coming back to Anchorage, we flew to Moscow for overnight, then to New York then back to Seattle then Portland. I flew around the top of the world, literally. A year later, I went to Donetsk Ukraine, via Frankfurt Germany and Kiev Ukraine, both ways. Both trips for 10 days each. And, this was a gal that never wanted to leave the United States. Emma > To: [email protected] > From: [email protected] > Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 07:13:25 +0000 > Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Travels.. > > Miss Emma you've been to Russia? > Linda,wish I could go > ------Original Message------ > From: Roses > Sender: [email protected] > To: southern-chat > ReplyTo: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Travels.. > Sent: Jan 11, 2010 10:59 PM > > > In Unkraine, the toilets are at the end of each car too. There are little cubicles all along the side with one long aisle. There were two sets of bunk beds in each cubicle with just room to walk between them. Those bunks were 'hard' too. > > Emma > > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > > Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:38:14 -0800 > > Subject: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Travels.. > > > > We visited Salzburg, Austria. Saw Mozart's home. His pianoforte and pages of music he had written were on display. > > Saw the locations used in "The Sound of Music". > > We went on to Zurich , Switzerland, spent one day going through the shops and candy stores. Then on to Lucerne, Switzerland. Standing by the lake, seeing the quiet water like a glass table and smelling the chocolate from the eateries, made one feel that all must be right with the world. The people were so nice. > > The South of France is really beautiful, no wonder so many rich folks go there to live. One can see the many places from the train window. The French trains go fast! The toilets at the end of each car have a sign on the wall in five languages "Don't flush the commode unless the train is moving." > > > > More later, > > Belle > > Belle > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >_________________________________________________________________ > Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. > http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390707/direct/01/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft’s powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390706/direct/01/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Belle, I probably would have said the same thing about the streets/canals. Sounds as though Amsterdam was a very interesting place to visit. I think if I went any where...that 'might' be some place which I would choose. However, I have never really had much of a desire to travel over-seas. You were lucky to go when you did..at least there wouldn't be all the hassle that goes on in the airports nowadays ~J in AZ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Belle Shepherd" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 7:55 AM Subject: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Travels.. > On to Amsterdam after a brief stop in Brussels. Watched some ladies make > lace in a small shop. > We got ino Amsterdam on a rainy evening and went straight to the reserved > lodging, went to bed. A beautiful bedroom in a private home. Lucy had > made the arrangements. It was at the front of the house with a big bay > window. I was up first in the morning and looked out the window. I called > Lucy and said, "It must have rained a lot last night, the streets are full > of water." She started laughing, "Belle, those are the canals." > We were served a grand breakfast, meats, cheese,eggs, toast, sweet rolls, > juice, milk and tea. > We went on the boat ride around the harbor where there were some of the > old ships from days gone by, the big sailing ships. We visited the museum > and saw great paintings and collections of jeweld snuff boxes, china and > other things such as doll houses. A huge display of DELFT china. > Back home to Munich and the OCTOBERFEST. Quite a bunch of happy people, > eating, drinking, dancing . The tents were packed with all kinds of > people in their native dress . Many musicians wandering through the crowds > A fun time for all. > > Belle > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Emma, That had to be a very interesting time!! I have never had any desire to travel over-seas. My sister-in-law in N.C. & her friend from church had planned to go to all the countries in the Bible & this was right before we started to have all our problems over there. As it turned out, the travel agency that they had booked their trip through..they canceled their reservations at the last minute because of all that was transpiring over there. I know that Bonnie & Mary were disappointed; however, after they realized all the problems over there, I think they were glad that they didn't go through on their trip. You were lucky that you had an interpreter like Tanya to go with you. Approximately how 'old' were these boys that got smart-mouthed? Just was curious as to what age you were visiting when you went to the classes, that's all. My husband & I stayed on an island off of South American (1 of the A-B-C Islands) & those cab drivers there could cause a person to drink & I don't drink!! They too would drive up over curbs & on sidewalks. People over there thought nothing of parking on sidewalks. We had one guy who was blind in one eye & he had to lean his head out of the window so that he could see with his good eye? Looking forward to hearing about your trip coming home. ~J ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roses" <[email protected]> To: "southern-chat" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 8:00 AM Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Travels.. I went with a group called "Affect Destiny" with the Assemblies of God denomination. I had already been supporting them, sending an offering in each month, then I saw the notice in the church paper how to go on one of the trips. I went in October 1993, this was after my husband died. I had some extra money and I just knew I HAD to go. I sent in a request for an application but you had to have 3 references to tell about you. The people I asked, for one reason or another, had not sent in their reference (vacations, etc). But I got a phone call that if I could be ready to go by Oct 15, there was a group from the northwest going and I could go with them. It seemed like everything I needed, it happened. I was scared and yet excited. We flew from Seattle to Anchorage, then boarded a Russian plane for Khavorosk (sp) Russia. As I mentioned earlier, our flight plans had changed at the last minute so our guide had to frantically find a hotel for 30 people at the last minute. It would have been condemned on any of our skid rows. The covers were damp, the bathroom down the hall was a disgrace. The guide apologized but to find somewhere we could go, he said that was all he could find. The next day we flew to Vladivostok where our mission would take place. We went in groups of 4 to the different schools in the town and gave out booklets of the life of Jesus, taken from the Bible. There was 3 from the team with an interpreter. Since I was the oldest in our group (this was 20 years ago) they would bring a chair for me to sit in in the classroom. I tried to refuse but my interpreter said they were honoring me as an older person and i should sit. I got an education in the manners there. One class, some older boys were being smart-mouthed, Tanya (our interpreter going to college) told them to sit down and shut up. They did too. We ate lunch at the school with the kids. They always had a type of soup, lots of times borsch, and a lot of pork. I wouldln't say it was always my favorite food but it was eatable. They always had hot tea (lukewarm tea) served in glasses. The kids were typical school kids, I loved them. We took pictures of each class we were in and they all wanted to be in the picture. The guide had arranged for taxis to come take us to the school (we were scattered throughout the city), then wait and take us back to the hotel. One time, he didn't wait and we had to wait for him to come pick us up. We were supposed to be back at the hotel around a certain time and he drove like a fox turned loose to get us back there. Of course by then it was rush hour traffic. Would you believe he went up on the sidewalk to drive around a bunch of cars, and I don't mean going slowly either. No seat belts. Another time the driver didn't wait but didn't come back to pick us up. Tanya and the secretary of the school talked a bit, then we ended up walking a block over to the main highway and they started hitchhiking. We pooled our money to pay the driver. When a man stopped, Tanya negotiated for him to take us to the hotel, paid him the money and we got in. I told her my kids wouldn't believe their mother was hitchhiking in Russia. She wanted to know if I was scared, I said not as long as I was with her. I guess that's not unusual to do. One taxi driver we had several times and he would talk to us (Tanya interpreting). He had fought in the Great War, what he called WW II. Very friendly. The schools were large, not much of a playground though. They had two sessions to accommodate all the kids in that area. The principal's took pride in their schools. I'll continue later about coming home. Emma > Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 09:29:11 -0600 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Travels.. > > What a wonderful way to travel-on missions trips! I would love to hear > about the people you met. Did you help in building a church or teaching, > just tell us more details. > Kay > > > > In a message dated 01/12/10 04:28:13 Central Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > Yes, I went on Missions trips both times. First I went to Vladivostok > Russia (just above Korea and across the sea from Japan), flying from > Anchorage. But our flight changed coming home and instead of coming back > to Anchorage, we flew to Moscow for overnight, then to New York then back > to Seattle then Portland. I flew around the top of the world, literally. > > A year later, I went to Donetsk Ukraine, via Frankfurt Germany and Kiev > Ukraine, both ways. Both trips for 10 days each. And, this was a gal that > never wanted to leave the United States. > > Emma > > > To: [email protected] > > From: [email protected] > > Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 07:13:25 +0000 > > Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Travels.. > > > > Miss Emma you've been to Russia? > > Linda,wish I could go > > ------Original Message------ > > From: Roses > > Sender: [email protected] > > To: southern-chat > > ReplyTo: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Travels.. > > Sent: Jan 11, 2010 10:59 PM > > > > > > In Unkraine, the toilets are at the end of each car too. There are > > little cubicles all along the side with one long aisle. There were two > > sets of bunk beds in each cubicle with just room to walk between them. > > Those bunks were 'hard' too. > > > > Emma > > > > > From: [email protected] > > > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > > > Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:38:14 -0800 > > > Subject: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Travels.. > > > > > > We visited Salzburg, Austria. Saw Mozart's home. His pianoforte and > > > pages of music he had written were on display. > > > Saw the locations used in "The Sound of Music". > > > We went on to Zurich , Switzerland, spent one day going through the > > > shops and candy stores. Then on to Lucerne, Switzerland. Standing by > > > the lake, seeing the quiet water like a glass table and smelling the > > > chocolate from the eateries, made one feel that all must be right with > > > the world. The people were so nice. > > > The South of France is really beautiful, no wonder so many rich folks > > > go there to live. One can see the many places from the train window. > > > The French trains go fast! The toilets at the end of each car have a > > > sign on the wall in five languages "Don't flush the commode unless the > > > train is moving." > > > > > > More later, > > > Belle > > > Belle > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > > > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. > > http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390707/direct/01/ > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > _________________________________________________________________ > Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft’s powerful SPAM protection. > http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390706/direct/01/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390707/direct/01/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I had planned a trip to Scotland , Ireland and England but wasn't able to make it, the closest I got was flying over on my way to Germany and they are green, really green. My paternal ancestors were from these countries. I have read many books and seen many pictures of all. Some of my cousins have made the trip and have told me how nice the people were to them. One cousin was in England for several years. I should have gone over while she was there. There is a book "Ireland" that goes way, way back into Irish history that you might enjoy reading. I think the author was McCourt. I gave my copy to my grandson so I can't check right now. He went over some time ago and really enjoyed the trip. The stories about The trip to Russia are very interesting.I have not known but one person who claimed to be Russian. She was the elderly mother of my neighbor in Ohio in 1944. She didn't speak very good English but claimed to be one of the Princesses that escaped during the 1917 shootings. I never really paid much attention. She may have been one of them. I like the music of the Russian composers. Belle

Linda...don't have time to write about it now...just let me say...everything is so green, and 'lush'...they don't cut it down, like we do...and the sweetest friendliest people on earth. We toured some cemeteries after we got into Scotland...and found lots of WILLIS and my sister's in laws, McInnis/ MacIInnes. Toured some castles there..I almost fell in one, and caught on the wall and thought I had a broken arm...but didn't tell anyone, until I got back home and went to my doctor. They have made the castles where large crowds can go through...and where it had been steps (I think) they had a ramp like walkway...and it was hard to go down it with people right in front of you, I just sort of went forward with my body...and couldn't step on someone, so lost my balance..the wall next to me was like plastered cement...and I went, full force against it from elbow to shoulder...and it hurt! But I knew our bus driver...he would have insisted on a doctor...and it would have ruined everyone's day...so I said nothing...I tried to hold it, like you would in a sling...and kept feeling to see if it was swelling...(grin))...Luckily...it didn't swell. Just a little the next morning...I told my roommate...(This was a church group) Gotta run...more later Stella

Vladivostok was the submarine base for Russia during the Cold War. It had opened up for foreigners to go there not too long before we went there. Some of the men went down to the ships but I didn't. Yes, we still have groups going to Russia, but many, many other countries too. We return to some countries because there's other kids growing up and they need to hear the Word too. We would have a large rally each night in a local theater. It was usually packed. Kids would bring their parents. The missionary in that area would lead the service, songs, and usually a skit using people in our group. Then there would be a sermon too. We had been told not to touch the Russian people unless they touched you first, that they were reserved people. After one service, a lot of people were praying and some women crying, and altho I couldn't speak to them, I reached over and hugged a bunch of ladies. They hugged back. After that if I wanted to hug someone, I did. On Saturday afternoon, we would give a tea for the teachers and principals in a hall. Our leader had brought all the decorations and plastic table service. They hired someone to do the pastries. (They were delicious.) And, we brought nice cups and saucers for enough for 200 people, and the ladies were told they could take their cup and saucer home, to remember us by. I took a dozen there. My leader asked me about my background and I told her that my husband had been on the verge of being an alcoholic before I met him. She asked me to give my testimony. I did and told a little about my life after John died. So many came up afterward and hugged me so I knew they understood what I had been trying to say. Of course this was thru an interpreter. I fell in love with my interpreter, Tanya. When we left, she saw us off and told me to come back sometime. I tried to tell her I probably never would, but she kept on. Finally, I told her I would try. She was a sweetheart. Emma > To: [email protected] > From: [email protected] > Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:06:30 +0000 > Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Travels.. > > Sounds like you had a exciting adventure.But do the churchs still go there?What with politics of today and all like that. > Linda,I think the zars had a home in Vladisvostok > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > > -----Original Message----- > From: Roses <[email protected]> > Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 08:00:18 > To: southern-chat<[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Travels.. > > > I went with a group called "Affect Destiny" with the Assemblies of God denomination. I had already been supporting them, sending an offering in each month, then I saw the notice in the church paper how to go on one of the trips. I went in October 1993, this was after my husband died. I had some extra money and I just knew I HAD to go. I sent in a request for an application but you had to have 3 references to tell about you. The people I asked, for one reason or another, had not sent in their reference (vacations, etc). But I got a phone call that if I could be ready to go by Oct 15, there was a group from the northwest going and I could go with them. It seemed like everything I needed, it happened. I was scared and yet excited. > > We flew from Seattle to Anchorage, then boarded a Russian plane for Khavorosk (sp) Russia. As I mentioned earlier, our flight plans had changed at the last minute so our guide had to frantically find a hotel for 30 people at the last minute. It would have been condemned on any of our skid rows. The covers were damp, the bathroom down the hall was a disgrace. The guide apologized but to find somewhere we could go, he said that was all he could find. The next day we flew to Vladivostok where our mission would take place. We went in groups of 4 to the different schools in the town and gave out booklets of the life of Jesus, taken from the Bible. There was 3 from the team with an interpreter. Since I was the oldest in our group (this was 20 years ago) they would bring a chair for me to sit in in the classroom. I tried to refuse but my interpreter said they were honoring me as an older person and i should sit. I got an education in the manners there. One class, some older boys were being smart-mouthed, Tanya (our interpreter going to college) told them to sit down and shut up. They did too. We ate lunch at the school with the kids. They always had a type of soup, lots of times borsch, and a lot of pork. I wouldln't say it was always my favorite food but it was eatable. They always had hot tea (lukewarm tea) served in glasses. The kids were typical school kids, I loved them. We took pictures of each class we were in and they all wanted to be in the picture. > > The guide had arranged for taxis to come take us to the school (we were scattered throughout the city), then wait and take us back to the hotel. One time, he didn't wait and we had to wait for him to come pick us up. We were supposed to be back at the hotel around a certain time and he drove like a fox turned loose to get us back there. Of course by then it was rush hour traffic. Would you believe he went up on the sidewalk to drive around a bunch of cars, and I don't mean going slowly either. No seat belts. Another time the driver didn't wait but didn't come back to pick us up. Tanya and the secretary of the school talked a bit, then we ended up walking a block over to the main highway and they started hitchhiking. We pooled our money to pay the driver. When a man stopped, Tanya negotiated for him to take us to the hotel, paid him the money and we got in. I told her my kids wouldn't believe their mother was hitchhiking in Russia. She wanted to know if I was scared, I said not as long as I was with her. I guess that's not unusual to do. One taxi driver we had several times and he would talk to us (Tanya interpreting). He had fought in the Great War, what he called WW II. Very friendly. > > The schools were large, not much of a playground though. They had two sessions to accommodate all the kids in that area. The principal's took pride in their schools. > > I'll continue later about coming home. > > Emma > > > > > > > > > > > Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 09:29:11 -0600 > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Travels.. > > > > What a wonderful way to travel-on missions trips! I would love to hear about the people you met. Did you help in building a church or teaching, just tell us more details. > > Kay > > > > > > > > In a message dated 01/12/10 04:28:13 Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > > > > Yes, I went on Missions trips both times. First I went to Vladivostok Russia (just above Korea and across the sea from Japan), flying from Anchorage. But our flight changed coming home and instead of coming back to Anchorage, we flew to Moscow for overnight, then to New York then back to Seattle then Portland. I flew around the top of the world, literally. > > > > A year later, I went to Donetsk Ukraine, via Frankfurt Germany and Kiev Ukraine, both ways. Both trips for 10 days each. And, this was a gal that never wanted to leave the United States. > > > > Emma > > > > > To: [email protected] > > > From: [email protected] > > > Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 07:13:25 +0000 > > > Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Travels.. > > > > > > Miss Emma you've been to Russia? > > > Linda,wish I could go > > > ------Original Message------ > > > From: Roses > > > Sender: [email protected] > > > To: southern-chat > > > ReplyTo: [email protected] > > > Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Travels.. > > > Sent: Jan 11, 2010 10:59 PM > > > > > > > > > In Unkraine, the toilets are at the end of each car too. There are little cubicles all along the side with one long aisle. There were two sets of bunk beds in each cubicle with just room to walk between them. Those bunks were 'hard' too. > > > > > > Emma > > > > > > > From: [email protected] > > > > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > > > > Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:38:14 -0800 > > > > Subject: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Travels.. > > > > > > > > We visited Salzburg, Austria. Saw Mozart's home. His pianoforte and pages of music he had written were on display. > > > > Saw the locations used in "The Sound of Music". > > > > We went on to Zurich , Switzerland, spent one day going through the shops and candy stores. Then on to Lucerne, Switzerland. Standing by the lake, seeing the quiet water like a glass table and smelling the chocolate from the eateries, made one feel that all must be right with the world. The people were so nice. > > > > The South of France is really beautiful, no wonder so many rich folks go there to live. One can see the many places from the train window. The French trains go fast! The toilets at the end of each car have a sign on the wall in five languages "Don't flush the commode unless the train is moving." > > > > > > > > More later, > > > > Belle > > > > Belle > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > > > Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. > > > http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390707/direct/01/ > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > > Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft’s powerful SPAM protection. > > http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390706/direct/01/ > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > _________________________________________________________________ > Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. > http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390707/direct/01/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390710/direct/01/

Very interesting, Emma, about Russia. I have a Russian person married into our family and she is absolutely a precious person. I was thinking about your taxi driver that talked to ya'll...about the war. Did it cross yor mind...that your brother, or your husband, friend, whoever, could have shot and killed him, as the enemy? War does not make sense to me. I have never been abroad, anywhere, except to Ireland, Scotland. Would not want to now. All those places you probably wouldn't recognize today. So crowded with all kinds of people. I would be scared to travel now, even if I was able.I had a friend here, in Tuscaloosa from Norway, originally. She had come to live in upper New York when age 16, because her father was a chef on ships. he had a younger brother who married a girl, in the military who was from Tuscaloosa area. So...te settled here, but she stayed in New York for years and worked at Chase Manhatten Bank...and designed clothes. Sears bought her dresses...and she showed me all the notebooks, pictures, clippings etc...a room full...I have always wondered when they now talk about the 'immigrants' who are coming here to live...in the past, most all immigrants brought a line of work, and put their talents to work here and really had a hard life, to get established. I took care of this friend until she died about five years ago. Stella

What a wonderful way to travel-on missions trips! I would love to hear about the people you met. Did you help in building a church or teaching, just tell us more details. Kay In a message dated 01/12/10 04:28:13 Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Yes, I went on Missions trips both times. First I went to Vladivostok Russia (just above Korea and across the sea from Japan), flying from Anchorage. But our flight changed coming home and instead of coming back to Anchorage, we flew to Moscow for overnight, then to New York then back to Seattle then Portland. I flew around the top of the world, literally. A year later, I went to Donetsk Ukraine, via Frankfurt Germany and Kiev Ukraine, both ways. Both trips for 10 days each. And, this was a gal that never wanted to leave the United States. Emma > To: [email protected] > From: [email protected] > Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 07:13:25 +0000 > Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Travels.. > > Miss Emma you've been to Russia? > Linda,wish I could go > ------Original Message------ > From: Roses > Sender: [email protected] > To: southern-chat > ReplyTo: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Travels.. > Sent: Jan 11, 2010 10:59 PM > > > In Unkraine, the toilets are at the end of each car too. There are little cubicles all along the side with one long aisle. There were two sets of bunk beds in each cubicle with just room to walk between them. Those bunks were 'hard' too. > > Emma > > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > > Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:38:14 -0800 > > Subject: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Travels.. > > > > We visited Salzburg, Austria. Saw Mozart's home. His pianoforte and pages of music he had written were on display. > > Saw the locations used in "The Sound of Music". > > We went on to Zurich , Switzerland, spent one day going through the shops and candy stores. Then on to Lucerne, Switzerland. Standing by the lake, seeing the quiet water like a glass table and smelling the chocolate from the eateries, made one feel that all must be right with the world. The people were so nice. > > The South of France is really beautiful, no wonder so many rich folks go there to live. One can see the many places from the train window. The French trains go fast! The toilets at the end of each car have a sign on the wall in five languages "Don't flush the commode unless the train is moving." > > > > More later, > > Belle > > Belle > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > _________________________________________________________________ > Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. > http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390707/direct/01/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft’s powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390706/direct/01/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Austria is one of the European sites I long to visit. It looks to be absolutely beautiful in "The Sound of Music". Kay In a message dated 01/12/10 00:38:22 Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: We visited Salzburg, Austria. Saw Mozart's home. His pianoforte and pages of music he had written were on display. Saw the locations used in "The Sound of Music". We went on to Zurich , Switzerland, spent one day going through the shops and candy stores. Then on to Lucerne, Switzerland. Standing by the lake, seeing the quiet water like a glass table and smelling the chocolate from the eateries, made one feel that all must be right with the world. The people were so nice. The South of France is really beautiful, no wonder so many rich folks go there to live. One can see the many places from the train window. The French trains go fast! The toilets at the end of each car have a sign on the wall in five languages "Don't flush the commode unless the train is moving." More later, Belle Belle ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

What a fun and educational trip to take. It's wonderful to have those memories to share with family and friends. Kay In a message dated 01/11/10 17:38:53 Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: I wish everyone could see more of the world than their ownneighborhood. It is a fascinating planet. 1987 was the time of my trip to Europe. My niece lived in Munich, Germany and had been asking me to come over so she could show me around. Boy, did she show me around!!!!!We went to Rome, visited St. Peters, the Sistine Chapel, the Vatican Museum .A fascinating place. We spent sometime walking through Pompei (sp) One can only imagine how those people felt when all that hot ash was spewing out of the mountain. 79 A.D. was a long time ago but the relics left behind, the forms of bodies now as stone. I had taken myself back in time for a few minutes but was suddenly brought back when I saw the "PIZZERIA' sign at the exit. In Florence we saw the original statue of David in the museum. I got a couple of good pictures. Rome was a dirty, smelly place. I think the trolley cars (public transportation) were the first ones put in since the chariots were banned. Our hotel was old but clean. Our room had windows to the inside court and we could hear the music and voices of would be opera stars practiicing their scales. Everywhere we walked people were walking and eating, all kins of stuff. It cost more if you sat at a table and ordered. The street market was a strange set up. A stand selling purses could be next to one selling food, the next one selling silk scarves, all messy. I saw the Pieta in St. Peter's, took a picture which came out strange. No flash was allowed but my picture came out with a flash of ligght on the rail in front of the Pieta (the statue of Mary and Jesus) no light was near it to be reflected. More later. Belle ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I went with a group called "Affect Destiny" with the Assemblies of God denomination. I had already been supporting them, sending an offering in each month, then I saw the notice in the church paper how to go on one of the trips. I went in October 1993, this was after my husband died. I had some extra money and I just knew I HAD to go. I sent in a request for an application but you had to have 3 references to tell about you. The people I asked, for one reason or another, had not sent in their reference (vacations, etc). But I got a phone call that if I could be ready to go by Oct 15, there was a group from the northwest going and I could go with them. It seemed like everything I needed, it happened. I was scared and yet excited. We flew from Seattle to Anchorage, then boarded a Russian plane for Khavorosk (sp) Russia. As I mentioned earlier, our flight plans had changed at the last minute so our guide had to frantically find a hotel for 30 people at the last minute. It would have been condemned on any of our skid rows. The covers were damp, the bathroom down the hall was a disgrace. The guide apologized but to find somewhere we could go, he said that was all he could find. The next day we flew to Vladivostok where our mission would take place. We went in groups of 4 to the different schools in the town and gave out booklets of the life of Jesus, taken from the Bible. There was 3 from the team with an interpreter. Since I was the oldest in our group (this was 20 years ago) they would bring a chair for me to sit in in the classroom. I tried to refuse but my interpreter said they were honoring me as an older person and i should sit. I got an education in the manners there. One class, some older boys were being smart-mouthed, Tanya (our interpreter going to college) told them to sit down and shut up. They did too. We ate lunch at the school with the kids. They always had a type of soup, lots of times borsch, and a lot of pork. I wouldln't say it was always my favorite food but it was eatable. They always had hot tea (lukewarm tea) served in glasses. The kids were typical school kids, I loved them. We took pictures of each class we were in and they all wanted to be in the picture. The guide had arranged for taxis to come take us to the school (we were scattered throughout the city), then wait and take us back to the hotel. One time, he didn't wait and we had to wait for him to come pick us up. We were supposed to be back at the hotel around a certain time and he drove like a fox turned loose to get us back there. Of course by then it was rush hour traffic. Would you believe he went up on the sidewalk to drive around a bunch of cars, and I don't mean going slowly either. No seat belts. Another time the driver didn't wait but didn't come back to pick us up. Tanya and the secretary of the school talked a bit, then we ended up walking a block over to the main highway and they started hitchhiking. We pooled our money to pay the driver. When a man stopped, Tanya negotiated for him to take us to the hotel, paid him the money and we got in. I told her my kids wouldn't believe their mother was hitchhiking in Russia. She wanted to know if I was scared, I said not as long as I was with her. I guess that's not unusual to do. One taxi driver we had several times and he would talk to us (Tanya interpreting). He had fought in the Great War, what he called WW II. Very friendly. The schools were large, not much of a playground though. They had two sessions to accommodate all the kids in that area. The principal's took pride in their schools. I'll continue later about coming home. Emma > Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 09:29:11 -0600 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Travels.. > > What a wonderful way to travel-on missions trips! I would love to hear about the people you met. Did you help in building a church or teaching, just tell us more details. > Kay > > > > In a message dated 01/12/10 04:28:13 Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > > Yes, I went on Missions trips both times. First I went to Vladivostok Russia (just above Korea and across the sea from Japan), flying from Anchorage. But our flight changed coming home and instead of coming back to Anchorage, we flew to Moscow for overnight, then to New York then back to Seattle then Portland. I flew around the top of the world, literally. > > A year later, I went to Donetsk Ukraine, via Frankfurt Germany and Kiev Ukraine, both ways. Both trips for 10 days each. And, this was a gal that never wanted to leave the United States. > > Emma > > > To: [email protected] > > From: [email protected] > > Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 07:13:25 +0000 > > Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Travels.. > > > > Miss Emma you've been to Russia? > > Linda,wish I could go > > ------Original Message------ > > From: Roses > > Sender: [email protected] > > To: southern-chat > > ReplyTo: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Travels.. > > Sent: Jan 11, 2010 10:59 PM > > > > > > In Unkraine, the toilets are at the end of each car too. There are little cubicles all along the side with one long aisle. There were two sets of bunk beds in each cubicle with just room to walk between them. Those bunks were 'hard' too. > > > > Emma > > > > > From: [email protected] > > > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > > > Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:38:14 -0800 > > > Subject: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Travels.. > > > > > > We visited Salzburg, Austria. Saw Mozart's home. His pianoforte and pages of music he had written were on display. > > > Saw the locations used in "The Sound of Music". > > > We went on to Zurich , Switzerland, spent one day going through the shops and candy stores. Then on to Lucerne, Switzerland. Standing by the lake, seeing the quiet water like a glass table and smelling the chocolate from the eateries, made one feel that all must be right with the world. The people were so nice. > > > The South of France is really beautiful, no wonder so many rich folks go there to live. One can see the many places from the train window. The French trains go fast! The toilets at the end of each car have a sign on the wall in five languages "Don't flush the commode unless the train is moving." > > > > > > More later, > > > Belle > > > Belle > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. > > http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390707/direct/01/ > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > _________________________________________________________________ > Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft’s powerful SPAM protection. > http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390706/direct/01/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390707/direct/01/

On to Amsterdam after a brief stop in Brussels. Watched some ladies make lace in a small shop. We got ino Amsterdam on a rainy evening and went straight to the reserved lodging, went to bed. A beautiful bedroom in a private home. Lucy had made the arrangements. It was at the front of the house with a big bay window. I was up first in the morning and looked out the window. I called Lucy and said, "It must have rained a lot last night, the streets are full of water." She started laughing, "Belle, those are the canals." We were served a grand breakfast, meats, cheese,eggs, toast, sweet rolls, juice, milk and tea. We went on the boat ride around the harbor where there were some of the old ships from days gone by, the big sailing ships. We visited the museum and saw great paintings and collections of jeweld snuff boxes, china and other things such as doll houses. A huge display of DELFT china. Back home to Munich and the OCTOBERFEST. Quite a bunch of happy people, eating, drinking, dancing . The tents were packed with all kinds of people in their native dress . Many musicians wandering through the crowds A fun time for all. Belle

Miss Emma you've been to Russia? Linda,wish I could go ------Original Message------ From: Roses Sender: [email protected] To: southern-chat ReplyTo: [email protected] Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Travels.. Sent: Jan 11, 2010 10:59 PM In Unkraine, the toilets are at the end of each car too. There are little cubicles all along the side with one long aisle. There were two sets of bunk beds in each cubicle with just room to walk between them. Those bunks were 'hard' too. Emma > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:38:14 -0800 > Subject: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Travels.. > > We visited Salzburg, Austria. Saw Mozart's home. His pianoforte and pages of music he had written were on display. > Saw the locations used in "The Sound of Music". > We went on to Zurich , Switzerland, spent one day going through the shops and candy stores. Then on to Lucerne, Switzerland. Standing by the lake, seeing the quiet water like a glass table and smelling the chocolate from the eateries, made one feel that all must be right with the world. The people were so nice. > The South of France is really beautiful, no wonder so many rich folks go there to live. One can see the many places from the train window. The French trains go fast! The toilets at the end of each car have a sign on the wall in five languages "Don't flush the commode unless the train is moving." > > More later, > Belle > Belle > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390707/direct/01/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T

I thank you for sharing all these places and things.I will most likely never go to Europe so your memories have supplied me with some pics in my mind.I once had a few patients from The old Russia and they told me some stories that have made me read and try to understand Russia better.Other places over the years .But now your stories are getting me to start checking these places out. Linda,I sincerly love hearing abt your travels Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T -----Original Message----- From: "Belle Shepherd" <[email protected]> Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:56:08 To: <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Travels... I am pleased that you enjoyed my post. I like to share when it is of interest to someone else. It is often mindboggling to stand in front of these beautiful works of art and think about the person who worked on that piece of marble and made it into something the following generations could admire and appreciate. I think these two pieces are at the top of the list of great art. Regards, Belle ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 10:18 PM Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Travels... > What a trip you did have ! Would love to see the statue of David and the > Pieta...especially...Waited too late to go ......Enjoyed your documentary > ! Jeannie T > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > On Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:38:35 -0800 "Belle Shepherd" <[email protected]> > writes: > > I wish everyone could see more of the world than their > ownneighborhood. It is a fascinating planet. > > 1987 was the time of my trip to Europe. My niece lived in Munich, > Germany and had been asking me to come over so she could show me > around. Boy, did she show me around!!!!! > ____________________________________________________________ > Nutrition > Improve your career health. Click now to study nutrition! > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/c?cp=o4lt8mgghuRWldd16ogJ9AAAJ1BuHtEgYfARCKX2I2eGJBW8AAYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASQwAAAAA= > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Miss Belle,Austria ,I've got ancestors from there.I've often wondered if it was like in the"Sound Of Music" ,but figured it wasn't.Switzerland my husbands folks come from there.Yes I've heard abt the rich and the south of France.But never knew why until now. Linda,my but you have traveled ------Original Message------ From: Belle Shepherd Sender: [email protected] To: [email protected] To: [email protected] ReplyTo: [email protected] Subject: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Travels.. Sent: Jan 11, 2010 10:38 PM We visited Salzburg, Austria. Saw Mozart's home. His pianoforte and pages of music he had written were on display. Saw the locations used in "The Sound of Music". We went on to Zurich , Switzerland, spent one day going through the shops and candy stores. Then on to Lucerne, Switzerland. Standing by the lake, seeing the quiet water like a glass table and smelling the chocolate from the eateries, made one feel that all must be right with the world. The people were so nice. The South of France is really beautiful, no wonder so many rich folks go there to live. One can see the many places from the train window. The French trains go fast! The toilets at the end of each car have a sign on the wall in five languages "Don't flush the commode unless the train is moving." More later, Belle Belle ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T

Yes, I went on Missions trips both times. First I went to Vladivostok Russia (just above Korea and across the sea from Japan), flying from Anchorage. But our flight changed coming home and instead of coming back to Anchorage, we flew to Moscow for overnight, then to New York then back to Seattle then Portland. I flew around the top of the world, literally. A year later, I went to Donetsk Ukraine, via Frankfurt Germany and Kiev Ukraine, both ways. Both trips for 10 days each. And, this was a gal that never wanted to leave the United States. Emma > To: [email protected] > From: [email protected] > Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 07:13:25 +0000 > Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Travels.. > > Miss Emma you've been to Russia? > Linda,wish I could go > ------Original Message------ > From: Roses > Sender: [email protected] > To: southern-chat > ReplyTo: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Travels.. > Sent: Jan 11, 2010 10:59 PM > > > In Unkraine, the toilets are at the end of each car too. There are little cubicles all along the side with one long aisle. There were two sets of bunk beds in each cubicle with just room to walk between them. Those bunks were 'hard' too. > > Emma > > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > > Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:38:14 -0800 > > Subject: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Travels.. > > > > We visited Salzburg, Austria. Saw Mozart's home. His pianoforte and pages of music he had written were on display. > > Saw the locations used in "The Sound of Music". > > We went on to Zurich , Switzerland, spent one day going through the shops and candy stores. Then on to Lucerne, Switzerland. Standing by the lake, seeing the quiet water like a glass table and smelling the chocolate from the eateries, made one feel that all must be right with the world. The people were so nice. > > The South of France is really beautiful, no wonder so many rich folks go there to live. One can see the many places from the train window. The French trains go fast! The toilets at the end of each car have a sign on the wall in five languages "Don't flush the commode unless the train is moving." > > > > More later, > > Belle > > Belle > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > _________________________________________________________________ > Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. > http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390707/direct/01/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft’s powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390706/direct/01/

Paris sounds fun .The purse for 1200. What a bargain. Linda,the top of the Eiffel Tower,oh my!I love hearing your travels. Linda,where too next ------Original Message------ From: Belle Shepherd Sender: [email protected] To: [email protected] To: [email protected] ReplyTo: [email protected] Subject: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Travels.. Sent: Jan 11, 2010 5:32 PM Paris was a very interesting place but I would not like to live there. We had a nice hotel room, newly remodeled, new bathroom fixtures. The wallsof the bedroom were 'carpeted' for extra soundproofing. We saw Notre Dame church near the hotel. Went to the top of the Eifel Tower, got some great pictures, what a view of the big city! Took the boat trip down the Seine, past the castles onthe banks. Spent two days exploring the Louvre, saw and made pictures of the real Mona Lisa painting. One could spend a lot of time there, so much to see. We walked down the main street by the fashion shops and classy offerings. I had the nerve to go in one of them and ask the price of a leather purse in the window. It was beautiful and only $1200.00 .. We spent a day going o the Royal Palace at Versailles. That is where the famous Hall of Mirrors is located and where I had the meeting with the "stinking ghost". We had many choices of restaurants and of foods. One day we were inthe Arch de Triumph. They had a small lunch counter on the 5th floor. Chicken soup sounded good. The menu read chicken soup with 'legumes.' Well, it was not much but yellow water with a sliver of celery and an even smaller sliver of carrot and three little green peas floating around. If a chicken came near that soup it must have just walked by the stove while the water was boiling, no closer. More later, Belle ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T