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<p>[QUOTE="Jim Dale, post: 3381043, member: 100459"]I really enjoyed all the information and pictures. I had two vacations in Europe when my father was stationed in Germany and France. My first vacation was in 1955. We visited all around Germany, Switzerland, Italy, the Netherlands, France, and other countries that I don't remember because I was only 8. There were many things that were still untouched by the Nazis and other stupid people. I loved visiting Roman with the coliseum, the Apian Way (I'm not great at spelling, so bear with me.), the catacombs. When I was in the catacombs, we were told not to stick our hands in the burial "holes". At 8, everything was fair game. We went to Pisa and were able to go to the top of the "Bell Tower of Pisa", otherwise called the Leaning Tower of Pisa. There was a walkway on the inside and on the outside. Again, the guide told us not to go on the outside walkway, well, being 8 ….. Naples and the coast. The beaches were beautiful, especially with the nude beaches, but since I was 8, I couldn't appreciate it as much. Anyway, it was a great trip. Germany was still in ruins from all of the bombings. In France, we went to the top of the Eiffel Tower. </p><p>In 1964-1965, we lived in a small town in France and I had to go to school in Verdun and lived in a dormitory. We left home on a military bus on Sunday night and came home on Friday night. My buddy and I snuck out a lot to go to the hot spots. I was 17 and Charlie was 15. It was the first time I drank alcohol... and the last. Anyway, I graduated in 1965 and had to move to Germany because DeGaulle hated Americans and cancelled all our leases. He believed that He won WW II. It was good to get away from the "Frogs". I bagged groceries and other jobs to raise $1,000 so I could travel while we were stationed in Germany. You couldn't tell that there had ever been a war in Germany for most of the country. France looked like it was still at war. I hitchhiked all over Europe then. It was a lot different the second time. The people all over (except France) were gracious and helped a lot. They had built little "hotels" for youth tourists like me. They had beds with mattresses you slept in your sleeping bag on them. Bathrooms with showers and sinks you could wash your clothes and hang them on the lines they had set up. Cost was equivalent of 50 cents a night. </p><p>Anyway, I had all sorts of coins. I had coins and bills that the Nazis had made and others. When my ex kicked me out, I didn't have time to get all of my stuff and she threw all my baseball cards, comics, and coins away. (I think she sold them.) So it is back to square one, starting in 1996.</p><p>Thanks for all your information.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jim Dale, post: 3381043, member: 100459"]I really enjoyed all the information and pictures. I had two vacations in Europe when my father was stationed in Germany and France. My first vacation was in 1955. We visited all around Germany, Switzerland, Italy, the Netherlands, France, and other countries that I don't remember because I was only 8. There were many things that were still untouched by the Nazis and other stupid people. I loved visiting Roman with the coliseum, the Apian Way (I'm not great at spelling, so bear with me.), the catacombs. When I was in the catacombs, we were told not to stick our hands in the burial "holes". At 8, everything was fair game. We went to Pisa and were able to go to the top of the "Bell Tower of Pisa", otherwise called the Leaning Tower of Pisa. There was a walkway on the inside and on the outside. Again, the guide told us not to go on the outside walkway, well, being 8 ….. Naples and the coast. The beaches were beautiful, especially with the nude beaches, but since I was 8, I couldn't appreciate it as much. Anyway, it was a great trip. Germany was still in ruins from all of the bombings. In France, we went to the top of the Eiffel Tower. In 1964-1965, we lived in a small town in France and I had to go to school in Verdun and lived in a dormitory. We left home on a military bus on Sunday night and came home on Friday night. My buddy and I snuck out a lot to go to the hot spots. I was 17 and Charlie was 15. It was the first time I drank alcohol... and the last. Anyway, I graduated in 1965 and had to move to Germany because DeGaulle hated Americans and cancelled all our leases. He believed that He won WW II. It was good to get away from the "Frogs". I bagged groceries and other jobs to raise $1,000 so I could travel while we were stationed in Germany. You couldn't tell that there had ever been a war in Germany for most of the country. France looked like it was still at war. I hitchhiked all over Europe then. It was a lot different the second time. The people all over (except France) were gracious and helped a lot. They had built little "hotels" for youth tourists like me. They had beds with mattresses you slept in your sleeping bag on them. Bathrooms with showers and sinks you could wash your clothes and hang them on the lines they had set up. Cost was equivalent of 50 cents a night. Anyway, I had all sorts of coins. I had coins and bills that the Nazis had made and others. When my ex kicked me out, I didn't have time to get all of my stuff and she threw all my baseball cards, comics, and coins away. (I think she sold them.) So it is back to square one, starting in 1996. Thanks for all your information.[/QUOTE]
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