It was Close to the “Holidays” The city of Frankfurt/ Germany is divided into areas or districts. The story comes from an evening close to Christmas Eve and Christmas Day at the “Alte Roemer” the old Roman district. Frankfurt’s tourist attraction from Roman times with the most striking cathedral, the Paulus Cathedral, art shops with …
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Ilona Cole, Story 121
Sans Souci Palace in Potsdam It was the pleasure palace of Kaiser “Emperor” Frederick the Great and it featured beautiful Rococo style architecture and a magnificent Palace Garden and vineyard that Frederick the Great had planted, terraced by the stairs. On April 14th, 1745, the foundation stone was laid for today’s world-famous Sans souci Palace. …
Ilona Cole, Story 120
Sightseeing and Shopping at the “Alte Roemer” –Old Roman Sector in Frankfurt My husband, Hal and I, Ilona had planned another visit to my sister Friedl and her husband Georg, who lived in Darmstadt/Germany south of Frankfurt. Since my Hal was reluctant to park his new car in the “long term” parking lot, Doug Hal’s …
Ilona Cole, Story 119
Next dramatic chapter in life Next dramatic chapter in life…Getting glasses It was the summer of 1980 and I– Ilona –was 53 years old. Going to and from Vancouver where we lived to Longview where I worked, I had noticed the strain on my eyes trying to read the signs on the streets, the Interstate …
Ilona Cole, Story 118(1/2)– A Special Valentine’s Day Bonus Story From Ilona
To be Someone
Ilona Cole, Story 118
Ballet and Dance Studio
Ilona Cole, Story 117
Remembering the Summer of 1970 April to October 1962 Seattle hosted the World
Ilona Cole, Story 116
The Black Lacquer Screen In 1980 while we were living in Vancouver/Washington transferred by my husband Hal
Ilona Cole, Story 115
An Evening of Harmony The year was 1953, I worked for American Armed Forces, Gen. Eisenhower
Ilona Cole, Story 114
My sister Friedl and her Husband Georg