Traisa: The Little Pearl in an Oyster called Odenwald (Ode to the Forest)
Before WWII started, we used to drive to Traisa, an area adjacent to the Odenwald, a tranquil forest along an auto route called the Bergstrasse
Ilona Cole, Short Story 38
Ilona Cole SHORT STORY 37
Fun Sunday Afternoons
The time was a few years after WWII had ended in Germany. The facilities that housed my own horse were gone along with the horses, the whole cavalry regiment stationed there, in fact my entire City of Darmstadt was destroyed during an Allied raid on 9-11-44. Not much other than housing was being rebuild right now. I knew of a great place in New Isenburg, a suburb of the City of Frankfurt. The streetcar would be running to the outskirts of New Isenburg and from there the Frankfurt street car would bring me and my friend Hedy to the facility that had quite a number of stalls with horses for rent by the hour. I planned on going riding next Sunday and see how it would feel being on a horse again since l944.
Between New Isenburg and Frankfurt is a beautiful, well-groomed forest with great riding trails. I had asked my friend Hedy if she would want to accompany me and go for a ride. We both arrived at the stables and after being asked some questions the gentleman walked us to the stables. He left and came back with the groom who again asked us some questions one of them if either one of us had ever ridden before. We both had. The groom brought from the meadows below two horses. A beautiful chestnut brown one with alert and wonderful eyes and a silver gray one with a mischievous look in his eyes. The groom took them to the stable to saddle them, handed me the reins to the chestnut horse and gave Hedy the reins to the silver-gray horse. Then he stood there watching us.
I mounted the horse and heard Hedy say:
Ilona Cole, Story 36
A Parade in Paris
It was the summer of 1993, and we flew from Seattle/Washington our home with SAS to Copenhagen and from there with Lufthansa airlines to Frankfurt/Germany. We visited with my sister Friedl and her family a few days and then by train went to Paris. We wanted first to visit with and greet Mme Cherr
?Story 35, Ilona Cole
Two Special Hal Birthdays: 1982 Was an Extra Fine Year –and So was 1979
It was April of 1982 and for my Hal
Story 34, Ilona Cole
A Wish becomes Reality for my Hal
In April of 1967 for my Hal
Story 33, Ilona Cole
A Beautiful Sailing Vessel Named
Ilona Cole, Story 32
A Memorable Walk around Paris
Lalique Store, Paris
It was the summer of 1990 when Hal and I arrived by plane at Paris d
Ilona Cole, Story 31
SHORT STORY 31
A Leisurely Drive through Burgundy
Early in 1977 my husband Hal and I made plans to fly to Germany to visit my sister and her family and together with them we would make a wonderful trip by car to the Burgundy region of France.
It was now September 1977 and we arrived in Frankfurt/Germany. We were greeted by my sister Friedl and her two sons. My sister
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