ducman4988 🇺🇸 2020-01-06 19:36
I believe Rothenburg is the last remaining walled city in Germany - TOURIST TRAP!
I believe Rothenburg is the last remaining walled city in Germany - TOURIST TRAP!
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2019-12-02 19:09 в ответ likemature
I was working at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center at the time for the Summer. Two friends of mine and I went to Rothenburg for a very enjoyable weekend. Later on in the Summer we went to Paris.
I was working at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center at the time for the Summer. Two friends of mine and I went to Rothenburg for a very enjoyable weekend. Later on in the Summer we went to Paris.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2019-05-06 19:49 в ответ toplesslover
Thanks - I went there in 2005 when I was working in Landstuhl as a USA engineer.
Thanks - I went there in 2005 when I was working in Landstuhl as a USA engineer.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2020-01-06 19:42
Stayed here while working at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center for an electrical engineering contractor from Huntsville
Stayed here while working at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center for an electrical engineering contractor from Huntsville
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2020-01-15 08:04
At Hotel Merkur. What good is an album without a few photos of some cute young girls!
At Hotel Merkur. What good is an album without a few photos of some cute young girls!
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2020-01-07 03:36
Another cute young girl at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center where I was doing electrical contracting work
Another cute young girl at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center where I was doing electrical contracting work
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2023-01-10 00:21
FYI: https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_R eview-g635858-d10139350-Reviews-Bismarck _Tower-Landstuhl_Rhineland_Palatinate.ht ml
FYI: https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_R eview-g635858-d10139350-Reviews-Bismarck _Tower-Landstuhl_Rhineland_Palatinate.ht ml
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2022-01-12 00:30
Taken during my (all expenses paid) trip to Landstuhl to work as an electrical contractor at the LRMC (google it). See my shadow in the foreground holding a camera? This young cutie had a slight smirk, she knew I was taking the picture. This was before the anii-photographer hysteria was in full bloom.
Taken during my (all expenses paid) trip to Landstuhl to work as an electrical contractor at the LRMC (google it). See my shadow in the foreground holding a camera? This young cutie had a slight smirk, she knew I was taking the picture. This was before the anii-photographer hysteria was in full bloom.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-12-12 02:37
At the Youth Hostel in Hamburg (I think!). I was 40 years old in this photo, not exactly "jung", but a lot younger than now.
At the Youth Hostel in Hamburg (I think!). I was 40 years old in this photo, not exactly "jung", but a lot younger than now.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-12-12 02:34
Another roll scanned - Amsterdam to Germany to Spain. This was in 1988, one of the few years I DIDN'T go to Italy. Since I have no notes from that roll of film, I believe this is on the train from Amsterdam to Strasbourg to Hamburg. I think I still have that belt. For some reason my dark hair has changed to white.
Another roll scanned - Amsterdam to Germany to Spain. This was in 1988, one of the few years I DIDN'T go to Italy. Since I have no notes from that roll of film, I believe this is on the train from Amsterdam to Strasbourg to Hamburg. I think I still have that belt. For some reason my dark hair has changed to white.
proudman21 🇳🇱 2021-12-12 14:50
You could make this trip again, many direct train connections between cities in Europe have returned. (although I suspect it has become 'slightly' more expensive than in '88...)
You could make this trip again, many direct train connections between cities in Europe have returned. (although I suspect it has become 'slightly' more expensive than in '88...)
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-12-12 17:59 в ответ proudman21
Once I settle my sister's estate and find a more permanent place for me to live, I'm going to go back to Europe.
Once I settle my sister's estate and find a more permanent place for me to live, I'm going to go back to Europe.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-12-12 02:36
I believe this is Hamburg Hbf. As usual, I have no notes from this trip.
I believe this is Hamburg Hbf. As usual, I have no notes from this trip.
proudman21 🇳🇱 2022-01-10 14:02 в ответ ducman4988
Sorry to rectify you, but by chance I find out that this is not Hamburg, but Lübeck Hbf!
Sorry to rectify you, but by chance I find out that this is not Hamburg, but Lübeck Hbf!
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2022-01-11 05:31 в ответ proudman21
I think you're right - I was on my way to see a book publisher (Pojkart) in the area.
I think you're right - I was on my way to see a book publisher (Pojkart) in the area.
proudman21 🇳🇱 2022-01-11 15:04 в ответ ducman4988
Ah, the famous publisher in Lübeck " Jugend in der Kunst", (Youth in Art)! Did you found it?
Ah, the famous publisher in Lübeck " Jugend in der Kunst", (Youth in Art)! Did you found it?
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2022-01-11 23:29 в ответ proudman21
Yes, I did; but we never came to an agreement. Are they still in business?
Yes, I did; but we never came to an agreement. Are they still in business?
proudman21 🇳🇱 2022-01-12 03:01 в ответ ducman4988
I really do not know. Searched the internet, the last edition was a 1994 calendar.
I really do not know. Searched the internet, the last edition was a 1994 calendar.
proudman21 🇳🇱 2021-12-12 22:46
Oh, nostalgia! As a train enthusiast, I visited this 'Hauptbahnhof ' a lot in the 1960s, when steam locomotives were still running! Yes, bygone days...
Oh, nostalgia! As a train enthusiast, I visited this 'Hauptbahnhof ' a lot in the 1960s, when steam locomotives were still running! Yes, bygone days...
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-12-12 23:47 в ответ proudman21
I believe this is Hamburg (I don't have notes from that time). I was on my way to Lubeck. Does Hamburg that sound reasonable.
I believe this is Hamburg (I don't have notes from that time). I was on my way to Lubeck. Does Hamburg that sound reasonable.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-12-13 03:04 в ответ proudman21
Thank you. I have many travel photos I've never scanned. I thought I would remember all the places I had been since I assumed I would do the labelling within one year after taking them. However, with many photos I've waited 30 or more years to do the scanning and labelling, like this one. I guessed right on this one because I knew I had to go through a major city in order to go Lubeck (Oops, Lübeck), and Hamburg was the only one that would fit.
Thank you. I have many travel photos I've never scanned. I thought I would remember all the places I had been since I assumed I would do the labelling within one year after taking them. However, with many photos I've waited 30 or more years to do the scanning and labelling, like this one. I guessed right on this one because I knew I had to go through a major city in order to go Lubeck (Oops, Lübeck), and Hamburg was the only one that would fit.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2022-01-12 00:04 в ответ ducman4988
It seems like I'm always leaving one of my motorcycles somewhere, then using that as an excuse to go back "there". Kinda' like leaving a trail of breadcrumbs.
It seems like I'm always leaving one of my motorcycles somewhere, then using that as an excuse to go back "there". Kinda' like leaving a trail of breadcrumbs.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2020-01-06 19:01
Taken at Orsett Hall Hotel while I was working at Coryton Energy Station
Taken at Orsett Hall Hotel while I was working at Coryton Energy Station
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2020-12-10 22:34
I got to Barcelona right AFTER the Summer Olympics (story of my life, too little or too late). I don't remember what this building was, DOES ANYBODY?
I got to Barcelona right AFTER the Summer Olympics (story of my life, too little or too late). I don't remember what this building was, DOES ANYBODY?
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2020-12-10 22:34
View from the same building of which I don't know the name of, in the previous photo. Duhhh
View from the same building of which I don't know the name of, in the previous photo. Duhhh
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2020-12-12 03:04
My typical mode of traveling through Europe from the 70's through the 90's, by Eurailpass. I was 47 here, believe it or not.
My typical mode of traveling through Europe from the 70's through the 90's, by Eurailpass. I was 47 here, believe it or not.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2020-04-04 04:05
Beautiful little town on the border between France and the Catalunya area of Spain. I went there many times, it was my favorite small city after Gaeta. I also took a lot of photos of pretty girls - see the Bambini di Europa album.
Beautiful little town on the border between France and the Catalunya area of Spain. I went there many times, it was my favorite small city after Gaeta. I also took a lot of photos of pretty girls - see the Bambini di Europa album.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2023-03-27 04:08
Looking South towards Girona. I actually met the family coming up the stairs later.
Looking South towards Girona. I actually met the family coming up the stairs later.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2022-08-27 14:30
Schoolgirls (high school or college, I can't tell the difference) traveling through Europe - at the Port Bou Station built in 1929 (the station, not the young girls). Very typical of youth to travel through Europe by train for the summer break.
Schoolgirls (high school or college, I can't tell the difference) traveling through Europe - at the Port Bou Station built in 1929 (the station, not the young girls). Very typical of youth to travel through Europe by train for the summer break.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2022-01-09 21:00
My cheap motel room in Port Bou. I was a young lad of 41 at that time.
My cheap motel room in Port Bou. I was a young lad of 41 at that time.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-10-21 16:34
This was taken near "Cap de Portbou". That's the "Platja" (playa in Castillian) "de Portbou" in the distance. The railyards are in that general direction also. Where I took the photos of the girls in 1992 and 1993 is the pier to the center left. It's been built up many times over the years.
This was taken near "Cap de Portbou". That's the "Platja" (playa in Castillian) "de Portbou" in the distance. The railyards are in that general direction also. Where I took the photos of the girls in 1992 and 1993 is the pier to the center left. It's been built up many times over the years.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2022-01-09 20:59
View from my cheap hotel room out onto the city(?) of Port Bou below.
View from my cheap hotel room out onto the city(?) of Port Bou below.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-10-21 16:22
This is approximately where I took photos of the girls in 1992 and 1993.
This is approximately where I took photos of the girls in 1992 and 1993.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2020-12-06 21:06
Taken from the point of view of the mountain (hill?) on the other side of the harbor, going towards Cerbere and France.
Taken from the point of view of the mountain (hill?) on the other side of the harbor, going towards Cerbere and France.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2020-12-07 23:52
I believe this viewpoint looking towards the harbor of Port Bou is from "Punta del Pi".
I believe this viewpoint looking towards the harbor of Port Bou is from "Punta del Pi".
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-09-28 03:03
Oops, we forgot to retract the sunshade for this super wide-angle shot
Oops, we forgot to retract the sunshade for this super wide-angle shot
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2022-04-16 04:14
For the geographically-challenged, Girona is in northeastern Spain, on the rail line from Port Bou (1st station in Spain) to Barcelona. I believe that's the River Onyar.
For the geographically-challenged, Girona is in northeastern Spain, on the rail line from Port Bou (1st station in Spain) to Barcelona. I believe that's the River Onyar.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2022-01-22 07:25
Two young stewards on the flight from Kennedy to Paris Charles de Gaulle
Two young stewards on the flight from Kennedy to Paris Charles de Gaulle
proudman21 🇳🇱 2022-03-17 01:54 в ответ ducman4988
There you're right, but one thing is an abomination: traffic on the Boulevard Péripherique! If you go to Paris you should avoid this...I say this from experience!
There you're right, but one thing is an abomination: traffic on the Boulevard Péripherique! If you go to Paris you should avoid this...I say this from experience!
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2022-03-17 04:19 в ответ proudman21
I always took public transportation - never drove there.
I always took public transportation - never drove there.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2022-03-17 20:22 в ответ proudman21
The only time I drove was when I rented a Yamaha Virago 550 in Nice and rode it to St. Tropez and back. Great trip!
The only time I drove was when I rented a Yamaha Virago 550 in Nice and rode it to St. Tropez and back. Great trip!
proudman21 🇳🇱 2022-03-17 22:49 в ответ ducman4988
So it was a ride along one of the most impressive and famous coastlines in Europe! (The photos of the 'mademoiselles' in Nice are still in mind...)Have you visited Cannes and Antibes?
So it was a ride along one of the most impressive and famous coastlines in Europe! (The photos of the 'mademoiselles' in Nice are still in mind...)Have you visited Cannes and Antibes?
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2022-03-18 02:57 в ответ proudman21
I stopped at Cannes several times - there's a photo of the motorcycle I rented in my "Motorcycle" album (I rented it from Cannes, not Nice). I just rode through Antibes - didn't stop. I was looking for David Hamilton in St. Tropez and Ramatuelle (dang, he wasn't waiting for me). I KNOW I have more photos of Cannes, I just have to find them. I had some very interesting times on the "Côte d’Azur". I remember coming back at night to Cannes, had to get gas at an automated station (couldn't figure it out), then I stayed at a small hotel before Cannes. I WISH I COULD FIND MORE OF THOSE PHOTOS. Also, don't forget the photos of the girls in the album "Enfants de la Côte d’Azur", which included Cannes and Saint-Raphaël (where I stayed at an Auberge de Jeunesse).
I stopped at Cannes several times - there's a photo of the motorcycle I rented in my "Motorcycle" album (I rented it from Cannes, not Nice). I just rode through Antibes - didn't stop. I was looking for David Hamilton in St. Tropez and Ramatuelle (dang, he wasn't waiting for me). I KNOW I have more photos of Cannes, I just have to find them. I had some very interesting times on the "Côte d’Azur". I remember coming back at night to Cannes, had to get gas at an automated station (couldn't figure it out), then I stayed at a small hotel before Cannes. I WISH I COULD FIND MORE OF THOSE PHOTOS. Also, don't forget the photos of the girls in the album "Enfants de la Côte d’Azur", which included Cannes and Saint-Raphaël (where I stayed at an Auberge de Jeunesse).
proudman21 🇳🇱 2022-03-18 13:14 в ответ ducman4988
Time for me to watch the 'Côte d'Azur' album again, as a prelude to my holiday in France this year!
Time for me to watch the 'Côte d'Azur' album again, as a prelude to my holiday in France this year!
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-09-27 02:57
Before the Air France flight from Kennedy to Charles de Gaulle Airport. No, I never saw her again after the plane landed. What would life be like without me posting another photo of a pretty young lady. I WISH IMGSRC WOULD GET THEIR PHOTO COMPRESSION PROBLEM WORKED OUT.
Before the Air France flight from Kennedy to Charles de Gaulle Airport. No, I never saw her again after the plane landed. What would life be like without me posting another photo of a pretty young lady. I WISH IMGSRC WOULD GET THEIR PHOTO COMPRESSION PROBLEM WORKED OUT.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2022-08-28 13:47 в ответ ducman4988
Not the same as the fancy Hôtel d'Europe my sister used to stay at.
Not the same as the fancy Hôtel d'Europe my sister used to stay at.
dangerwillrob 🇺🇸 2022-08-25 16:34 в ответ ducman4988
Your photos really are fantastic. A lot of them have filled me with nostalgia and fond memories. Thank you for sharing all of these with us
Your photos really are fantastic. A lot of them have filled me with nostalgia and fond memories. Thank you for sharing all of these with us
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-01-27 01:19 в ответ jansavik
I believe this was when I was working in Deutschland for an American electronic security company. My co-worker took this; he was a part-time professional also (we both had "day" jobs as engineers).
I believe this was when I was working in Deutschland for an American electronic security company. My co-worker took this; he was a part-time professional also (we both had "day" jobs as engineers).
jansavik 🇬🇧 2021-01-27 01:26 в ответ ducman4988
Nothing like a Buddy to share a hobby with especially Photography. :) :)
Nothing like a Buddy to share a hobby with especially Photography. :) :)
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2020-04-05 04:21
2005: This is looking southheast down the Promenade des Champs-Elysees (I think it's been 15 years)
2005: This is looking southheast down the Promenade des Champs-Elysees (I think it's been 15 years)
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2020-05-04 07:13
...or is this "Eglise de la Sorbonne" - I don't know, it's been 15 years! (Am I the only one interested in this stuff?)
...or is this "Eglise de la Sorbonne" - I don't know, it's been 15 years! (Am I the only one interested in this stuff?)
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2020-05-10 02:44
This is the final resting place of many French luminairies, like Victor Hugo. Located in the "Latin Quarter" of Paris. "Aux Grandes Hommes La Patrie Reconnessante". Maybe even the Hunchback himself is buried here!
This is the final resting place of many French luminairies, like Victor Hugo. Located in the "Latin Quarter" of Paris. "Aux Grandes Hommes La Patrie Reconnessante". Maybe even the Hunchback himself is buried here!
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2020-05-10 02:45 в ответ ducman4988
Sorry if I've taxed the intelligence of some of the "luminaries" browsing through imgsrc, who were looking for porn instead.
Sorry if I've taxed the intelligence of some of the "luminaries" browsing through imgsrc, who were looking for porn instead.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-01-27 00:49
OK, I think I really did take this in 2002. When I came over on the "chunnel" after working at Great Yarmouth in the UK. I think I was with a couple of co-workers.
OK, I think I really did take this in 2002. When I came over on the "chunnel" after working at Great Yarmouth in the UK. I think I was with a couple of co-workers.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-02-22 08:10
Yes, this is the view from where the "Sacred Feminine" (i.e.; Mary Magdalene) was said to be buried in the La Louvre.
Yes, this is the view from where the "Sacred Feminine" (i.e.; Mary Magdalene) was said to be buried in the La Louvre.
crotchlover 🇩🇰 2021-11-14 17:01
Very nice album! Great photos! Thx 4 share. Btw whats ur pw 4 the hidden folders? Thx!
Very nice album! Great photos! Thx 4 share. Btw whats ur pw 4 the hidden folders? Thx!
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-10-21 16:49
That's my sister, Christina Lyon, who just passed away, in New York, from cancer at the age of 78. We had just met at the train station when I was coming back from Gaeta. She met me with the news that Princess Diana had just died in car crash in Paris.
That's my sister, Christina Lyon, who just passed away, in New York, from cancer at the age of 78. We had just met at the train station when I was coming back from Gaeta. She met me with the news that Princess Diana had just died in car crash in Paris.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2024-01-05 18:55
I don''t know who the sculpture is by, if anyone knows please tell me.
I don''t know who the sculpture is by, if anyone knows please tell me.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-10-02 03:20
Somewhere in Paris 1986 - as always, I forget to write down where I was.
Somewhere in Paris 1986 - as always, I forget to write down where I was.
proudman21 🇳🇱 2021-10-02 12:32 в ответ ducman4988
This could be Montmartre Bd in the 9th arrondissement de Paris...
This could be Montmartre Bd in the 9th arrondissement de Paris...
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-10-02 17:44 в ответ proudman21
You're probably correct. I wish I'd kept better records. I thought I would've been doing something with these photos many years ago; I didn't, I now I forget all the details.
You're probably correct. I wish I'd kept better records. I thought I would've been doing something with these photos many years ago; I didn't, I now I forget all the details.
proudman21 🇳🇱 2022-01-23 14:30 в ответ ducman4988
...if you wore this now, you'd be handcuffed right away...!
...if you wore this now, you'd be handcuffed right away...!
proudman21 🇳🇱 2021-10-03 12:36
A beautiful street on a quiet Sunday morning (?) in Paris with this typical French house construction...
A beautiful street on a quiet Sunday morning (?) in Paris with this typical French house construction...
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-02-12 20:53
Earlier scans by a so-called "professional" lab, these didn't come out nearly as well as my 2005 scans.
Earlier scans by a so-called "professional" lab, these didn't come out nearly as well as my 2005 scans.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2024-01-05 18:46
I don't know where I took most of these posts in Paris from 30-40 years ago. If anyone else knows, please let me know.
I don't know where I took most of these posts in Paris from 30-40 years ago. If anyone else knows, please let me know.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2024-01-04 06:43
Valerie, former model of Jacques Bourboulon, working at the studio of Jean Manuel Vuillaume in Paris. Je ne sais pas et je ne said quoi.
Valerie, former model of Jacques Bourboulon, working at the studio of Jean Manuel Vuillaume in Paris. Je ne sais pas et je ne said quoi.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2020-05-10 02:31
As seen from my Cousin Giorgi's apartment. This was when I was riding my Triumph from Great Yarmouth UK to Gaeta Italia. [ reply ]
As seen from my Cousin Giorgi's apartment. This was when I was riding my Triumph from Great Yarmouth UK to Gaeta Italia. [ reply ]
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2022-08-25 07:00
Sis took the picture. This was when I was enroute on my Triumph from Great Yarmouth to Gaeta.
Sis took the picture. This was when I was enroute on my Triumph from Great Yarmouth to Gaeta.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2022-08-25 07:13 в ответ ducman4988
Just to confuse things, this is the bus to Nice from Monte Carlo. I could never figure out what country I was in.
Just to confuse things, this is the bus to Nice from Monte Carlo. I could never figure out what country I was in.
jansavik 🇬🇧 2023-01-16 10:01
LOVE the bowl haircut. They were all the fashion then , even one of my lads had it cut like that. :)
LOVE the bowl haircut. They were all the fashion then , even one of my lads had it cut like that. :)
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-01-27 01:16 в ответ jansavik
I could've posted this in one of the "kids" albums also.
I could've posted this in one of the "kids" albums also.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2022-08-25 07:17
I thought this was a "boutique" for doing your hair. It's actually a charitable organization started by the actress Brigitte Bardot.
I thought this was a "boutique" for doing your hair. It's actually a charitable organization started by the actress Brigitte Bardot.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2022-08-25 07:20
Mariner's cemetery in Saint Tropez. I took a lot of photos here. Maybe I was looking for my next resting place.
Mariner's cemetery in Saint Tropez. I took a lot of photos here. Maybe I was looking for my next resting place.
wotankidslover 🇸🇪 2021-04-02 09:42
That reminds men on the movie "Avanti" with Jack Lemmon. He had to go to Italy cause his father had a car accident during his vacation there. He learned that his father was not alone in the car and that he had a relation with a woman from UK for 10 years. They eventually buried both in Italy, Ischia and you could also see the sea from the graveyard. A real nice movie
That reminds men on the movie "Avanti" with Jack Lemmon. He had to go to Italy cause his father had a car accident during his vacation there. He learned that his father was not alone in the car and that he had a relation with a woman from UK for 10 years. They eventually buried both in Italy, Ischia and you could also see the sea from the graveyard. A real nice movie
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-04-03 02:06 в ответ wotankidslover
That was a beautiful trip for me. I rented a Virago 550 in Cannes, rode it to St. Tropez and back. Stayed in a local motel one night on the way back.
That was a beautiful trip for me. I rented a Virago 550 in Cannes, rode it to St. Tropez and back. Stayed in a local motel one night on the way back.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2022-08-25 07:05
Dedicated to American parachute troops who lost their lives trying to liberate St. Tropez - 15 August 1944
Dedicated to American parachute troops who lost their lives trying to liberate St. Tropez - 15 August 1944
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2023-03-27 04:02
Yeah, that's me; on my way from Great Yarmouth, to Monaco, to Gaeta Italia
Yeah, that's me; on my way from Great Yarmouth, to Monaco, to Gaeta Italia
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2023-03-28 16:13 в ответ sammy-hartland
I stayed overnight in that hotel behind me, then continued on to Italia. My sister took the picture.
I stayed overnight in that hotel behind me, then continued on to Italia. My sister took the picture.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2024-01-04 06:22
See my "Motorcycle" album for a complete story of that 1600 mile trip
See my "Motorcycle" album for a complete story of that 1600 mile trip
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2020-12-07 23:49
Al Ain Palace was the hotel I was staying at in Abu Dhabi when I was working in that area 20 YEARS AGO.
Al Ain Palace was the hotel I was staying at in Abu Dhabi when I was working in that area 20 YEARS AGO.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2020-12-07 23:54
The rich were the UAE natives, the middle class workers were Indian and Asian, the poor laborers were mostly Pakistani, That's the way the class structure was set up!
The rich were the UAE natives, the middle class workers were Indian and Asian, the poor laborers were mostly Pakistani, That's the way the class structure was set up!
whatashame2 🇺🇸 2020-12-08 00:14
a wealth of pictures, good to see a life documented this way. Do you give out locked album passwords?
a wealth of pictures, good to see a life documented this way. Do you give out locked album passwords?
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2020-12-08 00:57 в ответ whatashame2
Yes, PW = mergellina86 for ALL the locked albums. (You can probably guess where I got that password from)
Yes, PW = mergellina86 for ALL the locked albums. (You can probably guess where I got that password from)
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2020-12-12 03:11
Veranda outside my room at the Al Ain Palace. [No, there wasn't any AC there]
Veranda outside my room at the Al Ain Palace. [No, there wasn't any AC there]
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-02-25 02:43
Gee, why would I take a photo of a cute young lady working behind the front desk? (There were a lot of asians who worked in the middle-class jobs in the United Arab Emirates)
Gee, why would I take a photo of a cute young lady working behind the front desk? (There were a lot of asians who worked in the middle-class jobs in the United Arab Emirates)
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2020-12-07 23:59
This was on the seacoast across from the Al Ain Palace Hotel. It was relatively cool at that time - 95 F
This was on the seacoast across from the Al Ain Palace Hotel. It was relatively cool at that time - 95 F
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2020-12-12 03:07
Al Taweelah was the Power and Desalination Plant I worked at as an engineer while in Abu Dhabi, from 2000 - 2001. This might have been taken while I was on my rented Harley Davidson.
Al Taweelah was the Power and Desalination Plant I worked at as an engineer while in Abu Dhabi, from 2000 - 2001. This might have been taken while I was on my rented Harley Davidson.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2020-01-06 19:18
Al Bateen beach is part of Abu Dhabi, and is for women only (sorry, there were none there at that time)
Al Bateen beach is part of Abu Dhabi, and is for women only (sorry, there were none there at that time)
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-01-27 01:17 в ответ jansavik
Thank you. I tried to get the same effect as Henri Cartier Bresson, so I printed it on some kind of tweed paper.
Thank you. I tried to get the same effect as Henri Cartier Bresson, so I printed it on some kind of tweed paper.
jansavik 🇬🇧 2021-01-27 01:24 в ответ ducman4988
Well i would say it is DEFINITELY up there with a lot of Bressons photos. The Leica helps too , it has such a distinctive look about it.
Well i would say it is DEFINITELY up there with a lot of Bressons photos. The Leica helps too , it has such a distinctive look about it.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-01-27 01:45 в ответ jansavik
At one time the Leica M2, Summicron and Tri-X film were my mainstays. Then I got into Canon's for awhile.
At one time the Leica M2, Summicron and Tri-X film were my mainstays. Then I got into Canon's for awhile.
jansavik 🇬🇧 2021-01-27 01:52 в ответ ducman4988
I was hopeless at film photography. It took years until i picked up my first digital camera and i fell in love with it . :)
I was hopeless at film photography. It took years until i picked up my first digital camera and i fell in love with it . :)
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-01-27 21:52 в ответ jansavik
I was very dedicated to film photography. I always fashioned myself (back then) as a "poor man's" Henri Cartier Bresson. My first "real" camera, when I was 15, was a Leica IIIa
I was very dedicated to film photography. I always fashioned myself (back then) as a "poor man's" Henri Cartier Bresson. My first "real" camera, when I was 15, was a Leica IIIa
jansavik 🇬🇧 2021-01-28 00:45 в ответ ducman4988
I was going to say that Henri Cartier Bresson was a poor mans photographer in his time but that would be a lie. His family were SUPER rich LOL . I think they even had a stake in Leica cameras.
I was going to say that Henri Cartier Bresson was a poor mans photographer in his time but that would be a lie. His family were SUPER rich LOL . I think they even had a stake in Leica cameras.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-01-28 02:14 в ответ jansavik
Probably did; my going to a Leica when I started out was most likely due to him popularizing it.
Probably did; my going to a Leica when I started out was most likely due to him popularizing it.
jansavik 🇬🇧 2021-01-28 02:56 в ответ ducman4988
It certainly is the camera/lens of choice for street Photography i think .
It certainly is the camera/lens of choice for street Photography i think .
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2019-03-30 19:53
One of the first I took in Europe. I went there in 1969 with the US Navy - we were homeported in Gaeta Italy - that's how I ended up there so many years. I was lucky I didn't get sent to Nam.
One of the first I took in Europe. I went there in 1969 with the US Navy - we were homeported in Gaeta Italy - that's how I ended up there so many years. I was lucky I didn't get sent to Nam.
jansavik 🇬🇧 2021-01-27 01:11
Such a wonderful , happy photo. Beautifully shot , its could almost be a scene from some Italian movie. LOVELY
Such a wonderful , happy photo. Beautifully shot , its could almost be a scene from some Italian movie. LOVELY
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-01-27 01:16 в ответ jansavik
This one got published too - but I forget when and where.
This one got published too - but I forget when and where.
jansavik 🇬🇧 2021-01-27 01:23 в ответ ducman4988
I can see why it got published. Its a CORKER of a photo. The little boy on the far left reminds me so very much of the little boys from the movie La Guerre des Boutons. :)
I can see why it got published. Its a CORKER of a photo. The little boy on the far left reminds me so very much of the little boys from the movie La Guerre des Boutons. :)
jansavik 🇬🇧 2021-01-27 01:50 в ответ ducman4988
YES you definitely must . Its been made many times too. Here is the poster with the little boy on for comparison - https://i.pinimg.com/originals/3d/07/29/ 3d07295e2877ddd96b2cacb1f0341e3d.jpg
YES you definitely must . Its been made many times too. Here is the poster with the little boy on for comparison - https://i.pinimg.com/originals/3d/07/29/ 3d07295e2877ddd96b2cacb1f0341e3d.jpg
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-01-27 21:51 в ответ jansavik
I just took a look - very cute and very BOYish. It's difficult for me not having the internet at home.
I just took a look - very cute and very BOYish. It's difficult for me not having the internet at home.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-01-27 22:18 в ответ jansavik
Come to think of it; where is Dubrovnik now anyway? Yugoslavia no longer exists. That was the first port my ship went to from Gaeta after I embarked. [USS Little Rock - flagship homeported in Gaeta IT]
Come to think of it; where is Dubrovnik now anyway? Yugoslavia no longer exists. That was the first port my ship went to from Gaeta after I embarked. [USS Little Rock - flagship homeported in Gaeta IT]
jansavik 🇬🇧 2021-01-28 00:41 в ответ ducman4988
Dubrovnik is now in Croatia , my NUMBER 1 spot for vacations. Lots of GREAT Nudist beaches LOL
Dubrovnik is now in Croatia , my NUMBER 1 spot for vacations. Lots of GREAT Nudist beaches LOL
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-01-28 02:12 в ответ jansavik
..but, you can't actually walk around a nudist beach with a camera?
..but, you can't actually walk around a nudist beach with a camera?
jansavik 🇬🇧 2021-01-28 02:55 в ответ ducman4988
No not really if you are on your own. Not that many would actually mind. I have seen a few lone photographers strolling on the pebbly beaches. I have occasionally been one of them :)
No not really if you are on your own. Not that many would actually mind. I have seen a few lone photographers strolling on the pebbly beaches. I have occasionally been one of them :)
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-01-28 03:03 в ответ jansavik
If I were younger, I'd try it - but I think those days are gone. Anyway, heading back home for din-din.
If I were younger, I'd try it - but I think those days are gone. Anyway, heading back home for din-din.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2020-04-04 03:47
Boy was probably of Tunisian origin. I was on liberty from the USS Little Rock at the time. This has been published.
Boy was probably of Tunisian origin. I was on liberty from the USS Little Rock at the time. This has been published.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2020-04-04 03:59
OMG, I never posted this before! Probably my best-known photo, published many times. Taken on the outskirts of Tarragona in 1970. I was hiking through Spain to Portugal, on liberty from the USN. I camped out in a field, when I woke up there was this boy in rags sitting next to me smoking. He told me he lived in the trash dump nearby. He also said he had a horse - so this is "Francisco, sin caballo". We went our separate ways. I'm no longer young, but I will NEVER forgot him. Maybe I HAVE lived a full life.
OMG, I never posted this before! Probably my best-known photo, published many times. Taken on the outskirts of Tarragona in 1970. I was hiking through Spain to Portugal, on liberty from the USN. I camped out in a field, when I woke up there was this boy in rags sitting next to me smoking. He told me he lived in the trash dump nearby. He also said he had a horse - so this is "Francisco, sin caballo". We went our separate ways. I'm no longer young, but I will NEVER forgot him. Maybe I HAVE lived a full life.
jansavik 🇬🇧 2021-01-27 01:09
WOW What a touching story and to have a photo to remember it by is simply wonderful. So sad the sitation the boy was living in though. Thank you for sharing such a special moment with us.
WOW What a touching story and to have a photo to remember it by is simply wonderful. So sad the sitation the boy was living in though. Thank you for sharing such a special moment with us.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-01-27 01:15 в ответ jansavik
Thank you for the comments. One of these days I'll get around to posting the article from Newday.
Thank you for the comments. One of these days I'll get around to posting the article from Newday.
jansavik 🇬🇧 2021-01-27 01:18 в ответ ducman4988
I would love to read it :) :) can you please email the PW again ...ive lost it AGAIN !!! Sorry
I would love to read it :) :) can you please email the PW again ...ive lost it AGAIN !!! Sorry
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-01-27 01:43 в ответ jansavik
PW = mergellina86 (I forgot your email). I've got the article somewhere, I just have to find it.
PW = mergellina86 (I forgot your email). I've got the article somewhere, I just have to find it.
jansavik 🇬🇧 2021-01-27 01:45 в ответ ducman4988
AHAHAHAHAH We are both at that forgetful age I think LOL THANK YOU X
AHAHAHAHAH We are both at that forgetful age I think LOL THANK YOU X
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-01-28 16:41 в ответ jansavik
I've had very little internet connectivity for the past 12 hours. Did you send an email?
I've had very little internet connectivity for the past 12 hours. Did you send an email?
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2020-04-04 03:46
Taken with a Leica M2 and 21mm f/3.4 Super-Angulon on Kodak Tri-X. Yes, I remember that with vivid clarity. The camera, the bambini, the treno, the lens, and the film
Taken with a Leica M2 and 21mm f/3.4 Super-Angulon on Kodak Tri-X. Yes, I remember that with vivid clarity. The camera, the bambini, the treno, the lens, and the film
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2020-04-04 03:49
Probably commuting from her boring job to home. Yes, she was pretty. You don't have to show a lot of skin to appreciate beauty.
Probably commuting from her boring job to home. Yes, she was pretty. You don't have to show a lot of skin to appreciate beauty.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2020-04-04 03:42
Jeune fille (smoking) on the train from Port Bou to the Côte d’Azur. My guess was she was of Vietnamese-French origin, since there were many Vietnamese who emigrated to France during the occupation of the 50's. [No, she's not that old, she's probably 3rd generation]
Jeune fille (smoking) on the train from Port Bou to the Côte d’Azur. My guess was she was of Vietnamese-French origin, since there were many Vietnamese who emigrated to France during the occupation of the 50's. [No, she's not that old, she's probably 3rd generation]
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2020-01-06 18:44
On the "Rapido" from Rome to Nice. On my way back from my travel through Europe on the Triumph motorbike
On the "Rapido" from Rome to Nice. On my way back from my travel through Europe on the Triumph motorbike
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-06-25 22:03
Taken from the "Promenade des Anglais". [Was I allowed to be there? I'm an American!]
Taken from the "Promenade des Anglais". [Was I allowed to be there? I'm an American!]
proudman21 🇳🇱 2021-06-25 23:39 в ответ ducman4988
Sure it was, French loved $$...I was there 3 years later during the Carnival of Nice (was nice...).
Sure it was, French loved $$...I was there 3 years later during the Carnival of Nice (was nice...).
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-06-26 05:46 в ответ proudman21
I was there during one Carnival - I loved it. I hope, despite all my current problems, I will be able to return one day to La Costa Brava, La Côte d’Azur, and Italia.
I was there during one Carnival - I loved it. I hope, despite all my current problems, I will be able to return one day to La Costa Brava, La Côte d’Azur, and Italia.
proudman21 🇳🇱 2021-06-26 14:49 в ответ ducman4988
It would be nice if you could make your wishes come true...
It would be nice if you could make your wishes come true...
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-10-10 18:24
Yes, this is the station I came in at. Much more of a "hippie" scene at that time.
Yes, this is the station I came in at. Much more of a "hippie" scene at that time.
proudman21 🇳🇱 2021-10-22 14:18 в ответ ducman4988
We just love "aa"! An american in Holland is " amerikAAn " ! (lol)
We just love "aa"! An american in Holland is " amerikAAn " ! (lol)
proudman21 🇳🇱 2021-10-09 18:24
Not only your bambini from Gaeta and your swimming children in the USA liked you, also the Dutch youth!
Not only your bambini from Gaeta and your swimming children in the USA liked you, also the Dutch youth!
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-10-21 16:15 в ответ proudman21
I had a very pleasant time traveling when I was younger. I wish I was doing it again.
I had a very pleasant time traveling when I was younger. I wish I was doing it again.
proudman21 🇳🇱 2021-10-10 19:53 в ответ ducman4988
This youth hostel still exists under the name "Stayokay" and is available for youth and complete families!
This youth hostel still exists under the name "Stayokay" and is available for youth and complete families!
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-10-10 20:46 в ответ proudman21
It was a very enjoyable time in my life. 1988 was one of the years I DIDN'T go on to Italy. Still took theEurailPass to everywhere.
It was a very enjoyable time in my life. 1988 was one of the years I DIDN'T go on to Italy. Still took theEurailPass to everywhere.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-10-10 20:57 в ответ proudman21
Aah, I learned another word! (I knew some German, which made it a little easier for me)
Aah, I learned another word! (I knew some German, which made it a little easier for me)
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-10-10 20:54 в ответ proudman21
...other than "kip frietjes", which I think is the only food I ever ordered there.
...other than "kip frietjes", which I think is the only food I ever ordered there.
proudman21 🇳🇱 2021-10-10 21:19 в ответ ducman4988
Yeah! Chicken and fries! My grandchildren love it!
Yeah! Chicken and fries! My grandchildren love it!
proudman21 🇳🇱 2021-10-21 13:22
...this beautiful picture takes me back to your swimming holes in Pennsylvania with Tim and Butch...
...this beautiful picture takes me back to your swimming holes in Pennsylvania with Tim and Butch...
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-10-21 17:33 в ответ proudman21
This also makes me think "When will I get back to scanning my photos of kids?" The answer is "I don't know". Right now trying to settle my deceased sister's estate (there's no-one else to do it!) is taking up ALL my time. I have a few minutes here and there to post photos that have already been scanned, like these, but not much time for anything else. After I settle my sister's estate, I'll also have to look for another place to live because of the delinquent mortgage on my sister's house. Maybe after all that, I'll have time to look for more of my photos of kids, scan them, and post them.
This also makes me think "When will I get back to scanning my photos of kids?" The answer is "I don't know". Right now trying to settle my deceased sister's estate (there's no-one else to do it!) is taking up ALL my time. I have a few minutes here and there to post photos that have already been scanned, like these, but not much time for anything else. After I settle my sister's estate, I'll also have to look for another place to live because of the delinquent mortgage on my sister's house. Maybe after all that, I'll have time to look for more of my photos of kids, scan them, and post them.
proudman21 🇳🇱 2021-10-21 19:47 в ответ ducman4988
I can well imagine that you don't have the time or inclination to practice your hobby right now. It's a difficult period, I went through the same thing a few years ago, but try to stay positive and think about the time, after processing all the misery, when you feel like scanning and posting pictures of your bambini again! As i said before: just take your time...
I can well imagine that you don't have the time or inclination to practice your hobby right now. It's a difficult period, I went through the same thing a few years ago, but try to stay positive and think about the time, after processing all the misery, when you feel like scanning and posting pictures of your bambini again! As i said before: just take your time...
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-09-27 02:58
Haarlem - between Amsterdam and Zaandvoort. I think the canal is called the Spaarn.
Haarlem - between Amsterdam and Zaandvoort. I think the canal is called the Spaarn.
proudman21 🇳🇱 2021-09-27 12:33
Oh so nice the nostalgic pictures from my country! And yes, you're right: this is the Spaarne, the main river of Haarlem.
Oh so nice the nostalgic pictures from my country! And yes, you're right: this is the Spaarne, the main river of Haarlem.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-09-27 15:00 в ответ proudman21
I have quite a few of my old travel photos that I'm trying to get scanned. During the 80's and 90's, every 2 years I would take a plane from Kennedy to Amsterdam, Paris or Barcelona, then use a Eurailpass to slowly go down to Gaeta. I would have a rucksack and tent, and campout during the travels.
I have quite a few of my old travel photos that I'm trying to get scanned. During the 80's and 90's, every 2 years I would take a plane from Kennedy to Amsterdam, Paris or Barcelona, then use a Eurailpass to slowly go down to Gaeta. I would have a rucksack and tent, and campout during the travels.
proudman21 🇳🇱 2021-09-27 16:34 в ответ ducman4988
You made beautiful adventurous journeys back then. Unfortunately I'm too old now to make such trips, so now I have to enjoy myself with your beautiful travel reports!
You made beautiful adventurous journeys back then. Unfortunately I'm too old now to make such trips, so now I have to enjoy myself with your beautiful travel reports!
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-09-28 02:54 в ответ proudman21
I think I could still do it at 74; but now it's more of a money problem and family problem (Sister has cancer).
I think I could still do it at 74; but now it's more of a money problem and family problem (Sister has cancer).
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-10-09 16:56 в ответ proudman21
I took the time out and posted 10 more photos of the Netherlands. I think the first 7 were all taken in Amsterdam.
I took the time out and posted 10 more photos of the Netherlands. I think the first 7 were all taken in Amsterdam.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2022-04-12 15:52
My residence, while waiting for the race. You can't exactly see the Formula 1 Grand Prix race track, but it's in the background. 1986 - I was a LOT YOUNGER.
My residence, while waiting for the race. You can't exactly see the Formula 1 Grand Prix race track, but it's in the background. 1986 - I was a LOT YOUNGER.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-09-27 02:49
That's how I used to travel through Europe when I was young(er). This time it was right next to the racetrack. Imagine my surprise when I woke up to the sound of engines racing on the track.
That's how I used to travel through Europe when I was young(er). This time it was right next to the racetrack. Imagine my surprise when I woke up to the sound of engines racing on the track.
proudman21 🇳🇱 2021-09-27 12:24
Unique photo! The ultimate life of a globetrotter... Incidentally, this is no longer allowed at the race track these days.
Unique photo! The ultimate life of a globetrotter... Incidentally, this is no longer allowed at the race track these days.
proudman21 🇳🇱 2021-10-09 18:29
Thanks for posting these pictures from the Netherlands, already nostalgic pictures...and this boy is so cute!
Thanks for posting these pictures from the Netherlands, already nostalgic pictures...and this boy is so cute!
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2021-10-10 18:16 в ответ proudman21
Sometimes I think I've posted photos from Amsterdam, but they were actually taken in Haarlem. Please tell me if I'm wrong!
Sometimes I think I've posted photos from Amsterdam, but they were actually taken in Haarlem. Please tell me if I'm wrong!
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2024-01-29 00:20 в ответ sammy-hartland
No, I left the Army after that - big argument with my CO (I was the NCOIC - look that up!). I could do that because I had already served my two years of active duty, and it was a year-to=year commitment after that.
No, I left the Army after that - big argument with my CO (I was the NCOIC - look that up!). I could do that because I had already served my two years of active duty, and it was a year-to=year commitment after that.
sammy-hartland 🇺🇸 2024-01-29 07:23 в ответ ducman4988
I know NCOIC- I was never in that position. I didn't get past sgt E-5, when I unfortunately got out.
I know NCOIC- I was never in that position. I didn't get past sgt E-5, when I unfortunately got out.
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2024-01-06 04:25
Me and my older cousin Daphne, at the Seattle airport, after I returned from Korea. I was going on to the East Coast, she lived in Seattle (she passed away in 2021)
Me and my older cousin Daphne, at the Seattle airport, after I returned from Korea. I was going on to the East Coast, she lived in Seattle (she passed away in 2021)
ducman4988 🇺🇸 2024-01-29 00:21 в ответ sammy-hartland
Very much so; that and my photos are the only things I have left now.
Very much so; that and my photos are the only things I have left now.
ambrosizer 🇩🇪 2024-04-14 16:33
deine heimatfotos sind doch das beste. die welt gibt nichts her gehen sie weiter
deine heimatfotos sind doch das beste. die welt gibt nichts her gehen sie weiter