My father travelled all over the world exhibiting and selling medical instruments. He always took pictures of the cities he visited, as I\u2019ve mentioned before. When my father passed away, I was lumped with the arduous task of selecting the best of his slides. I\u2019m embarrassed to admit that I ended up throwing away two shopping bags full and keeping about 500 slides, which I then had digitised.<\/p>\n
As a child, I loved looking at my father\u2019s slides, partly because we didn\u2019t own a TV, but also because it was so intriguing to be transported to places that looked so different from our own home town, Johannesburg. My father knew exactly where each picture had been taken, so there was never any need to mark the slides, because he always gave (extensive!) running commentary. However, I recently found my eleven-year-old daughter staring at the digitised images on my computer, just as I had done as a child. \u201cLook at those old cars and the funny clothes,\u201d she said. \u201cWhere was this taken?\u201d<\/p>\n
I was stumped. In most cases, all I could muster was an educated guess. I could almost hear my father laughing out loud from on high: \u201c127 cities on five continents, boy! Why weren\u2019t you taking notes?\u201d<\/p>\n
So, without further ado, I\u2019d like to share some of the photos with you, in the hope that you can help me identify the cities and, if possible, the exact location where the photo was taken. Hopefully, this will help lay my father\u2019s laughing spirit to rest \u2026<\/p>\n
Photo 1 \u2013 The above photo may have been taken in Paris, but I have no idea where. The vendor is selling \u201cMarrons chauds\u201d and \u201cCacahuettes\u201d from what looks like the front end of a miniature steam engine cut in halfby a giant chainsaw. The sign on the building in the background reads \u201cPasoir\u201d, I think.<\/p>\n
Photo 2 \u2013 This could be almost any city in Spain or Italy, or perhaps even somewhere in South America. Madrid? Rome? Buenos Aires? There\u2019s an interesting cross hanging above the street, behind the \u201cGlobus\u201d sign. Or is it on top of the church in the background?<\/p>\n
Photo 3 \u2013 This looks like a movie still from a 1960s spy thriller! Who knows what that elderly agent is carrying in the deep pockets of his black coat \u2026 The clue here is in the background, shrouded in mist. Could it be Istanbul? Or perhaps further north, judging by the glistening street? Warsaw? Belgrade? And is that the actor Matt Damon (or perhaps his father) crossing the street on the left?<\/p>\n
I look forward to hearing your wildest guesses and best assessments. Don\u2019t be alarmed if you hear laughter ringing out. It\u2019s only my father looking over your shoulder.<\/p>\n
via Lost City \u2013 Madrid? Paris? Istanbul? KLM Blog.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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