Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Oliver, Interesting, about 10 years later in '63 I also traveled from NY to Bremerhaven on the USNS Patch. Although I was traveling as a 'brat' so shared a cabin with 3 other teenage boys. Our cabin was at sea level so we could open the hatch and gather sea water which seemed like a nifty thing at the time. It was a very long trip for me. Bill - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Oliver Bryk Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 8:47 AM To: Users Group Leica Subject: [Leica] OT - QE, QM, etc In 1952 I had the pleasure of traveling from Le Havre to New York on the QE that was then in regular service; the crossing took about 4 days. My 3rd class ticket was paid for by the US Government. For me, the highlight of the trip was the approach into New York harbor; I still get emotional when I recall seeing the Statue of Liberty against the background of lower Manhattan. Two years later I crossed the Atlantic in the opposite direction, again courtesy of the US Government, on a troop transport that took about 10 or 11 days to reach Bremerhaven. Oliver Bryk - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html