This is an unusual Christmas card.
No snow, no sleigh ... ;-)
To my father and all the crew and guests of a great hotel in a very nice place ... long time ago.
"No one is actually dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away..." Terry Pratchett
Tuesday 1 May 2012
Postcards on the Internet
I found these postcards on websites dedicated to the sale to collectors.
To preserve the privacy of the authors of the writings I have deleted names and addresses.
1961
(This is rather a nice picture of my hotel from the other side of the bay. It is really a very nice place and we are delighted with it - I thought ... bathing this morning, but the sun was so nice and hot and the water rather cold - also I was wearing my most elegant bathing dress and prefered not to get it wet! We are having a lovely time. I hope you are ... much love M.)
1962
I found these postcards on websites dedicated to the sale to collectors.
To preserve the privacy of the authors of the writings I have deleted names and addresses.
1961
1962
same place
postcard from CardCow.com
This postcard is of a good quality, lithographed in four colours and spirit vanished dying to get home to a glass of water, a plate of chips and a pint. I will tell you of our holiday when I next see you. Signing of and peeling like a banana
Other celebrities in Palma Nova.
I found this pictures in the net.
I found this pictures in the net.
Susan George (actrees) meets Georges Best (footballer) in Palma Nova in 1969.
(I like this "pareos")
Palma Nova, pristine beaches for an outstanding hotel.
The Hotel Playa in a 60's promotional postcard.
Here you have an aerial view of the area of Palma Nova in 1956.
The arrow indicates the privileged position of Hotel Playa had not yet been built.
Quietness, sun and crystal clear waters near the city of Palma de Mallorca
Today everything has changed.
The Hotel Playa in a 60's promotional postcard.
Here you have an aerial view of the area of Palma Nova in 1956.The arrow indicates the privileged position of Hotel Playa had not yet been built.
Quietness, sun and crystal clear waters near the city of Palma de Mallorca
Today everything has changed.
My father in the 60's
This is my father, Bernat Frau, although guests knew him as "Bernardo."
They were great times for my father, a young waiter who took every second to learn not only their craft but also the lifestyle, culture and language of the hotel guests.
Many of the guests came to regard him as a friend.
I miss you.
This is my father, Bernat Frau, although guests knew him as "Bernardo."
They were great times for my father, a young waiter who took every second to learn not only their craft but also the lifestyle, culture and language of the hotel guests.
Many of the guests came to regard him as a friend.
I miss you.
My father and co-workers in the dining room of Hotel Playa Palma Nova.
1967 "Lisbon Lions" in Palma Nova
In 1967 the famous "Lisbon Lions" spent a few days at the Hotel Playa Palma Nova.
In 1967 the famous "Lisbon Lions" spent a few days at the Hotel Playa Palma Nova.
Willie Wallace signed this picture to my father and gave him one of the green shirts with the legend of europe champions embroidered on it that I still have.
Casually the next "Celtic convention", a reunion of a Celtic F.C. supporters, will take place this month (may 2012) in Santa Ponça, just a few kilometres of Palma Nova.
Sure to be a great meeting.
Best wishes
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisbon_Lions
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Wallace_(footballer)
* I found these other interesting pictures on the net
Sure to be a great meeting.
Best wishes
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisbon_Lions
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Wallace_(footballer)
* I found these other interesting pictures on the net
Willie Wallace bent, the second from the left
the signature of Willie Wallace in the upper right corner
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