SEPIA SATURDAY (152)

This week on Sepia Saturday, 

Alan's prompt picture would have us take a steam ship and go on a holiday. 

I've never been on a cruise, only a ferry but it was fun!! 

But aside from the usual waiving at the pier amidst shouts of 

"Bon Voyage!! Buon Viaggio!! Have a safe trip!!", 

the next thing that comes to mind about your average tourist's behavior is: 

POSTCARDS!! 

It is always nice to receive one 

and my father had a stack of them in his things. 

If you were hoping to see a ship, 

you can always read that old post I wrote when Alan went on holidays 

and I poked some fun at him among other things, 

HERE. 

Notre-Dame Cathedral, Paris, 

P.M.M. Edition.

Sacred Heart Basilica on Montmartre, Paris, 

edition unknown. 

You can see it is one card in a pack by the number on it. 

It is a small size and I've previously featured cards like these before. 

I no longer have the folder/envelope that contained these, 

hence the lack of info.

Sacred Heart Basilica on Montmartre, Paris, 

Yvon edition. 

One of my favorites 

and I presented some of his cards here before.

Sacred Heart Basilica on Montmartre, Paris, 

Yvon Edition.

L'Arc-de-Triomphe, Paris, 

Greff Edition. 

All of these postcards so far were unused, 

no writing on the back, 

no postmarks, 

nothing, 

because they were generally inserted in a letter. 

I got rid of my father's correspondence, 

but kept the cards...

Marseille, 

Tardy Edition. 

If the name of the company is Tardy, 

why did they print "Ary" on the front?!? 

All I can say is, 

these postcards date back to between after WW2 and the 1960s, 

before my father got married and actually had a social life...

Sarlat (Dordogne), France, 

S.A. APA-POUX-ALBI Edition. 

I received this one in 2006 while friends were traveling through the Perigord region, 

having the time of their life. 

You can see the history dripping from the old bones of the city. 

It looks well preserved, 

judging by this, of course!!

Cayo Coco (Cuba), 

The Postcard Factory Edition. 

I sent this to my parents in 1995 while away , 

relaxing my still young bones under a foreign sky 

while sipping a beer and chatting with folks [when I could understand them. 

My French proved of no use over there, 

but English came in handy 

and I scrambled to remember the little German I could. 

I only know a few words of Russian but enough to appear polite and proper. 

The only Spanish the locals taught me wouldn't get me far, 

but would cover the bare necessities of life: 

Hola!!, it's always nice to greet people [in their native tongue]; 

Si!!, always know how to say "yes", that's my motto; 

Bano, for obvious reasons...; 

Cervesa, as a Quebecois, I believe this is the first word we should learn 

and it is always nice to share a drink among friendly people. 

It is funny to see that this postcard I bought in Cuba was printed in Canada, 

so when I sent this to my parents, 

this card "came back home", 

so to speak. 

It really got a round trip!!

BTW: 

I left these cards full sized post scanning, 

so if you open them in a new tab instead of the lightbox, 

you can see them in a larger version, 

if the curiosity strikes you. 

:)~

Time to bring this home 

and send you off to your next destination, 

SEPIA SATURDAY, 

where other contributors will take you elsewhere... 

Buon Viaggio!!

Legit Sepians can always join our Facebook Group for fun and info!! 

:)~ 

HUGZ