On board
By this new blog post, I just want to share a few post cards collected by my grand parents during one of their travels. Come with me for this huge step backwards to the early 1920’s.
My grand parents, Marie and Melchior
They were accustomed, at the time, to get some fresh air in France, Auvergne region (south-west of the country), this can be understandable as they lived in Mauritius Island at the time, where the climate is typically tropical.
There were no planes… only, ships travelling from the island to France, most of the time to Marseilles. At least 5 to 6 weeks, may be even more, on board these ships with various stops in different harbors along the east coast of Africa. I bet there was no common point with these actual cruise ships, which are more like floating towns.
SS “Nera”, Messageries Maritimes company
Ship entering the Suez Canal, this canal, in Egypt, links the upper part of the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea
Therefore, get your luggage ready and come with me in this flash back 90 years ago !
These old post cards are more orientated towards the human side of the travel, human being is my favorite topic, as some of you may have noticed.
Girl carrying milk ~Young couple
Young lovers
Sedan chair ~ Milk cart
- Traditional costume for kids ~ Girl playing hurdy-gurdy
On a windy day ~ Have a look at the hat
Love and some wine …
Kindred Eyes Across the Sea 
Même si nous n’avons pas connu cette période de vie, nous rêvons encore de ce qui se passait à cette époque. Les photos des ancêtres, voilà un trésor. trésor aussi qu’est la généa logie familiale.
Bisous Louisie.
A bientôt.
Le cousin Gervais.
Belle page de la vie, les grands parents… Merci de ta visite Gervais !
Great pictures, Louise. Thanks for sharing. Especially liked the footwear!
These are special souvenirs for me, Lynne… I was very young when they passed away, but I still have them in my heart. Thank you for your compliment and your visit.
Peux-tu poursuivre cette belle histoire familiale ? Serge Pokrovsky
Pour poursuivre, Chers Amis, il faut de l’inspiration. Mais bon, qui cherche… trouve. Wait and see…
Louisie, “avec mes doigts roses”! je te pianote my reply.
Je devine les premiers pas de tes futurs écrits en consultant ces quelques “pages”.
Un très bon début… J’attends la suite!
Curieusement tes ancêtres ont trouvé pour se ressourcer en France la belle région
auvergnate que j’affectionne tant. Martine Tournan Tronquoy
Dear Louise
This looks fantastic and very interesting.
Please forgive me for not responding sooner, but I’ve quite a lot on right now as someone has asked me to make a cake for them and I’m still trying to work out how to do it!
But once that is over, I’ll carefully read through this new blog and respond.
Thank you so much for your beautiful Christmas card.
Love & Best Wishes – Lauren
Take your time Lauren… Our blog will last long !