Thursday, January 19, 2023
IN 1958-1959 I LIVED DOWN THE HALL FROM MARIE AND HER ROOMATE LOUISE BOUTHILLIER WHILE WE ALL SPENT OUR JUNIOR YEAR ABROAD AT THE UNIVERSITY OF RENNES, FRANCE.
OUR LANDLADY WAS MADAME CHUAN AT 28 RUE D'ECHANGE AND HER HOME WAS VERY CLOSE TO THE UNIVERSITY.
I TRAVELED TO MADRID, BARCELONA AND THE ISLAND OF MAJORCA WITH THEM FOR EASTER VACATION. WE WERE IN A RENTED ENGLISH MINOR CONVERTIBLE AND GOING DOWN THE ALPES BETWEEN FRANCE AND SPAIN THERE WAS A FREAK SNOWSTORM. WE HAD NO WINDSHIELD WIPERS SO FROM THE SEAT BEHIND THE DRIVER I HAD A STICK THAT I USED TO SWIPE THE SNOW OFF THE WINDSHIELD.
FOR CHRISTMAS BREAK WE WENT TO SALZBURG, GENEVA, VIENNA AND ENDED UP IN MUNICH'S HOFBRAU HAUS FOR NEW YEARS EVE. FROM THERE LOUISEAND MARIE WENT ON TO OBERAMAGAU FOR A PASSION PLAY AND I RETURNED TO PARIS AND RENNES.
SO SORRY THAT I MISSED THE CHANCE TO TOUCH BASE WITH MARIE IN THE FOLLOWING YEARS AND THAT SHE HAS NOW PASSED.