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years they had discovered and were soon producing oil and were on
their way. Mr. Mac regaled us with stories from his career. It was an
unforgettable afternoon.

In late September of 1954, Jean and I decided to take an ex-
tended “Local Vacation.” We took two weeks of our Long Vacation and
added this to the two weeks of normal Local Vacation. Jean and I went
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was well known among the Americans. He had traveled all over the
world with some famous people as their guide. He took us on a boat
trip through the Bosporus up to the Black Sea. We were interested in the
huge mosques in Istanbul. Most of all, we enjoyed a day at Topkapi, the
national museum. At that time, half the museum was open on alternate
days. We were most interested in gifts the various ruling Sultans had
received from other rulers around the world. Who would have though
that an exhibit of porcelain china would be that interesting, but it was!
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dent. The airport in which we landed outside of Vienna had the perfo-
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We were driven into Vienna to a lovely old hotel (the Bristol) where
we enjoyed a deep, hot bath. That night we went out to a Hungarian
restaurant where the food was great and we were serenaded by strolling
musicians. We then went window-shopping among the lovely displays
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lightly, but we ignored it. It was a fantastic evening.
We went sightseeing in Vienna for a few days. At that time
Austria was occupied with separate zones assigned to Russian, French,
British and American groups. I started to take a picture of a beautiful
building with a red star over it, which was the Russian headquarters.
A Russian sentry pointed a Tommy gun at me. No picture! Despite the
various zones, we were able to travel around the city in taxis and public
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went to one great restaurant (the Inn of the White Hussar), which was
400 years old. The Viennese make an art of the decoration of pastries
and candies. Some of them looked too pretty to eat – but we ate them

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