Postcard: Houses of Parliament

Sent to me when I was studying in Paris in March 1997, this postcard is from my friend Bridget, who was studying in London at the time. Although we had been in school together in San Francisco, Bridget moved back to Australia with her family when we were in 3rd or 4th grade. We always kept in touch (and still do), so both of us were excited that we'd be in Europe at the same time that year. We probably hadn't seen each other in about 6 or 7 years at that point.

Since it was before cell phones were common among college students, and email was sort of a chore (finding an internet cafe, etc), most of us still kept in touch via postcards or letters. This one from Bridgey is full of addresses, phone numbers - different places to try in order to connect and make plans. She even closed her message with "lots of love to you from your long lost friend..."

Of course, while it seems so easy to just "get on a train and go to London" from Paris, it's actually somewhat pricey, and it was hard to connect, even with the new Eurostar & Chunnel. In the end, we finally got together later in June for a few days, during which time I lost my camera, cut off almost all of my hair, and somehow made it back to Paris for my flight back to the states.