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August’s photo depicts the Abu Darwish Mosque on Jebel al-Ashrafiyaeh hill in Amman, Jordan.
Six readers sent in the correct answer, and SIGNE HAUGEN of San Carlos, California, won the drawing.
We thank Mark A. Varnau of Indianapolis, Indiana, for sending in the photo.
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Our getaway to Lisbon in early March 2006 was intended as a late winter escape from New York’s prolonged freezing temperatures. Lisbon’s temperatures were in the low 60s during the day and the flight from New York less than seven hours, making it ideal for my daughter Katie and me with only four days to spare.
Yesterday I was surprised to receive from my ex sister-in-law an e-mail with pictures of a brand-new grandchild. How wonderful that we can communicate our joy so easily and quickly! Having not seen that side of my family for a few years, I was anxious to see how my nephew, whose new baby had just arrived, had grown into a man plus, of course, who the baby resembled.
I was disappointed to find that of the five images, only one was in focus and showed the baby clearly. Most were blurry, had people’s faces cut off or were generally disappointing.
In case a traveler is injured abroad, medical care will be necessary and all initial care will be local. The quality of care can and will vary greatly, and if the trauma is severe, hospitalization and surgery may follow. Not every case demands evacuation; high-class medical care can be obtained in many developing nations. The difficulty lies in finding or making one’s way to such care when sick or injured.
After years of trying on every ocean, in numerous ships and on dozens of islands, I finally saw it. On Feb. 6 of this year, from the waterfront patio of the Fort Young Hotel in Dominica, I finally saw the fabled “green flash.” It was bright green, sort of twinkly, very surprising and very brief. I was elated.
When Berlin’s new Hauptbahnhof (Hbf, or main train station) was inaugurated on May 26 this year with a free public party, eardrum-splitting music, a hip stage show, a choreographed light show and an open house (read: station) until 3 a.m., the crowd packed itself so tightly that it took two hours for ambulances to make their way through the multitude.
I enjoyed the articles on China in the April ’06 issue and especially the pictures of the Great Wall on pages 10 and 121. Before tourists could visit on their own, I was in China in 1976 with a group from Wayne State University’s Medical School. In addition to medical sites and other places of interest, we were taken to the Great Wall.