Bill and Hazel Nevis in Europe: October 1957 Paris and Versailles

Bill and Hazel visit Paris next, seeing the Arc de Triomphe, the Moulin Rouge, the Red Light District (!), the Eiffel Tower, the Champs Elysees, the Paris Opera House, and the gardens of Versailles.

Arc de Triomphe, Paris

Arc de Triomphe, Paris

Rue de la Paix, Paris

Le Moulin Rouge and Brasserie Cyrano, Paris

Red Light District, Paris

Boulevard des Italiens, Paris

night life, Paris

the Seine River and the Eiffel Tower, 1957

Eiffel Tower, Paris, 1957

Champs Elysees, Paris, 1957

Paris Opera House, 1957

Palace of Versailles, 1957

Fountain of Latona, Palace of Versailles, 1957

Fountain of Latona, Palace of Versailles, 1957

Fountain of Latona, Palace of Versailles, 1957

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Bill and Hazel Nevis in Europe: October 1957 Monte Carlo and Nice

After Italy, Bill and Hazel continue to Monaco and France visiting Monte Carlo and Nice.

The Royal Palace, Monaco, 1957

Monte Carlo Casino, Monaco, 1957

Monte Carlo Casino, Monaco, 1957

The flags are Italian, but I have it listed as "Nice", 1957

the Port of Nice (Lympia Port, Nice) 1957

the Promenade des Anglais and the Mediterranean Sea, Nice, France, 1957

the Promenade des Anglais and Colline du Chateau (Castle Hill), Nice, France, 1957

St. Nicolas Russian Orthodox Cathedral, Nice, France, 1957

Hotel Negresco, Nice, France, 1957

the Promenade des Anglais viewed from Colline du Chateau (Castle Hill), Nice, France, 1957

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Bill and Hazel Nevis in Europe: October 1957 Rome, Genoa, Lake Maggiore

Bill and Hazel's tour of Italy continues north to Rome, Genoa and Lake Maggiore.

Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran, Rome 1957

Arco della Vittoria, Genoa, Italy 1957

Grand Hotel des Iles Borromées, Lake Maggiore, Italy 1957

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Bill and Hazel Nevis in Europe: October 1957 Sorrento, Naples, Pompeii, Capri

After the SS Constitution arrives in Naples, Bill and Hazel head to Sorrento and Capri, with a tour of Pompeii, on their visit to Italy.

Naples 1957

Bill watching the sunset from Sorrento, 1957

Bill and Hazel, The Forum, Pompeii, 1957

Bill at the Temple of Apollo, Pompeii, 1957

Hazel poses by a statue of Apollo, Sanctuary of Apollo, Pompeii, 1957

postcard of Pompeii and Vesuvius, purchased in 1957

Capri with i Faraglioni rocks 1957

In September 2017, nearly fifty years later to the month, Bill and Hazel's grandsons Allan and Joel visit Pompeii and pose with their spouses at the Forum in the same spot as Bill and Hazel:

Bill and Hazel, The Forum, Pompeii, 1957

Joel and Jusquifabio, the Forum, Pompeii, 2017

Allan and Cathie, the Forum, Pompeii, 2017

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Bill and Hazel Nevis in Europe: October 1957 Gibraltar

Bill and Hazel dock at Gibraltar on their cruise.  

Gibraltar

Gibraltar

This is either the African coast or more likely Spain, 1957

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Bill and Hazel Nevis in Europe: October 1957 Lisbon

The next stop on their cruise is Lisbon, where they visit the Belém Tower, Pena Palace, the Shrine of Fátima, 

Belém Tower, Lisbon, 1957

Hazel at port on the Tagus River, 1957

Belém Tower

Bill in Lisbon, 1957

Praçado Rossio, Lisbon, 1957

Shrine of Fátima, 1957

Shrine of Fátima procession

Palácio Nacional da Pena, 1957

Palácio Nacional da Pena, 1957

Palácio Nacional da Pena, 1957

Palácio Nacional da Pena, 1957

Palácio Nacional da Pena, 1957

Palácio Nacional da Pena, 1957

Palácio Nacional da Pena, 1957

Palácio Nacional da Pena, 1957

traffic jam in Portugal, October 1957

Palácio Nacional da Vila, Sintra

Lisbon plaza 1957

Mosteiro dos Jerónimos (Jerónimos Monastery), Lisbon, Portugal, 1957

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