In May and June of 1949, my great-grandparents Louis and Adele Licciardi took a trip to Europe. My grandmother saved most, if not all, of the postcards she received from her parents while on this trip, so I have pretty good idea of their basic itinerary. In Italy, they visited Turin, Rome, Palermo, and Naples. This was probably their first trip back to their homeland since they left in 1920, so I'm sure they visited with friends and family members. But they also spent some time in London. Below is the postcard that my great-grandmother addressed to my grandmother. It reads, "I will call you on the phone June 29 at 7:30PM instead of 2PM. This is a large city but the food is very bad here. -Pa & Ma London, 6-25-1949."
This is how Adele was - she told it to you straight. I'm not sure when all the jokes about poor British cooking started, but clearly she was not trying to make a joke :-)
This is how Adele was - she told it to you straight. I'm not sure when all the jokes about poor British cooking started, but clearly she was not trying to make a joke :-)
Back of postcard
Front of postcard
