1969 European Holiday: 'Things to Remember'

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In the back of my little spiral diary, I made a list of things I wanted to remember but probably didn't have room to write about them in the main text. So, let's see how many of these I actually have remembered!



1. An advert that seemed to be on every double-decker bus in London at the time.
2. Road signs in the UK.
3. A bumper sticker that was ubiquitous on cars in Copenhagen at the time. It means "We're changing our name to Chevron."
4. "One Way" sign.
5. The street our hotel was on in Copenhagen.
6 & 7. Danish spellings of Copenhagen and Elsinore.



(no #8)
9. The Ogre Tree and the church organ in Sorø. I was going to post a photo of this gnarly tree when I was doing Denmark but decided the picture was too blurry.
10. Bangsbo Plads was the street where Florence's friend Greta Long lived. https://goo.gl/maps/oZFxqEdm93xizMrk8
11. In diary text. "The Worst Restaurant in the World"
12. In text. Everyone knows this place.
13. Ubiquitous newsagent in the UK.
14. "TAXI" signs in Denmark
15. Number of steps in the tower of Westminster Cathedral.
16. In text.
17. A raised circular emblem or badge mounted above the clock face of Jack Carrington's 18th century grandfather clock.
18. In text.
19. ITV's nighttime news program.
20. University Quiz was a game show. (Similar to "College Bowl" in the US.)
21. Don't Ask Us We're New Here was a TV show.
22. Magic Roundabout was a kids TV show.
23. Don't remember, though if I had to guess, it would be a humorous nickname for Florence. (-1)
24. Bishop Absalom was the founder of Copenhagen.
25. Toy brand.
26. Alexander Korda. A famous film director. I watched a documentary about him on TV at Florence's at least twice. Found it fascinating.
27. Saw these at Birdland.
28 & 29. Department stores in Skipton.
30. Everybody knows Marks & Sparks!
31. Fortnum & Mason was another chain department store.
32. St. Michael's was the store brand for Marks & Sparks.
33. Manby's Comet was the name embossed on the back of Florence's fireplace.
34. I would have missed this except at some point I scribbled a notation 'tele', so this was probably the maker of Florence's television.
35. Florence's radio's maker.
36. Florence's mantle clock maker.
37. Raikeswood Hospital: the building and grounds visible from the window in Florence's parlor.
38: An iron manhole cover near the intersection of Salisbury Street and Gargrave Road in Skipton made this sound every time a car ran over it.
39. My attempt at drawing a TV station logo.



40. No idea. (-1)
41. As the crib note indicated, this was evidently a song I liked on the radio.
42. The tall elderly porter at the Carlton Hotel in Edinburgh that I was so fond of. So I guess Odie still was there in 1969, after all! I remember my mom gave him a Kennedy half dollar as a tip in 1967. You should have seen the man's face glow with gratitude when he accepted it from Mother.
43. The formal name of Florence's workplace.
44. The logo on Florence's toaster.
45 & 46. Florence's favorite candies.
47. The brand of sugar Florence used.
48. More candy.
49. In text. The history book Mary Wales lent to me.
50. Gibbs SR is toothpaste. It tastes exactly like Colgate. (I still have the remains of a tube of it from 1969, but I was too bothered to post a photo of it.)
51. I would not have guessed this if not for the later notation. (-1)
52. The Empress was the make of Florence's toilet.
53. No idea. The illegible note is no help. (-1)
54. Same as 51. (-1)
55. London Underground sign.
56. (-1)
57 & 58. Cat names. I don't remember whose. (-2)
59. Very tasty gum!
60. Amy Egan's was a shop in Skipton.
61. No idea. (-1)
62. In text. UK equivalent of Snickers.
63. A TV show.
64. Book title. I bought the US edition after I returned home. Still have it!
65. I don't know. (-1)
66 & 67. Folk names for insects.
68. Sylvio's was a restaurant in Skipton.



69. Stationers in Skipton.
70. The local paper for Skipton and environs.
71. The motto carved in stone over the gatehouse of Skipton Castle.
72. I should know this. It's a logo of some sort. (-1)
73. No Parking in Denmark.
74. A nonsense song Florence sang. "The sun has got his hat on. Hip hip hip hooray! The sun has got his hat on and he's coming out to play."
75 & 76. Songs Jack Carrington sang.
77. "The Old Rover".
78. Another song of Jack's.
79. Florence always said this to me at bedtime.
80. Florence's office number at the NHS.
81. One hot day, the nosepiece of my glasses created a dark vertical line of sweat and skin oils between my eyebrows. Florence saw it and said "You have a line of muck there." We both cracked up hearing her say that, and we couldn't stop laughing!
82 & 83. The number of steps in the two staircases in Florence's flat.
84. I guess this was an animal character I liked, but I can't bring it to mind. Googling didn't help. (-1)
85. Florence's place mats.
86. Florence's silverware.
87. Artist of the painting over Florence's mantle. It was an original Lowry. I imagine it would be quite valuable now.
88-90. TV shows.
91. Markings on Florence's salt and pepper shakers.
92. I guess was the actual name of Florence's office. So (-1) for my previous answer.
93. Nope. (-1)
94. The stops on our train trip from Leeds to Kings Cross.
95. The Britrail logo.
96. Florence's car registration plate.
97. Don't know what Quiffy refers to. (-1) ("Danger" was apparently the very last word I heard on the BBC as I turned the TV off at our hotel in Gatwick.)
98. I know what Scarborough is, but I don't know what this refers to specifically. (-1)
99. Self-explanatory.
100. Fire hydrant marker.



101-114. I remember all of these.

So, I missed 16 out of 113. 85% = a solid 'B'!