Dear William (and Daniel, Catherine, Michael & Baby Girl Y) (and your parents), (and any future descendants and their parents),

One of the things that Babcia Krysia and I love to do is travel. My Parents and siblings (William — siblings means brothers and sisters) also enjoy traveling. In September 1977, my Sister Hanka was working for Laker Airlines; and had an opportunity to get free airplane tickets. Although we had school and job obligations, given the opportunity, Hanka, Oleńka, Elżunia, Babcia Krysia (who pretended to be my “sister,” so that she could qualify for a free ticket) and I packed our bags, and we went for the weekend to London, England. Marek and Rysio stayed with my Parents.

Paweł, Krysia, Hanka, Oleńka & Elżunia

Main entrance to the Tower of London

Guard at the Tower of London, called Yeoman Warder, nicknamed Beefeater.

Buckingham Palace Guard

Krysia, with the London Hippodrome, converted in 1958 to The Talk Of The Town, in the background.

Paweł & Krysia

A happy man (Paweł) and his beautiful lady (Krysia)

Paweł & Krysia; and in the background, Big Ben, which is the clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminster.

Paweł with the Wellington Arch in the background, located to the south of Hyde Park.

Paweł in the Buxton Memorial Fountain in the Victoria Tower Gardens in Westminster, along the north bank of the River Thames.

Oleńka & Paweł, in a restaurant with a mirror on the ceiling.

Hanka & Paweł, in a restaurant with a mirror on the ceiling.

William — I hope that you will grow up to enjoy traveling throughout the world; it is a wonderful place!

Love,

Dziadziuś Paweł.

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