It Happened To Me
In An Alley
By Sally Bovard
Out of the darkest alley of all
Lucerne they came. There were
two of them, dressed in black
wearing high top hats, riding bicy
cles, and carrying long brooms.
Their, faces were black with soot
rind they had an alls, of mystery
about them.
Who were these men, where did
they come from, and where were
they going?
When it dawned upon us we
burst out laughing. Of course!
They weren’t Creatures From The
Black Lagoon, they were the dirty
chimney-srveepers of Lucerne, And
they were going home from a hard
day’s work!
And we W'ere, footsore tourists
with cameras in hand. We had
thrown our coins into the fountain
in Rome, and eaten real Italian
pizza and canaloni. We had rid
den in a gondola down the tvater
streets of Venice, tossed snow balls
in the Alps of Switzerland. This
was just another unforgettable ex
perience to add to our W'onderful
memories—the night we met the
chimney-sweepers.
On The Riviera
French Rivera
July 17, 1956
8:14 Asleep in Villa-P ension, Ave
nue de Madrid, Cannes,
France
8:15 Awakened by familiar buzz
of American travel alarm
clock
Dressed rapidly in coolest
“drip dries”
Breakfast is brought up
8:25 Le petit de’jeuner of crois-
sons, jam, butter, and
French coffee diluted by
American “Sanka”
Seated on sunny, green patio
overlook ing palm trees,
flowers, and the glistening
Mediterranean
8:40 Impat'ent honk of school bus
liorh
Five .Americans rudi to get in
Driver recites temperature,
■ w e a t h e r prediction, and
^vorld news headlines in
8:45
8:50
8 :55
9:00
9:00-
ohe breath—en francais
Other passengers collected
Twenty-five Italian girls al-
ways wearing white dresses,
spike heels, and colorful
bathing suits underneath
Ariival at “College Interna
tional” (during winter
months “L’Ecofe Pour Les
Garcons”)
U shaped building of Span
ish architecture, surrounded
by tropical planted wall and
W'rought-iron gate
Social gathering of 150 stu
dents in courtyard for last
drag On a “Gitane” cigar
ette
Seated in desk for two in
side classroom for Elemen
tary French conversation
Moustached American profes
sor speaking English wiuli
a French accent
11:00 , ■
Tri-continental classroom—
Italian, Austrian, Swiss,
German, Belgian, Dutch,
Spanish, Norwegian, Sw^e-
dish, Australian, English,
Canadian, and American
Common tongue—English
Much thumbing thru native
dictionaries in order to
comprehend the' English to
learn the French
Alert, alive, inquisitive, in
telligent students
Combined humor, intellect,
backgrounds, wht, cultures,
and customs
11:00-12:00
Celebration of 25th anniver
sary of the “College” in
broiling courtyard — 107°
heat
Adult representatives' of each
nation speak at length
Obvious language barrier—
Not one word understood
Each student group sings own
national anthem
Italians with gusto!
Americans w'eak — aided by
r e c r u i ted Canadians and
Britains
Hot bus ride to Villa
Pick up, box lunch from the
“Madame” at the Villa and
American bathing suits
Ham and cheese sandwhches,
omlettes, tomatoes, and a
' sweet—Beverages optional
12:30
12:31
12:32-5:00
On the beach—class cut
Swimming
Sailing
Sunning
Socializing — whth classmates,
rich Parisians on vacation,
families of all nationalities,
“you name it” college stu
dents, American G. I.’s on
leave, and sailors from fleet
in port
* * *
Scenery—marvelous
Grey and purple mountains
surrounding the quaint city
and harbor, curved shore
line of white sand, quiet
water, drifting sailboats,
bright umbrellas, and brief
bikinis
5:15 Back in Villa
Shower for 75 francs
I^etter-w'riting
Diary fill-in for previous day
6 :30-8 :00
Walk to post office
Stop at fruit stand
Sidewalk chats
8:00-9 :00
Ten course dinner
soup
entree
meat
vegetables
salad
cheese
pastries
fruit
after-dinner coffee
' Trop bon appetit
9:00—later
Dancing at Hotel Martinez
Terrace
Late evening open-air con
cert just off the beach
Ride to Juan-les-Pins, neigh
boring popular resort, for
a short stop at the Casino
Still Later
Coffee at sidew^alk Cafe in
Cannes
Not much later
Unlocking of Villa gates for
“always en retard American
girls
In five minutes
Grateful for bed
Another “school” day tomor-
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