Albums Included Herein
- 1990 Koblenz delegation September 1990 Album
- By Photo and captions 64pgs 22080308
- by Page 67pgs 22080217
- 1978 Iran May
- By Page Volume 1 25pgs 200620
- By Page Volume 2 26pgs 200620
- Iran by Photo and Caption Album and Diary 62pgs 22072520
- Iran Slide Show 21pgs 2207241730
- 1979 Thailand October
- By Photo and captions 92pgs 220128
- By Page 61pgs 220128
- 1983 Royal Caribbean Cruise Nov
- Cruise By photo 87pgs 220429
- Cruise by Album page scan 58pgs 220426
- 1986 Berlin Germany Oct/Nov
- By Photo and captions 44pgs 22072820
- By Page 57pgs 22072808
- 2005 Herford Germany Sept
- By Photo and captions 47pgs 22080320
- By Page 54pgs 220803
No matter where they lived, Hans and Helga also traveled extensively. Hans took lots of photos, and Helga enjoyed writing travel diaries. These photos and logs have now been converted into storybook Albums.
1990 Koblenz Delegation September Album
The delegation left Austin Texas on 21 September 1990 to fly to Frankfurt Germany. The main purpose of the trip was to establish a “Sister City” relationship between Koblenz Germany and Austin Texas. They did business and tourists things in Frankfurt until 25 September 1990. Then the delegation traveled to Koblenz for more business and tourist events. On 28 September 1990, several members of the delegation traveled back to Austin Texas. Helga stayed in Germany and went to visit family in her home town of Herford. Then she returned to Koblenz to celebrate the Re-unification of Germany festival. There after she began her journey back to Texas.
Iran 1978 May
From 3 to 12 May 1978, Hans, Helga, and Chris traveled from Saudi Arabia to Iran for a vacation. Helga wrote diary (travel Log) and later put together an slide show of their experiences. Helga’s diary is included in the Photo compendium. Helga’s slide show and notes are included in another compendium.
Thailand 1979 October
This is a travel album of Hans and Helga from 14 to 28 October 1979. This was not just for a vacation. Hans had been stationed in Thailand from 1968-1970 while he was in the US Air Force during the Vietnam War. Hans wanted to show his wife, Helga, this very different country while it was still not ‘westernized’.
As was Helga’s habit, she kept a diary during travels to other lands (other than USA and Germany). Afterwards she would write a travel log based on the diary. This travel log accompanies this album that she put together. And there are lots of photos of the pamphlets and other documents that are always collected while on vacation. At the end of the album, is the complete photo of each pamphlet and document.
Royal Caribbean Cruise Nov 1983
From 29 October to 5 November 1983, Hans and Helga went on a Royal Caribbean cruise. The cruise started in Miami Florida and went to the ports of Ocho Rios Jamaica, Willemstad Curacao, LaGuaira (Caracas) Venezuela, and Bridgetown Barbados. From Barbados the cruise continued but Hans and Helga ended their cruise and flew back to Miami. There are two attached pdf files. The first is a compendium that melds Helga’s travel diary with the album’s photos and inserts. The first also contains the internal contents of the pamphlets. The second is just the scan of each page of the album.
Berlin Germany October 1986
Hans and Helga von Schweinitz tour through East and West Berlin from 27 October to 1 November 1986. In 1986, Germany was still split into East and West. The Soviet Union still occupied East Berlin and there was a wall to separate the East from the West Berlin. West Berlin was occupied by the Allies which was United States, France, and United Kingdom. To reach Berlin by automobile, you had to travel through East Germany on designated autobahns. Western Germany was known as BRD which was the Bundesrepublik Deutschland or Federal Republic of Germany in English. Eastern Germany was known as DDR which was the Deutsche Demokratische Republik or German Democratic Republic in English. Helga’s travel diary and photo captions are included in the compendium of photos.
Herford Germany September 2005
This is a compendium of Helga von Schweinitz trip to Herford Germany in 2005. The main purpose of the trip was to show her cousins from Wisconsin their ancestral home, Herford. Marcia Horngren, and Marlene & Dick Ebers joined Helga. They meet in Frankfurt Airport, Germany on 5 September 2005. Then immediately took the train to Herford. They visited relatives, tourist sites, and old ancestral locations. They flew back on 13 September 2005.
Hans and Helga's Corner 