This is not a trick photo. We were the only First Class passengers for our 12 hour flight from Milan to Kyoto.
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Saturday, December 15, 2007
Nepal Trekking and Taj Mahal
Lynne with our porter on the way up.
No, we did not climb this but one of the views while trekking. You really need 12-14 days to get in a good trek or go to base camp 1 on Everest.
The morning view of our last day trekking before going down.
A busy day on the trail.
All thinks must come to an end. Our porter, Lynne, Allan and our guide during the trek.
View from the small plane that took us to Pokhara where we started our trek.
View from the small plane that took us to Pokhara where we started our trek.
Not exactly the George Washington bridge.
Taj Mahal - We had a great visit with no waiting since I paid a guide who knew every trick and guard. He had us cut the entrance line and I thought the locals were going to mob him.
Saturday, December 1, 2007
Karan Family Roots
My trip has paid off and I have found the village where my grandfather came from, Grozov. Real Estate inventory in 1884 from
Grozov show the family name and street. The street still exists but the house is long gone. Sometime after 1884, part of the family moved to Slutzk where my father was born.No records exist for this period in Slutzk since the city was totally destroyed in WWII, but since Grozov is a small village, many buildings remained after the WWII. How small is Grozov?, well look at the picture of Lynne coming out of the Out House. We met with the appointed Mayor who had been in charge of a Collective Farm for 35 years. His office building looked pretty modern until we had to wash our hands and Lynne looked for the WC. We were treated like dignitaries by the Mayor along with a few vodka toasts at lunch time. Prior the WWII, Grozov was 100 Jewish and today no Jews. We were shown where every thing use to be and some Jewish homes before the WWII. We drove to the old (pre-war) Jewish cemetery that is now in ruins and the gravel pit where the Jewish families were executed. Recently a memorial was erected with the family names and there are four Karan families listed, but there are no records to trace family lines of these Karan’s. 
Grozov show the family name and street. The street still exists but the house is long gone. Sometime after 1884, part of the family moved to Slutzk where my father was born.No records exist for this period in Slutzk since the city was totally destroyed in WWII, but since Grozov is a small village, many buildings remained after the WWII. How small is Grozov?, well look at the picture of Lynne coming out of the Out House. We met with the appointed Mayor who had been in charge of a Collective Farm for 35 years. His office building looked pretty modern until we had to wash our hands and Lynne looked for the WC. We were treated like dignitaries by the Mayor along with a few vodka toasts at lunch time. Prior the WWII, Grozov was 100 Jewish and today no Jews. We were shown where every thing use to be and some Jewish homes before the WWII. We drove to the old (pre-war) Jewish cemetery that is now in ruins and the gravel pit where the Jewish families were executed. Recently a memorial was erected with the family names and there are four Karan families listed, but there are no records to trace family lines of these Karan’s. 
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