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1 Alaska 4 Arizona

At the Grand “This is the Crayon, Margerie Glacier Arizona: in Glacier Bay, “These family Alaska. Another vacation pic- passenger used ture captures my camera and the breath-tak- got this picture ing background without other of God’s match- passengers. It less hands of wasn’t easy, nature.” because it was crowded and dif- – Mark ficult to get Stewart, space alone on Transporta the railing of tion Deck 15 of the cruise ship. Even in July, it is cold and windy up there in Glacier Bay.“Alive! almost blew me away.” – Frances Mooney, Retired LACERS

2 The Philippines 5 Canada

Norman (DWP) and Florian (LAPD) Faner in the Calamianes Islands, north- Standing in front of Niagara Falls, Canada, are Bridget, Gabriel and Grandmother Ofelia ern Palawan, the Philippines. Lopez. Picture taken by (dad) Alex Lopez, DWP

3 Australia 6 Mexico

“Here are a couple of pictures from our trip to Australia. The first photo is my wife, Valerie, and I at the Great Barrier Reef. The second photo is, from left, my dad, Foster Howlett, retired DWP; Beverly Clark, LAPD; my mom, Lynette Howlett, Public Works/Engineering; Patrick Delahanty, “How about a picture of me with Alive! in Cancun? My family and I were there from Personnel; and me at Baron Falls near Cairns.” Aug 16 to Aug. 30. There was perfect weather, and a great time.” – James Howlett, Harbor – Mark Barrera, General Services/Fleet Services 2-55_Alive_OCT08_v5.qxd 9/25/08 7:04 PM Page 33

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Leticia's Big Adventure

“My husband and I, with some friends, took a Baltic Sea cruise on Princess Cruises Crown Princess Aug. 28 through Sept. 7, with the following itinerary: Copenhagen, Denmark; Stockholm, Sweden; Helsinki, ; St. Petersburg, ; Tallinn, Estonia; Gdansk (Gdynia), Poland; Oslo, Norway; and back to Copenhagen. I have other pictures, but unfortunately I left Alive! in one of the tour buses, and nobody returned it, even after I offered a prize of a Club T-shirt!” 7 – Leticia G Yapana, DWP 5

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A depiction of the Alive! Around the World map at Club Headquarters

Take the Club with you, wherever you go! Club members are a well-traveled bunch. Bring your copy of Alive! with you. Snap a photo with you holding a copy, send it in, and we’ll publish it. Send to: [email protected]

When you send digital photos through the Internet, please send the full, original digital file yourself, rather than using digital photo software like Kodak EasyShare, Kodak Gallery, Flickr, etc. These programs send very low-resolution images, and they don’t look good in print. We want you to look your best, so send us the original digital file, please! Thanks!

7 Sweden “My husband, Nelson, and I at the Grand Cascade Fountain at Peterhof, often referred to as the Russian Versaille.”

“Stockholm, Sweden; a city view from island of Sodermalm.”

“The main square at Stockholm.” “Catherine Palace in St. Petersburg, a summer palace for the royals.”

7 Finland

“Helsinki, Finland: Alexander II statue in mid-city.”

“Aleksandrovskai Kolonna sym- “Cruiser Aurora at the background, bolizes Alexander I’s victory sunk in 1944 from the Russian- over ’s . This is Japanese War. This is now a outside the , Museum at St Petersburg, Russia.” a.k.a. the Alexander Column.”