www.cityemployeesclub.com City Employees Club of Los Angeles, Alive! n February 2008 53 AARROOUUNNDD TTHHEE WWOORRLLDD 1 Prime Meridian, England 1 3 2 4 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! 3 Park City, Utah “Earlier this month, on a trip to London as part of the City’s delegation to “Here is a picture the World Leadership Forum, I also returned to the Old Royal Observatory, from a trip last sum- Greenwich, and the Prime Meridian. I have not been back there since my mer to Park City, Utah, first visit in 1973. It is obligatory to stand with one foot in either hemi- the home of the sphere, and so here we demonstrate that. East meets West in Alive! Sundance Film Best celestial wishes, — Ed Krupp Festival. Luckily, nobody recognized me while we were there!” Dr. Krupp, Club Member, is the Director of the Griffith Observatory. —Ed. — Bob Hill, DWP 2 Barcelona & Milan “This picture was taken in Barcelona, Spain, Spain & Morocco near the Estacio de 4 Franco train station on the way to take the EuroRail. I had been “Here are two new photos of the latest places that there a week and forgot your newspaper got to travel to. The first one was to take a picture until taken at the Castle of the Alhambra in Granada, the last minute.” Spain. The compound contains a watchtower and beautiful gardens that date back to the ninth cen- tury. The Alhambra is on a hilltop, which gives you a spectacular view of the city of Granada. The second photo was taken in Tangiers, Morocco. Just outside the city walls is the Souk, where you can see traditional products being made and sold. Walk through the archway into the medina and “This picture was encounter a Medieval world as you pas through taken in Milan, Italy, the narrow lanes of the old town. in front of the castle “Thank you again for such a fun and informative of Milan (Castello newspaper. I am your biggest fan!” Sforzesco). After spending seven days — Renate Siskind, DWP in Barcelona, Spain, I went to Milan, Italy, for another seven days via EuroRail. I Brazil made sure this time I Hi Renate: took a better picture showing a more So sorry for not identi- appealing back- fying you in the previ- ground.” ous photo, which we’re reprinting here. — Daniel And thanks for sending these in. Alive! loves to Garcia, travel, and you are Harbor kind to take it along! — Ed..