an amusing story - Google car camera capture of you neighborhood has finally reached what used to be Eastern Europe. A few years back I was looking if I could locate both of my grandparents houses. Yes both sets of grandparents actually did own their own houses in Commy Czechoslovakia.
This weekend I located both of their houses. My father’s parents house has been demolished and a new on has taken its place. The garden in back of the house is still there pretty much as I remember it when I was Seven or Eight years old. My mother’s parents house is an old “Victorian” four story behemoth. The Russians took it for their general officers quarters when they invaded in 1968. This house is still standing and appears to be occupied by families.
I also went looking for the apparent we lived in and the school I attended. I found those as well. That quality commie construction from the late 1950s is still standing.
The really good news is that there were tons of cars everywhere I looked in the Old country. Life after communism is thriving
You should lay claim to it and start collecting rent.
That’s awesome!
I was stationed in various European countries from 1991-1997.
I actually worked with several former communist countries setting up NATO communications with them.
My favorite was northern Romania, in what historically was Transylvania. Absolutely gorgeous!