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From "V.A." to Mademoiselle Maria Van der Heyde at 8 Cour des Princes in Bruges - 18 September 1924




The postcard is of the Saint-Etienne Cathedral of Toul at 54200 Place Charles de Gaulle in Toul France. Toul is east of Paris, more than half-way to the German border.

It is fascinating for a North American to look at current day Toul, the Cathedral, and "Hotel Du Ville" (City Hall inn English) and see that it does not look much different that the postcard from 95 years ago.

The translation, thanks to volunteer Sofie is:

"Miss Maria van der Heyde
Prinsenhof 8
Bruges
La Ramée
September 18th, 1924
A double thank you, dear niece, for your letter and cards so well chosen to the taste of the children. You have understood it perfectly. Well achieved for the combined jobs!!
When it suits, tell my memories to Maurice and Albèric.
V.A."



Thanks to Princeton University, the images below are copied from page 20 of the online version of the 1874 publication "Belgium and Holland: Handbook for Travellers" by Karl Baedeker.

The postcard is addressed to Maria Van de Heyde (?) at 8 Cour des Princes in Bruges. This was a difficult location to find..... until translated into English and then "Googled".


Cour des Princes, or "Prince's Courtyard" is "Prinsenhof" inn Bruges. Maria Van de Vyvere was at what is now the "Duke's Palace", a gorgeous hotel in historic Bruges, Belguim.

In Bruges, 8 Prinsenhof was built in 1930 and used to be owned by the Traen family.

Note 1: copied on March 28, 2019 from:https://books.google.ca/books?id=S5lDAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA260&lpg=PA260&dq=bruges+8+%22cour+des+princes%22&source=bl&ots=QCmLm3HJyL&sig=ACfU3U2WtuI50aDWxcYTcGA8jViNhxrDjQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjShOykyaXhAhUnzoMKHYaFCJAQ6AEwBnoECAYQAQ#v=onepage&q=bruges%208%20%22cour%20des%20princes%22&f=false)


Comments

Sofie Rawoens said…
Miss Maria van der Heyde
Prinsenhof 8
Bruges

La Ramée

September 18th, 1924

A double thank you, dear niece, for your letter and cards so well chosen to the taste of the children. You have understood it perfectly. Well achieved for the combined jobs!!
When it suits, tell my memories to Maurice and Albèric.

V.A.
Stella Portage said…
Thank you so much for your translation, Sofie!

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