the view from the window

Dear Jonrey,
It was nice talking with you this morning.
This photo I took this morning at around 10 a.m. and you can see the mountains in the distance but not very clear.All this week I could not see the mountains due to heavy smoke or smog in the area.This is due to the burning of the fields in Santa Cruz, a city which is around 6 hours from here to the West by car and only 30 minutes away by plane.It is spring time here and the temperatures are in the 80's as I write this to you. The farmers burn the fields for planting. So the smoke rises and the city of Santa Cruz is at sea level and here in Cochabamba we are at 8,000 feet above sea level.So it becmes very difficult for people who have asthma or other breating problems.
Such is life here this week in Cochabamba.

September 19th

Here is a photo of the Pope Mobile going over the Thames River in London. You can see the Houses of Pariliament on the left hand side.This is the first time that the Pope has made a state visit to London England.He also beatified Cardinal Newman on Sunday morning.This has been an historic event for the United Kingdom.

saturday morning

Dear Jonrey,

I was just talking with you on the phone and you told me that you were up all night doing your paper and that the computer is working fine for you which is good news.
I took this photo of the Cathedral and the fountain at around 10:30 this morning. Cochabamba will be celebrating 200 years of existence this coming Tuesday the 14th of September.
It is a holiday here.
I hope that you will be able to get some rest now.
Frank