This postcard has been a favourite of mine for many years now because it shows the Swiss village of Wilderswil which was the location of my very first trip abroad in the 1970s on a school trip. The Hotel Berghof where we stayed is actually shown on this card (it’s the large building on the right) but the person who sent this to Winnie Barber in 1924 was staying in The Hotel Alpenblick.
The writer, Madge, has addressed her message to Freddie but then has crossed this out and replaced it with Winnie and added (censor) in brackets. I assume this is a private joke: Winifred Barber seems to have been called Freddie by some of her friends.
Madge comments that Wilderswil is “not a bit like Weggis” and says that they can see the mountains and Lake Thun from the windows. She also remarks that “Henry is much admired” and asks Winnie to give her “regards to Caruso!”. I’m sure these rather cryptic remarks must have meant something to Winnie when she read them.
Connections in time: The Barber postcards 