On August 3, 1956, Elizabeth tours Milano. She stays at the Hotel Cavaliere and visits the cathedral, the Opera Museum, the cemetery, and Da Vinci’s “Last Supper.” From August 3-10, she stays in Venice. While there, she resides in a hotel on the canal then moves to a cabin, where she shares a room with a Miss Schnabel. On August 5, Elizabeth writes, “Home at 7 to eat in room and watch the people – 4 boys jumped off the bridge!” She sees a concert and movies, goes to the beach, and buys gifts for Bunny and other family members. On August 11-12, she is on a steamer bound for Dubrovnik. When she arrives she stays at the Hotel Excelsion from August 12-18. She writes, “Most beautiful spot. Hotel is on blue ocean framed by mountains, an island, and a walled mediaeval city.” On August 18, she boards a boat she calls the “SS Stinko,” where she rooms with a 12-year-old German girl. On August 21, Elizabeth arrives at Athens and takes a tour of the Acropolis. From August 25-31, she goes on a cruise of the Greek Islands, including Patmos, Tenos, Melos, Thiera, Rhodes, and Mykonos. While touring Rhodes, she writes, “I rode a donkey and got a flea bite –also bruises.”, 1956 Aug, Box: 1. Elizabeth Nulsen Young Diaries, A1789. Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center.

On August 3, 1956, Elizabeth tours Milano. She stays at the Hotel Cavaliere and visits the cathedral, the Opera Museum, the cemetery, and Da Vinci’s “Last Supper.” From August 3-10, she stays in Venice. While there, she resides in a hotel on the canal then moves to a cabin, where she shares a room with a Miss Schnabel. On August 5, Elizabeth writes, “Home at 7 to eat in room and watch the people – 4 boys jumped off the bridge!” She sees a concert and movies, goes to the beach, and buys gifts for Bunny and other family members. On August 11-12, she is on a steamer bound for Dubrovnik. When she arrives she stays at the Hotel Excelsion from August 12-18. She writes, “Most beautiful spot. Hotel is on blue ocean framed by mountains, an island, and a walled mediaeval city.” On August 18, she boards a boat she calls the “SS Stinko,” where she rooms with a 12-year-old German girl. On August 21, Elizabeth arrives at Athens and takes a tour of the Acropolis. From August 25-31, she goes on a cruise of the Greek Islands, including Patmos, Tenos, Melos, Thiera, Rhodes, and Mykonos. While touring Rhodes, she writes, “I rode a donkey and got a flea bite –also bruises.”, 1956 Aug, Box: 1. Elizabeth Nulsen Young Diaries, A1789. Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center. https://mohistory.mobiusconsortium.org/repositories/2/archival_objects/46985 Accessed September 19, 2024.