Souvenirs and Collections

Ella and Great Granddad recently spent time together looking over the dolls he collected when he traveled for work in the 1960's. He went everywhere--from Iraq to Italy to Russia to Japan! Every time he came home, he presented his wife with a new doll. Now, 50 years later, the collection has the same magic. Ella was in awe.

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I don't buy souvenirs when I travel within the states, but the two times I've gone international I bought a plate and bowls. I like using them daily to remind me of my trips. Here's a post I did about the bowls I bought from a Paris flea market. Two have already broken.  I'm enjoying the other three while they last!

How do you like to remember your vacations? Photos? Souvenirs? Good old fashioned memories?