Dr. Hannes Neugebauer
Graefelfing, Germany

Thanks for the recent photos Dr. Neugebauer. The railway authorities are rebuilding the old line down to Massawa. The first locomotive has been repaired well and is ready to run. The others are waiting. Asmara Railway Works. Independence Avenue with the Impero cinema. The old imperial palace in Asmara, now a museum. The palace of the present government. The main post office and Italian style colonial buildings. Corner with Italian style colonial buildings. Beautiful villas just south of the city center. More villas. Independence Avenue with the Catholic cathedral. Scene from the Asmara market. An old gate in Asmara. View over the roofs of Massawa. Late afternoon scene in the old center on the island. Contrast between new fish restaurant and traditional building. Place in the old center. The three sailing yachts of "Carlos," an Italian who offers commercial diving trips. View southward from the old town on the island.