England in 1979 vs today: One man's trip down memory lane


The couple with their son in Galway City, Ireland. — Photos: ANG CHIN HUP

Our flight to London, England was filled with anticipation for the events ahead: the 60th anniversary celebrations at the University of Warwick, and a long-awaited rendezvous with our son who works in Ireland.

As my wife and I boarded a train to Coventry, my mind drifted back to 1979, when I first set foot in England as a naval cadet officer at the Britannia Royal Naval College in Dartmouth.

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