Eating a meal with a stranger is not uncommon in Europe. People do it all the time. Most European don’t share our American ideal of solitude. This is a story of a one time event that lived in memory for a very long time.
Most postcard collectors have mysteries to solve. Here is an example of a mystery that lasted 31-years (1994-2025). It is amazing that it wasn’t forgotten, but the answer came when your editor purchased a BBC magazine in a New Jersey bookstore.