Journey to the Sun

Just after the Second World War 5000 young children were sent from Austria to stay with host families in Portugal where they could recover from the violence of war They were often welcomed in by welltodo families with domestic staff living in sunny villas and for most of the children this was a holiday in paradise The contrast with their living conditions at home and the huge difference between the lives of rich and poor in Portugal in this period made a deep impression on the young Austrians