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Published on 2024 EuropeLeith Hill, 1 April 2024
On the road trip from London to Arundel, we drove up Leith Hill in Surrey. At almost 1000′ elevation, the cricket…
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Published on 2024 EuropeNottingham, 30 March 2024
40 years ago, I spent a year living in the UK at Nottingham. There, I went to school, and my friends…
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Published on 2024 EuropeParis Notre Dame
Notre Dame is the historic church in the Paris city, built on a tiny island in the Seine in the middle…
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Published on 2024 EuropePont Alexandre III, Paris
We ended up at the Pont Alexandre III on both days we were in Paris. This bridge in the centre of…
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Published on 2024 EuropeIn Seine Litter, 27 March 2024
In so many parts of Europe, we stop and comment on the shear volume of litter that is dumped into the…
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Published on 2024 EuropeEiffel Tower, 27 March 2024
After our lunch on the river bank, we walked along the river before renting a bike to get down to the…
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Published on 2024 EuropeArc de Triomphe
We walked to the Arc de Triomphe both days we were in Paris. On both occasions we hopped onto the Metro,…
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Published on 2024 EuropeOlympic Constructions in Paris
We found Paris to be a sea of construction works in preparations for the Olympic Games coming up in July. Everywhere…
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Published on 2024 EuropeParis Lunch, 27 March 2024
After arriving in Paris at Gare du Nord from Amsterdam on the early Eurostar, we deposited our bags in a locker…
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Published on 2024 EuropeEurostar Amsterdam-Paris 27 March 2024
An alarm was set, as we had to be at the railway station before sunrise. This meant a short walk through…
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Published on 2024 EuropeAmsterdam Wobbly Houses, 26 March 2024
The problems with Venice sinking and flooding are well known and publicised. The same problems exist for Amsterdam. On the train…
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Published on 2024 EuropeAmsterdam Stolperstein, 26 March 2024
Stolperstein or stumbling stones are little plaques in cobblestone streets, and are now found all over Europe. For privacy, I have…
