The Mall in DC
At a time when clowns are terrorising the world and running for president, we took a walk around the National Mall in Washington DC to remind ourselves that great leaders did once exist in this country.
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City Blog
Stockholm
Stockholm was surprisingly sunny this September. I had five days of clear blue skies and the perfect conditions for vibrant autumn colours.
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Ribe, the oldest Danish town
Ribe is Denmark’s oldest medieval town and retains a lot of charm. The night watchman still patrols the city streets every night, singing songs to provide reassurance to the residents and maintaining order with his morning star.
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Odense, the home of Hans Christian Anderson
I remember the name Hans Christian Anderson from when I was a kid. Unmistakably he is the writer of famous fairytales with a morale story that can be understood by all. I had no idea that he was from Odense in Denmark though, so when I found myself nearby it sure seemed like something worth learning more about.
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Copenhagen
Copenhagen is a very mixed, modern and old city and it seems to have a lot of clever ideas and designs, but for some reason I just never felt like it was visually beautiful. That said there was still a lot of interesting things to be found and they might have stolen Mary, but no hard feelings Denmark.
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Sailing to Bergen via Sognefjord
We had descended from the mountains back to sea level and out to the coastal city of Bergen. Sailing Sognefjord out through the archipelago and south to Bergen showed me a very different perspective on Norway. Houses lined the rocky coastlines, nestled in the forests of the hundreds of tiny islands.
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Lillehammer, a Winter Olympic home
Lillehammer was the home of the 1994 Winter Olympic Games in Norway. With that history behind it now it feels just like a small mountain town again with all it’s charm.
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Bath
Like much of southern England, the city of Bath was once part of the Roman empire. Here the Romans built a great temple and bath complex for the rich and wealthy to enjoy. Given their complex bathing routine it seems that it was the ancient equivalent of going to a spa retreat.
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Derbyshire
Derby, an old working class town in the English Midlands. Rows of red brick terraces built by the British railway companies line the suburban streets. In fact, it’s very different seeing so many buildings made of brick after leaving Scotland.
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The Falkirk Wheel
I never would have expected to find myself at the Falkirk Wheel, but given it was close by while I was catching up with some extended family, why not?
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