The DDR Museum gave a fascinating insight into life in East Germany. There were artefacts from public life, the ruling party (SED) and living in a tower block. A whole flat was re-created. You even get to sit in a Trabant! It’s worth visiting and getting the 200-page guidebook (paper or ebook), which has much … Continue reading / view photos DDR Museum
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Berlin – first steps
The first full day in Berlin started with a logic puzzle, which, if I were looking for stereotypes, I would have expected in Germany. To operate the shower, there were three dials pointing to six o’clock. The puzzle was to work out the times to set the dials so that the water would come out … Continue reading / view photos Berlin – first steps
Back in Germany
Whilst inter-railing many years ago, the cold got the better of me in Scandinavia. Earlier on the same trip, Pier-Paolo, an Italian I’d met in Oslo, had asked me to go stay with him and his family in Rome. I had said it was too far from Finland, which was where I was heading. A … Continue reading Back in Germany
Creating this Website – Part 2: Customising WordPress
Highgate Cemetery
A few weeks ago, there was an open day at Highgate Cemetery. I hadn’t been there for years. There are many famous people buried there. You can see some of the names in the map below. It was sad to see the Karl Marx tomb, which had recently been defaced twice. It reminded me of … Continue reading / view photos Highgate Cemetery
Creating this Website – Part 1: Getting Started
Coal Drops Yard
Interesting new area in Kings Cross. View photos Coal Drops Yard
Global poverty, health, crime, literacy news
It’s good to know that some things are actually getting better 😊 Read article
People’s Vote march
It was a jolly, sunny day for the People’s Vote march today. I don’t know how many people were there (I lost count after 9,527) but Hyde Park Corner was chock-a-block. People around me were in good humour aided by the colourful and funny placards. They ranged from the heavily statistical to the blunt “Brexshit” … Continue reading / view photos People’s Vote march
Mobile – Uploads
Marzena, Google reminded me of this four years 😀. Hope life in NZ is good 🤗