Exploring Europe by train
On a train to somewhere
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A reminder that I can also be found with the same user name at the place where the sky is blue.
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An account of my short time in Bulgaria, featuring greetings from a mystery man, hot mineral springs and smoke filled rooms.
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A new blogpost about a nostalgic trip to Romania to see how it had changed in the last 41 years. Good food, slow trains and some surprising discoveries.
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A return from Leipzig featuring the Romans, Karl Marx and a 30,000 year old horse.
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An interesting route to get to Leipzig, to see how the city had changed in the 39 years since I was last there.
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A flying visit to see a wonderful Carmen:
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I thought that I should get some exercise before dinner, so went on a little walk to visit this waterfall.
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Other examples of unusual acquaintances (although probably not as close as van Leeuvenhoek and Vermeer):
George Eliot and Karl Marx;
Bruno Pontecorvo (Soviet atomic bomb spy) and Martin Gardner (American recreational mathematician);
Benny Hill and John Stonehouse.
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What a coincidence - I took this photo today of Gaspard Monge in the Musée Rude in Dijon, Burgundy. (No sniggering, the museum's named after the sculptor Francois Rude.)
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The UK government has finally got round to publishing its list of 'safe' countries (for those entering England). It's the usual inconsistent mess that has sadly been so typical of its edicts in recent months. 1/3
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Effectively house arrest and impossible to enforce, according to David Allen Green, the UK’s new quarantine statutory instrument is ludicrous, illiberal and full of loopholes ft.com/video/c5a6da25-c416-4…
