Category Archives: Trips
A Distinctive Diddly-dum
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So it turns out that if you were postal worker on that Night Train I mentioned a while ago, you’d know when to pick up or deliver the mail as you rode the train through each station by listening to … Continue reading
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Waves
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Well, more time spent today trying to track down the source of the still-incoming moths. The invasion is now down to just a trickle, which is good, but a couple still appear each day, which must mean I’ve not yet … Continue reading
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Randomly Roaming in York
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Today, October 3, is a holiday here in Germany: it’s the official day that celebrates the reunification of East and West Germany, back in 1990. I bring that up as my excuse for not getting a proper blog post written. … Continue reading
This is the Night Mail
York, England is home to the National Railway Museum, celebrating the history of rail travel, mostly in Britain but also beyond (they have a Japanese bullet train on display, among other non-British trains). We’re not talking about model trains … … Continue reading
Seen at twilight
A random photo and a random story, both from England, on how things can look different when seen at twilight.
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North Bay Reflections, Scarborough
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I have a few last photos from Scarborough with which to finish off my posts from that town. And there’s no better way to end than with a few reflections … in the photos, that is. 😉
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A Tale of Two Beachs: More North Bay
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As I have mentioned, we were fortunate to have some ideal weather in Scarborough. We spent 3 relaxing days there, with plenty of time to take photos. When not playing miniature golf, of course.
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A Tale of Two Beaches: Scarborough’s North Bay
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We turn now to the scenes from the North Bay. Since we were staying on the North Bay side of Scarborough, I did take a few more photos on that side, in addition to the panorama and the sunset ones. … Continue reading
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A Tale of Two Beaches: Scarborough’s South Bay
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There are two beaches in Scarborough, the North Bay and the South Bay. While I have posted just a couple of views of the North Bay (here and here), over the next few posts I’ll show a bit more of … Continue reading