This museum tells the story of the Netherlands and its people from May 1940 to May 1945, when Nazi forces occupied the country. Having put four pieces of the jigsaw in place before arriving at this museum I had already begun to question, what would I have done if I was one of those people caught upContinue reading “Touring Western Europe -Holland-Amsterdam -The Verzetsmuseum, Wartime Choices?”
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Touring Western Europe -Brussels -Discovering the Facts About The European Union
We left my new friend Lille (see previous post) last Saturday and travelled north east to Brussels. The capital of Belgium since the country became independent in 1830, with a population just over 2 million, one tenth of the size of Greater London and since 1958 the seat of the European Economic Community, the precursorContinue reading “Touring Western Europe -Brussels -Discovering the Facts About The European Union”
Touring Western Europe -France – This Is The Climax of Prejudice
Last week in Paris, as part of our current adventure, we visited the Memorial de la Shoah – The Holocaust Memorial. For us it was the amalgamation of three adventures that began back in December 2016 in Berlin, moved through September 2019 in Krakow and ended here. Coincidentally this weekend an article was printed byContinue reading “Touring Western Europe -France – This Is The Climax of Prejudice”
Touring Western Europe -Spain -Barcelona Has Sold It’s Soul!
I would normally be sat here writing about our adventures in Barcelona rather than an opinion piece. We had arrived here by train from Valencia on Monday and settled into our Air BnB late afternoon with a view of La Sagrada Familia from our balcony. I guess this is still an adventure but it’s hardContinue reading “Touring Western Europe -Spain -Barcelona Has Sold It’s Soul!”
Prince Harry-Journalism vs Reality
Phil and I are both avid readers. Here we are three weeks and 4 days into our West European adventure and we haven’t watched television once. This year to date I’ve read 23 books and one of the latest is “Spare”. I had purposely not bought it before we left the UK because I knewContinue reading “Prince Harry-Journalism vs Reality”
Who is Behind The Blog?
I’m sitting in a hotel room at Heathrow airport, with the alarm set for 4 a.m. so we have enough time to shower and grab a free breakfast before heading to the terminal and the start of a new adventure! I seriously cannot wait. The run up to this point I often find a bitContinue reading “Who is Behind The Blog?”
Modern Art-Is This A Reality or A Joke?
We are have just flown into Bilbao which is our starting off point for a three month exploration of Western Europe by train. This city came to my attention when I was reading a piece of travel journalism which focused on the wonderful architecture of the city and variety of food specifically the pintxos.In orderContinue reading “Modern Art-Is This A Reality or A Joke?”
A Midlife Adventure 