On Wednesday, we headed over to Lübeck, a 50 minute train journey from Hamburg Central Station. It was a city … More
Tag: buildings
Postcards from Hamburg 2
Close to where we are based, is Ottensen, an area of the city full of cafes, independent shops, and lots of interesting buildings.
Words on Wednesday
Hello from Hamburg! Yes…we got here but what a journey! As regular readers may remember, we were supposed to fly … More
Postcard from Perth #3
Monday dawned, and with Karl not attending the conference until Tuesday, we had some time to wander around and also … More
Words on Wednesday: Port Chalmers
As I sat down to map out blog posts on our recent holiday, I struggled to think how to structure them and what to do in what order. It has taken a bit of work but I have decided to do three more posts after today: one on the Royal Albatross Centre, one on ‘things to do indoors’ and one on street art. Hope you will come along for the journey.
A seat at the table: Twenty Seven Steps
On Saturday evening in Christchurch we headed over to New Regent Street, a really pretty terraced street. The precinct, opened … More
Wordless Wednesday: Wellington
This week’s (semi) Wordless Wednesday features Wellington early on Friday. Captions explain what is in the pictures. You can find … More
A winter break in Singapore
We escaped the cold New Zealand winter last week and headed north to the tropics for a few days in Singapore.
Being a tourist in your own city: Thorndon village
When you live somewhere, you often take a lot of things for granted. I sometimes forget how privileged I am to be able to walk to work through the Botanic Gardens and part of Thorndon on my way to work.
A drive, some beer and a steampunk experience
The road south of Christchurch is straight and flat, quite unlike many in New Zealand. If it is a good … More
Thistles and Kiwis 