Winter Palace

A cultural evening with good friends, organized by the ever well-informed Sylvia. That it was the last evening to see…

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Angkor Wat (Day 3)

My last day in Cambodia started the same way as yesterday. I was down at breakfast by 7am and pickup…

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HCMC Tour and the Cu Chi Tunnels

My last day in Vietnam had begun. After almost a month here it had come down to this. My last…

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Still raining in Berlin 

After lining up for at least 45 minutes at the Pergamon Museum without seeing anything, it was time to move…

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A rainy day in Berlin

After being lucky the day before we woke up on Saturday to a bleak and grey sky. Good then that…

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A bit of Viennese history

Vienna is full of museums and usually on the “Long Night of Museums” I realize that I don’t know half…

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The reality of digital photography

Last Sunday Mrs. S. and I had a cultural outing. After meeting by chance while strolling through the World Press…

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Treasures at the museum

Ten years ago a man broke into the KHM (art history museum) and stole a salt and pepper shaker called…

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