Underground Brno

As much as you can see above ground in Brno, like the Spilberk castle and the Villa Tugendhat, there is…

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Discovering Brno – Villa Tugendhat and Löw-Beer

Visiting Spilberk castle took quite a while, but there was still much to see in Brno. I am glad I…

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Discovering Brno – Spilberk Castle

One of the first things we did in Brno was visiting the old town hall. Not only does it house…

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More impressions from Brussels and Antwerp

The short trip to Brussels and Antwerp was a welcome escape from Vienna. Interestingly enough, even though these two cities…

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Antwerp

After two exciting days in Brussels we took the train to Antwerp. This does sound longer than it is, since…

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Brussels

I had looked up a free walking tour for Brussels and after a leisurely morning we walked slowly to the…

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Girls trip to Brussels and Antwerp

Someone asked me how I had decided on visiting Brussels for a long weekend and after a bit of thought…

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Hastings – the battle field or what’s left of it

Hastings was a revelation! For ages I’ve been listening to the ‘The British History Podcast‘ and was waiting, as so…

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An afternoon in Rye

We left Dungeness and on the way to Hastings passed Rye. This is a very pretty medieval town, where three…

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A change of plans – the expanse of Dungeness

Have you ever heard of Dungeness? Me neither. Which is a shame since this is Europe’s largest shingles area (someone…

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