We arrived at the station 2 minutes before a train for Osaka was leaving so we jumped in. Before we … More
Category: City
Lots of gardens
Walking on through the quarter we came to the Gangoji temple. Behind the present temple is a very nice peaceful … More
The morning after
I spent the night at the youth hostel within the Eden Project. Rather than dorms as is often the case with … More
Amsterdam Centraal
And at the end of my day admiring the heritage and architecture of Amsterdam, I was welcomed back onto the … More
Canal District
Having spent the morning walking around the Canal District and houses not usually open to the public, I took a … More
Houses of Amsterdam
I know I am not the first and will not be the last person visiting Amsterdam to take pictures of … More
Huis Hammerstein
The second house I visited on Monumentsdag is the Huis Hammerstein. In contrast to the Makelaers Comptoir, which is a … More
Open Monumentdag
The cheapest train ticket I could get for my return journey from Amsterdam to London was a departure at around … More
The station next door
Travellers on the London Underground will have encountered the tube station ‘KingsCrossStPancras’. Above ground, there are two stations directly next … More
Permanent St Pancras Art
St Pancras tweeted this link to me about last week’s post, a YouTube video about One More Time. You can watch … More
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