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Tag: Europe

Free Sofia Tour

This is not a tour to free a captive Sofia, rather it is a free walking tour around the city … More

Bulgaria, church, city, Europe, Free Sofia Tour, MarchforEurope2017, Sofia, St Petka, Sveta Nedelya, travel

St Aleksander Nevsky Cathedral

The architect who build St Nicholas’ Russian Orthodox church was being supervised by A Smirnov, who was building the Aleksander … More

Aleksander Nevsky, Bulgaria, cathedral, city, Europe, MarchforEurope2017, Sofia, St Aleksander Nevsky Cathedral, travel

Vinally Valletta

The last place I visited during my trip to Malta was the capital, Valletta.  It was in a bit of … More

Basilica to our Lady of Mount Carmel, catheral, church, City of Culture, Daphne Caruana Galizia, Europe, European City of Culture, journalism, Malta, MarchforEurope2017, St Paul's Cathedral, travel, Valetta

Exploring Victoria

Across the way from Ggantija is a windmill, also a tourist site.  In order to catch my bus (which runs … More

Europe, Gozo, Malta, MarchforEurope2017, Rabat, St Francis, travel, Victoria, Windmill

Classic Cars

I had no idea there was a car museum on Malta when I decided to travel there.  I fact I … More

audi, auto union, car, Classic car, Europe, lambretta, Malta, MarchforEurope2017, NSU Prinz, travel

Gallarija

My last British passport was due to expire in March this year.  So in November, when I knew I had … More

architecture, balconies, balcony, Europe, gallarija, Malta, MarchforEurope2017, Sliema, travel

One seam coat

As I mentioned last week, Cristobal Balenciaga was famous for his unconventional pattern making.  He avoided side-seams and sought to … More

Balenciaga, Europe, fashion, fashion design, London, museum, One Seam Coat, travel, UK, United Kingdom, V&A, Victoria & Albert Museum

LEUxembourg

The objective of this series is to document my visits to EU countries while the UK remains part of the … More

Europe, European Parliament, Kirchberg, Luxembourg, MarchforEurope2017, travel

Luxembourg’s Ville Haute

The Archducal Palace is not the only beautiful building in the Ville Haute part of the City of Luxembourg.  Buildings … More

architecture, Europe, Grand Duchy, Luxembourg, MarchforEurope2017, travel

Pagari 1

Although not tracing my travels chronologically, this venue in Tallinn felt appropriate to follow the tales from Reading Prison. The … More

Estonia, Europe, KGB, MarchforEurope2017, Pagari 1, Tallinn, travel

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