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Yorkshire Photos Part 4: Scenery

Posted on April 14, 2012 by Cora

For the final part of my Yorkshire photo posts, I offer a couple of scenery and nature shots, mostly taken from train windows. Enjoy!

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Yorkshire Photos Part 3: Harrogate – with bonus Eurovision 1982 clips

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Cora

Harrogate, a historical spa town in North Yorkshire, is less well known than York or Leeds, but very beautiful and well worth a visit. In the 18th and 19th centuries, it was the Northern rival to Bath (and is mentioned … Continue reading →

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Yorkshire Photos 2: York

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Cora

While Leeds was a bit underwhelming with its unabashed love for highrise buildings, York was more like it. A medieval city located on a spot inhabited since pre-Roman times with Britain’s largest gothic cathedral and narrow streets lined with timbered … Continue reading →

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Yorkshire Photos 1: Leeds

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Cora

Leeds is, to put it politely, not the most beautiful city you’ll ever see. There are some nice Victorian buildings in the city centre (I saw hardly anything that predated the 19th century), but the city suffered badly from a … Continue reading →

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Back from Yorkshire – and a Linkdump

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Cora

I’m back from Yorkshire. Well, actually I got back yesterday, but I was too tired to blog or do more than catch up with my e-mails. There will be photos in the next few days, but for now here are … Continue reading →

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In Yorkshire

Posted on March 25, 2012 by Cora

As you can tell by this post, I arrived safely here in Yorkshire, though I ended up in the last two rows of a KLM Fokker 70 twice in a row. The last two or three rows of a Fokker … Continue reading →

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Away for a few days – and a video from the Leipzig Book Fair

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Cora

Today was the last day of school. Luckily, it wasn’t too exhausting – though many of my 9th-graders still didn’t practice the vocabulary they’ve been supposed to practice for two weeks now. From tomorrow on I’ll be in Yorkshire for … Continue reading →

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Newcastle Photos Part 1 – Bridges

Posted on November 5, 2011 by Cora

At last, here are the first of my Newcastle photos. I’ll start off with bridges, because Newcastle has quite a lot of them, including some very interesting constructions. The Tyne bridges have their own website, by the way.

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Back Home

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Cora

I’m back home in Bremen again. That is, actually I got back late last evening, but I was too tired to post or do much of anything else. Luckily, I seem to have evaded all of the coughs and sneezes … Continue reading →

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Beware the Tynemouth cuckoos and orientation for time-displaced Romans

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Cora

I had a really nice time here and Newcastle. I’m flying home tomorrow afternoon, so regular blogging should resume soon. There will be photos as well. Today we took the Metro out to Tynemouth on the North Sea coast. Somewhere … Continue reading →

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