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In Newcastle

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Cora

I arrived safely here to Newcastle, though I was pretty tired yesterday. Getting up at half past 4 AM to catch the 6:20 flight to Amsterdam was bound to take its toll. Okay, so I did snag one of those … Continue reading →

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Away – and an awards mishap

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Cora

First of all, I wanted to let you all know that I’ll be in Newcastle upon Tyne in the UK from tomorrow until Monday. I don’t know how frequent my internet connection will be, so there will be only sporadic … Continue reading →

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Holidays at Last

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Cora

Today was my last day of school before the summer holidays. The kids still have three more days of school, but those are dedicated to school trips and sport festivals in which I am not involved, so today was my … Continue reading →

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Prora – The World’s Creepiest Resort

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Cora

The New York Times has an article about Prora, the never finished Nazi monster resort on the island of Rügen. I visited Prora in 2009 after a linguistics conference in the nearby town of Greifswald. It’s a stunningly creepy place, … Continue reading →

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Dublin Photos Part 4 – Glasnevin Cemetery

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Cora

The friend with whom I traveled to Ireland is a huge cemetery geek. She’s not a goth, she simply likes cemeteries. And when she read Dublin’s about Glasnevin Cemetery, she wanted to visit. Initially I wasn’t quite so keen on … Continue reading →

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Dublin Photos Part 3 – Signage and Storefronts

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Cora

This is part 3 of my selection of photos from my recent trip to Dublin. This installment is devoted to interesting signs and storefronts. The linguist in me was particularly fascinated by the bilingual signs on roads and official buildings … Continue reading →

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Dublin Photos Part 2 – Monuments and Parks

Posted on May 7, 2011 by Cora

As mentioned yesterday, I will break up the Dublin photos into several posts. Here’s a look a park and monuments. Enjoy!

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Dublin Photos Part 1 – Architecture

Posted on May 7, 2011 by Cora

As promised, here are some photos from my recent trip to Dublin. I’ll probably break this up over a few posts. Let’s start with a few churches:

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Home Again

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Cora

This is just a quick post to let you know that I got home late yesterday evening. We had to fly via Paris Charles de Gaulle, an airport I really don’t like and try to avoid whenever possible. And yesterday’s … Continue reading →

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A few random observations about Ireland

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Cora

I decided to use my 10 Euros for 24 hours internet access to do some websurfing and pretty much the first thing I see is that Joanna Russ has died aged 74. I’m very shocked, because like many others I … Continue reading →

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