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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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Birdnest

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Cora

In sixth grade, I built a bird nest box at school. I wasn’t particularly keen on that – “Build a nest box” simply happened to be the only non-sport after-school activity that was available. But even though I wasn’t particularly … Continue reading →

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Frost, Ice and Snow

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Cora

Over the past week or so, much of Europe has been experiencing extreme frost. Yesterday night, the temperature dropped to minus 13 degrees Celsius, at the moment it’s minus eleven degrees. And I’m in North-Western Germany which rarely gets extreme … Continue reading →

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Christmas Day 2011

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Cora

I didn’t see yesterday’s spectacular lightshow that lit up the evening sky over much of Germany as well as Belgium and France. However, the streak of light was neither Santa on his sleigh nor the Star of Bethlehem (it appeared … Continue reading →

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Christmas Decorations

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Cora

For some seasonal cheer, here are some photos of my Christmas decorations, starring Else, a department store mannequin I bought at a going-out-of-business a few years ago. Since then she’s looking out of my front windows and scaring off burglars. … Continue reading →

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Snow 2011

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Cora

Today we had the first snow of the winter. That is, we had some snow on Friday and Saturday as well, but it melted as soon as it hit the ground. Today, however, the snow actually reached the ground and … Continue reading →

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Newcastle Photos Part 4 – Tynemouth

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Cora

During my recent stay in Newcastle I also visited Tynemouth, a small seaside town located, as the name implies, at the mouth of the Tyne.

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Newcastle Photos Part 3 – Architecture

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Cora

Here’s the third installment of my Newcastle photos. This time we have architecture from medieval to ultra-modern:

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Newcastle Photos Part 2 – Monuments

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Cora

As promised, here is the second part of my Newcastle photos. This installment focuses on sculptures and monuments, though some architecture has found its way in here, too, because the two cannot always be neatly separated.

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