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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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Historical Photos of the Graf Zeppelin

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Cora

Some time ago, I mentioned to my Dad that I was looking for public domain pictures of airships for the cover of an upcoming Pegasus Pulp e-book. And my Dad casually mentioned that we have original photos of the LZ-127 … Continue reading →

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Harvest Festival

Posted on September 18, 2011 by Cora

Today was the harvest festival in my particular rural village turned suburb of Bremen. German harvest festivals consist of a parade with floats decorated by local clubs and organisations, a religious service and a big party with dancing, drinking and … Continue reading →

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Three Anniversaries

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Cora

Exactly fifty years ago today (okay, yesterday, since I didn’t get the post up before midnight), on September 8, 1961, Unternehmen Stardust, the first issue of the German science fiction “Romanheft” Perry Rhodan appeared, in which US-astronaut Perry Rhodan with … Continue reading →

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Reflections on London, a spectacular mosaic and some links

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Cora

This afternoon, I picked up my neighbour and her son from the central bus station. They had just got back from a trip to London, one of those bus tours that are fairly cheap, provided you know what you’re getting … 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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