Frogner Park

“The Nobel Peace Prize medal is an 18-carat gold award measuring 6.6 cm in diameter and weighing 196 grams. Designed by Norwegian sculptor Gustav Vigeland, it features a portrait of Alfred Nobel on the front and three men linked in brotherhood on the back, with the Latin inscription “pro pace et fraternitate gentium” (“for peace… Continue reading Frogner Park

Chinatown

Old signage like this is a reminder of how swiftly cities change. Actually if they don’t adapt they become fossilised tourist attractions or worse.

The Forgiven

I cannot improve on this review of 2012 novel, The Forgiven, by Lawrence Osborne.

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How the Brigadier Lost His Ear

I think it’s time to reassess Conan Doyle’s Brigadier Gerard stories. I last read them more than half a century ago. Now I find them both funnier and much more interesting.

What’s My Line?

You may have read that YouTube gets more views than all traditional broadcast networks, except the BBC, in the UK. It appeals to younger viewers but do not be dismayed.

Tokyo Vice

“The pipe that Detective Chief Inspector Maigret lit on coming out of his door in Boulevard Richard-Lenoir was even more delicious than usual. The first fog of the season was as pleasant a surprise as the first snow for children, especially when it was not that nasty yellowish fog you see on certain winter days,… Continue reading Tokyo Vice

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