Category: Travel

Intrepid

I can recommend the de Gaulle film, or at least the first part. The second part, Liberté, will be showing in the UK in a few days.  It’s a bit long and has a superfluous sub-plot but that’s necessary to give the story some structure and love interest. It also creates a false narrative about… Continue reading Intrepid

On the Waterfront

On Thursday we walked via Times Square to Pier 83 on the Hudson for a 1 1/2 hour boat trip down the bay, past the Statue of Liberty and up the East River to the Williamsburg Bridge.

Robin’s Nest

The view from a 17th floor corner room of the Midtown Manhattan Hilton is excellent. I know I am back in New York but we went to the Oyster Bar in Grand Central Terminal to be sure. The clams from Long Island Sound are chewy and salty – delicious.

Polar Power

I started writing here eleven years ago. I thought I might be bored not having to get up and go to work. Strange, because I always had a range of interests beyond my job.

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

No Overall Control

There are 136 councils in England, Scotland and Wales. If you heed the media it appears the Reform party had a landslide victory on Thursday. I beg to differ.