Amplemann
I first met “little traffic light man” while cycling through the GDR in 1990. He’s the equivalent of the Walk/Don’t Walk signals at home. Amplemann is hard not to like,…
A Journey to the East
It’s easy to think of Germany as a single country. Reunification happened a long time ago, right? Imagine your country forcefully divided, each half operating under very different forms of…
Livin’ High
You say you’ve dined at the Jules Verne in Paris? They know you by name at Commander’s Palace in New Orleans? You yawn when the duck is served in Beijing?…
Treptower Park
Soviet troops were the first to reach Berlin during the war and it cost them dearly. This immense memorial was built to honor their sacrifice. Over 9000 are buried here…
Damn, damn, damn…
You know how you plan, you pack, then when you arrive you discover that you left your socks behind? Well, I forgot to show you photos from a visit on…
Poof! We’re in Berlin!
We landed at Schönefeld, the old G.D.R. (East Germany) airport and were met by friends Siegi and Margit. More on them and our first day in Berlin later. In the…
The Last Supper
All good things comes to an end. So, too, our rendezvous with Andy, Danielle, Jim and Betty. The latter two returned to Guildford and Mary Anne and I flew to…
The Southwold Pier
Amusement piers are a traditional, if fading, feature of British seaside resorts. You can generally count on them to offer food, much of it Junk, arcade games, souvenirs, and some…
How much would you pay?
Welcome to Southwold, a somewhat more upscale seaside town. Or village. I’m never sure when a village becomes a town. The subject of this post is Beach Huts. You’ve seen…
Andy and Me and the Frogeye
In the States, we call them Bugeyes. Apparently they’re known as Frogeyes in England. At least that’s what Andy calls his. More formally, this is an Austin Healy Sprite, smaller…