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Monthly Archives: January 2013
40c – Greatstone to Dungeness
As we left Greatstone, two youths trundled onto the beach where it had been exposed by the receding tide. One of them pulled a home-made cart behind him, consisting of a plastic crate fastened to some pram wheels. The other carried … Continue reading
Posted in Kent
Tagged coast, fort, Greatstone, Kent, lugworms, Romney Hythe & Dymchurch Railway, travel, walking
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40b – Littlestone to Greatstone
We left Littlestone by way of the dunes which ran alongside the beach. They acted as something of a windbreak, and the ground was easygoing. Eventually we wanted to be closer to the sea, so we walked onto the wide expanse of … Continue reading
Posted in Kent
Tagged coast, cockle, Greatstone, Kent, Operation PLUTO, Pipeline Under The Ocean, Romney Sands, spiny cockle, travel, walking
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40a – Littlestone
My wife always likes to have a cup of coffee before we leave home and drive down to the coast. Given that the journey time is currently two hours, and given that coffee is a diuretic, my wife’s morning drink generally … Continue reading
The Coastal Path in Cologne – The Rhine Part 4
The home leg of our walk along the Rhine took us to Hohenzollernbrücke, which is said to be the most heavily used bridge in all of Germany. It was once a rail and traffic bridge, but was destroyed in the Second … Continue reading
The Coastal Path in Cologne – The Rhine Part 3
The Zoobrücke, literally “Zoo Bridge” is so called because it lies just to the south of Cologne’s zoo. We weren’t going to the zoo today. Instead we went to Skulpturenpark which was right next to the bridge. It had a cafe, and we … Continue reading
The Coastal Path in Cologne – The Rhine Part 2
Walking up the east bank of the Rhine, we enjoyed good views across the swollen river towards the centre of Cologne. The cathedral dominated the skyline in the distance. The Rhine itself was flooded, to the extent that the water’s … Continue reading
The Coastal Path in Cologne – The Rhine Part 1
There is no coast in Cologne, but there is the Rhine river, running right through the middle of the city. We decided to do a circular route. We would set off south along the west bank, crossing the river at Südbrücke. We … Continue reading
Posted in Germany
Tagged cologne, grafitti, love, love padlocks, Rhine, Südbrücke, travel, walking
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The Coastal Path in Cologne – Christmas Markets
We took the train over to Cologne with an empty backpack, knowing we would be visiting the Christmas Markets. We took the train back home with that backpack full of festoonery. Cologne’s Christmas Markets run from the end of November/start of December … Continue reading
The Coastal Path in Cologne – The Cathedral
In the week before Christmas we took the kids on a city break to Cologne. We wanted to see how the kids got on with rail travel, the theory being if they weren’t sick all over their fellow passengers then … Continue reading
Posted in Germany
Tagged architecture, cathedral, cologne, stained glass, stonework, three magi
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