heritage / hiking / miscellany / railway / running
Switzerland 2024
by Eight nights staying in Wengen, half just Stephen, half with Mark too, enjoying hiking, glorious scenery and trains
Category: miscellany
heritage / miscellany / railway / running / waterways
Germany and Denmark 2024
Visits to Halle (for parkrun and schnitzel), Nordhausen for the Harz railway to the Brocken, Hamburg for Miniatur Wunderland plus Chocoversum, boat trip, running and a bus tour, Lübeck for marzipan and a swim, and Copenhagen for parkrun and a boat tour.
heritage / miscellany / railway / running
USA 2024
A day in Seattle, a train trip to Chicago, time in Bossier, a total solar eclipse, and the Johnson Space Center.
heritage / hiking / miscellany / running / waterways
Shetland and home
Two full days on Shetland Mainland, Bressay, Unst and Yell, plus the trip home via Falkirk and Shap
heritage / hiking / miscellany
Fair Isle
A day trip to Fair Isle, most remote inhabited island in the UK, from Tingwall airport on Shetland
A run across the Solar System
An interesting (if hot, starting at 31 degrees – so much for the cool of the evening!) run along the River Cam from Midsummer Common …
Winter Wonderlights
A visit to the Winter Wonderlights at the Great Central Railway, a nightime outing with the outside of the train lit up with myriad lights.
Clumber Park
A walk around Clumber Park in Nottinghamshire on our way to the Lake District.
The Shard
A visit to The Shard with its extensive views of London, and a quick boat trip before lunch.
Buckingham Palace
A few pictures in Buckingham Palace Gardens after a tour of the State Rooms.