The Bauhaus:- Finally
26.09.2019 Berlin again – I really could make this trip into the city with my eyes closed – I can even remember the names of...
Camino Ingles: Following A Different Path – Part 2
29.04.2019 It is 28 km from here, Betanzos, to Mesón do Vento, mostly uphill, and it will be the warmest day yet for us on...
Camino Ingles: Following A Different Path – Part 1
This section has nothing whatsoever to do with ancestry or family history but as the theme of identity crops up in entire blog, I should...
At Europe’s Core: Part 2 – Budapest
05.03.2019 Vienna Hauptbahnhof. The Austrian trains are all sleek and polished and as with the German and Polish railways, information is well organised, down to...
At Europe’s Core: Part 1 – Vienna
Why name it thus? The Austro-Hungarian Empire may have disappeared 100 years ago, in the political sense but the nations that evolved from it’s break...
Israel: Land Of Our Lost Citizens Part 2 – Jerusalem and Yad Vashem
05.11.2018 The Olympia Hotel provides a breakfast box for customers unable to attend the breakfast sitting and it is very substantial. The guided tour to...
Israel: Land of Our Lost Citizens Part 1: Tel-Aviv – The White City
It is to easy and for many, convenient, to omit the contribution to European culture that has been made by people of the Jewish faith....
The Shifting Sands
05.08.2018 0855 Flight to Gdańsk 1440 Train from Gdynia to Lębork 1530 Bus to Łeba 1615 Arrive at Villa Nautica. Plane, train and bus; nine...
Erfurt and The Spread Of Ideas
10.06.2018 Back in Berlin and before I’ve even left Schönefeld Airport Station, I’ve helped 3 Chinese tourists and directed them on the best route to...
Currywurst and Luther
March 2018 I think now that it’s reasonable to speculate that the Pach side of the family has German origins and moved east in their...