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Gnisvärd Ship Setting / Gotland
How about some sunny pics in this grey February? I swear the sun's off vacationing somewhere else in the galaxy, having some drinks in the Milky Way Bar or whatever. But at least she sent a comet mail....
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Planning the Next Castle Hunt
I've been busy planning my summer tour (I'll be off at the end of May and travel for two weeks) for this year which took me a few days of figuring out what to see, setting up an itinerary according to...
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A Blog Award and a Meme
Kathryn from Edward II Blog has awarded me with a Liebster Blogger Award that comes with a meme. Thank you Kathryn.'Liebster' is German and means 'favourite'.Though I haven't done a meme for ages and...
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Happy Easter
I wish my readers a Happy Easter.I should post a spring photo to go with it, but the view from my balcony looks more like that.Spring showers, the cold variantI usually have spring flowers planted this...
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Border Castles and Conflicts - Otto the Quarrelsome and the Star Wars
No, not a sequel to a popular SF-series, but the war of an alliance called Sternerbund - Star League, led by Otto, against the landgrave of Hessia. Otto the Quarrelsome* (Otto der Quade, 1340 - 1394),...
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Book Tower
Fantasy author Mark Lawrence has asked the readers of his blog to post photos of book towers they created. Well, it sounded like a fun thing to do and so I started hauling Roman themed books, both...
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Otto the Quarrelsome: The Lüneburg Succession War
Otto the Quarrelsome had a thing for heritage succession wars, it seems. He had barely solved the first round of the Hessian mess - or rather, it was solved for him - when he got himself embroiled in...
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Pilot Boat
Just a little something today. Pilot boats were a constant feature during last year's cruise since pilots were required to navigate the harbours, rivers, the Stockholm archipelago and other tricky...
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The Imperial Palatine Seat Tilleda - Fortifications
I have mentioned Tilleda a few times already since it's one of the rare examples of a Medieaval palatine seat of which more remains than some crumbled earthen walls and a sign. Werla, albeit double the...
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I'll Be Away
Until midst of June, hunting some more castles and churches. But I won't leave you without some photos to tide you over.Entrance to the harbour of Newcastle (seen from Tynemouth) - my usual way to the...
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The Castles, Part 2 - Other Castles I Visited
Here's a sneak peek into the other castles I visited this time. Richmond Castle, the keepRichmond Castle is one of the oldest Norman castles of which parts still remain.View towards Scollard's Hall and...
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The Castles, Part 1 - For My Friends
I'm back and over the next days I will present the usual photo overviews. The weather wasn't bad; in fact, the rain stopped during my way up to Scarborough Castle (my first place to visit) and never...
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The Abbeys and Cathedrals
I got some abbeys and cathedrals, too; a few famous ruins among them.The Abbey of Whitby in the mist.Yes, there is a ruined church there - WhitbyNot the usual tourist website photos, I'm afraid, but...
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Neolithic Remains, Picts and Vikings
Orkney was a veritable centre of Neolithic buildings, from the intriguing stone settings to a settlement like Skara Brae - a village older than the pyramids which has become one of the main tourist...
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The Most Popular Post in the Roman Empire - The Signal Station at Scarborough
If you like a desolate place with lots of cold wind, rain and fog, that is. But, Aelius Rufus, is has a splendid view over the bay of Scarborough and the sea. And with the hot summer we got right now,...
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I did Something Crazy
And got me a Twitter accout. Because the internet totally needs another bird chirping, lol. But it does get you in contact with people. Here's the link to my site, The coast of Northern NorwayTo go...
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Neolithic Orkney - The Ring of Brodgar, Part 1
Orkney is rich in Neolithic sites, and the area between the Ring of Brodgar, the Standing Stones of Stenness, and Maes Howe in particular so. On the landbridge separating Loch Stenness and Loch Harray,...
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Neolithic Orkney - The Ring of Brodgar, Part 2
The views of the Ring of Brodgar, framed by hills, with lochs on two sides, is very pretty, but it is not the original landsacpe.(The Ring of Brodgar)Sure, the hills were there already, but the area of...
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Weser Skywalk and Hannover Cliffs
Yes, we got a skywalk, too. Not as grand as the one in Colorado, but then, the Weser river and the Hannover Cliffs are no Grand Canyon. But the scenery is beautiful and pretty typical for the German...
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More Hiking Tours on the Hoher Meissner
Well, the conference that kept me busy the last weeks is over; I got some time off to recompense the overtime, and because of the fine weather those last days, we did some more hiking. Here are some...
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