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A Photo in Passing - Durham Cathedral
Durham is a train stop on the way from Newcastle to York and I was lucky to catch one unblurred shot the moment the train passed the shrubs at the station, and the view to the cathedral opened, before...
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Northumbrian Castles - Malcolm III and the First Battle of Alnwick
This is getting really big, so I’ll post the history of Alnwick Castle in several parts; that way you’ll at least get a new post occasionally. *grin* Since the posts extend to the overall history of...
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Crossing the Pentland Firth
Hi, just a photo post today. I'm doing Nano again, plus I had a special qualifications course for work that left me pretty braindead in the afternoons. We'll be back to Alnwick Castle in December.John...
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Happy Thanksgiving
I wish all of my readers who celebrate it a happy Thanksgiving. Enjoy the turkey.Here the decorations in town and stores are very Christmas-y for some time now. I'm already tired of Jingle Bells. And...
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Scottish History: Struggle for the Scottish Throne – Malcolm III to David I
The death of both King Malcolm III and his designated heir Edward at Alnwick in November 1093, as well as Margaret who might have been able to keep the remaining family together, soon thereafter, led...
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Merry Christmas
I wish everyone a blessed and merry Christmas. I hope you'll find time in all that Christmas stress to curl up in your favourite spot for a bit, with a glass of wine, some gingerbread (or whatever you...
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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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Happy New Year
I wish everyone a Happy New Year.May your plans work out and your hopes come true. Sculpture in the Ice Hotel in KirkenesI can't get any winter photo here; with plus 8°C and a mix of rain and sunshine....
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Highland Landscapes
I'm still waiting for Ailred of Rievaulx'Life of King David of Scots. You can loan a book for 4 weeks plus one week overtime, and it looks like whoever got it right now is still sitting on it. So here...
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Overlooking the Weser - Castle Polle
The book I was waiting for has finally arrived, but since I meawhile had prepared a post about one of the many German castles I’ve visited and never got around to posting about, I’ll give you some info...
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Scottish History: King David and the Civil War (Part 1)
With the conflict between Henry’s daughter and appointed heir, Matilda, and his nephew Stephen who also claimed the throne, things got really interesting in Northumbria. Among other adventures, Alnwick...
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Travel Plans
I'll stay in Germany for my spring tour this year and travel to some places in southern Germany, namely Bamberg, Nuremberg and Regensburg which will bring me all the way to the Danube. There should be...
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Built To Protect a Chapel – Krukenburg Castle
I know I've been neglecting this blog lately. Poor little blog, here's a new post for you, and my readers. :-)(left: Krukenburg Castle, the keep)Getting a cold on top of the spring allergies (which...
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Helmarshausen Monastery
I have mentioned that one of the reasons the Krukenburg fortifications were built was to protect the monastery of Helmarshausen - Helmareteshus - in the valley beneath the castle. Of this monastery not...
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Happy Easter
I wish everyone a Happy Easter holiday.Church in Reinhausen, westworkPeeking through the shrubs in the westwork of the church in Reinhausen near Göttingen. This is the main church built by the counts...
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Back With Booty - Pretty Views
All towns I visited (actually, Nuremberg is a city) date back to at least the Middle Ages and are rich in history, which means rich in old buildings other than the churches and castles. Here are a few....
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Back With Booty - Romans
The Limes, the frontier between the Roman Empire and Germania, runs south of Nuremberg and thus I was able to visit some Roman places. And Regensburg is on the Roman side anyway. Aelius Rufus was quite...
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Back With Booty - Castles
Of course, I did some castle hunting as well. Though in case of Nuremberg, the castle is right on the hill towering the old town.Nuremberg Castle, outer gateI had been to Nuremberg as child and I...
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Back With Booty - Churches and Cathedrals
I'm back and after sifting though some 2,000 photos, I got the usual overview for you. Since I concentrated on towns this time, I visited quite a few churches, though not every one on the way; only the...
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Bloggiversary
This month it's nine years since I started my blog. That makes The Lost Fort if not a dinosaur so at least a mammoth of the blogsphere, though with the difference that it hasn't become extinct. And I...
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