Monday 19th June Today I went on a tour of the Ypres Salient with Ypres Battlefield Tours. There were five of us in the group and the other four were a couple from New York and two German women from…
The Centre of Europe
Saturday 17th June Maastricht is in a strange position geographically. It is located in a small bulge which is surrounded by Belgium on two sides; Germany on the third and a small corridor linking it to the rest of the…
The Town is the University
Tuesday 13th June Today was a day of rest. River walks and Skye swimming was about the limit of the day’s drama until the evening when suddenly there was much excitement in Team Basil. Skye started barking, an act which…
It’s a Town not just a Virus
Monday 12th June Skye and Sarah went for a paddle in the River Lahn this morning and will have a chance in the same river later today because we are going to Marburg. I have mentioned to Sarah that I…