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Wertheim am Main is a small ancient town surrounded by cooling green forests, vineyards and rolling hills, sitting in a narrow valley at the confluence of the Tauber and Main Rivers. I have no idea why

Ehekarussell In the centre of Nürnberg, is a fantastic piece of public sculpture. Formally entitled "Hans-Sachs-Brunnen", but is more commonly referred to as Ehekarussell (The Marriage Carousel).

It seems to me that outside the big cities of Germany, humungous amounts of quality street art are hard to come by. Here are a scant few offerings from the city of Würzburg Maybe it is more frowned upon

Brompton Cemetery, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London is the only London cemetery to be owned by the Crown managed by The Royal Parks. It is one of the "Magnificent Seven

The Rhine River flows to the sea through one of Germany’s most scenic regions,-Mittelrhein- The Middle Rhine, a UNESCO World Heritage Site being on a boat seems a great way to see vineyard-blanketed hills,

The catholic Würzburg Cathedral is dedicated to Saint Kilian a wandering Irish Monk born in the 7th century in Cloughballybeg, Ireland. It is the fourth largest Romanesque church building in Germany over

Würzburg, a Bavarian town with a population of just under 150,000, sits on the River Main, not as pretty as other places. But let's wander. In the 17th century it was the centre of a catholic witch hunt,

Welcome to less than sunny Bamberg, it has so far been a rather wet and very mild trip, the big golden ball has been hovering elsewhere. Yes I am praying for warmth and dryness too. Bamberg is an ancient

So Cologne, the bridge was great, the cathedral far too packed with selfie takers, couldn't be arsed trying to fight the photobombers. Nothing else to see, a run of the mill city shopping centre. Until...

Anyone else get random e-mails out of the blue? I got one just last week, just a one liner. "Did you know it is 10 years since you took me up the Rohtan Pass" It was from a former playmate, I

St Michael's Mount,-(an English counterpart of Mont-Saint-Michel off the coast of Normandy, France.)-in english, not Cornish, translates as "hoar rock in woodland", it is a tidal island in Mount's

Despite daily bombardments during WW2 the Hohenzollern Bridge continued to function as one of the most important bridges in Germany. The bridge was finally destroyed by German military engineers to hamper

Leaving Amsterdam in our wake, through the eastern dock area we headed These boats don't go fast! it was a gentle float in an easterly direction towards the mighty Rhine. Next stop Köln, the fourth most

"River cruise?" was my reply when asked by a friend who I occasionally hook up with asked if I fancied a last minute getaway.... "advertised with a substantial discount" perked me up.

Let's say goodbye to this vibrant colourful country in black and white. Bangladesh without a shadow of a doubt has been my favourite road trip of all time. Dhaka a huge metropolis where every sq.ft. of

I am showing my age now!! But somethings from your childhood one never forgets, Arthur Askey was a National Treasure, oh how we laughed in times more innocent. PS. 1937? I am not that fucking old! Anyways

So I am seeing another side to Dhaka, one for the fairly affluent I guess, no street traders here, no hawkers. Another soulless shopping mall, they are the same the whole world over. just dressed in a

Streetlife, my presentation for this weeks competition. Time for the market in mono sometimes situations and places lend themselves to a mono presentation, I did one in poly earlier thought I would throw

Another week another photo contest brought to use by @friendlymoose the theme this week being "Green" So......here we go Just an Aeonium, a succulent plant found in warmer climes like the Canary

So having said goodbye to my travelling companions, I had an extra day at leisure to do nothing in particular. It was good to be back in the metropolis. two hours out then two hours back should satisfy