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Germany 2016, 3; Potsdam and Berlin

2016-08-20 by rogerviggers 1 Comment

Continued from page 2, Goslar and the road to Berlin The following morning I drove on and was relieved to discover a public loo on Grossestrasse in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Memorial, Heritage, History, Army, Military, Travel, Food & Drink, Commemoration

Germany 2016, 2; Goslar and the road to Berlin

2016-08-20 by rogerviggers Leave a Comment

Continued from part 1, Detmold The point comes when one has to get the show on the road and this was the day to set off on my tour. A very slow … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Commemoration, Beer & Brewing, Heritage, Tramway, History, Railways, Transport, Army, Military, Food & Drink

Germany 2016, 1; Detmold

2016-08-20 by rogerviggers 10 Comments

In the early 1970s I had a stunningly unsuccessful career in the army. One of the places I was stationed was a delightful small town in Germany called … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Military, Travel, Beer & Brewing, Heritage, History, Railways

Sussex 2016

2016-07-27 by rogerviggers Leave a Comment

The last time I visited Hastings was on a day trip by train in 1993 so I thought it was about time to take a look around the area. It was a good … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, Archaeology, Transport, Landscape, Military, Travel, Heritage, Maritime

Tintern Abbey

2016-06-28 by rogerviggers Leave a Comment

Driving from the Welsh Marches to Somerset the A466 Monmouth to Chepstow road is a pleasant run and offers a break at Tintern Abbey. Apart from the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, Archaeology, Landscape, Travel, Food & Drink, Beer & Brewing, Heritage, Religion, Monastery

Somerset-sub-Mendip

2015-09-28 by rogerviggers Leave a Comment

Finally, I got round to getting rid of some surplus "stuff" I was no longer using by dumping a couple of items on my sister. The old saying about one … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Travel, Food & Drink, History, Industrial Archaeology, Railways, Transport

North Norfolk

2015-09-26 by rogerviggers Leave a Comment

Living in a touristy area, I normally stay firmly at home over a bank holiday weekend. However, I needed a day or two out and there was a delivery I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Railways, Transport, Army, Military, Travel, Food & Drink, Fighting Vehicles, History

Belgium 2014 1, Waterloo

2014-09-28 by rogerviggers 1 Comment

With the two hundredth anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo approaching in June 2015 I decided to create an online memorial to the men of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, Archaeology, Army, Landscape, Military, Travel

Glasgow Subway 1977

1977-03-28 by rogerviggers 1 Comment

In the late 1970s I was employed on the London underground as train crew. During a trip to Glasgow I managed to wangle my way in to the Subway car … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Subway, Underground Railway, History, Industrial Archaeology, Railways, Transport, Rapid Transit

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