Category Archives: Odds n’ Ends

Oh My, The Indignity!

You see them all the time and everywhere – statues erected to celebrate a person of importance. Inevitably pigeons find them a great place to land or even roost and there doesn’t seem to be anything to effectively prevent it from happening. This one sits in a park in Tenerife in the Canary Islands. andContinue reading “Oh My, The Indignity!”

A Fitting Memorial In Croatia

Storks still return each year to Vukovar to nest On the banks of the Danube in Croatia is the beautiful town of Vukovar. Walking its streets today you come across a number of odd structures that seem to have suffered a calamity. A riverside hotel with a facade full of holes, the towns water towerContinue reading “A Fitting Memorial In Croatia”

The World’s Best Hot Dogs?

As American as hot dogs and apple pie is how the expression goes but here are some great hot dogs you have to leave the United States to ge There was a joke among business flyers years ago about the South. “If you die in the South you cannot go to Heaven without first connectingContinue reading “The World’s Best Hot Dogs?”

Everybody Hates The Russians

But Some Hate The Russians More Than Others This is the Russian Embassy in Estonia. The fence is intended to keep the Estonians from defacing the embassy and the signs are protesting and condemning Russia’s war in Ukraine. Today there were no typical protesters because of the rain but often there are 50 to aContinue reading “Everybody Hates The Russians”

While Cruising Through Europe

While traveling up the Danube River we tied up next to a park one morning and right in front of us was this playground. I’ve seen lots of playground equipment but this one was unique and I kept waiting for some children to show up. Sadly it never happened Passau  a German city on theContinue reading “While Cruising Through Europe”