Tag Archives: Europe

A Really Hot Day In Amsterdam

Air conditioning is not common in Northern Europe. It’s probably a combination of normally cooler weather and a cultural attitude, but when it gets really warm you’ll hear a lot of complaining. A couple of years ago there was an unusual hot spell in Amsterdam with a lot of people trying to deal with theContinue reading “A Really Hot Day In Amsterdam”

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”

Sitting And Shooting The Bull

A Wet Day In Tallinn, Estonia Every tourist with a camera or cellphone can’t walk by without “shooting the bull”. Same with us on a visit to, Estonia’s Tallinn, except in our case it was raining and in haste we thought it was a pig. It’s actually called The Black Angus by Tauno Kangro, andContinue reading “Sitting And Shooting The Bull”

A Visitor’s Guide to Blarney Castle: Kissing the Stone

A Wet Day In Blarney When you have a limited number of days to visit a country you just keep going, even when the weather turns foul. Such was the case when we traveled to Blarney Castle. Not so much cold but a persistent on and off drizzle. I’m still not sure what brought usContinue reading “A Visitor’s Guide to Blarney Castle: Kissing the Stone”