Author Archives: d-rm

It’s interesting how very old buildings smell. You might experience scent memory just from reading that sentence, and if you didn’t, I’m a bit sorry for you. First morning of summer, morning spent in Lord in the Attic Museum (lots of photos attached) in Amsterdam (only remaining “house church” from the days when Catholics andContinue reading “June 22, 2019 – Amsterdam, The Netherlands”

My AirBnB in Aalsmeer…very peaceful and lovely. Forgot to take photos on the train from London to Amsterdam, since I had a great conversation with a lady from London the whole way. She’s an environmental engineer and has traveled and lived just about everywhere, it seems…figuring out the train+bus ride to Aalsmeer was, uh, anContinue reading “June 21, 2019 – Aalsmeer, The Netherlands”

Flower Walk in Kensington Park, Royal Albert Music Hall, monument to Albert and the British Empire, Princess Diana Memorial Fountain, a lake and sculptures. (I took a video and happened to capture a guy standing there with his dog. I said, ooops, I caught you for a few seconds in my video! He laughed andContinue reading “June 20, 2019 – London”

Sitting in a pub in Earl’s Court reading a book by Orwell, working on my second pint, having just finished the special of the evening, friend mackerels with horseradish sauce, mashed potatoes, and greens…. a just-right rainy summer evening in London. My tiny and old but clean and affordable hotel room in Earl’s Court. IContinue reading “June 19, 2019 – London”