Around two weeks ago I had the most emotional day I have had in the 27 months of having my job. I cried at work, on and off all day. I fought tears on the bus home, until it terminated about five stops from mine and it was pouring with rain. I walked those last... Continue Reading →
Not Such a Wonderful Christmas Time
I am all too aware that Christmas can be a time when the pressure to be having a great time can be overwhelming. I know a large number of people who don’t find this time of year exciting or fun, for a number of reasons that can include a bereavement in the past around this... Continue Reading →
Nikolai-Kirche: Skull Appreciation Post
The same cold and wet day in Berlin I visited the Charité, we also sought shelter at one point in a church by the smallest Christmas market we attended. The church is that of St. Nicholas, or Nikolaikirche, and the inside was splendid. This is largely a post with lots of photos of monuments from... Continue Reading →
Berliner Medizinhistorisches Museum der Charité
It was a very rainy and grey day in Berlin last Friday which seemed like perfect conditions to go and wander about a medical and pathology museum. Who cares what the weather outside is doing when there’s specimens in jars to look at! The Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin is the main hospital in Berlin which... Continue Reading →
Woolsthorpe Manor
I am very lucky to be able to say that I get to travel about a fair amount and go on various adventures around the country and the world in some cases. It’s one of the things I love to do, explore new places and discover new things. The weekend just passed I found myself... Continue Reading →