Bicycles From Around the World
A collection of bicycles from around the world. Bike leaned up against a Delhi temple where men are making garlands of yellow flowers. Bikes on the beach silhouetted against the late afternoon […]
Trains from Around the World
A collection of trains from around the world. Cleaning the trains in Mons, Belgium. Kettle Valley steam train in B.C.’s Okanogan Valley, Canada. The steam train to Mount Snowdon in […]
Planes from Around the World
“Do we really want to get on a plane whose company logo is a flying white elephant?” I asked Al. “Well”, Al answered, “at least it’s not a flying pink […]
A Large Wooden Warship, the Frigate Jylland in Ebeltoft, Denmark
My cousins listed a number of sights we had to see if we went to Aarhus and one of them was the Frigate Jylland in Ebeltoft. Built to fight maritime battles […]
Royal Barge Procession in Bangkok, Thailand
On our route from our hotel to the river the usual gang of Bangkok tuk-tuk drivers vied for our attention. Al laughingly fended them off, pointing at the terminal, saying, […]
Not Your Everyday Vehicle, a Collection of Unusual Cars from Around the World
A collection of unusual cars from around the world. Vintage car in Den Gamle By, a recreated village in Aarhus, Denmark. A slightly more up-to-date Skagen Bryghus (brewery) beer car […]
Tracking Down the Past: Making Ice Cream (Denmark & Vancouver)
In 2018 Al & I headed to Denmark and Sweden with the idea of meeting up with my aunts and uncles and cousins, and also to track down some of […]
Summer Traditions for Late June and July in Vancouver
Under normal circumstances we stay home during Vancouver’s summer and spend our time at all the great festivals. This year we’re staying home as usual but all the festivals have […]
Door Pulls, Knobs and Handles
Who would have thought that something that needs to be functional would have so many variations in appearance? Door knobs. Secondhand door knobs for sale at the Portland Rebuilding Center […]
A Single Flower in Singapore
You can find flowers everywhere in Singapore, even in the airport where orchids were artfully arranged on the stainless steel platforms of the luggage carousels. There were flowers in the […]
