The Austria / Hungarian border was eerie to say the least, it was the first time on the journey that I felt I was travelling into a whole different way of life. The border seemed, for want of a better word, lifeless, it really looked as if I had gone back in time and crossed the iron curtain…
After our explorations through Munich Ron and I drove across Austria, first stopping in Salzburg for a quick snack and coffee. Unfortunately we spent a fair time trying to get into the city stuck in traffic and finding a place to park so we couldn’t spend as much time looking around as we would have…
In August 2014 I was invited to an old work colleague / friends wedding. He had already got married in London to his wife with just a few friends as witness, however they wanted to marry again in their home country with more of their friends and family with them. This was definitely an opportunity I…
Earlier in the year I visited North Weald Redoubt with a couple of friends. Ramblings so Far & Chill Cleal The redoubt was built at the end of the 19th Century to protect London in case of war. There are still two surviving (albeit rusty) Allan Williams Turrets which were used to defend a nearby radio station. The…
It’s been a long time since I added anything to this blog. Not to say there hasn’t been anything interesting happening, I just drifted away from the habit of making even semi-regular updates. Visiting the Peak District in June of this year was one of the things I failed to blog about. The week was spent…
On the second to last day in Jersey I visited Val de la Mare Reservoir. To my great surprise at one end there was a large dam holding back the water which provided multiple photography opportunities. Some of the photographs I took went back to my old minimal architectural style which I think the dam…
A surprisingly interesting part of my holiday was when I visited Le Greve De Lecq on the north coast. There was quite a small beach and a couple of cafes and the all important ice cream stand along the beach, a little further up was the old British barracks and watermill. Walking along the beach…
Mid-week I travelled to St. Ouen to see another lighthouse, unfortunately the lighthouse was just a small signal station, nothing as grand as I had previously seen. Something else of interest at the site however was Grosnez Castle. Dating back to the 14th Century Grosnez is a ruin of its former self, with just one…
After my visit to the German defences at Batterie Lothringen I visited St. Matthews Church, more commonly known as the Glass Church. Originally built in 1840 as a church of ease for local residence unable to access the main Parish church, it became famous after the French artist Rene Lalique was commissioned in 1930 to produce…
On Day four I stumbled across Battery Lothringen consisting of German defences from World War 2. It turned out to be quite a happy accident, I have a great passion for exploring old and abandoned buildings, but when you combine abandoned with the historical era of WW2 it becomes especially exciting. The picture below shows a German…
