16 June 2013
One of the cool exhibitions at the Heidelberg Castle was the one dedicated to Pharmacy. Old medicine, old tools, names you know in antiquated little bottles – Aspirin was the ... read more
15 June 2013
Although it’s been raining quite often, it’s also been getting rather hot in Romania. As it happens every summer, people have started complaining about the heat. To cool them off, ... read more
14 June 2013
Cheese markets are fun! You get to see huge stack of yellow rolls of cheese being displayed, moved around, bargained over, all while someone narrates the history such events in ... read more
13 June 2013
When I say gargoyles, I think of Paris. And the Phantom of the Opera, but that’s a different story. So I was quite taken with these particular gargoyles in Prague. ... read more
12 June 2013
Alexandru Ioan Cuza is quite an inspirational character in Romanian history. Seeing a statue of him in Heidelberg was surprising and it had the effect stumbling across a piece of ... read more
11 June 2013
During my trip through the UK, I spent an afternoon in Cambridge and took a tour by the river to get a quick look at the campus. We were there ... read more
10 June 2013
A year ago today I was enjoying the first part of my one-month drive through Europe. I was in Schweich with my good friends Mig and Phil (Argophilia), enjoying this ... read more