… and worth knowing about. Lemmy! OK he died in late 2015 but he set the trend and was buried in 2016! – age 70 JANUARY 04 – Robert Stigwood, age 81 10 – Much much lamented David Bowie, age 69 14 – Alan Rickman, age 69 28 – Should’ve mourned him more, but […]
Memories of Kaikoura
I found the images of Kaikoura after the earthquake very upsetting, since my own memories of the two days I spent there are some of my best in New Zealand. As the town is cut off from the land, businesses are struggling with their summer season ruined. Even those with insurance may not be covered […]
A Tourist’s Guide to the Hungarian Revolution Part 2
Kossuth (Parliament) square On October 25, about 10,000 demonstrators gathered in Budapest’s Kossuth square in front of the Parliament. About 50 Russian tanks were parked in the square but the crews were friendly, chatting to demonstrators. However, no one seemed to know that the rooftops of the surrounding buildings had been occupied by armed Secret […]