Mr Henry annexes Sudetenland
A 2017 Institute factfinding mission to the Netherlands, Germany, the Czech Republic and Poland. Sudetenland? Not really, but sounds good. Smoking lady? The interbellum, but could also have been taken in a bingo hall in Gympie.
Scumbag, please!
There’s budget airlines, and there’s budget airlines, and then there’s airlines from the People’s Republic of China.
A brave new Amsterdam
What’s left of the real, loved Amsterdam after a 30-year absence?
Golf ball
More than 30 years after affording Mr Henry a living and free movies, this movie theatre did not go bust, it did not become a dance hall, disco or whatever these venues are called these days, nor did it become a discount carpet outlet. It’s still a movie theatre!
A little outing
Catching up with two missionary uncles in their retirement, and a little day trip turns into …, well, a mission of sorts. Ever wondered what Saure Kirschen Schnapps is?
Breezeblocks
One of the better ways to explore a city is to do all its tramlines from one end to the other. A city without tramlines? Forget it, it’s not a real city. Now, take Rotterdam …
Where the hell is Checkpoint Charlie?
Berlin’s horseshoe system of house-numbering can lead you astray.
Kiosk
A visit to the Auschwitz/Birkenau concentration camps.
Operation Apfelstrudel
At the centre of this post is an academic’s obsession with pastry. Not as damaging as, say, alcohol, womanising or gambling, but …
Are you Brenda?
She wasn’t. Someone else was. Mr Henry ruminates about his trip and accommodation during this factfinding mission.
