Our last full day in Berlin dawned grey and damp, so we decided to take one of the tours from Berliner Unterwelten E.V. (Society for the Exploration and Documentation of… Read more Berlin: Unterwelten & East Side Gallery →
One of the first German words I remember learning, strangely, is Fernsehturm (TV tower) because the one in Berlin had just opened in 1969 when I started learning the language… Read more Berlin: Alexanderplatz to the Reichstag →
To the west of the city (but still within its boundaries) lies Grünewald, an area of forests and lakes. The trees are all very young though, because about 70% were… Read more Berlin: Wannsee Villa →
Originally built in 1695-1713 for the Prussian Queen, Sophie Charlotte, and expanded by Frederick the Great in 1740-1742, this very pretty palace and gardens can eat up a whole day.… Read more Berlin: Schloss Charlottenburg →
Photo courtesy of Circus Hotel website The Circus Hotel is number one on Tripadvisor for Berlin, and we certainly agree that it’s a great place to stay. Very central, in… Read more Berlin: Scheunerviertel & the Circus Hotel →
Maryhill is an area of Glasgow close to where we live which, although not particularly touristy, has some interesting developments going on. It dates from the coming of the canals… Read more Maryhill Burgh Halls →
Our last full day was spent driving back to Halifax. Things didn’t go that well – the weather was awful, it absolutely poured, and we got held up at the… Read more Nova Scotia: end of a holiday →
For our last few days in Cape Breton, we stayed in the Chanterelle Inn, near Baddeck. This was the only place we chose to stay which was not in a… Read more Cape Breton: Baddeck, Louisbourg and Iona →
From Mabou, we drove north to join the Cabot Trail (John Cabot landed in North America in 1497, though it’s by no means certain it was in Cape Breton). The… Read more Cape Breton: the National Park →
The last week of our trip is on Cape Breton Island – named in 2011 by Travel and Leisure magazine as one of the world’s best islands to visit, although… Read more Cape Breton: Mabou and the Ceilidh Trail →
I couldn’t come to Nova Scotia and not detour onto Prince Edward Island, Canada’s smallest province and the location for LM Montgomery’s books. I read Anne of Green Gables and… Read more A day with Anne of Green Gables →
Wolfville is a pretty little university town at the other end of the Annapolis Valley. While we were in the area we visited: Halls Harbour. Part of the attraction of… Read more Wolfville, Nova Scotia →
The Glasgow Gallivanter 