29th November 2010

I had a opthalmologist's appointment at a local hospital this morning and as they often put drops in your eyes to dilate your pupils after which you're not allowed to drive, I decided I would walk to the hospital via Darrick and Newstead Woods. It's generally a very peaceful walk through the trees and avoids the busyness of the main roads, however today I spotted the rather charming sight of a burnt out car in the middle of the school playing fields next to the woods. They'd also clearly done a good few laps of the field before setting light to the car as the grass was all churned-up too - delightful!

25th June 2010

This is the view from the rather scary floor to ceiling windows in my eighth floor room where I've been staying in Hamburg this week. I felt quite nervous when I first approached the windows to check out the view on Monday and even though I was somewhat reassured by there being the roof of the lobby area a couple of floors down I still avoided the windows for most of the week! I'm much relieved to be back in my bedroom just one floor up at home tonight.