Tag Archives: World War II

Travel Photo of the Day (August 19)

Posted on August 19, 2013 by TBM

Posted in Travel Photos | Tagged 50 Year Project, Blitz, Bombing during WWII, England, History, Life, London, Photography, St. Dunstan in the East, Travel, Travel Blog, Travel Journal, Travel Photo, World War II | 41 Comments

Amsterdam: Day Three

Posted on April 18, 2013 by TBM

Our third and last day in Amsterdam was quite relaxing. We had two things planned: the Pancake Bakery and climbing the tower of Westerkerk, a church near the Anne Frank House. The morning was beautiful, but still cold. On our … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel, Travel Photos, Travel Stories | Tagged 50 Year Project, Amsterdam, Anne Frank, Anne Frank House, Blog, Blogging, Canals, Cornelis Dancker, Dutch Gin., Dutch History, Europe, Hendrick de Keyser, History, Jenever, Nazis, Netherlands, Photography, Photos, Pieter de Keyser, The Pancake Bakery, Travel, Travel Blog, Travel Journal, Travel Photos, Westerkerk Church, World War II | 44 Comments

Amsterdam: Day one

Posted on April 4, 2013 by TBM

Our first full day in Amsterdam was relaxing since I didn’t book a full day of sightseeing. We started off the day by touring Anne Frank’s house. My apologies, no photos are allowed inside the museum. This was probably the most difficult … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel, Travel Photos, Travel Stories | Tagged 263 Prinsengracht, 50 Year Project, Amsterdam, Anne Frank, Auguste van Pels, Bike Riders, Blog, Blogging, Canals, Europe, Flowers, Fritz Pfeffer, German History, Hermann van Pels, History, Holocaust, Jewish History, Life, Netherlands, Noordermarkt, Otto Frank, Peter van Pels, Photography, Photos, Travel, Travel Blog, Travel Journal, Travel Photos, Travel Stories, World War II | 65 Comments

Travel Photo of the Day (February 12)

Posted on February 12, 2013 by TBM

Today I posted a review of the novel, The Garden of Evening Mists. This story deals with war and how brutal it can be. One of the people who commented said this about war. The “important thing is how the remnants are … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel Photos | Tagged 50 Year Project, Berlin, Blog, Blogging, Concentration Camps, Germany, Holocaust, Jewish Memorials, Life, Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, Memorials, Nazis, Peter Eisenman, Photography, Travel, Travel Blog, Travel Journal, Travel Photo, War, World War II | 26 Comments

The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng

Posted on February 12, 2013 by TBM

The second country I visited via books this year was Malaysia. Last year I had the opportunity to listen to all of the authors shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize read from their novels. When I heard Tan Twan Eng … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged 50 Year Project, Blog, Blogging, Book Reviews, Books, History of Malaysia, Literature, Malaysia, Man Booker Prize, Novels, The Garden of Evening Mists, World War II | 83 Comments

The Churchill Arms

Posted on November 9, 2012 by TBM

Raise your hand if you like Thai food. Now if you like pubs. Okay, this one may be trickier, raise your hand if you like Winston Churchill. This last one may seem odd, but I studied history in grad school. … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly Pub | Tagged 50 Year Project, Blog, Blogging, Chelsea Flower Show, England, English History, Flowers, Kensington Church Street, London, Photography, Photos, Pubs, Thai Food, The Churchill Arms, Travel, Travel Blog, Travel Journal, Travel Photos, Winston Churchill, Winston Churchill's Grandparents, World War II | 31 Comments

Travel Photo of the Day (November 3)

Posted on November 3, 2012 by TBM

Posted in Travel Photos | Tagged 50 Year Project, Berlin, Blog, Blogging, Europe, German History, Germany, History, Photography, Reichstag, Travel, Travel Blog, Travel Journal, Travel Photo, World War II | 11 Comments

The Lungs of Berlin

Posted on August 15, 2012 by TBM

One of my favorite parts of Berlin was the Tiergarten, the largest park in the city. In the 1830s, Peter Joseph Lenne redesigned the area into a park. Before it was used as hunting grounds. The park spans 494 acres. … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel Photos | Tagged 50 Year Project, Europe, German History, Germany, History, Life, Lungs of Berlin, Nature, Parks, Peter Joseph Lenne, Photography, Photos, Siegessaule, Tiergarten, Travel, Travel Blog, Travel Journal, Travel Photos, World War II | 32 Comments

The Lord of the Rings

Posted on January 6, 2012 by TBM

One of the projects I have been working on since the end of summer was re-reading The Lord of the Rings trilogy by J. R. R. Tolkien. Last spring I read The Hobbit for Carl’s Once Upon a Time Challenge … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged 1001 Books you Must Read Before you Die, Book Reviews, christopher tolkien, Classics, dark lord sauron, Fantasy Novels, J R R Tolkien, Literature, little prince, lord of the rings trilogy, merry and pippin, mount doom, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, World War II | 38 Comments

St Bartholomew the Great

Posted on December 20, 2011 by TBM

Last week, Isobel from IsobelandCat’s Blog told me about A Service of Nine Lessons & Carols with the Choir of St Bartholomew the Great. We attended this service on Sunday night. Not only was the singing amazing, but the church … Continue reading →

Posted in London | Tagged A Service of Nine Lessons and Carols, Augustinian Priory, Christmas, Churches, England, English Churches, English History, Great Fire of London, London, Photography, St. Bartholomew the Great, World War I, World War II | 38 Comments