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Archive for March, 2009

York – surroundings

These are things to do outside York. Well there is so much to do in the North of England so I have mainly picked things in Yorkshire including Yorkshire Dales and Yorkshire Moors but places like The Peak district and The Lake District is not far away. Click on this link to see more detail [...]

Saturday March 28th, 2009 in York | Comments Off

York – city

This is things to do inside York city. I have mixed it all as both sites and pubs are all historical and worth a visit. Click on this link to view more details View Larger Map

Saturday March 28th, 2009 in York | Comments Off

Army Pictures

These are various pictures taken while I was either in the army or territorial army (home guard) This was a weird time with both good and bad times. Bad was mostly being constantly cold and wet and the good was the friendships created during the bad times. Picture taken when leaving the army after the [...]

Wednesday March 11th, 2009 in Pictures | Comments Off

Currencies

Thanks to: x-rates.com Also look at Natwest for buy/sell rates 30 Days 120 Days 1 GBP to USD   1 GBP to DKK   1 GBP to EUR   1 USD to EUR   Currencies to GBP

Sunday March 1st, 2009 in Info | Comments Off

Weather

Thanks to The Weather Channel

Sunday March 1st, 2009 in Info | Comments Off

Me, Me and more Me

This is a compilation of old pictures from various sources. The early pictures are the obligatory school pictures. The latter ones are a mix of pictures from passport and student id. I have no idea how I could get into countries like Russia and Poland with a picture like that. 9 Years Old 11 Years [...]

Sunday March 1st, 2009 in Pictures | Comments Off

York – Links

Various links to further explore what’s going on in York http://www.vryork.com Virtual York – see the great views http://www.thisisyork.co.uk What’s on in York http://www.yorkshirenet.co.uk/ Links to activities in and around York http://www.historyofyork.org.uk History of York – full of great pictures http://www.york.gov.uk/leisure/Local_history_and_heritage/ Council History Pages http://www.york360.co.uk Great gallery of York http://www.thepress.co.uk/news/ York News http://www.yorkshire-dales.com Yorkshire Dales [...]

Sunday March 1st, 2009 in York | Comments Off

Belgium Beer

Beer Ratings Well, one of the best things about Belgium is the beer, so I have devoted this page to beer only. The photos can only be used as a guide to how the bottles look. A lot of the breweries put the same beer on different looking labels and sizes of bottles. I don’t [...]

Sunday March 1st, 2009 in Beer | Comments Off

Budapest – Places to see

Places to see Beware, most museums and similar activities are closed on mondays, so stay in bed that day or go to one of the public playgrounds. Aquincum A very big roman ruin from the 1st century A.D. If the kids thinks it’s boring, then tell them that maybe Asterix and Obelix lived there once; [...]

Sunday March 1st, 2009 in Budapest | Comments Off

Budapest – Restaurants

The restaurants is only represented by the names of the place. To find the address and phone number of the restaurant contact the concierge or pick up one of the many booklets you can get in the Budapest airport or in the hotel lobby. All the restaurants in the list are inside Budapest, which is [...]

Sunday March 1st, 2009 in Budapest | Comments Off