Stuttgart on a Sunday – Cars and More Cars
2015-09-01
A tour of the Mercedies Benz Museum and the Porsh Muzeum in the home of the motor indusdry – StuttgardtContinue Reading
Stuttgart – cars, philosophers and fountains
2015-09-01
I was impressed in Seattle when I discovered that the city was the home of Microsoft, Boeing, Amazon and Starbucks, but Stuttgart has a much more impressive record. Home of Porsche, Daimler and Benz, and Bosch, it claims to be the birth place of the international motor industry, and whileContinue Reading
La Perrière, France
2014-08-26
26 August 2014 While visiting family in Mamers, France, we took a short afternoon visit to La Perrière in Normandy. Not a great expedition, only six km from Mamers but 500 years back in time. One of the many small towns in France that you could spend a lifetime visitingContinue Reading
Some Photos
2014-08-25
Here are some photos covering some of the trip so far. Louvre Lens From an exhibition on the history of the depection of war in art. In particular see the transformation from heroic to tragic when war started to impact on the every day lives of people. Lille A lovelyContinue Reading
Amiens and the Somme
2014-08-20
Northern France 17 to 20 August, 2014 Given the year, one hundred years since the outbreak of the war to end all wars, we decided to come to the place where it was at its most intense – the Western Front. We based ourselves in Amiens, and took to opportunityContinue Reading
Bows and Flows of Angels’ Hair
2014-08-19
Paris 16 August It is not unusual to start the day with a Cappuccino, even these days in Paris where coffee is slowly transforming – perhaps too slowly. But the French always have their own interpretation of food, and even the Cappuccino is not safe from local innovation. MyContinue Reading
Rediscovering Paris
2014-08-17
The last time I saw Paris, I have to say I was disappointed. It was cold (March 2013), 4°C and overcast. It was crowded, especially as you can see in the Hall of Mirrors in Versailles. It was dirty and it seemed to have lost its style. WeContinue Reading
The vexed issue of ‘Mandate’
2013-09-10
The Australian election has just played itself out over the last weekend and today we are already hearing the claim that the winners in the House of Representatives have a mandate for all their policies and the Senators should just support them. This is a common theme just after anContinue Reading
What Passes for Public Debate
2013-07-21
How many times have you heard the words “What passes for public debate in this country”? It is usually said by someone who has been critical of political discourse or the latest media outrage, who feels (s)he deserves to be served by an idealised version of democracy or press freedom.Continue Reading
What you are reading
2013-07-21
I have spent some time recording my travels on my related blog, Gallimaufry Set and now feel ready to start to record my occasional thoughts and observations while at home in Sydney. Hence, Sydney Noted. Hope it is worth the read………..Continue Reading