Monthly Archives: March 2014

exploring Edinburgh

Posted on March 20, 2014 by kaan

A sunny morning afforded Theo and I some beautiful views from the nearby hills and a summit named Arthur’s Seat. The wind was howling. We made our way back down to the city and discovered the Museum of Edinburgh had … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures | Leave a comment

wee, not so wee, and fricken huge

Posted on March 19, 2014 by kaan

Theo and I arrived in Edinburgh at night to a wonderful view of the pink castle. The city has some things that I looked at. I like stuff. Alastair gave us a great list of places to visit so we … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Regulus and the occult

Posted on March 18, 2014 by kaan

Friends living between Toronto and Ontario: Thursday morning is a gnarly opportunity to be part of the first ever crowd sourced astrometric observation experiment! This is so cool. From the planetary society: Just after 2:06 am on Thursday EDT, March … Continue reading →

Posted in Ramble | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Strg+Alt+Entf

Posted on March 17, 2014 by kaan

A new day in Amsterdam led to new discoveries. We visited the Rijksmuseum but were unable to tell if it was commemorating the first or second Rijks. Clearly not the third though. A canal ride beckoned. En route I discovered … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

The North Sea

Posted on March 16, 2014 by kaan

Today we visited the west coast of the Netherlands and noted the north sea. We are staying with mum’s cousin Jillie, her son Max, and her husband Guy. Today the five of us went to the beach. Theo and I … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Haarlem and beyond: first class

Posted on March 15, 2014 by kaan

Theo and I rode from Amsterdam to Haarlem in first class. For the 15 minute journey we were arrogant about our self importance and refused to look at passengers riding in other areas. We arrived intact and spent our first … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Amsterdamd

Posted on March 14, 2014 by kaan

Theo and I arrived in Amsterdam by train and set ourselves up at a lovely, albeit tiny, apartment. Our home is the white building, second floor, the room with the curtain open. A short distance away there was a remarkable … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

going underground

Posted on March 13, 2014 by kaan

The catacombs of Paris are essentially a network of mine shafts under much of the city centre. The limestone excavated here has been used for city construction for about 1000 years. In the 1700’s the cemeteries of Paris got so … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Vimy

Posted on March 12, 2014 by kaan

Theo and I took a train to Vimy and enjoyed a lovely 5 km walk through the village and to the ridge above. The World War I memorial is a sight to behold. It is enormous. For scale, note the … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Parisians all

Posted on March 11, 2014 by kaan

Theo and I rented bicycles to explore Paris. We rode down the Champs-Élysées and Theo posed with the Arc de Triomphe. Then we went for caramel ice-cream. This is a picture of Theo with the moon. We hacked the bios … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures | Tagged , , | Leave a comment