Author Archives: kaan

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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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10,000 piccolos in the night

Posted on March 10, 2014 by kaan

I woke up at 3 am for the start of Fasnacht in Basel. By the time we arrived in the town centre the streets were jammed. At 4 sharp the beginning of the 72 hour piccolo rave began. The city … Continue reading →

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Jurassic park

Posted on March 9, 2014 by kaan

Today I went climbing in the mountains the Jurassic Period was named after. Eric and Yuki to me to Falkonflue in the town of Duggingen. The small Swiss town had a lovely feel to it. Falcons were flying low over … Continue reading →

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sunset in the Alps

Posted on March 8, 2014 by kaan

Today I made my first journey into the Alps. After Lea drove us a couple hours in a car that Eric had borrowed we arrived at our parking lot. My first up close view of these mountains was striking. We … Continue reading →

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sampling Basel

Posted on March 7, 2014 by kaan

My flight through the night gave some splendid views of northern Canada. Upon arrival in Frankfurt, I quickly headed anywhere that would sell me a bretzel. Best move ever. I boarded my connecting flight to Basel a short time later. … Continue reading →

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flight risk

Posted on March 6, 2014 by kaan

UBC library and archives Canada have now accepted my thesis. It is time to leave town for a while so I am geting on an airplane. By tomorrow afternoon I should be in Switzerland. My phone will be off-network but … Continue reading →

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