One of the more unusual places to stay in Dresden is on the boat hotel Poppelmann. The boat took to the water in October 1963 and was used for day trips from Dresden, sailing, well chugging, up and down the River Elbe. The boat was first named the Karl Marx and was one of four… Continue reading Schiffsherberge Pöpelmann: A niche place to stay

arkrun is a free 5 kilometre timed event to encourage us to do a bit of running. In UK it has  become a bit of a phenomenon and there are over 1,000 events around the country every Saturday. It is estimated that that over 3 million people have done a park run at some time or… Continue reading Parkrun in Dresden and Coventry

What is Lidice? A village that was destroyed by the Nazi in what was then Czechoslovakia during the second world war.  This was in retaliation of the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich by British-trained Czech resistance fighters. On 10 June 1942 Nazi soldiers entered Lidice and executed all 17 men – males over 15 - while 307… Continue reading Visiting Lidice