Since last we spoke:- I was in Germany with Christina for a weekend
- Christina was germanic and here for a few days
- I was having an not-incredibly hot Christmas in Aus
- Spent a few days on the way back in Singapore for work
- Had a sudden work trip happen to the US for a week
- Had a less sudden work trip to Germany happen, coincidentally coinciding with Wallerfangen's Carnival. Almost didn't make it back due to snowstorm.
Our destination was Coventry. Once the capital of UK's car industry, with over 100 car makers, it became an important target for Germany during WW2. So it was flattened, and rebuilt in unflattering concrete and brick. Highlight of the town is an impressive transport museum featuring heaps of bikes, cars, trucks, all from the era.
The Thrust 2, broke the land speed record in 1983 hitting a speed of 633km/hr. Basically it is just a Rolls-Royce jet engine with a seat and wheels strapped to it.
A Delorean DMC-12, but without flux capacitor.
A nice bit of Coventry
The bombed out church, which is retained as a memorial
The stained glass of the new church, a brick and concrete modern thing that is partly kinda cool, partly just cold and concret-y
Tudor Buidlings. I like the wonkiness, actually.
Inside St. Mary's (?) in Warwick
A cool memorial - read the last lines about the worms feeding her corpse.
More ye olde eglande.
Zoom lens!
The 14th Century Lord Leycester Hospital
One of the many random Heritage listed Castles found along the road. Mostly just ruins now (Kenilworth).
