1887 Kuie School building in Estonian Open Air Museum (July 2019)

I think today will be my 44th first day of school.

Posted on September 23rd, 2026 under Estonia. Tags: AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-80mm f/2.8-4E ED VR DX lens, buildings, Estonian Open Air Museum, museums, Nikon D500, tallinn. Comments: None

Aaron Adriaan Ellis playing for the Frederikssund Oaks in 2019

After Denmark, he has since gone on to play in Romania, Austria, Germany, and Japan.

Posted on September 15th, 2026 under Denmark. Tags: football, Nikon 300mm f/4 VR ED-IF AF-S Nikkor Lens, Nikon D500. Comments Off on Happy birthday, Aaron Ellis!

Slurp Ramen (Copenhagen, Denmark – July 2019)

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St. Petersburg, Russia (August 2019)

Political prisoners in Russia? For more than 200 years, this fortress was one of the country’s most notorious prisons. Since 1924, it’s been a museum.

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Hradec Králové, Czech Republic (August 2019)

This was the (distant) view from my hotel (Hotel Alessandria) in Hradec Králové while I stayed there during the 2019 Brutal Assault Festival. Those spires intrigued me, but I didn’t have a car, or extra time, to go explore.

When I did have a car, and a bit of time, in 2021, I checked out the Hradec Králové Old Town. It wasn’t as impressive as the photo below as at some point in history, someone thought it would be a good idea to turn the Old Town square into a parking lot.

1836 painting of Hradec Králové Old Town

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