Christmas Letter 2009

The Trip

In July, I travelled to Europe for the first time since 1976. The purpose of my trip was to see my daughter, Helen, and to attend her wedding. In and amongst, I caught up with some old friends, revisited Paris, and further inflamed my obsession with Denmark.

Getting there

14 July 2009 | Leaving 1 | 15 July 2009 | In Japan 1 | Thursday 16 July 2009

Hilversum - settling in

Friday 17 July 2009 | Saturday 18 July 2009 | Sunday 19 July 2009 | Monday 20 July 2009 | Tuesday 21 July 2009 | Wednesday 22 July 2009 | Thursday 23 - Saturday 25 July 2009 | Sunday 26 July 2009 | Monday 27 July 2009 | Tuesday 28 July 2009 | Wednesday 29 July 2009

Sightseeing: Kinderdijk

Thursday 30 July 2009 | Thursday 30 July 2009 Part 1 | Thursday 30 July 2009 Part 2 | Thursday 31 July 2009 Part 3

Hilversum, with excursions to the Rijksmuseum and Muiden

Friday 31 July, Saturday 1 August 2009 | Sunday 2 August 2009 | Tuesday 4 August 2009 | Wednesday 5 August 2009 | Started on Thursday 6 August 2009 | Written on Monday 10 August 2009

Paris

Also written on Monday 10 August 2009 | Sunday 9 August 2009 | Lundi le 10me Août 2009 | Tuesday 11 August 2009 | Wednesday 12 August 2009 | Thursday 13 August 2009

Hilversum - preparations

Written on 17 August 2009 | Tuesday 18 and Wednesday 19 August 2009 | Thursday 20 - Sunday 23 August 2009

Hilversum/Amsterdam - The Wedding

Monday 24 - Tuesday 25 August 2009 | Tuesday 25 August 2009

Hilversum, Earthship at Zwolle, departures

Wednesday 26 - Thursday 27 August 2009 | 17 September 2009

Denmark

On the way to Denmark - Sunday 30 August 2009 | Odense: HCA City - Monday 31 August 2009 | Dragør Part 1 (Monday 31 August 2009 continued) | København Part 1 - Tuesday 1 September 2009 | København Part 2 - Tuesday 1 September 2009 | Roskilde - Wednesday 2 September 2009 | Interim Post | Dragør Part 2 - Thursday 3 September 2009 | Århus Domkirke - Friday 4 September 2009 | Århus continued: Den Gamle By - Friday 4 September 2009 | Saturday 5 September 2009 - Ribe 1: The Viking Museum | Ribe 2: The Town | Ribe 3: The Cathedral | Back to Hilversum: Sunday 6 September 2009

England

Wednesday 9 September - Friday 11 September 2009 | Friday 11 - Sunday 13 September 2009 | Sunday 13 September 2009 Part 2 | Monday 14 September 2009 | Tuesday 15 September 2009 | England - Netherlands: Wednesday 16 September 2009

Hilversum and many other places in Holland

Hilversum: Thursday 17 - Wednesday 23 September 2009 | Delft: Thursday 24 September 2009 | The Hague: Saturday 26 September 2009 | Leiden: Saturday 26 September 2009 Part 2 | De Hortus: Sunday 27 September 2009 | Hilversum: Monday 28 September 2009 | Hamsterjam: Tuesday 29 September 2009

Coming home

Tuesday 29 September - Thursday 1 October 2009 | Conclusion

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