Monthly Archives: April 2019

  ‘The English language is like London: proudly barbaric yet deeply civilised, too common yet royal, vulgar yet processional, sacred yet profane.”    –  Stephen Fry   It is Spring. The City of Westminster is bathed in glorious sunshine. Celebrating … Continue reading →

  “Berlin is more a part of the world than a city.”  – Jean Paul, Writer, 1800   A wild restless storm envelopes European capitals every spring. Not morphing climate, yet a terrible force, chilling as the advent of an eleventh … Continue reading →