Sad lessons one might choose to learn about war, its consequences and the end of dynastic rule from Huis Doorn, where the second and last emperor of the short-lived late 1800’s – early 1900’s German Empire lived out his last years in exile. Such an odd notion, really, royalty, when you stop and think about it, eh? Absolute rule, too, if you ask me: bad policy, full stop.
On the screen at the left is an image of this year’s Den Bosch Carnaval Prince. (New one each year.) Adding most of the rest of my Den Bosch Carnaval photos from last month, for fun. Look for the beer-cup holder attached to a tuba, and the many frogs which are also part of the whole Den Bosch Carnaval experience 🙂
Chicago as our flight turned around and lined up for landing, back in December. Below right, 99% certain it’s Lake Winnebago on our way down. I also had a lovely view of Geneva Lake but couldn’t photograph it because the window was too iced over – in the shots you see below, that ice had melted as we descended and the sun won out :-).
(so much world, so little time....) 