H Paul Garland

- - Skidboot is an amazing dog. - And although his owner is just a Cowboy from Texas he sure has some great lessons about life to share. Pl...

(click on the pictures and they will enlarge) - About 5 miles from my house here in Holland there is a protected tree. - It is a London Pla...

Last night there was a long documentary on TV about the Nuremberg trials at the end of World War II and the number two man in Nazi Germany, ...

- For anyone who is interested here is a link to an English language translation of the Pope's speech regarding the wisdom of using viol...

Mike’s birthday October 8 is coming up this Sunday. Then after that in just another few months on January 17 it will be 10 years since he di...

- Michael Schumacher is the best racing driver in the world. Hands down. In his home town of Kerpen he has a really fine indoor go-cart trac...

(click on the pictures and they will enlarge) - - The weather was beautiful again today, so I took the Vespa out to search for more WWII bun...

- BBC4 aired a very good radio show about the TGN1412 disaster that took place at Northwick Park hospital in north London England when a new...

- In Germany they have just cancelled the Mozart Opera "Idomeneo" because they were afraid of what the violent Muslims would do. -...

- I had a little bump cut out this morning by the surgeon at the out-patient clinic on the 5th floor of the Heerlen, Netherlands hospital. ...

- Tongeren is the oldest city in Belgium and is just filled with archaeological sites. - It also has one of the nicest Roman museums anywh...

- In the early 1970's I lived in Frankfurt, Germany. - Some very dear friends of mine from El Paso were living in Munich and I visited t...

- John Muir was a fascinating man. He was born in Scotland in 1838, emigrated to America in 1849, and ended up being one of the greatest con...

clik on the pictures and they will enlarge I’ve lived in Eygelshoven for almost 10 years now. My house is sort of on top of a small hill. I...

- From the late 1800's to around WW1 early in the 20th century, bicycles were an important form of transport. And here in Europe with t...

- The main doctor treating my leukemia is a Dutch hematologist here in Holland. I say treating, he is just doing periodic physical examinati...

- Obsidian is black glass from volcanic origin that is found in many places. It is the most commonly found natural volcanic glass. The black...

- I see on the news that El Paso has the highest gasoline prices in Texas at $2.55 per gallon. - Here gasoline is about 10% cheaper in Germa...

- When they were renovating the middle age church in the center of our village they found a Roman mile marker stone hidden away in the basem...

- I collect old things that have the Double Eagle symbol which was used by the rulers of the Roman Empire. Various kings and cities in Germa...