High Tea and Tea Trade – Piet Hein, the Pirate of Delfshaven
A brief visit to Delfshaven allowed me to linger along port side, and have an almost idyllic drink. The “almost” moment came … Keep Reading
The International Sailor of Derry – A man just getting on with his job
Most of the time I feel war memorials have little to do with the horror of war and have more to do with the expected viewership and even planning laws. The International Sailor in Derry is a great example of compromise for a modern era. A away from the centre of a divided city – unlike the first war memorial when built in the Diamond in Derry 1927 – but includes a double section plinth which has the obvious temptation of being steps for one who wishes to take a photo of oneself along with the handsomely chiselled sculpture. Are war memorials more of a middle class thing, and dying-in-war more for the working class? Keep Reading
