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Tunisia, December 2021

Tunis

Tunis is the capital and largest city of Tunisia. The greater urban area around Tunis, known as Grand Tunis, has a population of 2,700,000 people. The city is situated in the north-east of the country on the Mediterranean Gulf of Tunis.

Wednesday, 1st December 2021

Doorway into the Auberge El Medina hostel, where Tony stayed, located in the old Medina of Tunis. The decorative double doorway is painted yellow with simple geometric patterns made-up of metal studs. This style of doorway is common on old buildings in Tunisia. The pattern on each door is unique. — Doorway into the Auberge El Medina hostel, where Tony stayed, located in the old Medina of Tunis. The decorative double doorway is painted yellow with simple geometric patterns made-up of metal studs.

Dartmouth Castle, Devon, England, August 2021

Wednesday, 4th August 2021

Tony outside the entrance to Dartmouth Castle. The ticket office and shop can be seen in the background. This concrete building dates from World War Two and originally housed a gun position used to guard shipping passing along the Dart Estuary below. It has a crenellated roof intended to disguise it as a medieval turret.

Dartmouth Castle is an artillery fort overlooking the mouth of the Dart Estuary in Devon,

Kronborg Castle, Helsingor

Friday, 17th September 2021

Tony and Tatiana standing under the arch of the entrance gate at Kronborg Castle. Beyond there is a substantial brick retaining wall with a moat hidden in front. Behind this the castle itself can be clearly seen with a large turret or tourelle projecting prominently from the corner of the roof.

Kronborg Castle is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is considered one of the most important Renaissance castles in Northern Europe.

Odense, Denmark, September 2021

Odense is considered the third-largest city in Denmark. It’s the main city of the island of Funen (Danish: Fyn) in Southern Denmark. By road, Odense is located 45 kilometres (28 miles) north of Svendborg, 144 kilometres (89 miles) to the south of Aarhus and 167 kilometres (104 miles) to the southwest of Copenhagen. Hans Christian Andersen, who’s best known for his writings of fairy tales, was born in, and spent his early childhood, in Odense.

Photos taken by local journalist, Simon Staun.

Saturday,

Hull

Kingston upon Hull, commonly shortened to Hull, is a port city in East Yorkshire, England. It lies at the confluence of the River Hull with the Humber Estuary around 40.2 kilometres (25 miles) from the North Sea. In 2021 the city had a population of 267,000. More than 95 per cent of the city was damaged or destroyed by German air raids during the Second World War.

Tuesday, 24th August 2021

Selfie of Tony outside Trinity Backpackers in Hull. An independent, inexpensive hostel for travellers, located near the Minster in the city centre. — Selfie of Tony outside Trinity Backpackers in Hull.

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