Roddy's thoughts and pictures at the close of the day
One of the nice things about staying in Valla Folkhögskola is that it's right next to lovely walks through Valla Gård - with all of its historic treasures of rural life in Sweden - and into the forest beyond. Of course, it's also handy for going to conferences on the Valla campus of Linköping University which is... Continue Reading →
A couple of days ago we visited Kate's sister at Harbottle. It's an enchanting village, quite remote at the upper end of Coquetdale, where spring flowers are still to be found in full bloom at the end of May. I've never seen clematis look so enchanting. The air was full of their delicate blossom and... Continue Reading →
Old buildings have always appealed to me. There something about their solidity and history that makes me want to picture them. This past six weeks I've been right in their immediate vicinity. At Valla Folkhögskola in Linköping we were housed next to the 'fritidområde' with all of the old farming and railway buildings. We strolled out... Continue Reading →
We have arrived at Linköping University on our latest Linnaeus-Palme exchange programme - collaborating with Tema Vatten (the Department of Water and Environmental Studies) - but more on that and LiU's excellent international reputation in a later post. Fortunately we came across a really nice place to stay right adjacent to the campus at Valla... Continue Reading →
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