Monthly Archives: September 2014

Impatient engineers and cigar-smoking students (Rousse)

Posted on September 5, 2014 by Dreamaticus

At 3pm I joined a meeting of colleagues in the School of Engineering. I never realised before just how many there were of them: hundreds! When it came to my turn to speak it was hard work to shout above … Continue reading →

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Dusty cobbles mystery (Rousse)

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Dreamaticus

I struggled to stay upright as I walked down a dusty cobbled street with P and S. Where on earth were we heading?

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On holiday with Dame Judi Dench and a trip to the ball (Rousse)

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Dreamaticus

Dame Judi Dench and I soon made friends in the hotel bedroom that we shared on holiday. Afterwards I met DT in the new Student Association building. Created on a massive scale, it rivalled the Edinburgh International Conference Centre in … Continue reading →

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An apple a day (Belle)

Posted on September 1, 2014 by Dreamaticus

I was standing on the top floor of the office, eating the delicious contents of a jar of ‘pink apple jelly’ with a spoon.  I only stopped to admire the old-fashioned lettering on the label – ‘Ariadne – the State … Continue reading →

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Drawbacks of glass house living in Edinburgh (Rousse)

Posted on September 1, 2014 by Dreamaticus

The general public was using our glass-fronted flat as a thoroughfare to the Omni Centre. It was impossible to stop them, despite my pleas of “You wouldn’t have me wandering around uninvited in your kitchen, would you?” Some young men … Continue reading →

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