Tag Archives: video

Child criminal caught red-handed at Paris airport (Rousse)

Posted on October 30, 2016 by Dreamaticus

We had just landed in Paris on a flight from Copenhagen when I noticed that my red rucksack had gone missing. Then I saw it, in the hands of a small French girl. I knew that it was mine because … Continue reading →

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Belle’s secret husband (Rousse)

Posted on September 23, 2016 by Dreamaticus

Nobody had ever told me that Belle was once married to my friend NS. It had only been for a very short time, but from the video of the pair of them dancing at their wedding they both looked very … Continue reading →

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Return of the student bride (Rousse)

Posted on August 14, 2016 by Dreamaticus

From a pretty ordinary hotel room TPR and I were upgraded to a massive suite. The room included a huge Georgian sideboard and a bed that was positioned in the open air on the balcony giving great views of the … Continue reading →

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Appointments committee limbo party (Rousse)

Posted on July 20, 2016 by Dreamaticus

The video link to the meeting of senior management across town should have been closed down much earlier in the day. Since it was still open the six of us in the classroom were able to witness completely the unexpected … Continue reading →

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An embarrassing moment in the National Library of Scotland and a tram death (Rousse)

Posted on July 10, 2016 by Dreamaticus

I could have died of shame when a video posted to my Facebook page sprang to life at full volume breaking the solemn silence of the main reading room in the National Library of Scotland. I had no choice but … Continue reading →

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Bare-chested 80s music fan caught on film (Rousse)

Posted on March 22, 2016 by Dreamaticus

‘There you are! There you are!’ I shouted as TPR and I watched the old video footage of an audience at a music concert in the mid-1980s. The young TPR wasn’t that difficult to spot. Bare-chested in the third row, … Continue reading →

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Breaches in mourning etiquette (Rousse)

Posted on January 3, 2016 by Dreamaticus

Many of the congregation were obviously bored at yet another memorial service. I even saw some relatives of the dead video the proceedings from the upper gallery of the church. Mourning was not what it used to be.

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A city sacking with knitwear (Rousse)

Posted on November 25, 2015 by Dreamaticus

We’d been enjoying a fun weekend with IS in front of the television replaying videos of our previous visit in 2006 when the door burst open and work security staff arrested our host. When we looked around we saw that … Continue reading →

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A book group climbing hero (Rousse)

Posted on April 28, 2015 by Dreamaticus

At the very last minute all members of my book group were able to meet at my flat after all. I quickly set the table with our ‘fun’ Champagne glasses – largely because DM had served drinks from similar glasses … Continue reading →

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