The Van Lieres in York

Saying goodbye: Leaving Bath, by train. Seven months after we frst arrived in the UK, our flight from Manchester Airport brought us back to ...

Here is Kate’s first (and possibly last?) appearance on this blog, which Frans has been keeping up virtually solo since January because som...

We (Kees and Thomas) have been attending the local cubs pack and we thoroughly enjoy it. We've been doing all sorts of fun activities, i...

As I am writing this, I am looking out from the back window of our house here in York, and looking out over the church of Saint Thomas and ...

While our last days in York were approaching, we realized that we had not visited Leeds yet. So we took the train to Leeds to see the Royal...

While Jen was here, we visited Durham cathedral, a long-overdue visit. We wish we had planned an excursion here when our students were here...

The day after the students left, Liz and Jen arrived for a visit. Later that week, we went hiking near Hutton-le-Hole, and Gillamoor. It was...