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2022 US Trip – Day 28 (Amtrak Train Journey : Birmingham to Newark – Over 24 hours in coach)

January 28, 2023January 28, 2023Amtrak, Birmingham, Newark, US Trip

I’d had just under 24 hours in Birmingham and I have to note that I got the impression that the

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2022 US Trip – Day 28 (Birmingham Alabama – Foot Soldiers Sculpture)

January 25, 2023Birmingham (Alabama), US Trip

This is a powerful sculpture located at Kelly Ingram Park (named after the first US sailor killed during the First

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Birmingham 

2022 US Trip – Day 28 (Birmingham Alabama – Heaviest Corner on Earth)

January 25, 2023Birmingham (Alabama), US Trip

Look at my advanced photography skills here with my finger over the lens….. Unfortunately I didn’t feel entirely at ease

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Birmingham 

2022 US Trip – Day 28 (Birmingham Alabama – Pies and Pints and My Walking Out)

January 25, 2023Birmingham (Alabama), US Trip

I don’t have any photos of this venue, but here’s some street art of the great John Lewis. This was

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2022 US Trip – Day 28 (Birmingham Alabama – Good People Brewing Company)

January 25, 2023Birmingham (Alabama), US Trip

After a busy morning at the Birmingham Museum of Art, it was most definitely time for a beer. The Good

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Birmingham 

2022 US Trip – Day 28 (Birmingham Alabama – Birmingham Museum of Art)

January 25, 2023Birmingham (Alabama), US Trip

I’m determined to get to the end of blogging this US trip and so I will have to content myself

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Birmingham 

2022 US Trip – Day 28 (Birmingham Alabama – Birmingham Museum of Art and Artwork by Pieter Neeffs the Younger)

January 23, 2023Birmingham (Alabama), US Trip

I’ll have to be careful not to spend several weeks writing about artworks at the Birmingham Museum of Art, but

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Birmingham 

2022 US Trip – Day 28 (Birmingham Alabama – Birmingham Museum of Art and Artwork by Titus Kaphar)

January 23, 2023Birmingham (Alabama), US Trip

This is certainly different, it’s an artwork by Titus Kaphar from 2016 entitled ‘Unfit Frame’. The purpose of the artwork

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Birmingham 

2022 US Trip – Day 28 (Birmingham Alabama – Birmingham Museum of Art and Artwork by Canaletto)

January 23, 2023Birmingham (Alabama), US Trip

This is part of my running theme of trying to see as many of Canaletto’s artworks as possible, made rather

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2022 US Trip – Day 28 (Birmingham Alabama – Birmingham Museum of Art and Artwork by Lorenzo Veneziano)

January 20, 2023January 23, 2023Birmingham (Alabama), US Trip

I remember standing in Birmingham thinking it felt quite odd for this Italian painting from around 1370 to have ended

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2022 US Trip – Day 29 (Comfort Suites Newark – Harrison)
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2022 US Trip – Day 29 (Comfort Suites Newark – Harrison)

January 29, 2023

I’ve been to Newark before and after 24 hours on board a train, I wanted to get straight to my

2022 US Trip – Day 28 (Amtrak Train Journey : Birmingham to Newark – Over 24 hours in coach)
Birmingham Newark 

2022 US Trip – Day 28 (Amtrak Train Journey : Birmingham to Newark – Over 24 hours in coach)

January 28, 2023January 28, 2023
2022 US Trip – Day 28 (Birmingham Alabama – Foot Soldiers Sculpture)
Birmingham 

2022 US Trip – Day 28 (Birmingham Alabama – Foot Soldiers Sculpture)

January 25, 2023

This site is the ‘fascinating’ (OK, it’s not that fascinating I admit) story of my travels around the world over the last few years. I’m conscious that there is so much more to visit, and I’ll do my best to carry on travelling as much as I can. I wouldn’t take anything too seriously, because I’ve rarely managed to…..

For previous adventures, here’s 2013-2018 and also 2019.

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  • 2022 US Trip – Day 29 (Comfort Suites Newark – Harrison) January 29, 2023
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  • 2022 US Trip – Day 28 (Birmingham Alabama – Foot Soldiers Sculpture) January 25, 2023
  • 2022 US Trip – Day 28 (Birmingham Alabama – Heaviest Corner on Earth) January 25, 2023
  • 2022 US Trip – Day 28 (Birmingham Alabama – Pies and Pints and My Walking Out) January 25, 2023

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