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A special wedding in a special city

July 27th, 2013 by Roger Darlington

Czechoslovakia – now the Czech Republic – has long had a special place in our lives and hearts because my wife’s father was Czech. He was a distinguished night fighter pilot in the Second World War and you can read about him here. In 1985 while Czechoovakia was still communist, we met a Czech doctor […]

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A review of the blockbuster movie “Man Of Steel”

June 14th, 2013 by Roger Darlington

In an earlier posting, I explained that I was fortunate enough to attend the London premiere of the latest Superman movie “Man Of Steel”. I have now reviewed the film and you can read my comments here.

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Our round the world trip (20): from Rotorua to Christchurch

March 25th, 2013 by Roger Darlington

Sunday evening was as full as the day, since we were entertained at a specially constructed Maori village called Tamaki (“the village among the the trees”). This is located at Tumunui which is a half hour drive out of Rotorua. Our Maori driver – a guy known as Mark – was an amazing character: irrepressively […]

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The latest photo of my granddaughter Catrin

February 24th, 2013 by Roger Darlington

I know that regular visitors to NightHawk enjoy receiving updates on my granddaughter Catrin whom I try to see each week, so here is a new photograph of her taken this week. She’s wearing a jacket that I bought for her in Helsinki at an open air stall staffed by the Peruvian woman who knitted […]

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