Starting #365travelpics – in January looking at memories. Day 1: First up: Hotel Igman from 1984 Sarajevo Olympics which became was used by Mladic during wars.

Day 2 of #365travelpics & memories of a spring trip in 2017 to spectacular Athens with its ancient monuments & modern night life.‬

‪Looking over central #Edinburgh and George IV Bridge – even in the damp it’s a pretty city. #Scotland #UK #TravelAtHome Day 225 of #365TravelPics‬

Day 4 #365travelpics & memories of Christmas Markets 2017 in classy Vienna with great architecture, good wine & welcoming locals. ‬ — in Vienna, Austria.

Day 5 of #365travelpics & memories of my last trip in 2017: the less discovered Slovakia with its quiet capital Bratislava & its main bridge over the Danube.

‪Day 6 of #365travelpics & memories of when travelling changed my life. An Erasmus Year in Grenoble, France made me love travel in Europe & started my academic career.‬

‪As part of my studies I lived in the Alps & saw the benefits of slow travel, like experiencing the season’s first snow with friends. (Yes, that’s me in the red jumper) #TravelPeople Day 251 of #365TravelPics‬

‪Day 8 of #365travelpics & memories of a time before Brexit when sweets symbolised the EU at Arcachon, France.

‪Day 9 of #365travelpics & memories of my last visit to Alsace in the east of #France : this is Ribeauville with wooden houses, vines all around & a charming mix of French & German culture.‬

‪Day 10 of #365travelpics & more memories of France : sunrise over the Château de Sours near Bordeaux where I celebrated my 30th.

Day 11 of #365travelpics & memories of an early morning drive across northern France : sunrise over the motorway. #NoFilter‬

Day 12 of #365travelpics & memories of a hot, sunny St Aubin in Burgundy, France : church dates from 10th century & sits atop this beautiful village which produces superb wine.

‪Day 13 of #365travelpics & memories of a fantastic morning in Musée d’Orsay, Paris, France : got there at opening time, enjoying alone the masterpieces & the view of Sacré Cœur through the old station clock.‬

‪Day 14 of #365travelpics & memories of an evening walk across Paris, France ending in front of Notre Dame. Beautifully lit & the square is quieter than the middle of the day.‬

‪Day 15 of #365travelpics & memories of standing in front of Notre Dame in Paris France in Point Zero from where all distances to the capital are measured.‬

Day 16 of #365travelpics & memories of meetings in the inspiring Manchester Town Hall, closed today for 6 years refurbishment. Looking forward to returning to this masterpiece.

Day 17 of #365travelpics & memories of the last Lumiere London when Westminster Abbey was colourfully lit to highlight its ancient features. This festival of light returns tomorrow.

‪Day 18 of #365travelpics & memories of those who stood for freedom in the Czech Republic: Jan Palach committed suicide here at the end of the Prague Spring in 1968. Political freedoms would only follow 2 decades later.

‪Day 19 of #365travelpics & memories of those who stood for freedom in Hungary: this striking memorial remembers the Swiss Consul who helped Jews escape Budapest in World War 2.‬

‪Day 20 of #365travelpics & looking towards Holocaust Memorial Day. The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe in Berlin is striking & moving, ensuring past events are remembered. Powerful Memories‬.

Day 21 of #365travelpics & looking towards Holocaust Memorial Day. Important Memories from Berlin and the Memorial to Persecuted Homosexuals. ‬

Day 22 of #365travelpics & looking towards Holocaust Memorial Day. There were camps across Europe: this is the work camp at Struthof, near Strasbourg where some detainees quarried red rock to build Speer’s Berlin. 22,000 died.

‪Day 23 of #365travelpics & thinking of Holocaust Memorial Day. The first concentration camp in Germany was at Dachau near Munich It led to a network across Europe & its stark memorial remembers the thousand who died.

Day 24 of #365travelpics & remembering Holocaust Memorial Day. This is Plaszow Camp, a forced labour camp, in Krakow which featured in Schindler’s List.‬

Day 25 of #365travelpics & memories ahead of Holocaust Memorial Day on Saturday. The gates at Auschwitz “Arbeit macht frei” / “Work sets you free” but here it often actually meant the end.

Day 26 of #365travelpics & memories ahead of Holocaust Memorial Day tomorrow. The buildings in the Auschwitz Camp 1 are brick, functional buildings with an awful purpose. Eventually they were too few for the numbers arriving. Sobering.‬

‪Day 27 of #365travelpics & Holocaust Memorial Day. Memories of the shocking scale of Auschwitz Birkenau. A vast camp where over a million died

Day 28 of #365travelpics & the Reichstag in Berlin where memories are built into the building: where Soviet graffiti & Nazi destruction have been left as reminders of the past & fragility of democracy.‬

‪Day 29 of #365travelpics & memories of a divided Europe: this week the wall & death strip between East & West in Berlin has now being dismantled longer than it stood as a barrier.‬

‪Day 30 of #365travelpics & memories in Sarajevo at the location where a shooting of an Archduke led to World War I. ‬

‪Day 31 of #365travelpics & memories in Sarajevo of conflicts in the 90s & the destruction of the National Library with a plea not to forget.‬