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Rebecca Halpern

@rhalpern.bsky.social
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Travel, cities, current affairs, transport, architecture, photography, languages. London area. I write about my trips at the following link: rebeccahalpernblog.wordpress.com

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Rebecca Halpern @rhalpern.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
I haven’t been on here for a long time, here’s a post about a very enjoyable trip to Amsterdam last week. #travel rebeccahalpernblog.wordpress.com/2026/06/01/a...
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Amsterdam and Den Haag
I last went to Amsterdam many years ago, a very brief visit as a student, so thought it was time to go back and explore the city properly. We arrived at Schiphol airport in the evening, there are f…
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Rebecca Halpern @rhalpern.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Enjoyed the bus depot open day near Gatwick today, lots of different buses and went on a heritage bus around the area. #bus #transport
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Rebecca Halpern @rhalpern.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
A link to my new blog post about a recent trip to Geneva. rebeccahalpernblog.wordpress.com/2025/07/12/g...
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Geneva 2025
After having a couple of previous trips to Switzerland (Basel and Zurich) we thought it would be nice to see what Geneva was like as well, especially as there was also the chance of attending a Wom…
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Rebecca Halpern @rhalpern.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Day trip to Hastings today which is lovely. Went up on little funicular to viewpoint, had fish and chips and walked along seafront. #hastings #travel
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Rebecca Halpern @rhalpern.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
Trip to Worthing today involved going via Barnham as Brighton line closed. Nice views of Arundel from the train and lots of nesting rooks at Barnham station.
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Rebecca Halpern @rhalpern.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Old tickets from a trip we did to Prague and Vienna in 2004, which I just found in a book.
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Rebecca Halpern @rhalpern.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
A few more photos from Lille and Kortrijk. #travel #traveladdicts #photography
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Rebecca Halpern @rhalpern.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Inside the restored modernist Villa Cavrois in Lille. #tilesontuesday
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Rebecca Halpern @rhalpern.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
New blog post about our trip to Lille. #travel #traveladdicts rebeccahalpernblog.wordpress.com/2025/02/22/l...
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Lille 2025
When we visited Bordeaux last summer I realised two things. The first was just how much I love France, a country I’ve been to many times in the past but hadn’t visited for quite a few years. The se…
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Rebecca Halpern @rhalpern.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
The modernist Villa Cavrois, Lille, originally built in 1932 before being restored by the French state in 2015 after falling into disrepair. #stairsonsaturday #staircasesaturday
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Rebecca Halpern @rhalpern.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Train trip from Lille up to Kortrijk in Belgium, which is very pleasant with plenty to see. #travel #traveladdicts
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Rebecca Halpern @rhalpern.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Having a very enjoyable time in Lille. The journey here on #Eurostar was so much more civilised than our normal budget airline trips. #travel #traveladdicts
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Rebecca Halpern @rhalpern.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
Nice trip to Stratford today for a walk around the Olympic Park, then lunch in Westfield. #travel #London #photography
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Rebecca Halpern @rhalpern.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
Nice relaxing start to the year, watching cross country skiing from Switzerland on TV and reading the excellent @europebyrail.eu to get ideas for adventures this year. Photos of some trains we’ve seen on previous trips. #transport #travel
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Rebecca Halpern @rhalpern.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
A few of my favourite photos from each of my trips this year (Bilbao, Oslo, Bordeaux and Bristol). We’ve also had many enjoyable day trips to London and the coast. #travel #traveladdicts
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Rebecca Halpern @rhalpern.bsky.social · 26/12/2024
Nice walk in local park today, there are lots of daffodils out already.
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Rebecca Halpern @rhalpern.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
Today’s London views from train and top deck of the 390 bus. First time I’d been on one of the New Routemaster buses as I normally get Tube. #transport #travel #London
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Rebecca Halpern @rhalpern.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
The beautiful building housing the National Statistics Institute in Lisbon, dating from 1935. #architecture #traveladdicts #travel #windowswednesday
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Rebecca Halpern @rhalpern.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
Another from earlier today, a transport trio of Southern, Thameslink and Air Transat #transport
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Rebecca Halpern @rhalpern.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
Planes and trains at Gatwick on way to Worthing #transport
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Rebecca Halpern @rhalpern.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Delicious pistachio and honey cake today in one of my favourite local cafés.
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Rebecca Halpern @rhalpern.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
When staying in Bordeaux this summer we did a trip along to Arcachon, a very pleasant coastal town. This train was a regional one, but seeing fast TGV services from there direct to Paris got me thinking about how quickly we could do the trip to the UK by train instead of flying. #transport
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Rebecca Halpern @rhalpern.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
One of the views from the rooftop bar of the hotel we stayed at in Lisbon last year. We always stay in the same area, just outside the centre but with great transport and plenty of restaurants, cafés etc nearby. #traveladdicts
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Rebecca Halpern @rhalpern.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
High Street Kensington #transport #photography
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Rebecca Halpern @rhalpern.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
London view from Southeastern train. #traveladdicts #photography
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Rebecca Halpern @rhalpern.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Festive bus in London today. #transport
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Rebecca Halpern @rhalpern.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Day in London. Vegan Fayre in Kensington, then Trafalgar Square, Borough Market, Hays Galleria and walk along by the river. Everywhere packed, never seen it so crowded before. #travel #traveladdicts
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Rebecca Halpern @rhalpern.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Went to Boxpark for lunch when we were in Croydon today, a nice tofu curry. I like the concept of places like this but they’re often too busy with no room to sit (which we’ve found with the Time Out market in Lisbon), today was just right though.
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Rebecca Halpern @rhalpern.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
We live not far from Croydon and I always like seeing the trams, as they’re quite a rarity in our part of the country. #transport
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Rebecca Halpern @rhalpern.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Some photos from this time last year when we visited the Christmas market on London’s South Bank. Market was completely packed but we enjoyed walking along the river towards Blackfriars. #travel #traveladdicts
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Rebecca Halpern @rhalpern.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
I’m still enjoying learning a random selection of languages, started Dutch recently as well as I didn’t know any previously. #duolingo
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Rebecca Halpern @rhalpern.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
A trolleybus in Budapest, nice to see these are still running in other places as there aren’t any in the UK. #transport #photography #travel #traveladdicts
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Rebecca Halpern @rhalpern.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
We always enjoy visiting football stadiums on our travels, the tour of the San Mamés in Bilbao was particularly good. #travel #traveladdicts #photography
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Rebecca Halpern @rhalpern.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
For those who like eating something meaty but without the meat, I can recommend these vegan steak strips. High in protein and delicious.
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Rebecca Halpern @rhalpern.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
I’m not one for buying loads of Christmas gifts but it’s become a tradition now to get a couple of these calendars from Nine Lives Greece, a charity run by volunteers that looks after the cat colonies in Athens.
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Rebecca Halpern @rhalpern.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Tram in Oslo this summer. A great way to get around the city with an easy to use app for tickets. #transport #travel #traveladdicts
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Rebecca Halpern @rhalpern.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
A sunny autumn day recently in Bristol. #travel #photography #traveladdicts
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Rebecca Halpern @rhalpern.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Another Sofia photo, this time inside Serdika II metro station. Roman remains are visible around the entrance and some are on display on the platforms. #transport #travel #traveladdicts
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Rebecca Halpern @rhalpern.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
I always enjoy seeing cities lit up, this was taken on a cold February night in Copenhagen. #travel #traveladdicts #photography
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Rebecca Halpern @rhalpern.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Tram in the centre of Sofia, a trip that was originally cancelled due to the Gatwick “drone” incident, but thankfully we managed to get there the following week. #transport #travel
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Rebecca Halpern @rhalpern.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
One of the lovely views we had during our stroll around Vaduz, Liechtenstein. #travel #photography
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Rebecca Halpern @rhalpern.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
The Polybahn funicular in Zürich, which originally opened in 1889. #transport #travel
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Rebecca Halpern @rhalpern.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
The view from the top of the ski jump in Holmenkollen, on the outskirts of Oslo. #travel #photography
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Rebecca Halpern @rhalpern.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Bought some new reading material. @markonthemaps.bsky.social
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Rebecca Halpern @rhalpern.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
One of the many trams in Budapest. #transport #travel #photography
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Rebecca Halpern @rhalpern.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Bordeaux is particularly beautiful lit up at night. #travel #photography
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Rebecca Halpern @rhalpern.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Today’s #transport photo is a cheerful Brighton & Hove bus.
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Rebecca Halpern @rhalpern.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Dublin, looking down towards the Samuel Beckett bridge, which was designed by Santiago Calatrava (my favourite architect, so expect to see more photos of his creations) #travel #photography
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Rebecca Halpern @rhalpern.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
A scenic backdrop for this train at Sargans, Switzerland. After getting the train here from Zurich we hopped on one of the frequent buses across into nearby Liechtenstein. #transport #photography
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Rebecca Halpern @rhalpern.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
The Ponte Vasco da Gama in Lisbon, with a length of 12km it’s the longest bridge in the EU. #travel #photography
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