Ryan
@exiledvictorian.bsky.social
This infact lies proudly on the wall of my study
November 22, 2025 at 9:16 AM
This infact lies proudly on the wall of my study
My favourite Allan Moffat moment that (almost) no one knows about. When HDT went belly up in 1987, Moff brought Brock's VL Commodore racecar, air freighted it to Europe, contested the first ever round of the World Touring Car Championship at Monza, and won.
November 22, 2025 at 9:14 AM
My favourite Allan Moffat moment that (almost) no one knows about. When HDT went belly up in 1987, Moff brought Brock's VL Commodore racecar, air freighted it to Europe, contested the first ever round of the World Touring Car Championship at Monza, and won.
And all good things must come to and end... cheers to you all for following along with my adventures.
August 17, 2025 at 6:32 AM
And all good things must come to and end... cheers to you all for following along with my adventures.
And cheers from the gorgeous Bush Inn in New Norfolk.
July 31, 2025 at 6:18 AM
And cheers from the gorgeous Bush Inn in New Norfolk.
Greetings from Northern Tasmania on a gorgeous winter morning
July 30, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Greetings from Northern Tasmania on a gorgeous winter morning
If you see this, quote with a robot that isn't from "Star Wars," "Star Trek," "Dr. Who," or "Transformers."
July 6, 2025 at 12:34 AM
If you see this, quote with a robot that isn't from "Star Wars," "Star Trek," "Dr. Who," or "Transformers."
Oof there is clearly lots of money to be made as a driving instructor in Germany!
June 28, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Oof there is clearly lots of money to be made as a driving instructor in Germany!
On the night of 9th and 10th November 1989, at the bridge at Bornhomer Strasse, the wall was opened for the first time since 13th August 1961.
Berliners had come back together again.
Willy Brandt: "Berlin will live, and the wall will fall"
Berliners had come back together again.
Willy Brandt: "Berlin will live, and the wall will fall"
June 28, 2025 at 6:12 AM
On the night of 9th and 10th November 1989, at the bridge at Bornhomer Strasse, the wall was opened for the first time since 13th August 1961.
Berliners had come back together again.
Willy Brandt: "Berlin will live, and the wall will fall"
Berliners had come back together again.
Willy Brandt: "Berlin will live, and the wall will fall"
In this very spot, on Bornhomer Strasse, the Berlin Wall was first breached in 1989.
June 28, 2025 at 6:07 AM
In this very spot, on Bornhomer Strasse, the Berlin Wall was first breached in 1989.
One last post: the Berlin Palace, when I last lived here this was a pile of rubble, having been the site of the East German parliament. The rebuild was completed in 2020.
June 27, 2025 at 9:54 AM
One last post: the Berlin Palace, when I last lived here this was a pile of rubble, having been the site of the East German parliament. The rebuild was completed in 2020.
The Berlin Cathedral, believe it or not, this is actually this is a 20th Century building, dating back to the time of Kaiser Wilhelm II.
June 27, 2025 at 9:38 AM
The Berlin Cathedral, believe it or not, this is actually this is a 20th Century building, dating back to the time of Kaiser Wilhelm II.
The Neue Wache - home of Germany's national memorial to the victims of war and tyranny.
June 27, 2025 at 9:32 AM
The Neue Wache - home of Germany's national memorial to the victims of war and tyranny.
Frederick the Great himself
June 27, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Frederick the Great himself
St Hedwig's Cathedral, built by Frederick the Great following Prussia's "acquisition" of significant polished territory, to provide his polish minorities a cathedral in his capital.
June 27, 2025 at 9:25 AM
St Hedwig's Cathedral, built by Frederick the Great following Prussia's "acquisition" of significant polished territory, to provide his polish minorities a cathedral in his capital.
Not sure how easy this to make out, but the memorial for the Nazi book burnings that took place in front of Humboldt University in May 1933.
June 27, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Not sure how easy this to make out, but the memorial for the Nazi book burnings that took place in front of Humboldt University in May 1933.
Gendarmenmarkt - my favourite square in Berlin. Here the Concert House is flanked by identical Cathedrals - one was established for the locals and the other was french speaking for the Huguenots who had fled France.
June 27, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Gendarmenmarkt - my favourite square in Berlin. Here the Concert House is flanked by identical Cathedrals - one was established for the locals and the other was french speaking for the Huguenots who had fled France.
One of the very few remaining sections of the Berlin Wall... though this section is not representative of a typical section, note the lack of a no man's land. Will try and get to one of the other spots on this trip.
June 27, 2025 at 8:11 AM
One of the very few remaining sections of the Berlin Wall... though this section is not representative of a typical section, note the lack of a no man's land. Will try and get to one of the other spots on this trip.
Why am I posting a picture of an unremarkable carpark? Well underneath here, Adolf Hitler decided to test whether this skull was bulletproof.*
*I stole this joke from the History Matters YouTube channel - it's my favourite channel so check him out.
*I stole this joke from the History Matters YouTube channel - it's my favourite channel so check him out.
June 27, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Why am I posting a picture of an unremarkable carpark? Well underneath here, Adolf Hitler decided to test whether this skull was bulletproof.*
*I stole this joke from the History Matters YouTube channel - it's my favourite channel so check him out.
*I stole this joke from the History Matters YouTube channel - it's my favourite channel so check him out.
The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe. When I lived in Berlin, nearly 20 years ago now, this memorial was new and it actually gave me a strange sense of hope, that humanity was making progress and learning from its mistakes... (1/2)
June 27, 2025 at 7:48 AM
The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe. When I lived in Berlin, nearly 20 years ago now, this memorial was new and it actually gave me a strange sense of hope, that humanity was making progress and learning from its mistakes... (1/2)
The Soviet Memorial in the Tiergarten, which the Soviets bulid very quickly prior to ceeding the area to the British, prior to them arriving in Berlin.
June 27, 2025 at 7:28 AM
The Soviet Memorial in the Tiergarten, which the Soviets bulid very quickly prior to ceeding the area to the British, prior to them arriving in Berlin.
