Few pieces in hidden europe have evoked so happy a response from readers as the short article on palindromic place names in our last issue. Readers wrote to us from all manner of engagingly palindromic spots across the continent - from Glenelg (Scotland) to Vellev (Denmark). So with our antennae now carefully attuned to palindromes, we have been spotting them everywhere.
Night sleepers
Enthusiasts for European train travel, we have noticed, sometimes get a little edgy this time of year. It is that season when train timetables, which have served us well - or sometimes less than perfectly - for almost twelve months are suddenly ...