tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842696449468310509.post15039190670132305..comments2022-01-29T19:48:48.223+01:00Comments on Viktoria´s Notebook: BirminghamViktoria Berghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00608160759512904861noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842696449468310509.post-86873144128009712082014-07-21T20:20:52.382+02:002014-07-21T20:20:52.382+02:00Thank you! I knew there were connections and could...Thank you! I knew there were connections and couldn't for the life of me find anything! My poor brain thanks you :)Divers and Sundryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01759655568104782267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842696449468310509.post-63408096208541260042014-07-21T20:18:59.574+02:002014-07-21T20:18:59.574+02:00Tolkien grew up in Birmingham, and Barbara Cartlan...Tolkien grew up in Birmingham, and Barbara Cartland was born there. The Dalziel & Pascoe series was filmed there, if I remember correctly. And yes, it´s big. Larger than Stockholm! Sweden is a tiny country and sparsely populated, which we are often reminded of when we travel. Viktoria Berghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00608160759512904861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842696449468310509.post-83832848102473985092014-07-21T16:10:13.677+02:002014-07-21T16:10:13.677+02:00I'm remembering some fictional detective as ha...I'm remembering some fictional detective as having a connection to Birmingham, but (except for Arthur Conan Doyle beginning his writing career there, I think) I can't find it. I've learned something about Birmingham (and my faulty memory) while trying to find it. Birmingham's a lot bigger than I thought.Divers and Sundryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01759655568104782267noreply@blogger.com