Originally Posted By dagobert Thanks Bolna! Yeah, I loved London. I loved the city in 2001 and this year even more. Unfortunately we didn't have enough time to cover everything. Thanks for the Wagamama advice. I would be very hapy when it would open here. Salzburg may be too small, but Vienna would be fine.
Originally Posted By Bolna <<So, 90 minutes to Salzburg from Munich. So a holiday of Munich, Salzburg and Vienna in the same trip would be doable?>> Dave, if you travel to Munich, you should really consider visiting Nuremberg on the way as well! It is only a 1 hour train ride from Munich - and I would be happy to show you and your family around!! And I could also help with a lot of tips about Munich, I have lived there for many years.
Originally Posted By u k fan Bolna, this year the main political conferences are being held in major cities, but they are often in seaside towns!!!
Originally Posted By Bolna I was more thinking of the past, ukfan, I kind of seem to remember that my English teacher in school was always talking about Blackpool as THE place for the Labour conference... And after I visited a few British seaside resorts, I always thought that this was a rather strange atmosphere for a party conference... But then, I visited the Mount Washington Hotel in Bretton Woods in New Hampshire and who would expect that this is the place where the international economic system after 1945 was born with institutions like the IMF and the World Bank...
Originally Posted By u k fan The political parties like to hold their conferences away from London and only other large cities or seaside towns would offer them the facilities (no. of rooms etc.) that they would need!!!
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo So many interesting threads. I have been to a few of the party conferences. But the main venues are: Bournemouth (seaside) Brighton (seaside) Birmingham (in land, but central) Harrogate (spa town in Yorkshire) Newcastle and Liverpool are new on the circuit And in the past, Blackpool, but after the £14m refurb of the Wintergardens, I think the parties are likely to return. But yes, it used to be big on the LAbour Party agenda - there are a number of huge working class numbers in the region (their traditional base), whereas the Tories often prefer Harrogate and Bournemouth. The parties tend to try to separate themselves out each year. The challenge is a place with good railway connections, space for large meetings, high security provision, and adequate accommodation. Not many of those in the UK outside of London.
Originally Posted By Malin *** Easy listening hell for me - I can't imagine sitting through Blunt... *** *** As for James Blunt - sounds like my idea of hell *** *** Poor old James Blunt. I'm not feeling the love in the room! *** A lot of James Blunt fans on LaughingPlace. To be fair to him I have seen him perform live before in Hong Kong and he wasn't that bad. His music isn't for everyone but he has one or two hits like 1973 which I enjoy. Out of all the acts performing Sunday I would say Will Young is the one I could do without seeing. Love Imelda May and can't wait to see Caro Emerald or Lenny Kravitz perform. With Lionel Richie headlining I would consider it a good day for live music.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Lenny Kravitz is awesome live, I have seen him twice, both times he was excellent. I am sure that will be great!
Originally Posted By u k fan As I said above, Wise men is about the only James Blunt song I can manage and that's because it's fun to sing with lots of high notes and quick lines. To give him some credit, he comes across well in interviews and seems like a nice guy!!!
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo He does seem like a nice guy, I will give him that. But Beautiful makes me want to throw what ever is making that noise out the window. I have to say, I don't do pop music. Now Download, I wish I had gone to that.
Originally Posted By u k fan The only way to make that song bearable... <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVGoOBTmDA8" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...oOBTmDA8</a> Enjoy!!!
Originally Posted By dagobert I have never been a big fan of James Blunt, but wasn't he a soldier first.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo He was indeed. Off tangent, Dagobert, I thought you might be interested to know that the red Bull office in London has a slide as one of the ways of the staff moving around their office.
Originally Posted By dagobert >>>Off tangent, Dagobert, I thought you might be interested to know that the red Bull office in London has a slide as one of the ways of the staff moving around their office.<<< That sounds interesting. Just recently I have been to the Red Bull headquarter in Fuschl near Salzburg. It's a big glass palace and looks very interesting. It would be cool to see the Red Bull Racing factory in Milton Keynes.
Originally Posted By Malin *** Lenny Kravitz is awesome live, I have seen him twice, both times he was excellent. I am sure that will be great! *** Sounds encouraging thanks for the thoughts. In regards to Blunt I feel if it wasn't for "Your Beautiful" or "Goodbye My Lover" he'd be a much more respected artist. Although its those two songs which made him a name. So its a catch 22 really. *** As I said above, Wise men is about the only James Blunt song I can manage and that's because it's fun to sing with lots of high notes and quick lines. *** Wiseman proves he is a very capable song writer. Seeing him live in the past I also know he's quite willing to mock himself and how many view him and his music. So I do have to respect him. Now Will Young on the other hand I'm not quite sure about. To me he's the guy who beat Gareth Gates on Pop Idol. *** I have to say, I don't do pop music. Now Download, I wish I had gone to that. *** I have heard a lot of positive reports about Download from friends. But most people seem to be skipping it now in favour of Sonisphere.
Originally Posted By Malin The London trip I have mention previously has changed quite a lot. Now visiting on Saturday and catching both Lion King and Shrek. Sunday its Tower of London followed by the Hyde Park Show. And now Lionel Richie himself has pulled out of the show because of illness. He's being replaced by Gary Barlow.
Originally Posted By Rsey103 >>It is prohibited to touch the objects, but so many just don't care and touch them anyways.<< This week I was watching a DVD lecture on ancient Egypt published by The Teaching Co and the professor was saying that for many years you could not touch the Rosetta Stone, for example. Then a new curator came in, he says, who changed the display and actually wanted the public to be able to touch it. Anyway, back to reading your interesting trip report.....
Originally Posted By Rsey103 >>There we had lunch at Wagamama again and it wasn't the last time. I wish that chain would come to Austria, because the food is really good.<< I asked my server at the Soho Hotel, "What's your favorite restaurant in London?" "Wagamama," he said.
Originally Posted By Rsey103 >>In the morning we went to Buckingham Palace. We considered to go inside, but we didn't want to wait an hour and so we only checked out the shop.<< Worth an hour wait, in my opinion...
