Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Italian violinist Salvatore Accardo joins conductor Walter Weller and the orchestra for Brahms’ Violin Concerto. Also on the bill are Beethoven’s Symphony No 5 and Richard Strauss’s Don Juan.
February 20, 2010 exilewarriors
Bulfighting Sketches – The Bullfight 1882-1900
‘El dibujo taurino’ brings together a series of sketches of late 19th-century bullfighting art. Ángel Lizcano, José Chaves and Danivel Pera each captured bullfighting in an age that pre-dated photography. Their efforts are now presented in this show, consisting of some 70 works. Organised thematically, the works portray bullfighters, popular customs and anecdotes, a historical retrospective, provincial ‘ferias’ and the role of tragedy in the ring. Accompanying the show is a small section of bullfighting posters from the era.
February 17, 2010 exilewarriors
Laundrette
Arriving in Venice with a bag of dirty washing? Coin-operated machines and driers are as rare as constipated pigeon in Venice, a surprising fact given the numbers of backpackers who flock to the city during the hot, summer months. What is almost the only laundrette to speak of can be found a short walk from the south side of the railway station bridge. Open decent hours and not overly expensive, this is about as good as it gets in Venice.
February 15, 2010 exilewarriors
Soupkultur
This brand new emporium offers a refreshing take on fast food and is going down a storm in Berlin Mitte. Delicious, fresh home-made soups will fill you up without emptying your pocket. Take your pick from a constantly changing menu of ten soups including day’s specials. Persian lamb hotpot with tomatoes, aubergines, almonds and currants or French pumpkin soup ‘Paul Bocuse’ style with leeks, potatoes and crème fraîche or Tibetan lentil and tomato soup. To whet your appetite you can check the website for the week’s specials. But don’t go too late – they do tend to sell out.
January 29, 2010 exilewarriors
Leslie Cheung
Actor-turned-singer Leslie Cheung is Hong Kong’s answer to David Hasselhoff. Except that he has talent. Born in Hong Kong and educated there and in England, Cheung returned to his native country to star in a series of films and then recorded a début album, ‘The Wind Blows On’, that proved to be a massive hit. He’s yet to crack the incredibly lucrative Japanese market in a big way, but has a dedicated legion of followers who will ensure that these gigs, in one of Tokyo’s more cavernous venues, are a sell-out.
January 28, 2010 exilewarriors
Moving on Up, From the US to Toronto
My bros spouse is Canadian.
Anyhow, her mother and father are still in Toronto and have just retired. I suspect that’s such a canny way to plan for retirement. Have a place to go that’s paid for and then sell the house which has appreciated all of these years and invest the takings so you have money to live on easily the remainder of your life. My bro and his spouse are on their way to Toronto this week to help them pack up the house and stand by to move.
That will be the most intense part for me making the choices to give away or thru many of the things that you’ve had around you for some time.
My bro helped find the Toronto Movers by calling different corporations and getting guesses from them. He used the web to go searching for keywords like Moving Toronto and Moving Service Toronto and came up with an inventory of about 12 corporations. Imagine how much tougher this would be without the internet! I don’t know how you would get an inventory of all the moving firms in another country in the 1st place and then you’ve got to make all those long-distance calls to get info. Instead, it was all just one or two clicks and a large amount of e-mails, and then a few chats using toll free numbers. What a difference technology can make! He made a decision on a company called Miracle Movers. He didn’t need to take the least expensive quote and felt ok with the representative who talked him thru the method.
January 27, 2010 exilewarriors
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