It was Daniel Craig's second time as James Bond 007.
"Quantum of Solace" had a premiere in Finland on 7th of November 2008. This day is also a birthday of 007 Traveler's Pirita :)
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Showing posts with label Daniel Craig. Show all posts
Monday, 29 October 2018
10th anniversary of Quantum of Solace (29 October 2018)
"Quantum of Solace" premiered ten years ago on 29th of October 2008 in London, England.
It was Daniel Craig's second time as James Bond 007.
"Quantum of Solace" had a premiere in Finland on 7th of November 2008. This day is also a birthday of 007 Traveler's Pirita :)
See more OTHER 007 RELATED NEWS here
It was Daniel Craig's second time as James Bond 007.
"Quantum of Solace" had a premiere in Finland on 7th of November 2008. This day is also a birthday of 007 Traveler's Pirita :)
See more OTHER 007 RELATED NEWS here
Saturday, 22 September 2018
City-hopping Casino Royale tour
What: City-hopping Casino Royale tour
By: eShores
Photo: 007 Travelers
eShores' city-hopping Casino Royale Tour will take you from UK to Nice to Venice to Prague – giving you the chance to experience exciting nightlife, incredible dining and sightseeing.
By: eShores
Photo: 007 Travelers
eShores' city-hopping Casino Royale Tour will take you from UK to Nice to Venice to Prague – giving you the chance to experience exciting nightlife, incredible dining and sightseeing.
Visit various Bond locations from "Casino Royale" (2006).
You can see some of them visited by 007 Travelers here:
The front yard of Hotel Splendide in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
Body Worlds Exhibition exteriors in Prague, Czech Republic
Bond recovers / Bond and Vesper meet Mr. Mendel in Lenno, Lake Como, Italy
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| Villa del Balbianello, Lenno, Lake Como, Italy Photo © 007 Travelers |
10 Nights From £895
While here, you will take a day trip to Monte Carlo, Monaco – even though it’s not a filming location, the Monte Carlo Casino features heavily in Ian Fleming’s novel.
Nice - Venice (Flight) 3 Nights: From the sweeping coastline of Nice to the grand canal thoroughfare of Venice – your second stop is a must-see city for history and food lovers.
Venice appears in Casino Royale when Daniel Craig’s Bond confronts Vesper Lynd (Eva Green) as she escapes into an empty palazzo on the Grand Canal. Wander down to the Fondamenta Vin Castello in the Cannaregio District for the perfect viewing platform.
Optional 4 Night Trip to Lake Como - From an Extra £320pp: After your stay in Venice, you’ll get a direct train from Venice to Milan, where you’ll pick up a hire car and drive to Lake Como (transfers available at a supplement). You’ll spend four nights there, before driving to Milan Airport for a direct flight to Prague to continue the rest of the itinerary.
Venice - Prague (Flight) 4 Nights: Key locations for Casino Royale fans in Prague include Danube House, which was the venue for Bond’s earning of the 00 status at the start of the film, and the library of the Strahov Monastery, which appears as part of the House of Commons.
Your stay in Prague comes with the option of a day trip to nearby Karlovy Vary and Loket – both well-connected with the Casino Royale filming. Karlovy Vary is home to the Grandhotel Pupp, better known as The Hotel Splendide where Bond and Vesper Lynd spend the night. In Loket, you will find the Kaiserbad Spa, an iconic building for Bond fans, as it takes on the role of Casino Royale itself on the big screen.
Prague - UK (Flight) 4 Nights: At the end of your trip, eShores will fly you home direct to the UK.
Price is a guide for this multi-centre holiday including all your flights and 4 star hotels on B&B.
Itinerary
UK - Nice (Flight) 3 Nights: The first stop on your Casino Royale itinerary is Nice, on the South Coast of France. Nice offers a fantastic start to your trip – with opportunities for watersports in the crystal-clear waters of the French Riviera or exploring local cuisine and architecture inland.While here, you will take a day trip to Monte Carlo, Monaco – even though it’s not a filming location, the Monte Carlo Casino features heavily in Ian Fleming’s novel.
Nice - Venice (Flight) 3 Nights: From the sweeping coastline of Nice to the grand canal thoroughfare of Venice – your second stop is a must-see city for history and food lovers.
Venice appears in Casino Royale when Daniel Craig’s Bond confronts Vesper Lynd (Eva Green) as she escapes into an empty palazzo on the Grand Canal. Wander down to the Fondamenta Vin Castello in the Cannaregio District for the perfect viewing platform.
Optional 4 Night Trip to Lake Como - From an Extra £320pp: After your stay in Venice, you’ll get a direct train from Venice to Milan, where you’ll pick up a hire car and drive to Lake Como (transfers available at a supplement). You’ll spend four nights there, before driving to Milan Airport for a direct flight to Prague to continue the rest of the itinerary.
Venice - Prague (Flight) 4 Nights: Key locations for Casino Royale fans in Prague include Danube House, which was the venue for Bond’s earning of the 00 status at the start of the film, and the library of the Strahov Monastery, which appears as part of the House of Commons.
Your stay in Prague comes with the option of a day trip to nearby Karlovy Vary and Loket – both well-connected with the Casino Royale filming. Karlovy Vary is home to the Grandhotel Pupp, better known as The Hotel Splendide where Bond and Vesper Lynd spend the night. In Loket, you will find the Kaiserbad Spa, an iconic building for Bond fans, as it takes on the role of Casino Royale itself on the big screen.
Prague - UK (Flight) 4 Nights: At the end of your trip, eShores will fly you home direct to the UK.
Thursday, 20 September 2018
Bond 25 announcement: New Bond 25 director is Cary Joji Fukunaga
Michael G. Wilson, Barbara Broccoli and Daniel Craig announced today that Bond 25 will begin filming at Pinewood Studios on 4 March 2019 under the helm of director, Cary Joji Fukunaga with a worldwide release date of 14 February 2020.
“We are delighted to be working with Cary. His versatility and innovation make him an excellent choice for our next James Bond adventure,” said Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli."
Cary Joji Fukunaga (born July 10, 1977) is an American film director, writer, producer, and cinematographer. He is known for writing and directing the 2009 film "Sin Nombre", the 2011 film "Jane Eyre", and for directing and executive producing the first season of the HBO series "True Detective", for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series. He received acclaim for the 2015 war drama "Beasts of No Nation", in which he was writer, director, producer, and cinematographer. He has been named as the director of the untitled 25th James Bond film after replacing former director Danny Boyle.
Sources: 007.com and Wikipedia
Photo: Wikipedia
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| Photo: Wikipedia |
Monday, 10 September 2018
007 Filming location: The door to the SPECTRE meeting in Palazzo Cadenza / SPECTRE (2015)
THE DOOR TO THE SPECTRE MEETING IN PALAZZO CADENZA
Bond movie: "SPECTRE" (2015)
Place and location in the movie: Somewhere near Rome, Italy
Actual place and location: Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, England
What happens here in the movie: Bond enters to SPECTRE meeting
Visited by 007 Travelers: November 2017
Bond movie: "SPECTRE" (2015)
Place and location in the movie: Somewhere near Rome, Italy
Actual place and location: Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, England
What happens here in the movie: Bond enters to SPECTRE meeting
Visited by 007 Travelers: November 2017
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| Photo © EON, United Artists, Danjaq LLC |
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| Photo © EON, United Artists, Danjaq LLC |
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| Photo © EON, United Artists, Danjaq LLC |
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Saturday, 1 September 2018
A baby Bond girl is born!
According to reliable source, the entertainment columnist Baz Bamigboye:
A baby girl is born!
007 Travelers congratulates Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz for their baby Bond girl!
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Wednesday, 29 August 2018
Tuesday, 21 August 2018
Bond 25 announcement: Danny Boyle out!
Michael G. Wilson, Barbara Broccoli and Daniel Craig today (21 August 2018) announced that due to creative differences Danny Boyle has decided to no longer direct Bond 25.
Friday, 17 August 2018
007 Travel story: Oxford (ENGLAND) 2017
In order to read our England 007 travel story from the day one, click here.
Friday 10 November 2017
We were already at 7AM waiting for the breakfast and we had a wonderful one at Macdonald Hotel Bear. A waiter asked us if we wanted some warm breakfast, Pirita took an omelet and after some hesitation Mika said that "I could take porridge". The waiter said that since it is so early, they didn't have porridge, but he added that some girl could go and get it from a food store nearby. Just great customer service, we would say!
After the breakfast we made a short walking tour around the centre of Woodstock.
Then we took our bags and found a bus and traveled back to Oxford.
Oxford
Oxford is a city in the South East region of England and the county town of Oxfordshire. With an estimated 2016 population of 170,350, it is the 52nd largest city in the United Kingdom, and one of the fastest growing and most ethnically diverse. The city is situated 57 miles (92 km) from London, 69 miles (111 km) from Bristol, 65 miles (105 km) from both Southampton and Birmingham and 25 miles (40 km) from Reading.
The city is known worldwide as the home of the University of Oxford, the oldest university in the English-speaking world. (Wikipedia)
We left the bus station and walked along the main street of Oxford and saw the New Theatre in George Street, a place where Roger Moore kept his "An evening with Roger Moore" on 14th of September 2014 when his tour stopped in Oxford.
We walked a bit and took a look at the nice buildings in Oxford.
We were hungry and it was already a lunch time, so we ate in ASK Italian restaurant on the other side of the street where the theatre was. Pirita ate Pollo Milanese and Mika Penne Arabiata. After lunch we left our luggage at Tourist info and this is very convenient way to get rid off your bags for some hours if you want to explore the city without carrying too much with you!
Pirita had been to Oxford earlier studying English in a language course for a month back in 1990 and we tried to locate the house where Pirita lived and perhaps even the family who lived there at that time. We gave the address "Coolidge Close 1" to taxi driver and we found the place.
We found the house, but it looked like that it was now some kind of rental place for students or others that needed a place to stay. At least nobody was home and we could not found any names anywhere. Anyway, we took some photos of the house and were ready to go back to Oxford city centre. But that was easier said than done, because we could not find a taxi anywhere. Luckily we saw a hospital nearby and there was a place where we could order a taxi. We showed the taxi driver a screenshot of "Tomorrow Never Dies" (1997), but he was not able to tell us the exact place where Bond (Pierce Brosnan) parked his car when studying Danish language in one of Oxfords colleges.
The taxi driver left us to some corner where it was prohibited to drive a car and we walked around the lovely college area and saw many students running and walking in the streets of Oxford. The colleges and streets of Oxford can be seen in many movies including Daniel Craig movie "Golden Compass" (2007) and 1997 "The Saint" movie, starring Val Kilmer as Simon Templar. "Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again" (2018) movie's opening act was also filmed in Oxford. Although those scenes did not include Pierce Brosnan.
There are beautiful narrow alleys and lovely buildings with nice details in Oxford, like Hertford Bridge, which is also called Bridge of Sighs of Oxford.
Two different colleges can be seen in "Tomorrow Never Dies". Brasenose College can be noticed quite briefly and we found it quite easily.
Then New College seemed to be a harder case. We showed the screenshot of TND to several people and asked where might the place be where Bond left his car, but nobody seemed to recognize the place. We knew that we were close, but when asking people they said that they haven't seen that place. But we didn't give up and finally we realized that we should be able to find the entrance to New College from Holywell Street. And there it was!
We showed the picture to a guard at the entrance and he confirmed that this is the place. He said that he would not allow people to leave bicycles where they are in the movie....
We took some pics and the place looked still quite much the same as in 1997. Although the tree had grown quite much :)
We walked back to collect our luggage, but before that we bought some nice Oxford College souvenirs from Experience Oxfordshire shop and from tourist info as well.
Now it was time to travel to London. We bought the bus tickets and the bus was quite soon totally full. Compared to bus which brought us there a day before, this was cheaper one and was not that convenient. Also the journey took much longer time, also due to Friday queues in traffic.
We reached London around seven o'clock and left the bus at Marble Arch stop and took a taxi to our first London hotel, which was near Hyde Park and was called Blakemore Hyde Park (£95,36 / night). Our room number was 011.
After arriving at the hotel we just left our bags in our room and went for a short walk around the block and came back to eat dinner at hotel's bar.
After this it was time to go to sleep and get ready for the next day, which was full of Bonding, locations and Bond girls!
See more 007 TRAVEL STORIES here
Friday 10 November 2017
We were already at 7AM waiting for the breakfast and we had a wonderful one at Macdonald Hotel Bear. A waiter asked us if we wanted some warm breakfast, Pirita took an omelet and after some hesitation Mika said that "I could take porridge". The waiter said that since it is so early, they didn't have porridge, but he added that some girl could go and get it from a food store nearby. Just great customer service, we would say!
After the breakfast we made a short walking tour around the centre of Woodstock.
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| Woodstock Town Hall |
Then we took our bags and found a bus and traveled back to Oxford.
Oxford
Oxford is a city in the South East region of England and the county town of Oxfordshire. With an estimated 2016 population of 170,350, it is the 52nd largest city in the United Kingdom, and one of the fastest growing and most ethnically diverse. The city is situated 57 miles (92 km) from London, 69 miles (111 km) from Bristol, 65 miles (105 km) from both Southampton and Birmingham and 25 miles (40 km) from Reading.
The city is known worldwide as the home of the University of Oxford, the oldest university in the English-speaking world. (Wikipedia)
We left the bus station and walked along the main street of Oxford and saw the New Theatre in George Street, a place where Roger Moore kept his "An evening with Roger Moore" on 14th of September 2014 when his tour stopped in Oxford.
We walked a bit and took a look at the nice buildings in Oxford.
We were hungry and it was already a lunch time, so we ate in ASK Italian restaurant on the other side of the street where the theatre was. Pirita ate Pollo Milanese and Mika Penne Arabiata. After lunch we left our luggage at Tourist info and this is very convenient way to get rid off your bags for some hours if you want to explore the city without carrying too much with you!
Pirita had been to Oxford earlier studying English in a language course for a month back in 1990 and we tried to locate the house where Pirita lived and perhaps even the family who lived there at that time. We gave the address "Coolidge Close 1" to taxi driver and we found the place.
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| Coolidge Close, 1 |
We found the house, but it looked like that it was now some kind of rental place for students or others that needed a place to stay. At least nobody was home and we could not found any names anywhere. Anyway, we took some photos of the house and were ready to go back to Oxford city centre. But that was easier said than done, because we could not find a taxi anywhere. Luckily we saw a hospital nearby and there was a place where we could order a taxi. We showed the taxi driver a screenshot of "Tomorrow Never Dies" (1997), but he was not able to tell us the exact place where Bond (Pierce Brosnan) parked his car when studying Danish language in one of Oxfords colleges.
The taxi driver left us to some corner where it was prohibited to drive a car and we walked around the lovely college area and saw many students running and walking in the streets of Oxford. The colleges and streets of Oxford can be seen in many movies including Daniel Craig movie "Golden Compass" (2007) and 1997 "The Saint" movie, starring Val Kilmer as Simon Templar. "Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again" (2018) movie's opening act was also filmed in Oxford. Although those scenes did not include Pierce Brosnan.
There are beautiful narrow alleys and lovely buildings with nice details in Oxford, like Hertford Bridge, which is also called Bridge of Sighs of Oxford.
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| Pirita / 007 Travelers and Hertford Bridge or Bridge of Sighs |
Two different colleges can be seen in "Tomorrow Never Dies". Brasenose College can be noticed quite briefly and we found it quite easily.
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| Photo © EON, United Artists, Danjaq LLC |
Then New College seemed to be a harder case. We showed the screenshot of TND to several people and asked where might the place be where Bond left his car, but nobody seemed to recognize the place. We knew that we were close, but when asking people they said that they haven't seen that place. But we didn't give up and finally we realized that we should be able to find the entrance to New College from Holywell Street. And there it was!
We showed the picture to a guard at the entrance and he confirmed that this is the place. He said that he would not allow people to leave bicycles where they are in the movie....
We took some pics and the place looked still quite much the same as in 1997. Although the tree had grown quite much :)
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| Photo © EON, United Artists, Danjaq LLC |
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| Photo © EON, United Artists, Danjaq LLC |
We walked back to collect our luggage, but before that we bought some nice Oxford College souvenirs from Experience Oxfordshire shop and from tourist info as well.
Now it was time to travel to London. We bought the bus tickets and the bus was quite soon totally full. Compared to bus which brought us there a day before, this was cheaper one and was not that convenient. Also the journey took much longer time, also due to Friday queues in traffic.
We reached London around seven o'clock and left the bus at Marble Arch stop and took a taxi to our first London hotel, which was near Hyde Park and was called Blakemore Hyde Park (£95,36 / night). Our room number was 011.
After arriving at the hotel we just left our bags in our room and went for a short walk around the block and came back to eat dinner at hotel's bar.
After this it was time to go to sleep and get ready for the next day, which was full of Bonding, locations and Bond girls!
See more 007 TRAVEL STORIES here
Thursday, 16 August 2018
007-matkakertomus: Oxford (ENGLANTI) 2017
Lukeaksesi Englannin 007-matkakertomuksen päivästä yksi, klikkaa tästä.
Perjantai 10 marraskuuta 2017
Olimme valmiina aamiaiselle heti klo 7.00 ja söimmekin mainion brekkarin Macdonald Hotel Bearissa. Tarjoilija kysyi haluaisimmeko lämmintä aamupalaa ja Piritan ottaessa omeletin, Mika pienen epäröinnin jälkeen sanoi ottavansa puuroa. Tarjoilija sanoi kuitenkin, että oli niin aikaista, ettei heillä ole vielä puuroa, mutta hän lisäsi, että tarjoilijatar voisi käydä hakemassa sitä lähikaupasta. Hienoa asiakaspalvelua kyllä, voisi sanoa!
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Aamiaisen jälkeen teimme pikku kävelykierroksen Woodstockin keskustassa.
Sitten otimme bussin ja matkustimme takaisin Oxfordiin.
Oxford on noin 154 000 asukkaan kaupunki Oxfordshiren kreivikunnassa Englannissa. Se sijaitsee noin 80 kilometrin päässä Lontoosta luoteeseen. Kaupungin läpi virtaa kaksi jokea, Cherwell ja Thames, joista jälkimmäistä kutsutaan kaupungin alueella nimellä ”Isis”.
Oxfordin rakennukset edustavat jokaista Englannin arkkitehtuurikautta saksien saapumisen jälkeen. Oxfordin yliopisto on englanninkielisen maailman vanhin yliopisto. (Wikipedia)
Lähdimme bussiasemalta ja kävelimme Oxfordin pääkatua pitkin ja näimme George Streetillä New Theatren, jossa Roger Moore esiintyi, kun "An Evening with Roger Moore" - kiertue pysähtyi Oxfordissa syyskuussa 2014.
Kävelimme ympäriinsä ja katselimme Oxfordin kauniita rakennuksia.
Nälkä yllätti ja koska olikin jo lounasaika, menimme teatteria vastapäätä olevaan ASK Italian- ravintolaan syömään. Piritalle Pollo Milanese ja Mikalle Penne Arabiata. Lounaan jälkeen jätimme matkalaukkumme turisti-infoon, joka on oikein näppärä tapa, mikäli haluaa jättää ylimääräiset kannettavat tavarat muutamaksi tunniksi säilöön. Näin pääsee paremmin kiertelemään kaupungilla!
Pirita oli ollut kielikurssilla opiskelemassa englantia kuukauden ajan jo vuonna 1990 ja yritimme nyt paikallistaa talon jossa hän asui opiskelunsa aikana, ja ehkäpä jopa perheen jonka luona asui silloin. Annoimme osoitteen "Coolidge Close 1" taksikuskille ja löysimme paikan.
Löysimmekin talon, mutta näytti siltä, että se oli nyt jonkinlaisena vuokra-asuntona opiskelijoille ja sellaisille jotka tarvitsivat asuntoa. Ainakaan ketään ei ollut kotona, emmekä löytäneet mitään nimiä postilaatikoista tai muualtakaan. Joka tapauksessa otimme muutaman kuvan ja olimme valmiita lähtemään takaisin Oxfordin keskustaan. Mutta sepä olikin helpommin sanottu kuin tehty, koska emme löytäneet mistään takseja. Onneksi löysimme läheltä sairaalan, josta saimme tilattua taksin. Näytimme taksikuskille kuvakaappauksen elokuvasta "Huominen ei koskaan kuole" (1997), mutta hän ei oikein osannut sanoa paikkaa mihin Bond (Pierce Brosnan) parkkeeraa autonsa mennessään opiskelemaan tanskan kieltä yhteen Oxfordin yliopistoista.
Taksikuski jätti meidät johonkin pieneen tienkulmaan, josta ei saanut ajaa eteenpäin autolla, joten kävelimme pitkin collegen alueita ja näimme monia opiskelijoita juoksentelemassa ja kävelemässä Oxfordin katuja. Oxfordin yliopistot ja kadut on nähty monissa elokuvissa, kuten Daniel Craigin tähdittämässä elokuvassa "Kultainen kompassi" (2007) ja vuoden 1997 "Pyhimys" - elokuvassa, jossa nähtiin Val Kilmer esittämässä Simon Templaria. "Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again" (2018) - elokuvan alkuosa oli myös kuvattu Oxfordissa. Pierce Brosnania ei näissä otoksissa kuitenkaan nähty.
Oxfordissa on kauniita pikku kujia ja ihania rakennuksia, joissa on hienoja yksityiskohtia, kuten Hertford Bridge, jota joskus Huokausten sillaksikin Oxfordissa kutsutaan.
Kaksi eri yliopistoa voi huomata "Huominen ei koskaan kuole" - elokuvassa. Brasenose College nähdään vain lyhyesti ja mekin löysimme sen varsin helposti.
New College näytti olevan vaikeampi tapaus. Näytimme kuvakaappausta Bond-leffasta usealle ihmiselle ja kysyimme missä paikka johon Bond jättää autonsa saattaisi olla, mutta kukaan ei näyttänyt tietävän sijaintia. Tiesimme olevamme lähellä, emmekä kuitenkaan antaneet periksi ja lopulta tajusimme, että meidän pitäisi löytää sisäänkäynti New Collegeen Holywell Streetin puolelta. Ja sieltähän se lopulta löytyi!
Näytimme kuvaa vartijalle sisäänkäynnin luona ja hän vahvisti, että olemme oikeassa paikassa. Hän sanoi, ettei kyllä sallisi polkupyöriä jätettävän paikkaan jossa ne ovat elokuvassa...
Otimme muutaman kuvan ja totesimme paikan näyttävän edelleen samalta kuin se näytti vuonna 1997. Ainoastaan puu collegen sisäänkäynnin kohdalla näytti kasvaneen aika paljon.
Kävelimme takaisin noutamaan matkatavaramme, mutta sitä ennen ostimme vielä kivoja Oxford - matkamuistoja Experience Oxfordshire -kaupasta, samoin kuin turisti-infosta.
Nyt oli aika matkustaa Lontooseen. Ostimme matkaliput ja bussi oli pian aivan täysi. Verrattuna bussiin jolla tulimme edellisenä päivänä, tämä oli halvempi ja ei ihan niin mukava matkustaa. Myös matka kesti pidemmän aikaa, tosin syynä oli myös perjantairuuhkat liikenteessä.
Saavuimme Lontooseen seitsemän maissa ja hyppäsimme bussista Marble Archin pysäkillä ja otimme taksin ensimmäiseen Lontoon hotelliimme, joka oli lähellä Hyde Parkia, ja joka oli nimeltään Blakemore Hyde Park (£95,36 / yö). Huoneemme numero oli 011.
Saavuttuamme hotellille jätimme matkatavarat huoneeseemme ja lähdimme pienelle kävelylenkille korttelin ympäri tullaksemme pian takaisin illalliselle hotellin baariin.
Tämän jälkeen olikin aika mennä nukkumaan ja valmistautua seuraavaan päivään, joka olisi täynnä Bondausta, kuvauspaikkoja ja Bond-tyttöjä!
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Perjantai 10 marraskuuta 2017
Olimme valmiina aamiaiselle heti klo 7.00 ja söimmekin mainion brekkarin Macdonald Hotel Bearissa. Tarjoilija kysyi haluaisimmeko lämmintä aamupalaa ja Piritan ottaessa omeletin, Mika pienen epäröinnin jälkeen sanoi ottavansa puuroa. Tarjoilija sanoi kuitenkin, että oli niin aikaista, ettei heillä ole vielä puuroa, mutta hän lisäsi, että tarjoilijatar voisi käydä hakemassa sitä lähikaupasta. Hienoa asiakaspalvelua kyllä, voisi sanoa!
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Aamiaisen jälkeen teimme pikku kävelykierroksen Woodstockin keskustassa.
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| Woodstockin kaupungintalo |
Sitten otimme bussin ja matkustimme takaisin Oxfordiin.
Oxford on noin 154 000 asukkaan kaupunki Oxfordshiren kreivikunnassa Englannissa. Se sijaitsee noin 80 kilometrin päässä Lontoosta luoteeseen. Kaupungin läpi virtaa kaksi jokea, Cherwell ja Thames, joista jälkimmäistä kutsutaan kaupungin alueella nimellä ”Isis”.
Oxfordin rakennukset edustavat jokaista Englannin arkkitehtuurikautta saksien saapumisen jälkeen. Oxfordin yliopisto on englanninkielisen maailman vanhin yliopisto. (Wikipedia)
Lähdimme bussiasemalta ja kävelimme Oxfordin pääkatua pitkin ja näimme George Streetillä New Theatren, jossa Roger Moore esiintyi, kun "An Evening with Roger Moore" - kiertue pysähtyi Oxfordissa syyskuussa 2014.
Kävelimme ympäriinsä ja katselimme Oxfordin kauniita rakennuksia.
Nälkä yllätti ja koska olikin jo lounasaika, menimme teatteria vastapäätä olevaan ASK Italian- ravintolaan syömään. Piritalle Pollo Milanese ja Mikalle Penne Arabiata. Lounaan jälkeen jätimme matkalaukkumme turisti-infoon, joka on oikein näppärä tapa, mikäli haluaa jättää ylimääräiset kannettavat tavarat muutamaksi tunniksi säilöön. Näin pääsee paremmin kiertelemään kaupungilla!
Pirita oli ollut kielikurssilla opiskelemassa englantia kuukauden ajan jo vuonna 1990 ja yritimme nyt paikallistaa talon jossa hän asui opiskelunsa aikana, ja ehkäpä jopa perheen jonka luona asui silloin. Annoimme osoitteen "Coolidge Close 1" taksikuskille ja löysimme paikan.
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| Coolidge Close, 1 |
Löysimmekin talon, mutta näytti siltä, että se oli nyt jonkinlaisena vuokra-asuntona opiskelijoille ja sellaisille jotka tarvitsivat asuntoa. Ainakaan ketään ei ollut kotona, emmekä löytäneet mitään nimiä postilaatikoista tai muualtakaan. Joka tapauksessa otimme muutaman kuvan ja olimme valmiita lähtemään takaisin Oxfordin keskustaan. Mutta sepä olikin helpommin sanottu kuin tehty, koska emme löytäneet mistään takseja. Onneksi löysimme läheltä sairaalan, josta saimme tilattua taksin. Näytimme taksikuskille kuvakaappauksen elokuvasta "Huominen ei koskaan kuole" (1997), mutta hän ei oikein osannut sanoa paikkaa mihin Bond (Pierce Brosnan) parkkeeraa autonsa mennessään opiskelemaan tanskan kieltä yhteen Oxfordin yliopistoista.
Taksikuski jätti meidät johonkin pieneen tienkulmaan, josta ei saanut ajaa eteenpäin autolla, joten kävelimme pitkin collegen alueita ja näimme monia opiskelijoita juoksentelemassa ja kävelemässä Oxfordin katuja. Oxfordin yliopistot ja kadut on nähty monissa elokuvissa, kuten Daniel Craigin tähdittämässä elokuvassa "Kultainen kompassi" (2007) ja vuoden 1997 "Pyhimys" - elokuvassa, jossa nähtiin Val Kilmer esittämässä Simon Templaria. "Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again" (2018) - elokuvan alkuosa oli myös kuvattu Oxfordissa. Pierce Brosnania ei näissä otoksissa kuitenkaan nähty.
Oxfordissa on kauniita pikku kujia ja ihania rakennuksia, joissa on hienoja yksityiskohtia, kuten Hertford Bridge, jota joskus Huokausten sillaksikin Oxfordissa kutsutaan.
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Kaksi eri yliopistoa voi huomata "Huominen ei koskaan kuole" - elokuvassa. Brasenose College nähdään vain lyhyesti ja mekin löysimme sen varsin helposti.
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New College näytti olevan vaikeampi tapaus. Näytimme kuvakaappausta Bond-leffasta usealle ihmiselle ja kysyimme missä paikka johon Bond jättää autonsa saattaisi olla, mutta kukaan ei näyttänyt tietävän sijaintia. Tiesimme olevamme lähellä, emmekä kuitenkaan antaneet periksi ja lopulta tajusimme, että meidän pitäisi löytää sisäänkäynti New Collegeen Holywell Streetin puolelta. Ja sieltähän se lopulta löytyi!
Näytimme kuvaa vartijalle sisäänkäynnin luona ja hän vahvisti, että olemme oikeassa paikassa. Hän sanoi, ettei kyllä sallisi polkupyöriä jätettävän paikkaan jossa ne ovat elokuvassa...
Otimme muutaman kuvan ja totesimme paikan näyttävän edelleen samalta kuin se näytti vuonna 1997. Ainoastaan puu collegen sisäänkäynnin kohdalla näytti kasvaneen aika paljon.
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Kävelimme takaisin noutamaan matkatavaramme, mutta sitä ennen ostimme vielä kivoja Oxford - matkamuistoja Experience Oxfordshire -kaupasta, samoin kuin turisti-infosta.
Nyt oli aika matkustaa Lontooseen. Ostimme matkaliput ja bussi oli pian aivan täysi. Verrattuna bussiin jolla tulimme edellisenä päivänä, tämä oli halvempi ja ei ihan niin mukava matkustaa. Myös matka kesti pidemmän aikaa, tosin syynä oli myös perjantairuuhkat liikenteessä.
Saavuimme Lontooseen seitsemän maissa ja hyppäsimme bussista Marble Archin pysäkillä ja otimme taksin ensimmäiseen Lontoon hotelliimme, joka oli lähellä Hyde Parkia, ja joka oli nimeltään Blakemore Hyde Park (£95,36 / yö). Huoneemme numero oli 011.
Saavuttuamme hotellille jätimme matkatavarat huoneeseemme ja lähdimme pienelle kävelylenkille korttelin ympäri tullaksemme pian takaisin illalliselle hotellin baariin.
Tämän jälkeen olikin aika mennä nukkumaan ja valmistautua seuraavaan päivään, joka olisi täynnä Bondausta, kuvauspaikkoja ja Bond-tyttöjä!
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