This has proved to be a significantly more fascinating trip than I thought it would be – and a rather pleasant surprise.In fact, almost as soon as I booked it I regretted it. Memories of my trip one year ago to Bucharest were not great; they were about to join the EU and appeared to [...]
Archive for July, 2007
Sofia – July 2007
Posted in Travel, tagged Travel on July 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Dirty Dancing
Posted in Theatre, tagged London Theatre on July 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I really admired the staging and design and the performances were fine, BUT the incredibly short scenes allow for no character or story development, almost as if they are irrelevant and the dancing is all. I wasn’t in the slightest bit involved or engaged – just an onlooker admiring the stagecraft. As for the hen [...]
Iceland – June / July 2007
Posted in Travel, tagged Travel on July 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I’m here visiting my friends Johann, Maria, Smari and Vida. I met Johann on a trip to China in 1986 and we subsequently travelled together to Egypt, India & Nepal, and W. Coast USA. I met Smari through Johann and they have both (more recently with their respective wives) made annual cultural / gastronomic visits [...]
