Apres_Londee's Trip Report: London & Rome
Jan 6th, 2009, 09:56 AM
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>>>Was Noel wearing his skeleton shirt???!!<<<
All I saw was the hair and the face. I didn't notice what he was wearing, he went by so fast, but if he was wearing the skeleton shirt I'm sure I would have noticed it
And only two weeks, that will go by fast taggie! It was cold but sunny in London, hopefully the sun will be out for your trip (and even if it's not, who cares, you'll still have fun)
>>>Hmm.. You think wanker. I think ponce<<<
Let's meet in the middle and call him a hipster doofus.
>>>I hope you'll go back to Tate Modern next time and visit the gallery specially designed for the Rothko Seagram murals. Truly the most spectacular gallery in London, IMHO<<<
yk, I was thinking of your previous descriptions of the Seagram gallery when I made my decision to skip the special exhibition. I remember you thought the gallery display was far superior to the exhibition display, so I decided to wait until my next visit to see the murals.
And when I go back to the Tate, I'm going to first thing when I'm fresh and feeling well rested. I flagged after a couple of hours this trip, and didn't spend much more than 2 1/2 hours altogether.
All I saw was the hair and the face. I didn't notice what he was wearing, he went by so fast, but if he was wearing the skeleton shirt I'm sure I would have noticed it
And only two weeks, that will go by fast taggie! It was cold but sunny in London, hopefully the sun will be out for your trip (and even if it's not, who cares, you'll still have fun)
>>>Hmm.. You think wanker. I think ponce<<<
Let's meet in the middle and call him a hipster doofus.
>>>I hope you'll go back to Tate Modern next time and visit the gallery specially designed for the Rothko Seagram murals. Truly the most spectacular gallery in London, IMHO<<<
yk, I was thinking of your previous descriptions of the Seagram gallery when I made my decision to skip the special exhibition. I remember you thought the gallery display was far superior to the exhibition display, so I decided to wait until my next visit to see the murals.
And when I go back to the Tate, I'm going to first thing when I'm fresh and feeling well rested. I flagged after a couple of hours this trip, and didn't spend much more than 2 1/2 hours altogether.
Jan 6th, 2009, 10:03 AM
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You must be one of the most unlucky person when it comes to planes and trains! you need to rub off some of that good luck from your parents. 
As I'm getting older, I can only visit and appreciate art museums in the morning when my head is fresh and clear. Any attempts to go in the afternoon (unless I take a nap) end up with me wandering in a daze with zero recollection afterwards.
As I'm getting older, I can only visit and appreciate art museums in the morning when my head is fresh and clear. Any attempts to go in the afternoon (unless I take a nap) end up with me wandering in a daze with zero recollection afterwards.
Jan 6th, 2009, 10:19 AM
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" I felt guilty for being so annoyed at the inconvenience earlier."
You had no cause for guilt and a very great amount of cause for intense irritation.
The plane crash was in Stafford on January 2 - a line over 100 miles away from Stansted, and one that no London-Stansted trains would ever use. I suppose it's theoretically possible someone might have decided to cut all power to all overhead rail lines. But if someone did, that would have stopped ALL trains from London to Northern England and Scotland - and there were no reports of anything so spectacular.
You probably hit engineering works. Whether you ought to have been irritated at Network Rail for not announcing them, or at yourself for not pre-checking (never assume a British train will run at weekends without going to the National Rail website first) I leave to you to judge.
You had no cause for guilt and a very great amount of cause for intense irritation.
The plane crash was in Stafford on January 2 - a line over 100 miles away from Stansted, and one that no London-Stansted trains would ever use. I suppose it's theoretically possible someone might have decided to cut all power to all overhead rail lines. But if someone did, that would have stopped ALL trains from London to Northern England and Scotland - and there were no reports of anything so spectacular.
You probably hit engineering works. Whether you ought to have been irritated at Network Rail for not announcing them, or at yourself for not pre-checking (never assume a British train will run at weekends without going to the National Rail website first) I leave to you to judge.
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You're absolutely right, flanneruk. I just checked the Standsted Express website and it looks like there are engineering works and substitute coaches running for the next few weekends.
Weird that the guy at the taxi desk in the aiport said it was because of an accident. When I mentioned the trains to my cab driver later on, he said it was probably because of the plane crash.
Goes to show you can't always believe what you hear, and a good reminder to always check for service disruptions.
Okay, next I'll get to main part of this trip, Rome. But probably won't be starting that today.
Guess how much work I've gotten done today at the office? I'm sort of shuffling the papers on my desk every once and a while so I feel productive.
Weird that the guy at the taxi desk in the aiport said it was because of an accident. When I mentioned the trains to my cab driver later on, he said it was probably because of the plane crash.
Goes to show you can't always believe what you hear, and a good reminder to always check for service disruptions.
Okay, next I'll get to main part of this trip, Rome. But probably won't be starting that today.
Guess how much work I've gotten done today at the office? I'm sort of shuffling the papers on my desk every once and a while so I feel productive.
Jan 6th, 2009, 12:20 PM
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Well, I'm not getting anything done at work anyways so here I go:
Rome: Arrival Day
After a week in England, it was finally time for me to head over to Rome. I was a little nervous and didn't feel like I’d planned or researched enough (that would probably make most people who know me laugh if they heard me say it). I didn't practice speaking Italian before leaving because at first, I though my sister would be coming with me and her basic Italian isn’t half bad (she can actually speak Latin too) and then I didn't have time in the final days before departure.
I found myself wondering about all the stories I'd read on the boards about pickpockets and street urchins and dishonest taxi drivers. I imagined horrible, snarled, fume-spewing traffic, cars disobeying traffic signals, and out of control vespas conspiring to run me down. Sexual harassment. Unscrupulous vendors. The ring scam. What had I gotten myself into?
For the past six months, the universe had been telling me not to go to Rome. Then, in the final last hours, it was pretty screaming at me not to go. Thank goodness one of my best friends is half-Italian, and has spent her life going back for regular visits. She reassured me that I would be fine (even though, funnily enough, Italy is not her favourite place to visit. Her main love is Scandinavia. Go figure.)
I took an early morning train from Leicester to Standsted Airport. I flew Ryan Air into Ciampino. Standsted was a nice airport, very modern and well organized and much better than Luton, I thought. My suitcase was overweight. Did I want to move some things into my carry on bag (which was my big-arsed purse) or pay 60 GBP?
I decided to cough up. I wasn't in the mood to open my suitcase and frantically guess at how much stuff I needed to cram into my shoulder bag (although I had a sneaking suspicion that my Blue Guide Rome was responsible for the problem); with my luck, all my underpants would fall out onto the floor and get stepped on. Maybe someone would slip and fall and sue me for damages. So I handed over my 60 GBP to be done with it.
Question: is there anything more fingernails-on-the-chalk-board annoying than the Ryan Air jingle they play as you board and disembark the plane? Did you know you can actually download the jingle for a fee? Yes, you actually have to pay to download the jingle. Then again, there are people out there who pay other people lots of money to drive nails into their genitals and hooks into their backs and whip them with wet leather cat-o-nine tails, so I guess there may be an audience for the Ryan Air jingle as well.
The flight took about 3 hours. We left and landed on time, getting into Ciampino at about 4pm. One memorable thing was the clear view of the city I got as we circled in for the landing, especially of the Coliseum. Immigration and customs was a breeze. Then came the wait for my suitcase- the conveyer belt sat stagnant for about 15-20 minutes before the luggage started pouring down the shute. Finally I was able to grab my bag and head out.
I got my first sense of being in Italy when I saw the drivers lined up by the doors holding up signs with people’s names on them- the drivers where all impeccably groomed and dressed. I had pre-booked a pick-up service with Rome Shuttle Limousine. It cost 35 euro cash from Ciampino to the city centre. The driver was there waiting for me and immediately took my heavy suitcase and rolled it over to the car for me.
He was such a nice man. When he found out I was from Toronto he said he has an uncle who lives in there. There are people from all over the world in Toronto, he said. He apologized for his limited English (of course it was light years ahead of my Italian) and when I told him I didn't speak Italian, he joked "No problem! Pizza! Lasagne! Cappuccino! Spaghetti!"
As we drove into the city, he pointed out all the sights along the way. We zoomed along what appeared to be a cobblestone highway in the light rain at a speedy but not unreasonable pace. I was enthralled with what I saw out the car window and knew immediately that I would love Rome.
"I don’t believe you that you are coming to Rome alone" the driver said. "I think you must have a boyfriend here you are meeting."
After getting an eyeful of Roman men over the next week, I sure wish I had a boyfriend over there to meet.
In less than half an hour, we were at my apartment. It's on a small pedestrian street, so we had to stop at the little piazza it opens onto. "Wait here" the driver said. He got out, jogged over to the street and found the address. Then he came back to the car and after hauling my suitcase for me, walked me to the door.
Rome: Arrival Day
After a week in England, it was finally time for me to head over to Rome. I was a little nervous and didn't feel like I’d planned or researched enough (that would probably make most people who know me laugh if they heard me say it). I didn't practice speaking Italian before leaving because at first, I though my sister would be coming with me and her basic Italian isn’t half bad (she can actually speak Latin too) and then I didn't have time in the final days before departure.
I found myself wondering about all the stories I'd read on the boards about pickpockets and street urchins and dishonest taxi drivers. I imagined horrible, snarled, fume-spewing traffic, cars disobeying traffic signals, and out of control vespas conspiring to run me down. Sexual harassment. Unscrupulous vendors. The ring scam. What had I gotten myself into?
For the past six months, the universe had been telling me not to go to Rome. Then, in the final last hours, it was pretty screaming at me not to go. Thank goodness one of my best friends is half-Italian, and has spent her life going back for regular visits. She reassured me that I would be fine (even though, funnily enough, Italy is not her favourite place to visit. Her main love is Scandinavia. Go figure.)
I took an early morning train from Leicester to Standsted Airport. I flew Ryan Air into Ciampino. Standsted was a nice airport, very modern and well organized and much better than Luton, I thought. My suitcase was overweight. Did I want to move some things into my carry on bag (which was my big-arsed purse) or pay 60 GBP?
I decided to cough up. I wasn't in the mood to open my suitcase and frantically guess at how much stuff I needed to cram into my shoulder bag (although I had a sneaking suspicion that my Blue Guide Rome was responsible for the problem); with my luck, all my underpants would fall out onto the floor and get stepped on. Maybe someone would slip and fall and sue me for damages. So I handed over my 60 GBP to be done with it.
Question: is there anything more fingernails-on-the-chalk-board annoying than the Ryan Air jingle they play as you board and disembark the plane? Did you know you can actually download the jingle for a fee? Yes, you actually have to pay to download the jingle. Then again, there are people out there who pay other people lots of money to drive nails into their genitals and hooks into their backs and whip them with wet leather cat-o-nine tails, so I guess there may be an audience for the Ryan Air jingle as well.
The flight took about 3 hours. We left and landed on time, getting into Ciampino at about 4pm. One memorable thing was the clear view of the city I got as we circled in for the landing, especially of the Coliseum. Immigration and customs was a breeze. Then came the wait for my suitcase- the conveyer belt sat stagnant for about 15-20 minutes before the luggage started pouring down the shute. Finally I was able to grab my bag and head out.
I got my first sense of being in Italy when I saw the drivers lined up by the doors holding up signs with people’s names on them- the drivers where all impeccably groomed and dressed. I had pre-booked a pick-up service with Rome Shuttle Limousine. It cost 35 euro cash from Ciampino to the city centre. The driver was there waiting for me and immediately took my heavy suitcase and rolled it over to the car for me.
He was such a nice man. When he found out I was from Toronto he said he has an uncle who lives in there. There are people from all over the world in Toronto, he said. He apologized for his limited English (of course it was light years ahead of my Italian) and when I told him I didn't speak Italian, he joked "No problem! Pizza! Lasagne! Cappuccino! Spaghetti!"
As we drove into the city, he pointed out all the sights along the way. We zoomed along what appeared to be a cobblestone highway in the light rain at a speedy but not unreasonable pace. I was enthralled with what I saw out the car window and knew immediately that I would love Rome.
"I don’t believe you that you are coming to Rome alone" the driver said. "I think you must have a boyfriend here you are meeting."
After getting an eyeful of Roman men over the next week, I sure wish I had a boyfriend over there to meet.
In less than half an hour, we were at my apartment. It's on a small pedestrian street, so we had to stop at the little piazza it opens onto. "Wait here" the driver said. He got out, jogged over to the street and found the address. Then he came back to the car and after hauling my suitcase for me, walked me to the door.
Jan 6th, 2009, 05:13 PM
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Auguri!
and welcome home. We were in Roma at the same time--should have met for drinks; I was with family and about ready to either commit homicide or suicide at moments. (That's a joke, Mom.)
I'm loving your report and looking forward to reading more. I'm so glad you enjoyed Rome. It is my favorite city and this last trip just reconfirmed for me how fantastic it is.
More, Apres Londee, more.
and welcome home. We were in Roma at the same time--should have met for drinks; I was with family and about ready to either commit homicide or suicide at moments. (That's a joke, Mom.)
I'm loving your report and looking forward to reading more. I'm so glad you enjoyed Rome. It is my favorite city and this last trip just reconfirmed for me how fantastic it is.
More, Apres Londee, more.
Jan 6th, 2009, 07:29 PM
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Apres,
Well, once again I am very much enjoying this trip report, as much as I did your last one. Your writing style is charming, with just the correct balance of observation, information, comment and humour. Keep it up.
Today, unlike you unfortunately, I was faced with tons that had to get done at the office so had to make do with reading quick snips of your report until I got home home, where I am now enjoying reading it in the company of a scotch. The single malt kind. I find myself equally chuckling and mentally noting the places of interest you visited in prep for a possible trip to London later this year, so thanks for the tips.
I know all about that Friday Snow storm as I was caught in it too. It was my last day at work before taking off for the holidays and I had to stay until everything was done and handover was complete. So I ended up leaving work just before 6.00pm when the worst was over. It was snowing horizontally all day.
We all just missed the Tuesday storm as our flight was at 6.15am that morning and the storm came just after, but Santa was good to us too and upgraded us to Club. However, Club on Air Transat is not Club on BA by a gazillion miles,... though our plane took us to the hot and sunny Dominican instead of wintry Europe (!)
Looking forward to reading your impressions and experiences of, and in, Rome.
M.
Well, once again I am very much enjoying this trip report, as much as I did your last one. Your writing style is charming, with just the correct balance of observation, information, comment and humour. Keep it up.
Today, unlike you unfortunately, I was faced with tons that had to get done at the office so had to make do with reading quick snips of your report until I got home home, where I am now enjoying reading it in the company of a scotch. The single malt kind. I find myself equally chuckling and mentally noting the places of interest you visited in prep for a possible trip to London later this year, so thanks for the tips.
I know all about that Friday Snow storm as I was caught in it too. It was my last day at work before taking off for the holidays and I had to stay until everything was done and handover was complete. So I ended up leaving work just before 6.00pm when the worst was over. It was snowing horizontally all day.
We all just missed the Tuesday storm as our flight was at 6.15am that morning and the storm came just after, but Santa was good to us too and upgraded us to Club. However, Club on Air Transat is not Club on BA by a gazillion miles,... though our plane took us to the hot and sunny Dominican instead of wintry Europe (!)
Looking forward to reading your impressions and experiences of, and in, Rome.
M.
Jan 7th, 2009, 12:53 PM
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Oh, I've learned my lesson when it comes to packing! That Ryan Air fee was my bottom and I am now determined to overcome my addiction to over-packing. I always start out meaning well, but then I end up waiting to the last minute to pack and then I start panicking thinking I’ll need more things and I end up just sort of throwing a bunch of stuff in my suitcase...I’ve been using what I think is a 24" (I think of it as medium-sized- definitely not carryon material but not full-sized either).
I need to downgrade to a carry-on size for sure. There seem to be some good luggage sales right now, so maybe I will take advantage of the deals and get something good quality.
Leely2, I wish I had thought to try and arrange something. I knew we were going to be there at the same time (and some other posters too I think) but I wasn't thinking! Next trip (whenever and where ever it may be) I need to remember to look into the possibility of a gtg- maybe our paths will cross again in Rome someday. I know I hope to return someday, I kept thinking "if only I had another week" during my trip.
I know what you mean about homicide and travelling with family, no matter how much you love them there are always those moments… I travelled with both my parents and sister for 3 weeks a couple of years ago and things got ugly a few times- I think there were more times that they wanted to kill me than vice versa though! I’m quite the trip nazi when I'm with other people, but when I travel alone I get really lazy. I guess bossing people around perks me up some. (I don't think I’ll ever travel with a girlfriend because I’d be worried about our friendship surviving- significant others okay but friends no)
Sounds like you had a wonderful trip though and I hope you are writting a report!
Fifi, I love love love your report and photos from Paris.
I need to downgrade to a carry-on size for sure. There seem to be some good luggage sales right now, so maybe I will take advantage of the deals and get something good quality.
Leely2, I wish I had thought to try and arrange something. I knew we were going to be there at the same time (and some other posters too I think) but I wasn't thinking! Next trip (whenever and where ever it may be) I need to remember to look into the possibility of a gtg- maybe our paths will cross again in Rome someday. I know I hope to return someday, I kept thinking "if only I had another week" during my trip.
I know what you mean about homicide and travelling with family, no matter how much you love them there are always those moments… I travelled with both my parents and sister for 3 weeks a couple of years ago and things got ugly a few times- I think there were more times that they wanted to kill me than vice versa though! I’m quite the trip nazi when I'm with other people, but when I travel alone I get really lazy. I guess bossing people around perks me up some. (I don't think I’ll ever travel with a girlfriend because I’d be worried about our friendship surviving- significant others okay but friends no)
Sounds like you had a wonderful trip though and I hope you are writting a report!
Fifi, I love love love your report and photos from Paris.
Jan 7th, 2009, 01:01 PM
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Mathieu, lucky you going down south (and not a moment too soon!- good stuff on the upgrade) I hope you had a nice vacation!
I love Club Class on Air Transat. I flew Club when I went to London in October. Costs only a little bit more than economy on Air Canada (but if you book early enough, the cost of Club can actually be cheaper than AC’s economy)
Thanks to an early present from Santa this year, I actually flew AC's business class on the way over to London on this trip (I think they call it something fancy because they don't have first class. Executive First or something like that). The little pod and flat bed seat were comfy enough, although I couldn't completely straighten out both my legs when lying down- the curve of the pod meant that my right foot sort of curved with it, so my ankle would sickle in- I'm tall, almost 5'9" but not THAT tall, so it was a little annoying.
The major annoying thing though was that the food was AWFUL! I had a main of pasta with a bison meat sauce, and it was greasy and tasteless. And then the next morning, the breakfast was not only skimpy but my honeydew melon slices were old and brown. I’m not usually that picky and I expect terrible food in economy (especially from AC) but it seemed a little poor for business class.
But I thought both the food and the service in Club Class on Air Transat was great so I am a big fan of Air Transit's Club (wouldn't want to fly their economy class to Europe, though. To me it looked like the equivalent of a 6 hour TTC subway ride at rush-hour with all the sounds, smells, and sights that entails. No thanks, I get enough of that in my day to day life, don't need to start my vacation off with 6 hours of it)
Sally- I work at Bay and Adelaide so practically ground zero so to speak with respect to the falling glass. I don't think anyone was allowed to exit my building to go outdoors at all. Imagine all the ticked off smokers that day! At least I don't smoke, that surely would have driven me over the edge, lol.
Sounds like it was the same incident, Mathieu. It happened on Friday 19th. It always seems to be something, doesn't it? Marble tiles, ice chunks, broken glass...shesh. It's like you need a helmet in order to go outside in the district now. Not that I ever go outside if I can help it- I'm a committed Path mole. I'm off to burrow in the tunnels right now, in fact.
I love Club Class on Air Transat. I flew Club when I went to London in October. Costs only a little bit more than economy on Air Canada (but if you book early enough, the cost of Club can actually be cheaper than AC’s economy)
Thanks to an early present from Santa this year, I actually flew AC's business class on the way over to London on this trip (I think they call it something fancy because they don't have first class. Executive First or something like that). The little pod and flat bed seat were comfy enough, although I couldn't completely straighten out both my legs when lying down- the curve of the pod meant that my right foot sort of curved with it, so my ankle would sickle in- I'm tall, almost 5'9" but not THAT tall, so it was a little annoying.
The major annoying thing though was that the food was AWFUL! I had a main of pasta with a bison meat sauce, and it was greasy and tasteless. And then the next morning, the breakfast was not only skimpy but my honeydew melon slices were old and brown. I’m not usually that picky and I expect terrible food in economy (especially from AC) but it seemed a little poor for business class.
But I thought both the food and the service in Club Class on Air Transat was great so I am a big fan of Air Transit's Club (wouldn't want to fly their economy class to Europe, though. To me it looked like the equivalent of a 6 hour TTC subway ride at rush-hour with all the sounds, smells, and sights that entails. No thanks, I get enough of that in my day to day life, don't need to start my vacation off with 6 hours of it)
Sally- I work at Bay and Adelaide so practically ground zero so to speak with respect to the falling glass. I don't think anyone was allowed to exit my building to go outdoors at all. Imagine all the ticked off smokers that day! At least I don't smoke, that surely would have driven me over the edge, lol.
Sounds like it was the same incident, Mathieu. It happened on Friday 19th. It always seems to be something, doesn't it? Marble tiles, ice chunks, broken glass...shesh. It's like you need a helmet in order to go outside in the district now. Not that I ever go outside if I can help it- I'm a committed Path mole. I'm off to burrow in the tunnels right now, in fact.
Jan 7th, 2009, 08:59 PM
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Apres Londee,
Very much enjoying your report - I admire how resolved you were in getting to the airport...I would be a wreck!
I've only read your first post due to this statement:
"Doctor Who x-mas special and the forthcoming new Doctor Who casting announcement (are the British really as obsessed with Doctor Who as the media would lead us to believe? I mean really.)"
Aaaaah! You got to be in London when the Christmas special & the speculation for the next doctor was actually going on?!! You have no idea how jealous I am right now. I've only recently starting watching Doctor Who, but I have seen everything from the 9th doctor to the present. DW really does seem to be hugely iconic in GB, more so since it seems everyone grew up around it. Have you seen any episodes of it? If you haven't, I really think you should at least give it a chance - you might be surprised(as I was).
Very much enjoying your report - I admire how resolved you were in getting to the airport...I would be a wreck!
I've only read your first post due to this statement:
"Doctor Who x-mas special and the forthcoming new Doctor Who casting announcement (are the British really as obsessed with Doctor Who as the media would lead us to believe? I mean really.)"
Aaaaah! You got to be in London when the Christmas special & the speculation for the next doctor was actually going on?!! You have no idea how jealous I am right now. I've only recently starting watching Doctor Who, but I have seen everything from the 9th doctor to the present. DW really does seem to be hugely iconic in GB, more so since it seems everyone grew up around it. Have you seen any episodes of it? If you haven't, I really think you should at least give it a chance - you might be surprised(as I was).
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I think it's partly that the recent "revived" series was such a high-quality contrast to the cardboard spaceships, knitted string monsters and the ubiquitous BBC quarry that people like me remember from our childhoods and that seemed to have consigned it to a well-deserved fate. This time round, the special effects are remarkable and the scripts are surprisingly clever as well as adding surprise to the horrors. Evil Santas with lethal tubas, anyone? "Are you my mummy?"
Jan 8th, 2009, 06:07 AM
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"Are you my mummy?"
*quakes behind sofa*
You can date any British adultr with these three questions:
Who was your Doctor who.
Who presented Blue Peter
What were the blue peter pets.
To give you an idea here are my answers:
John Pertwee
Val John and pete
Petra and shep.
*quakes behind sofa*
You can date any British adultr with these three questions:
Who was your Doctor who.
Who presented Blue Peter
What were the blue peter pets.
To give you an idea here are my answers:
John Pertwee
Val John and pete
Petra and shep.
Jan 8th, 2009, 07:45 AM
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I'm old enough to remember the first episode of Dr Who with William Hartnell. Since I'd only seen him before in all those war movies being a sergeant or a petty officer or something, it was a bit of a shock to see all that long hair.
And I can just remember the knitting-pattern man who first presented Blue Peter, too.
Ah, Captain Pugwash.... The BBC was awfully inventive with cardboard, wasn't it?
And I can just remember the knitting-pattern man who first presented Blue Peter, too.
Ah, Captain Pugwash.... The BBC was awfully inventive with cardboard, wasn't it?
Jan 8th, 2009, 09:34 AM
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All I ever knew about Dr Who, if I thought about it at all, was what I rememebered seeing as a really little kid- the tall gangly guy with the curly brown hair and long scarf, and the theme music and his face moving through the tv screen during the opening credits.
I liked the theme music as a kid, but never watched the show because even then I had no interest in anything sci-fi/fantasy (still don't).
I had no idea there were all these other actors playing different doctors until the big media campaign when they revived the show with that guy from 29 Days Later a couple of years ago.
Before christmas, all the network news was like CREDIT CRUNCH!...deaths in iraq gordon brown crime terrorism the end of civilization as we know it blah blah blah...STRICTLY COME DANCING!...DOCTOR WHO!...STRICTLY COME DANCING!...DOCTOR WHO!...DOCTOR WHO!
Then after christmas it was OH MY GOD DOCTOR WHO!... war, palestinians blah blah blah...DOCTOR WHO OH MY GOD! DOCTOR WHO!
The special where they announced the new kid was the most boring piece of television I've had to endure. Clips of old Doctors and interviews with 40 year old virgins saying "What a brilliant performance. A truly brilliant actor. He brought such a brilliance to the part. His brilliance really shone through there. How brilliant" over and over and over again. And then the new kid- "his audition was brilliant. He's a brilliant actor. You can really see his brilliance. I'm so jealous because the new season will be so brilliant"
How come Garth Marenghi's Darkplace never got as popular as Dr Who? Now that was a good show.
I liked the theme music as a kid, but never watched the show because even then I had no interest in anything sci-fi/fantasy (still don't).
I had no idea there were all these other actors playing different doctors until the big media campaign when they revived the show with that guy from 29 Days Later a couple of years ago.
Before christmas, all the network news was like CREDIT CRUNCH!...deaths in iraq gordon brown crime terrorism the end of civilization as we know it blah blah blah...STRICTLY COME DANCING!...DOCTOR WHO!...STRICTLY COME DANCING!...DOCTOR WHO!...DOCTOR WHO!
Then after christmas it was OH MY GOD DOCTOR WHO!... war, palestinians blah blah blah...DOCTOR WHO OH MY GOD! DOCTOR WHO!
The special where they announced the new kid was the most boring piece of television I've had to endure. Clips of old Doctors and interviews with 40 year old virgins saying "What a brilliant performance. A truly brilliant actor. He brought such a brilliance to the part. His brilliance really shone through there. How brilliant" over and over and over again. And then the new kid- "his audition was brilliant. He's a brilliant actor. You can really see his brilliance. I'm so jealous because the new season will be so brilliant"
How come Garth Marenghi's Darkplace never got as popular as Dr Who? Now that was a good show.
