El Barco Crucero Grand Princess de la Línea Princess, en el Puerto de la Luz y de Las Palmas

El Barco Crucero Grand Princess de la Línea Princess, en el Puerto de la Luz y de Las Palmas
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Barco Crucero Grand Princess
El Grand Princess es uno de los barcos más grandes del mundo, tiene una imágen distintiva, con un puente de 159 pies y un único club nocturno suspendido en la popa a 150 pies del nivel del mar. La decoración interior del barco es casual y sofisticada, un ambiente de calidad.
Sus atractivas y abundantes actividades alagan al viajante de cruceros en su primer viaje y hace sentir bien a los que ya han viajado varias veces – una clara ventaja sobre sus competidores.
Los camarotes, más de la mitad con balcones, son espaciosos y muy atractivos con una pequeña sala de estar cerca de un ventanal o del balcón.
Con tres salones comedores y tres restaurantes alternativos, más un servicio de habitación, una pizzeria y una parrilla de comida rápida, comer es un constante placer (los salones comedores cuentan con un menú con 450 platos distintos durante la semana). Con el lanzamiento del programa Personal Choice Dining, los pasajeros pueden comer lo que quiera y cuando quiera.
El entretenimiento es igualmente variado, con tres shows distintos emitidos simultáneamente casi todas las noches.
Camarotes

Los camarotes externos con balcones (son los más numerosos de todos los camarotes en el barco) son de 215 – 255 pies cuadrados, incluyendo balcones. Las camas gemelas se pueden unir para conformar una cama única más grande y el espacio de los cajones y el armario es adecuado. Los balcones en el Caribe Deck es casi tan grande como el camarote, pero los mismos no cuentan con techo, haciéndolos poco o nada privados. Lo mejor: es la excelente iluminación y secadora de cabello con una consola con TV y refrigerador. Lo peor: baños pequeños y mal iluminados con solo lugar para una ducha, lavatorio e inodoro. Las mini suites y deluxe suites están decoradas de manera similar pero cuentan con mayor espacio, incluyendo mayor área de estar y baños más grandes, más el servicio de mayordomo. Los camarotes internos son pequeños pero adecuados con 160 pies cuadrados. El Grand Princess tiene en cuenta instalaciones para discapacitados, con camarotes de 240 – 385 pies cuadrados ubicados principalmente cerca de los elevadores y disponibles en varias categorías. En cada plataforma de los camarotes están disponibles lavadoras operadas a moneda con planchas y tabla de planchar.
Cenas

Los tres salones comedores principales del Grand Princess, Botticelli, DaVinci y Michelangelo, cuentan con vista al mar, murales y mesas para dos a diez personas. Cada noche el menú de cocina continental cambia, incluyendo platos saludables y vegetarianos. Otras opciones para comer incluyen, el Painted Desert (cocina del sudoeste) y Sabattini’s Trattoria (italiana), Ambos están abiertos para almuerzo y cena y requieren reserva. Sabatini’s incluye un costo adicional por persona de ,50. Con una decoración inspirada en Tuscani, está constantemente ocupado y es muy bueno. El Paint Desert rara vez se llena. El servicio de ambos lugares no es tan bueno – Princess tiende a poner personal con menos experiencia en sus restaurantes alternativos, y eso se nota. El Horizon Court, con la mejor vista al mar del barco, es un bufet abierto las 24hs y se convierte en un restaurante con servicio de mozo luego de la 7:30pm. Otras opciones de comida durante el día incluyen el Trident Grill para hamburguesas, perros calientes y pollo, y el Poseidon’s Pizzeria. El servicio de habitación cuenta con un menú limitado para los huéspedes que no están en suites con tan solo sándwich y ensaladas. Un bar de cremas heladas vende productos Haagen-Dazs, y el té estilo Inglés se sirve todas las tardes con pequeños bocados, scones en el DaVinci Dining Room.
Entretenimiento

Con tres salones que presentan distintos shows cada noche, más un casino, karaoke, cabaret, películas en los camarotes, baile con música en vivo (o un talentoso DJ en el Skywalkers), los pasajeros cuentan con una verdadera variedad de actividades nocturnas. También hay comedia (algunos cruceros cuentan con hasta cinco comediantes, incluyendo algunos de renombre), junto a algunos de los shows estilo Broadway/ Las Vegas. Grand Princess cuenta con una gran variedad de entretenedores, músicos, bailarines, cantantes y personal que ofrece unos de los mejores programa de entretenimiento en el mar. Las actividades diurnas van desde películas a bingo, desde subastas de arte a demostraciones de cocina, juegos de mesa, torneos deportivos, lecturas, video juegos y paseo virtuales para los más jóvenes. El casino está abierto cuando el barco está en alta mar y ofrece blackajck, ruleta, dados y tragamonedas.
www.princess.com/learn/ships/ap/

Stockard Channing, “Grease,” 1978

Stockard Channing, “Grease,” 1978
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The 1978 blockbuster musical "Grease" is the highest grossing film musical of all time, with the 2002 "Chicago" in second place. It was nominated for a Best Original Song Oscar and five Golden Globes. Directed by Randal Kleiser, the film’s cast members included John Travolta (b. February 18, 1954), Olivia Newton-John (b. September 26, 1948), Stockard Channing (b. February 13, 1944), Jeff Conaway (October 5, 1950 – May 27, 2011), Didi Conn (b. July 13, 1951), Dinah Manoff (b. January 25, 1958), Jamie Donnelly (b. 1947), Barry Pearl (b. March 29, 1950), Michael Tucci (b. April 15, 1946), and Kelly Ward (b. November 17, 1956). Also in the cast, in smaller roles, were older veteran actors who had had major or character TV or film roles predominantly during the 1950s and 1960s: Eve Arden (April 30, 1908 – November 12, 1990), Edd Byrnes (b. July 30, 1933), Sid Caesar (September 8, 1922 – February 12, 2014), Joan Blondell (August 30, 1906 – December 25, 1979), Dody Goodman (October 28, 1914 – June 22, 2008), Fannie Flagg (b. September 21, 1944), Alice Ghostley (August 14, 1923 – September 21, 2007), and singer-actor Frankie Avalon (b. September 18, 1939) as Teen Angel. The film’s opening song was sung by Four Seasons’ lead singer Frankie Valli and was written by Barry Gibb.

Synopsis, via IMDb:
A musical about teens in love in the 50’s! It’s California 1959 and greaser Danny Zuko and Australian Sandy Olsson are in love. They spend time at the beach, and when they go back to school, what neither of them knows is that they both now attend Rydell High. Danny’s the leader of the T-Birds, a group of black leather jacket-wearing greasers, while Sandy hangs with the Pink Ladies, a group of pink-wearing girls led by Rizzo. When they clash at Rydell’s first pep rally, Danny isn’t the same Danny from the beach. They try to be like each other so they can be together.

Some film trivia, via IMDb:
In the stage play, the song "Look at Me, I’m Sandra Dee" had a reference to Sal Mineo, who was murdered in 1976. For the movie, the lyric was changed to reference Elvis Presley, who died the same day the scene was filmed.
 
"Hopelessly Devoted to You" was written and recorded after the movie had wrapped. The producers felt they needed a strong ballad and had Olivia Newton-John come back to film her singing this song. This song ended up receiving an Academy Award nomination.
 
The song "Greased Lightning" was supposed to be sung by Jeff Conaway’s character Kenickie, as it is in the stage version. John Travolta used his clout to have his character sing it. The director felt it was only right to ask Conaway if it was okay. At first he refused, but he eventually gave in.
 
The high school is filmed at Venice High School in Venice, CA. The dance contest scene was filmed during the summer when the school was closed. The gym had no air conditioning and the doors had to be kept closed to control lighting, so the building became stifling hot. On more than one occasion, an extra had to be taken out due to heat-related illness. The high school was right next to a pork plant, so everything smelled like bacon.
 
John Travolta insisted that he have "blue black hair like Elvis Presley and Rock Hudson in the movies" because "it’s surreal and it’s very 1950s."
 
Most of the extras won a nationwide contest to be in the film.
 
Due to a zipper breaking, Olivia Newton-John had to be sewn into the spandex pants she wears in the last sequence (the carnival at Rydell). "They sewed me into those pants every morning for a week," Newton-John claimed. "Believe me, I had to be very careful about what I ate and drank. It was excruciating." It was 106 degrees on the set for the carnival finale.
 
Set in high school, most of the principal cast were way past their high school years. When filming began in June 1977, John Travolta was 23, Olivia Newton-John was 28, Stockard Channing was 33, Jeff Conaway was 26, Barry Pearl was 27, Michael Tucci was 31, Kelly Ward was 20, Didi Conn was 25; Jamie Donnelly was 30, Eddie Deezen was 20, and Annette Charles was 29; Dinah Manoff and Lorenzo Lamas were both 19.
 
Scenes inside the Frosty Palace contain obvious blurring of various Coca-Cola signs. Prior to the film’s release, Allan Carr had made a product-placement deal with Coca-Cola’s main competitor Pepsi (for example, a Pepsi logo can be seen in the animated opening sequence). When Carr saw the footage of the scene with Coca-Cola products and signage, he ordered Randal Kleiser to either reshoot the scene with Pepsi products or remove the Coca-Cola logos from the scene. As reshoots were deemed too expensive and time-consuming, optical mattes were used to cover up or blur out the Coca-Cola references. The "blurring" covered up trademarked menu signage and a large wall poster, but a red cooler with the logo could not be sufficiently altered, so was left unchanged. According to Kleiser, "We just had to hope that Pepsi wouldn’t complain. They didn’t."
 
This was the film in which Jeff Conaway became addicted to drugs. While he was shooting the "Greased Lightning" musical number, he was accidentally dropped, hurting his back. He started taking pain killers, eventually then abusing prescription drugs, starting Conaway on the downward spiral into drug addiction, until he died in 2011 at age 60.
 
Randal Kleiser shot a scene of Kenickie and Rizzo getting into a heated argument, which explained their attitude towards each other in the diner scene (where Rizzo threw the malt at Kenickie). The fight scene was cut because it didn’t match the tone of the rest of the film; it was much grittier, described by one crew member as "looking like something Martin Scorsese might have directed."
 
Stockard Channing was not the first choice for the role of Rizzo; Lucie Arnaz was allegedly dropped from consideration when her mother, Lucille Ball, called Paramount and said, "I used to own that studio; my daughter’s not doing a screen test!" (Ball actually owned the studio Desilu, which was bought by Paramount). The part went to Channing when the casting director remembered seeing her with Lucie in the play "Vanities" at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles (the third member of the cast was Sandy Duncan).
 
John Travolta started rehearsals just four days after completing filming for "Saturday Night Fever" (1977). Having two mega-hit movies in a row made it difficult to return to honor his contract for "Welcome Back, Kotter" (1975), but he fulfilled his contract, albeit with a reduced presence, and eventually left the show to pursue a movie career full-time.
 
The film was released in Spain and Latin America as "Brillantina" (Brilliantine) – because its English title translated as "Grasa" or "fat" in Spanish. Released as "Vaselina" in Mexico.

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Menu, counter – Oasis Bakery

Menu, counter – Oasis Bakery
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I love having a Middle Eastern Oasis in the middle of Murrumbeena!

Housed in a non-descript warehouse in the middle of suburbia, this Lebanese bakery is a bustling hive of activity. Not only does it have a bakery churning out loads of bread by the truckful, it also has a wonderful cafe with tasty shawarmas, a bain marie full of stews and irresistable desserts!

Just before midday on a Saturday, it was already half full with brunch munching diners. Come lunch time, a wave of parents with kids in sportware and Middle Eastern families pile into the cafe.

Service is brisk with an army in the kitchen dishing up food without breaking pace. Helpful staff describe dishes in Anglo-friendly terms and how it should be eaten. Although, I do like the mystique when it explained with gestures, much hand-waving, and the inevitable misundertanding. That’s part of the fun, right?

The decor is modern blonde wood with Middle Eastern flourishes, like the metal lamps in a corner of the dining area and Lebanese music videos on the large LCD TV on the wall, which provided a background to the chatter.

This wonderful discovery is definitely worth visiting again, if only to try the array of dishes and sweets on offer.

Oasis Bakery – Bakery, Groceries, Cafe, Catering
(03) 9570 1122
Unit 9, 993 North Rd
Murrumbeena VIC 3163
oasisbakery.com.au/
Monday – Sunday 8am – 7pm

El Barco Crucero Grand Princess de la Línea Princess, en el Puerto de la Luz y de Las Palmas – Gran Canaria

El Barco Crucero Grand Princess de la Línea Princess, en el Puerto de la Luz y de Las Palmas – Gran Canaria
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Image by El Coleccionista de Instantes
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Barco Crucero Grand Princess
El Grand Princess es uno de los barcos más grandes del mundo, tiene una imágen distintiva, con un puente de 159 pies y un único club nocturno suspendido en la popa a 150 pies del nivel del mar. La decoración interior del barco es casual y sofisticada, un ambiente de calidad.
Sus atractivas y abundantes actividades alagan al viajante de cruceros en su primer viaje y hace sentir bien a los que ya han viajado varias veces – una clara ventaja sobre sus competidores.
Los camarotes, más de la mitad con balcones, son espaciosos y muy atractivos con una pequeña sala de estar cerca de un ventanal o del balcón.
Con tres salones comedores y tres restaurantes alternativos, más un servicio de habitación, una pizzeria y una parrilla de comida rápida, comer es un constante placer (los salones comedores cuentan con un menú con 450 platos distintos durante la semana). Con el lanzamiento del programa Personal Choice Dining, los pasajeros pueden comer lo que quiera y cuando quiera.
El entretenimiento es igualmente variado, con tres shows distintos emitidos simultáneamente casi todas las noches.
Camarotes

Los camarotes externos con balcones (son los más numerosos de todos los camarotes en el barco) son de 215 – 255 pies cuadrados, incluyendo balcones. Las camas gemelas se pueden unir para conformar una cama única más grande y el espacio de los cajones y el armario es adecuado. Los balcones en el Caribe Deck es casi tan grande como el camarote, pero los mismos no cuentan con techo, haciéndolos poco o nada privados. Lo mejor: es la excelente iluminación y secadora de cabello con una consola con TV y refrigerador. Lo peor: baños pequeños y mal iluminados con solo lugar para una ducha, lavatorio e inodoro. Las mini suites y deluxe suites están decoradas de manera similar pero cuentan con mayor espacio, incluyendo mayor área de estar y baños más grandes, más el servicio de mayordomo. Los camarotes internos son pequeños pero adecuados con 160 pies cuadrados. El Grand Princess tiene en cuenta instalaciones para discapacitados, con camarotes de 240 – 385 pies cuadrados ubicados principalmente cerca de los elevadores y disponibles en varias categorías. En cada plataforma de los camarotes están disponibles lavadoras operadas a moneda con planchas y tabla de planchar.
Cenas

Los tres salones comedores principales del Grand Princess, Botticelli, DaVinci y Michelangelo, cuentan con vista al mar, murales y mesas para dos a diez personas. Cada noche el menú de cocina continental cambia, incluyendo platos saludables y vegetarianos. Otras opciones para comer incluyen, el Painted Desert (cocina del sudoeste) y Sabattini’s Trattoria (italiana), Ambos están abiertos para almuerzo y cena y requieren reserva. Sabatini’s incluye un costo adicional por persona de ,50. Con una decoración inspirada en Tuscani, está constantemente ocupado y es muy bueno. El Paint Desert rara vez se llena. El servicio de ambos lugares no es tan bueno – Princess tiende a poner personal con menos experiencia en sus restaurantes alternativos, y eso se nota. El Horizon Court, con la mejor vista al mar del barco, es un bufet abierto las 24hs y se convierte en un restaurante con servicio de mozo luego de la 7:30pm. Otras opciones de comida durante el día incluyen el Trident Grill para hamburguesas, perros calientes y pollo, y el Poseidon’s Pizzeria. El servicio de habitación cuenta con un menú limitado para los huéspedes que no están en suites con tan solo sándwich y ensaladas. Un bar de cremas heladas vende productos Haagen-Dazs, y el té estilo Inglés se sirve todas las tardes con pequeños bocados, scones en el DaVinci Dining Room.
Entretenimiento

Con tres salones que presentan distintos shows cada noche, más un casino, karaoke, cabaret, películas en los camarotes, baile con música en vivo (o un talentoso DJ en el Skywalkers), los pasajeros cuentan con una verdadera variedad de actividades nocturnas. También hay comedia (algunos cruceros cuentan con hasta cinco comediantes, incluyendo algunos de renombre), junto a algunos de los shows estilo Broadway/ Las Vegas. Grand Princess cuenta con una gran variedad de entretenedores, músicos, bailarines, cantantes y personal que ofrece unos de los mejores programa de entretenimiento en el mar. Las actividades diurnas van desde películas a bingo, desde subastas de arte a demostraciones de cocina, juegos de mesa, torneos deportivos, lecturas, video juegos y paseo virtuales para los más jóvenes. El casino está abierto cuando el barco está en alta mar y ofrece blackajck, ruleta, dados y tragamonedas.
www.princess.com/learn/ships/ap/

McDonalds ~ 2 of 3 photos

McDonalds ~ 2 of 3 photos
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Mr Speedee still hangin’ happy on the sign of the Number ONE FIRST Ray Kroc McDonalds in the entire world.

….continued from last photo

As a child in kindergarten and 1st grade, my mom would take me here for after school treats…a milk shake or french fries…..or maybe even a 15 cent hamburger. There were fewer choices back then…we were happy with with the menu…..cheese or plain burgers, milk shakes in 3 flavors, and French fries….YES! ! !

I loved this place…..Mr Speedee was on the paper hats of the friendly counter help, and on all the napkins, cups, and wrappings. I always wanted to take all the stuff home…I remember the helpers giving me the paper hats…wish I had those now! I remember just how brightly lit it was in there….after spending the day in school, the bright shiny interior was so uplifting…I never wanted to go home.

The year was 1960 and I remember it like yesterday. We went every week….if I was bad…no McDonalds! Back then we did not have TV (in our home)…so things like toys and or McDonalds were the only things to be taken away.

Recently I paid a visit to my old town…Central School , this McDonalds (not open to the public but you can still view it outside an iron fence) , and another favorite old time diner…the Choo Choo (with the train delivering your meal!) …are all still here in Des Plaines…. like it was still 1961. It seems I am the only one who has changed. I plan on returning….its been 50 years since I have explored.

See next photo and more historical links.

Vesuvio Pizza on Dundas Street – shot as a film location for “Top Cops” the CBS TV series

Vesuvio Pizza on Dundas Street – shot as a film location for “Top Cops” the CBS TV series
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Vesuvio Pizza on Dundas Street, Toronto – shot as a film location for "Top Cops" the CBS TV series. From a time when I was working as a film location scout/asst film location manager. Shot mid 1990s.

Not now to my taste – I prefer Terroni on Queen West, in Toronto, but any day with Vesuvio Pizza was a good day, (but not too many in a row). They seem to be still in business and this was their menu in April, 2007.
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Check Our Free Delivery Area
Call us with your Order (416) 763-4191,
3010 Dundas Street West, Toronto, Ontario

SMALL 14" – 6 Slices
LARGE 16" – 8 Slices
PARTY 16" x 21" 16 Slices
small large party
BASIC Tomato Sauce and Cheese 12.00 15.00 20.00
EACH REGULAR TOPPING .75 1.00 1.50
EACH GOURMET TOPPING 1.50 2.00 3.00
SHRIMPS 3.00 4.00 6.00

REGULAR TOPPING
Vegetables: Fresh Mushrooms, Green Peppers, Green Olives, Black Olives, Sliced Tomatoes, Pineapple, Hot Banana Peppers, Onions, Fresh Garlic
Meat: Pepperoni, Ham, Bacon, Calabrese Salami

GOURMET TOPPING
Vegetables: Broccoli, Spinach, Roasted Red Peppers, Zucchini, Eggplant, Sun-Dried Tomatoes, Artichoke Hearts, Green Onions, Pesto Sauce, Capers
Meat: Chicken Breast, Prosciutto, Hot Italian Sausage, Hot Cappicollo, Gound Beef, Anchovies
Cheese: Mozzerella, Provolone, Feta, Ricotta, Goat, Parmigiano, Asiago

VESUVIO DELUXE SMALL LARGE PARTY
Pepperoni, Mushrooms, Green Peppers 14.25 18.00 24.50

VESUVIO SUPER SMALL LARGE PARTY
Pepperoni, Mushrooms, Green Peppers, Ham, Bacon, Onion 16.50 21.00 29.00

VESUVIO VEGETARIAN SMALL LARGE PARTY
Mushrooms, Green Peppers, Olives, 16.50 21.00 29.00
Garlic, Onion, Sliced Tomatoes

HAWAIIAN SMALL LARGE PARTY
Pineapple, Ham 13.50 17.00 23.00

MEDITERRANEAN SMALL LARGE PARTY
Sundried Tomatoes, Roasted Red Peppers, 17.25 22.00 30.50
Black Olives, Feta

PIZZA BELLA SMALL LARGE PARTY
Pesto, Asiago, Artichoke Hearts, Fresh Tomatoes 17.25 22.00 30.50

VULCANO SMALL LARGE PARTY
Hot Peppers, Hot Cappicollo, Hot Italian Sausage 15.75 20.00 27.50

PIZZA FRATELLI SMALL LARGE PARTY
Fresh Tomatoes, Anchovies, Green Olives, Green Onions 16.50 21.00 29.00
Additional toppings affect price accordingly

Pepperoni and Mushrooms—————– 5.00
Green Peppers and Mushrooms ——— 5.00
Panzerotti Sauce—————————— 1.75

Italian Sub———————- 4.00
Veal Cutlet ——————— 4.00
Italian Sausage—————- 4.00
Meat Ball————————-4.00
Grilled Chicken—————– 5.00
Steak——————————5.00
All Sandwiches available with:
Fried Peppers, Mushrooms, Onions or Cheese
———————————————————————0.50 extra for each topping.

Please ask if there is something that you would like and do not see in the menu, we may be able to accomodate you.

Taxes not included, prices subject to change without notice.
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My Memories of Living in Park Street, Bristol

My Memories of Living in Park Street, Bristol
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image above: c1902 view of Park Street Bristol – photograph taken from the corner of Great George Street.

In 1758 a design by George Tyndall was approved for Park Street to connect to Whiteladies Gate, one of the turnpikes. George Tully drew up plans and building started in 1761. The first phase of building finished at Great George Street around 1762. The upper part of the street was developed from about 1786 and work was suspended in the financial crisis of 1793, resumed and completed about ten years later.

Beyond The Walls – Park Street

www.about-bristol.co.uk/out-09.asp

Over half the shops and buildings on Park Street were damaged or destroyed by bombing during WW2. 30 were destroyed, 6 burnt out and another 3 severely damaged.

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They were rebuilt during the 1950’s and then City Architect Nelson Meredith ensured they were designed in a sympathetic and similar style, so the skyline and character remained fairly unchanged.

The street is now mainly retail and leisure premises. Among the more unusual businesses are the Bristol Folk House, an arts centre, and the Bristol Guild of Applied Art. In 1976 a huge gas explosion destroyed some of the buildings near the bottom of the road; most were rebuilt as replicas.

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Some of the furnishings from the RMS Mauretania were installed in a bar and restaurant complex at the bottom of Park Street, initially called "Mauretania", now "Bar III". The lounge bar was the library with mahogany panelling: above the first-class Grand Saloon with French-style gilding overlooks Frog Lane. The neon sign on the south wall still advertises the "Mauretania": installed in 1938 this was the first moving neon sign in Bristol. It is a grade II listed building.

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Visible from the viaduct, on the side of a building in Frogmore Street, is a controversial mural by local graffiti artist Banksy.

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My Memories of Living in Park Street Bristol by Paul Townsend

I rented a small attic studio flat/apartment in Park Street BS1 – opposite Freemasons Hall 1988-1991. Parking was an absolute nightmare. The rear bedroom window overlooking The Mecca Centre in Frogmore Street. It was possibly the noisiest place I have ever lived.

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But it was the most interesting place I have lived: watching shoppers on Saturday, looking into the double decker buses, hearing 10 second snippets of conversation on the pavement, drunk students, urinating in shop doorways, dancing, singing, shouting, arguing, queuing, fighting, sleeping tramps at the front door, and you folks who enjoy Bristol City Centre probably have no idea how much work (and noise) goes into keeping it clean, tidy and safe through the night with pressuring washing, sweeping, bin emptying and commercial waste disposal (I love the sound of crashing bottles at 4:30am). Something I really wasn’t expecting was taxi traffic jams at 3am, followed by taxi horn blowing competitions.

"Night-time violence in drink is endemic in and around the city centre of Bristol".

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One night in 1989 the building was broken into while I was sleeping, I hit the burglar over the head with a industrial fire extinguisher, but he managed to flee the building before I could do some serious damage on him. He escaped over the rooftops of Averys Wine Cellars in Frogmore Street. In his haste to escape he left his swag-bag full of my gear behind!

He escaped over the rooftops of Averys Wine Cellars in Frogmore Street.

“Oh well, no harm done” (well not to me?)

Did I inform the police NO? for obvious reasons.

OK, so it may sound like I am complaining but I am not, it got me into shape by simply walking up and down the steep incline of Park Street.

Park Street has almost two lives, the day life and the night life. In the day Park Street is often a bit of a nightmare in the car and the cafes do well at lunch time, mid evening it turns into a place to dine with a number of nice restaurants and then come nightfall, you can stay here till the early hours. On Sunday the street is quiet, almost deserted. Nearly all shops and restaurants close. Most of the local pubs do not open on Sunday.

My favourite clubs were The Mandrake in Frogmore Street & The Dug Out on Park Row.

Do you have any memories of Park Street past or present?

Down in the below street-level basement I found a small room originally used by the servants – it was originally used as cellars and basements for the posh Georgian town houses on Park Street – complete with small kitchen with dumb waiter to dining room, servants bells and a narrow underground tunnel that went under Park Street. It seemed to travel the entire length of the street.

Perhaps for this reason, there are no banks in Park Street?

People may be unaware when they are walking around the centre of Bristol, that beneath their feet is a warren of underground passages. Some of the tunnels date back to the 12th century when Bristol was the centre for wine imports.

The wine was stored in magnificent stone caverns which have survived the bombing of the second world war. Many of these underground tunnels were inter-linked, making it possible to walk from Corn Street under the centre, to Castle Park.

The book, ‘Secret Underground Bristol’, written by Sally Watson, invites the reader to look over the edge of the river wall by the ambulance station near Castle Park to see an entrance to the moat that once went around the Castle.

Sally studied archaeology at the University of Bristol and spent a lot of time exploring the city’s underground history, much of which is now not accessible to the public.

"All periods of Bristol history are captured down there", Sally Watson told BBC Bristol.

From the caves which were used when the city was a centre for smugglers, to bunkers where the BBC operated during the war.

One of the highlights of the book is the old stone mine near the Box tunnel.

"The mine was used to house the RAF control after the BAC had been bombed in 1941", said Sally.

"It’s like a set from the TV show Mash with murals on the wall and the menu still hanging up in the canteen area," she said.

Sally is keen to talk to anyone who worked at BAC at the time when production was taken underground.

El Barco Crucero Grand Princess de la Línea Princess, en el Puerto de la Luz y de Las Palmas

El Barco Crucero Grand Princess de la Línea Princess, en el Puerto de la Luz y de Las Palmas
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Barco Crucero Grand Princess
El Grand Princess es uno de los barcos más grandes del mundo, tiene una imágen distintiva, con un puente de 159 pies y un único club nocturno suspendido en la popa a 150 pies del nivel del mar. La decoración interior del barco es casual y sofisticada, un ambiente de calidad.
Sus atractivas y abundantes actividades alagan al viajante de cruceros en su primer viaje y hace sentir bien a los que ya han viajado varias veces – una clara ventaja sobre sus competidores.
Los camarotes, más de la mitad con balcones, son espaciosos y muy atractivos con una pequeña sala de estar cerca de un ventanal o del balcón.
Con tres salones comedores y tres restaurantes alternativos, más un servicio de habitación, una pizzeria y una parrilla de comida rápida, comer es un constante placer (los salones comedores cuentan con un menú con 450 platos distintos durante la semana). Con el lanzamiento del programa Personal Choice Dining, los pasajeros pueden comer lo que quiera y cuando quiera.
El entretenimiento es igualmente variado, con tres shows distintos emitidos simultáneamente casi todas las noches.
Camarotes

Los camarotes externos con balcones (son los más numerosos de todos los camarotes en el barco) son de 215 – 255 pies cuadrados, incluyendo balcones. Las camas gemelas se pueden unir para conformar una cama única más grande y el espacio de los cajones y el armario es adecuado. Los balcones en el Caribe Deck es casi tan grande como el camarote, pero los mismos no cuentan con techo, haciéndolos poco o nada privados. Lo mejor: es la excelente iluminación y secadora de cabello con una consola con TV y refrigerador. Lo peor: baños pequeños y mal iluminados con solo lugar para una ducha, lavatorio e inodoro. Las mini suites y deluxe suites están decoradas de manera similar pero cuentan con mayor espacio, incluyendo mayor área de estar y baños más grandes, más el servicio de mayordomo. Los camarotes internos son pequeños pero adecuados con 160 pies cuadrados. El Grand Princess tiene en cuenta instalaciones para discapacitados, con camarotes de 240 – 385 pies cuadrados ubicados principalmente cerca de los elevadores y disponibles en varias categorías. En cada plataforma de los camarotes están disponibles lavadoras operadas a moneda con planchas y tabla de planchar.
Cenas

Los tres salones comedores principales del Grand Princess, Botticelli, DaVinci y Michelangelo, cuentan con vista al mar, murales y mesas para dos a diez personas. Cada noche el menú de cocina continental cambia, incluyendo platos saludables y vegetarianos. Otras opciones para comer incluyen, el Painted Desert (cocina del sudoeste) y Sabattini’s Trattoria (italiana), Ambos están abiertos para almuerzo y cena y requieren reserva. Sabatini’s incluye un costo adicional por persona de ,50. Con una decoración inspirada en Tuscani, está constantemente ocupado y es muy bueno. El Paint Desert rara vez se llena. El servicio de ambos lugares no es tan bueno – Princess tiende a poner personal con menos experiencia en sus restaurantes alternativos, y eso se nota. El Horizon Court, con la mejor vista al mar del barco, es un bufet abierto las 24hs y se convierte en un restaurante con servicio de mozo luego de la 7:30pm. Otras opciones de comida durante el día incluyen el Trident Grill para hamburguesas, perros calientes y pollo, y el Poseidon’s Pizzeria. El servicio de habitación cuenta con un menú limitado para los huéspedes que no están en suites con tan solo sándwich y ensaladas. Un bar de cremas heladas vende productos Haagen-Dazs, y el té estilo Inglés se sirve todas las tardes con pequeños bocados, scones en el DaVinci Dining Room.
Entretenimiento

Con tres salones que presentan distintos shows cada noche, más un casino, karaoke, cabaret, películas en los camarotes, baile con música en vivo (o un talentoso DJ en el Skywalkers), los pasajeros cuentan con una verdadera variedad de actividades nocturnas. También hay comedia (algunos cruceros cuentan con hasta cinco comediantes, incluyendo algunos de renombre), junto a algunos de los shows estilo Broadway/ Las Vegas. Grand Princess cuenta con una gran variedad de entretenedores, músicos, bailarines, cantantes y personal que ofrece unos de los mejores programa de entretenimiento en el mar. Las actividades diurnas van desde películas a bingo, desde subastas de arte a demostraciones de cocina, juegos de mesa, torneos deportivos, lecturas, video juegos y paseo virtuales para los más jóvenes. El casino está abierto cuando el barco está en alta mar y ofrece blackajck, ruleta, dados y tragamonedas.
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