tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22091121770124904942024-03-06T07:57:26.019+00:00London calling!Miquelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00659241506955788423noreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209112177012490494.post-30603210198866851712013-08-10T16:27:00.001+01:002013-08-10T16:27:18.280+01:00Nous projectes<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
La veritat és que fa molt que no escric en aquest blog. Les xarxes socials i sobretot, Twitter, han pres en gran mesura el lloc que aquest blog tenia com a eina de comunicació i expressió personal.<br />
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Pero hi ha un altre motiu pel que escric menys aqui, i és que hi ha un munt de nous projectes que em mantenen ocupat.<br />
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Un d'ells és el meu blog d'aviació, que he redissenyat i que ara podreu trobar com a <a href="http://allplane.tv/">Allplane.tv</a>. Aqui escric sobre temes que tenen a veure amb la indústria de l'aviació, podeu veure per exemple, articles recents sobre l'estrategia a les xarxes socials de <a href="http://allplane.tv/allplane/airlineblog/2013/7/23/interview-karlijn-vogel-klm-social-media-manager" target="_blank">l'aerolinia holandesa KLM</a>, el naixement d'una nova aerolinia a Lituania, <a href="http://allplane.tv/allplane/airlineblog/2013/8/8/air-lituanica" target="_blank">Air Lituanica</a>, i com funcionen les anomenades "<a href="http://allplane.tv/allplane/airlineblog/2013/8/10/intrigued-about-the-virtual-airline-model-i-speak-with-denim-air" target="_blank">aerolinies virtuals</a>".<br />
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També he començat a col.laborar amb <a href="http://luxustravel.es/">luxustravel.es</a>, el portal de viatges de luxe que han posat en marxa els amics <a href="http://twitter.com/gustavgrau" target="_blank">Agustí Sala</a> i <a href="http://twitter.com/quotidianitats" target="_blank">David Rodríguez</a>. Un projecte que té molt bona pinta i del que sentireu a parlar més...! </div>
Miquelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00659241506955788423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209112177012490494.post-34422151867527162792010-11-04T17:48:00.004+00:002013-03-29T17:12:36.900+00:00Allplane: my new aviation blogAs if I had not enough work with starting up <a href="http://gourmetorigins.com">GourmetOrigins.com</a> I have decided to take advantage of the great opportunity that the net offers to anyone wishing to pursue its passions and since this week I am going to write regularly about aviation, airlines and air travel at <a href="http://allplane.tv">Allplane</a><br /><br />In reality I have had this blog for quite some time already, but I had left it quite unattended and with a very basic layout. A few days ago I unveiled a major redesign, that includes a whole set of new features and much better integration with the social networks I use.<br /><br />By the way, you can also follow allplane on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10150316970100437&id=626275436&ref=notif¬if_t=feed_comment#!/pages/Allplane/114761081921882">Facebook</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/allplane">, Twitter</a>and <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55486501@N03/">Flickr</a>Miquelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00659241506955788423noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209112177012490494.post-57725181881227763752010-04-05T13:25:00.005+01:002010-04-05T13:39:31.928+01:00Emprenedors i ValorsCom a emprenedor, m'agrada descobrir nous projectes interessants, especialment quan son de gran qualitat i els tenim a tocar de casa. Aquest es el cas de Valors.org, un magnific projecte editorial que en <a href="http://www.joansalicru.blogspot.com/">Joan Salicrú</a> lidera des de Mataró. Val la pena, no us ho perdeu!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.valors.org"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.valors.org"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 109px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX7QOuf3KSlBDs8pXI5kB-DNggSvSJNF0wsnhUb0yDxUgk4VaqQdAuonFs3EO2L0wBd21ojU-rkANdKVsDMZ8GJBeauL8Wo0n4Q7QYNTOKCPHQZXN4mWfg6G8bu52DxWhpBuVAr5q_Q-4/s320/Valors.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456631806738084658" /></a></a>Miquelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00659241506955788423noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209112177012490494.post-20627430368965436292010-03-19T10:11:00.004+00:002010-03-19T10:17:41.882+00:00My new internet project: GourmetOrigins.comThis is it! After several years working in a large company I have decided to start on my own, and here is the result:<br /><br /><a href="http://gourmetorigins.com">http://gourmetorigins.com</a><br /><br />well...the site is still under development, but you can get an idea of how it will work. GourmetOrigins.com is going to be an easy and direct way to find everything you wanted to know about the origins of your favourite foods: where are they made, how, by whom? The map-bsed interface also makes it possible to explore and discover thousands od fine quality foods that are difficult to find and, consequently, little known outside their areas of production. So, do not wait anymore! come visit GourmetOrigins.com and explore a world of lavours!<br /><br />Feel free to leave any comments or suggestionsMiquelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00659241506955788423noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209112177012490494.post-25371580771079039992009-08-05T00:28:00.003+01:002009-08-05T00:43:36.753+01:00The end of an eraThis Sunday I passed by the Border's bookstore in Oxford Street, London, and could witness what looked like the perfect illustration of the end of an era...well maybe I am exaggerating a bit... but that was what I felt when I saw the "Liquidation, Store Closure" and "All 50% off, selected items 1 pound" signs...the picture in the interior was a bit disheartening: a big mess...piles of books with no order, clients scavenging for bargains, hardly any interesting book left. I love bookstores, but it's been more than a year since I bought anything in them, I would found it hard to believe it a few years ago but Amazon has managed to take me away from brick-and-mortar bookstores and my guess is, given the fantastic job Amazon is doing, more an more people will be following the same path. Expect more bookstore closures...and be there early to get the best bargains!Miquelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00659241506955788423noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209112177012490494.post-58724755991245581452009-04-14T20:26:00.016+01:002009-04-14T21:34:53.668+01:00Visualizing European unity: Gorizia/Nova Gorica<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5bs62bUWsw16dpxEdkABLQsA0pDVey323a4cuQEsOthllqQuSSxM5DldIHMdBuWO66QACluqYrlbnNWapYO3yb0ZrYU5i5sj7jGrbDvWxD-4qlWKAC8RcKrcWheOfBgqurvn5xniSbEI/s1600-h/Image071.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5bs62bUWsw16dpxEdkABLQsA0pDVey323a4cuQEsOthllqQuSSxM5DldIHMdBuWO66QACluqYrlbnNWapYO3yb0ZrYU5i5sj7jGrbDvWxD-4qlWKAC8RcKrcWheOfBgqurvn5xniSbEI/s320/Image071.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324644465697286738" /></a><br />Everyone knows about the Berlin wall, but for decades there was another divided city in Europe, and by divided I mean, literally, traversed by a wall. After WWII ended, Italy had to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Peace_with_Italy,_1947">surrender some territories</a> of what now are Slovenia and Croatia to the newly created Yugoslavia. Italy managed to retain most of the city of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorizia">Gorizia</a>, but the train station and its surrounding area went to Yugoslavia, that started to develop a new city, Nova Gorica, that mirrored the Italian one across the border. Although Yugoslavia was officially a non-aligned country, the wall that separated both cities was a physical barrier between the communist East and the Western world. The wall run next to people's houses and through gardens and the magnificent entrance of the station, in Yugoslavia, was facing anything but the wall, giving the situation a surreal touch.<br /><br />Fortunately, this is now over. Slovenia joined the EU in 2004, with Italian and Slovenian prime ministers meeting in the center of the station square to celebrate the event.<br /><br />When I visited the station, there was no activity whatsoever and by looking at the wooden interiors, it seemed that the time had stopped in 1947. It is now possible to walk but not drive across the square, as a marking stone, some flowers and a low-lying fence still act as barriers and demarcate the line. A monument in the center of the square, just where the border lies, commemorates the end of the division .<br /><br />In this <a href="http://fronterasblog.wordpress.com/2008/05/24/ciudades-divididas-nova-goricagorizia/">blog</a>(in Spanish)there are some interesting pictures.Miquelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00659241506955788423noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209112177012490494.post-25891462770575214592009-03-09T23:39:00.001+00:002009-03-09T23:43:24.661+00:00The Pyrenees from Tuixent (Alt Urgell), Catalonia<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqpBiSabRTfYMDvlOwwLNTdIfhFNhsKKx2dmYuQvQyPLziuLFHI77oW9P6ykdvyxr0IbYcxBlQG2fgy7T-kAi9Gd9v_jxdhAe81QoMO851lKcaYASfc0YSBFqs3wY1-pUdj6KPu7zcSvo/s1600-h/Image022.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqpBiSabRTfYMDvlOwwLNTdIfhFNhsKKx2dmYuQvQyPLziuLFHI77oW9P6ykdvyxr0IbYcxBlQG2fgy7T-kAi9Gd9v_jxdhAe81QoMO851lKcaYASfc0YSBFqs3wY1-pUdj6KPu7zcSvo/s320/Image022.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311337020525482882" /></a>Miquelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00659241506955788423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209112177012490494.post-36171536603729332142009-02-16T22:54:00.012+00:002009-02-17T00:54:27.886+00:00My Blog picks: WWII panoramaToday I am presenting a site that I just found that is developing a very interesting project: to document with pictures a large number of scenarios related to WWII. <br /><br />Here is the <a href="http://ww2panorama.org/about">link</a>.<br /><br />A useful resource for those, like me, that like to read extensively about this epic conflict. No other war in history has been fought in such diversity of places. We can now also see in one click how these locations currently look like.Miquelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00659241506955788423noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209112177012490494.post-79122995812051725322009-02-12T00:57:00.005+00:002009-02-12T01:06:42.740+00:00My blog picks: Fronterasblog.wordpress.comAquest és un <a href="http://fronterasblog.wordpress.com/">blog</a> que per als que, com a mi, els fascinen les curiositats geogràfiques, està ple d'informació interessantísima. No parla exclusivament de fronteres, però si que una part substancial dels posts (els millors, segons la meva opinió) tracten d'aquelles fronteres que tenen característiques que les fan especials, com per exemple els <a href="http://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enclavament">enclaus</a>, alguns exemples, com <a href="http://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ll%C3%ADvia">Llívia</a>, són prou coneguts per al públic català, però a Europa i al món hi ha molts altres casos, alguns, com el de l'arxipèlag o constel·lació (no se m'acut altra forma d'anomenar-lo) d'enclaus de <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baarle-Nassau">Baarle (Bèlgica/Holanda)</a> de proporcions surrealistes.Miquelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00659241506955788423noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209112177012490494.post-65810619437193426922009-02-10T23:33:00.007+00:002009-02-11T00:07:34.344+00:00El català i el romanx, llengües germanesAquesta setmana passada he tingut la oportunitat de visitar la zona on es troben les fronteres d'Itàlia, Àustria i Suïssa, la <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Val_Venosta">Val Venosta</a> en italià o Vinschgau, que és el seu nom alemany. La gran majoria dels seus habitants parla l'alemany, tot i que l'italià també és oficial, ja que aquest territori <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aftermath_of_World_War_I#Italy">va a passar a formar part d'Itàlia al final de la Primera Guerra Mundial</a>, el que em va cridar l'atenció, però, és que tot sintonitzant la ràdio del cotxe vaig poder sentir un tercer idioma, que no era ni alemany ni italià i que sonava com si fos català. Es tractava d'una emissora <a href="http://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanx">romanx</a>, ja que la Val Venosta/Vinschgau es troba al costat mateix de l'extrem més oriental de Suïssa, el <a href="http://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grisons">cantó dels Grisons</a>, on una part de la població té el romanx com a llengua nativa. Tot i haver viscut durant un temps a Suïssa, era la primera vegada que escoltava parlar romanx, i això s'explica, perque, tot i ser una de les llengües oficials de la Confederació Helvètica, només la parlen un 0,5% dels seus habitants (de 35.000 a 50.000 persones aproximadament) i aquests es concentren en un dels racons més remots i muntanyosos dels país. De fet, com explica la wikipedia, els parlants de romanx, a més de ser pocs, no ocupen un territori compacte dins del propi cantó dels Grisons i estan distribuits en una espècie d'"illes" o enclaus lingüistics en contacte amb territoris italianòfons o germanòfons. Per al catalanoparlant que entra en contacte amb el romanx, la primera reacció podria ser de certa sorpresa, ja que paraules i frases senceres semblen pròpiament catalanes, encara que amb un accent especial, per a la oïda d'un catalanoparlant sona una mica com català parlat per alguna persona de llengua nativa germànica. Tot i que demogràficament no són dues situacions comparables, no deixa de sorprendre com català i romanx semblen haver evolucionat paral·lelament des del llatí, una al peu dels Pirineus, l'altra dels Alps.Miquelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00659241506955788423noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209112177012490494.post-81050433797848865082009-02-08T18:25:00.013+00:002009-02-08T20:28:01.591+00:00Itàlia: escenes variades<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyND-y58GflF906Sezd8t9IjdvgGU_rJBrDrQz_DwOAzlf6DeSl0LUBksT-xgci9cxSXzzs0x4zhviDl8uY9Qiu6888zvU0i7kmJLR9DBmxuorkwhEdjbqy_U0vxLSB4yU40dw6VeRKPw/s1600-h/P2074586.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyND-y58GflF906Sezd8t9IjdvgGU_rJBrDrQz_DwOAzlf6DeSl0LUBksT-xgci9cxSXzzs0x4zhviDl8uY9Qiu6888zvU0i7kmJLR9DBmxuorkwhEdjbqy_U0vxLSB4yU40dw6VeRKPw/s320/P2074586.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300524134193286178" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTGyp81IikmVexGQTXT8a5uciokjy8oPzrf4hPh1htxuuhCdQ9Po8GwCm2GDjJkFcYC1F5Fg9VRwd86B3052rrUMGRfHK9bZjTBWEf6mqrSLVyzB5VPnVE2RbjiEmvZDuxlzcflXNUMyc/s1600-h/P2074504.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPeOx6NixlRiNG0kCemGkLJZYw0w6KdtB3xdsZE_NeJQ2LRYdaQHj-T_lkEGe0x9s0D755ZQG5vf8iTrkZuBj_sMPh3AwvMJ4RTw-e8r2TYYV0MRgbmn34eY4Ve9cfIdyFfzhVfk4JDS4/s320/P2014080.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300496120594623970" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyhBzhDHAAE3daFKFOT86Fk-Llm-_1QGm9x9p-Fy-6vwWclwAS0BdBLc8oxTGn4vC4RP6Me7dNDi-uMAWsdQRC7dR4C7a5dsXZc8l3x28cGJx9GCVeT7qL_x1dseZlkoms9ULOBbsl8nU/s1600-h/P2034138.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyhBzhDHAAE3daFKFOT86Fk-Llm-_1QGm9x9p-Fy-6vwWclwAS0BdBLc8oxTGn4vC4RP6Me7dNDi-uMAWsdQRC7dR4C7a5dsXZc8l3x28cGJx9GCVeT7qL_x1dseZlkoms9ULOBbsl8nU/s320/P2034138.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300495557330563298" /></a><br />Imatges: Venezia, Verona, Trento, Süd-Tyrol/Alto Adige, DolomitiMiquelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00659241506955788423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209112177012490494.post-600704258910385432009-01-21T23:52:00.004+00:002009-01-21T23:59:01.266+00:00Planespotting at Heathrow's T5<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTd5q5DHQPgp1WemH6rIGIGROIq_3yihm_N_1u6DW9QbUCFJKReHOt0Q0zlNW8APwezh71bYIJnaXvLme1LJeFXi-0ucmiTL4dsjUULMHuQkKnCtPrrwH0yE7MQ1515FbmxdLjTS5pOJ0/s1600-h/Image006.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTd5q5DHQPgp1WemH6rIGIGROIq_3yihm_N_1u6DW9QbUCFJKReHOt0Q0zlNW8APwezh71bYIJnaXvLme1LJeFXi-0ucmiTL4dsjUULMHuQkKnCtPrrwH0yE7MQ1515FbmxdLjTS5pOJ0/s320/Image006.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293900817551751682" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNyk6floaS3OdckEG1FyEu8U4JkkuhEzrOUVtewugiNBKkCHGdkgCiOsZzed0jnSHCcTUpshhrYOHP0Qg1ef7ddK7FpPS2SZFCGufaIlHq8iPDBlDugR3ia9cGp8I9JedCk0chZmMSG-c/s1600-h/Image005.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNyk6floaS3OdckEG1FyEu8U4JkkuhEzrOUVtewugiNBKkCHGdkgCiOsZzed0jnSHCcTUpshhrYOHP0Qg1ef7ddK7FpPS2SZFCGufaIlHq8iPDBlDugR3ia9cGp8I9JedCk0chZmMSG-c/s320/Image005.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293900639357771874" /></a><br />This last holidays I found myself for the very first time at Heathrow's new Terminal 5. The views were very good, as the new modern buildings provide a considerably better view than any than any the old terminals, however, the terminal is totally monopolized by BA, so there was no much variety in the type of planes to be spotted. I have to admit, that the venerable 747 remains a very impressive aircraft though!Miquelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00659241506955788423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209112177012490494.post-21201396348004006642009-01-09T23:59:00.004+00:002009-01-10T00:09:47.623+00:00My blog picks: AbulafiaI want to congratulate the excellent and highly recommended science blog <a href="http://www.blogabulafia.blogspot.com/">"Abulafia" </a>for having reached it's 10,000th visitor just before moving into the New Year! Well done and I wish you many more visits in 2009!...and by the way, Dodger, thanks for the <a href="http://blogabulafia.blogspot.com/2008/12/com-em-molo-quan-em-perfumo.html">mention</a>!Miquelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00659241506955788423noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209112177012490494.post-40444039769853193272008-12-17T22:46:00.013+00:002008-12-17T23:19:16.128+00:00Tardes de museu<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgchaiSMSVlxAhWck8V1JJRa7XKkjX56YaL2vVkbhgG4OVPZS3sYPHCxXSF3b1KyyBsHVJADI0I-J4nXtkF7nzVrqc5ZYaUydgu9g3eDCAyh9qkb1VFGjLEcooHCKAGYNMRMhMC_5660PM/s1600-h/Image006.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgchaiSMSVlxAhWck8V1JJRa7XKkjX56YaL2vVkbhgG4OVPZS3sYPHCxXSF3b1KyyBsHVJADI0I-J4nXtkF7nzVrqc5ZYaUydgu9g3eDCAyh9qkb1VFGjLEcooHCKAGYNMRMhMC_5660PM/s320/Image006.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280899149208454194" /></a><br />Els dos últims caps de setmana he visitat dos magnífics museus de Londres dedicats a un esdeveniment que va marcar profundament Europa i on el Regne Unit hi va participar de forma destacada. No són tan coneguts com la National Gallery o el Museu Britànic, però per al que ens interessa la història de les dues guerres mundials, l'<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_War_Museum"><a href="http://london.iwm.org.uk/server.php?show=nav.00b&PHPSESSID=3c6d86f4801f858509725d8c4ab71756">Imperial War Museum</a></a>, a tocar del Big Ben, i el <a href="http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/london/index.cfm">museu de la Royal Air Force a Hendon </a>(al Nord de Londres) són llocs de visita obligada. Les col·leccions són impressionants, el <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B-17">B-17</a> americà de la fotografia (us sonarà si heu vist la pel·lícula "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memphis_Belle_(film)">Memphis Belle</a>") és només un entre desenes d'avions, vehicles i artefactes originals que s'hi poden trobar, a més aquests museus estan totalment "tematitzats" per a fer més interactiva la visita, per exemple a l'IWM es pot visitar la recreació d'una trinxera de la primera guerra o experimentar la sensació de patir el "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blitz">Blitz</a>" nocturn en un refugi de la segona. Al museu de la RAF projecten una pel·lícula sobre la <a href="http://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batalla_d%27Anglaterra">Batalla d'Anglaterra</a> en un hangar ocupat pels avions que la van protagonitzar, perfectament alineats, cara a cara, amb efectes de llum i so que acompanyen la narració...història del segle XX en estat pur!Miquelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00659241506955788423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209112177012490494.post-3210687255896177612008-12-17T22:38:00.002+00:002008-12-17T22:42:32.086+00:00I així anem...<a href="http://www.lavanguardia.es/economia/noticias/20081216/53600420880/aeropuertos-sin-reforma.html">Article interessant </a>sobre perquè la gestió aeroportuaria a Espanya és una de les més centralistes dels món (i sembla que n'hi ha per estona...)Miquelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00659241506955788423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209112177012490494.post-69090825555945265462008-10-28T22:22:00.005+00:002008-10-28T22:49:38.316+00:00Crazy weather!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDzUIORfLFSvA7xyZy5dfSaTtncrKMyPe2kctarDj4d6rMmYbRP1yBm_1eTAlKmcdK0sGyHecZtz3tGCgYFxBQ6rOGTpOirxwJV0eGHrz4eoKL0GxxqhhLbLw1qKW29Y5IJPDz63WUn7Y/s1600-h/PA293824.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDzUIORfLFSvA7xyZy5dfSaTtncrKMyPe2kctarDj4d6rMmYbRP1yBm_1eTAlKmcdK0sGyHecZtz3tGCgYFxBQ6rOGTpOirxwJV0eGHrz4eoKL0GxxqhhLbLw1qKW29Y5IJPDz63WUn7Y/s320/PA293824.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262337225229219810" /></a><br />This is London tonight...and we are still in October!Miquelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00659241506955788423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209112177012490494.post-18232529409445822872008-09-27T21:56:00.006+01:002008-09-27T22:30:08.003+01:00"Trackejant" bitllets<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEdk5xXE5g0bJzpjHolTBJ20WTgVnONbLkDHFjDANg3TzTJn2l5M1xWmyafEab1Kh4O3OW4_UL6sJipIahU4iRPyj9goJer5obAk4UN7LaAad0tNqQI1oyz8L1FKZhvO55RJ97sp8XczE/s1600-h/Euro_banknotes.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEdk5xXE5g0bJzpjHolTBJ20WTgVnONbLkDHFjDANg3TzTJn2l5M1xWmyafEab1Kh4O3OW4_UL6sJipIahU4iRPyj9goJer5obAk4UN7LaAad0tNqQI1oyz8L1FKZhvO55RJ97sp8XczE/s320/Euro_banknotes.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250816120133480882" /></a><br />Us heu preguntat mai a quins llocs ha estat el bitllet de 10 euros que porteu a la butxaca? o a on anirà a parar el que heu fet servir vosaltres per pagar el dinar?...doncs aquest vespre estava surfejant internet, sense saber exactament que buscava, i he trobat la resposta a aquestes preguntes. Hi ha aficionats al tema que es dediquen a introduir els números de sèrie dels bitllets que cauen a les seves mans en un pàgina web on es pot anar seguint el recorregut del bitllet pel món. Suposo que per als aficionats europeus la introducció de la moneda única ha augmentat notablement l'interès d'aquest joc. La pàgina per seguir els bitllets d'euro és <a href="http://ca.eurobilltracker.com/">EuroBillTracker</a>. Com a curiositat sembla que Finlàndia és, de llarg, el país on relativament hi ha més "traquejadors". A les latituds mediterrànies sembla que no està tan estès, però despés de fer un cop d'ull a la web, tot apunta que a Barcelona hi ha un nucli petit, però actiu, seguint la tradició molt catalana de ser uns "early adopters" de tot tipus d'entreteniments (de fet la pàgina té una versio en català). En tot cas, sembla que els pioners van ser els de la pàgina "<a href="http://www.wheresgeorge.com/">Where's George?</a>" que com podeu deduir pel nom, es dedica a fer un seguiment dels bitllets de dòlar. Les observacions d'aquesta web s'han arribat a fer servir per a estudis sobre la difusió de possible epidèmies, com explica aquest article de la <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Where%27s_George%3F">Wikipedia</a>. També hi ha pàgines per a altres divises com la lliura esterlina, el franc suís o la rupia índia, en <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Currency_tracking">aquest enllaç</a> en trobareu unes quantes.Miquelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00659241506955788423noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209112177012490494.post-17276719882883496502008-09-22T20:20:00.015+01:002008-09-22T21:08:06.611+01:00The Isle of Wight<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgksZY7izfMT1yV-QnDqNDBPU6U0bH9wV8p6tjbc4yqT685PLP2HJFh8iHMHIhftzlgMpoN_VOQ2pfJTLjOhg7sy12odmuk7nEqMsMpfqi1IVkkp_63_mFydluFT_Fh1aDAopYm4xksjJw/s1600-h/P9213585.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgksZY7izfMT1yV-QnDqNDBPU6U0bH9wV8p6tjbc4yqT685PLP2HJFh8iHMHIhftzlgMpoN_VOQ2pfJTLjOhg7sy12odmuk7nEqMsMpfqi1IVkkp_63_mFydluFT_Fh1aDAopYm4xksjJw/s320/P9213585.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248939916499988482" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfS_hfny9bjjWHxsuSaZIggCNHLloqe2k3aQbs1Vd5-azhwZfB2MG408hI5YqwD67NVldfZ5vhRP9BkYZRK-ASIaIauBpsni9858V6FKw5ifraG7jtRRbG5NQK0X57DEB2VLJVuKqDkwM/s1600-h/P9213615.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX5kc18WWYafwkXTgLhFCYP3IizG8XnyqkqRYAHLbhKf6_wLmiLjpo0rb8DOa9DToWmOnKxDNa-BGymEGjn6oNfPBrLPx9EivVj_TM7nciOiSm8nVqIKNmIPTKAtYtrOQdozfcWVPHJ78/s320/Image064.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248928997795835346" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7v8p_VG4xykaT3i08sv4ggAskCblLBmZSAcP7e81m3OVLqceKjWHwUG2qwkNX1cVZpg-TZD5QB5ARBQaSArfyV23xn-ttck-fBfPS7F9C7Wcd8_E5P6RpqXvZVjpSZrwpW5TFRtN1pvU/s1600-h/Image060.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7v8p_VG4xykaT3i08sv4ggAskCblLBmZSAcP7e81m3OVLqceKjWHwUG2qwkNX1cVZpg-TZD5QB5ARBQaSArfyV23xn-ttck-fBfPS7F9C7Wcd8_E5P6RpqXvZVjpSZrwpW5TFRtN1pvU/s320/Image060.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248928880108416322" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeGq_ks0vmTRj5HiV6ksHvFdE7fascF_pQGVueb9W6HTG6SV9SpDDLHjvvRr9-FSiIVHEeRJE_jQvEq3jXRSmveMDKyFjpOTOgR_wY4XQLAY_lmvFYWAdyEJa8BHBpGaeXJWG-_V0x41U/s1600-h/Image062.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeGq_ks0vmTRj5HiV6ksHvFdE7fascF_pQGVueb9W6HTG6SV9SpDDLHjvvRr9-FSiIVHEeRJE_jQvEq3jXRSmveMDKyFjpOTOgR_wY4XQLAY_lmvFYWAdyEJa8BHBpGaeXJWG-_V0x41U/s320/Image062.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248927848742717410" /></a><br /><br />Views: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Catherine%27s_Point">St.Catherine's lighthouse</a>, <a href="http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/nav.14479"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osborne_House">Osborne House</a></a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solent">The Solent</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southampton">Southampton Harbour</a>Miquelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00659241506955788423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209112177012490494.post-9031162782463741372008-09-14T12:42:00.011+01:002008-09-14T13:14:08.557+01:00A day in the Cotswolds<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQt4nD0gEpGeOgx4rWWcGUEwuSztC7mZMgah5GnoAyiNlqqGTodzZEdEbuqKcHPjSoS38wgL_w3zQXBto8e1tjmBbcq9g4xSeLiTVPGBxfFpzkDhTruSjMYO737MoFmzOClM1uK21nAqo/s1600-h/Image073.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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It hardly gets more English than this!Miquelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00659241506955788423noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209112177012490494.post-80279528057831391612008-09-11T19:57:00.008+01:002008-09-11T20:53:27.763+01:00La Diada a Londres<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw6q8LPaJ9Kiubdf_XKagAOY7kE2Ou169y964hiIqnzNQ_sBkMQCxjpvLXMFRNQl7bbgThlqb1Ae5uV3NqfGQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />Interpretació de l'himne nacional, els Segadors, amb acompanyament musical durant la recepció per commemorar de la Diada Nacional de Catalunya a St.James' Park, Londres (organitzada conjuntament per la delegació de la Generalitat al Regne Unit <a href="http://www.catalansuk.cat">CatalansUK</a>, el <a href="http://www.ccescocia.cat/">Centre Català d'Escòcia</a> i l'<a href="http://www.anglo-catalan.org/">Anglo-Catalan Society</a>.<br /><br />PS: Si ja sé que la qualitat de la imatge i del so no són gaire bones, no hi havia gaire llum i està gravat amb un telèfon, però, bé, he pensat que tenia un cert valor simbòlic.Miquelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00659241506955788423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209112177012490494.post-56222174567702581612008-07-20T21:16:00.003+01:002008-07-20T21:41:54.236+01:00Farnborough Air Show 08<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe0KGbzCtxY3VkHdn-6Xe7yNrAeWLJa8xEQEAY3EH3Mvei5gmA8dgPX_S44JfXjHwin77n7tw6j2ZigadgovEP7bsHzbmhUR8DQOjFJQEYaei3ixBgN704wSbCOZ7G1t5fYg6S7E7YAbg/s1600-h/P7203049.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe0KGbzCtxY3VkHdn-6Xe7yNrAeWLJa8xEQEAY3EH3Mvei5gmA8dgPX_S44JfXjHwin77n7tw6j2ZigadgovEP7bsHzbmhUR8DQOjFJQEYaei3ixBgN704wSbCOZ7G1t5fYg6S7E7YAbg/s320/P7203049.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225193319180379682" /></a><br />One more edition of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farnborough_Airshow">Farnborough Air Show</a>, the great gathering of the aerospace industry, that takes place every other year in this airfield of Hampshire, near London. This time was spectacular as always. Here is a close view of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_380">Airbus 380</a>, an amazingly quiet and agile plane, considering its size, as the public could realize during its flyover. Coincidentally, on my way back to London I could see one of the two A380 already in service flying over the city, a Singapore Airlines A380 on a "real" flight to the Asia. It's a question of time that they become a familiar sight in the London skies.Miquelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00659241506955788423noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209112177012490494.post-70067790561346754932008-07-14T21:43:00.028+01:002008-07-15T22:59:40.810+01:00Summer weekends in EnglandSummer in England is great for sightseeing, quite sunny but not too hot, and there is no shortage of places to visit beyond the classical Oxford and Cambridge, as this island is literally packed with history. So, after visiting the home of the Royal Navy and the old glories of the time when Britannia ruled the waves (<a href="http://miquelros.blogspot.com/2008/06/sea-sun-and-ships.html">see previous post</a>), the following weekends have taken me to two other places of historical significance for this country, and both within easy reach from London.<br /><br />First, <a href="http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page557.asp">Windsor castle</a>, the largest castle in the World still in use<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcBng3FWjXXUfMaYoXmeXGEmOerDdVkaiwDu1QyZ36_wjAaVpF5d9-Q7fIRLU3arapFnqLRTs1L0OU81MfQ3kMhKlbQ5kI-H8EUe4cOzXpQxZQyBjSupLuhZ40gOCohyphenhyphen8-lK5b8mSeL2w/s1600-h/P6292872.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcBng3FWjXXUfMaYoXmeXGEmOerDdVkaiwDu1QyZ36_wjAaVpF5d9-Q7fIRLU3arapFnqLRTs1L0OU81MfQ3kMhKlbQ5kI-H8EUe4cOzXpQxZQyBjSupLuhZ40gOCohyphenhyphen8-lK5b8mSeL2w/s320/P6292872.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222983474146668034" border="0" /></a><br />Windsor Castle courtyard<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4wQ6dBmDsELsF0-CkdcMh9DU0iqGM7TNm4UNK-mEIE8JeX7uZZ28-iDnJJs1obNLjb-q8WxpHB_vX4msxEmzwtUrsUXfgqTNDR3QBJ3bbNWpE11f2mkz3Ji3xAQX6g7O31PvUNHUc0jk/s1600-h/P6292878.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4wQ6dBmDsELsF0-CkdcMh9DU0iqGM7TNm4UNK-mEIE8JeX7uZZ28-iDnJJs1obNLjb-q8WxpHB_vX4msxEmzwtUrsUXfgqTNDR3QBJ3bbNWpE11f2mkz3Ji3xAQX6g7O31PvUNHUc0jk/s320/P6292878.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222981788609884498" border="0" /></a><br />A platoon of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot_Guards">Guards</a> in full dress<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD1ajs425oePn5YG13JkVm-dqYsOgiQpKoWrekW3RlKAGDcRBdsFBiAqWRpMzvMQQMblfRRdDIrMrXbtr8aJCANwoIoKE48yERKhpVyLW2uToQySNkiUAX9ycw1ZZYsQIZ_kgRkOqMhig/s1600-h/P6292881.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD1ajs425oePn5YG13JkVm-dqYsOgiQpKoWrekW3RlKAGDcRBdsFBiAqWRpMzvMQQMblfRRdDIrMrXbtr8aJCANwoIoKE48yERKhpVyLW2uToQySNkiUAX9ycw1ZZYsQIZ_kgRkOqMhig/s320/P6292881.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222980963471784962" border="0" /></a><br />Tower with Royal Flag (the flag on top means that She is in!)<br /><br />Then to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Sussex">East Sussex</a> Coast, the point where <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_the_conqueror">William the Conqueror</a> landed with his <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normans">Norman</a> knights to change the history of this island forevermore. The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hastings">Battle of Hastings</a>, that represented the beginning of the Norman occupation of England and a move towards stronger links between Britain, France and the European mainland and away from the Scandinavian sphere of influence. It is remember not only by the name of the village that stands on the ground where it took place, called simply "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle%2C_Sussex">Battle</a>", but in the impressive remains of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_Abbey">abbey</a> that the Normans built at the site. Also nearby the fishing village of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hastings">Hastings</a>, a place that has seen better times, and the picturesque medieval village of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rye%2C_East_Sussex">Rye</a>, an old port now several km. inland, that has preserved a cozy atmosphere.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjiTTyK1ta77QxxQQmqhyJ6LF7-98OKjjGupbThT09mErvQi9CUorlNb05lFccpgYIWwwZSucHkzy7KZHr1ulJp-xeyaegAXQ7lblQNzHZ3rlRiYzHh4lgzSd5xnxP7D-QhhBe5GimLkU/s1600-h/Image023.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjiTTyK1ta77QxxQQmqhyJ6LF7-98OKjjGupbThT09mErvQi9CUorlNb05lFccpgYIWwwZSucHkzy7KZHr1ulJp-xeyaegAXQ7lblQNzHZ3rlRiYzHh4lgzSd5xnxP7D-QhhBe5GimLkU/s320/Image023.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222986469388873138" border="0" /></a><br />Battle Abbey<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikDrixCvbvS28KpbleKxNw9fqpRGwb0v1U1APQBqISgwQUILWvLVzZRfyNfHetj7dXf5e6ZsrTOqtglRi1n65TedIAjp_O9GK3eAYXni3bzXcOakoqQGxDIF9MYvA682Ye3m358WSvjbc/s1600-h/Image021.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikDrixCvbvS28KpbleKxNw9fqpRGwb0v1U1APQBqISgwQUILWvLVzZRfyNfHetj7dXf5e6ZsrTOqtglRi1n65TedIAjp_O9GK3eAYXni3bzXcOakoqQGxDIF9MYvA682Ye3m358WSvjbc/s320/Image021.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222986238893901906" border="0" /></a><br />The battlefield<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVR9UptB8ZfdN0MkE4DiQ9Bf34duB_jf80M3WFNwWw7wN13twaYT2rswiYXgY4L4uyam9288oblTazsKFmZUMfJVXUeF5NJNHUrAO6EDqxd5W6TQWN4Js1O_jmuEvJq9Sps8D4OGhvGnM/s1600-h/Image011.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVR9UptB8ZfdN0MkE4DiQ9Bf34duB_jf80M3WFNwWw7wN13twaYT2rswiYXgY4L4uyam9288oblTazsKFmZUMfJVXUeF5NJNHUrAO6EDqxd5W6TQWN4Js1O_jmuEvJq9Sps8D4OGhvGnM/s320/Image011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222984944280042130" border="0" /></a><br />Postbox, notice the initials VR, Victoria Regina (aka Queen Victoria), looks like this postbox has been around for a while<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTPj3yrErz06CJIJtbLHU24sD7xJEBdz0vFEQ80_sTZzRNUFbMogYLGyu_Qbe_DCBW1CPxW1iCr03M0wd5bCarNTb1VE0CSX2N_P7lOdwcKT_WRZzTLJXKDea4oisF3YnxVJHlcaVBs8k/s1600-h/Image010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTPj3yrErz06CJIJtbLHU24sD7xJEBdz0vFEQ80_sTZzRNUFbMogYLGyu_Qbe_DCBW1CPxW1iCr03M0wd5bCarNTb1VE0CSX2N_P7lOdwcKT_WRZzTLJXKDea4oisF3YnxVJHlcaVBs8k/s320/Image010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222984710697408514" border="0" /></a><br />Taking pictures at Rye's main street<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxsqXeQdml4nU7dScK-s10ql3vxsbnnjZXTb65sRN6VC4YHmM9PiaCnA14GSjMlRd4lr27UfZM94mLQ_9DF6p1x-eHcPokyMPtEq9_8e2wMGdxKYomhHDLLtQxQznWdziP0AeR9cFMmio/s1600-h/Image005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxsqXeQdml4nU7dScK-s10ql3vxsbnnjZXTb65sRN6VC4YHmM9PiaCnA14GSjMlRd4lr27UfZM94mLQ_9DF6p1x-eHcPokyMPtEq9_8e2wMGdxKYomhHDLLtQxQznWdziP0AeR9cFMmio/s320/Image005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222984298300547490" border="0" /></a><br />A solitary beach in Hastings<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSx0emMPkrm_szuTGTEcVey1wF90gs9iFvo4b3WmfkGVxMQM-ap2R6NthBQ8TyscjxBYHmEj4fPu1nMxfDnhmfYv2rEbg4nG2YkGNK5E0HodoYB5Ms3jTeD4-0fEc20eeQBfy21TSru7o/s1600-h/Image007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSx0emMPkrm_szuTGTEcVey1wF90gs9iFvo4b3WmfkGVxMQM-ap2R6NthBQ8TyscjxBYHmEj4fPu1nMxfDnhmfYv2rEbg4nG2YkGNK5E0HodoYB5Ms3jTeD4-0fEc20eeQBfy21TSru7o/s320/Image007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222983800934959970" border="0" /></a><br />The East Sussex CoastMiquelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00659241506955788423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209112177012490494.post-89509623653659918832008-06-23T23:19:00.009+01:002008-06-23T23:46:05.235+01:00Sea, sun and ships<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifzY02ANFVMyxq5Q389jRqMMk6Ud1Uv-Kz1SqfIKk8dV8AwyxZIwxa-D-S8en6x_5qSE7Pmlff5dMrTfq5Tl9rCq23zLlXJhK2myrATIrYcrKxk_GDYaIoQ5jNVeAQZvEX0P9nvGdsdkw/s1600-h/14.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifzY02ANFVMyxq5Q389jRqMMk6Ud1Uv-Kz1SqfIKk8dV8AwyxZIwxa-D-S8en6x_5qSE7Pmlff5dMrTfq5Tl9rCq23zLlXJhK2myrATIrYcrKxk_GDYaIoQ5jNVeAQZvEX0P9nvGdsdkw/s320/14.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215207890826666562" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkZBBot1RlRcOJnWHoJsiqqfRFuqD2ZZGh6Kg90Oz3FfqWsi506ZuTvMFP11uNl19s8-_6ulBKt2I25al5PvQmr5yI52eUQKTQ94aLVverGr6cqVar-JUnDGca27Vd6xPfNlMCtO_JiOo/s1600-h/10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkZBBot1RlRcOJnWHoJsiqqfRFuqD2ZZGh6Kg90Oz3FfqWsi506ZuTvMFP11uNl19s8-_6ulBKt2I25al5PvQmr5yI52eUQKTQ94aLVverGr6cqVar-JUnDGca27Vd6xPfNlMCtO_JiOo/s320/10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215205875100828690" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggYAwInlPIVIXMikkoTcIS2__i4YNt79MfEgejt2f80MLsfv3KqBehKXLW_5IFxU0sM-891NB1gxgN-zoMuAm94SQ4irxcvBgLkpd5aGsrr-uVfraQKw4XpZAPqnd2QMHI-5ZXJ9sVOWw/s1600-h/16.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggYAwInlPIVIXMikkoTcIS2__i4YNt79MfEgejt2f80MLsfv3KqBehKXLW_5IFxU0sM-891NB1gxgN-zoMuAm94SQ4irxcvBgLkpd5aGsrr-uVfraQKw4XpZAPqnd2QMHI-5ZXJ9sVOWw/s320/16.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215207525682912130" border="0" /></a>Here are some pictures taken at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portsmouth">Portsmouth</a> last Sunday, besides the sunny (and windy!) day, great contrasts between the old warships of the Royal Navy, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hms_victory">HMS Victory</a>, that led the British forces at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Trafalgar">Trafalgar</a> in 1805 and where <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Admiral_Nelson">Nelson</a> died (it is still in commission with the Royal Navy, so it is the longest serving warship in the World!) and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Warrior_%281860%29">HMS Warrior</a> of 1860, and the futuristic spire (Dubai style) that dominates the modern docks.Miquelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00659241506955788423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209112177012490494.post-63994266811901459692008-06-18T23:03:00.005+01:002008-06-18T23:09:23.064+01:00Midsummer night flight to London<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_pGr5sVEeqtlFtReOC7OxDZD7Mg6vpkSXrpgEyNtCHRX9w5p88gLArt1E_8OfkIpLTpgy_rxVpY1JVYdrvyGNvZcJnkcLeZC6YVFQLsikRM55af_ryoUX0a5DXh2c1sj33g3Jy5LsPbQ/s1600-h/Imagen+005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_pGr5sVEeqtlFtReOC7OxDZD7Mg6vpkSXrpgEyNtCHRX9w5p88gLArt1E_8OfkIpLTpgy_rxVpY1JVYdrvyGNvZcJnkcLeZC6YVFQLsikRM55af_ryoUX0a5DXh2c1sj33g3Jy5LsPbQ/s320/Imagen+005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213345715195347554" border="0" /></a><br />A close view of BA Boeing 757 at Barcelona airport, there is quite a lot of light outside but it is actually 10pm! Picture taken from an Easyjet A319 while waiting to take off for Stansted.Miquelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00659241506955788423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209112177012490494.post-22022015429760093172008-06-10T21:11:00.011+01:002008-06-10T22:08:39.981+01:00Gamle Danmark<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyjEOm4n069cAua-wn8gAIOqmvuG06Vk8vr552mZCAACCtA1o4u37nU85kGE_S2Im_7OZjDBxGDaNVCxEXujGZYKyB10tPhRrng0a3FXtmuvCvZYzPqEJklMiNCO3hc_eJONMQNTDskg8/s1600-h/P6072697.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyjEOm4n069cAua-wn8gAIOqmvuG06Vk8vr552mZCAACCtA1o4u37nU85kGE_S2Im_7OZjDBxGDaNVCxEXujGZYKyB10tPhRrng0a3FXtmuvCvZYzPqEJklMiNCO3hc_eJONMQNTDskg8/s320/P6072697.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210360901702669602" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlr4BtHjPPbREreMu1ckm6AetEuG5qwJ5DlU_fEnppZHGnIAUXEiqB5aYYz0FqR7-4yMp2dqZHZG6m_0X1gB8m20w9By0IYrBaKiiUdziUtZav8T45G6E-a9ViZueIqQ7zVQdF-NB6SGo/s1600-h/P6082788.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlr4BtHjPPbREreMu1ckm6AetEuG5qwJ5DlU_fEnppZHGnIAUXEiqB5aYYz0FqR7-4yMp2dqZHZG6m_0X1gB8m20w9By0IYrBaKiiUdziUtZav8T45G6E-a9ViZueIqQ7zVQdF-NB6SGo/s320/P6082788.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210359002898817842" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ggo1-4oZCjxq8H17Z1Hn-Pfcm-T1ZUadQzbAWwusmbOdTKp8W2n9olMPamn4yyNx5uoyNLNLi36eMspsbHVaCBZjBqH8x54tFV0E0P6Jyn0DC1Phk61cGZjm3kfEXW7dbE3U1JyaQhg/s1600-h/P6082798.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ggo1-4oZCjxq8H17Z1Hn-Pfcm-T1ZUadQzbAWwusmbOdTKp8W2n9olMPamn4yyNx5uoyNLNLi36eMspsbHVaCBZjBqH8x54tFV0E0P6Jyn0DC1Phk61cGZjm3kfEXW7dbE3U1JyaQhg/s320/P6082798.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210354327439958946" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6tC2fbkOcBKfV-_3T675mkRBYKmCVP5lHJBaSe68oxToZ_lIiYSdScojqJFK4WpCBS54FE6NXFkx820HJCusHJoCvpybHKekHsHk9bDqIOqrGcmZFGhH9FDkfM23sgMVZUCiAxtCCfXQ/s1600-h/P6072669.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6tC2fbkOcBKfV-_3T675mkRBYKmCVP5lHJBaSe68oxToZ_lIiYSdScojqJFK4WpCBS54FE6NXFkx820HJCusHJoCvpybHKekHsHk9bDqIOqrGcmZFGhH9FDkfM23sgMVZUCiAxtCCfXQ/s320/P6072669.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210349039257681442" border="0" /></a>Pictures: Nyhavn (Copenhaguen), beaches and sunset at Langø<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OYu0umIwYrw&hl=en"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OYu0umIwYrw&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Video: Danish National Anthem by Miriam Jul RasmussenMiquelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00659241506955788423noreply@blogger.com1