13 September 2010

Notting Hill (1999)

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Over the years from many movies i have seen this particular one left sweetest memories,memories with my Yildiz whom I'm planning to have more for many years to come.
The first ever movie i went to see with my Yildiz one beautiful autumn evening at Odeon Cinema Holloway Rd LONDON

The plot of NOTTING HILL is probably fairly well known. Anna Scott (Julia Roberts), a famous actress who commands a multi-million dollar salary, chances to meet William Thacker (Hugh Grant), the owner of a struggling travel book store in the Notting Hill area of London. As months go by, Anna gradually drops her protective defences and draws closer and closer to William, though the development of their relationship is stalled at times by various circumstances.

Movie Details
Studio: Universal Pictures, Director: Roger Michell
Run time: 125 minutes
Theatrical release: 11/10/1999
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for content and brief strong language
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12 September 2010

25 March 2010

The Orient Express

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An early (1888) example of integrated transport planning! This is the timetable for the Orient Express for Winter 1888-1889 from the South Eastern and London-Chatam-Dover(sic) Railways, and the Chemins de Fer du Nord and de L'Est of France.
This is almost a tour of Imperial Europe, starting in Britain, passing through France and the Austro-Hungarian (Habsburg) Empire to the heart of the Ottoman.
The service ran from London to Constantinople (now Istanbul) via Paris.
The London-Vienna service ran daily from Victoria (LC&DR terminus) via Calais and Charing Cross (SER) via Boulogne, thence via Paris and Munich. Journey time was some 36 hours or so.
Paris-Constantinople ran weekly on Wednesday via Vienna, Budapest and Belgrade, taking three days.
A further Paris-Bucharest service ran on Thursday and Sunday via Vienna and Budapest.
Orient Express — an experience I’ve only had in films and novels.
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