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| Visit Belgium |
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I take the Eurostar train to Brussels in Belgium -
the "unknown country". Stay at Rocco Forte's Hotel
Amigo. Explore Belgium's food, entertainment,
Royal Family - and see its' sites - including
Grand Place and the Atomium. Alun Hill MCIJ
Tags : belgium eurostar hotel amigo brussels mannekin pis |
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Durée : 412 s |
| The Band's Visit trailer |
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The Alexandria Ceremonial Police Orchestra arrives
in Israel to play at the opening of an Arab
Cultural Center. Dressed in full regalia and
observing all military police protocol, the
members of the orchestra are at a pivotal time in
their careers. It's not just the political nature
of an Arab military police band playing
traditional Arab music in Israel that makes this
event so important; budget cuts and many
reorganizations have threatened the continued
existence of the Orchestra. Faced with the heavy
burden of this assignment, the stoic conductor
Tewfiq (Sasson Gabai) is determined not to foul
their excursion.
Despite all Tewfiqs efforts, it's not long before
problems arise. The band arrives at the airport
with no one there to greet them. Stranded and
unable able to contact their Israeli hosts or the
Egyptian consulate for help, Tewfiq decides that
the Orchestra will persevere with its assignment
and orders, and designates Khaled, a sauve young
ladies man (Saleh Bakri), to ask for directions.
Khaled and the station agent struggle in English,
Arabic and Hebrew to communicate, but despite
their best efforts, the Orchestra is sent to the
outskirts of a small forgotten Israeli town in the
desert.
Faced with an unknown landscape, and disgruntled
and hungry men, Tewfiq brings the men to a small
café in the nearby town and humbly asks the
proprietor, Dina (Ronit Elkabetz), for lunch.
Not wanting the turn the Orchestra away, Dina
invites the men to stay with her and a few of her
friends. To punish Khaled for his earlier
subordination, Tewfiq orders Khaled to stay with
him at Dina's, while the other men break up and
follow their hosts for the night.
Dina brings the two men to her modest apartment
where they begin to discuss not the political
issues that divides their two cultures, but it's
the intimate details of their personal lives that
bring the trio closer together. Before long,
Dina's wry, playful self-confidence, and
undisguised sexuality make Tewfiq immediately
uncomfortable. Regardless, she is persistent in
her attraction to the older, serious Tewfiq, and
after some prodding from Khaled, the melancholy
band leader reluctantly accepts Dina's invitation
to dinner. The proud Arab man in his powder blue
military uniform and the free-spirited Israeli
woman make an odd couple at the local restaurant,
but her persistent compassion breaks through his
gentlemanly demeanor and the duo form a bridge of
understanding.
With the older Dina and Tewfiq gone from the
apartment, Khaled decides to tag along with people
closer to his age and convinces the shy and
insecure Papi (Shlomi Avraham) to let him join as
the fourth wheel on a double date night at a
roller disco. When Papi fails to court the girl
his cousin set up as his blind date, Papi turns to
the suave Khaled for advice. With a little
prodding and a lot of direction, Khaled helps Papi
break the ice with his date. Meanwhile, the other
band members, headed by second-in-command Simon
(Khalifa Natour), stay with Itzik (Rubi
Moscovich), which ultimately lead to tensions with
his family and to revelations about fulfillment
that cross cultural boundaries.
When the band leaves in the morning for their
intended destination, it is clear that their
unplanned detour was worth the trip.
Tags : The Bands Visit trailer movie Israel advertising |
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Affichage : 38628
Durée : 129 s |
| Wayfarer: Murmansk |
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This time Mark Ames visits the northern Russian
city of Murmansk. It`s the worlds largest town
within the Arctic Circle. Murmansk is one of
Russias main ports, with navigation possible all
year round. It was also the main gateway for the
USSR to recieve ally support as a part of the
Lend-Lease program during WWII. In the upcoming
installment of the "Wayfarer" series, Mark Ames
discovers the history, modern life and the future
of Murmansk.
Tags : Wayfarer Russia Murmansk Arctic Circle port WWII Lend-Lease Mark Ames |
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Durée : 1412 s |
| Life in Tokyo # 65 Some Fish Have All the Luck |
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http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=s_vexY-7Vhs&fmt=18
Click for high quality. The link under the video
has screwed up audio sync.
All about the lottery and fishing in Tokyo. Kind
of opposite topics, but originally I had intended
these two concepts to overlap, until of course I
discovered that fishing is not as luck based as it
appears to be.
The 2008 Lottery Prizes are
70 people will win 2 million dollars
140 people will win 1 million dollars
I will win nothing
More info:
http://www.takarakujinet.com/
The fishing cost about 800 Yen per hour, and no
you can't keep the fish. But they weigh them and
you get a discount coupon depending on your haul.
More info here:
http://www.ichigaya-fc.com/
Tags : fishing tokyo japan tokyocooney nenmatsu jumbo lottery ticket line waiting am unskilled at ichigaya |
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Affichage : 15795
Durée : 550 s |
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