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Thursday, December 30, 2021

Andorra Xmas lights in red and gold: tree, clock, slide

 

Shopping mall in Andorra, lit for Xmas 2021. Photo credit: A Sharot family.

In this photo, if you see it on a large screen, you can see:

The overhead lights with red baubles, 

The gilded Santa with a big beard, big belly, big boots and a conical hat, on the front left, 

On the right the word Farmacia (pharmacy or chemist as we say in the UK)

 The sign for Hotel  ...eka? 

Families with children, a man walking a dog. Everyone in winter clothes with covered legs and covered shoes. My family went there for the skiing at Xmas 2021.

 More photos to come!

Andorra at Xmas, Decorated clock. Credit Photo by A Sharot family. 

In this photo you see:

A decorated clock with an A shape roof bedecked with baubles. In the clock face is a bird wearing a red Sant hat. On the base of the

clock are a green tree and a bird with a red santa hat. In the shop window behind left is a  mannekin beside a red and white striped candy cane.


Hotel Roc Blanc, tree, angels with musical instruments, Santas in red and gilt,  parcels. Photo credit A Sharot family.



The slide in Andorra. Xmas 2021. Photo credit A Sharot family.


Andorra at Xmas, lights. You can see the slide here on the right. A mock tree is made of balls of orange and blue spheres of lights on the left. Photo credit from the A Sharot family.

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About the Author

BIOGRAPHY

Angela Lansbury B A Hons ACG ALB PM5 EH5 DL5 VC5 
The Author of several books including  Etiquette For Every Occasion. Wedding Speeches & Toasts. How to be the Best Man. Quick Quotations. Who Said What When.

Blogs travelwithangelalansbury.blogspot.com

dressofthedayangela.blogspot.com

translateforfun.blogspot.com

Braddell Heights Advanced Toastmasters Speakers Club Vice President Public Relations (VPPR), Previous President

Join BHA 1st Wednesday 7pm and 3rd Saturday 2 pm Singapore time 

Vice President Public Relations (VP PR) of Tampines Changkat Advanced;

Secretary of weekly online Singapore International Dynamic Toastmasters Speakers’ Club;

Member and past president of Harrovians toastmasters club, UK; Past member of HOD Toastmasters, London. Past member in Singapore of: Toastmasters Club of Singapore (TCS); Tiarel; and Senja Cashew.

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Regular attendee at annual Swanwick Writers’ School, England.

Regular attendee at annual Writers’ Holiday, Wales.

Contributor to poetry readings, and after tea courses on: Speaking On Radio To Promote Books; and Plots And Character.

Winner of many club and area speaking contests in the UK and Singapore.

Language advisor to Empire Toastmasters club in Indonesia.

Language and speech workshops in Singapore.

Speaker on radio and TV in England, Scotland, the USA, and Australia.

Compiler of a school course on public speaking for teachers to prepare pupils for school open days with attending ceremonies before government ministers, Singapore.

Former member of Harrow Writers’ Circle, London, and two writing groups in Singapore.

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Books by Angela Lansbury
How to be the best man. (Ward Lock / Cassell.)
Wedding Speeches and Toasts.(Ward Lock / Cassell.)
Unforgettable British Weekends.
Poetry Workshop Workbook.
The Tailor and the Spy. (Lulu.)
Larry The Talking Labrador. (Lulu.)
Writing Poetry for fun.

Quick Quotations

Who Said What When


I remember being shown how to use the panorama on my mobile phone at the Apple shop in Watford, NW London, England. 
 


Saturday, January 20, 2018

Why You Should Watch The New Year's Day Concert From Vienna Now



Problem
The BBC repeat of the New Year's Day concert won't be up forever, as I explained in a previous post.

Travel Video Overhead
The new year's day concert from Vienna, capital of Austria, home of jolly Strauss waltzes, is on the iplayer in the UK now, but not for long. The video shows the great concert but also a wonderful travel video of the charms of art galleries and museums in Vienna. You start with aerial views over the city. Not a helicopter - must be a drone because it gets up so close.

Then you descend to the outdoor entrances. Now, you go inside for close-ups of statues, paintings and books.

An added romance is the girl on the bicycle riding through the city, meeting her boyfriend first in the street, then at every venue.

Concert Hall's Dramatic Decor
The video starts inside the grand and beautiful concert hall. The decor is stunning and traditional. Gilded columns and statues are along the side walls. Gilded faces look down from overhead.

Fantastic Fresh Flowers
Fresh flowers edge an organ at the far end. Banks of pink flowers, roses, frilly carnations and other flowers, edge the audience on the ground floor and the balcony level. Flowers on January 1st must cost a fortune.

Summary
See the video. If you don't know Vienna, it makes you want to visit for the first time. If you have been there before, the video makes you want to go back and visit Vienna again.

Author
Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author and speaker.