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The Spice Girls play on stage in London
London is famous for its West End musicals, and over the past years their subject matter or theme has become more and more left-of- centre. We have seen ones based on spelling bees (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee), one on a chat show host (Jerry Springer: The Opera), the only American ever to be convicted of cannibalism (Cannibal! The Musical) and another with nuns in drag (Nunsense A-Men!).
So it shouldn’t come as a surprise then that The Spice Girls, the all-girl, super-group of the nineties will also feature in a
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musical. The show is being created by Mamma Mia! producer Judy Craymer who hopes to do the same with the Spice Girl’s catchy tunes as she did with those of ABBA; concoct a plot and put it to their music. You can see it working.
The West End theatre district of London is one of the city’s biggest attractions, and I would recommend booking well ahead for one of the newer shows. Saturday and Sunday matinees can often be cheaper and many restaurants in buzzing Soho, the neighborhood next to the theatre district, offer early, pre-theatre meals at great prices. Websites such as lastminute.com and www.discounttheatre.com are also a good resource for tickets. Whatever you do, never buy them from the ticket touts that often huddle outside the main entrance of the theatres.
Add comment February 3, 2010
Celebrate Buddha’s Birthday in Koh Samui Thailand
Buddha’s Birthday is a major annual event which is held in Koh Samui Thailand. This festival is celebrated in more Buddhist countries such as Japan, Hong Kong and South-Korea. It is an annual event which is held in May. This birthday is very important for the Thai people and is celebrated to commemorate the birthday of Buddha.
This massive birthday festival is also known as Vesak or Visakah Puja and is named after a month in the calendar of India. The Thai people celebrate this day on the first full moon in May. Besides the
Buddha attractions in Thailand.
commemoration of his birth, also the enlightenment and the death of this great saint will be celebrated. People make a lot of preparations to be able to celebrate this gala event. The Buddhist monasteries will be decorated with colorful flowers and bright lights. There are also special prayers and sermons where people discuss the life and teaching of saint Buddha.
Buddha’s Birthday is observed on the 15th of May. This day is used for processions which are held all over the island. These processions are mainly held at and around local temples. During this procession, people carry three incense sticks, flowers and a lighted candle. One person is required to walk in a clockwise direction around the temple. After that, the sermons will begin. Offices and schools are closed on this day because it is a major public holiday.
Tourists can participate this festival, so if you are planning to visit Koh Samui in May, this festival is a recommendation! There is no entrance price for this event!
1 comment April 20, 2009
Christmas activities in Berlin
From the end of November until the end of December there are loads of Christmas activities in Berlin. Here is a short overview:
Weinachtsmarkt Mitte – This Weinachtsmarkt in Mitte is small, but very cozy. The Christmas stalls are built around a carousel and a Ferris wheel, so it seems more like you are in a cozy village located in gigantic Berlin. A train paves its way through the magical forest and along the giant Christmas tree.
Weinachtsmarkt Spandauer Altstadt – From cookware to homemade candles, you can find it all here! With around 150 stalls during the week and 450 during the weekend the emphasis lies on handmade
Potsdamer Platz
products. Also for children there are special events. They may, for example, pass on their Christmas wish list to Father Christmas.
Fairytale forest on Alexander Platz – Especially for the young visitors to the Christmas market, there are 6 fairytale rooms and a 15 x 30 meter long ice-skating lane where you can rent skates.
Christmas Surprise on Potsdamer Platz – Of course an ice skating lane can’t be missing between all the Christmas markets. That is why the largest mobile ice lane in Berlin can be found on the Potsdamer Platz. Along the Potsdamer Strasse, near the ice skating lane are the traditional Christmas markets.
There are many more Christmas markets and activities all over Berlin during this period.
1 comment November 4, 2008
The New York City Marathon
On the first Sunday of November (November 2nd), it is time again for the popular New York City Marathon. This marathon was first organized in 1970. It starts at Staten Island and goes over the Verrazano Narrows Bridge to Brooklyn.
Amateurs and also professional athletes run for more than 6 million dollars worth of price money. Or maybe even for the 2 million viewers that standing are along the track and screaming and shouting the contestants
NYC marathon in the USA
to the finish line and they expect that 315 million viewers will be watching in front of their TV.
Most people say that it is a great marathon to compete in or even as a bystander to watch it. For more information please visit: www.nycmarathon.org. For NYC holiday apartments, Holiday Velvet will be providing accommodation.
Add comment October 4, 2008
