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Showing posts with label Scotland. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Scotland. Show all posts
Monday, September 5, 2011
Europe in Meltdown
The Portobello Film Festival is a fantastic idea - a free film festival just down the road from my house! Thank you London!!!
The pop up cinema is under the Westway at the end of Acklam Road. I anticipated that the cinema might be outdoors and took an extra layer of clothing and a flask of tea along with me. I arrived just before the start of the films so didn't have chance to get any photos.
The films I saw in the 'Europe in Meltdown' shorts series:
- Rites, a Scottish film set in London about the relationship between a father and his son.
- Battenburg, another Scottish film about a creepy squirrel who lives in a strange house.
- Out of Erasers, a Swedish film about a strange scribble man who chases a woman through the city.
- Heavy Heads, a Danish animated film about a woman,a housefly and a sad man.
- Tejo, a Portuguese film noir thriller about an inspector investigating a murder.
- Homesick Scientists, a German film about a field expedition of scientists who encounter some difficulties.
- Upstream, another German film about a man who gets some advice from the river Elba.
- The beardless Garibaldi, an Italian gangster caper.
Photos from all the films listed above in order (except Rites)
The pop up cinema is under the Westway at the end of Acklam Road. I anticipated that the cinema might be outdoors and took an extra layer of clothing and a flask of tea along with me. I arrived just before the start of the films so didn't have chance to get any photos.
The films I saw in the 'Europe in Meltdown' shorts series:
- Rites, a Scottish film set in London about the relationship between a father and his son.
- Battenburg, another Scottish film about a creepy squirrel who lives in a strange house.
- Out of Erasers, a Swedish film about a strange scribble man who chases a woman through the city.
- Heavy Heads, a Danish animated film about a woman,a housefly and a sad man.
- Tejo, a Portuguese film noir thriller about an inspector investigating a murder.
- Homesick Scientists, a German film about a field expedition of scientists who encounter some difficulties.
- Upstream, another German film about a man who gets some advice from the river Elba.
- The beardless Garibaldi, an Italian gangster caper.
Photos from all the films listed above in order (except Rites)
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Ceilidh Club
The Cecil Sharp House in Camden hosts Scottish ceilidhs. Tickets are available to buy online in advance and a certain number of tickets will be available on the door. If you don't buy a ticket in advance it's best to arrive a bit early to make sure you get in. Doors open around 7pm and tickets cost £14.50 or £8 for students.
We had a drink in the bar downstairs before going up to start dancing. The dance floor gradually got more and more busy as the evening went on. Some of the dances we did: the gay gordons, the cumberland reel, stripping the willow, the military two step.
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We had a drink in the bar downstairs before going up to start dancing. The dance floor gradually got more and more busy as the evening went on. Some of the dances we did: the gay gordons, the cumberland reel, stripping the willow, the military two step.
Some people made an extra effort to wear tartan!
There was also a charity raffle with Scottish products as prizes. My friend Paul got second prize. We'd already eaten most of the biscuits by the time I took the photo
Highland Store
If you need a kilt, some tartan, a wool scarf or a jacket to wear when you go pheasant shooting then you should visit the Highland Store in Russell Square. Though disappointingly it doesn't sell any Scottish themed tourist tat. I suppose you have to go up to Edinburgh if you're looking for fridge magnets and porcelain Nessies.
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