Posted by Katrin on June 24th, 2007 — Posted in Events, Outdoors
Last weekend I had the pleasure of having half the day off in order to go to the O2 Wireless Festival. I came straight from work and enjoyed a beer while laying on the lawn in Hyde Park listening to Cat Empire. That has to be the most perfect way to start a weekend!
The whole thing was huge and my mentioning „I am off to see a concert“ just a tad understated, but I had honestly no idea what was waiting for me. The more surprised I was to arrive in a wide open space spreading out in Hyde Park, with various stages, food and drink stalls and even caroussels! Note to myself: must do better research.It started of slow, everyone still having a look around, but you know when you’re in London even the warm up bands are great.
For me the highlight was Gotan Project with an awsome mix of classical instruments and tango inspired electrical dance music. They are a group of musicians from Paris and Buenos Aires and even though I was familiar with their music before, I wasn’t entirely aware of them. They were fabulous on stage! The best thing of the whole festival if you ask me.
Faithless came last as the headlining act everyone was waiting for. Great sound and vibe and an enormous amount of people around us. Everyone in quite a friendly mood which is relaxing but I always feel a bit unwell in such a massive crowd (sorry if that makes me completely uncool…).
Make sure to give it a go when the festival comes round again! It’s definitely worth it.
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Posted by Katrin on May 12th, 2007 — Posted in Events
There’s nothing more exciting than starting something new! Last year I came across some blogs I liked, tried it myself and was surprised how much fun it is. After a trial period of blogging (the web and all its opportunities wasn’t something that came naturally to me): I now officially launch my own site!
Originally I wanted to blog about London. I live here and it seemed a good idea, especially as a tool to keep in touch with friends and let them know what I am up to. However, my blog isn’t really just about being here, it is as much about travel and being on the move.
And last but not least it is about everything that makes life just a little bit nicer.
Welcome to farfromrainydays.com
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Posted by Katrin on November 13th, 2006 — Posted in Events
If you are looking for something different to do on the weekends and you don’t want to make a big fuss, why not trying out one of the many shows (I think Messe would be the correct German word for it - although a Messe is usually refered to for a much bigger event) that are around.
This weekend we decided to give it a go and chose two shows - one for Saturday and one for Sunday. The whole concept is a bit new to me but I have to say that it is quite entertaining. On Saturday we went to a dog show. You might want to check whether or not you are allergic to certain breeds, that should save you from walking around with red eyes and sneezing all the time…
Anyway I was surprised what an effort people made to present their breed. The stands were lovingly decorated with pictures and personilized through loads of drawings and self-made accessories. You could stroll around and have a look at and pat every dog. There were all kinds - from big to little and from cute to the most ugly one you have ever seen.
The reason I came was to have a closer look at chocolate labradors which most certainly will be my dog in the future! Luckily they didn’t have any puppies! Otherwise I might have taken one home straight away…
Discover Dogs 2006
Earls Court 2
Earls Court, London
Open 9am until 5pm Saturday and Sunday
Look it up on the map
Oh, and when we left the show we suddenly noticed this cool advertisement:
It’s the same picture, but as you walk by it changes! (See, I am very easily amused…)
On Sunday we went to the Good Food Show. I liked the dogs (despite my sneezing) but this one was fantastic! Loads to try and look at. All kinds of things were presented: food companies, kitchen utensils, wine… I especially liked all the little companies! My favourite being by far: blendsforfriends! A very original idea for presents. You can fill out an order form with character traits of the friend or family member the tea is for and a master tea taster will create a personalized tea blend. No one else will have exactly the same tea. It’s such a unique idea!
And there were many more gift ideas. It is certainly a great place to go to if you want to get some christmas shopping done.
We also had the chance to see Gordon Ramsay cook and he even said “shit” and “fuck” much less than expected! He is such a great entertainer and also very inspiring when it comes to cooking. I felt like going straight back into the kitchen right after coming home.
So next time you have a weekend ahead of you and don’t know what to do, check out what shows are in town. There might be something interesting on!
The BBC Good Food Show London
16th - 18th November 2007
(wil be happening next year as well)
Olympia, London
Look it up on the map
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Posted by Katrin on September 3rd, 2006 — Posted in Events
I just wanted to share this lovely picture. Tom and I spent the day at the Regent Street Festival which celebrated Spain in all its different ways. Most memorable experience being definitely the huge Paella which was served for free to anyone. Imagine the crowd!
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