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      CommentAuthorBregt
    • CommentTimeJun 25th 2010
    Anthony wrote
    The biggest problem is the distance. If I lived nearby problem solved. wink

    Last time it was in London (Ennio Morricone) and you didn't attend! tongue
    Kazoo
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      CommentAuthorMarselus
    • CommentTimeJun 25th 2010
    Bregt wrote
    Anthony wrote
    The biggest problem is the distance. If I lived nearby problem solved. wink

    Last time it was in London (Ennio Morricone) and you didn't attend! tongue

    Ouch.
    Anything with an orchestra or with a choir....at some point will reach you
  3. Christodoulides wrote
    I want to board a plane, step off, and move in that very city or somewhere nearby to the airport


    Krakow, Ghent and Fimucité fit very well to your demands.
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      CommentAuthorMartijn
    • CommentTimeJun 25th 2010
    Ghent has an airport now? shocked

    Bregt, has the European Committee been notified? angry
    'no passion nor excitement here, despite all the notes and musicians' ~ Falkirkbairn
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      CommentAuthorBregt
    • CommentTimeJun 25th 2010 edited
    Martijn wrote
    Ghent has an airport now? shocked

    No. We have a train station. Only 40 minutes from Brussels. Only 3 hours from Amsterdam (where YOU live angry )

    Bregt, has the European Committee been notified? angry

    We are Brussels. We are the EU. WE ARE EUROPE!
    (well, it all started here anyway)
    Kazoo
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      CommentAuthorMartijn
    • CommentTimeJun 25th 2010
    Strassbourg begs to differ.

    Bregt wrote
    Only 3 hours from Amsterdam (where YOU live)


    Do I look like I live in Amsterdam?
    Only hippies, foreigners, freaks and weirdos live in Amsterdam.
    And people with too much money.

    And Bob.
    'no passion nor excitement here, despite all the notes and musicians' ~ Falkirkbairn
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      CommentAuthorBregt
    • CommentTimeJun 25th 2010 edited
    Martijn wrote
    Strassbourg begs to differ.

    That's just a town along a river. It doesn't even have a metro, let alone 7 governments.
    Kazoo
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      CommentAuthorMarselus
    • CommentTimeJun 25th 2010 edited
    Bregt wrote
    Martijn wrote
    Strassbourg begs to differ.

    That's just a town along a river. It doesn't even have a metro, let alone 7 governments.

    biggrin
    Anything with an orchestra or with a choir....at some point will reach you
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      CommentAuthorMartijn
    • CommentTimeJun 25th 2010
    Bregt wrote
    Martijn wrote
    Strassbourg begs to differ.

    It doesn't even have a metro


    But it DOES have an airport. smile
    'no passion nor excitement here, despite all the notes and musicians' ~ Falkirkbairn
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      CommentAuthorBregt
    • CommentTimeJun 25th 2010
    That's even more useless when you don't have a metro!
    Kazoo
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      CommentAuthorBobdH
    • CommentTimeJun 25th 2010 edited
    Bregt wrote
    That's even more useless when you don't have a metro!


    'scuse me, since when is the metro the best way of transportation? Traveling underground should be left to worms, moles and people who don't care for scenery, traveling through a city without a notable scenery (Amsterdam).
    And does Ghent have one? Didn't think so.

    Martijn wrote
    Do I look like I live in Amsterdam?
    Only hippies, foreigners, freaks and weirdos live in Amsterdam.
    And people with too much money.

    And Bob.


    In other words, *all of the above* wave (according to Bregt at least).
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      CommentAuthorDemetris
    • CommentTimeJun 25th 2010
    Planes are the only way. Thumbs down on anything else wink

    Is there btw, a link which has a compact and informative article on what the hell is actually going on politically where Bregt lives? Or can summarize it in a paragraph? I read some articles in news media but were enormous and complex, never quite had the time to sit down and bother with it; most of those articles seems like addressing people already familiar with the subject.
    Love Maintitles. It's full of Wanders.
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      CommentAuthorDemetris
    • CommentTimeJun 25th 2010
    Martijn wrote
    And Bob.


    Bob?
    Love Maintitles. It's full of Wanders.
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      CommentAuthorMartijn
    • CommentTimeJun 26th 2010
    BobdHarley!
    Spitting image!
    'no passion nor excitement here, despite all the notes and musicians' ~ Falkirkbairn
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      CommentAuthorBobdH
    • CommentTimeJun 26th 2010 edited
    Christodoulides wrote
    Is there btw, a link which has a compact and informative article on what the hell is actually going on politically where Bregt lives? Or can summarize it in a paragraph? I read some articles in news media but were enormous and complex, never quite had the time to sit down and bother with it; most of those articles seems like addressing people already familiar with the subject.


    Do you mean the recent, current political situation, or the way it's already been for years - the divide between French and Dutch (well, some version of it, at least) speaking regions? Because the following article explains the gist of that conflict pretty understandable:

    In Belgium, the situation is quite complex:
    The country is divided between the Dutch-speaking region, Flanders, the French-speaking region, Wallonia, and the region of Brussels, the capital which is a bilingual territory. In Belgium, about 6.5 million people speak Dutch while 3.5 million speak French. In the 1980s, the country decided to adopt a federal system and since then powers and competences over areas such as trade, culture and housing have been handed to the regional authorities.

    [...]

    One crucial point of the conflict is the question of the rights granted to the substantial French-speaking minority living in areas around Brussels which are located in a Dutch-speaking territory. Dutch-speaking political parties want to cancel the bilingual vote in those areas and to prevent French-speaking parties from running for the elections in those Dutch-speaking suburbs around Brussels. On the counterpart, French-speaking parties are asking reinforcement of their language rights in Dutch-speaking areas such as the right to use French when dealing with their respective municipalities (which has always been rejected by the Dutch authority).


    Source: http://www.moital.gov.il/NR/exeres/F2DC … 2703AD.htm

    The rest is a little outdated, having new developments since of course (written in 2008), but it gives a fairly good idea (though I don't know how understandable this is for someone used to a Greek political system). I'm sure Bregt can give you an update on how it is right now smile (though nothing seems to change regarding the Dutch/French conflict).
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      CommentAuthorBobdH
    • CommentTimeJun 26th 2010
    Christodoulides wrote
    Martijn wrote
    And Bob.


    Bob?


    biggrin

    Yup. That's pretty much me.
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      CommentAuthorDemetris
    • CommentTimeJun 26th 2010
    Ok, pretty understandable. So what are the new developments in this and why is the subject hot again?
    Love Maintitles. It's full of Wanders.
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      CommentAuthorBobdH
    • CommentTimeJun 26th 2010 edited
    Well, it's mainly become a hot topic again because of the federal elections on June 13th: a nationalistic party won in the Dutch speaking region, a socialistic party in the French speaking region. The elections were held because of a fall of the government, after the liberal party stepped out of it. This is following a long political crisis in 2007 and 2008, of which the whole Dutch/French dispute forms an important part. This article explains more about these elections: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgian_ge … tion,_2010
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      CommentAuthorBregt
    • CommentTimeJun 26th 2010
    Pretty much was BobdHarley said. smile

    It's not as bad as it seems. We've had these political problems before, and managed to get out of it by giving more responsibilities to these regions. Then we were able to live together for about 10 years, and then another round of reorganisation was done. Last time it was around 2000, so it's time for a new one. smile
    Kazoo
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      CommentAuthorBregt
    • CommentTimeJun 26th 2010 edited
    I just bought a travel guide (how touristy!) for Andalusia, to have an idea what to do and visit. People with tips and tricks (Martijn already advised to rent a car for example) for Sevilla, Cordoba and Ubeda region, shoot!

    Is there a good book about the region's history?
    Kazoo
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      CommentAuthorMartijn
    • CommentTimeJun 26th 2010
    The Lonely Planet for Andalusia gives all the information (historical and all) and tips you need, really!
    'no passion nor excitement here, despite all the notes and musicians' ~ Falkirkbairn
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      CommentAuthorBobdH
    • CommentTimeJun 26th 2010
    Ah, I planned on buying one of those, so we're all set, then smile
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      CommentAuthorBobdH
    • CommentTimeJun 26th 2010
    By the way, I have not received any tickets for the festival yet... Is this normal? Have I missed something?
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      CommentAuthorMarselus
    • CommentTimeJun 26th 2010 edited
    BobdH wrote
    By the way, I have not received any tickets for the festival yet... Is this normal? Have I missed something?

    You pick up all the stuff (tickets for the concerts, credential, etc)* once there. As usual, at the Hospital de Santiago (festival headquarters).


    * Sadly, no DVD gift this year sad The DVD featuring the 2009 symphonic concert will be available (for purchase) in the coming months.
    Anything with an orchestra or with a choir....at some point will reach you
    • CommentAuthorAnthony
    • CommentTimeJun 27th 2010
    Marselus wrote
    * Sadly, no DVD gift this year sad The DVD featuring the 2009 symphonic concert will be available (for purchase) in the coming months.


    slant

    Btw, have they still got one guest to announce?
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      CommentAuthorDemetris
    • CommentTimeJun 27th 2010
    Marselus wrote

    * Sadly, no DVD gift this year sad The DVD featuring the 2009 symphonic concert will be available (for purchase) in the coming months.


    Recession.
    Love Maintitles. It's full of Wanders.
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      CommentAuthorBregt
    • CommentTimeJun 27th 2010
    Martijn wrote
    The Lonely Planet for Andalusia gives all the information (historical and all) and tips you need, really!

    I looked for it, but it wasn't available in the book shop. I bought the Michilin Guide for Andalusia, should be fine as well then.
    Kazoo
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      CommentAuthorMartijn
    • CommentTimeJun 27th 2010
    shocked

    Oh NOES!
    In six years time, they will find your bleached bones in the middle of an olive tree orchard, clutching the Michelin guide in one hand, and a kazoo in the other...
    'no passion nor excitement here, despite all the notes and musicians' ~ Falkirkbairn
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      CommentAuthorMarselus
    • CommentTimeJun 27th 2010 edited
    Christodoulides wrote
    Marselus wrote

    * Sadly, no DVD gift this year sad The DVD featuring the 2009 symphonic concert will be available (for purchase) in the coming months.


    Recession.

    Indeed cry

    Better to eliminate the DVD than the special hotel rates though.

    Anthony wrote
    Btw, have they still got one guest to announce?

    No, as far as I know, the lineup is totally closed. The last guests were north american Jamie Christopherson and spaniard Zacarías M. de la Riva.
    Anything with an orchestra or with a choir....at some point will reach you
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      CommentAuthorBregt
    • CommentTimeJun 27th 2010 edited
    Cool!

    Martijn wrote
    Oh NOES!
    In six years time, they will find your bleached bones in the middle of an olive tree orchard, clutching the Michelin guide in one hand, and a kazoo in the other...

    Oh shit. Lets not do a picnic in between olive trees then.
    Kazoo

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