Overview

Visit the Caribbean’s most unspoilt islands and encounter the epitome of tranquillity. From the rustic small towns, laid-back lifestyle and breath-taking panoramas of St Kitts, to the historical landmarks, traditional sugar plantations and old-style charm of Nevis.

As an island still fairly untouched by tourism, St Kitts’ quaint allure stems from its unique heritage and agricultural legacies. As well as the usual long stretches of soft sandy beach and palm-studded shores, generic to the Caribbean, St Kitts is known for its quirky culture and sense of community. The island is steeped in history, having been colonised by both the British and French and is home to Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Just 2 miles east of St Kitts, the island of Nevis is primarily dominated by its 3232ft peak, creating stunning panoramic views across the Caribbean. Nestled amongst tropical landscapes and palm-studded shores, Nevis offers the ultimate in secluded retreats with the serene sands, rural mountain roads and cultured, rustic towns; this hidden gem is the region’s best kept secret.

The islands are super accessible, with is great air connections making it almost unforgivable not to visit them both at once! Our incredible twin-centre trip will see you spend 5 nights on bright and breezy St Kitts, before heading to the isolated island of Nevis for 5 nights of pure Caribbean culture. But if you think there's something missing, get in touch with our experts who can tailor your trip to meet your every need.

Top Tip: Rent a car in Nevis and set off on a ‘let's-see-what-we-find’ circular drive around the island. Don’t miss Montpelier Plantation and Hermitage & Golden Rock!

Details

There are two weekly direct flights from London Gatwick with British Airways to St Kitts. Flights are also available via Antigua. Hotels in St Kitts are a short transfer from the airport. Nevis is a short water taxi from St Kitts.

Hiring a car is a great way to explore the islands, and can be booked through your sales consultant – ask for more details.

We think Ocean Terrace Inn, St Kitts and Oualie Beach, Nevis, make a great twin centre for your holiday. However you can choose from our range of hotels to find the right option for you.

Ocean Terrace inn

The Ocean Terrace Inn is set on the historic Fortlands of St. Kitts overlooking the town of Basseterre and the island’s harbour. In the background you’ll find the scenic south-eastern peninsula with its beautiful beaches, natural harbours and salt ponds. The hotel boasts 3 swimming pools including the natural fantasy pool which features waterfalls and a Jacuzzi set in tropical gardens. The hotel operates the island’s famous, harbour side Fisherman’s Wharf restaurant which features a wide selection of seafood and meats grilled over coals as you watch.

Nisbet Plantation Beach Club

An intimate and idyllic resort, Nisbet Plantation Beach Club boasts a prime beach location and a tranquil ambience. The staff are attentive and friendly, on hand at all times to ensure your stay is relaxed and memorable. Serving as the island’s only historic plantation inn, holidays here are really something special. You'll love the combination of breath-taking surroundings, historic features of the resort and the selection of activities which cater to relaxed getaways in Nevis.

Ottley’s Plantation

Situated on 35 acres, Ottley’s is a lovingly restored eighteenth century sugar plantation that has been repeatedly called "heaven on earth." At Ottley’s Plantation royal palms tower everywhere along with tropical rain forest paths, lush lawns and garden foliage.

St Kitts and Nevis does an excellent job in providing food for every occasion and for every budget. As well as cheap local specialities, such as goat water stew, there are also many fantastic high-class restaurants serving innovative menus including the open-air Mango at Four Seasons Resort on Nevis and the famous Royal Palm on St Kitts.

Drinking and Nightlife

Beach bars are a drinking mainstay here. Look out onto the blue waves, walk barefoot on the sand and try any number of the delicious cocktails available. It’s definitely worth trying the local Shipwreck Rum too.

Climbing and hiking

Hike your way to the top of the tallest peak on St Kitts; Mount Liamuiga offers a stunning view from the top and makes for a very different experience than your standard Caribbean holiday. This is really a nation where it pays to make the most of the natural beauty.

Volcanoes

Nevis Peak, a 3,232ft volcano shrouded by clouds and surrounded by active hot springs, provides an unforgettable backdrop for your island getaway. You could even join in on a guided hike to see its beauty up close - it's a tricky one, but certainly reaps incredible rewards.

Diving

St Kitts and Nevis really are not short of diving spots, and whether you’ve never even been snorkelling or you’ve passed advanced SCUBA training, there will be something here to amaze you.

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Andy Gotts: Behind the actor's mask Phil Coomes

Picture editor Published duration 17 January 2014

Andy Gotts has been photographing celebrities for more than two decades, often in black and white, but always with imagination and an ability to bring out an aspect of the character of the sitter.

His most recent project, Behind the Mask, has seen him travelling the globe to photograph more than 100 actors and actresses who have won or been nominated for a Bafta (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) award during the past 50 years.

Here's a selection of the pictures, which are on show at Somerset House in London, from 20 January to 7 February, together with the photographer's own comments.

When Andy met… Helena Bonham-Carter

image copyright Andy Gotts

I shot Helena at her London home. I was stood outside her house in the rain waiting for her and I got drenched. She turned up some 20 minutes later, as she got caught in the traffic, but we got indoors and dried off while sipping a coffee. I did some soft lit shots where she looked quite angelic but I felt I wanted to get away from that "English rose" label she was given.

I saw she had a collection of hats in the corner of the room, and in the middle of them was a jester's hat. I have always thought that jesters have the same eerie quality as clowns, so I thought it might be fun to do a few shots like that. As soon as she put the hat on she began to clown around and we took some great shots. During her antics she stopped and yawned and this totally spontaneous shot makes me smile when I see it.

When Andy met… Penelope Cruz

image copyright Andy Gotts

Penelope was a dream and every inch as beautiful in the flesh as she is on film. I was all set up and ready to shoot when Penelope arrived. I could hear muffled talking and laughing as she entered, and following her in the studio was her husband the actor Javier Bardem. I had shot Javier before and we got on very well, so he wanted to come to the shoot to see me and say hi.

My idea for Penelope was a sexy brooding shot. But every time we started shooting Javier kept making comments to her in Spanish. I've no idea what was said but each time her cheeks flushed and she burst into hysterical laughter. I took the chance to take some fun shots during their banter but when I wanted the brooding shots I made Javier stand outside like a naughty schoolboy, which actually made her laugh more. But eventually I got the shot I was after.

When Andy met… Michael Caine

image copyright Andy Gotts

I have shot Michael a few times, but the first time I had a shoot with him it was at his Chelsea Harbour apartment. During the shoot we were talking about movies and I mentioned how much I loved The Italian Job. Michael said: "Not a lot o' people know this, but there was going to be a sequel that was going to be made not long after the original movie was released, and it would tell the story of what happened to the coach that was hanging over the mountain ledge." He then went on to tell me the plot summary of the movie and what would have happened if it had been made.

When Andy met… Tony Curtis

image copyright Andy Gotts

I was trying to shoot Tony for many years, but he was either always busy or not feeling well. I had a trip to LA planned, so I dropped Tony a note saying I was on the West Coast and tried again to set up a shoot. To my shock I received a note back saying that if I travelled to Vegas I could shoot him at his house. I was thrilled and literally was counting the days down before I flew to the US.

The day before I left my mobile phone rang and saw it was his number. I answered with a heavy heart, as I was expecting him to cancel the shoot. But instead, in a quiet and humble voice, Tony said: "Andy I know you are coming to photograph me tomorrow and I have seen your amazing work. I'm not in a good way at the moment but can I ask you one thing? Can you make me look like an icon just one more time?" It didn't take me long to think of my flag idea as I knew his nickname was the American Prince. But meeting Tony was one of the highlights of my career, as not only was he one of my icons, but he was also a sweet guy. Little was I to know Tony would die a few weeks later and this would be the very last portrait taken of him.

When Andy met… Nicole Kidman

image copyright Andy Gotts

I shot Nicole in LA. She had an all-day photo shoot with Vanity Fair and came straight from that shoot to my studio. As I could see she was obviously shattered and just wanted to get on with the shoot, I went for a very understated shot. After she was positioned in front of my lens I walked over and softly whispered I am after a shot that evokes Audrey Hepburn. Immediately she lifted her hand to her face and looked dreamingly off camera. That was the shot.

When Andy met… Scarlett Johannson

image copyright Andy Gotts

I shot Scarlett in Paris. She had a very long, busy day and our shoot was at 7pm, the last thing on her diary. I knew she would want the shoot to be quick, so I had a plan. I had pre-lit and was all ready to go when she arrived. I made her down two glasses of champagne quickly in succession then asked her to give me 20 of her best faces. After the first eight or so, I started to bark different emotions for her to act to. Which she relished. I love easy shoots with perfect sitters.

When Andy met… Robert De Niro

image copyright Andy Gotts

I shot Robert, or Bob to his friends, at The Dorchester hotel, London. What struck me from the outset was how quiet and softly spoken he was, so unlike most people that I usually meet. He had been held up in traffic and arrived late, which gave me plenty of time to play with the lighting. I normally shoot with only a couple of flashes but as I had time on my hands I set up five of the beauties. Bob has one of those faces you can really do anything with.

At the very end of the shoot I asked Bob how he feels about people doing impersonations of him, especially his famous quote from Taxi Driver. He asked if I had seen Al Pacino doing an impression of him, to which I said no. All of a sudden, he squinted his eye and with an ever-exaggerated downturned mouth, he started bellowing: "Are you looking at me?" Through my tears of laughter I took only a couple of shots.

When Andy met… Keira Knightley

image copyright Andy Gotts

I shot Keira in London and I was a little shocked when Keira turned up to the shoot. This was due to the juxtaposition between the US- and UK-based actresses. If I had done the shoot with a 19-year-old American starlet I have no doubt she would have had at least one or two chaperones with her, but this was not the case with Keira.

She bounded across the foyer of the Savoy, on her own, with a big grin on her face. It was like a breath of fresh air during the shoot, and to say Keira was wiser beyond her years would be an understatement. And on a separate note, she is the youngest person I shot for this project.

When Andy met… Thandie Newton

image copyright Andy Gotts

I shot Thandie in the St James's Hotel in London. This was a shoot where actor and model collided as Thandie has been the face of many luxury and fashion brands. I am not a fashion photographer in the slightest, but it was so easy working with Thandie as she instantly went into model mode, and every shot was a winner.

When Andy met… Kevin Spacey

image copyright Andy Gotts

I shot Kevin in Los Angeles. He knows exactly what he is doing - he is a very private person who does not let anything slip. He was filming K-PAX. He turned up wearing a bizarre denim and tartan shirt, and I made him get changed. Like most actors he has a range of faces which he must pull for every photographer. I wanted something different, so I told him to close his eyes and think of the most horrendous thing that could possibly happen to him and emote it. We got it in one frame.


Savoy Chapel

The Queen's Chapel of St John the Baptist in the Precinct of the Savoy, also known as the Queen's Chapel of the Savoy, is a church dedicated to St John the Baptist, located just south of the Strand, London, next to the Savoy Hotel.

It sits on the site of the Savoy Palace, once owned by John of Gaunt, that was destroyed in the Peasants' Revolt of 1381. Work was begun on the building in 1502 by King Henry VII and it received its first charter to operate as a hospital foundation in 1512 to look after 100 poor and needy men of London.  The hospital had fallen into ruin by the late 18th century; only the chapel survived the consequent demolition, which enabled the construction of an approach road at the north of first Waterloo Bridge.

The chapel is owned by the Duchy of Lancaster and as such is a royal peculiar, not being under the jurisdiction of a bishop, but under that of the reigning monarch.

The church is the chapel of the Royal Victorian Order, although since the number of the members of the Order exceeded the width of the chapel their gathering takes place at St. George's Chapel, at Windsor Castle.

It is designated as a Grade II* listed building.

History

The chapel was founded as part of Peter of Savoy's palace which was destroyed during the Peasants' Revolt of 1381. The present chapel building commenced in the 1490s (being completed in 1512) by Henry VII as a side chapel off the Savoy Hospital's  long nave (the nave was secular rather than sacred, held 100 beds and was demolished in the 19th century).

The Savoy Chapel has hosted various other congregations, most notably that of St Mary-le-Strand whilst it had no church building of its own (1549–1714). Also the German Lutheran congregation of Westminster (now at Sandwich Street and Thanet Street, near St Pancras) was granted royal permission to worship in the chapel when it separated from Holy Trinity (the City of London Lutheran congregation now at St Mary-at-Hill). The new congregation's first pastor, Irenaeus Crusius (previously an associate at Holy Trinity), dedicated the chapel on the 19th Sunday after Trinity 1694 as the Marienkirche or the German Church of St Mary-le-Savoy. Archibald Cameron of Lochiel, the last Jacobite leader to be executed for treason, was buried there in 1753.

An Anglican place of worship, the chapel was noted in the 18th and 19th centuries as a place where marriages without banns might occur outside of the usual parameters of ecclesiastical law of that time. The Rev. Henry White was the chaplain of Savoy Chapel from 1860 to 1890 and might have set a record for officiating at the marriages of actors and actresses. It was referred to in Evelyn Waugh's Brideshead Revisited as "the place where divorced couples got married in those days—a poky little place". In 1755 Joseph Vernon married Jane Poitier here and the curate and vicar were transported for fourteen years for carrying out an unlicensed wedding.

In 1908 it was the scene of a suffragette wedding between Victor and Una Duval. The wedding was attended by leading suffragettes and the wedding caused much debate because the bride refused to say "and obey", despite the intervention of the Archbishop of Canterbury.

In 1939, it was announced by the office of the Duchy of Lancaster that the Savoy Chapel would be known as The King's Chapel of the Savoy.

Many of the chapel's stained glass windows were destroyed in the London Blitz during the Second World War. However, a triptych stained glass memorial window survives which depicts a procession of angelic musicians. It is dedicated to the memory of Richard D'Oyly Carte (who was married at the chapel in 1888) and was unveiled by Sir Henry Irving in 1902; after their deaths, the names of Rupert D'Oyly Carte and Dame Bridget D'Oyly Carte were added.

Present

The chapel has been Crown property for centuries as part of the Savoy Hospital estate and remains under the aegis of the monarch as part of the Duchy of Lancaster and thereby is a royal peculiar. It was inaugurated as a Chapel Royal in November 2016. The chaplain is appointed by the Duchy (and since 1937 as ex-officio chaplain of the Royal Victorian Order) and effectively it is the "parish church" of the Savoy Estate, the Duchy of Lancaster's principal London landholding. Armorial plates commemorating GCVOs past and present are displayed throughout the chapel; the Royal Victorian Order's present Honorary Genealogist is David White, Somerset Herald.

Most of the chapel's costs and maintenance are met by the Duchy of Lancaster, with recent works including landscaping of its garden in honour of the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II in 2002 and restoration of the chapel ceiling in 1999. The chapel was further refurbished and a new stained-glass window commemorating the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II was unveiled by the Queen in November 2012.

The Savoy Chapel uses the 1662 Book of Common Prayer and the King James Bible for worship. Services are held each Sunday, to which members of the public are welcomed, excepting occasional special events. The chapel is open for visitors from Monday to Thursday.

Music

Organ
The Chapel possesses a three-manual pipe organ, constructed to the specifications of the previous Master of the Music, William Cole and manufactured by J. W. Walker & Sons Ltd. The organ casework was designed by Arthur Bedford Knapp-Fisher (1888-1965). It was dedicated by Her Majesty The Queen at a service to commemorate the 700th anniversary of the Duchy of Lancaster on 27 October 1965.

Organists
The current Master of the Music is Philip Berg (since 1995); the sub-organist is Justin Luke (since 2002). Previous Masters of the Music include Henry Bromley Derry (from c 1913 to 1954) and William Cole (from 1954 to 1994).

Choir
The choir is rooted in the English cathedral tradition, and consists of up to 21 boy choristers (aged ten upwards) and six professional gentlemen. The trebles are drawn exclusively from St. Olave's Grammar School. Each year up to four prospective year-six pupils are selected to sing as trebles in the choir (after passing an academic and vocal test), with their place at St. Olave's confirmed for the following year. Some choristers also join in year 7, during their first year at St. Olave's. Chorister are expected to stay in the choir until their voices break and will attend rehearsals three times a week at school and once a week at the chapel itself. The boy trebles are known as Wakeham choristers in recognition of the 49 years of association that Michael Wakeham had with the Choir. The choir sings weekly Sunday morning services of either Eucharist or Matins, as well as those on Christmas and Easter Day. They also sing for various weddings, carol services and royal events throughout the year.

Between 1915 and 1952 London Choir School provided all the choristers to Savoy Chapel.

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"Our current administration is the biggest threat to LGBTQ rights that I’ve seen in my lifetime," Pose star Indya Moore tells PEOPLE

Indya Moore has been striking poses well before landing her role on Ryan Murphy‘s new show. The New York City native (she attended the same Bronx high school as rapper Cardi B!) got her start as an independent model.

“I’m grateful for the experience,” Pose‘s Moore, who identifies as transgender, tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue, on stands now. “I have often been many companies’ first experience with a gender variant model. I am proud of that because I think I have broadened their horizons in my own way. I would love to see all agencies connect to models more for who they are and can be as opposed to what they’ve done.”

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Joining the Pose cast, which boasts the most transgender actors ever on one show, allowed Moore to continue exploring her identity. “Pose has basically been a trip for everyone,” she says. “We’re all in different phases of our individual evolutions, but we’ve embarked on the journey together.”

Moore plays streetwalker Angel, who falls in love with both her client Stan (Evan Peters) and New York City’s ballroom scene — something the Pose star can relate to. “As a black person of non-gender-conforming experience, my first existentially reciprocal and affirming experiences were in the New York ballrooms,” the 23-year-old says.

RELATED VIDEO: Laverne Cox Reveals What Everyone Should Do Right Now To Protect LGBTQ Rights

Moore dedicated her performance in the ’80s-based drama to Naomi Hersi, a Somali trans woman who was murdered in London in March at age 36.

“Naomi’s murder in that London hotel this year could have been Angel’s story,” Moore explains. “No one wants to be alone and everyone wants to be loved. Her favorite thing to do was watching television. It pains me to know that Naomi is no longer here and that she will not get to see herself represented in Pose.”

The actress does hope that the series will help change “people’s idea of love and family” to encompass “the existences of communities they would not have normally considered.”

For more on Indya Moore, pick up the latest issue of PEOPLE, on stands now

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“Our current administration is the biggest threat to LGBTQ rights that I’ve seen in my lifetime,” she says. “Non-gender-conforming people already struggle with having the personal support of the cisgender community and family members. Having policymakers in Washington attack our right to exist by law is frightening on a level that is difficult to describe. Pose will hopefully help them see our humanity if they truly want to see it.”


Welsh folk musician Ali Lacey (AKA Novo Amor ) and Brighton-based electronic artist Ed Tullett teamed up in 2014 for the hypnotic “ Faux ”, a single that recently surpassed two million plays on Spotify. Breathtaking new track “Alps” showcases further evolution of the musicians’ skilled and potent blend of talents.

“Alps” is set into motion by gently chiming guitar work, delicate piano, and a pervasive, reverberating warmth. As with “Faux”, careening falsetto vocals draw the listener directly into the song’s turbulent emotional core. No less clear-sighted or achingly lovely than its predecessor, “Alps” soars as a brilliant extension of Lacey and Tullett’s shared vision.

Tullett had this to say of the song: "'Alps' is a love song written from the sight of aftermath. Lyrically about wanting to revisit a past love, but knowing you’d be completely self-destructive if you did so. The track as a whole aims to conjour a sense of intensity, beauty and nostalgia. It’s more immediate/obvious in its meaning than our last single 'Faux’, but both sound beautiful whilst having deeper-rooted, less positive meanings."

The track follows the February release of Tullett’s debut album Fiancé via Monotreme Records and Novo Amor’s 2015 self-released single, “Anchor”. It was written and recorded by the pair in a week in December at Novo Amor’s studio and builds momentum for their upcoming full-length collaborative record.

"Alps" is released on 14 April. See Novo Amor's live dates below.

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5 - The Prince Albert, Brighton

6 - Castle Hotel, Manchester

7 - The Waiting Room, London


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While traveling to London, make sure that all the aspects of your journey are well planned.For instance, travel to and from the airport, foreign currency, hotel booking, travel insurance and car hire. Also make sure that your passport is valid and have the requisite visa and health certificate.

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As far as safety and security is concerned, needless to say, all the London airports are heavily protected post 9/11. Always try to reach the airport well in advance of your check-in time and remember to keep your baggage with you at all times.Normally passengers are required to pass through a metal detector. However, if you have pace maker, there are provisions for hand search. Some passengers and flights may be intensively searched and you are required to oblige with the security parameters in place.

Be smart with your packing and do not carry items that are safety hazards like scissors, knives, household cutlery, needles, darts, flammable liquids and solids, any gas cylinder to name just a few of the items that are categorized as "dangerous" by airlines the world over.

Passes Available to Travel Europe

These days with burgeoning growth of budget travel, air tickets to London are very easy to purchase. For instance, British Airways offers a great value for money offer in the form of - "Europe Air Pass". But they are only available to British Airways travelers who hail from countries outside of Europe. There is also the fabulous - "Discover Europe Pass" provided by British Midlands, which are available to residents of non-European countries.You must be very careful when you purchase cheap tickets. For instance, you might not be entitled to change dates or times, or receive a refund if you do not travel on the due date of travel.

Of course, London is the best place to buy horribly cheap air-tickets. If you have friends and acquaintances in UK, they can be of great help to you.

All the London airports are well connected to the city center. But don't hire a taxi from any London airports. They generally charge an exorbitant rate. Going by train or bus is more advisable. For instance London Heathrow is well connected by both the London Underground (Tube) as well as round the clock bus services. Similarly, London Gatwick has the fabulous Gatwick Express, which connects Gatwick to the London city center.

A word of caution towards the end. We are all human after all and in spite of our good intentions, passports do get lost. Thus, it is always advisable to keep a photocopy of the passport with you. If you happen to loose your passport, do not panic. Report your missing passport to the UK Passport Service.


Hotel Ayvazovsky Odessa

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Great Hotel

Great, clean and quiet hotel, nice double room. Friendly and helpful staff, with good knowledge of... See full review

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Apr 29, 2014

Business hotel Ayvazovsky is happy to offer you comfortable accommodations in downtown Odessa just a few steps away from the world famous Opera and Ballet Theater and Philharmony. Ayvazovsky Hotel is a combination of moderate rates, supreme service and exquisite design.

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Kevinra

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Woodbury,MN

Apr 29, 2014

Just Perfect

I arrived at the hotel a little before midnight because the plane had been delayed by over an hour. The front desk personnel were very helpful getting me to my room and giving me a brief lay of the land and asked if I needed anything to eat. I told them no and during my whole stay they were very helpful in telling me places near by and how to get to those attractions and how and how much the taxis should be. That is good information to know before you get in a taxi and they will help you get one too. I enjoyed myself thoroughly and will be going back. It is just a little ways from downtown and you can walk to most of the sites for sightseeing from the hotel. It is really a good value for your money.

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Short walk from hotel

There are a couple of relatively new bars and dance places to go to. There is a Japanese restaurant on the corner and they have a DJ on Friday and Saturday nights. In the other direction about two blocks there is a bar and dance floor combined. Both places are worth experiencing if you want something to do late at night.

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Mar 4, 2014

Perfect Odessa Hotel

Always friendly, clean, tidy, well located, you can walk anywhere and in Odessa you want to.

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Short walk from hotel

Right next door, fantastic Indian Restaurant!! Called Kama Sutra at Bunina, 19 but don't let the name put you off. Beats anything in London!

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Business

California

Dec 17, 2013

Good Price and Service Near Opera House

Very good value and excellent location with
great service free computer and Wifi as well.
The staff is very helpful no matter how small or large
Help you need and 2 blocks from Odessa Opera
House and international shopping and restaurants.

Hotel features (5 = best, 1 = worst):

Amenities:

5

Cleanliness:

5

Hotel staff:

5

Comfort:

4

Location:

5

Value:

5

Trip purpose:

Business

Review of Hotel Ayvazovsky Odessa

Reviewer score

4

5.01.0

Would recommend

tomb1

Business

ireland

Dec 16, 2011

travelling alone ;or couples its very good.

i thoroughly enjoyed my stay at this hotel.
the room was lovely the service was very good and the location was perfect to everything in central odessa . i would recommend it to any lone traveller;or couples im not sure about its amenities for kids etc . but ideal for business or getaway couples . thank you very much . your s Thomas B. ireland

Hotel features (5 = best, 1 = worst):

Amenities:

4

Cleanliness:

5

Hotel staff:

5

Comfort:

5

Location:

5

Value:

5

Trip purpose:

Business

Dining tip:
Short walk from hotel

walk around odessa to the theatre / opera house see the sites on foot and rambel around its old world architecture.

Review of Hotel Ayvazovsky Odessa

Reviewer score

4

5.01.0

Would recommend

JIm NC

Business

North Carolina, USA

Nov 26, 2011

Excellent location, friendly and helpful staff, good rooms.

The rooms are very good, the location in downtown Odessa is excellent and convenient to everything. The rooms are very nice and clean and comfortable. The only thing missing is an onsite restaurant or cafe.

Hotel features (5 = best, 1 = worst):

Amenities:

3

Cleanliness:

4

Hotel staff:

4

Comfort:

5

Location:

5

Value:

4

Trip purpose:

Business

Entertainment tip:
Short walk from hotel

Check out the Odessa Philharmonic about a block away from the hotel for concerts when you are there. They are inexpensive and the performances are excellent.

Review of Hotel Ayvazovsky Odessa

Reviewer score

4

5.01.0

Would recommend

Ukrainian lover

Business

Spokane, WA, USA

Nov 15, 2011

Nice hotel

The hotel it self and the staff were great, but be careful if you are looking for quitness, there is club down stairs and on firday and saturday night very loud. And the walls between rooms feel very thin!

Hotel features (5 = best, 1 = worst):

Amenities:

3

Cleanliness:

5

Hotel staff:

5

Comfort:

4

Location:

4

Value:

3

Trip purpose:

Business

Review of Hotel Ayvazovsky Odessa

Reviewer score

4

5.01.0

Would recommend

Chucky

Business

California

Aug 18, 2011

Nice place

Staff speaks English and is very helpful. Nice location.Near downtown and nightlife. No need for a car, walk almost anywhere.

Hotel features (5 = best, 1 = worst):

Amenities:

2

Cleanliness:

5

Hotel staff:

5

Comfort:

5

Location:

5

Value:

5

Trip purpose:

Business

Review of Hotel Ayvazovsky Odessa

Reviewer score

5

5.01.0

Would recommend

ezacres1

Business

Louisville, Kentucky

Jan 24, 2011

Outstanding location and a great hotel

Loved the hotel. Staff speak english and are very helpful. Great room , loved the shower, bed was good. The personal safe should be located so you are not on your hands and knees to operate. Slowest elevator ever. And in the two weeks I stayed there, the Wifi quit 3 times. These are small items in relation to the overall stay I had there. I will stay there on my next trip to Odessa.

Hotel features (5 = best, 1 = worst):

Amenities:

4

Cleanliness:

5

Hotel staff:

5

Comfort:

5

Location:

5

Value:

4

Trip purpose:

Business

Dining tip:
Short walk from hotel

LaVeranda Italian Restaurant is excellent. Just nearly next door to the hotel. A little pricy, but food is superior and most staff speak english.

Review of Hotel Ayvazovsky Odessa

Reviewer score

4

5.01.0

Would recommend

Anonymous

Business

Dallas, TX

Aug 18, 2010

Very good hotel in the city center

Excellent hotel right in the middle of Odessa, excellent location and the staff is very helpful. They either serve you breakfast in the room or give you a voucher for the 2 nearby restaurants where you can have breakfast. The only downside is that the A/C went out for 1 day in the middle of August, that was hard to bear. Also, the cleaning stuff reluctantly gives extra towels.


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Central Location

Piccadilly Circus and Green Park underground stations are moments from the front door.

Local Attractions

Shopping

The hotel is located a stone’s throw from Bond Street and Oxford Street, catering to all your shopping needs!

Romantic

Dual treatment rooms and a private Jacuzzi are just a couple of reasons why this place breathes romance.

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A decadent day spent in total luxury, Sofitel So SPA makes the world seem like a considerably glossier place to be.

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The spa has a lift to an accessible changing room.

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Sofitel So SPA,
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Spa & Leisure

This building was once a Lloyds Bank subsidiary and owned by The Crown Estate, so the layout of the spa is anything but what you would expect. The ceiling in the reception area, where there is also a long marble table to sit at with a glass of Kir Royale, is impossibly high, and above you can see the stuccoed ceiling that has been retained. Sofitel So SPA is all about the personal experience – everything is about treatments, but in a way you have never seen before.

There is no pool, and the gym is in a separate part of the hotel, but there are treatment rooms over three floors offering different experiences; there is one with a hot tub, one for dual treatments, and a plethora of therapies using Carita, Cinq Mondes, and Mama Mio products.

Hotel & Accommodation

From the outside, Sofitel St James looks like any other English heritage site that the city has to offer, but inside there is a distinctly Parisian vibe, combining grandeur (gilt chairs, high ceilings, jewel tones) with temporary art installations. The hotel is also ideally located in central London, just close enough to Piccadilly Circus to be convenient, but set back just enough that there isn’t a flashing billboard in sight.

Continuing the French theme, The Balcon brasserie serves French-British cuisine created by Head Chef Vincent Menager, across several distinct areas, the custom-made charcuterie bar, the Champagne Balcony, the tasting table, and a private dining room.


That drew a sharp rebuke from Putin's spokesman, who called the accusation "absurd." Throughout the years, the Kremlin has always dismissed the notion of political killings with scorn.

But Putin’s critics couldn’t help drawing parallels with the unexplained deaths of other Kremlin foes. "I have an impression — I hope it’s only an impression — that the practice of killing political opponents has started spreading in Russia," said Gennady Gudkov, a former parliamentarian and ex-security services officer, to the Moscow Times.

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Here are some outspoken critics of Putin who were killed or died mysteriously.

Boris Nemtsov, 2015

In the 1990s, Nemtsov was a political star of post-Soviet Russia’s "young reformers." He became deputy prime minister and was, for a while, seen as possible presidential material — but it was Putin who succeeded former president Boris Yeltsin in 2000. Nemtsov publicly supported the choice, but he grew increasingly critical as Putin rolled back civil liberties and was eventually pushed to the margins of Russian political life. Nemstov led massive street rallies in protest of the 2011 parliamentary election results and wrote reports on official corruption. He also was arrested several times as the Kremlin cracked down on opposition rallies. In Feb. 2015, just hours after urging the public to join a march against Russia's military involvement in Ukraine, Nemtsov was shot four times in the back by an unknown assailant within view of the Kremlin. Putin took "personal control" of the investigation into Nemtsov’s murder, but the killer remains at large.

Boris Berezovsky, 2013

A self-styled tycoon who become a fixture in Yeltsin's inner circle in the late 1990s, Berezovsky is believed to have been instrumental in Putin's rise to power (including a media campaign that smeared Nemtsov). But Berezovsky was unable to exert the influence under the new president he had hoped. His falling out with Putin led to his self-exile in the United Kingdom, where he vowed to bring down the president. He also accused the Kremlin of orchestrating the killing of Alexander Litvinenko, a former intelligence officer and whistleblower poisoned to death in 2009. Berezovsky was found dead inside a locked bathroom at his home in the United Kingdom, a noose around his neck, in what was at first deemed a suicide. However, the coroner’s office could not determine the cause of death.

Stanislav Markelov and Anastasia Baburova, 2009

Markelov was a human rights lawyer known for representing Chechen civilians in human rights cases again the Russian military. He also represented journalists who found themselves in legal trouble after writing articles critical of Putin, including Novaya Gazeta reporter Anna Politkovskaya, who was slain in 2006. Markelov was shot by a masked gunman near the Kremlin. Baburova, also a journalist from Novaya Gazeta, was fatally shot as she tried to help him. Russian authorities said a neo-Nazi group was behind the killings, and two members were convicted of the deaths.

Sergei Magnitsky, 2009

Lawyer Sergei Magnitsky died in police custody in November 2009 after allegedly being brutally beaten, then denied medical care. He had been working for British-American businessman William Browder to investigate a massive tax fraud case. Magnitsky was allegedly arrested after uncovering evidence suggesting that police officials were behind the fraud. In 2012, Magnitsky was posthumously convicted of tax evasion, and Browder lobbied the U.S. government to impose sanctions on those linked to his death. The sanctions bill bears his name and has since been applied to rights abusers in other cases.

Natalia Estemirova, 2009

Natalya Estemirova was a journalist who investigated abductions and murders that had become commonplace in Chechnya. There, pro-Russian security forces waged a brutal crackdown to weed out Islamic militants responsible for some of the country's worst terrorist attacks. Like fellow journalist Anna Politkovskaya, Estemirova reported on civilians who often got caught between these two violent forces. Estemirova was kidnapped outside her home, shot several times — including a point-blank shot in the head — and dumped in the nearby woods. Nobody has been convicted of her murder.

Anna Politkovskaya, 2006

Anna Politkovskaya was a Russian reporter for Novaya Gazeta whose book, "Putin's Russia," accused the Kremlin leader of turning the country into a police state. She wrote extensively about abuse in Chechnya, and once or twice appeared on radio shows in Moscow with me. She was shot at point-blank range in an elevator in her building. Five men were convicted of her murder, but the judge found that it was a contract killing, with $150,000 of the fee paid by a person whose identity was never discovered. Putin denied any Kremlin involvement in Politkovskaya's killing, saying that her "death in itself is more damaging to the current authorities both in Russia and the Chechen Republic ... than her activities."

Alexander Litvinenko, 2006

"Alexander Litvinenko was a former KGB agent who died three weeks after drinking a cup of tea" laced with deadly polonium-210 at a London hotel, as Business Insider wrote a year ago. "A British inquiry found that Litvinenko was poisoned by Russian agents Andrei Lugovoi and Dmitry Kovtun, who were acting on orders that had 'probably been approved'" by Putin. Russia refused to extradite them, and in 2015 the Russian president granted Lugovoi a medal for "services to the motherland." After leaving the Russian Federal Security Service, Litvinenko became a vocal critic of the agency, which was run by Putin, and later blamed the security service for orchestrating a series of apartment bombings in Russia in 1999 that left hundreds dead. Russia's invasion of Chechnya followed later that year — and with it, the rise to power of Putin. Berezovsky was suspected to be complicit in at least part of the plot to bring Putin to the Kremlin, but he later sought to implicate Putin for Litvinenko's killing. Litvinenko also accused Putin ordering the murder of Politkovskaya.

Sergei Yushenkov, 2003

The affable former army colonel was a favorite of parliamentary reporters in the early 1990s, when I was learning the trade for the Moscow Times. Sergei Yushenkov had just registered his Liberal Russia movement as a political party when he was gunned down outside his home in Moscow. Yushenkov was gathering evidence he believed proved that the Putin government was behind one of the apartment bombings in 1999.

Yuri Shchekochikhin, 2003

As a journalist and author who wrote about crime and corruption in the former Soviet Union when it was still very difficult to do so, Yuri Shchekochikhin once joined me on a police raid of crack houses in Philadelphia in 1988. He was investigating the 1999 apartment bombings for Novaya Gazeta when he contracted a mysterious illness in July 2003. He died suddenly, a few days before he was supposed to depart for the United States. His medical documents were deemed classified by Russian authorities.

Editor's note: This post originally contained two sentences describing Alexander Litvinenko that should have been attributed to Business Insider. That attribution has been added.


Edinburgh Council Budget meeting, Members of the public are being urged to back a tourist tax

Finance convener Alasdair Rankin told a Question Time-style meeting on the council’s budget plans there was widespread support across the council for the tax, which could raise up to £15 million a year.

He said: “What we need to do is persuade the Scottish Government and the Scottish Parliament to pass the legislation to allow it to happen.”

He said raising the issue with ministers had so far failed to get any progress.

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“So I would encourage you to write to your MSPs, get involved, lobby on behalf of the city and we will continue to make our representations as strongly as we can in order to get this to happen.

“It’s a logical, simple thing to do, it’s not difficult to administer and it would provide the council with a useful amount of money.”

A show of hands found almost unanimous public support for the tourist tax idea.

The question had been sent in by John Wilson, who said a relatively small tourist tax could raise a substantial amount of money to finance services which tourists benefited from, including good roads, public toilets and clean streets.

Edinburgh Council Budget meeting, Cllr Ian Perry, Cllr Marion Donaldson, Cllr Ricky Henderson, Euan McGrory (Chair), Cllr Adam McVey, Cllr Alasdair Rankin, and Cllr Lesley MacInnes.

Council leader Adam McVey confirmed Edinburgh was liaising with London over the policy.

He said: “London have done a lot of work on the business case and the impact on their hotel sector. But Edinburgh has the highest occupancy rate in the country and the highest per night hotel spend.

“That was an overwhelming response in terms of support for the policy.

“But don’t underestimate the forces at work against it.

Cllr Adam McVey speaking at the meeting.

“The local general managers in the industry in Edinburgh I think get it. The forces at work against it are the national bodies – the British Hotelier Association, those nice people that argued against the minimum wage and every other employment right that has been progressed.

“I would echo Alasdair’s call to arms: write to your MSPs, your MPs and make sure we have the political backing, every politician in this city pulling in the same direction.”

The meeting at the City Chambers last night, chaired by Evening News deputy editor Euan McGrory, also heard concerns about many of the proposed budget cuts which aim to save £21m.

Cllr McVey said most of the pressure faced by the council was not from budget cuts but from increased demands on health and social care, schools and transport infrastructure.

Edinburgh Council Budget meeting, Cllr Ian Perry, Cllr Marion Donaldson, Cllr Ricky Henderson, Euan McGrory (Chair), Cllr Adam McVey, Cllr Alasdair Rankin, and Cllr Lesley MacInnes.

“What we are trying to do is balance the challenges we face with our ambition.

“We want to make sure what we are proposing has buy-in from the people of Edinburgh.”

As part of the cuts, Edinburgh Leisure is set to have its funding reduced by £420,000 and also will be charged £375,000 for ground maintenance, sparking fears of higher charges for users of the service.

Questioner Pauline Hunter asked whether it was wise for recreation to come under such pressure when childhood obesity was increasing. “Edinburgh should be investing in our future fitness,” she said.

Education convener Ian Perry said the number of people using Edinburgh Leisure facilities had gone up, against the national trend. But he said: “I appreciate prices have got to go up and we’re not going to hide that.”

The controversial plan to introduce a £25 a year charge for garden waste collection was raised by Jane Johnson, who said she had a big garden and two bins.

Cllr Adam McVey speaking at the meeting.

“It’s like a garden tax,” she said. “I could be paying £50 a year. A lot of people might say no, I’m not paying, I pay enough in council tax and they may start burn their waste. I think that would be quite a negative way to go in the city.”

But transport and environment convener Lesley Macinnes said Edinburgh’s proposed charge – which worked out at 50p a week per bin – compared favourably with other local authorities which already charged for garden waste.

Another questioner, Jim McColl, asked what would happen if a private operator offered the same service for less money.

But Cllr Macinnes said the council’s system involved millions of pick-ups and careful route planning and she did not think a private company could undercut it. “I don’t believe anyone could do that and pick up piecemeal customers across the city and make it work.”

Social care was one of the topics which prompted the most questions and Ricky Henderson, chairman of the Edinburgh Integration Joint Board, acknowledged problems caused by increased demand and reducing budgets.

He said despite the quality service they delivered, care workers were often paid the same as people who stacked supermarket shelves.

“Across the UK for many years we have undervalued care workers. I suspect if we paid care workers the same as teachers and social workers we probably would not be in this situation, but we don’t. I think we need a step-change in terms of respecting and supporting workers in the care sector.”

The meeting heard from one woman who said some of the cuts being considered involved questions of life and death.

She said: “I think a lot of people are frustrated that in this so-called consultation we are just being asked our opinion on where the axe was going to fall. If only one councillor stood up and said, ‘I’m not prepared to make these cuts any more’ they would get an amazing amount of support. There has got to be a campaign against these cuts.”

Finance vice-convener Marion Donaldson responded: “What you are saying is true, but as local councillors our statutory obligation is to deliver a budget and that’s what we do.

“This is a budget of necessity, it’s not something we’re choosing to do. We care deeply.


LONDON (Reuters) - A coroner said on Friday that the British government had turned down his request to hold a public inquiry into the murder of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko in London in 2006.

Coroner Robert Owen made the request after declaring his own investigation was flawed because it could not examine whether Moscow was behind the killing.

Litvinenko, 43, died after drinking tea poisoned with a rare radioactive isotope in a plush London hotel, and from his deathbed he accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of ordering his murder, a charge Russia has repeatedly denied.

Owen, a senior judge acting as coroner, told a pre-inquest hearing at London's High Court on Friday he had been told just 45 minutes earlier that the government had rejected his request for a public inquiry.

In a letter to the government last month, Owen said: "I have formed the firm view that such an inquiry is necessary if Mr Litvinenko's death is to be properly investigated.

"For the avoidance of doubt, I should say that I regard investigation of the 'preventability' and 'Russian State responsibility' issues as being of central importance in this case."

In May, Owen had bowed to government demands to keep secret information that, if aired at an inquest, could undermine trust in the British government or "cause real harm to the UK's international relations".


Habbo (also known as Habbo Hotel) is a social networking website aimed at teenagers. The website is owned and operated by Sulake Corporation The service began in 2000 and has expanded to include 32 online communities (or "hotels").As of June 2008 over 118 million avatars have been registered. There are an average 8 million unique visitors monthly,and 75,000 avatars are being created every day.The 100 millionth avatar was created on Habbo UK in June 2008.

Habbo's origins are said to be from Mobiles Disco, a 1999 hobby project by creative designer Sampo Karjalainen and technologist Aapo Kyrölä for a Finnish band, a virtual chat room running on Aapo's Fuse technology. After having been contracted to design a virtual game and chat called Lumisota (Snow Wars) for a Finnish ISP, Elisa, they were contracted for another project. They developed Hotelli Kultakala (eng. Hotel Goldfish) with a small team of developers and it was launched in August 2000 on the ISP's web portal.

Aapo and Sampo and Dee Edwards, an entrepreneur from the UK, wanted to create an international business based on the virtual hotel concept and worked on a plan in autumn 2000 and raised finance. By the end January 2001, Habbo Hotel had been launched in beta mode. The new hotel launched officially a few weeks afterwards, aimed at the teenage market, with marketing and payment partners in place, run from a HQ in London. It had a new credits system and community and safety features. The next hotel was launched in Switzerland a few months later, in four languages. It has since been expanded to over 31 countries in five continents, including Hotelli Kultakala in Finland which was made into a Habbo Hotel and has been invested in by venture capitalists.

During the years, Habbo has changed its web design and appearance, the latest change occurred in July 2009.

In May 2006, the service, along with its domain names, were changed from www.habbohotel.com (.co.uk, .com.au, etc) to www.habbo.com (.co.uk, .com.au, etc). In August 2007, Habbo's Chinese community closed down temporarily, the first time a Habbo website has closed. The challenging Chinese market and high operational costs led to the decision of closing the service. Customers in China were redirected to other Habbo communities.In December 2008, Habbo's Russian community announced it was closing in February 2009 as a result of low numbers. Those on the site with furni (virtual furniture that can be used to furnish rooms in the hotel that are bought with the use of Habbo Credits or Coins, that can be exchanged for real money given to Sulake) have been told they will receive credit codes for use on the USA Habbo community.

In late May 2009, Habbo opened a new beta version of Habbo for some Habbos to test out before using it officially. In the new version of Habbo, the client uses Flash instead of Shockwave, and the inference of the Hotel is changed.

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11 Frantic Facts About The Man Who Knew Too Much

In The Man Who Knew Too Much, an American couple loses their son to kidnappers involved in an assassination plot abroad. And all they wanted was a nice family vacation. Although The Man Who Knew Too Much has never been one of Alfred Hitchcock’s most lauded films, it features the director’s typically impressive tension, creative use of cymbals, and one of Doris Day’s most dramatic turns. Here are 11 facts about the international espionage thriller, which was released 60 years ago.

1. IT WAS A REMAKE OF ALFRED HITCHCOCK’S OWN MOVIE.

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The first time Hitchcock made The Man Who Knew Too Much, it was a black-and-white 1934 thriller starring a pair of British stage actors and Peter Lorre. Hitchcock felt the movie could have been better, so when Paramount agreed to an American remake, the director hired frequent collaborator John Michael Hayes to write a new screenplay and cast all-American actors Jimmy Stewart and Doris Day as his central couple. When François Truffaut later asked the director about the two films, Hitchcock said, “Let’s say the first version is the work of a talented amateur and the second was made by a professional.”

2. THE FILM DEBUTED “QUE SERA, SERA.”

“Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)” has been covered by dozens of artists and appeared in movies ranging from Please Don’t Eat the Daisies to Heathers. But the first time audiences heard it was in The Man Who Knew Too Much. Jay Livingston and Ray Evans wrote the song for Doris Day’s character, the retired, world-renowned singer Jo McKenna. The track would earn Livingston and Evans an Academy Award and Day a signature song for the rest of her career.

3. DORIS DAY DIDN’T LIKE THE SONG.

Ironically, Day wasn’t a big advocate of “Que Sera, Sera.” The actress told NPR that “the first time somebody told me it was going to be in the movie, I thought, ‘Why?’ ... I didn’t think it was a good song.” Day eventually accepted its importance to the film, but still maintains it’s not one of her favorites.

4. VAL PARNELL WAS A REAL PERSON.

When Ben and Jo McKenna arrive in London searching for their son, they’re greeted at the hotel by some of Jo’s old theater friends. The lone man in the group is Val Parnell, which is coincidentally the name of an actual theater patron and manager. Brits also knew him for the TV specials he did in the 1950s and 1960s, as well as his nephew Jack Parnell.

5. COMPOSER BERNARD HERRMANN APPEARS AS A CONDUCTOR.

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Bernard Herrmann created iconic scores for Psycho, Vertigo, North by Northwest, and many other Hitchcock films. He also worked on The Man Who Knew Too Much, but insisted that Hitchcock keep the piece “Storm Clouds Cantata” from the first movie in the remake. That music scores the climatic sequence at the Royal Albert Hall, where the McKennas attempt to stop an assassination in the middle of a concert. Herrmann appears as the symphony conductor, happily leading one of the few songs he didn’t write for the film.

6. THE 12-MINUTE ROYAL ALBERT HALL SEQUENCE HAS NO DIALOGUE.

Hitchcock lets the tension build for 12 minutes as Herrmann’s orchestra plays, but the characters don’t speak a single word the entire time. The only sounds are the orchestra and Doris Day’s scream.

7. BUT JIMMY STEWART ORIGINALLY HAD A LONG SPEECH.

Initially, there was a great deal of talking at Royal Albert Hall. According to The New York Times, the original script called for Stewart to deliver a page-long speech about why they had to stop the concert. But this didn’t go over well with the director. “You're talking so much, I'm unable to enjoy the London Symphony,” Hitchcock complained to Stewart. “Just wave your arms a lot and run up the stairs.” This was apparently normal behavior for Hitchcock, who was “suspicious of the spoken word.”

8. HITCHCOCK CAMEOS IN THE MARKETPLACE.

Hitchcock was famous for appearing in every one of his films, but it would be easy to miss him in The Man Who Knew Too Much. The director is visible for only a few seconds in the crowd of spectators watching acrobats in the Marrakesh marketplace—and he keeps his back turned the entire time.

9. DORIS DAY LOOKED AFTER THE ANIMALS IN MARRAKESH.

Day’s passion for animals is well-documented; she even created the nonprofit Doris Day Animal Foundation in 1978. So when she encountered several emaciated goats, horses, and dogs on set in Marrakesh, she threw around her star power. She refused to shoot any scenes until the animals received some care from the production company. The crew subsequently set up a feeding station, and once Day was content with the results, she went back to work.

10. IT WAS ONE OF THE FIVE “LOST HITCHCOCKS.”

For years, it was nearly impossible to see The Man Who Knew Too Much—or Rear Window, Rope, Vertigo, or The Trouble with Harry. And it was actually the director’s fault. Hitchcock bought back the rights to these films, giving him exclusive control over their distribution. He apparently did this for his daughter, believing the rights to these movies would grow more valuable over time. While they were locked away, the films were referred to as the “five lost Hitchcocks.” They were eventually emancipated in 1983 after a nearly 30-year absence.

11. THE TITLE HAS BEEN SPOOFED SEVERAL TIMES.

There’s the 1980 TV movieThe Kids Who Knew Too Much. There’s also a Simpsons episode, “The Boy Who Knew Too Much,” and a Mika album of the same name. The original Avengers series also got in on the riffing, but perhaps most famous is the Bill Murray vehicle The Man Who Knew Too Little, in which inept Wallace Ritchie must foil an international assassination attempt of his own.


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House plants may not require daily walks or annual trips to the vet, but that doesn't make them low-maintenance. Even low-light plants, air plants, and succulents need regular attention in order to thrive. Now, as The Guardian reports, plant owners who won't be home for days or weeks at a time have their own version of a kennel in London where they can leave their vegetal dependents: It's called the Patch Plant Hotel.

Patch, the online indoor plant marketplace, launched its own plant-care service to make life a little easier for busy pet parents. If you live in the London area and you're planning a trip for the near future, head to Patch's website and select the date you wish to drop off your plants and when you'd like to pick them up. While you're vacationing, the hotel's plant-sitters will provide your plants with organic fertilizer, sunlight, and even custom hydration spa treatments.

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The best part of the plant boarding service is that it's totally free to use. Sadly, it's only operating from now through September 5, and space is limited to 100 rooms—so everyone who wants to check in their plants may not have the opportunity to do so.

To take part in the limited-time offer, head to the Patch Plant Hotel's website to check the availability. And if you struggle to keep your plants alive even when you're home to care for them, there are resources you can use to nurse your plant back to health.

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[h/t The Guardian]


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Quorn & Woodhouse

HISTORY OF THE STATION

Quorn & Woodhouse Station was opened in 1899 as part of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway’s London Extension from Sheffield which became the Great Central Railway. It was intended to serve the villages of Quorndon, Woodhouse and Woodhouse Eaves. A small goods yard, Stationmaster’s house and railway hotel, The Manor, were provided. The station is of typical GCR London Extension design, with one double-sided island platform, reached originally from the road bridge. The island platform was cheaper to construct and more efficient to staff than the more traditional two-platform station.

In its heyday about 300 passengers a day used the station – workmen, clerks, typists and first class passengers too. At Bank Holidays, hundreds of visitors arrived for the beauty spots of Woodhouse Eaves and in the evenings flooded back onto the station and squashed back into their trains home.

Quorn & Woodhouse station was a popular station for releasing racing pigeons as the platform was open and there were no telegraph wires or obstructions. They often arrived in specially constructed Pigeon Carriages, one of which has been restored and runs in trains today.

Commercial activities were an important part of station life. A firm of builders’ merchants had a depot in the yard; there were also coal merchants and deliveries of cow-cake and fertiliser for local farmers. Timber was sent out by train from the Beaumanor Estate. There was also a steady flow of food and drink from Fortnum and Mason inLondon to nearby Beaumanor Hall.

During the 1920s the Prince of Wales (later to become King Edward VIII and then the Duke of Windsor) was an occasional visitor as he enjoyed an outing with the Quorn Hunt. Express trains were stopped specially for him and he changed into his riding habit in the booking office with a porter posted outside.

The Great Central Railway became part of the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) at the Grouping of the railways in 1923.

During the Second World War the station played an important role. The War Ministry expanded the goods yard and added extra sidings. It was considered that the countryside around here was reasonably safe from the attention of enemy bombers. Ammunition was stored in bases in the local area during the build up to D-Day. Also, Beaumanor Hall at Woodhouse was at outpost of Bletchley Park Station X, important in code-breaking work, such as the Enigma codes.

THE STATION TODAYBecause of the association with the Second World War, the station has been restored, with some licence, to a 1940s theme and is currently being repainted into the LNER brown and stone colour scheme which it would have carried at that time.

The General and Ladies Waiting Rooms are in one building, complete with coal fires (in season) and period advertising. In the General Waiting Room we show films appropriate to the station’s era. There is a disabled-friendly lavatory in the Ladies Waiting Room, together with a baby-changing table.

A second building houses the Booking Office with typical office furnature and with a genuine ticket rack dispensing proper Edmondson (cardboard) tickets. Our stationmaster is now based here, but under the stairs we have re-created a period Stationmaster’s Office: notice the well-thumbed reference books and wartime accoutrements.

Attached to this room, under the road bridge, is the Air Raid Shelter which is where the village Home Guard met during the Second World War. Today you can purchase drinks and snacks in our NAAFI-style Refreshment Room which is open at weekends.

On the platforms you will notice a selection of barrows and trolleys with a collection of luggage and goods in transit and a perambulator complete with baby and gas-mask.

Adding to the wartime theme, notice that we are doing our bit for the war, with our Dig for Victory vegetable garden on the embankment across from Platform No.2 and the old pram collecting scrap metal for the war effort.

Look out for the early LNER colour-light signal next to the bridge at the end of Platform No.1. Next to it, there is a red telephone box (of the K6 type first introduced in 1935) currently under restoration.

The Gentlemen’s Lavatory is in a separate building at the south end of the platform and originally was open to the elements, with no roof.

Just off the platform area, is the working signalbox, originally from Market Rasen in Lincolnshire and there is the apparatus used to transfer mailbags to or from moving trains. Try to be here on special events when this is demonstrated – it’s an experience not to be missed!

Also in the station yard are the former Goods Shed and Weighbridge Office, a re-built Anderson shelter and the Butler-Henderson Café, open daily for hot and cold food. The original stationmaster’s house at the entrance to the station is in private ownership.

Today, the station yard is used both as the railway’s principal car park, but also an area for many special events, including Wartime Weekend, Bonfire Night, Railwayana Swapmeets, traction engine and children’s events. Access from the car park to station platform is via a foot crossing over the railway line and a ramp onto the platform. In the yard you can also find the turntable.

All of us at Quorn & Woodhouse Station are unpaid volunteers. A wide variety of volunteers are needed at the station, including Uniformed Staff, Booking Clerks, Tea Room staff, gardeners and restoration volunteers working in the buildings and station yard.

We welcome new volunteers to our successful team, so if you are interested in joining us, please talk to the stationmaster on duty, contact the Volunteer Support Team: volunteers@gcrailway.co.uk (01509 633853) or e-mail the Senior Stationmaster : richard.bruce@gcrailway.co.uk

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Annette Warren

Annette Warren (born July 11, 1922) is a popular jazz and song stylist best known for her vocal dubbing of such stars as Ava Gardner in the 1951 version of Show Boat. and Lucille Ball in both Fancy Pants  and Sorrowful Jones  and is still actively performing in 2017 at the age of 95.

Warren was born July 11, 1922 in Cleveland, Ohio. She was discovered in 1945 by vocal coach and arranger Phil Moore, who arranged her first recordings. She made her radio debut October 4, 1946, on Meredith Willson's Sparkle Time program on CBS.

She headlined clubs and theaters in London and across the U.S., including the Bon Soir, the Blue Angel and the St. Regis Hotel Maisonette in New York City and Ye Little Club in Beverly Hills.  She co-starred as Mrs. Peachum in the off-Broadway revival of The Threepenny Opera with Jerry Orbach, Ed Asner and Beatrice Arthur and was also seen in the musical Livin' The Life with Alice Ghostley and Edward Villella.

Warren's television appearances include The Tonight Show, The Ed Sullivan Show, The Liberace Show, and The Summer Chevy Show.  She also was seen on screen in the films Midnight Frolics and The Devil's Sleep.

Her first dubbing assignment was for the film Lured in 1947, followed by The Paleface in 1948, in which she sang for Iris Adrian.  She dubbed the singing voice for Lucille Ball in Sorrowful Jones in 1949, and Fancy Pants in 1950.  The following year, she auditioned to sing for Ava Gardner in MGM's remake of Show Boat (1951 film) and won the job over such other applicants as Dinah Shore and Lee Wiley.  She also provided all of the female voices for John Hubley's UPA short Rooty Toot Toot, which was voted No. 41 of the "50 Greatest Cartoons" of all time and was nominated for an Academy Award for "Best Animated Short Film".

Warren recorded for such labels as Capitol Records, Verve Records, ABC Paramount Records, and Outstanding Records, and was married for 55 years to jazz musician Paul Smith (pianist), with whom she also occasionally performed.  She co-starred over a 20-year period with fellow "ghost singers" India Adams, Betty Wand and Jo Ann Greer in the musical revue Hollywood's Secret Singing Stars and was still actively performing as of June, 2015.  A two-CD retrospective of her recordings entitled "There's a Man in My Life" was released in 2016 by Fresh Sound Records.

In January 2016, Warren sang at the La Cicada Club in Los Angeles at a party held to celebrate to release of Lyn Stanley's album Interlude. Warren had been instrumental in encouraging Stanley to embark on her jazz-singing career in 2012.  On April 24, 2016 (at the age of 93), Warren debuted a brand-new one-woman show entitled "I Ain't Done Yet" at the Warner Grand Theatre in San Pedro, CA.  She is managed by Alan Eichler.

On March 30, 2017, Warren returned to New York for the first time in nearly 60 years to headline at Feinstein's/54 Below at the age of 94, to critical acclaim, and continues to perform regularly at such clubs as the Catalina Jazz Club in Hollywood.

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Q:

How could Ryan land in New York in early morning?

In one of the opening scenes of "The Hunt for Red October" (1990) dr Ryan is departing London Heathrow deeply in the evening (there's even a cameo with his wife claiming that plane is departing at 10 PM -- if I'm not mistaken).
Immediately after that we see an on-board scene (with discussion between Ryan and flight attendant about not sleeping during entire flight) followed by scene of welcoming Dr. Ryan in New York's airport, by a two some-kind-of secret service agents, during ... morning.
How this is possible? Taking flight length (7-8 hours) and time zone differences (five?) into account, plane departing London lands at any New York's airports just around 3 hour absolute/local time after departing. I.e. American Airlines departs LHR at 19:25 local time and lands at JFK at 22:35 local time.
Ryan departing London at 10 PM would most likely land at New York at 1 AM.
Not mentioning that there are (and there was no in 1980/1990) no late evening departs from London to New York due to night flights restrictions and thus entire pictured flight is impossible to take place.
This timing is certainly possible the other way, i.e New York to London. For example, United Airlines flight departs EWR at 22:05 local time and lands at LHR at 10:15 local time in the morning next day.
I know that this is a very small thing, not influencing this great movie at all. But, since this indeed is a great movie (I just love it) and I watched it about 20-30 times, I was always wondering about this.

A:

There are two factors which might be throwing your calculations off somewhat.
First, there is no mention in the movie (that I can find) that Jack's flight leaves at 10pm - Mrs. Wheeler (presumably the child's babysitter while Jack is away), simply says "Jack, you're going to miss the plane" when he is saying goodbye to the child.
Second, he isn't flying to New York, but as evidenced in the movie, he arrives at Washington Dulles International Airport (which admittedly doesn't make a huge difference to the flight time).
A quick look at the movie shows that Jack pulls up to London Heathrow at 2:55am, as evidenced by the hotel clock in the exterior shot.

Prior to 9/11, check-in times were quite flexible but even then, at least an hour's check-in time for a transatlantic flight was a reasonable expectation, so it's fair to assume that his flight didn't depart until 4am at the earliest.
Google flight tracker puts the average nonstop flight from Heathrow to Dulles at around 8 hours 30 minutes, which seems reasonable. Therefore his flight should have arrived in Washington Dulles at 12:30pm GMT, or 7:30am local time (5 hour time difference), which fits well with the final establishing shot of Jack being driven to the CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia sometime in the morning.
It also fits well with Jack's arrival at Admiral Greer's (James Earl Jones) office in Langley. A world clock can be seen behind Admiral Greer's desk, placing the time of their meeting well before noon (noon seems to be somewhere west of Iceland at the time, making it around 8:30am in Langley, Virginia).


(CNN) Justice Department special counsel Robert Mueller's one-two punch on Monday sent a forceful message to President Donald Trump, the public and potential suspects about the case he is constructing of Trump associates' involvement with Russia during the 2016 campaign.

Mueller showed he can keep a secret and maximize the impact of what he makes public.

In the first major filings of his investigation into the Russian effort to influence the election, Mueller revealed how broadly he has taken his mandate, the kinds of records he has uncovered, and how he has leveraged at least one insider to cooperate.

His double-barrel strike was likely more potent than releasing on two different days the indictment related to former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and former Trump campaign official Rick Gates, and the plea deal of George Papadopoulos.

"There's a 'large scale ongoing investigation of which this case is a small part,'" Aaron Zelinsky of the special counsel's office said during Papadopoulos' sentencing hearing earlier this month, according to a transcript unsealed Monday.

Mueller's team appears to be making its case to the public, too. In the documents released Monday, evidence is laid out in attention-getting detail, with tantalizing quotes ("Great work," a campaign supervisor tells Papadopoulos).

The documents point up the fact that the Trump campaign was aware early in 2016 of offers of "thousands" of potentially damaging emails about Democrat Hillary Clinton.

There is an implicit warning to potential additional defendants about trying to hide evidence and a "we've got more" suggestion throughout. The Papadopoulos statement opened with the observation that it does not "constitute all the facts known" and then referred to conversations he had with multiple high-ranking (unnamed at this point) campaign officials.

The timing of the rollout may also have thrown the White House. Manafort was pictured walking into FBI offices in Washington as he and Gates were indicted. The President barely had had time to assert on Twitter that the indictment of Manafort and Gates was unrelated to his campaign when the Papadopoulos news went public.

The guilty plea details how the 30-year-old former campaign foreign policy adviser lied to federal investigators about his interactions with foreign officials close to the Russian government. Papadopoulos falsely described the facts surrounding interactions with a foreign contact regarding possible "dirt" on Clinton, Republican Trump's opponent in the race for the White House.

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Mueller's methodical process

Mueller, a former FBI director first appointed by Republican President George W. Bush in 2001 and continued under Democratic President Barack Obama, was named the Russia special counsel on May 17. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has recused himself from Russia-related matters, and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein made the appointment after Trump fired then-FBI director James Comey, who previously oversaw the Russia investigation.

As laid out by Rosenstein, Mueller is investigating any links or coordination between the Russian government and the Trump campaign as well as "any matters that arose or may arise directly" from the investigation and any attempts to interfere with it, such as perjury, obstruction of justice and the destruction of evidence.

The indictment of Manafort and Gates shows that Mueller is going back more than a decade to potential wrongdoing unrelated to the election but connected to Russia. The 31-page, 12-count indictment relates to their political consulting on behalf of Russian-backed officials in Ukraine. It asserts conspiracy against the United States, conspiracy to launder money, and failure to register as an agent of a foreign principal, among other charges.

The indictment alleges lavish spending from the offshore accounts, including to pay for mortgages, children's tuition and home decorating. It also documents some of the evidence retrieved from Manafort's Virginia home when federal agents made a pre-dawn raid.

Manafort and Gates have pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Papadopoulos, on the other hand, entered a guilty plea after federal officials caught him lying about his interactions with a "foreign contact who discussed 'dirt' related to emails concerning" Clinton.

The plea statement lists Papadopoulos' initial falsehoods and his efforts to cover his tracks once the FBI questioned him. He shut down his Facebook account the day after an interview. It had contained information about his communications with Russian nationals. He also stopped using his usual cell phone number and got a new one.

It turned out Papadopoulos had multiple email exchanges in an effort to arrange a meeting between Trump campaign operatives and Russians. "It's history making if it happens," Papadopoulos wrote enthusiastically in one email.

The 13-page plea document unsealed on Monday highlights Papadopoulos' connection to the Trump campaign, noting at one point that the campaign told The Washington Post in March 2016 that Papadopoulos was one of five named foreign policy advisers.

A month later, he met with a contact identified as "the professor" for breakfast at a London hotel. The professor had just returned from Moscow, where he apparently met with high-level Russian officals and learned that they had "dirt" on Clinton. Papadopoulos initially tried to claim that the interactions with "the professor" occurred before he was on the Trump campaign.

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No leaks

In a town where everything leaks, Mueller was also able to keep Papadopoulos' cooperation and plea deal under wraps.

Papadopoulos was arrested on July 27 at Dulles International Airport. Mueller noted that Papadopoulos then met with the government "on numerous occasions." He was arraigned and pleaded guilty in federal court October 5, a fact only unsealed Monday.

The secrecy is a testament to the control Mueller has retained over the unfolding story -- and a warning to anyone who thinks he or she is safe.

The extent of what Papadopoulos revealed may become evident in upcoming weeks, and Mueller's team argued as part of a motion to seal his case that his "arrest and the accompanying criminal charges may alert other subjects to the direction and status of the investigation."

The document released Monday already reveals many possible lines of inquiry. Responding to an email related to Russian efforts to meet with Trump himself, a campaign official says, "Let[']s discuss. We need someone to communicate that DT is not doing these trips. It should be someone low level in the campaign so as not to send a signal."

That ambiguous statement about not sending "a signal" is revealed in a footnote; it feels more like a cliffhanger.


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