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Tuesday, 28 February 2006

The best chocolate in town

When in Belgian and in Brussels it's self, I found the best chocolate to be in here, ok I know it looks like a bit of a tourist trap but it worth just seeing from the eye candy point of view, if you excuse the pun /images/emoticons/wink.gif

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Norwich's Art Nouveau - Royal Arcade

One of the design classics that I hope the local cancel will not touch, after destroying the old historic market place, by replacing the old market with brightly colored Wendy houses, is the Art Nouveau Royal Arcade. This shopping arcade is just situated off the historic market place in the city center. The design detail is pretty amazing on the outside and if you ever get the chance to go and have a look it's worth it if your in Norwich!

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Snow fun

About this time last year I was over in Denmark for a friends dad's birthday, which remind me of the predicted forecast for this week here in London SNOW! The week over in Denmark started niceley but a bit cold as over night, it turned for the worst with very heavy snow! for two to three days. Mind you it only takes about 1cm snow here to stop every thing /images/emoticons/wink.gif

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Monday, 20 February 2006

China - The Three Emperors

Also on Saturday we went to the China - The Three Emperors, exhibition up at the Royal Academy of Arts in town. As it was just across the road from itsu, it was quite convent as we just had to cross the road to get there.

The exhibition it's self looks a bit deceptive in physical size as the RA is not that bigger place compared to other galleries in London and at £11 I thought this was a bit steep but I have to say I we not disappointed at all! After about 3 to 4 hours walking-around totally mesmerized by all the amazing artifacts and the history that surrounded them on display. At the end of the exhibition we walked out to be confronted by the shop to which, I succumbed to buying the book of the exhibition at £27.

For more info on the exhibition have a look at www.threeemperors.org.uk. It's on till 17th of April 2006.

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itsu

It was just by chance we went here at the weekend. The front of the restaurant was very deceptive! as you got the idea that it was one of those small eat and run places but when you got past the till and down stares it was a very spacious place indeed. The food it's self was very nice, even thou I'm not a full lover of sushi my self. I ended up having Chicken breast, Asian Vagetables, Udon Noodles, which I must say is not bad for me picking something that healthy for me. At the end of the meal we where kindly ushered out by the staff, not because we where bad or any thing but what turned out to be the builders next door setting off the fire alarms in the hole of block hehe...

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Saturday, 18 February 2006

Malmi Airport - Day 7

On our last leg of our amazing trip round Finland we got back home to Malmi mid-afternoon.

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Turku Airport - Day 7

On root back home from Mariehamn to Malmi, Turku made the perfict terning point to root.

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Geta

This was a grate spot to take in the senice views and the wiled life.

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Local wedding - Day 6

While we were out and about we happend to bump into a local wedding.

Wedding in Geta

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Eatting out in Mariehamn - Day 6

I can see why Mariehamn is famed for it's pancakes! I've never had anthing quite like them before.

Mariehamn pancakes

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Mariehamn Airport - Day 6

This was a very quite airport when we got there and also a very intresting plcase as well.

Final approach for Mariehamn runway 21

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Turku Airport - Day 6

On root out to Mariehamn, Turku made the perfict terning point to root.

Noth of Turku airport

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Tampere

There was some thing quite relaxing about Tampere.

After dinner before bed time

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Tampere Airport - Day 5

Whit the day drowing to a close we made it Tampere. We ended up staying at student accomitation by a amazing lake for the night.

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Friday, 17 February 2006

Vaasa Airport - Day 5

We got down to Vaasa, to full up and to also deside to were to move on next. With past exprence of other Finnish costel airposts, we deside to go just a little bit more in land to Tampere.

Filling her up at Vaasa

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Kalajoki Airport - Day 5

Over flying this little airport just looked amazing! It being right by the beach, it looked like a slice of Finnish paridce. If only we had time to stop off there /images/emoticons/happy.gif

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A view form our breakfast room

The view form our breakfast room was just grate, as well as the food.

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Kajaani Airport - Day 4

After our detore from Oulu we whent back to Kajaani for the night and to start-off the followering day, to head South West down the cost.

Looking at the main buildings at a very wet Kajaani airport.

Looking at the main buildings at a very wet Kajaani airport.

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Oulu Airport - Day 4

We never made it to Oulu as the weather turnd on use on root after dubbel checking with the met guy, back a Rovaniemi it's just one of these things. So we diverted back to Kajaani.

On diversion to Kajaani from Oulu

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At the Arctic Circle - Day 4

Me at the Arctic Circle, one of my high ligths of the trip.

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Rovaniemi Airport - Day 4

This was a grate airport to come into, as it had a intesting approch to it. Terning onto final and landing up hill was just to irisitable /images/emoticons/happy.gif

So this is where we got to on day fore of our trip for lucnh before terning back south.

1 mile to go on final approach for runway 03 Rovaniemi

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Down town Kajaani

Down town on the hunt for food in Kajaani. It's a very quite place! From what I found out about the place, was that one of there mane products they make in the town are GPS units.

John in Kajaani center

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Kajaani Airport - Day 3

Welcom to a very damp Kajaani airport. The leg from Joensuu to Kajaani was hard going and with the vis dropping it did not help matters.

Looking at the main buildings at a very wet Kajaani airport.

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The castle at Savonlinna - Day 2

They have the most amazing opera festival inside the castle. When we where there a very flash Russian VIP jet came over head on route Savonlinna airport. Later we found out that the VIP jet had 6 VIPs on board, this however was interesting as the jet could easily hold 80 people plus.

The castle at Savonlinna

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Savonlinna Airport - Day 1

This is where we ended day one and left on day three. We spent the hole day on day two looking around and taking in the amazing sites of Savonlinna.

Departed Savonlinna on runway 12 on route to Kajaani

Departed Savonlinna on runway 12 on route to Kajaani

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Joensuu Airport - Day 3

On root from Savonlinna on day three, to Kajaani and just comming up to Joensuu, before doing a left trurn.

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Malmi airport - Day 1

This is where we John and I stared and ended are 7 day amazing flying trip around Finland back in 2004. It was one of those times in your life, that I'll never forget!

left for runway 27

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Monday, 13 February 2006

Mac Google Earth v3.1.0617.0 fixs kmz bug

It looks like the guys at Google Earth have fixed the bug regarding "Network link" kmz files on the Mac.

Just testing it today the latest version of Mac Google Earth v3.1.0617.0. It's now writing out it's temp data to the users temp folder eg:
/var/tmp/folders.502/TemporaryItems/.kmztmp/khTemp_0.kmz

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Mac Google Earth v3.1.0527.0 - temp bug fix

If any of you guys out there are have hiving problems with Google Earth version 3.1.0527.0, trying to get it connect to kmz links on "Network Link" folders the is a little bug, that I've discovered and fixed for the time being on the Mac.

The bug is say that if you have more that just one account on your mac ie. a admin account and then say some local or non admin accounts or non admin network accounts running on your mac. Then this buy will most probily affect you.

If you set "Network Link" folder in Google Earth pointing to any server that is hosting your kmz file eg. http://www.my-server.ac.uk/my-file.kmz or local network server.
Then Google Earth will try and create and hidden folder called .kmztmp inside /Applications/Google Earth.app/Contents/MacOS/
When you install Google Earth by default Google Earth belongs to the admin user that installed it. So when another user tries to use Google Earth and tries to connect to a kmz file though a "Network Link" it fails, because that users dues not have permission to create the .kmztmp folder, that it needs to store the kmz data from the "Network Link".

So as a stock gap fix, I loged in as admin user on my mac. Then opened up the Terminal in /Applications/Utilities/Terminal

Next I typed in this comand:
cd /Applications/Google\ Earth.app/Contents/MacOS/

With this command you will be asked for your admin password:
sudo ln -s /var/tmp/ .kmztmp

In a ideal world it would be nice if Google Earth could write out the temp kmz files to the users Application Support, Google Earth folder ie. ~/Library/Application Support/Google Earth/ or the temp folder eg something like this. /var/tmp/folders.502/TemporaryItems/

Why duos this not happen to kml files and "Network Link"?
KML files are un-compressed versions of kml files, Google Earth can just pull in the raw file as it is from the web or local network server, with out having to temporary save it on you mac, when in using them as "Network Link".

If any one wants to test out the there copy of Google Earth on there mac in crating a "Network Link":
http://www.keyhole.com/GoogleEarthHelp/Mac/wwhelp/wwhimpl/js/html/wwhelp.htm

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A taste of Middle East

Ok, well Lebanese to be exact /images/emoticons/happy.gif

I've never had Lebanese before, until last month and boy was I in for a treat! There were six of us for dinning that night. It was the first time that any of the group I believe had Lebanese.

It was more of the decor then the menu that core our eye in choosing the venue. Once inside and seated, we worked are way though the menu and all of us ended going for the set menu for two and fore.

The choice of going for a set menu might sound some what conservative but we where more then placently surprised. There were several dishes for the starters, with a plater of meats for the main and delight full fruit dish with small cakes for desert. The one notable thing about all the dishes we had, was just how amazingly fresh tasting the food was!

If you've never had Lebanese then go on, you must try it! click here for more info.

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Sunday, 12 February 2006

The best chips in town

On Saterday we took a genteel stroll down to the sea cow. The sea cow is a trendy fish and chip shop, that I've heard to much about but yet tried my self. When it comes to fish and chips, I have to say I'm some what a little fussy! With Lowestoft laying down the bench mark, when it come's to frying the ideal fish and chips, the sea cow had a lot to live up too. So how did the sea cow do? I have to say I was very impressed but the one thing, the sea cow did have the after aftertaste factor! The aftertaste is the key thing that sets apart very good fish and chips, from grate fish and chips. When 3 to 4 hours after you can still taste the comfort of the batter which gives that enriched memorable experience, you know that you've had the X factor of all fish and chips /images/emoticons/happy.gif

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Thursday, 2 February 2006

Real Burger World

Last weekend I whent out to try out Real Burger World at Clapham Junction, after seeing it on Channel 4 documentary. I have to say I was not disappointed at all /images/emoticons/happy.gif

After having lunch there I was so full up that I could not eat till the next! that's pretty amazing for me /images/emoticons/wink.gif

The other good thing is that they have a very divers menu there as well.
To check them out http://www.realburger.co.uk/

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Wall and Piece

I was just looking a my brothers new book today Wall and Piece by Banksy. I have to it one to get !!! It's full of lovely quoits like:
"All artistes are prepared to suffer for their work but why are so few prepared to learn to draw"
The one on the back cover of the book is just grate!
"There's no way you're going to get a quote from us to use on your book cover" - Metropolitan Police spokesperson.
As fare as I'm concerned it's one to have, the art work in side is just fantastic /images/emoticons/happy.gif

Here are the detales if your intrested:
Banksy Wall and Piece
ISBN: - 1844137864

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