Posts with tag ”marseille”
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Sweet days in Lisbon
Lisbon is melting, and me with it. The city is currently scorched by a brutal 30°C in the shade, and that’s only if one can wrangle some shadow. I’m chasing sea breezes and slurping cold beverages, in a vain attempt to outsmart the sun.
Movie locations around the world
This is the first part of my quest for finding movie locations around the world. Contents: Mission Impossible, Talented Mr Ripley, Lost in Translation, Fellowship of the Ring, Highlander, French Connection, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Le fabuleux destin d’Amélie Poulain, Die Another Day, Interview with the Vampire, The Beach, Rendition, La Dolce Vita, Moulin Rouge.
The seedy past of Marseille
As I walked along the streets of Marseille, my thoughts went to the seedy streets from the 1971 movie “French Connection” and wondered how much it had changed in 40 years.