Damage from hailstones

pvr · Post by **pvr** » Wed Oct 10, 2012 11:51 am

No, in Spain now.

Dublin, Greece and Moscow next. None of the places I want to go though :'(

mogsyman · Post by **mogsyman** » Wed Oct 10, 2012 12:02 pm

Love Madrid!

Went there a short while ago and these little urchins.....

There's a great place off a square with what looks like a market that simply sells cooked food with wine, anything you can think of....yum!

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pvr · Post by **pvr** » Wed Oct 10, 2012 12:09 pm

Know the one you mean, went in there - very trendy.

Is near the Palace and the Opera, neither of which are places they let you in of course

mogsyman · Post by **mogsyman** » Wed Oct 10, 2012 12:24 pm

[quote="pvr"]
Know the one you mean, went in there - very trendy.

Is near the Palace and the Opera, neither of which are places they let you in of course

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Managed to sneak in

Madrid has a great atmosphere and if the weather is good it's a great place to sit and watch the world go by.

Much as I'm doing here in Budapest waiting for my taxi to the airport

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535dboy · Post by **535dboy** » Wed Oct 10, 2012 12:58 pm

That looks scary!

Rusty · Post by **Rusty** » Wed Oct 10, 2012 1:01 pm

[quote="mogsyman"]
Love Madrid!

Went there a short while ago and these little urchins.....

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Please enlighten me - what the f$@^ is that??????

X5Sport · Post by **X5Sport** » Wed Oct 10, 2012 1:28 pm

Looks like a pile of rocks!!

mogsyman · Post by **mogsyman** » Wed Oct 10, 2012 1:35 pm

[quote="Rusty"]
[quote="mogsyman"]
Love Madrid!

Went there a short while ago and these little urchins.....

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Please enlighten me - what the f$@^ is that??????
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Goose Barnacles.

And very nice they are too

If you can stop looking and just eat they are really, really nice.

flyfs6 · Post by **flyfs6** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 7:29 pm

Gosh thats a lot of work being done on your car. it's going to be worth the wait.

mogsy and pvr, Dubai or Moscow, I'm often around! Drop me a pm when travelling.

mogsyman · Post by **mogsyman** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 8:31 pm

Off to Istanbul tomorrow, back Sunday, then back again Tuesday and then back Wednesday, then up to the NEC for a while.

Then back and off to Amsterdam, Barcelona and hopefully Dubai end of November.

I'll will then had enough and look forward to having a few weeks off before it starts again in January. Seems like good fun, but living in hotels as those who travel know (especially if you're on your own as I am in Turkey) isn't much fun!

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AW8 · Post by **AW8** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 8:41 pm

I would miss the family & home life but am sure I could cope with flights, being abroad, eating & drinking in new places, meeting new people & even having a little time to myself work permitting. Am sure there is a flip side dependant on the business task, location & those I had to be with, however, not being a jetsetter I suspect it might take a while for me to find it a major drag if all well back in uk.

pvr · Post by **pvr** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 8:46 pm

Try ciragan palace, best hotel I have ever stayed in anywhere in the world.

http://www.kempinski.com/en/istanbul/ci ... 6073483600

Second 14th floor of the Conrad there, also great.

mogsyman · Post by **mogsyman** » Fri Oct 12, 2012 5:56 am

[quote="AW8"]
I would miss the family & home life but am sure I could cope with flights, being abroad, eating & drinking in new places, meeting new people & even having a little time to myself work permitting. Am sure there is a flip side dependant on the business task, location & those I had to be with, however, not being a jetsetter I suspect it might take a while for me to find it a major drag if all well back in uk.
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Flights I don't mind and sitting here in the Club Europe lounge with whatever you want for breakfast washed down with a glass of bubbles can be quite attractive (obviously no booze quite this early for me!)

Being away from home and family can be difficult - not being able to drive my car is even more so

mogsyman · Post by **mogsyman** » Fri Oct 12, 2012 5:58 am

[quote="pvr"]
Try ciragan palace, best hotel I have ever stayed in anywhere in the world.

http://www.kempinski.com/en/istanbul/ci ... 6073483600

Second 14th floor of the Conrad there, also great.
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Looks lovely and having just done some work in the Kempinski in both Geneva and Budapest I know they're great hotels!

Unfortunately that's as far as I get, working in them and then going back to our 'normal' hotels as we're on a slightly lower budget that you are Paul - I must be in the wrong job!

AW8 · Post by **AW8** » Fri Oct 12, 2012 10:09 pm

[quote="mogsyman"]Flights I don't mind and sitting here in the Club Europe lounge with whatever you want for breakfast washed down with a glass of bubbles can be quite attractive (obviously no booze quite this early for me!).....................Being away from home and family can be difficult - not being able to drive my car is even more so

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I could cope........Spent 12 evenings from 15 away from family recently, didnt drive my car much either. Ironic when primary workplace less than 30 mins away.

I imagine you keep the cabin crew entertained

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