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007 Filming location: Casino Royale exteriors / Casino Royale (2006)

CASINO ROYALE EXTERIORS

Bond movie: Casino Royale (2006)
Place and location in the movie: Casino Royale in Montenegro
Actual place and location: Spa/ Lázně I / next to Grandhotel Pupp, Mariánskolázeňská 306/2, Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
What happens here in the movie: Casino scenes in the movie
Visited by 007 Travelers: 2010




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007 Filming location: Miami Airport / Casino Royale (2006)

MIAMI AIRPORT


Bond movie: Casino Royale (2006)
Place and location in the movie: Miami Airport, Miami, USA
Actual place and location: Prague AirportLetiště Praha, a. s.
K Letišti 6/1019, Prague, Czech Republic
What happens here in the movie: Bond follows the terrorist
Visited by 007 Travelers: 2010




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007 Filming location: Body Worlds Exhibition interiors / Casino Royale (2006)

BODY WORLDS EXHIBITION INTERIORS

Bond movie: Casino Royale (2006)
Place and location in the movie: Body Worlds Exhibition interiors, Miami, USA
Actual place and location: Vitkov monumentU Pamatniku 1900, Prague, Czech Republic
What happens here in the movie: Bond kills Dimitrios
Visited by 007 Travelers: 2010






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007 Filming location: Body Worlds Exhibition exteriors / Casino Royale (2006)

BODY WORLDS EXHIBITION EXTERIORS


Bond movie: Casino Royale (2006)
Place and location in the movie: Body Worlds Exhibition exteriors, Miami, USA
Actual place and location: Ministry of Transport, Nábřeží Ludvíka Svobody 12/1222, Prague, Czech Republic
What happens here in the movie: Bond follows Dimitrios
Visited by 007 Travelers: 2010




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007 Food: Scrambled eggs with coffee

Food: Scrambled eggs with coffee
Bond book appearance: The Facts of Death
Experience of 007 Travelers: Self-made



Scrambled eggs is a dish made from whites and yolks of eggs (usually chicken eggs).
Eggs are cracked into a bowl, a little water and/or milk is added, and the mixture is whisked until it reaches a uniform colour. Then the mixture is poured into a saucepan over a low heat and continually whisked until there are soft curds that are slightly liquid. These are scrambled eggs.

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"Bond sat in the police station in the village of Thera, where Greek intelligence had its temporary office. He drank coffee and ate scrambled eggs, which Niki had made."

Raymond Benson: "The Facts of Death"


Scrambled eggs is one of Bond's favorite foods in the books: He eats scrambled eggs at least in the following books: "Live and Let Die", "Doctor No", "Thunderball", "On Her Majesty's Secret Service", "Octopussy", "007 in New York", "James Bond, the Authorized Biography of 007", "Icebreaker", "Nobody Lives Forever", The Man From Barbarossa"  and "Zero Minus Ten".





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007 Food: Scrambled eggs with tomato juice

Food: Scrambled eggs with tomato juice
Bond book appearance: James Bond, The Spy Who Loved Me
Experience of 007 Travelers: Self-made



Scrambled eggs is a dish made from whites and yolks of eggs (usually chicken eggs).
Eggs are cracked into a bowl, a little water and/or milk is added, and the mixture is whisked until it reaches a uniform colour. Then the mixture is poured into a saucepan over a low heat and continually whisked until there are soft curds that are slightly liquid. These are scrambled eggs.

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"Bond took a taxi from the airport and checked in at the Nile Hilton on the island of Roda, stuck like a lozenge in the throat of the Nile. His suite was air-conditioned and functional, and a welcome escape from the hot sun that burned down outside. He took a cold shower, changed into a blue towelling dressing-gown and called room service for a long glass of tomato juice and a plate of scrambled eggs."

Christopher Wood:  "James Bond, The Spy Who Loved Me"

Scrambled eggs is one of Bond's favorite foods in the books: He eats scrambled eggs at least in the following books: "Live and Let Die", "Doctor No", "Thunderball", "On Her Majesty's Secret Service", "Octopussy", "007 in New York", "James Bond, the Authorized Biography of 007", "Icebreaker", "Nobody Lives Forever", The Man From Barbarossa"  and "Zero Minus Ten".




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007 Food: Karelian hot pot / stew


Food: Karelian hot pot / stew
Bond book appearance: James Bond, the Authorized Biography of 007
Experience of 007 Travelers: Savotta Restaurant, Helsinki, Finland
 
 




The Karelian hot pot (British) or Karelian stew (US) (Karjalanpaisti in Finnish) is a traditional meat stew originating from the region of Karelia (now split between Finland and Russia). It is commonly prepared using a combination of pork and beef, but lamb can also be used. Along with the Karelian pasties (Karjalanpiirakat), it is the most widely recognised Karelian food in Finland. In 2007, it was selected as the national dish of Finland by the readers of the Finnish tabloid Iltalehti.

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"Bond drank quite a few shots and stated that the crowd started to look more cheerful. Birkin wanted to order traditional Finnish food – savoury pie, Karelian hot pot and reindeer tongue. The good side of the Finnish food is that it gives you guts. (Finnish “sisu”) It is needed in the place like this. It´s a shame that you won´t be staying longer."

John Pearson: "The Authorized Biography of 007"




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007 Drink: Vesper Martini


Drink: Vesper Martini
Bond movie appearance: Casino Royale (2006), Quantum of Solace
Bond book appearance: Casino Royale
Experience of 007 Travelers: American Bar, Helsinki, Finland


The Vesper or Vesper Martini is a cocktail that was originally made of gin, vodka, and Kina Lillet.

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James Bond and his Vespers
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007 Food: Greek salad with bread and cheese and Taittinger Champagne



Food: Greek salad with bread and cheese and Taittinger Champagne
Bond book appearance: The Facts of Death
Experience of 007 Travelers: Self-made


Greek salad (Greek: χωριάτικη σαλάτα [xorˈjatiki saˈlata] "rustic salad" or θερινή σαλάτα [θeriˈni saˈlata] "summer salad") is a salad in Greek cuisine. Greek salad is made with pieces of tomatoes, sliced cucumbers, onion, feta cheese, and olives (usually Kalamata olives), typically seasoned with salt and oregano, and dressed with olive oil. Common additions include the pickled leaves, buds or berries of capers (especially in the Dodecanese islands).

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"Bond heard some noise from the kitchen. Soon Hera came back with a bottle of Taittinger, two glasses and two covered plates.
You open the bottle, and I put the plates ready, Hera said.
Bond rolled out of the bed and took the bottle. He opened it by popping the bottle cap to the ceiling.
He poured champagne into the glasses while Hera was setting the plates full of Greek salad, bread and cheese."

Raymond Benson: "The Facts of Death




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007 Drink: Mojito


Drink: Mojito
Bond movie appearance: Die Another Day
Experience of 007 Travelers: Sunset Beach Party, Singita beach, Fregenae, Italy

 
Traditionally, a mojito is a cocktail that consists of five ingredients: white rum, sugar (traditionally sugar cane juice), lime juice, sparkling water, and mint. The original Cuban recipe uses spearmint or yerba buena, a mint variety very popular on the island. Its combination of sweetness, refreshing citrus, and mint flavors is intended to complement the potent kick of the rum, and have made this clear highball a popular summer drink. The cocktail has a relatively low alcohol content (about 10 percent alcohol by volume).

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BOND IN MOTION & 007 VEHICLES (Miniature collection)

To celebrate the first day of BOND IN MOTION Exhibition in London, here is a small appetizer of our new blog section "007 VEHICLES", which will be released soon!

Happy 70th Birthday to Timothy Dalton!






Leaving on a Jet plane

Its been a busy traveling month for me. These are shots from my last flight back from Sacramento to Denver (the flip side of the gremlin ride out). This past week I was back out on the east coast in Baltimore again. The whole experience has really gotten more worn out and I haven't really found any serious opportunities to paint. This is a bad thing with Reaper Con coming up towards the end of April I really need to buckle down and get my entries started. Right now I have three picked out and we will see how they go. I would like to do a vehicle entry but I don't now if I can pull that off as well. I have plenty of 15mm vehicles around that I could work on but they typically don't do well in painting competitions, at least not something like ReaperCon. I need to see if I have any mechs around that I could paint up or maybe a larger vehicle kit to work on.

Anyway here are the shots coming back from Sacramento to Denver, it was kind of depressing flight.

A beautiful day in Sacramento

Heading east into the mountains

This is an open pit mining operation. You can see  two of the pits which much be huge since we are currently flying at 38,000'.

Crossing some snow capped peaks

And now the clouds of hidden everything, this does not bode well.

Yep, here we are in Denver, getting to the gate while the snow falls. I still have to hike out to my car after this too!

Cue Twilight Zone Music

I'm back in Sacramento. I flew out on Monday night and I was an early boarder so pretty much could take any seat I wanted (A 02 for you Southwest flyers). So a window seat up front just forward of the engine. At some point I was looking out and I took a shot of the engine out to the tip of the wing as we were cruising along at 38,000 feet. All I could think about at that point was William Shatner and his episode in the Twilight Zone; Nightmare at 20,000 Feet. It was raining as we descended into Sacramento and I kept expecting to see a little gremlin on the wing above the engine. I think I may have been a little tired.


Waiting to leave from Denver International Airport

38,000 feet, clear sky

Descending to Sacramento in the rain, is that a shadow out there?