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Edition: 2002-10-29 *updated* |
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2. Day: Saturday
Friday evening was late, Saturday evening was
properly Sunday morning, but beginning in the morning for sure.
Saturday we had to stand up very early
in the morning… as written in the yesterdays part. Starting with a traditional
English breakfast, with sausages, beans, ham & eggs but also sweet things –
I wanted more time for breakfast. Did anyone complain the British don’t have
taste ? Well, I don’t think so. Organisation said the groups should sit
together while joining breakfast, but this wasn’t possible: 15 people on tables
which were only thought for 2 persons ?
08:00 a.m. the coaches started to a
secret location as announced.
Speculations we would drive to
Pinewood-Studios were wrong, everyone had to wear eye-patches for the last
miles, finally we arrived at something like a youth-club. The groups which were
named yesterday had to stand in a line to receive instructions from our
agent-trainers – Sean Connery (-Double) as head and some drill-instructors in
army-uniform. Agent Training means… shooting on targets, checking the IQ by
Quiz (What is 9loac ? – you will find somewhere on my HP the right answer) and
“Tangram”. Our group started with a combination of Quiz and a test of skill:
answering questions which had to be looked in some Bond-Books (What is the
first name of Octopussy ? for example). Right answer was one step more to a
wire-partition some of us had to be surmount. Hard to describe… if you “joined”
the army you may know what I mean. Last part of this exercise was to deactivate
a bomb. Unfortunately our bomb exploded… it was only an alarm-tone ! In the
garden were also a Quiz-Station: Here James Bond knowing was required: Where is
his name from ? What is the title of the 20th Bond Movie starting
end 2002 ?
Another station was a
fighting-training… we learned how the filmmakers play fighting – and we also
had to practise and to test this. Hard exertion ! Thanks God the Barbeque
followed, also very tasty – who said British cooking is not good ? (Ok, the
second time I ask this, but it was really good).
Back in the city we had to choose if we
go with the group to see the Swatch-Stores Oxford Street and Covent Garden or
if do something individual. Personally I went to the Swatch-Stores and bought
the "London-Swatch". Covent Garden Store had
also a Plume de Fete: the last x-mas special available.
A short break for refreshing was a good
idea, soon the coaches brought us to Westminster Embankment Pier on the river
Thames were a vessel wait for us. All got cocktails, dinner were served around
9:00 p.m.: Trio of Melon, Parma Ham, Mango Coulis, followed by Medallion of
Lamb, Redcurrant and Mint Jus. Dauphinoise Potatoes, green fine beans sautéed
with almonds and glazed carrots. Dessert was orange cream caramel, cheese and
biscuits. I got a menu-card for my collection. Did I ask somewhere if the
British do not have taste ? While dinner was served Billy Lee as Tom Jones made
a hot atmosphere. And, of course, the vessel cruised on the Thames.
Then everyone had the chance to play
Black Jack or Roulette – we got 40 coins and 20 minutes to win as much as
possible. The winner got an extra prize: the London-Swatch and a Fleece-Shirt.
In my case the bank won L ! Also prizes were given to
the best group of the Agent training in the morning, the best
“single-competition-winners” and the best “overall winner”. Yellow-group was
not the best group, but Rainer from Austria – member of the yellow-team – won
the fighting competition in the single-evaluation. Congratulations !
Emily Paso as Gloria Estefan did also
her show. I can’t say something about this programme, because I was on deck
while this happened.
Unfortunately I forgot my camera in the
hotel, so please send me pictures from this evening when available.
Too early it was 00:30 a.m. Sunday
morning when the coaches brought us back to the hotel. The barkeeper just
wanted close his desk – he had no chance until around 04:00 a.m. in the
morning.
Sunday will follow with sun-rising !
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