Birmingham On The Blitz (DVD)

Botanical Birmingham

Advantages: Plenty to see, a relaxing escape from the city.
Disadvantages: Expensive for a one-off visit. Disappointing restaurant.

Every city need its green spaces. The architecture may be spectacular and the shops fantastic, but finding a place to escape the traffic and bustle is a necessity for most city dwellers. Picture Birmingham and what do you see? The Bullring, New Street Station and Spaghetti Junction would be the first things that come to my mind. Although I've never lived in Birmingham itself, I worked there for several years. During that time I went to the Botanical Gardens regularly, but for the purposes of this review I will focus on my most recent visit which was August 2008. A Brief History Celebrity gardeners are not a new phenomenon. In the nineteenth century J.C Loudon was an influential writer on gardening and became part of London's high society. He designed the Birmingham Botanical Gardens in 1830 to provide a place where keen ...

JoannaPiano 31.10.2008 (02.11.2008) · Read full review
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ASH and the Blitz through Toyko

Advantages: If you love ASH then you'll love this!
Disadvantages: Obviously not for people who hate ASH

This DVD is ASH, live at the Akasaka Blitz, Toyko, in September 2001. It features some of their greatest songs from the albums "1977", "Nu-clear Sound" and "Free All Angels". The track list is as follows: 1. Burn Baby Burn 2. A Life Less Ordinary 3. Submission 4. Shining Light 5. Goldfinger 6. Cherry Bomb 7. Walking Barefoot 8. Oh Yeah 9. Candy 10.Kung Fu 11.Girl From Mars 12.Only In Dreams 13.Wild Surf 14.Jack Names The Planets 15.World Domination 16.Lose Control 17.Jesus Says 18.Numbskull The actual performance of this gig is superb. For anyone who has seen ASH live, this will bring back great memories, and for anyone who hasn't, this will make you want to see them! I actually saw ASH later on this tour, when they came to Birmingham, and they were excellent, it is definetely worth it. Along with the recording ...

phillegg 29.04.2003 · Read full review
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Birmingham International Airport - 2008

Advantages: Big enough to get the destinations, small enough to care
Disadvantages: Complex road system to get there

There's a theory that says every opinion on a site like Ciao is valuable and so we should post as much as we like on whatever topic takes our fancies. However, Ciao don't actually reward an opinion once there are already a bunch on a given topic. So this won't earn me a penny - even with the special bonus. Double nothing is ...... er.... nothing. But since there hasn't been a review of Birmingham International Airport for several years, much of the information on Ciao is outdated and well overdue for an update. So pennies or no pennies, here are my thoughts on BHX. When I was a kid, I loved going to airports - any airport, it didn't matter - it was all just so exciting. Strange exotic people, big shiny shops and lots of static electric shocks from the nylon carpets - there was nothing quite like it. But as I grew up the whole ...

koshkha 11.02.2008 · Read full review
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