Kylie Minogue - Aphrodite Les Folies 2011 Tour

Kylie Minogue (born May 28, 1968) is an Australian pop singer, songwriter and actress. She begun her career as a child being an actress on Australian television. She get her recognition when she played in Australian soap opera "Neighbours".

In 1987 she recorded her first single "Locomotion" which was a big success spending 7 weeks in Australian single's chart. Her debut album was called "Kylie" (1988) and the single "I Should Be So Lucky" reached number one in UK top ten. In 1989 she left "Neighbours" trying to focus on her music career. She had another big hit called "Got To Be Certain" and a duet with Jason Donovan "Especially For You" which was sold in almost one million copies in UK. In the same year she made her first movie called "The Delinquents" which was a box-office hit in Australia and UK too, despite negative reviews.

Her next album "Enjoy Yourself" was very good sold in Australia, Europe and Asia but failed in North America and Geffen Records dropped her contract.

In 1990 she had a new album called "Rhythm Of Love" which was more sophisticated than the others. Kylie Minogue took the control for producing of the video "Better The Devil You Know" and presented herself as a sexually aware adult. In this period she had a relationship with Michael Hutchence, the frontman of INXS.

In 1991 Kylie launched her fourth album called "Let's Get To It" but this failed to reach UK top ten chart. In 1992 she made a "Greatest Hits" album which was good sold. The most known single in this album is "Celebration".

In 1994 it followed "Kylie Minogue" and the single "Confide In Me" spent four weeks on number one in Australian top ten. This album was sold in 250.000 copies in UK. She also played in the comedy "The Vicar Of Dibley" and she also get a role in a Jean-Claude Van Damme movie, "Street Fighter". In 1995 she filmed in Australia for "Hyride To Hell" and she colaborated with Nick Cave for the single "Where The Wild Roses Grow" which was a hit all over the World. In 1996 filmed for "Bio-Dome".

In 1997, Kylie Minogue was in a relationship with the French photographer Stéphane Sednaoui, who encouraged her to develop her creativity.

Minogue's album "Light Years" (2000) was a collection of dance songs, influenced by disco music. Minogue said that her intention was to present dance-pop music in a "more exaggerated form" and to make it "fun". the single "Spinning Around" was a number one in UK charts and "One Night Like This" went in the first place in Australian top ten. She recorded "Kids" in company of Robin Williams and this single went in the second place in UK top ten.

In 2000, Kylie performed ABBA's "Dancing Queen" and her single "On a Night like This" at the 2000 Sydney Olympics closing ceremony and then she embarked upon a concert tour, "On A Night like This Tour".

In 2001 she played in the movie "Moulin Rouge" and she launched her new album "Fever". Its lead single "Can't Get You Out of My Head" became the biggest success of her career, reaching number one in more than 40 countries. The subsequent singles "In Your Eyes", "Love at First Sight" and "Come into My World" were successful throughout the world, and Minogue established a presence in the mainstream North American market, particularly in the club scene.

In 2002 she started "KylieFever Tour" and she began a relationship with the French actor, Olivier Martinez, after meeting him at the 2002 Grammy Awards ceremony.

Her next album was Body Language (2003) and the single "Slow" was number one-hit in UK and Australia. In the same year she played a guest role in the season finale of the Australian TV comedy series "Kath & Kim".

In November 2004 she released her second official greatest hits album entitled "Ultimate Kylie". The album introduced her singles "I Believe in You" and "Giving You Up". "I Believe in You" reached the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play top three, and Minogue was nominated for a Grammy Award for the fourth consecutive year when the song was nominated in the category of "Best Dance Recording".

Early in 2005, "Kylie: The Exhibition" opened in Melbourne. The free exhibition featured costumes and photographs spanning Minogue's career and went on to tour Australian capital cities receiving over 300,000 visitors, and was exhibited at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London in February 2007. Minogue commenced her "Showgirl: The Greatest Hits Tour", and after performing in Europe, travelled to Melbourne, where she was diagnosed with breast cancer.

In February 2007, Kylie Minogue and Olivier Martinez announced that they had ended their relationship, but remained on friendly terms. and in November 2007 she released a new studio album called "X". The single "2 Hearts" reached number one in Australian top ten. She co-starred in the 2007 "Doctor Who" Christmas special episode, "Voyage of the Damned", as Astrid Peth, a waitress on a spaceship Titanic.

Starting May 2008, Minogue promoted X with a European tour, "KylieX2008", which is her most expensive tour to date with production costs of £10 million. Although she described the rehearsals as "grim", the tour was generally acclaimed and sold well.

In September and October 2009, Minogue embarked on the "For You, For Me Tour", her first North American concert tour, which included shows in the U.S. and Canada. She was also featured in the Bollywood film, "Blue", performing an A.R. Rahman song, and had confirmed that she was working on her eleventh studio album, commenting that it would be an album of dance and pop music. On 13th September 2009, Minogue performed "Super Trouper" and "When All Is Said and Done" with Benny Andersson at the ABBA tribute concert "Thank You for the Music... a Celebration of the Music of ABBA" at London's Hyde Park, her only live performance in the UK in 2009. On 14 December 2009, Minogue released a download-only concert album entitled "Kylie: Live in New York". The album was recorded at New York's Hammerstein Ballroom and contains 25 live version songs.

Minogue's eleventh studio album, "Aphrodite", was released in Japan on 30th of June 2010 and worldwide in July 2010. The lead single, "All the Lovers", premiered on radio in May 2010 and was made available for purchase in June 2010. The album debuted at number one in the UK charts, exactly twenty two years after her first UK number one hit. The second single from Aphrodite, titled "Get Outta My Way" was released on 27th of September 2010. In October 2010, Minogue performed in front of the Sphinx and the Pyramids at Giza, Eygpt to celebrate the anniversary of "Enigma" magazine, with profits going to the "We Owe It To Egypt Foundation". A third single, "Better Than Today", was released on 6th of December 2010.

On 19th of February 2011 Kylie started her world tour called "Aphrodite Les Folies 2011 Tour" in Herning, Denmark. It was a great 2 hours show, very expensive, and with and impressive water theme. The costumes in this show are created by the legendary fashion designers Dolce & Gabanna. You may see a lot of pictures from this concert here.

Arab Baths

Right next the palace of La Almudaina in Palma de Mallorca there are The Arab Baths (Banys Àrabs). They are in the courtyard of the brollador and the gardens are surroounding the walled enclosure. They can be accessed via Ca'n Serra street corner with Convert of the Cathedral. There can be seen there lush gardens of Ca'n Fontirroig, home to Sardinian warblers, house sparrows, cacti, palm trees, and a wide range of flowers and ferns.

Actually there is a small two-roomed brick building that once housed the bath and was mostly used by the moors. This facility is, in fact, of Byzantine origin, dating back to the 11th century and possibly once part of the home of a Muslim nobleman. The bath room has a cupola with five oculi which let in dazzling light. The twelve columns holding up the small room were pillaged from an earlier Roman construction. The floor over the hypocaust has been worn away by people standing in the centre, mainly to photograph the entrance and the garden beyond it. The whole room is in a rather disreputable condition. The other room is a brick cube with a small model of the baths as they once were in the corner. Unfortunately one of the columns in this model has fallen over.

In the Middle Ages the waters of Palma Bay came up to the palace walls and it was possible to board a boat from the king's tower.

La Almudaina is currently used by the king as an official residence for state ceremonies and receptions during the summer.

Royal Palace Of La Almudaina

This royal castle located in Majorca's capital has its earliest origins in megalithic settlements. It became a Roman castrum, the residence of Muslim Walis and later that of the Christian kings or their representatives. It has alaways been the seat of political power on the island owing to its privileged location overlooking the bay and city of Palma.

The castle, built during the caliphal period, was captured by James I of Aragon when he conquested the island in 1229. He remodelled the following year to make it the seat of the prosperous kingdom of Majorca, which also included Rousillon.

The access to the palace is through Porta Major in the facade opposite the Cathedral, which leads to the main courtyard or parade ground. On the left of it is the Tinell or Sala Major, a large hall built at the begining of the 14th century, and opposite stands St Anne's Chapel. The wqestern side of the Tinell leads into the Palau del Senyor Rei (King's Palace), which occupies a large, rectangular tower with three floors. Behind the Chapel is the courtyard of the "brollador" (water spout), on whose western side is located the Palau de la Senyora Regina (Queen's Palace), which extends across the whole of the facade that looks onto the Hort del Rei (King's Garden) and Rambla.

Crazy Christmas Cabaret 2010

This was the 28th Crazy Christmas Cabaret. Vivienne McKee went into the old archives of horror films from the thirties to be inspired for her own gothic tale of werewolves, vampires, monsters and what-nots!!

She came up with this terrifying script which is bound to make you scream - if not laughing, then in anguish!

This show is produced by The London Toast Theatre, a company which maintains direct contact with professional English-speaking actors who live in England and also many who are now based pemanently in Denmark.  

Palma de Mallorca - Son Sant Juan Airport

In Palma de Mallorca it is the 3rd biggest airport in Spain. This is close to Can Pastilla village an is also known as Aeropuerto de Son Sant Juan. The only 2 airports which are bigger than this are Madrid and Barcelona. The numbers are quite impresive: 12.000 passengers every hour (21,1 million passengers every year) use this gate to one of the most popular holiday destination in Europe.

But this is not all, this airport is planed to become even larger. It will handle 32 million passengers in 2011 and 38 million in 2015. This is a performance taking into account this airport became used for the first time in 1920, and reached 1 million passengers in 1962. 

The most known air lines who use this airport are Air Europa (from Spain) and Air Berlin (from Germany). 

This airport has an area of 6,3 km² (2.4 sq mi). That means you can easily get lost. There very common the situations when people lose planes because of numerous ways and terminals existing there. Anyhow it has a very friendly personal and the architecture is really nice and warm. If you intend to visit Palma de Mallorca, go now, there is nothing to worry about!

The Storm

The Storm is a Danish rockband which was started in September 2006 by Pernille Rosendahl (ex-Swan Lee vocalist) and Johan Wohlert (ex-Mew bassist).

Their first album came on the market on 11th of February 2008. This album is produced by legendary Roy Thomas Baker and between others gathers covers of Queen, The Cars and Danish bad Gasolin. For this disk contributed also Richard Fortus from Guns N' Roses. The name of the debut album is Where The Storm Meets the Ground. Their first single is called Drops In The Ocean.

The second album came in 2009, is produced by Jakob Hansen and is called Black Luck. The most known single is "Are your shoes too tight?".

The band is: Pernille Rosendahl - vocals, Wohlert and Mads Wegner - guitars, Michel Svane - drums, Jakob Millung - bass and keyboards.

Ingolstadt

Ingolstadt is a city located along the banks of the Danube River. This is placed in the center of Bavaria and has more than 120 000 residents. It is part of the Munich Metropolitan Area which has a total population of more than 5 million people.

Ingolstadt was mentioned in the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley as the birthplace of the monster created by the scientist Victor Frankenstein. 

The headquarters of the German automobile manufacturer Audi are located in Ingolstadt, as well as the headquarters of the electronic stores Media Markt and Saturn. There are two railroad stations in Ingolstadt: Central Station which has been connected to Nuremberg by a high-speed rail link since May 2006 and Ingolstadt Nord.

Ingolstadt was first mentioned in a document of Charlemagne on 6th of February 806 as "Ingoldes stat", the place of Ingold. Around 1250, Ingolstadt was granted with city status. It was the capital of the duchy Bavaria-Ingolstadt between 1392 and 1447. After this Ingolstadt was united with Bavaria-Landshut. In 1472 Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria founded the Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Ingolstadt, which was moved to Landshut in 1800 and finally to Munich.

On 30th of April 1632, the German field marshal Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly died at Ingolstadt during a Swedish siege of the city. The field marshal had been badly wounded in a previous engagement with the Swedes under King Gustavus Adolphus. Ingolstadt proved to be the first fortress in Germany that held out for the entire length of the Swedish siege, and the Swedes eventually withdrew. The horse of Gustavus Adolphus can be seen in the City Museum. It was shot from under the king by one of the cannons inside the fortress. The cannon was known as "The Fig". When the Swedes withdrew, the remains of the horse were preserved, and it was eventually put on display, and has remained so for almost 400 years.

Originally a fortress city, Ingolstadt is enclosed by a medieval defensive wall. The Bavarian fortress (1537–1930) nowadays holds the museum of the Bavarian army. During World War I, future French president Charles de Gaulle was detained there as a prisoner of war. A sappers' drill ground is still crossing the river, two military air bases are nearby, one used for testing airplanes. The long military tradition of the city is reflected in today's civil and cultural life. Former "off-limit" grounds are now well-used public parks.

Ingolstadt was the city where William IV, Duke of Bavaria wrote and signed the Bavarian Reinheitsgebot in 1516. Adolf Scherzer composed the "Bayerischen Defiliermarsch", and Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is related to the Ingolstädter Alte Anatomie (Old Anatomy Building), now a museum for medical history. In 1748, Adam Weishaupt, the founder of the Order of Illuminati, was born in Ingolstadt. The famous writer Marieluise Fleißer wrote Pioniere in Ingolstadt in 1928.

As one of five ducal residences of medieval Bavaria next to Landshut, Munich, Straubing and Burghausen, the city of Ingolstadt features many gothic buildings, such as the Herzogskasten (Old ducal castle; ca. 1255) and the New Castle, which was built from 1418 onwards. The largest church is the gothic hall Church of Our Lady which was begun in 1425. Also the churches of Saint Maurice (1235) and of the monasteries Gnadenthal and of the Franciscans date from the gothic era. The Kreuztor (1385) is one of the remaining gates of the old city wall. The gothic Old City Hall was also constructed in the 14th century, but later altered several times.

Alphabeat

Alphabeat are a Danish pop band established in Silkeborg by singers Stine Bramsen and Anders SG. They signed to the Polydor label. Their single, "Fascination", was a major hit in Denmark during the summer of 2007 and a significant hit in the UK in 2008. The next single, "10000 Nights of Thunder" (or just "10000 Nights" in the UK) saw equal acclaim, and their eponymous debut album went to 2nd place in Denmark's and UK's charts. It has sold over 100000 copies and their three top 20 singles have sold around of 400000 all together.

The band is made up of six members: Anders SG, Stine Bramsen, Anders B., Rasmus Nagel, Anders Reinholdt and Troels Hansen. Alphabeat's sound is mainly retro '80s melodic pop, taking inspiration amongst others from British bands Deacon Blue and Prefab Sprout, with distinctive overlays of male and female harmonies. The band was previously named Sodastar, but this was changed to avoid confusion with a German band.

The band's success in their domestic market attracted the attention of several major labels from larger markets abroad and Alphabeat was eventually signed to EMI's Charisma Records label in the United Kingdom. Their British debut single, "Fantastic 6" was released on 26th of November 2007.

Alphabeat received several positive reviews in major British publications such as NME, The Observer Music Monthly, Digital Spy and Popjustice. On 20th of December 2008, it was announced via press release that the band had been dropped by their UK label Charisma Records. In a statement from the band on 19th of January 2009, it was confirmed that they had chosen to leave the label after being given the opportunity. It was announced on 6th of March 2009 that Alphabeat had signed a new record deal with the Polydor label. The band's manager said "We are thrilled to be signing to one of the UK's most successful record companies, and looking forward to achieving even more success with the band and Polydor in the coming years."

In August 2009, Pop Justice premiered their new single "The Spell" which was set for an October release, with their second album to be released shortly thereafter. The album was released in Denmark as The Spell on 26th of October 2009 (where it reached 6th place on the album chart) and was originally set for release on 2nd of November 2009 in the UK. The UK release was subsequently pushed back until 1st of March 2010 and the album's title was changed to The Beat Is.... It entered the UK Albums Chart on 39th place. On 9th of January 2010 "DJ" was released as the second single in the Danish market, with a UK release, under the title "DJ (I Could Be Dancing)", scheduled for 31st of May. The second UK single, "Hole In My Heart", was released on 22nd of February 2010, debuting on 29th place on the UK Singles Chart.

Alphabeat made their UK debut at Monto Water Rats in May 2007 and later that year embarked on their first UK tour, supporting Palladium. They were offered the chance to play as a warm-up for the Spice Girls during their reunion world tour 2007-8, but declined the opportunity, feeling that it would be "too weird" to suddenly play in front of a very large audience unfamiliar with the band's music. They have often been associated with the Wonky Pop movement - their manager owns the brand name and they have played a number of Wonky Pop events and tours.

During the summer of 2008 they played numerous British and international festivals including T in the Park on "Camper's Friday", Roskilde Festival, T4 on the Beach, the "Summerfestival" (in Klaksvik, Faroe Islands, in early August), and in October 2008, along with many other bands at the NEC in Birmingham for hundreds of young girlguides. During late 2008, Alphabeat began a 22 gig tour of the UK and Holland, with many shows sold out. In the same year, the band was planning to play select shows with American singer Katy Perry on her 2008 world tour. However, in March 2009, Alphabeat cancelled their appearances in support of her US tour. Their management stated that they were instead working on their second album and planned to tour the USA later in the year. They performed a mini UK tour to promote "The Spell" in Autumn 2009 and toured the UK throughout April 2010, on the "The Beat Is... Tour". They also played a support slot for Lady Gaga on her U.K & Ireland leg of The Monster Ball Tour, which took place in February and March 2010. They made their US debut at the 2010 SXSW Festival.

Discography:

DJ (May 2010)

The Beat Is... (March 2010)

Hole In My Heart (February 2010)

The Spell (October 2009)

What Is Happening (November 08)

Boyfriend (August 08)

This is Alphabeat (June 08)

10,000 Nights (May 08)

Fascination (February 08)

Thermal Waters In Romania

Felix spa and resort is very well known among Romanian people. It seems to be the most important thermal resort in Romania. There are a lot of facilities you can find in this place and an excellent infrastructure also. There are a lot of hotels and hostels there, very affordable prices and many restaurants with really great food.

There are only 22 Km to the Romanian-Hungarian border, there is an airport in Oradea (8 km to the west). There are many pubs, night clubs or disco-clubs waiting for tourists. The people in the area is very kind and open to the visitors demands.

The main pool in Felix is open during all the year and has a lot of facilities. There are water slides, a lot of stores, restaurants, and a fast food service. There exists 2 bars right on the pool side. There are many spa services you can have there. And the treatment is affordable and high professional made. The entrance costs around 6 Euro for one day.

There are also another pools, with not so much facilities but even cheaper to get in. The thermal water in this area is very healthy and can prevent or offer treatment for rheumatism and neurological and gynecological diseases. A very good place for sleep is Pensiunea Casa Grande which I strongly recommend. A night in double room with all the modern facilities costs around 24 Euro. There exists an apartment too, you can book for 48 Euro.

In the night you can hear Romanian folk music in one of the open air restaurants from Felix or you can have a great party in discoteque. I can recommend you Club Dark which is really nice and clean. Good music, and very affordable drinks inside. Entrance costs 3 Euro, and the same price you pay for a really tasty cocktail. Have fun!

Munich Airport - Franz Josef Strauss

Munich Franz Josef Strauss Airport is located 28.5 km northeast of Munich, Germany, and is a hub for Lufthansa and Star Alliance partner airlines. It lies in direct proximity to the old city of Freising and is named in memory of politician Franz Josef Strauss. The airport is located on the territory of three different municipalities: Oberding, Hallbergmoos and Marzling. Between 1995 and 2006 passenger numbers doubled from under 15 million per annum to over 30 million, despite the impact of ‘9/11’ in 2001 and 2002. In 1996 it overtook Düsseldorf as Germany’s second busiest airport and now handles almost twice as many passengers as the country’s third busiest airport and is Lufthansa’s second base in Germany after Frankfurt.

Munich Airport is the second busiest airport in Germany in terms of passenger traffic, behind Frankfurt Airport while it is the world's 14th busiest airport in terms of international passenger traffic. In 2009 it was named the second Best Airport in Europe and fifth-best in the world.

The airport started to operate on 17th of May 1992, when operations moved from the former site at Munich-Riem, which was closed down shortly before midnight on the day before. When its construction was started in 1980 a village named Franzheim had to be demolished, its 500 inhabitants having been resettled in other places in the area. The airport was named after Franz Josef Strauß, who played an important role in German politics. Among other Strauß was a long-time First Minister (Governor) of Bavaria (the state where the airport is located). Under his government, the airport was planned. Strauß, having been a private pilot himself, was said to have a particular interest in the aviation industry and infrastructure. Naming the airport by its full name is quite uncommon, even the airport authority is only named "Flughafen München Gesellschaft". In the Munich area, most people prefer the term "Flughafen München" (Munich Airport), sometimes "Flughafen München II" or simply MUC. The company operating the airport brands it as "M - Flughafen München".

Most of the airport's facilities are located in the area between the two runways. The approach road and railway divide the west part into a southern half, which contains cargo and maintenance facilities, and a northern half, which contains mostly administrative buildings, a holiday long-term parking lot and the Visitors' Centre. It is followed by the west apron and Terminal 1, then the Munich Airport Center (MAC), Terminal 2 and the east apron.

The Munich Airport Centre (MAC) is a shopping, business and recreation area that connects the two terminals. The older Central Area (Zentralbereich), which was originally built as part of Terminal 1, hosts an underground shopping mall and the S-Bahn station. The newer MAC Forum built with Terminal 2 is a large outdoor area with a tent-like, partly transparent roof. Next to it is the airport hotel managed by Kempinski.

The airport authorities have set out to cater for visitors and sight-seers by creating a 'Visitors Park' which includes a 'Visitors Hill' from which a good view can be obtained of the westerly aircraft apron and Terminal 1. This is served by a railway station named 'Besucherpark'. There are three historic aircraft on display in the park, a Super Constellation, a Douglas DC-3 and a Junkers Ju 52/3m. There is also a visitors viewing terrace on the roof of Terminal 2 that gives a view of the easterly aircraft apron.

Munich Airport is connected to the city by Munich suburban railway lines S1 and S8. The ride takes approximately 45 minutes. Bus lines connect the airport to the nearby city of Freising as well as Erding and Markt Schwaben. Lufthansa Airport Bus provides an alternative to the S-Bahn, stopping at Nordfriedhof subway station and Munich Central Station. Munich Airport is accessible via nearby Motorway A 92, which connects to Motorway A 9 and Munich's ring motorway A 99, Bavarian State Road St. 2584 connects A 92's exit 6 (Flughafen München) - an incomplete interchange that can only be used by traffic to and from the west - to the terminals. Access from the east is possible via exit 8 (Freising Ost) and Bavarian State Road St. 2580, which connects to St. 2584 in the east of the airport. More informations about Munich here