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Just 6 months from tonight!!! |
Arrived in Klaipėda, Lithuania yesterday; a first-time visit to this country. It was sadly grey and drizzly but the rain held-off enough to wander around looking for a place to eat dinner. |
A port city on the western coast on the Baltic Sea, the city is the third largest in Lithuania and is home to an active beach resort culture in summer. |
The east-west flowing Danė River bisects the city. |
And although it was rainy on this Saturday evening, the south bank is home to numerous restaurants and bars, some with a club aspect later in the evening. |
And it can get crowded here after 11PM. |
The restaurant Katpedele is home to many traditional Lithuanian dishes. |
The heavily-timbered interior was a good setting for the hearty food served here. |
Many venues have music and it was here we met DJ Twin (LT) playing mostly American pop hits. |
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Sunset Music Festival is happening next weekend in Tampa and they have now posted set times. The festival runs 3 days on Friday, Saturday & Sunday, beginning nightly at 4PM and running until midnight on the first two days and until 10PM on the final night. Advance tickets here. Meanwhile, Skyline Music Festival is taking place on Friday and Saturday in Orlando and we should be able to post their set times momentarily. |
When you think of a riding a ferry, you might think of passenger-only ferries such as the Staten Island Ferry or even the ferries that run between the Transportation & Ticketing Center and the Magic Kingdom. Or you might think of car-carrying ferries that cross rivers and bays. But in Europe, many of the ferries not only carry cars and trucks but are also very much akin to cruise ships! Such is the case such as Color Lines cruise ferry ships that operate between Oslo, Norway and Kiel, Germany. This evening we are sailing on their cruise ferry ship Color Magic. |
Yes, it actually has car decks but it also has restaurants, bars and clubs and this promenade full of shops, quick-serve restaurants and even an English pub! |
And here in the ship's Observation Lounge, a live band made sure a good time was had by all. |
More big names coming to Orlando!
FRI 20MAY NEON BEACH DJ Duke (USA)
SAT 21MAY GILT CONCERT VENUE DJ duo Camelphat (GB)
SAT 21MAY VANGUARD DJ ATB (D)
SAT 21MAY ROSEN CENTRE HOTEL Megacon Afterparty
SAT 21MAY BIKKURI LOUNGE DJ Victor Dinaire (AL/USA)
MCO - EWR
EWR - VIE
VIE - ARN
ARN - OSL
PLQ - RIX
RIX - TLL
ARN - FRA
FRA - MCO
It's interesting to see the evolution of Inflight Entertainment Systems on aircraft. Many airlines offer WiFi and expect you to supply your own entertainment via your phone or laptop. To do this, there should be an electrical outlet at your seat although many airlines, especially the cheap ones, don't have any such thing. My favorite airline is Delta which offers an IFE unit on nearly every mainline aircraft except the soon to be jettisoned Boeing 717. Otherwise, be sure to bring some earplugs or headphones because there's going to be a video unit in front of you. United has ordered many new planes and they will all come with IFE units. Some current planes have them, many do not. American is sadly going in the opposite direction, pulling them out of planes that have existing systems and not ordering them for new aircraft. They expect you to supply your own entertainment. (This does not apply to planes flying to Europe or Asia which pretty much all have entertainment systems regardless of the airline.) The days of music only on airplanes and perhaps a movie on an overhead screen are long gone. When you encounter a modern IFE system, you'll find hundreds of films and television shows along with dozens of music channels.
DJ Nic Fanciulli (GB) headlined last night's show at Gilt Concert Venue and he delivered a hard driving House set that had everyone bouncing. The pictures are on sister blog Orlando Entertainment News here. |
There's a new downtown venue called Bellhop and walking-in puts you in the lobby of a mid-20th century hotel. It opened last night and our sister website Orlando Entertainment News was there to check it out. Also visited were two other new venues so click here to see it! |
At some point the contract with Exxon ended and Hess took over all three stations in Disney World. (The third station is also along Buena Vista Drive near Disney's Boardwalk Resort.) |
Things slow down a bit this weekend:
FRI 13MAY GRUMPYS UNDERGOUND DJ Slay (USA)
SAT 14MAY GILT CONCERT VENUE DJ Nic Fanciulli (GB)
SAT 14MAY ELIXIR BAR DJ Nala (USA)
SAT 14MAY ORLANDO BREWING DJ Circle K & MC Collaborator (USA)
SUN 15MAY SUNDOWN SUNDAYS @ THE PATIO DJ duo Volkmann & Engels (D)
They continue to use the ESSO name in the French islands plus Barbados, Bahamas, Bermuda, Dominican Republic and Cayman Islands. |
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We'll go ahead and add PEMEX to our article because Mexico does face the Caribbean too. While in recent years the Mexican government has allowed outside companies to begin to operate in the country, 98% of the gas stations in Mexico are owned by the government and operate as PEMEX as shown in the Cozumel station above. Because of the inefficiencies and poor service inherent in monopolies, the government realizes they need some completion in the business. Also check out: Gas Stations of Iceland; Gas Stations of the Emirates & Greece; Gas Stations of the West. |
I don't think we ever found out who Andre Caram was but we learned quickly the real star was Drey-C, singing popular and EDM songs to the gathered crowd. |
Band members would come and go over time but Drey-C was always there. |
It's no longer advertised as the Andre Caram Band, just as Drey-C. Come check him out. You'll be assured that a good time is had by all. |
DJ trio Mason Collective (GB) headlined last night's show at Elixir Bar and it was just one stop of three. Check out all the pics on our sister website Orlando Entertainment News here. |
DISNEY SPRINGS WEST SIDE: Spring's Street Tacos food truck |
DISNEY SPRINGS WEST SIDE: City Works |
DISNEY SPRINGS WEST SIDE: Planet Hollywood Observatory |
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PLEASURE ISLAND: Jock Lindsey's Hangar Bar |
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PLEASURE ISLAND: Paradiso 37 |
PLEASURE ISLAND: The Boathouse |
PLEASURE ISLAND: Paddlefish |
DISNEY SPRINGS MARKETPLACE: Rain Forest Cafe |
DISNEY SPRINGS TOWN CENTER: Frontera Cocina |
Last weekend was a House weekend, this weekend seems to be dominated by Dubstep!
THU 05MAY VANGUARD DJ SULLIVAN KING (USA)
THU 05MAY CELINE DJ SNAILS (CDN)
FRI 06MAY VANGUARD DJ KAYZO (USA)
FRI 06MAY CELINE DJ VIRTUAL RIOT (D)
FRI 06MAY LIL INDIE'S DJ BMF (USA)
SAT 07MAY VANGUARD DJ SVDDEN DEATH (USA)