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Royal Botanical Gardens, Madrid (Huliganov’s Madrid Experience #9/11)
Original YT playout date: 21 June 2008
Duration: 18:17
This is pretty much what it says on the tin. If you like plants, you’ll love this. The only problem is, not may people watch botanical videos unless Alan Titchmarsh or Charlie Dimmock are doing them. Still, in the end, I always remember what my chief in the old TV station said; “you don’t make television for yourself” – thankfully, this ain’t television, this is youtube, and my rule is simple: if I like something, I do it anyway!
So watch out, Alan and Charlie! Victor Huliganov may not be on the war path, but he’s certainly going up the garden path, and while his puns are pathological, at least they’re not pathetic. Mostly.
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Poetry Recital on Madrid Street (Huliganov’s Madrid Experience #8/11)
Original YT playout date: 14 June 2008
Duration: 21:11
A poetry recital in the street and a lot more in the eighth of the series on Madrid. Those of you who asked to hear more of the Julio Iglesias piece “Corazon, corazon” will be pleased here. If you want to buy your own copy you’ll find it on my astore. That’d only make me a couple of cents, and the only reason I mention it is that the piece is not easy to find, and quite a few of you have commented in earlier parts of this series that you want to get hold of the product.
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Even more Flamenco! (Huliganov’s Madrid Experience #7)
Original YT playout date: 7 June 2008
Duration: 13:18
The flamenco night at Corral de la Pacheca continues. If you want flamenco, I got flamenco.
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Bailar mas de Flamenco (Huliganov’s Madrid Experience #6)
Original YT playout date: 2 June 2008
Duration: 15:58
The flamenco night at Corral de la Pacheca continues. If you want flamenco, I got flamenco.
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Location: Corral de la Pacheca, Madrid
Other people featured: Crowe colleagues
Genre: Travel, Recommendation
Music used: Several pieces of music used, hence blocked in some places.
Languages used: English, Spanish,
Animals/plants featured: None
More Flamenco from Corral de la Pacheca (Huliganov’s Madrid Experience #5)
Original YT playout date: 29 May 2008
Duration: 17:39
Getting used to this Panasonic camera, but the sound remains not that great. Still, it is a reasonable production of the memory of that evening.
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In Old Madrid (Huliganov’s Madrid Experience #3)
Original YT playout date: 23 May 2008
Duration: 26:18
“In the third part of Huliganov’s Madrid series we get into the old town centre of Madrid.
The song at the beginning of this series, which many of you have asked about, is available to purchase on
http://astore.amazon.com/wwwusenetposc-20/102-8302334-6748953?node=10&page=2
If you buy it there, I get 4 cents.
I don’t need 4 cents, so buy it somewhere else if you can get it cheaper!”
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In Old Madrid (Huliganov’s Madrid Experience #3)
Original YT playout date: 23 May 2008
Duration: 26:18
“In the third part of Huliganov’s Madrid series we get into the old town centre of Madrid.
The song at the beginning of this series, which many of you have asked about, is available to purchase on
http://astore.amazon.com/wwwusenetposc-20/102-8302334-6748953?node=10&page=2
If you buy it there, I get 4 cents.
I don’t need 4 cents, so buy it somewhere else if you can get it cheaper!”
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Walking in Madrid (Huliganov’s Madrid Experience #2)
Original YT playout date: 18 May 2008
Duration: 25:03
Another chance to see my colleague Kasia, as we walk around in Madrid, drinking water and seeing booksales. Read the rest of this entry
Llegar en Madrid (Huliganov’s Madrid Experience #1)
Original YT playout date: 11 May 2008
Duration: 22:24
Going to Madrid, but this is not yet part of the madriid series coming up as the focus is on seeing my place from the air here.
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