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Magnum Force
Magnum Force is the first sequel to Dirty Harry. In this second movie Harry has to investigate vigilante killings of criminals. It starts with the assassination of crime lords but after a while also small time criminals are shot. It turns out that the executions are performed by police officers. They believe Harry will be…
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Dirty Harry
Dirty Harry probably doesn’t need an introduction. This movie came out in 1971 and is a classic. Clint Eastwood stars as San Fransisco police inspector Harry Callahan. When the movie came out it caused a lot of commotion because of the violence used by Callahan. in the movie Harry is chasing a psychopath killer nick…
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GA KingsX London
On Friday evening we went for dinner in GA KingsX near Kings’s Cross station to celebrate the end of the exams, passing all of them. We picked this place because we were picking up the rest of the family arriving with the Eurostar later that evening. We picked this bar/club also because it looked classy…
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London Science Museum
Whenever I visit a city I have a look if there are any interesting science museums. In London we planned to go to the Natural History museum but during on trip in the underground we saw an advertisement for the Science Museum and the temporary exhibition of ZimingZhong, mainly British clockworks given to the Chinese…
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Cichetti Knightsbridge
After visiting the Science Museum in London we needed a place for lunch. In the direct neighbourhood of the the museum all places were completely packed. So much so that people were eating outside even though it was not exactly warm. We opted to take a little walk in the direction of Knightsbridge and try…
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PerfectDraft Stella Unfiltered Lager
After the first keg of standard Stella I connected the unfiltered version. I expected much of the unfiltered Stella but compared to standard Stella I found little added taste. Not that it was bad, on the contrary but the standard Stella already had quite a lot of taste and the unfiltered one didn’t add much…
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Wagamama St Paul’s
On our first day in London we were looking for a place for a late lunch and ended up in Wagamama St Paul’s. We had heard about the chain but had never been to one. This is Japanese fast food with quality as can be expected from a fastfood restaurant. Although not bad the food…
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London Marriott Maida Vale
We spent a long weekend in London and staid at the London Marriott Maida Vale. We found this hotel looking for reasonably prices options in London. It is a bit outside the center and less expensive. Also, we could get a family room with 2 double beds which also reduced the price compared to places…
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American Prometheus. The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer, Kai Bird, Martin Sherwin (ISBN 9780375726262, Vintage Books)
The pulitzer prize winning biography of Robert Oppenheimer. The one on which the Oppenheimer movie from 2023 is based. I read the book after seeing the movie. The main reason being I didn’t have the book yet and it took some time before it got delivered. Instead I read the biography by Pais first before…
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