MK 2011 Dylan Tour Diary

20th Nov 2011 - London 2 & 3 20th November 2011 Forever Young Finale... Well here we are again, at the end of another wonderful adventure. This trip has fulfilled every expectation, it's been enlightening, entertaining and educational to tour in un....			19th Nov 2011 - London 1 19th November 2011 Odeon not Apollo... It will always be the Hammersmith Odeon to me and as the name suggests the Odeon was once a cinema. Opened in 1932 as the Gaumont Palace cinema, it was designed by Robert Cromie in....
16th Nov 2011 - Zurich 16th November 2011 Modern Times ... We have a winner. As I said to Mike, John and Ian whilst basking in the cold Autumn sunshine lying in one of the three outdoor whirlpools, "when we next come to Zurich, if we aren't i....			15th Nov 2011 - Geneva 15th November 2011 Soldier's Joy... I have decided that if you're going to have Bircher Muesli in Europe, make sure it's in Switzerland. It's not rocket science, they did after all invent the stuff, but they really know....
14th Nov 2011 - Milan 14th November 2011 Abhorrent Bouquet... Day Off - Despite the stark contrast in hotel rooms between Milan and Florence, my lack of sleep on the bus last night meant I felt compelled to stay indoors ALL day in my rather ....			12th Nov 2011 - Rome 13th November 2011 Coffee of the gods... Florence seems like an awful long time ago after one of the longest days of the tour. We finally checked out of the sumptuous Four Seasons at 2pm and took local transport to the ....
11th Nov 2011 - Florence 11th November 2011 11-11-11...Renaissance relish... Day Off - When the sun is shining as much as it has been this past few days, the moment when you wake up, draw the curtains and open the window to discover where exact....			9th Nov 2011 - Padova 10th November 2011 odore di basket E 'fantastico essere di nuovo in Italia .. Land of passion, pizza, pasta, perfection (in some areas)pother and puzzlement. We arrive in this beautiful country in the midst of a financi....
8th Nov 2011 - Innsbruck 8th November 2011 The hills are alive.... Only a few days ago we were bemoaning the onset of Wintertime as it seemed that the gloom had descended and the sun disappeared. Last night's drive Southwards meant warmer weat....			7th Nov 2011 - Nürnberg 7th November 2011 Norisring.. It's an old cliche but when you're on the road, you REALLY don't know what day it is. This morning could have been any day of the week. I'm honestly not really sure why this is. Whatever t....
6th Nov 2011 - Hannover 6th November 2011 Driving limits... Day off - Another day off and this one is the last in Germany. With winter now rearing its chilly head with gusto, wandering the busy Hanoverian streets is a bracing affair. One thin....			4th Nov 2011 - Stockholm 4th November 2011 Skeppsholmen stroll an Ice Ladder.... Well I was right, it was very difficult to get up this morning. Once I'd got back to sleep at the hotel, the getting up bit was tough. Being in Sweden, I had a su....
3rd Nov 2011 - Malmö 3rd November 2011 Zamboni Baloney... There's something about the weather in Scandinavia at the moment which is making it difficult to get out of bed in the mornings. I'm not sure that we've seen the sun for a whole wee....			2nd Nov 2011 - Herning 2nd November 2011 Great Danes... Day Off - Hamburg The day started with the traditional swim and Bircher Muesli. After lazing back in bed for a few hours I thought I should make some sort of effort to get out and about....
31st Oct 2011 - Hamburg 31st October 2011 Banjoween Day Off - ANOTHER day off, this time though most of it was spent on the bus as it was decided that we'd use today to make the 175 mile trip from Berlin to Hamburg. With the clocks going back....			29th Oct 2011 - Berlin 29th October 2011 Schnitzel Logic.. Day Off - Now we're well and truly starting to feel at home in the land of Schnitzel and Wurst. The Weissbier is going down pretty well too. What to do on a day off in Berlin? Well, ....
27th Oct 2011 - Leipzig 27th October 2011 Banjo jokes.... It's odd that Bircher Muesli can vary so much from hotel to hotel within Europe. Being a lifelong fan, I've sampled a few bowls and this morning in Leipzig, the centerpiece of the brea....			26th Oct 2011 - Munich 26th October 2011 World's loudest tambourine... Senility can rear its ugly head at the most inopportune moments when you get to my age and last night when I walked into my hotel room at 2am I neglected to put the spare....
25th Oct 2011 - Mannheim 25th October 2011 Tripping points... A day off at the Villa Kennedy in Frankfurt..I'm not sure we've quite earned it but there are no complaints from any department. The hotel gym is a highlight and indeed most of us m....			23rd Oct 2011 - Oberhausen 23rd October 2011 Wurst Brat... Day Off - Dusseldorf on a Friday evening is I suppose like most European cities, heaving with people out for a good time but when the bus rolled in last night at 3am, I couldn't believe ....
21st Oct 2011 - Luxembourg 21st October 2011 Luxembourgish Steel... Another mind-numbingly interesting morning, this one spent in the Luxembourg Sofitel. I could see it was a beautiful day outside but somehow something prevented me from venturin....			20th Oct 2011 - Rotterdam 20th October 2011 Santa's in town and he means business... Ahh, the sound of construction. I peer through the curtains to see in full daylight the monstrous new rail terminal taking it's weird and wonderful shape. Brea....
19th Oct 2011 - Antwerp 19th October 2011 Kwak... Day off - Brussels. Another jewel in the Rocco Forte crown, the hotel Amigo is one of those which never lets down. Great staff, food, rooms and bar. Late to surface this morning after a long r....			17th Oct 2011 - Paris 17th October 2011 Lobster toilet... One of the world's most beautiful cities and I didn't leave my hotel room, I couldn't find the door! Just kidding. By the time I'd surfaced, ordered breakfast, edited photos, written....
16th Oct 2011 - Lille 16th October 2011 Three in one... On previous tours we've had many examples of traveling to and through three cities in one day, well today I'd say was the first 'long' day of the tour. I woke at home after a lovely re....			14th Oct 2011 - Bournemouth 14th October 2011 Together at last... My room was so big in this hotel, I actually discovered a new bathroom this morning that I never knew existed last night. In actuality, the reason for the grand suite is that the h....
13th Oct 2011 - Cardiff 13th October 2011 Triassic Ammonites Rock...and Roll... A day off in Cardiff, what more could a man ask for? Oh, yes, by the way, it WAS raining when we arrived AND when I woke this morning. However, there are rays of ....			11th Oct 2011 - Nottingham 11th October 2011 Rock City.. ..was the name of the venue we used to play at in what is my somewhat vague memory of Nottingham. This is not a town we've visited much over the years so I guess this show was long overdue....
10th Oct 2011 - Manchester 10th October 2011 Tip-top bearings.. Is it really 'always' raining in Manchester. It certainly seems that way. When we arrived in the early hours this morning it was a light drizzle and as I write this (midday) it's a ....			9th Oct 2011 - Glasgow 2 9th October 2011 Shiny Bus... Show Day 2 - It's an interesting thing, being a support act again, as Mark so rightly pointed out in the dressing room last night. The pure fact that not everyone in the audience is autom....
8th Oct 2011 - Glasgow 1 8th October 2011 Sauchihall Overspill.. The first of fourteen days off on this tour consisted of another short flight on the Embraer Legacy 600 from Dublin to Glasgow. Lunch on the plane was a fabulous home-made Sheph....			6th Oct 2011 - Dublin Show Day 6th October 2011 Potato Boxty ... on order as an integral part of the full Irish breakfast, kettle on the boil, PG Tips sitting eagerly in the teapot, NHT speakers hooked up, yes, we're back on the road. There's that ....
5th Oct 2011 - Dublin - Production day 5th October 2011 The Whistling Wind ...was the sound to which I woke this morning, no, it was 'howling' through the gaps in the window which won't quite close properly in our popular, recently refurbished hotel in the....

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