AUSTRIA – Vienna, Steinsporn Bridge // The Living Daylights (1987)
Steinsporn Bridge in Vienna was used in a James Bond border scene. Without the action, the bridge looks boring – but it is the gate to a real paradise. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Timothy Dalton
Bond, Feminist Bond
They get cat-called, they get beaten, they have to wear bikinis all the time. The image of the Bond Girls is bad. But in reality, the women of the Bond films are pioneers to feminism. Continue reading
A Vienna back from the 80s
AUSTRIA – Vienna, Antonigasse and Sommarugagasse // The Living Daylights (1987)
There is a place where Vienna looks a bit like an old Soviet town – sure the Bond crew had to film there. Almost 30 years later the locations are still recognizable, though calling them “Soviet” won’t do them justice. Continue reading
Decaying Beauty
AUSTRIA – Vienna, Palais Schwarzenberg // The Living Daylights (1987)
The Palais Schwarzenberg was once a five star hotel and home to a princely family – sure thing, James Bond had to stay here. Now the estate is decaying. And hard to enter. Continue reading
Chuting down the Aisle
USA – Key West, Basilica of St. Mary Star of the Sea // Licence to Kill (1989)
Off party-pumped Duval Street and the Hemingway Home, there is not much to do or see at Key West. Well, unless you want to marry somebody… Continue reading
Variations on a Rococo Theatre
AUSTRIA – Vienna, Schönbrunn Palace Theatre // The Living Daylights (1987)
One of the most beautiful theaters to attend to in Vienna is the one, where late emperor Franz Joseph I and his wife “Sissi” sat in. It’s not always open for public – but there are some royal eventualities. Continue reading
Cash on the Barrelhead
USA – Key West, Barrelhead Bar // Licence to Kill (1989)
If there’s one thing never missing in a Bond movie – except for a hot girl and a cool Martini – it’s a tangible fist fight. Just some minutes from the city centre of Key West invites the “Barrelhead Bar” with its original neon sign to a rather unexpected cuisine. Continue reading
In Scars and Stripes
USA – Key West, Conch Republic // Licence to Kill (1989)
Key West is known as an amusement galore – full of bars, water sports and adventures. But at a certain sea food restaurant, once the fish turned the tide. Continue reading
The Renaissance of Spy Movies
2015 is the year of spy movies. Many of them take a more realistic turn on the world of spooks – something enhanced by the reboot of the Bond series with Daniel Craig. Now it’s 007 himself, who benefits from the spy renaissance. Continue reading
The End is Near
USA – Florida Keys, Overseas Highway No.1 // Licence to Kill (1989)
The Overseas Highway in Florida combines 40 islands along the Key. Two of them were featured in an adrenaline pumped scene combining airspace, underwater and asphalt action – with the latter on the highways most famous tarmac. Continue reading
A Farewell to Arms
USA – Key West, Hemingway House // Licence to Kill (1989)
Visiting the former residence of famous author Ernest Hemingway is key when at Key West. At his old office one can grasp the secrets to his emipirical writings … and then, for Bond fans, the setting once had a dramatic impact to the double-o agent, too. Continue reading