{"id":562,"date":"2010-05-26T12:28:41","date_gmt":"2010-05-26T11:28:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/?p=562"},"modified":"2010-05-26T18:11:02","modified_gmt":"2010-05-26T17:11:02","slug":"man-about-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/2010\/05\/26\/man-about-town\/","title":{"rendered":"Man about town&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left\">Oslo is a beautiful city. If you get the opportunity to visit I would highly recommend it.\u00a0\u00a0As we move about the city the Eurovision host theme is clearly visible, but in a subtle way&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2010\/05\/mon4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-558\" title=\"mon4\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2010\/05\/mon4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"336\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2010\/05\/mon4.jpg 336w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2010\/05\/mon4-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2010\/05\/mon2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-560\" title=\"mon2\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2010\/05\/mon2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"336\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2010\/05\/mon2.jpg 336w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2010\/05\/mon2-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2010\/05\/mon1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-559\" title=\"mon1\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2010\/05\/mon1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"336\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2010\/05\/mon1.jpg 336w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2010\/05\/mon1-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"mon3\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2010\/05\/mon3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2010\/05\/tues-01-munch.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"tues 02 olso\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2010\/05\/tues-02-olso-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"tues 03 olso\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2010\/05\/tues-03-olso-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday morning Apostolos and I took a trip to the Munch museum. I was pleasantly surprised by the collection\u00a0&#8211; with a range of styles that say more about his work than the iconic <em>Scream<\/em>\u00a0 probably\u00a0represents.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2010\/05\/tues-01-munch.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-566\" title=\"tues 01 munch\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2010\/05\/tues-01-munch-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2010\/05\/tues-01-munch-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2010\/05\/tues-01-munch-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2010\/05\/tues-01-munch.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2010\/05\/tues-02-olso.jpg\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2010\/05\/tues-03-olso.jpg\"><\/a>Later in the day we were back in the press centre getting ready for the first semi-final.\u00a0 It has said been said before: Eurovision is not a sprint, it is a marathon!\u00a0 Over the course of three nights we&#8217;ll see who battles to victory, culminating\u00a0this Saturday on BBC1 at 8.00pm.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a glimpse of the arena&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2010\/05\/tues-05-the-arena.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-570\" title=\"tues 05 the arena\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2010\/05\/tues-05-the-arena-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2010\/05\/tues-05-the-arena-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2010\/05\/tues-05-the-arena-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And let&#8217;s not forget that the Eurovision Research Network (ERN) launches \u00a0this week: Karen, Toni, Milija and I are promoting our activities in the press centre and beyond&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2010\/05\/tues-06-ERN-boys.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-565\" title=\"tues 06 ERN boys\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2010\/05\/tues-06-ERN-boys-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2010\/05\/tues-06-ERN-boys-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2010\/05\/tues-06-ERN-boys-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in what the ERN is all about, then go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurovisionresearch.net\">www.eurovisionresearch.net<\/a> for further details.\u00a0 I&#8217;ll report back with how the events go on Thursday and Friday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oslo is a beautiful city. 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