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Interesting Trivia: Rogers grave was the only one i could spot that featured a family crest.
That felt very Bondian, even in death.
Fascinating. Just checked the words: 'Just the skills of peace'. How very much Roger Moore.
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Is this the street in Paris on which Largo parks his car in Thunderball? The one where SPECTRE headquarters is.
“Heeey no parkiiing iiir.”
Nice Video btw, that's how it would have looked like if Bond had been assigned to observe the Spectre HQ :D
Beginning of march i finally made it to Piz Gloria for the 50th anniversary, after planning this trip for almost 4 years.
First stop was Bern, capitol of Switzerland, where the Gumbold office scenes were filmed for OHMSS.
The entrance to Gumbolds office is located right next door to the Schweizerhof Hotel where a lot of the interior shots were done. This was a cool little moment for me as i've finally managed to stand in the footsteps of all 6 Bond actors in some part of the world. The Cafe Breslin on the right side is still there, 50 years later.
Most of the interior shots in Bern were shot in the 5 star Hotel Schweizerhof. Back in the Hotel, the Lift and Stairs are seen in OHMSS when Bond enters the Gumbold office building. A lot of the interior here has changed, but the lift and stairs are still recognizable.
The Concierge at the Hotel was a Bond fan himself. When he went to show us our room he said "We have two elevators here but i prefer this one as it was used in a Bond film once."
The Hotel staff is very friendly and accomodating, they are proud of their Bond heritage and even have a plate on the door to Room 411, informing guests that parts of OHMSS was filmed here on the balcony.
I have to give a big shout out to them for letting me on to the balcony of said room to take some pictures.
Next stop was Lauterbrunnen and i am still amazed at how much of it looks just like 50 years ago. Very little has changed about the place and i kept spotting Bond related stuff purely by accident.
This is the Train station in Lauterbrunnen that Bond arrives in. It has been reworked and expanded, but the kiosk with the magazines is still in the same spot on the right side.
The street that you see Bunt and Bond drive up, after his arrival in Lauterbrunnen.
This is the Central Bus station in the neighbour village Grindelwald, where the whole Ice Scating sequence was shot. You can recognize the Building in the Background when you watch the scene.
The Cable car station where Bunt and the Angels of Death split.
Birg station where Shaun Campbell, the blonde agent helping Bond, is leaning against the railing and observing the cable car coming down from Piz Gloria. You can see Piz Gloria in the background on the mountain top.
And this is the Spot where he's arguing with Blofelds minions about going up to Piz Gloria.
And Piz Gloria in all it's glory.
The Bar inside Piz Gloria is like a little Bond Theme Park, i loved it. Everything is Bond themed there, the Food and the drinks, and they play scenes of the film on screens, presumably on the exact spot where they were filmed. In the back you can see the original golden stair railings, that are still there.
What a view... to a kill...
Loved this trip all the way through. And i definitly plan to come back one day when i learned to ski, and go from Piz Gloria all the way down to the village, like Bond did in OHMSS.
Next stop for me will be Lisbon in September.
I love sharing this stuff, with Bond fans no less, because no one in my life would ever be able to understand why I get so overexcited about any of this, like for example seeing stair railings :))
Thanks @Torgeirtrap.
I usually plan a lot of the stuff ahead, so i would say yes. In this case especially, because there are just so many locations all around the Lauterbrunnen Valley. But ask me anytime if you need help :)
I'll definitely ask for help and suggestions if I get around to planning a trip to Switzerland, @00Agent! :-)
That is such a beautiful magical place definitely on my bucket list.
Good luck in Estoril. Hotel Palacio awaits you... https://www.palacioestorilhotel.com/pt/hotel/James Bond
José Diogo is still there:
I'll try and get an autograph as well :D
I have to take my hat off to you, what an absolute visual treat that was. Thank you for sharing, It is certainly a place I dearly wish to visit at some point!!!
It is one of those places you should visit at least once in your lifetime in my opinion.
I always called it the Bond Mekka, and i doubled down on that since i've been there.
My favorite aspect of Piz Gloria was that i really felt at home as a Bond nerd. They wave the Bond flag so proudly over there, that you can unleash your inner Bond nerd there and not feel weird about it haha.