{"id":2023,"date":"2015-11-08T07:03:51","date_gmt":"2015-11-08T14:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theaposition.com\/traveltattler\/?p=2023"},"modified":"2015-11-08T07:03:51","modified_gmt":"2015-11-08T14:03:51","slug":"bond-museum-visitors-get-unique-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/traveltattler\/library\/2023\/bond-museum-visitors-get-unique-history","title":{"rendered":"Bond Museum Visitors Get Unique History"},"content":{"rendered":"
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London’s “Bond in Motion” let’s 007 fans see movie genuine movie props up-close.<\/p><\/div>\n

Daniel Craig portrays British spy James Bond in the new movie \u201cSpectre.\u201d He\u2019s the latest in a four-decade lineage which includes, most notably, actors Sean Connery, Roger Moore and Pierce Brosnan. But the stars of the longest-running movie series in history are also the intriguing locations and settings in which 007 often saves the entire world by using his license to kill. Seemingly mystical but very real, tourists can experience destinations such as Monte Carlo, Istanbul, Macau, Havana, and of course, London, where the eclectic MI6 spy headquarters depicted in the movies actually is the genuine British Intelligence HQ – and ironically one of the most identifiable buildings on the Thames River. The late Ian Fleming wrote and often set the Bond adventures in Jamaica, where his vacation home is now part of a resort called \u201cGoldenEye\u201d where guests can literally sit at his desk.<\/p>\n

\u201cSpectre\u201d finds 007 in Mexico City during the famed \u201cDay of the Dead\u201d celebration and, when in Rome, he parachutes onto the 15th<\/sup>-century Ponto Sisto pedestrian bridge. A nighttime car chase through the Eternal City\u2019s center on Corso Vittorio Emmanuel II puts Bond behind the wheel of a custom-made Aston Martin \u201cDB 10.\u201d Men may dream about this concept car as much as they will about \u201cBond girl\u201d Monica Bellucci. The good news is that while they\u2019ll likely never get their hands on Bellucci, they are able to kick the tires on the DB 10 at London\u2019s Film Museum, in Covent Garden, which now displays \u201cBond in Motion,\u201d the largest collection of original James Bond vehicles and other memorabilia under one roof.<\/p>\n

The unmistakable, twangy 007 theme song played as I descended into the museum where the exhibits blend fantasy with reality by presenting a screen behind each vehicle which shows, on a loop, the scene from the movie featuring 007 and the car. I encountered Goldfinger\u2019s Rolls Royce first, followed by a tour de force including the black jet boat Brosnan was in when he shot out of MI6 and onto the Thames in \u201cThe World is Not Enough;\u201d and the white Lotus Roger Moore drove off a dock into the sea (it converted to a submarine) in \u201cThe Spy Who Loved Me.\u201d The red Ford Mustang Mach 1 Sean Connery drove on two wheels through a Las Vegas alley in \u201cDiamonds are Forever\u201d is just a few steps from \u201cLittle Nellie,\u201d the tiny auto-gyro-copter he assembled from a suitcase to spy and fly in \u201cYou Only Live Twice.\u201d<\/p>\n

There are plenty more, and the exhibit, though intended to be temporary, has proven so popular it now remains indefinitely. Like most museums, the experience concludes with a gift shop full of nostalgic 007 memorabilia, vintage toys, books and logoed souvenirs. Plus there are plenty of bars in Covent Garden, once you emerge stirred, to enjoy a vodka martini \u2013 shaken.<\/p>\n

Visit www.LondonFilmMuseum.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Michael Patrick Shiels may be contacted at\u00a0<\/em>InviteYourself@aol.com<\/a>\u00a0or via TravelTattler.com\u00a0His talk show can be heard weekday mornings in\u00a0Lansing\u00a0on 92.1 FM.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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