Views from the top of SГ¶lden's ski area at 3,250m Photo: Nia BurkeД«ack at the resort that evening at the Das Central hotel bar, when asked what I'd like for an apГ©ritif I almost responded with, вЂњA martini, shaken not stirredвЂќ вЂ“ before remembering that I can't stand vermouth and vodka gives me a headache. I tried to increase the drama by humming the Bond theme tune as I went, but it's not quite the same when you're not being shot at by baddies on snowmobiles.

While the rest of the Alps was struggling for snow, SГ¶lden's high altitude вЂ“ its 150km of pistes reach up to 3,250m вЂ“ and two glaciers meant the conditions were already good, and I enjoyed whipping down the blue, with its hardpack base and fluffy topcoat. The road up to the Rettenbach glacier, a tunnel to the glacier and the number 30 piste, a long nearby blue, were also closed for filming on various days in January and February вЂ“ indicating that some sort of mountain chase might just be on the cards.ДЄs a true Bond boffin, I certainly wasn't about to miss the opportunity to race down on the same hallowed snow that Daniel Craig would possibly be carving up, and so I made a beeline for the number 30 run. Tucking into multiple courses of exquisite, surprising cuisine (much of the food has a Heston Blumenthal vibe), with panoramic views across the Tirol region, I mused that, if so, poor James was going to miss out on one heck of a dining experience. The consensus was that it would make a fine lair for the bad guy, preferably Blofeld (rumours abound that SPECTRE will see the return of the infamous cat-loving supervillain featured in six other Bond films). Speculation was rife that the Ice Q would be used as the villain's lair Photo: Nia BurkeДЄs Michael and I sat down to lunch in the restaurant's bright and spacious dining area, we speculated on how it might be used in the film.

It had been booked out for filming on four consecutive days in early January, but there wasn't even a sniff of a scoop on what Bond would or wouldn't do there as exact plot details were strictly under wraps. Ice Q, cuboid in shape and remarkably distinctive with walls of sheer glass, is one of the main reasons SГ¶lden was chosen as the setting for the film's mountain scenes, according to Michael. Opened in 1932, the bridge was painted daringly in red to match the leather benches in the nearby majestic House Of Lords.During my stay, the production team was preparing for filming by scoping out the locations вЂ“ I spotted a helicopter whirring up by the Rettenbach glacier from a chairlift, and small propeller planes had been seen in the weeks preceding my visit as the team tested out camera angles and other technicalities for the shoot. The high octane speed boat chase passes under the Lambeth Bridge. Vauxhall Bridge is the scenic highlight and a perfectly alluring spot for photo opportunities. IвЂ™m astonished its still standing after all the abuse this building has taken over the past few films! The location of the Secret Intelligence service building is next to the murky waters of the River Thames. The area itself is famous for its provocative Carnival, affluent celebrities and the quaint book shop in the film Nottinghill. The rather sparse apartment overlooks Stanley crescent park. The address of the apartment is 1 Stanley Gardens set in the beautiful, prestigious Nottinghill. Here are my top 5, easily accessible London locations right down to bonds apartment in the heart of Nottinghill. I have just watched Spectre and it was a pleasant surprise to see Londons foggy streets featured heavily again throughout most of the film.

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