Eurovision

Vamos España 💪

I am in Vienna right now for the first time; what a clean orderly city, just turned it on channel 1.

Cha Cha Cha

Cha Cha Cha!!!!

And welcome Jazz+Travels. Go to Stadtpark tomorrow for the Genuss food festival. My favorite thing all year!

Love seeing all the places I've been to and all the places I want to go to!

Thanks Emily; I would have either overlooked it or ended up running into it : https://festival.genussregionen.at/

It's being carried by the BBC in the UK. I'm in London. My hotel's tv system has no BBC channels--tv or audio. Did I mention I'm in the UK.

I wrote a song (not me haha UK entry)

Apart from the events in Liverpool there is a big outdoor screening and party in Manchester Piccadilly Gardens- it was causing traffic chaos earlier today trying to come round from Shudehill.

It has to be Cyprus.

Its a shame the host country could not host it. Thank you UK for standing in and doing it with class.

Anyone interested, its now

🇦🇹 Austria | Teya & Salena - Who The Hell Is Edgar?
🇵🇹 Portugal | Mimicat - Ai Coração
🇨🇭 Switzerland | Remo Forrer - Watergun
🇵🇱 Poland | Blanka - Solo
🇷🇸 Serbia | Luke Black - Samo Mi Se Spava
🇫🇷 France: La Zarra - Évidemment
🇨🇾 Cyprus | Andrew Lambrou - Break A Broken Heart
🇪🇸 Spain: Blanca Paloma - Eaea
🇸🇪 Sweden | Loreen - Tattoo
🇦🇱 Albania | Albina & Familja Kelmendi - Duje
🇮🇹 Italy: Marco Mengoni - Due Vite
🇪🇪 Estonia | Alika - Bridges
🇫🇮 Finland | Käärijä - Cha Cha Cha
🇨🇿 Czechia | Vesna - My Sister's Crown
🇦🇺 Australia | Voyager - Promise
🇧🇪 Belgium | Gustaph - Because Of You
🇦🇲 Armenia | Brunette - Future Lover
🇲🇩 Moldova | Pasha Parfeni - Soarele şi Luna
🇺🇦 Ukraine: TVORCHI - Heart of Steel
🇳🇴 Norway | Alessandra - Queen of Kings
🇩🇪 Germany: Lord of the Lost - Blood & Glitter
🇱🇹 Lithuania | Monika Linkytė - Stay
🇮🇱 Israel | Noa Kirel - Unicorn
🇸🇮 Slovenia | Joker Out - Carpe Diem
🇭🇷 Croatia | Let 3 - Mama ŠČ!
🇬🇧 United Kingdom: Mae Muller - I Wrote A Song

It's not my favorite music but the little I watched can be mesmerizing. I wish everyone would sing in their mother tongue.

That was quite a strong statement from Emily, but it's how she feels. I think there are other ways to understand Europe, too.

If you aren’t watching the Eurovision Song Contest right now, then you cannot truly understand Europe

Eurovision certainly wouldn’t provide a whole understanding of the totality of Europe. But so many visitors/tourists have little-to-no curiosity for any aspect of the continent that’s less than 75 years old. History is rich, fascinating, and important, but focusing solely on history, without any interest in contemporary European society, deprives of real awareness of our global neighbors.

Also, I knew it was too cerebral to win, but I love the Austrian entry. It was my winner.