That stunning bridge from Sweden to Denmark; seen from above, the bridge and the road disappear under water for half a mile; it looks extraordinary; what you don't realise when you're on it (I was, six times) is that it does indeed descend very slowly into a tunnel which goes beneath the sea.

From an aeroplane in the sky, it's quite frightening.

Well another year with no clear hit and at least three equally popular - Denmark won; I thought The Netherlands had the best song; Bonnie Tyler was the expected disaster - the UK came 19th instead of last; isn't it time the BBC picked someone capable of finding a hit to run the UK contest?

Yet again a shambolic production. The endless vote announcements are painful - can't a producer shout "GET ON WITH IT!!!" down the line to these idiots? And breaking off from the process to declare Denmark winners and then going back to complete the voting - what on earth was that about?? It's a terrible way to deal with the votes, they should just total them all up while some guest act is performing and then do a countdown from last to first. At least that would be watchable.

Yes that was a mistake but I think the endless votes are fun - as long as the contest is close (which it was)... but I agree the entire structure, like Awards shows, should be radically rethought.

Some staging was terrific (the man in a glass box, for instance).

I loved the "man in a box" and my favourite was Finland's entry performed in a wedding dress.

bonnie is old and whether you like it or not age does affect you and even if the voice was still there the contest is a young persons domain
I know, what about the Russian grannies, they were more a novelty act
the bbc obviously does not want to win, hence no pre selection show and picking bonnie and engelbert, no hopers
both bonnie and engelbert were embarrassing, I would dearly like to know which highly paid (with public money) bbc executive(s) were responsible for choosing the last 2 uk acts
the only consolation for me was Ireland, a song and performance that should never have qualified and it came a well deserved last place despite being drawn last

Francois I have to repeat my feeling; neither Hump nor Bonnie was a bad choice; in both cases it was the crap song that let us down as always.

The artiste matters less than the song; as long as they perform it well, age doesn't matter.

sorry but you are wrong, age is a massive factor, singers the age of bonnie and engel stand virtually no chance
as for the song it is a major factor but to win the contest it is a combination of performer, presentation, song and draw
an old performer cannot not win except in a novelty format
young good looking performers with ok voices can and do win, ms de forrest being a prime example
a bad presentation will kill any song, a brilliant presentation can make the difference between being placed and winning
the song has to have universal appeal but not necessarily be the best song, this being very subjective I dare say a great many people think that teardrops is the best song, I would disagree
being in the second half of the draw does appear to be an advantage