His dexterity at the table attracts a small group of spectators and he then stops because other clients are waiting to use that same table. The clients are so absorbed in the game that no one pays attention to what I am doing. I spend about half an hour playing with them and then my attention is caught by the sight of a table on the other side of the room where two women are just beginning their game. As I wander through the "T zone" - which takes its name from a certain intersection - and come out at the Calle 85 with Carrera 15, I see a glowing neon light on one side of the street, and it strikes my attention. I realize, as I look around at the glowing worn velvet and the hanging lamps, that I am home. They look at each other, laugh and invite me to join them in their game.

The question is, should the asker specify the table in which the game is played in addition to the name of the game? His eyes glance around the room and stop at a table which is being cleaned. I glance at it, and read ‘Julián Torres. During five minutes he shows me why he is a champion. I am astonished to find myself standing next to a Colombian national billiards champion. Billiards teacher. Colombian Champion. This article is from the Pool & Billiards FAQ, by Bob Jewett with numerous contributions by others. What’s the Worst Color for Pool Table Felt? It has two parts which he quickly assembles as he approaches the table. Near them, what is billiards I see two women who are playing ‘pool’ on a different kind of table. You and your spouse are most likely going to begin fighting too. I get out my camera once again and begin taking pictures. We begin to talk and he tells me about the difficult life of being a professional billiards player in Colombia. I inquire about the hourly rate and she tells me that the tables are full at the moment and that I’ll have to wait until someone finishes. I speak to the manager and he tells me that he doesn’t quite know when billiards first began in Bogotá, but that for more than forty years, ever since the club first opened, the sport has been played here every day.

Whether you know it or not, English is used all the time in pool and is one of the main ways to control where the cue ball ends up after coming into contact with an object ball. If you choose to pay the subscription monthly, then you need to know that you will have to make the payment manually and by yourself. They ask me if the photos will come out in magazines such as People or Semana. The roof of the club conserves traces of the Republican, early 19th century-style house that once was inhabited by some Spaniard or Creole, and which has come back to life thanks to the legendary game of billiards. "The good thing about the ‘Club de Billares Londres’ is that people come here from all over the city from every social class, rich or poor, to drink or to play, and no one gives you a dirty look, the kind that asks you what you are doing here. I decide to stop for a cup of coffee near the Centro Andino shopping complex, that part of the city which never sleeps with its many fancy restaurants, pubs and bars.

25 percent area of the city is under the Green cover which makes this city more viable and fresh especially in the monsoon season. It is evident that they are here to have some fun: to get away from the routine of the city and to relax after a week of work while they stand over a wooden table, trade stories, remember former days and listen to songs of salsa, carrilera and vallenato. Are you asking rules? The purpose of the rubber layers is to offer a bit of cushioning when the balls hit the playing surface and are also cheaper to produce than their billiards counterparts. I speak to them a bit longer and I remember the smell. I perceive a smell which I don’t immediately recognize. UK-the BBC dedicated 400 hours to snooker in 2007, compared to just 14 minutes 40 years earlier. The concept of such trains came into being long years back and is used by the Maharajas and their families. To show their royalty, the Maharajas and all like to have the luxuries while travelling also. My only response is that I would like to watch him play.