Like a true Dutchie, B wants to ensure full “paisa-vasool” (loosely translated as best value for money) of his museum year card. So we plan a few museum visits towards the end of the year. Van Gogh Museum is always one of my favorites. This time, there were two special things at the museum: a…
A weekend away, a timeout within a timeout. Magical and golden despite the grey skies and rain. Driving without speed limits, just you and I. Across the border, another first. Rain splashing on the windscreen, wipers squeaking. Ah the rolling hills, and trees clad in autumn hues… the road winding through sun and rain across…
Shocked and saddened that the Notre Dame has burned down… CNN news article here: https://edition.cnn.com/2019/04/16/europe/notre-dame-cathedral-fire-intl/index.html A pictorial homage to the Notre Dame from my photos from Jan 2012, the last time I saw it.
2019, 8th Edition The theme this year was Disrupt – here you can see the official exhibition info online: https://amsterdamlightfestival.com/en/edition-8 Experience the open-air exhibition “DISRUPT!” from the Amsterdam waters and visit one of the many light art activities during the eighth edition of Amsterdam Light Festival! From 28 November 2019 to 19 January 2020 Amsterdam…
For weeks, or maybe even months, I haven’t dreamt of the ocean. I was missing my ocean dreams, and just like that, last night, it came back to me. The old familiar theme of the ocean. And me in it. No colors this time, at least, no specific highlights around colors, even though it was…
The other evening riding on my bicycle, I had a race with a big bad bus – and won! Okay, the bus driver didn’t know we were having a race. And he was just crawling along the side of the road as if looking for a good spot to park… but still. I sneakily raced…
Departing to Oslo from Schipol, Amsterdam, I was pleasantly surprised to see this green-themed Schipol departure lounge. It might be a bit fake to talk about environment friendliness in an airport of all places. I guess this does not help real environment preservation in any way, however, I found it a very pleasant theme to…
The dragon breathes…his breath comes out in a white mistthat spreads low across Kasterleepark…and makes a criss-cross patternof icy rime on the glass outside.
november rain, a little delayed,falls gently, not in searing drops of ice shrouded in my red poncho i bike alongmy usual route takes me through streetsof soggy fallen leaves,once bright in autumn hues,now a uniform, nondescript brown the rain drums a rhythm on my poncho,drenching my hands as they hold the handlebars;my feet pedal a…
it was a sunny afternoon, with a cool breeze blowing. i’ve been wanting to take photos along my bike route. finally today all the prerequisites fell in place and i did. as i was wheeling my bike from one photo spot towards another, an old lady wheeling her bike in the opposite direction stopped and…
