PIETER BRUEGEL THE ELDER. Hunters in the Snow (January), 1565, oil on panel. Northern Renaissance (Netherlandish).
From a series of paintings depicting the months of the year. Only five of the paintings still exist.
Vincent Van Gogh Museum
it makes me smile
Andreas Klöden - Tour de France 2010 on Flickr.
Andreas Kloden - Tour de France 2010
Check out Artwork from artist George Condo, featured at the Welkom Museum in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The exhibit titled “Mental States,” features images inspired by Kanye West’s latest album, “My Beautiful Dark, Twisted Fantasy.”….Art inspires us all, doesn’t it??
Got held up at Schiphol passport check again. Since I now have 2 stamps on my passport, which meant I had 2 entries, my visa was now considered invalid. Apparently my visa states that I’m only allowed 1 entry to the Schen areas. SO WHY DID THOSE 2 OFFICERS STAMP MY PASSPORT YESTERDAY??? Anyway, the officer had me explaining my whole ridiculous story about the luggage. I didn’t know if he thought I was an idiot, a fraud or a vigilante but one thing was for sure…
…My oriental charms do not work on Dutch men it seems. Anyway, he handed me over to his superior and the lady was forgiving enough of my naivety and cancelled the 2nd stamp. It was smooth sailing from there.
Oh! I asked the superior how to say thank you in Dutch too. She laughed when I kept saying DONK-ER. I think I was supposed to say DONK-OOH but hey, I tried.
Now I’m just Ruzyne Airport at Praha, Czech Republic waiting for my friend who also just SMS-ed me that SHE WAS STILL STUCK IN BANGKOK. We were supposed to ride the train together to Karvina once she’s arrived. I’m still thinking if I should find a hotel and and wait for her to arrive tomorrow or take a train to Karvina myself. But that spells out B-L-U-N-D-E-R ON DAY 2…
I’ve not been taking photos since nothing has tickled my fancy yet However, I did see a bunch of Czech people with their luggages and trolleys wrapped in plastic/cling wrap. And I mean 90% if not 100% of their luggage wrapped! I wonder if it’s a cultural habit. You don’t see this over in Manila or any of the other Asian countries I’ve been to either. Hmm. Must ask about the logic behind this soon.
I feel a lot more relaxed here compared to Amsterdam. Maybe because the officers weren’t harassing me with questions. I don’t know. Prague just seems to have a very down to earth and laid back character to its city and people. I spoke with an old lady and a 25 year old who was doing a survey. I think I like Czech people a lot. Well, maybe I’m wrong. It’s just a first impression anyway.
Ronald Koeman and Dennis Bergkamp, Netherlands v England, World Cup Qualifier, 13 October 1993
Charlie Brown - Coldplay
in the Netherlands
don’t care that I just posted it =p
…Was Here on Flickr.
Unedited shot of the Westerkerk in Amsterdam, reflected in a puddle. Taken with my Sony HX1. No editing, no magic tricks, no Photoshop :)
“Nooosugar” is a small company and shop in Amsterdam that offers unique handmade fashion and home accessories. Susanne and Anja created the shop with the idea that people value and appreciate everything that is original and created by craftsmen. Everything is handmade, which implies that there can be irregularities in texture, color etc., and every article is slightly different, but this only adds to the charm.
I LOVE Fashion News had sent out a tweet a couple of weeks ago to any Dutch Fashion or Beauty bloggers, to please apply. It was unclear what we were applying for exactly but I was hoping for something good. As I received an email a couple of days ago I realized it was good. They have made a nice little overview of all the Dutch bloggers Netherlands has to offer. I am now proud to say I’m part of that little list, you’ll see the banner posted on my blog as well. It’s nice to see fellow Dutchies exploring the world of blogging, and some being quite successful may I add. If you’re interested in seeing some fellow bloggers then click here.
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Emy
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untitled by The Long Experience on Flickr.
Mine has been in Amsterdam exchange office for 4 days now and there’s no progress D:
WELTBRAND - The Return of Fear (Control Division) (by 666krinka6S6)
Cool as… You have to admire the Dutch – with cucumber sales through the floor following Europe’s recent E coli crisis, they’re coming back fighting with the launch of a cucumber smoothie.
Cool as… You have to admire the Dutch – with cucumber sales through the floor following Europe’s recent E coli crisis, they’re coming back fighting with the launch of a cucumber smoothie.
Amsterdam Bikes DSC2584 (by TOM FLEMMING ELOWSSON)
(via P8 Buttons & Fabrics: Traditional Costumes : Dutch Costumes on Postage Stamps)
UN Studio - Mobius house, Het Gooi 1998. Via Architizer.
“The intertwining trajectory of the (mobius) loop relates to the 24-hour living and working cycle of the family, where individual working spaces and bedrooms are aligned but collective areas are situated at the crossing points of the paths.”
So the lovely Raqssaideh posted a picture of her hometown, which inspired me. So this is Lelystad in the Netherlands.
Where do you live and how does it look? Photo reply :)
Amsterdam
She was an exchange student from the Netherlands that stayed with my best friends family. I love her to pieces though. She’s been back for almost two weeks but I’ve been so busy with research and everything. I’m so excited to finally see her again.
