L’Ecole Militaire, La Tour Eiffel

It had drizzled that morning and the streets were wet. I had been denied access to the showers of the youth hostel I’d booked until later in the day. In fact, until 16:00 hrs. A metro from Ledru Rollin till Bastille following on to L’Ecole Militaire/La Tour Eiffel. I remember trying to find it, looking all around, and suddenly I saw the apex. It didn’t look too tall. In fact, I thought that it was...

Zaanse Schans

You will recall that I had posted these on my fine-art photo blog. It didn’t fit. So I tore it off. I have now made peace with myself, that, these are perfectly good editorial/travel photos. And that these just didn’t fit amongst all of the fine-art black and white photos. So, here they make their way again, this time, on my travel blog. Here. FIN ...

Dam tot Damloop

On Sunday, 19 September 2010 thousands climbed onto bikes. It was Dam tot Damloop through the city of Amsterdam; the best city in the far, long Universe. FIN ...

Windmills

I like this photo. Shot using the Kodak Portra 160 Vivid Colour film, the colours of the high-resolution scan look a lot better than here. FIN ...

Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum Amsterdam 26.08.2010

I’d been to the one in London back in 1998. I thought, “Let’s just go to this one, here at Dam Square in Amsterdam. Perhaps I’ll make some good photos whilst at it”.  The Holland Pass 10/11 cost € 48.00 at the Tourist Information Office near Central Station. It offered discounts etc. I didn’t like the photos that I clicked. And besides, my back had been aching since...