Amsterdam to Aalsmeer Flower Auction by bus
Welcome… it’s nice to have you on board. If you’re in a bit of a hurry, I’ll let you in on it upfront. You’re looking to get on route 172. The bus station is opposite Hotel Victoria i.e. if you’re heading towards Amsterdam Central Station from Dam Square, it’s to the left. Yes, this is [...]
Alkmaar and Edam… Cheese towns in Holland
Holland makes some fantastic cheese. It’s a huge source of income for some of the smaller villages in the Netherlands. Alkmaar for example is a train ride away from Amsterdam. One can fetch a free map of the city outside the railway station at Alkmaar. It’ll have the route to the weekly cheese market chalked [...]
Vincent van Hessen doing Redemption Song
I’d told Vincent van Hessen that I thought that he played Redemption Song better than it’s creator. Every time I hear him do this song, I get the feeling that a revolution is erupting around him; one that is about to change the world for the better. Vincent has a museum in Amsterdam named after [...]
The Laughing Life at Rembrandtplein in Amsterdam
I came upon The Laughing Life at Dam Square on a glorious summer evening in Amsterdam. Small crowds of people had already gathered around them. I joined in, making the odd photo. I heard them play a couple of songs and thought to myself that this was one of the better street shows I’d witnessed. [...]
Amsterdam Roots Festival
Last week, I read a note on facebook; it said that the Amsterdam Roots Festival has been nominated the Best Music Festival in 2011. I’d spent a day at the festival; June 26 I think it was. I had a good time. Earlier that week, I’d been to the LaMère festival in neighbouring Almere. I’d [...]
Prague; sound bytes and travel advice
I doubt if I’ll post a photo of Prague on my blog after today unless I go there again. I’d like to go but then again there are other places in the world. I’d still go though. In a previous post, I’d told you about the h4n sound recorder. I used it to record some [...]
Estadi Olimpic
Fuji GS645S Professional rangefinder camera and ILFORD DELTA PROFESSIONAL 100 ISO 120mm black and white film. It is always a great honour for any city to host a mega sporting event. A few days after all of the drama etc. that surrounded the Commonwealth Games of 2010, I happened to pass by the stadium that [...]
Monsoons and high tides. Bombay 2009.
These were to be the tallest waves in over one hundred years. “..stay indoors if you can. Stay back at the office, should things get out of control. Avoid outings during the 23rd, 24th and 25th, of July, 2009.” “WOW! High tides! Waves! Let’s go!” Crowds of people assembled, in anticipation, along Marine Drive. Numbers [...]
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