The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.
I’m back, and I’ll be in the Dam for a while…
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Will there be free drinks?
Going of to meet up with Ed & Bryan for a bite to eat. Then we’re going to the ADCN After Party at Jimmy Woo on Korte Leidsedwarsstraat.
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Wonky.
No there is nothing wrong with my lens. This is no trickery. Some houses just seem to be sprouting like mushrooms along the canal.
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Reflect in Vincent’s eyes of china blue.
New exciting week. We spent most of the weekend walking around and on Sunday we went to the van Gogh museum. It was absolutely amazing to see his real work up close and follow his mental deterioration in the brush strokes. Unfortunately my favourite ‘Starry Night’ was on exhibition in New York. Shame. As for 180 we have been asked to stay longer. With the sky filled with ash I suppose it makes little difference and we might be stranded anyway. Amsterdam is really growing on me, it really is an amazing city. We have been well taken care of by ex Falmouth Ed and Bryan. Rachel and I have just been out with Bryan for a nice pub burger. In other news, I’m currently addicted to Francois Hardy and I have been introduced to the cult classic Red Dwarf. We eat too much chocolate mousse and I think that’s about it for now.
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In midst of Straats and Grachts.
All the streets here all look the same. As in one is just as beautiful as the other and they all look the same. They are all called Blablablasestraat or Blablablasegracht. Another 3 weeks and our Dutch will be fluent. Zie jullie allemaal morgen!
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A circus leaving town.
Have I got everything? Seriously. I hope I do. Train leaving down at the docks at 11:50 and every 15 minutes there is a hailstorm and I don’t have an umbrella, because it weighs too much. Also since I was afraid of oversleeping I simply stayed up which means I’m a bit…weird.
First stop Bradford. Then Amsterdam on monday. Here we go.
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Ultralight travel setup.
Rachel and I have decided to travel lightly, with hand luggage only (10 kg). I’m not sure yet if it’s the best, or worst, idea ever. As you can see it calls for drastic methods when it comes to selecting gear. But maybe I should be focusing more on how many pair of socks I should bring?
I only just realised that I bought the tripod in Holland so I guess it’s going back to its roots.
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Here we go again.
I have now given this blog a complete overhaul. After 10 000 spam comments I had enough. Not that I wasn’t happy with my DIY blog engine, but let’s just say WordPress is better at doing its job.
First thing coming up is my three week placement at 180 Amsterdam now between 6th – 23rd April.
I will take lots of pictures with my new Lumix LX3.
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