In Amsterdam a series of old buildings with courtyard have been converted into an auxiliary of the Hermitage Museum in St Pietersburg, Russia. Every exhibit is worth a visit, although I expect them each time to be more opulent. The present exhibit is about the jewels. As stated I expected more opulence, but then today …
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All These Years!
When I moved to the Netherlands as a sweet young thing, there was so much to learn, especially on the culinary front. One lesson I took in was not to purchase kale before a freeze had hit the fields. The reason? The frost changed the chemistry, made the kale sweeter. Well what do you know. …
Now THAT’S Power.
Casually docked in the small harbor. Could not take my eyes off the power on the stern.
A Modern Train Station
This train station used to remind me of New York City’s Penn Station. Oppressive spaces, old fixtures, low ceilings, not welcoming, but efficient. [Penn Station has been upgraded with some major improvements, therefore no longer so dark] But this station has had more than a face lift. This is a total body redo. The accompanying …
Important Painting to the Conservative Religious Community
Decades Later
Went to the exhibit at the Museum with a young friend, not knowing what to expect. The exhibit describes communities in the middle of the Netherlands that are conservative. The exhibit intended to illustrate the physical location are and their life-style. What was most interesting to me- the visual was the way most of Holland …
Old School Etiquette?
The young men were two soccer club chums. Maybe around 22 years of age. They boarded the train together. One young man was dressed head-to-toe in black and white and the insignia of his soccer club was on his jacket. The other young man was also dressed head-to-toe in black, but without the insignia. They …
Waste Baskets
These little individual waste baskets are each seat on the train. People use them. Seldom do you see trash on the floor or on the aisles. The first one is in the wall under the window. It folds back into the wall with a clank! You hear it in the entire car. The middle one …
Eating Out of the Wall
The exact translation to English of this automated food dispenser. These have been around as long as there have been students needing food and no resource in sight. This one is in Amsterdam and is recently upgraded.