Skulking around the midnight canals of Amsterdam with a DSLR wasn’t the most dangerous thing I did

Look at these photos. You have to be in a really horrible mood to take nice sombersome pictures like this. And I was.

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Go See: Amsterdam by Bicycle, Canals, Windmills and Beer

One of the first things you’ll notice is thousands of bicycles propped and locked up along the canals’ guard rails. Practically everyone in Amsterdam gets around by bike. So in the words of popular kids in high schools everywhere: everyone is doing it, and YES, you should, too.

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Tell me about the Rijksmuseum, Jeroen: An audio tour by the Dutch Barry White

He’s the Dutch Barry White. I am enamored of this man’s voice. Because he’s so clearly in love with, he’s so passionate about what he’s describing… every brushstroke, the treatment of light and dark, from the lace-collared wealthy in the paintings to the artists in their employ in the 16th century Netherlands.

The man speaking is Jeroen Krabbé, famous Dutch actor, painter and director. And he is in love with the art at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.  Continue reading “Tell me about the Rijksmuseum, Jeroen: An audio tour by the Dutch Barry White”

Meal, Drinks and a Movie: Le Salon du Cinéma du Panthéon, Paris

It is the kind of place that I hate to tell others about but are too good not to share: Le Salon du Cinéma du Panthéon in Paris. Merci mille fois, Roger, for showing me this little gem! Continue reading “Meal, Drinks and a Movie: Le Salon du Cinéma du Panthéon, Paris”