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Parkpop 2008 The Hague, Netherlands - Intermezzo
2008-07-01 21:29:00
It's been a while since my last posting. Time flies when you're having fun!Although this will disturb the chronology of my postings, this as an intermezzo with a preview from some of the pics I took last weekend during the Parkpopfestival 2008 , one of the biggest free popfestivals in Europe which is held every year on the last Sunday of June. I will try to post some more pics during this week, I also shot some videos. If they came out okay and the sound is not too bad I will post them on YouTube and will make a post about it on my musicweblog BrownNoiseMusic .In this some pics from the Dutch band Moke from Amsterdam. They are a very good live band and played an excellent gig at the festival. The band had their major breakthrough last year and their debutalbum Shorland is selling pretty well in Holland.We had a great time at the festival. Other artists/bands that played were Kula Shaker, Sheryl Crow , and Monte Montgomery. This last band was new to me, but I was glad I didn't went t...
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Maastricht part 3
2008-04-26 10:45:00
Today part three which will be the last part with some selected pics from our trip last year to Maastricht. There will be a little bit of backgroundinformation, but some pics are just showing some atmospheric impressions.This is inside the Church of Our Lady (Onze Lieve Vrouwe Kerk sorry only Dutch), one of the oldest churches of Maastricht. The current church dates back to the 11th century and the foundations of the western part have been dated back to the year 1000 A.D. It is said that there was a preceding church which dates back to 500 A.D. The church early constructions are Romanesque and the later constructions Gothic. Since 1933 the church is a so called minor basilica.While we were inside there was a rehearsal going on from a music ensemble who were playing medieval music. The acoustics of the church was amazing and the music sounded gorgeous.Part of the citywalls of Maastricht.
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Maastricht part 2
2008-04-21 00:48:00
Today part 2 of a selection of pics from last year's daytrip in September to Maastricht.Basilica of Saint ServatiusOn the right you see the tower of the St. Jan Church and on the left the back of the Basilica of Saint ServatiusA colourful lady who was shooting polaroids from touristsThe interior of the Basilica_of_Saint_ServatiusWith the sunshine outside those stained-glass windows looks much nicerOne of the side entrances of the Basilica
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Maastricht part 1
2008-04-20 01:57:00
I'm still behind with posting pics, but if I can keep up with this speed of three to four postings a week I should be finished within about three to four weeks, I hope.Anyway this time a selection of pics of a daytrip my wife N. and I made last year September to the city of Maastricht in the province of Limburg. It's located at the river Meuse (Maas in Dutch) in the south-east of the Netherlands , close to the border with Belgium and Germany. It's one of the oldest cities in the Netherlands and the city is involved in a dispute with the city of Nijmegen in the east of the Netherlands near the German border which is the oldest city in the country. I'm not going to interfere in that dispute. I'll just say that Maastricht together with Nijmegen is one of the oldest cities in the Netherlands.Maastricht is a nice city with some nice churches, many historical buildings and lots of nice café's, restaurants and quite some sculptures. The selection you will see below is part 1 of proba...
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A visit to the Zoo part 2
2008-04-13 02:34:00
Here is serie 2 from my visit to the zoo at Dierenpark Emmen as promised. I think comment is unnecessary.
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A visit to the Zoo part 1
2008-04-13 02:22:00
Now I'm finished with my selection of pics from our trip to Bavaria last year I still have to do some catching up with posting pics. This time some pics from a daytrip I made to the zoo of Emmen, called Dierenpark Emmen or also called Noorder Dierenpark.The zoo is considered as one of Europe's finest and won several prizes. It's sure is a nice zoo. Because I forgot an extra battery for my camera I ended up with a flat battery after a few hours while I would have like to take many more pictures. I'm pretty sure I will go back again to this zoo. So this time you have to do it with this selection. The second serie I will post tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.I think these pictures don't need much comment. Most of them will speak for themselves.Here you will find the original website of the zoo (only in Dutch and German).
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Bavaria part 9
2008-04-10 00:31:00
Well this is going to be the last posting with pics from our Bavaria n trip last year August. This time some pics from a daytrip we made to Herrenchiemsee, a palacecomplex on the island Herreninsel (gentleman island) in the middle of the Chiemsee a freshwater lake. The "Neues Schloss" (New Castle) is the most famous building and was build by order of Ludwig II. But when he died in 1886 it wasn't finished yet. From the total of 70 rooms, 50 rooms were unfinished.The palace was also suppose to be some kind of monument to show Ludwig's adoration of Louis XIV and was meant to be an equivalent of the palace of Versailles. It is also called the Bavarian Versailles.From Munich we took a train to Prien am Chiemsee. This traintrip didn't went so smooth, because thanks to the wrong information of some Deutsche Bahn staff we first ended up in Salzburg, Austria. We lost three to four hours which left us less time to spend at Herrenchiemsee. At least we managed to get some Mozartkugel (not the...
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Bavaria part 8
2008-04-10 00:04:00
Things are going slow, but little by little we are getting there.In my former post I said that I would update it with some extra backgroundinformation, but when I was checking on the internet I found out that there was not so much more to add, so I decided to skip the update and start preparing the last two post with pics from our trip to Bavaria, Germany last year.In this post you will see mostly pics from Munich and taken at the Englischer Garten (English Garden), one of the biggest parks in Europe and very pleasant to walk through. The weather was very nice that day, so it gave me quite some nice photoshoot opportunities.The street on the right is the Maximilianstrasse (Maximilianstreet). The building on the left and in the middle is the Residenz.A little closer look at the Residenz.It seems that there isn't a major city anymore which doesn't have constructionwork going on, spoiling the view. In Holland it's the same in my hometown Utrecht, but also in Amsterdam, Rotterdam an...
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Bavaria part 7
2008-03-02 23:23:00
I'm almost getting to the last pictures from our trip to Bavaria last year. There probably will be one or two more postings and then I'm done with Bavaria. In this posting some pics from our trip around Lake Starnberg or Starnberger See as it's called in German. The main sightseeing places we wanted to visit were the memorial place (the cross in the water) were the drowned body of Ludwig II was found and Roseninsel (Roses Island). The death of Ludwig II until today is still a mystery. Officially his death was suicide by drowning, but he was known as a strong swimmer and according to the autopsy report there was no water found in his lungs. Until today the Wittelsbach-family refuses to solve the mystery.On the way to Roseninsel we also passed Possenhofen Castle (see picture 14) the birthplace of empress Elisabeth ("Sissi"). Later there will be a little update with some more backgroundinformation. For now enjoy the pictures.
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Bavaria part 6
2008-01-26 00:07:00
One of the worst flu's I had in decades and a very busy job made that my planned catching up postings were delayed a bit more than I planned short after the start of the New Year. This heavy flu kept me in bed for 8 days.Anyway, here is the first real posting of the New Year.First some left pictures from our Bavaria trip last year August. After this posting I think I'll have pics left for two or three more postings before I'm done with our Bavaria trip. Then I have pics from a daytrip to Maastricht and a daytrip to the zoo and some pics from some kind of art meets science exhibition that I visited last November, plus pics from our four day trip to Vienna, Austria. So there is plenty to post.This time some pics from our visit to Nymphenburg Palace at Munich. The official website of Nymphenburg Palace can be found here.An update with a little more backgroundinformation about some of the pictures will be posted as soon as possible.For now enjoy the pics.
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Happy New Year
2008-01-02 00:32:00
Happy New Year to everybody. A happy, healthy and in many ways prosperous 2008.The past December have been crazy with no postings, but I'm going to make that up to you. The next week and maybe the week after that I'll post some stuff I'm preparing now both here as on my musicweblog BrownNoiseMusic.Hopefully this is the first of many postings this year.
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Bavaria (part 5)
2007-11-15 04:37:00
Next series of pictures. This time from Linderhof Palace. An update with a little more backgroundinformation will follow later this week.
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Bavaria (part 4) (Update)
2007-11-12 20:06:00
Next series of pictures. This time from and around Neuschwanstein Castle. An update with a little more backgroundinformation will follow later this week.(Update )This time a little more backgroundinformation with the pictures that I took in and around Neuschwanstein Castle, one of the castles built for Ludwig II, the Bavarian fairytale king who lived from 1845 to 1886. The castle was meant as a retreat for Ludwig II and was also an hommage to Richard Wagner, Ludwig's inspiring muse. The castle is probably Germany 's most photographed building and one of Germany's most popular tourist places. Every year it attracts more than a million visitors. We combined our visit to Neuschwanstein Castle with a visit to the nearby Hohenschwangau Castle.Although it's a very commercialized and overorganized tourist place it certainly was worth a visit. Although it sure was bombastic the interior was not so over the top baroque or kitsch as Linderhof Palace and Herrenchiemsee Castle (pictures of th...
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Updates
2007-11-11 04:06:00
My Bavaria postings part 2 and 3 have been updated with some extra backgroundinformation about the pictures and subjects related to the pictures. I also added a few extra pictures. There are also new Bavaria postings in preparation plus postings about other (day)trips that were made after our Bavaria trip, which will be posted the next coming days. So feel free to come back and check.
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A little more patience
2007-11-05 23:21:00
It's been a while since my last posting. About 7 weeks since my last post. The keyword was (and still is): BUSY. And when there was a bit time I didn't had the energy. It's not that I didn't had anything to post. On the contrary I would say. Still have more pictures to post from our trip to Bavaria, Germany and pictures from a visit to Camp Westerbork, the zoo at Emmen, a daytrip to Maastricht and a 4-day visit to Vienna, Austria last week and I shot pictures this weekend at an open house of Theo Jansen a fascinating engineer/artist who makes socalled kinnetic art. You'll find out more about it later.I'm preparing some posts this week, so I hope I've catched up by next weekend.See ya later!
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The Police, Amsterdam Arena 13 Sept. 2007
2007-09-16 23:32:00
Just a notification that I just posted some pics and videos on my musicweblog BrownNoiseMusic of the concert of The Police where my wife N. and I went to last Thursdaynight.For the pics, videos and report you can check here.Later this week I hope to post more about our trip to Bavaria and some other subjects.
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Bavaria (part 3)
2007-09-03 04:58:00
Didn't had time yet to update the backgroundinformation from the pictures of my previous post. It's coming, but it takes a little more time. Here are some new pictures from our last trip to Bavaria , Germany. For these pics there also will be an update with some more detailed backgroundinformation. What I can tell right now is that these pics were taken at Burghausen and Hohenschwangau Castle. Enjoy!
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Bavaria (part 2) - This time with some pics
2007-08-29 00:13:00
Uploading works again, so I better start posting some pics from our trip to Bavaria . I don't have time right now to provide some backgroundinformation and links to more detailed information about the locations/places, some of the buildings, etc. I'll will try to update this information later this week. I already can tell you that the pictures below were taken at Passau and Burghausen.More detailed backgroundinformation hopefully later this week. For now please enjoy the pictures.
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Bavaria (part 1)
2007-08-28 06:10:00
Currently there is a problem at Blogger which makes it impossible to upload images. So unfortunately I can't upload any pictures yet. So please have a little more patience. As soon as the problem is fixed I'll start uploading pictures to my weblog.
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Just a bit more patience
2007-08-18 16:55:00
It's been a little while since my last post. We came back last night from a 10 day trip to Bavaria, South-Germany. The first 5 days we spend with my friend Frank (Mr. Superfly for close friends), who I met 11 years ago at the kibbutz in Israel. He drove us around and took us into the Bavarian Alps to some sightseeingplaces (mostly castles/pallaces and countryside). After that we spend 5 days in Munich from where we made a few more trips. Mostly to places related to King Ludwig II of Bavaria, because my wife N. is very much interested in this fairytale and (in my opinion a bit tragic) king.Anyway, as soon as I sorted out the pictures I will post a selection.
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First attempt macro photography
2007-07-25 22:54:00
Noticed that I didn't post for more than two weeks. I was quite busy. N. and I went on a short three day trip two weeks ago. Hardly didn't took any pictures. Until last weekend. I tried my 105mm f/2.8G AF-S VR Nikon Macro lense for the first time. It was my first serious entry in the amazing world of macro photography.I didn't had to go far, I only had to walk a few metres from the living room to the conservatory. There was a 3 to 4 mm little fly sitting on the leave of one of the plants over there. I'm quite new to macro photography, but I soon found out that it's a whole different branch of sport than portrait-, architecture- or landscapephotography. I surely have a lot of trial and error and experimenting to do when it comes to macro photography, but it certainly is exiting.N. is also growing lavenderplants on the outside balcony which attracts humblebees. I've already shot some pictures of humblebees collecting nectar from the lavender, but most ...
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Just a rainbow
2007-07-08 15:08:00
Not so much to show this time. Just two lucky shots that I took with the Canon Ixus 850 right outside our frontdoor short after a heavy rainshower. Lucky in a sense that the rainbow appeared just outside in front of our place.A total view of the rainbow And a close-up
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Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra (Great fun)
2007-06-30 22:54:00
Didn't took much pictures the last two weeks that were worthwhile to share. But last night we had a a great night with musical fun.Last Night N., two friends and also former roommates and yours truly went to a concert of the Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra in our hometown Utrecht. For those who are not familiair with their music you can describe their music as Madness meets The Pogues with a bit of punk-, jazz-, soul-, funk- and bigband- and even klezmerinfluences added to the overall mixture, creating a live performance that turns every musicevent into a partying, jumping and dancing whole.N. and I saw the Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra for the first time two years ago at the Parkpop Festival, a free music festival at The Hague, which is always held at the last Sunday of June every year. Although they were playing early in the afternoon, they got the whole crowd jumping and dancing, including me and that's quite an achievement if you know that I'm not a big dancinglover. They have a...
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Pubcats again
2007-06-13 00:13:00
In this, this and this posting I posted about pubcats before. Last Thursday we met another pubcat in our hometown Utrecht . Like most pubcats this one was spoiled too. He or she (we didn't check and we didn't ask) was treated like a king/queen by the pubowner. While the cat was sitting next to us on a chair he/she was brought water at the table, shortly followed by some catfood. It was funny to watch. The cat obviously enjoyed all the attention from the owner and from us and behaved like a regular customer of the pub.After some time he/she thought it was about time to get some fresh air and the cat walked out of the window. You should know that the pub is next to the canal and the groundfloor of the pub is about 7 or 8 metres above the water. Outside the window in the back at the canal there was only a small sloping roof with a windowsill. The cat looked very relaxed and confident and did this obviously more often. So the cat just sat down the end of the windowsill and enjoyed the ...

Utrecht sunset
2007-06-08 07:18:00
Just a few pictures that I took last Mondaynight from the sunset as seen from our conservatorybalcony with the outlines of the playground, the railways, and the children's farm.For a second the sun was gone
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Boattrip (part2)
2007-05-31 04:51:00
Here is part 2 with the rest of the pics from the boattrip on the river Linge near Leerdam that I made 18 days ago with my mate Andy from England. Some background information about the trip and the area you can check in the previous posting.My mate Andy while the boat just passed a lock.Some more gloomy skies
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Boattrip (part 1)
2007-05-30 04:43:00
Since our wedding I didn't took much pictures. The week holiday I had from work after the wedding I mostly used to relax and catch up some sleep . My friend Andy from England stayed until the Tuesday after the wedding.The monday before he left we went on a two hour boattrip on the river Linge at Leerdam the city where I grew up and lived for 17 years and where my parents and sister and her family still live.As a child and teenager I often went on bicyclerides along the riverdykes that surrounds the river Linge. It's a gorgeous part of the Netherlands. The area is called "De Betuwe" and is famous for it's fruitproduction. Especially in the Springtime when the orchards and fruittrees are blooming it's very gorgeous to take a walk or bicycleride along the riverdykes around the Betuwe. If you're ever near the area around springtime it's highly recommended to take a tour around the area.Unfortunately the weather wasn't so good, but gloomy skies also can enhance the atmosphere and ...
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Catching up posting pics (part 2)
2007-05-17 23:02:00
I have a busy period behind me. Last Friday I got married with the love of my life N. and although we didn't had a very big wedding there was still a lot of organization involved. We had a few guests from Japan, England and my brother came across from Israel and they all needed to be looked after. But everything went smooth and we had a marvelous day with a nice ceremony and an enjoyable party with good food and drinks in a quiet and pleasant relaxed atmosphere.For those who are curious about our weddingpictures I have to disappoint you. I'm not going to post pictures from our wedding on this photoblog. Not that they are not worth seeing, but because N. and my mother in law doesn't like it when their pictures are shown to everybody on the internet. I probably might post some of them on an online private photoalbum where only invited people can enter.So you have to do it in this post with part 2 of my catching up pictures. This time a selection of pics from a cycling trip that I ...
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Advertising new weblog and one preview pic
2007-05-06 02:14:00
Just a quick note. First I want to advertise my new weblog BrownNoiseMusic which I started last Monday. If your familiar with BrownNoisePhotos the name doesn't need much explanation, I guess. BrownNoise is of course the nickname I choosed when I started this photoweblog in August 2005. In this post I explained where the name BrownNoise comes from. So when BrownNoisePhotos is about pictures and photography then it won't surprise you that BrownNoiseMusic is about music. At BrownNoiseMusic you'll find future reports about new musical discoveries I did (old and new stuff), reviews about new CD's I've listened to, music-DVD's I've watched, interesting or fascinating musicvideos I found on the net. You can find posts about classical music, jazz, pop, rock, indie, singer-songwritermusic, world music etc...In the near future I also might start a weblog about movies and one about books/literature. It probably won't be hard to find out what the name of those weblogs will be.To finish ...
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Not so foggy pictures
2007-04-22 01:38:00
I still had to post the rest of the selected pics as a sequel to the "Foggy Pictures "-post. The pics that I'm going to post now were made during the same bicycletrip that I made on Easter Sunday. These pics were taken a little bit later on the day when most of the fog was gone and sometimes the sun was getting through. It's a bit of a mix of animals (birds), still life scenes and houses (mainly country estates, originally built in the 17th and 18th century by merchants from Amsterdam) which I saw cycling down the river Vecht.Most of the pictures speak for themselves, I guess.These two windmills which you can see on the back between this tree view through are the biggest and the smallest windmills of the Utrecht province.This is castle Nyenrode and is the home nowadays of the Nyenrode Business UniversityI assume this swan had a nearby nest, because the swan was behaving very aggressive. I was standing on the footpath about one and a half meter from the waterfront and every time I m...
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