In late July Jan came over for a visit. After spending a few days in Amsterdam we visited Paris for a long weekend. Was great to see all the sites including the Lourve, Chateau de Versailles, Musée d'Orsay and my personal favorite the Musée national d'Art moderne - Centre Georges Pompidou.
August was a busy month for week and I ended up spending another week in Barcelona shooting FIFA. We finally shot the talent so I've now met some of the biggest names in Football, despite not having a clue who they were a few months ago.
During the week the weather in Barcelona was terrible. It was overcast and rainy. However, on Friday the sun came out and it was in the 90's for the whole weekend. This happened to coincide with the arrival of Kindra who flew down for the weekend. We had a great time and were able to check out the Gaudi desiged Parque Guell and a giant neighborhood party. We also spent plenty of time on the beach as this August was the wettest August in the Netherlands in the last 100 years. Not cool.This last weekend we were visited by Kindra's Londoner cousin Katie. We had a great time showing her around and ended up at the Dutch air guitar championships on Saturday at a venue called the Paradiso. It was a crazy night made perfect by the fact that the winner performed all of his air guitarring in nothing but a spedo.
RANDOM DUTCH TRIVIA...
The coat of arms of Amsterdam is composed of three St Andrew's crosses, aligned vertically, but rotated 90 degrees for the flag. Historians believe they represent the three dangers which have traditionally plagued the city: flood, fire, and pestilence. The city's official motto, Heldhaftig, Vastberaden, Barmhartig ("Valiant, Resolute, Merciful") which is displayed on the coat of arms, was bestowed on it by Queen Wilhelmina in 1947 in recognition of the city's bravery during World War II. The lions were added in the sixteenth century.
The Imperial Crown of Austria was awarded to the city in 1489 by Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, out of gratitude for services and loans. The crown was a sign of imperial protection and acted as a seal of approval for Amsterdam merchants abroad. The Westertoren also features the imperial crown.
The coat of arms of Amsterdam is composed of three St Andrew's crosses, aligned vertically, but rotated 90 degrees for the flag. Historians believe they represent the three dangers which have traditionally plagued the city: flood, fire, and pestilence. The city's official motto, Heldhaftig, Vastberaden, Barmhartig ("Valiant, Resolute, Merciful") which is displayed on the coat of arms, was bestowed on it by Queen Wilhelmina in 1947 in recognition of the city's bravery during World War II. The lions were added in the sixteenth century.
The Imperial Crown of Austria was awarded to the city in 1489 by Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, out of gratitude for services and loans. The crown was a sign of imperial protection and acted as a seal of approval for Amsterdam merchants abroad. The Westertoren also features the imperial crown.
That's all for now. Hope this finds everyone well.
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