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Sunday, October 29, 2006
London, Egypt and other bits and bobs
Another couple months have passed and find us happy and in good health (this is a lie, I'm incredibly obese). The weather in Amsterdam is starting to turn so we are in for 6 months of rain and potentially some snow. Not all that different from Portland.
Not too much happening on the home front. The Netherlands saw the brief return of Gerben for a week or so in September. Was good to see him and finally get some Biter Balijn in with the master.
Kindra and I went to London to visit her cousin Katie and had a great time. We had dinner Friday with Katie and her brother (our cousin) Mathew and his girlfriend. Saturday we drove to Bristol to see Nikky and her mother. Was good to see Nikky as we hadn't seen her since we moved. We returned to London that evening and saw Spamalot, Monty Python's Holy Grail on Broadway. A bit over the top but fun to see.Of recent news, I just returned from Egypt where I had been for a week with David Miller. We traveled from Saturday to Saturday and we saw a lot of the country. We flew into Cairo on Saturday, spent Sunday in Giza and Cairo seeing the great pyramids and the Spynx and then took an overnight train to Aswan. From Aswan we traveled up the Nile by boat to Luxor. This took three days and we were able to stop in Esna and Edfu along the way finally arriving in Luxor on Thursday. From Luxor we took another overnight train back to Cairo arriving Friday am. David flew out that afternoon and I flew out at 6am Saturday morning.
I could write pages about the trip but that might get a bit boring. See the photos below if you are interested and the movie is in the works.
For a brief clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3mZw7DFjfA
Hope this finds everyone well.
Tuesday, August 01, 2006
Paris, Spain and visits...
Another couple of months have passed since our last update and there hase been a lot going on.
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.
That's all for now. Hope this finds everyone well.
Jesse+Kindra
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.
Jesse+Kindra
Friday, July 14, 2006
Work, play and visitors…
So it has been another couple of months and things are still going great in Amsterdam.
Since May we have had a lot happen so I’m not sure where to start. Amanda (Kindra’s sister) game to visit in early June. Kindra and Amanda had EuroRail passes through Amanda’s work and were able to take a great vacation through Switzerland and Italy. Timing worked out well as their trip happened to fall at the same time that I was in Barcelona for a week of work.
Barcelona is an amazing city. In addition to having a ton of great things to see and do there are fantastic beaches 5 minutes from the middle of town. Over the week we were able to get a couple of days to tool around the city. One at the beginning of the trip when the director we were working with got food poisoning and one at the end before we left. I ended up touring the Sagrada Familia which is also know as the Goudi or Bacelona Cathedral. It’s pretty amazing as it has been under construction since 1880 and still continues… http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagrada_Familia
After Barcelona and Italy we had a visit from Scott and Megan (friends from college). They were here for a weekend and are returning for a couple of more nights after a two weeks in France.
Another very exciting aspect of life over here has been the World Cup. It was really great to be in Europe for this. Everywhere people are going Bananas for their country. Kindra, Megan, Scott and I watched Holland lose to Portugal in a local Dutchy bar. They were going crazy during the game and after Holland lost they were miserable.
I was also lucky enough to get over to Germany for a couple of games. I got tickets to the USA vs. Ghana game in Nuremburg through work and then got tickets for the France vs. Brazil game in Frankfurt from Ben. It was great getting to see the US play but the France vs. Brazil was truly amazing to watch.
Ben was over here for a little over a week. The first part of his trip he was traveling all over Germany with a couple of his friends, Mike and Chris. After a couple World Cup games, including Italy vs. Germany, they came over to Amsterdam for a couple of days. We had a great time cruising around Amsterdam and were able to get a game of golf in on Ben’s last day here. Great trip.
Well, that’s the short as sweet version. Check out the pics if you get a chance and we hope to see you all soon.
Jesse+Kindra
Since May we have had a lot happen so I’m not sure where to start. Amanda (Kindra’s sister) game to visit in early June. Kindra and Amanda had EuroRail passes through Amanda’s work and were able to take a great vacation through Switzerland and Italy. Timing worked out well as their trip happened to fall at the same time that I was in Barcelona for a week of work.Barcelona is an amazing city. In addition to having a ton of great things to see and do there are fantastic beaches 5 minutes from the middle of town. Over the week we were able to get a couple of days to tool around the city. One at the beginning of the trip when the director we were working with got food poisoning and one at the end before we left. I ended up touring the Sagrada Familia which is also know as the Goudi or Bacelona Cathedral. It’s pretty amazing as it has been under construction since 1880 and still continues… http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagrada_Familia
After Barcelona and Italy we had a visit from Scott and Megan (friends from college). They were here for a weekend and are returning for a couple of more nights after a two weeks in France.
Another very exciting aspect of life over here has been the World Cup. It was really great to be in Europe for this. Everywhere people are going Bananas for their country. Kindra, Megan, Scott and I watched Holland lose to Portugal in a local Dutchy bar. They were going crazy during the game and after Holland lost they were miserable.
I was also lucky enough to get over to Germany for a couple of games. I got tickets to the USA vs. Ghana game in Nuremburg through work and then got tickets for the France vs. Brazil game in Frankfurt from Ben. It was great getting to see the US play but the France vs. Brazil was truly amazing to watch.Ben was over here for a little over a week. The first part of his trip he was traveling all over Germany with a couple of his friends, Mike and Chris. After a couple World Cup games, including Italy vs. Germany, they came over to Amsterdam for a couple of days. We had a great time cruising around Amsterdam and were able to get a game of golf in on Ben’s last day here. Great trip.
Well, that’s the short as sweet version. Check out the pics if you get a chance and we hope to see you all soon.
Jesse+Kindra
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