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A day trip to Amsterdam

Today I visisted Amsterdam, together with my friend Martha, who lives nearby. We went to a private house at Roemer Visscherstraat, then went to the Stedelijk Museum to see 'The Beanery ' by Edward Kienholz :
---- http://www.usc.edu/schools/annenberg/asc/projects/comm544/library/images/579.html ---We also paid a visit to Vondelpark. Concluded our day with a recital in Concertgebouw by Monique Simon (mezzo) Han Jorg Mammel (tenor) and Arthur Schoonderwoerd, fortepiano
One of the zillion canals Amsterdam has
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One of the zillion canals Amsterdam has

one of the many zillion bridges, crossing all thos canals
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one of the many zillion bridges, crossing all thos canals

Inside a private house there was an exposition organised, steel parts on a carpet
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Inside a private house there was an exposition organised, steel parts on a carpet

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Article on villa and artists. Karel Hazelhoff Roelsema (lawyers) and Anthony Fokker (Dutch airplane designer) used to live here. It's now empty and can be rented. On of the artists is a direct ascendant of Roelsema, Elena Boelaerts
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Article on villa and artists. Karel Hazelhoff Roelsema (lawyers) and Anthony Fokker (Dutch airplane designer) used to live here. It's now empty and can be rented. On of the artists is a direct ascendant of Roelsema, Elena Boelaerts

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Beautiful stained glass
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Beautiful stained glass

Martha 'had' to see this house, as it was always closed for the public
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Martha 'had' to see this house, as it was always closed for the public

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Again a self portrait. Martha to the right
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Again a self portrait. Martha to the right

Martha signing the guestbook
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Martha signing the guestbook

In detail !!!
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In detail !!!

Building in front
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Building in front

The Hazelhof Roelsema building
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The Hazelhof Roelsema building

Side entrance of Vondelpark
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Side entrance of Vondelpark

Siesta time in Amsterdam ?
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Siesta time in Amsterdam ?

Scenic park
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Scenic park

All are dolce far niente
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All are dolce far niente

This asks for a landscape position
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This asks for a landscape position

Traffic in Vondelpark as seen from terrace of Film museum
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Traffic in Vondelpark as seen from terrace of Film museum

MArtha taking pictures of Petunias in a greek(?) vase
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MArtha taking pictures of Petunias in a greek(?) vase

Summer still on here
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Summer still on here

Inside Stedelijk Museum , The Beanery, famous 60s art by Edward Kienholz
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Inside Stedelijk Museum , The Beanery, famous 60s art by Edward Kienholz

Only clocks as heads, all 10h10
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Only clocks as heads, all 10h10

The Beanery is a copy of a bar by the same name, dating from 1920
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The Beanery is a copy of a bar by the same name, dating from 1920

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The Concertgebouw, as seen from the outside terrace of the Stedelijk Museum, which is situated nect to the Van Gogh museum
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The Concertgebouw, as seen from the outside terrace of the Stedelijk Museum, which is situated nect to the Van Gogh museum

Martha testing a Hoegaarden (Witbier. Belgian)
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Martha testing a Hoegaarden (Witbier. Belgian)

Concert at Concertgebouw
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Concert at Concertgebouw

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The artists. Of them I've seen earlier Monique Simon and Arthus Schoonderwoerd
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The artists. Of them I've seen earlier Monique Simon and Arthus Schoonderwoerd

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Entance after teh performance. ISO 400 gives some noise
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Entance after teh performance. ISO 400 gives some noise

Arthur, Monique and Hans Jorg
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Arthur, Monique and Hans Jorg

With the flowers the concert ended. After that I had a small talk with them 'upstairs'
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With the flowers the concert ended. After that I had a small talk with them 'upstairs'

Two years ago I made this photo of Monique, afer a concert she did at the Oude Muziekfestival in Utrecht.
She is on the roster of the Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Dusseldorf.
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Two years ago I made this photo of Monique, afer a concert she did at the Oude Muziekfestival in Utrecht.
She is on the roster of the Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Dusseldorf.