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vandermolen

#280
February 03, 2009, 10:40:20 PM
Quote from: Dundonnell on February 03, 2009, 03:45:47 PM
Three of the 'Braga Santos Experts' at dinner together in Amsterdam on Saturday 31 January-

(left to right) Dundonnell, Christo and Jezetha.





Great photos, brought back happy memories for me.
"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" (Churchill).

'The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good' (Stanley Kubrick).

Harry

#281
February 03, 2009, 11:12:50 PM
Quote from: Dundonnell on February 03, 2009, 03:58:09 PM
Christo explains the details of Dutch Ecclesiastical History to Dundonnell-

Johan does a lot of explaining or is it complaining? ;D

J.Z. Herrenberg

#282
February 03, 2009, 11:25:55 PM Last Edit: February 03, 2009, 11:30:16 PM by Jezetha
Quote from: karlhenning on February 03, 2009, 05:21:55 PM
Is that the church in Delft?  Looks like an interior whose slide I saw once.

There are two, Karl - the Old Church and the New Church. What you are seeing in the background is the Old Church, whose tower leans as much as the one in Pisa once did (it seems to have been corrected).

Quote from: G$ on February 03, 2009, 05:40:19 PM
The buildings right here- is this what the housing looks like, generally?

No, not generally. This is the historic centre. I live in a high-rise flat (but not too high up)...

Quote from: G$ on February 03, 2009, 05:39:10 PMArrrggghh looking at the posts on this page and trying to keep from feeling jealous is quite a task...
no, i don't need to travel

you do, you do, you do

Quote from: Lilas Pastia on February 03, 2009, 04:08:35 PM
I'm jealous very happy for you guys!  ;)

Among the most pleasant experiences of my mid-years has been befriending, and meeting like-minded fellows. I make Dundonells' words mine and hope to meet and discuss with a few more of my fellow GMGers. It really IS a special experience. Maybe on my next european visit (2010, crossing my fingers)  :D

The Two Johans are prepared.  ;)
Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything. -- Plato

J.Z. Herrenberg

#283
February 03, 2009, 11:32:24 PM
The Old Church in Delft, seen from the other direction:

Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything. -- Plato

Opus106

#284
February 04, 2009, 12:58:42 AM
Quote from: imperfection on February 03, 2009, 07:18:12 PM
Wow, reading this thread reminding of how young I am compared to most members here.

It also tells you how young the members actually are... you know, looking at pictures of, say, an old symphonist ;) looking out the window beneath their handle makes you think that the members themselves are that old. :) It's a psychological thing, I suppose.

Thanks for the pictures, Dundonnell.
Regards,
Navneeth

J.Z. Herrenberg

#285
February 04, 2009, 01:07:59 AM
Quote from: opus67 on February 04, 2009, 12:58:42 AM
It also tells you how young the members actually are... you know, looking at pictures of, say, an old symphonist ;) looking out the window beneath their handle makes you think that the members themselves are that old. :) It's a psychological thing, I suppose.

Soooo true.  ;)
Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything. -- Plato

Dundonnell

#286
February 04, 2009, 05:35:54 AM
Quote from: karlhenning on February 03, 2009, 05:21:55 PM
Is that the church in Delft?  Looks like an interior whose slide I saw once.

Maybe a bit of confusion here ;D The interior of the church in which Christo is telling Dundonnell about the history of the religion in the Netherlands is in Utrecht. Christo acted as our very well-informed guide to Utrecht on Saturday.

Dundonnell

#287
February 04, 2009, 05:37:13 AM
Quote from: imperfection on February 03, 2009, 07:18:12 PM
Wow, reading this thread reminding of how young I am compared to most members here.

;D Sorry. couldn't resist.

Don't worry ;D You will join us one day ;D

Dundonnell

#288
February 04, 2009, 05:38:48 AM
Quote from: Harry on February 03, 2009, 11:12:50 PM
Johan does a lot of explaining or is it complaining? ;D

No complaining, I assure you :) His explanations were models of balance and dispassionate objectivity :)

Dundonnell

#289
February 04, 2009, 05:40:08 AM
Quote from: opus67 on February 04, 2009, 12:58:42 AM
It also tells you how young the members actually are... you know, looking at pictures of, say, an old symphonist ;) looking out the window beneath their handle makes you think that the members themselves are that old. :) It's a psychological thing, I suppose.

Thanks for the pictures, Dundonnell.

Aaaahh....Thank You ;D ;D

karlhenning

#290
February 04, 2009, 05:45:06 AM
Quote from: Dundonnell on February 04, 2009, 05:35:54 AM
Maybe a bit of confusion here ;D The interior of the church in which Christo is telling Dundonnell about the history of the religion in the Netherlands is in Utrecht. Christo acted as our very well-informed guide to Utrecht on Saturday.

Oh, that's all right;  it was one slide as part of a lecture on Vermeer.  I don't so much mind having got the town wrong in this recollection.  Will correct for future  8)

Dundonnell

#291
February 04, 2009, 06:00:41 AM
The Dom in Haarlem(the city where I was based for my holiday)-

Dundonnell

#292
February 04, 2009, 06:02:57 AM
The Beach north of Zandvoort-

Renfield

#293
February 04, 2009, 06:03:59 AM
Quote from: Dundonnell on February 03, 2009, 03:45:47 PM
Three of the 'Braga Santos Experts' at dinner together in Amsterdam on Saturday 31 January-

(left to right) Dundonnell, Christo and Jezetha.

Make this black & white, and it could be hung next to Heisenberg meeting Bohr in Copenhagen over wave-function collapse! ;)

Lovely pictures.


And Greg, if you do not travel, I will travel to the US and drag you overseas. You have been warned. 8)

Dundonnell

#294
February 04, 2009, 06:05:28 AM
Utrecht-

Dundonnell

#295
February 04, 2009, 06:09:00 AM
Delft on a quiet(but very cold!) Sunday-

Dundonnell

#296
February 04, 2009, 06:12:42 AM
And lastly(I promise you!)-and just because I am aged but vain ;D

Novi

#297
February 04, 2009, 06:16:02 AM
Quote from: Dundonnell on February 04, 2009, 06:12:42 AM
And lastly(I promise you!)-and just because I am aged but vain ;D

Looking dapper, Mr Dundonnell :).

The Netherlands is a beautiful country!
Durch alle Töne tönet
Im bunten Erdentraum
Ein leiser Ton gezogen
Für den der heimlich lauschet.

Dundonnell

#299
February 04, 2009, 06:24:43 AM
Quote from: Novi on February 04, 2009, 06:16:02 AM
Looking dapper, Mr Dundonnell :).

The Netherlands is a beautiful country!

The cheque is in the post ;D ;D
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