Blogs from The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands, Europe - page 6

Preselili se u Hag. Pali s konja na magarca. Dobili bolji smestaj, bolju hranu i super program, ali i svaki dan po neku novu cimerku. Apsolutno razocarani gradom. Arhitekturom, ljudima, nacinom zivota. Sve je sterilno, sve gluvo, sve mrtvacki hladno. Setnja ulicama izaziva jezu, nigde zive duse, nigde nijednog bicikliste, automobili pice 300 na sat, Crnci te guraju laktovima, pijanice ti dobacuju, beskucnici prose, hocu nazad kuci...u Amsterdam... Hocu onu slobodu, prelepe kanale, opustene ljude, lude bicikliste i najlepsi osmeh u ogledalu. Ovde mi nesto oduzima vazduh, suzava pogled, isisava dusu. Jedino sto je vredelo je Tribunal. Razgovor s portparolkama, rucak za stolom pored Bramercovog, odlazak u sudnicu. Privilegovan osecaj neceg zaista posebnog. Sutra nas ceka isto, Bramerc uzivo i hard work ceo dan. Sa najvecom mogucom koncentracijom i ne zanemarljivom lakocom zadovoljstva...... read more

Today I decided to head up to Den Haag. It was part of an earlier decision as they were going ice climbing in the fake ice climbing hall. It was via a meetup with couch surfing. So I got the train to Den Haag - I did some chores before hand like looking at rooms - which nearly led me to miss the train. But I got it in the end. At the hall there was Martin and a few other people. Martin was the guy who organised it. I also met a girl called Maike who was also on couch surfing. The people there were either via couch surfing or trav buddy - http://www.travbuddy.com Anyways we ended up having a good time we each climbed the wall about 5 times. It wasnt cheap - 27e ... read more

The traveler sees what he sees, the tourist sees what he has come to see. -- G. K. Chesterton The next few days were spent getting more settled in and used to the fact I would actually be living here for the next six months. It's something I'm still not used to, even all these days later. It hits me randomly. I will be walking next to a canal, or go grocery shopping. The fact definitely hits me when it is raining, although at those moments I'm usually not celebrating my being here, haha. The day after we arrived in Den Haag was for shopping. We wandered in and out of stores, just trying to get used to shopping in Den Haag. Again, knowing Dutch would have made things a lot easier. But at least ... read more

PLACEMENT DELAYED hey everyone, Today i got a phone call from Vships, the management company for SilverSea Cruises, saying that for some unknown reasons my placement will be changed to the 2nd Feb. So this means that I have to stay in Holland a few days longer.... But ill keep everyone up to date with where I am, and what I am doing! Bye for now!... read more

Did you know... art is just another language according to certain theories? It allows a certain group of people to find each other and ommunicate the value of thier communication. Today me and Henri decided to go to Den Haag. The reason - to see the works of Erwin Olaf Erwin Olaf (Erwin Olaf Springveld) was born in 1959 in Hilversum, Netherlands. He is a photographer. Olaf is most famous for his commercial and personal work. He has been commissioned to photograph advertising campaigns for large international companies such as Levi's, Microsoft and Nokia.Some of his most famous photographic series include "Grief", "Rain", and "Royal Blood". We got to see Rain, Grief, Hope and Fall. Olaf is never one to shy away from controversy, Olaf's work is often daring and provocative. Humorously however, one of his ... read more