Monday, January 31, 2011

I Amsterdam…

It was Marina’s and her friends’ first time in Amsterdam. On Sunday, we went to the Museumplein to see the Van Gogh museum. We also took a few shots near the famous I Amsterdam letters. Here’s Marina with her boyfriend, Cadu.IMG_5333 (1024x683)Copy of IMG_5333 (683x1024)
Here’s Barbara and her boyfriend Bruno. Barbara visited us with Marina a few years ago.
IMG_5338 (683x1024)Aren't these little scamps cute?
IMG_5339 (1024x683)All Cariocas (Rio natives), I’m sure the cold was harder for them to take than it was for me. They powered through it admirably though.

Arctic Amsterdam…

Had a quick meeting Thursday night in 's-Hertogenbosch (Den Bosch) in the Netherlands so decided to stay the weekend in Amsterdam. It just so happens that my sister-in-law is doing a quick tour of Europe with friends, so we decided to meet there.IMG_5254 (675x1024)IMG_5297 (637x1024)IMG_5311 (683x1024)Amsterdam was beautiful as always, and although it was sunny, it was ridiculously cold and windy. However, nothing keeps this intrepid photographer from taking too many pictures.IMG_5277 (683x1024)IMG_5279 (1024x683)IMG_5278 (1024x683)

Sunday, January 30, 2011

Greetings from Amsterdam…

The wind this weekend has been brutally cold, but it’s been worth it to see this glorious city in the sun. Many more pictures and much more video to come…

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Heaven on earth…

A bit of hyperbole perhaps, but there’s only one way that spending 3 days in Amsterdam (2 of them with my sister-in-law and friends) could get better: An unbelievable forecast (for winter anyway).amsterdam forecast Can’t remember the last time I was this fired up about a (long) weekend.

Sunday, January 16, 2011

Moment of Tranquility for Week ending Jan 21, 2011

I’ve been editing film I shot last year and came across the following clip of church bells tolling in Rothenburg. Gives one a peaceful, easy feeling, no?

Monday, January 10, 2011

I love Seattle...

and, for the record, don't really believe that folks in DC are more literate.


Saturday, January 08, 2011

A helicopter for Robert (I think)…

I bought Robert a small remote control helicopter. He’s still afraid to fly it as it looks much more fragile than it is. I, on the other hand, have lost a significant amount of time flying it around our house.
Pretty cool, no? On one of the flights, I managed to clip the mistletoe we seem to be too lazy (or starved for affection) to take down. After a bunch of pretty nasty crash landings, it’s taken its licking and kept on ticking. I’m already shopping for bigger and better models…

Wednesday, January 05, 2011

Feast of friends…

Happy new year all!  Hope everyone had a safe and enjoyable New Year’s Eve. This year, the Walldorf posse assembled our family and friends and rented a large banquet room at Orchidee, the Thai restaurant in the Ambient hotel near downtown Walldorf. About 50 of us (including kids) assembled for dinner, drinks and dancing.Copy of restaurant room 4813 (1024x531)IMG_4826 (1024x683)Preet kept the tunes spinning, cutting his teeth on VirtualDJ, an easy to use and really cool DJ application. Robert, freshly trained on the Wii Michael Jackson Experience, set the dance floor on fire.IMG_4870 (1024x683)IMG_4832 (1024x683)We even had CDs. Remember those?IMG_4860 (683x1024)We’ve never before rented space for a new year’s party, but I can tell you that having a clean house on Jan 1st made it well worth it. The folks at Orchidee didn’t have it so good: We made a full on mess with confetti. My guess is that hotel guests in 20 years will still be wondering why they find it everywhere.IMG_4908