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In the city

Sat, 02/07/2004 - 11:13am

Milena and I went for a walk in the city this morning. We did some shopping and we had coffee, and later beer. There was a Starbucks in the main street of Frankfurt.

We had a really good 'bratwurst', a German sausage.

I took some pictures.

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travelling

In Frankfurt

Sat, 02/07/2004 - 4:46am

The traintrip yesterday was wonderful. I don´t think I´ve ever been in a nicer train than this ICE. Quiet, fast, comfortable... it´s almost like a plane but with more space for your legs. I talked with a fellow-passenger until Duisburg, then I read a bit. The four hours to Frankfurt went quick.

David & Milena picked me up from the trainstation, and gave me a great welcome. We had some drinks at home, and we went out to a pub around their place later. We had German beer, of course.

The computer here in David and Milena´s house has a German keyboard, which is pretty much the same as a regular one expect that the `y´ and `z´ are switched -- a bit confusing.

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travelling

To Frankfurt

Fri, 02/06/2004 - 9:35am

ICE to Frankfurt at Amsterdam Central Station.I am leaving to Frankfurt!

My train leaves at 17:05 o'clock from Amsterdam Central Station so I'll go home now. I am really looking forward to the train trip and the weekend.

My suitcase is ready, and I took a magazine, a book and my coffee thing, so I'm fully prepared. I'll be in Frankfurt around 21:00 o'clock.

I'm going to visit David & Milena and I'll stay in their place. Saturday evening Milena will celebrate her birthday in a bar in Frankfurt.

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politicsnews

Lazrak stays

Wed, 02/04/2004 - 7:35am

It seems like Mr. Lazrak has decided to establish his own political party and to keep his seat in parliament. He was expelled from the far-left Socialist Party last Monday after he directed harsh criticism to Mr. Marijnissen, the party's leader, and after a disagreement on the donation of his salary to the party.

Of course, he has the right to do so. Formally he was elected on a personal title, and he has the constitutional right to stay in parliament. It healthy for intra-party politics if all the members of a political faction are sure of their seat, and don't run the risk of loosing their position if they disagree with the majority.

However, it is unfortunate that Lazrak decided to stay. I don't think his one-man faction will have a lot of added value to the Dutch parliament. He himself acknowledged that the disagreements between him and the party are not based on policy; in fact he said that he would almost always vote with the Socialist Party. Also, it is virtually certain that he won't be elected if there would be elections now, nor in a few years.

I would say: do the decent thing and give the seat back to the party.

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theater

The Revisor

Wed, 02/04/2004 - 2:57am

The Revisor by the Paardenkathedraal. Picture by Sjouke Dijkstra.Yesterday I went to a theater show in the Toneelschuur. We saw The Revisor, a comedy by Nikolai Gogol. It was played by the Paardenkathedraal, a Dutch theater group that won several awards in the past.

I went there with Arjan, Karen, Jelly and Max. We first had dinner together in our place, which was nice.

I really enjoyed the show, it was funny and very professional. I had expected a more 'difficult' performance, but The Revisor is a plain comedy -- although a very good one. I loved the mayor and his wife, two main characters, and the fights that they had, especially in the second half.

The language used was really beautiful -- the texts were great. The mayor had a magnificent way of talking: screaming, whispering, all mixed with a continuous trembling of his body because of nervousness and general dissatisfaction with the world.

A smaller role that I liked was the maid of the mayor; she was really funny in her own, quiet way.

General conclusion: I liked it a lot. It wasn't highbrow theater, but very amusing.

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dailylife

Pictures birthday Ria

Tue, 02/03/2004 - 6:00pm

Playing music.Last weekend we celebrated the birthday of my aunt Ria and I took some pictures, which are online now.

If you would like a bigger version (better quality) of any of the pictures please let me know.

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Haarlem

Panorama Hooimarkt

Mon, 02/02/2004 - 4:46pm

This is so much fun! I've made a panorama picture of the Hooimarkt.

Small panorama Hooimarkt, Haarlem.

Jaap borrowed me his tripod, and yesterday afternoon I took pictures of the street in front of our house. Tonight I 'stitched' them together using a special program. There are 12 pictures glued together, to create a complete 360 degree view.

The result is two-fold: first a large picture of the Hooimarkt in Haarlem, but the most pretty thing is a so-called Quicktime panorama file. It's huge, almost 10Mb, but very nice to see. For those of you with a quick connection (or a lot of patience): a Quicktime Panorama of the Hooimarkt!

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dailylife

Sunday

Sun, 02/01/2004 - 3:38pm

Ettie and Gerben stayed in Haarlem last night; my parents went to Middenmeer.

In the morning we had an "American breakfast": bagels, cream-cheese and grapefruit juice. And coffee, of course.

Ettie and I worked on some homework in the morning, physics. She and Gerben left to Leeuwarden around 15:00 o'clock. I went for a long walk in the city. The shops were open today, which makes the city alive. In the evening I spent some time configuring my (desktop-) computer.

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dailylife

Ria's 50th birthday

Sun, 02/01/2004 - 3:29pm

Ria 50 years.Around 12:00 o'clock yesterday I took a train to Amsterdam Sloterdijk. There Ettie picked me up by car and together with my parents and Gerben we travelled to Limburg. My aunt Ria was celebrating her 50th birthday -- a big event.

Her whole family and many friends were there; it was very useful that they live in such a large house. There was of course a lot of drinks and food (Limburgse vlaai), and later that day songs were sung and music was played. I enjoyed the party a lot and I talked to many people. Some of them I hadn't seen in many years.

I took some pictures; they'll be online later. A strong storm was raging when we went back home. We measured the distance, it was around 200 kilometers from Broekhuizen to Haarlem.

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dailylife

Birthday Steven

Sat, 01/31/2004 - 2:51am

Yesterday I went to Steven to celebrate his birthday. It was a very nice evening, and the cake he baked was excellent. Later at night he showed me the Yahoo chat program, which was really fun -- there was also a Bulgarian chat room.

This morning I installed a new version of my (desktop) operating system, that's always fun. Everything still seems to work, and the computer didn't get a lot slower.

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