so that explains the lack of adventures in my life of late, ive been becoming very aware of the lack of time i have left to produce some quality work and plans for next semester so its been head down for a brief while, not too mention utrecht isnt exactly the most happening place, and im taking an extra week off with spring break to do some travelling around this wonderful world of europe :)
But its just been Easter weekend. And not too shabby either, the sun has managed to govern the sky the majority of the time. and simone and I went on a little adventure to Amsterdam.Saturday 15th April
After a slowish start to the morning, we made it onto a train at 10.30am or there abouts.
a very sleepy trip to Amsterdam... wake up!! wake up!!
first stop was a quick peek at the Stedelijk Museum, an art gallery of contemporary art, they had an exhibition of video gaming art and Shirin Neshat videos among others. I found the Neshat videos really interesting if not a little wierd. they were commenting on Iranian Muslim society. but i like wierd things.
We met Simones friend Karen from NZ, who's living in London and in Amsterdam for the weekend and her British friend Penny. we stood in a 'short' line that wasnt moving very fast to get tickets to the Anne Frank House at the info centre, in order to avoid the much longer line that went around the block from the house itself.
These two girls were cool (from left: penny, karen, simone, rosy), it was awesome to meet them, we spent the arvo wandering along the canals looking for some of the crazy sites like the skiniest house, the most crooked cafe and the cat boat, we had lunch, we ended up at the flower market, we had coffee. it was pleasant, though not at the time of this photo so there's blue sky thanks to photoshop.We made it to the Anne Frank House, very interesting, but very crowded and a little compact.
After that Simone and I jumped on a few trams and the metro to get to her brothers friends house, Eavan a girl from Ireland who said we could crash at ther house for the night, she was also very cool. she made us dinner and we rushed out again to make it to the theatre in time.
Waiting for Godot, by Samuel Beckett
a very interesting production, one of the kind where you either love it or hate it.
I thought it was fantastic, a very realistic portrayal of the human condition, but written with a very abstract plot. So kind of wierd, which is what i love :) Simone and I found it hilariously amusing, and seemed to be the only ones who did at some points. Honestly. we couldnt stop ourselves from laughing, and endured some strange looks, but it was really really funny. it was the dialogue and the facial expressions that made it, some very brilliant acting.
"...concurrently simultaneously what is more for reasons unknown but time will tell..."
they've made it into a movie i think, samuel beckett is quite a famous playwright and he's produced a bunch of other weird plays as well. i'd never heard of him before we watched a doco on him last year for school. it was great to be able to see one of them.
there were a group of Irish people at Eavan's apartment when we got back, on holiday for the easter weekend. Amsterdam seems to be the place to go... they were cool too, of the 'artistic' brand of people, was intersting listening to them talk about art and culture.
In the morning we went to church. It was a really lovely day for it, which really helped to overcome the tiredness. we met Karen and Penny on the tram, and made it just a little bit late, though of course there is always time to grab a coffee, much to Penny's dismay ;) who is British and must always be on time. A very good service too i thought.
mmm another sleepy train ride back home again and a lovely strodal (cross between stroll and pedal) home in the sun.
look where i had to get my bike out of at the station!!! what a mish, stuck in the middle, it wasnt how i left it...
lovely Easter.Christ has Risen!!!
He has Risen indeed!!
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