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nullify — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 14:54:43 +0000

Not surprisingly a lot of things happened between the last post and today, considering the last post was more than a year ago. Got a job in Groningen, moved to Groningen, got my motorcycle license, bought a motorcycle, went to see Godspeed, few days in Brugge, went to Croatia and Slovenia, and about to go to Germany for a few days.

Istanbul

nullify — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:40:15 +0000

At the end of August the ICPR2010 conference was held in Istanbul, Turkey. I took a few days off to get there earlier and see more than the conference building ;). This was also a great time to use my new Sony HX5 camera with built in GPS. Here are a few photos (if I have the time, I’ll add a few more soon).

Panorama:

map of the places we visited / took photos:

New camera

nullify — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 19:13:10 +0000

After my ‘old’ DSLR camera got stolen last year, my brother gave me a new compact camera for my birthday. The main features of it are an integrated GPS and an instant panorama function. Both features are pretty awesome, here are some shots:

Thanks bro.

Paris

nullify — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:16:50 +0000

Last weekend me and my brother went to Paris to do some sightseeing. We saw most of the main attractions (Eiffel tower, Notre Dame, the seine, Louvre, etc.). The hotel was quite nice (when we left we found out it had a swimming pool.. missed opportunity), the weather was ok (sometimes a bit cold and rainy) but all in all we had a great time.

The last two pictures were made by my brother :).

Rome

nullify — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 21:42:06 +0000

We went to Rome to end last year and start a fresh one. It’s really an insanely large and beautiful city, with almost too much cultural stuff to discover in a single week. We did our best :P.

View of the forum

Now I have to find new ideas for the next year :P.

edit: maybe the colours are a bit too saturataed, it’s hard to judge from my laptop

China Festival of Lights

nullify — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 11:40:34 +0000

Last weekend we went to the China Festival of Lights in Emmen; a light show with lanterns and light sculptures. Traditionally, these light festivals were organized to please the god of heaven to generate some sympathy for the following year. Indeed.

And I got attacked by a ferocious crocodile:

Quick pic

nullify — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:12:27 +0000

twilight in the forest

I borrowed the camera from my brother a few weeks ago, and made this picture on an early sunday morning.

Strasbourg

nullify — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 12:28:08 +0000

In the beginning of august we went to Strasbourg for a wedding; I took a few days off and we explored the city and its surroundings for a few days. It’s a quaint little town, and we had the best weather imaginable. I borrowed a camera to take some pictures (since I didn’t yet buy a new one after the burglary), and they came out quite nicely.

Burglary

nullify — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:34:28 +0000

Last monday some dickhead looted our house .. now most of our (small) electronics are gone; 3 cameras, 2 ipods, a lens, and my precious laptop… So basically everything that I owned is gone. Including all my documents, photos, etc.. It’s all gone. On the upside, when our house is on fire, I don’t have to get in to retrieve my personal stuff… yay? It feels like there’s nothing left.

Propagandhi

nullify — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:24:28 +0000

About a week ago we went to see Propagandhi in the Melkweg (Amsterdam). It was almost 8 years ago that I saw them, so I was really looking forward to it. And they didn’t disappoint: it was fucking awesome. We were in front of the stage, with the moshpit right behind us.. so it got pretty wild ;). I didn’t make any pictures, and the only guy I saw making pictures had to be evacuated because it got so messy… but i found some pictures on Flickr anyway :)

And a great YouTube video.. Less Talk, More Rock and Haille Selssasse up your ass. We’re the only ones holding hands during Haille Sellasse lol:

And as a bonus, here’s Purina Hall of Fame: