Sunday, 28 June 2009
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Up to date. In...
Amsterdam, Netherlands
You know, I could tell you about how I wanted to go to the World Press Photo Exhibition in Oude Kerk today. When I got there, however, there was an enormous queue of people waiting to get in (today was the last day of the exhibition) so I decided to give it a miss and, instead, go to cafe De Engel on Zeedijk. There, sitting outside, I enjoyed two generous glasses of white wine, observing passers-by and regular customers. See the picture above. My favourite was the blonde lady with a wonderful Amsterdam accent who was sipping a lot of white wine before getting on her scooter and riding away.
Or I could tell you how I met up with Anthony, Nick and a group of their friends, the - by now - infamous 'gay expats of Amsterdam' group, and how we went to see a film in Rialto, called Cowboys and Angels.
Set in Limerick, Republic of Ireland, it is the story of two guys in their early twenties, who become room mates. One of them is a gay fashion student, the other a straight office worker. The story lines include drugs trafficking and of course the search for sexual identity. It all sounds quite interesting, but admittedly the film didn't do much with me. Apart from the desire to see Dublin and Limerick again, as well as the desire to leave the stuffy and warm theatre to get fresh air, not too many other emotions were activated. But - it was really nice to meet some of the guys and one of the girls of the gay expats group. If only I could be a gay expat... Sigh... Surely, Limburg counts as 'abroad'?
I could also tell you about my visit to Spijker afterwards, but I'm sure you've heard it all before (it was nice - although a bit quiet).
Most importantly, however, in a nerdy kind of way, is that today, after weeks of not updating properly, my blog is finally up-to-date again! That is quite an achievement indeed! Three cheers for geeky old me.
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