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Amsterdam by night
Continuing with our weekend tour of Amsterdam – which is well known for its nightlife. Above is the largest department store (De Bijenkorf, literally the beehive in Dutch) in Dam Square, across the street is a performer swallowing flames in front of a Christmas tree and a crowd of tourists. There are apparently lots of
Amsterdam by day
We spent a weekend in Amsterdam in December last year after my business meeting. Neither one of us had visited Amsterdam recently and with only 2 days – we started with a canal boat tour of the city – the best way to see this place properly and leisurely. It was sunny but much colder
New year resolutions (again? so soon)
Every year in early January, many of us are thinking about new year resolutions. What happened to last year’s ? Since this is the first post of 2012, I will indulge a bit on this exercise here. The graphic above and one at the end are borrowed from the web site of Alain de Botton, a
2011 Goodbye
Happy New Year ! Wishing You All The Best in 2012. Hong Kong & Macau Berlin, Germany Chamonix, France Figueres, Spain Milano, Italy Before we welcome the arrival of 2012, I will do a little personal review of the world events of 2011. This past year seems to be packed with big news, more so
