On January 20th 2009, two million people, including myself, were in Washington DC to witness one of the most historic US presidential inaugurations ever… The inauguration of Barack Obama. Since it’s been four years, I’ve been thinking about what to…
Today you’ll get a quick glimpse of Christmas in Vienna. This video includes the largest and most famous Weihnachtsmarkt of Vienna, the Christkindlmarkt, on the square in front of City Hall (Rathaus). Also you’ll see two streets decorated with thousands of…
December 19, 2010. It’s the day I returned from Vienna after doing an internship at Coop Himmelb(l)au. I remember this day very well. Not because it was my last day in Vienna, but because of the flight back. Europe experienced…
During the past years I visited many football stadiums. Not because I like football that much. No, I just like to check out the architecture (and my brother is the biggest football fan out there, which definitely comes in handy). I…
Everyone knows the Walt Disney Castle, a beautiful fairytale castle in the middle of the world famous Disney theme park. In Portugal they have a similar fairytale castle, or palace I should say. It’s called Pena National Palace. Although it may…
Think of the world’s heaviest, most armored and dangerous helicopter ever. And imagine this helicopter doing a looping. Impossible? Don’t think so. This OneMinute video shows you how fast and acrobatic an Apache attack helicopter can be. For me, filming…
As a young kid growing up, I collected many posters about the Dutch military. Jeeps on rough terrain, special forces exiting Chinook helicopters, snipers waiting for the enemy and many more posters. Last month I felt like being part of…
May I ask you a question? Of course! What’s the oldest active trophy in international sports? Ehm, the Olympic Games? Nope, they don’t award a trophy, just medals. OK. The FIFA World Cup? Not good. Wimbledon? Wrong! The Tour de…
The Third Tuesday of September. Everyone in the Netherlands knows what this means. Every year on this day the Queen addresses a joint session of the Dutch Senate and House of Representatives in the Ridderzaal (Hall of Knights) in The…
Last week I went to a football (or is it soccer?) match of Benfica vs. FC Twente in Estádio da Luz, Lisbon Portugal. It was a Champions League qualifier so there’s a lot at stake. The winner of this match enters this…
