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Forum: Europe
Nov 26th, 2024, 10:31 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 524
Posted By menachem

That Sheraton is a great choice because it is...

That Sheraton is a great choice because it is located at the airport. There's lots of airport hotels with shuttle services, but traffic around Schiphol during rush hour is no joke. Other hotels...
Forum: Europe
Nov 26th, 2024, 08:20 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 684
Posted By menachem

Aldgate East gives you Brick Lane, Whitechapel in...

Aldgate East gives you Brick Lane, Whitechapel in general, and Spitalfields Market and its surroundings. I agree with the remarks on ease of travel. The Lizzy Line is a godsend if you want to get...
Forum: Europe
Nov 24th, 2024, 07:31 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 228
Posted By menachem

Not in the slightest and you're well placed to...

Not in the slightest and you're well placed to see ginormous bulb fields in Noord Oost Polder, which is just north of Zwolle. Zwolle is exceedingly nice in its own right and you'll have access to the...
Forum: Europe
Nov 21st, 2024, 07:16 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 524
Posted By menachem

I wouldn't do a bus in the morning rush hour, if...

I wouldn't do a bus in the morning rush hour, if I needed to get to Schiphol. One mishap and the Ring A10 is blocked. Better take a train and select a hotel near Amsterdam Zuid station.
If it were...
Forum: Europe
Nov 19th, 2024, 11:20 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 2,358
Posted By menachem

Throwing Stockholm into the hat. There are few...

Throwing Stockholm into the hat. There are few cities that do stylish coziness so well.
Forum: Europe
Nov 13th, 2024, 10:47 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,443
Posted By menachem

https://personalchauffeur.be/en/ perhaps?

https://personalchauffeur.be/en/ perhaps?
Forum: Europe
Nov 12th, 2024, 09:26 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 416
Posted By menachem

That Adina is excellent. Stayed there 2 times....

That Adina is excellent. Stayed there 2 times. It' s incredibly well located, because you' ve got Prenzlauer Berg to the east and have easy access to the Alexanderplatz area. Plus very good S bahn...
Forum: Europe
Nov 12th, 2024, 09:20 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,443
Posted By menachem

You can check into Dutch trains at turnstiles...

You can check into Dutch trains at turnstiles with your credit card. Also works on trams and busses, all over the netherlands. So basically you get to the station, tap in your cc at the turnstiles...
Forum: Europe
Nov 12th, 2024, 09:19 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,443
Posted By menachem

Delft sounds excellent. If you want to have tips...

Delft sounds excellent. If you want to have tips for restaurants, coffee places and such, let me know. We don't live there, but we go there a lot
Forum: Europe
Nov 5th, 2024, 01:08 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,443
Posted By menachem

Just putting it on the table re The Netherlands. ...

Just putting it on the table re The Netherlands.

Please also consider cities like The Hague, Rotterdam, and Leiden. Especially Rotterdam gets you much nearer to Paris: it's at 2.5 hours and...
Forum: Europe
Oct 27th, 2024, 09:52 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 952
Posted By menachem

There's a craze about Lomo anamorphic lenses yes....

There's a craze about Lomo anamorphic lenses yes. But that's about the anamorphic bit.
Forum: Europe
Oct 27th, 2024, 09:51 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 952
Posted By menachem

I collect FED lenses somewhat, if I spot one. Not...

I collect FED lenses somewhat, if I spot one. Not made of glass. They took many Zeiss/Jena engineers after the war to make the fake Leica production more robust.
Forum: Europe
Oct 27th, 2024, 07:51 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 952
Posted By menachem

I know. It was a precious ice shard preserved by...

I know. It was a precious ice shard preserved by the permafrost of deepest Siberia.
Forum: Europe
Oct 27th, 2024, 06:46 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 952
Posted By menachem

I used to do analog photography for a job....

I used to do analog photography for a job. Perfectly acceptable to send it to be printed. Not to your supermarket photolab of course, but to a good printer. I think people now know that if it's not...
Forum: Europe
Oct 27th, 2024, 06:42 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 952
Posted By menachem

I'm a collector of Russian glass. What's...

I'm a collector of Russian glass. What's especially lousy about it? If you want your work to have a specific look, you need to use a specific lens. Even if it's Russian
Forum: Europe
Oct 26th, 2024, 11:29 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 952
Posted By menachem

YT is awash with tutorials on how to develop your...

YT is awash with tutorials on how to develop your own film and print it yourself, or do a digital negative and run that through a printer. Analog photography is different from the mediocre photo...
Forum: Europe
Oct 26th, 2024, 11:27 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 952
Posted By menachem

I was in Singapore the last couple of months....

I was in Singapore the last couple of months. It's somewhat of a cult city for vintage film cameras and lenses. Huge and active subculture and I think it's great people are going back to physical...
Forum: Europe
Oct 26th, 2024, 04:06 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 622
Posted By menachem

Had many dealings with them in the mid-00s when...

Had many dealings with them in the mid-00s when we ran wilderness retreats there. Not easy to see on the site, but they have a painting/ceramics workshop in one of the shed buildings
...
Forum: Europe
Oct 24th, 2024, 11:13 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 496
Posted By menachem

Stockholm is extremely cozy already in November....

Stockholm is extremely cozy already in November. OTOH, Bergen is good too, but 6 nights is perhaps a bit excessive. Or you could do Oslo and take a very scenic trainride to Bergen from Oslo.
Forum: Europe
Oct 24th, 2024, 11:09 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 632
Posted By menachem

I agree, but again, the hard part isn't getting...

I agree, but again, the hard part isn't getting to Otterlo, it's getting to the museum

Also I'm a big fan of "traditional" Dutch tourist destinations. It's also why I like an area like Berg en Dal...
Forum: Europe
Oct 24th, 2024, 11:07 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 952
Posted By menachem

I think it's great that more people are...

I think it's great that more people are discovering film photography. I'm a great fan of disposables if they're not too plasticky. I used to buy lots of Ilford FP5 cameras that I gave to my son to...
Forum: Europe
Oct 24th, 2024, 11:03 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 632
Posted By menachem

I know lots of people have it on their long list...

I know lots of people have it on their long list at least, but it takes some doing. I thought I'd take the opportunity to to give the details on what that involves. I would still advise against K-M...
Forum: Europe
Oct 22nd, 2024, 05:56 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 632
Posted By menachem

I want to walk the Camino from Porto to Santiago...

I want to walk the Camino from Porto to Santiago next spring, so if there are walking opportunities I take them, and at 10 km I have now started thinking "not that far to go" :)
Forum: Europe
Oct 22nd, 2024, 05:55 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 632
Posted By menachem

Busy at work, am in Brussels a lot for the grid...

Busy at work, am in Brussels a lot for the grid controller stuff, now that we have a new *cough* government. I also was in Singapore for a few weeks so not on the continent.

And yes, lekker naar...
Forum: Europe
Oct 21st, 2024, 08:42 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 632
Posted By menachem

To Otterlo and the Kröller-Müller Museum and forest walking

Otterlo is one of the villages that surround the Hoge Veluwe National Park and inside the park is the magnificent Kröller-Müller Museum with a vast collection of modern art. It has the second largest...
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