This is just one of the curious hybrid vehicles to be found in Amsterdam.
lichtsamenberlin
Oct 20
The alleyway to my hostel in Amsterdam had been invaded.
I found Amsterdam inspiring for a lot of reasons, but it is also somewhat cursed by its own success and has the Disneyland effect in spades. I found it difficult to find the untouristed parts without a local guide. When I asked some locals at a café where I might go, one of the places suggested was Club 11, a restaurant/bar/club on the top floor of a hard-to-reach building. When I did find it, it was by accident, one afternoon as I was searching for another hard-to-reach building.
The way in to Club 11 is covered with street-style art and murals.
Sampling of art in the halls leading to the elevators, which take us to the 11th floor.
Sampling of art covering the Club 11 walls
The main Club 11 dining room, gearing up for opening at 6.
I happened upon a screening of Unfeld, a trippy audiovisual work, during Club 11’s off-hours. They showed it on 7 surround big screens using a massive soundsystem called Funktion One.
Oct 16
» Welkom op het Balie Wireless Netwerk
amsterdam initial unedited impressions
…it’s been made beautiful on purpose
…the image one has of the place seems especially potent
…the dutch sing with their headphones on
…a chill party floats by after escaping tourist purgatory: the thought- yes, i see, absolutely.
…a blissful crossways of bridges and water and bicycles, clattering in lamplight.
…many open wifi networks where in berlin they are very rare
…there is a lot of spoken english and Americans and Brits are here in higher numbers
…speakers of Dutch will readily and delightedly tell you how to say something in their language
… the tap water is praised rather than feared
… By sheer statistical probability, one is likely to see a cyclist having a cell conversation
» berlin web montag
Tonight hung out at the Berlin “Web Monday” and met a bunch of cool geeks at this really groovy shop called newthinking.
Oct 15
Kreuzberg. Licht means light.
These are in the remains of a basement in an empty lot where Cuvrystrasse meets the Spree, in Kreuzberg.
