AMSTERDAM NOORD & NEMO

AMSTERDAM - JUNE 2010

I must confess that I'm an Amsterdam fan; anyway...


"NEW OFFICES - By the IJ, the body of water that separates Amsterdam from Amsterdam-Noord"


"THE IJ FACTOR and the restaurant at the ferry pier..."


"CONTAINER HOUSES"


"AMSTERDAM PORT"

Probably one of the first songs I knew by heart in French language was «Amsterdam» by Jacques Brel, just before knowing almost all other of his great hits. It remained one of the most impressive memories and every time I get to Amsterdam it comes back to mind...





"PASSENGER'S TERMINAL & MÖVENPICK HOTEL"


"TERMINAL & MUSIK GEBOUW"


"LIBRARY"


"NEMO - The largest science centre in the Netherlands, in a building by Renzo Piano"


"NEMO"


"NEMO & ARCAM"


"ARCAM - The Amsterdam Centre for Architecture. Located in a very futuristic-looking building on the IJ waterfront, it promotes contemporary Dutch architectural design"


"WORKS - Everything seems to be under construction or renovation: The Central Station, the buildings by the IJ, the Maritime Museum, the Concertgebouw, the Stedelijk Museum, the Rijksmuseum, the Dam Square and the Royal Palace..."

EZE - CÔTE D'AZUR

EZE - JUNE 2010

«Isis Moriendo Renascor» (In death I am Reborn) is the motto of Èze, a tourist site in the French Riviera, with fabulous views of the Mediterranean Sea. Its emblem is a Phoenix perched on a bone...


"EZE FROM THE GRANDE CORNICHE"


"THE EZE PASS - And other views from the Grande Corniche..."


"EZE - As seen from the parking""


"WEDDING"


"EZE - Its shops, art galleries, hotels and restaurants attract a lot of tourists and thus Èze has become some kind of a «museum village», with very few permanent residents... Going to the Castle and seeing the oldest building in the village: the Chapel of the Holy Cross, dating from 1306. Members of the order of the White Penitents, assisting plague victims, would hold their meetings there"


"VIEWS FROM THE VILLAGE - Including the Friedrich Nietzsche Walk to the beach..."


"CHATEAU D'EZA HOTEL (a member of the Relais & Chateaux chain)"


"THE BOTANICAL GARDEN of Èze is known for its collection of cactus, as well as for its panoramic views"


"VIEWS FROM THE CASTLE"


"EZE BEACH"


"CHATEAU D'EZA HOTEL - Terrace and Bar... Èze is famous for its beauty and charm, with gorgeous views of the Mediterranean Sea"


"UNNAMED"

MAMAC - NICE

NICE - JUNE 2010

The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MAMAC) in Nice, France, opened in 1990, is an important museum showing the Contemporary Art from 1950 till today... The New Realists, the Nice School, L'Arte Povera and the American Minimalism are all represented there!


"MAMAC - MUSÉE D'ART MODERNE ET D'ART CONTEMPORAIN"


"ESPLANADE YVES KLEIN - Loch Ness Monster (Niki Saint Phalle) and Mobile"


"TERRACE"


"CEILING ON THE FLOOR"


"DAVID TREMLETT"


"POP, NEW REALISTS AND HYPERREALISM... ;)"


"JEAN TINGUELY"


"JEAN TINGUELY - NIKI SAINT PHALLE"


"NIKI SAINT PHALLE"


"YVES KLEIN"


"KLEIN'S BLUE"


"CAI GUO QIANG - Travels in the Mediterranean and Reflection..."


"TROTTER - SUNSETS... ;)"

MATISSE AND CHAGALL

NICE, FRANCE - JUNE 2010


"CHAGALL & MATISSE MUSEUMS"


"MATISSE WORKS - And Matisse by Andre Derain..."


"MATISSE - Woman Reading at a Yellow Table"


"MATISSE - Works"


"MATISSE - L'Odalisque au Coffret Rouge"


"CHAGALL - Creation of Man, Paradise and Expulsion..."


"CHAGALL - Abraham and the Three Angels"


"CHAGALL - Abraham, Moses and Jacob"


"CHGALL - Noah and the Rainbow"


"CHAGALL - Song of Songs"


"CHAGALL - Diptych"


"CHAGALL - Auditorium stained glass"


"CHAGALL - Piano"