The famous Canal Parade, climax of the Amsterdam Gay Pride celebrations, always leaves me somewhat perplexed (this is my fourth, or fifth). There are some great aspects: the city is filled with…
Category: Holland
Heavy metal, and wood
One of the sonic features of Dutch historical centers has always been the Draaiorgel, literally “Turn Organ” (it used to be crank-operated, today they are all electric). It’s a huge, multi-timbric instrument…
Some good news
A very important change for me, since I moved to Holland, is how I get my news: of course I have access to italian media (of the digital variety), and sometimes I…