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May 01, 2005
Impossible choice
I had an invitation today to fly with a friend in his Blanik glider. A fine 1950s aluminum plane designed in former Czechoslovakia and one of the only two flying in The Netherlands. It is a glider with friendly characteristics and it flies easier than a more modern ASK 21.
But I decided otherwise (sorry Joop!), since today was the open day of the new Muziekgebouw; an opportunity I really didn't want to miss. I passed the new building on numerous occasions by train, but I didn't have the opportunity yet to have a look inside. I even had the opportunity to shake hands with - long time no see - Calefax member Raaf Hekkema who had to play one of the free concerts.
And well, I am impressed! The location is splendid on the waterfront. The building superb, the music halls fine. Now I just have to pick the concerts I want to visit from the new program book I took home. Some nice reading for the coming week!
Oh, yeah, since I am really Dutch, there is one complaint. The prices at the bar are outrageous. A simple long drink costs 2,35 euro. About three years ago, before the euro was introduced, this even wouldn't have been the price in good old guilders. To give a hint, 1 euro equals 2,2307 guilders.
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