today the weather was great1 even though it was a bit cloudy, it was rather warm. we first went to the gym; as opposed to our 24hr gym in boston, our current gym closes already at 3pm during the weekend (grrrr... i prefer to go in the early evenings). then we biked quite a bit through the city and passed by this wedding. i of course was enchanted by all the balloons. so pretty, and all heart-shaped! they were making music and singing for the newlyweds, but i never got to actually see them...
isnt it onvious that this is in the netherlands?! first, there are the houses in the background. then there is the guy with the "bakfiets" watching (those things a trendy since a few years, good for tranporting kids, groceries or furniture. i myself hop never become that crazy to own one). then there are the guys here; most have rather long hair that they mold into shape with some sticky hairproduct... (although it might not be very visible in this pic, i should once make a close-up to really show you. and all guys have it, young, old...etc). and the most annoying thing; so MANY people smoke here. really much more than in boston. even during this little ceremony outside the church many were smoking... couldnt it wait?! according to research, 28% of the amsterdam population smokes, and if you look specifically at the age category of 19-34 year olds, 52% (!!!) of the average-to-highly educated men smoke (for women thats 39%). crazy....
4 comments:
I would love to see close-ups of "bakfiets" and the hair that you mentioned. Heart shaped balloons are very appropriate for weddings.
I really enjoy your perspective on these differences. Is your field sociology? It should be. (The greater amount of smoking is a huge difference . . . I don't know very many people of any age who smoke.)
I have no idea what kind of hair you have noticed. I see many bold shaved heads in the streets... The smoking is bad indeed, on terraces it is terrible to smell the smoke.
Love the balloons, especially heart shaped!
Sorry to hear there's so much smoking. I don't get it - at any age!
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