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On the Road and In Your Backyard

by Alain Chamot (1971-2020)|  October 12, 20185:00 am| 9 Comments

This post is in: On The Road, Open Threads, Readership Capture

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On the Road is a weekday feature spotlighting reader photo submissions.

From the exotic to the familiar, whether you’re traveling or in your own backyard, we would love to see the world through your eyes.

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Good Morning All,

On The Road and In Your Backyard is a weekday feature spotlighting reader submissions. From the exotic to the familiar, please share your part of the world, whether you’re traveling or just in your locality. Share some photos and a narrative, let us see through your pictures and words. We’re so lucky each and every day to see and appreciate the world around us!

Submissions from commenters are welcome at tools.balloon-juice.com

 

 

It is Friday, so thankfully we have otmar!

Have a wonderful weekend, everyone, see you next week!

 

 

Today, pictures from valued commenter otmar.

I’m currently spending my yearly week in the Hague: attending two conferences and meeting a lot of people in my profession.

Given today’s (Oct 4th) news, it was a bit spooky that I walked past the OPWC building twice two days ago and had a few drinks in the lobby bar of the Marriott where the Russian spies had stayed.

Taken on 2018-10-02 00:00:00

Typical Dutch street in the Hague .

There was an evening reception in the Gemeentemuseum Den Haag.

This is a Strandbeest. I recommend you search for this word on YouTube to see how it walks in the wind.

Some more impressions from the Hague.

 

Thank you so much otmar, do send us more when you can.

 

Travel safely everybody, and do share some stories in the comments, even if you’re joining the conversation late. Many folks confide that they go back and read old threads, one reason these are available on the Quick Links menu.

 

Submissions should be sent via the all-new form at https://tools.balloon-juice.com

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9Comments

  1. 1.

    Lapassionara

    October 12, 2018 at 5:39 am

    These are lovely.

  2. 2.

    otmar

    October 12, 2018 at 5:48 am

    Actually, these are from last week.

    I was late in submitting, thus the terse text.

  3. 3.

    JPL

    October 12, 2018 at 6:17 am

    @otmar: I always enjoy pictures of your travels. The wide sidewalks with ample space to park bicycles is something that American communities need to adopt. Thanks for submitting the pictures.

  4. 4.

    waratah

    October 12, 2018 at 8:46 am

    I am going to look up the beest to see how he moves.
    You are so lucky to travel with your work. The Hague is is mentioned or featured in a lot of the novels I read and now I have a visual thank you.

  5. 5.

    KSinMA

    October 12, 2018 at 9:14 am

    Lovely photos!

  6. 6.

    Mr. Prosser

    October 12, 2018 at 9:44 am

    @JPL: I agree, Otmar’s street scenes make me wish I lived in a walkable city.

  7. 7.

    J R in WV

    October 12, 2018 at 1:30 pm

    A wondeerful city to have business in!!! (sic, more dutch looking!)

  8. 8.

    Tenar Arha

    October 12, 2018 at 2:37 pm

    @otmar: There was an exhibition of many Strandbeest at the Peabody Essex Museum a few years past, they were amazing to see in person, with accompanying videos.

    ETA Thanks for the reminder!

  9. 9.

    Origuy

    October 12, 2018 at 2:49 pm

    I saw the Strandbeest exhibit at the Exploratorium in San Francisco. As Tenar Arha said, amazing.

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