At the end of July we made a little trip to Amsterdam in Holland. We went for a four day 'city' break with a couple of Carla's work pals, Hannah and Libby. You can read all the details about our trip at Carla's blog here and here.I love Amsterdam. It's a really interesting city with a fantastic vibe. Feels surprisingly safe and relaxed there. The canals and architecture are stunning.
The highlight for me was the tour of the "Tuschniski" cinema on the last day. What a wonderful experience that was! I thought it was only going to be a little twenty minute taster, but it turned into a two-hour history lesson of the building and the man behind this wonderful place! We got to see many parts of this 1920's art deco building. Being shown Screen 1 from the top circle seating was tremendous (see below) as was seeing the stylised artwork on the ceiling and walls up there. Also, seeing the film "Mamma Mia" there a couple of days before was really fun as well. Thankfully, its not a bad film, quite fun actually, even though poor old Pierce Brosnan couldn't sing! We went for a private box with 'love seats' and were served wine and nachos. :)
The Tuschinski cinema front by night, and the grand interior of Screen (Zaal) 1.
Hopefully we can go back soon and see more films at this lovely cinema!
