Otterloo -- reflection11

of small bikes and fowl mouths...
monumental art and fancy homes.

kees, you were right! klein fietsen zijn erg slecht! ik was heel moe na fietsen. haha! well anyways. it was really great to ride that child sized bike to the regular sized bike, snap the chain on the regular sized bike, walk back to the child sized bike, cycle to the second bike lot for a regular sized bike and continue on my endless journey to find the group back. of course i come to a fork in the road where i am not 100% sure which way to go next, so i decide it is safest that i ask for directions --and-- like any other 13-14 year old boy with a cigarette between his lips being asked for directions in his second language,( the one that i was hoping to get an answer from) turned me down with a few choice words...yet thankfully a nicer boy peddled up to me and ushered me in the right direction. (by the way, sorry for holding up the group!) side note: i think the idea behind community-shared bikes is a pretty nifty one; however, it has been brought to my attention that it most definitely would not work well in the long run (even if the cops had not gotten involved) because no one would really care to put the time and money into fixing them...lekke band, geen probleem, gebruik een andere witte fiets...het klinkt wel slecht met mij. not practical, though i do like the idea!

the sculpture garden was a site to see. it was nice to see something OUTSIDE and interacting with the natural environment. it really added to the character of the piece...and...that tree looked SO real! leuk.
van gogh's cafeterras bij nacht was iets ander dan ik heb het gedocht was. the paint was sooo much thicker than i had imagined it would be and the colors not as bright in some areas; though, i really took a liking to it in its true nature. internet photos and copies just don't capture the arts real beauty.

as for the Kruller Muller house, i especially liked the liabrary and the tea room-- the rising and the setting sun made of brick in the ceiling was wonderful. it was nice to see the outdoors. really beautiful landscape... and FAT duck that let us touch it. i think i could have a house where the walls were made only of brick. it would add a nice character to the room, perhaps. however, i am not a fan of glazes and colors. i like natural looks (aside from the rising and setting sun stones). i find it interesting how planned and designed berlage's buildings were. a place for a rug and a cabinet laid out already in the floor plan. quite a unique technique, i think.