Unexpected Fotographic Oddity

I should have knocked on wood. I really should have. It's been no more than 10 days since I've had the audacity to mock UFO's and deny the existence of alien life on this planet, when – lo and behold – I zoom in on a picture I took of a pretty sunset to find... A UFO!!!
And the scariest bit? This too was over Muiderslot! *insert Twilight Zone theme music*

Judge for yourself: Plane? Strange play of light? Or can it not be identified and have I captured an actual UFO?

Methinks it's time to bring out the tinfoil hats!

Castle = happy Sunday

No, I'm not referring to the adorable, charming and ruggedly handsome Richard Castle (whose next book is in the mail, so yay!) but to a castle not far from here, that is famous for its guided tours, gardens, falconer's show and UFO. I kid you not. There was a serious media uproar after a lady found a UFO in one of the pictures she took while visiting the castle.

It's not so much that I question the Drake equasion, but I'm afraid I'm with Calvin on this one.

So for me it's just a crappy picture combined with the fact that Schiphol Airport is only a few kilometres away.

What makes Muiderslot a happy place, is the fact that it a) is very pretty and b) has a falconer. Time to put my photographic skills to the test!

Olly may look all fluffy and cuddly, but make no mistake: he's a born killer!

Calimero on the other hand looks more like a chick that just hatched:

But I'm quite sure many a cricket has peed its pants upon seeing that beak!

This handsome bird was more than willing to show me what makes it such an amazing predator:

So yeah, that's me happy on a Sunday!

*hickup*

Vitamins are important. I already spoke of my love for bananas. But this weekend I found a new favorite way to ingest my daily dosis of vitamins: my friend made her very own prune liqueuer and it was absolutely delicious.

Next year we're going to scavenge all the neighbour's trees and make a whole barrel!

Happy anniversary KLM!

This month KLM celebrates its 95th anniversary, so the title of 'oldest airline in the world' is well-deserved! Go KLM! I had the good fortune to be invited to the 'KLM Experience', which meant I got to spend half a day at Schiphol, whieeeeh! We were treated to an extensive look behind the screens, plus we got to see the special KLM Experience 4D special effects show, which was absolutely amazing!

The movie was partly projected onto an MD-11 (sadly, one of the last three of its kind and forced into retirement next month) which created the illusion the plane was illuminated, disassembled, see-through or moving.

Outside was a walkabout along important KLM buildings, such as the motor shop (noisy!):

And of course KLM's headquarters:

For reasons unknown, this building is dubbed 'the egg carton'. Now how did anyone think of that?

 

Almost forgot! Even the president of the United States dropped by to say hi!

Oh wait, those were just huge screens showing the movie that was made for the Nuclear Security Summit we hosted back in March. Still impressive though.

The organisation of the event was perfect, from the KLM symphonic orchestra welcoming us at Schiphol Airport, to the displays and even the catering. I had a great day! Can't wait to see what they conjure up in 5 years!