http://frank-jansen-photo.com/blog Photography and event news at your fingertips Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:39:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This past weekend saw the return of outdoor trialling with stunning weather, albeit a little warmer than comfortable for both dogs and competitors, particularly on Saturday (don't worry, we'll be used to this weather soon enough again). SNEAK did a wonderful job in hosting their first CPE Agility Trial, ... http://frank-jansen-photo.com/blog/2008/04/22/southern-new-england-agility-klub-cpe-trial-in-chester-ct/ One of the attractions that we hadn't had a chance to see earlier during our trip was a castle. The castle of choice is the Muiderslot, which was built in the late 13th century to enforce the collection of tolls from traders wanting to go up the river Vecht ... http://frank-jansen-photo.com/blog/2008/03/08/update-from-the-low-country-final-episode/ Saturday is market day in Rotterdam and a great opportunity to get the freshest wares at a very reasonable price. The market sits on the Binnenrotte, which is the area between the Rotterdam Library, the Blaak Train Station and the Sint Laurens church, also known as the big church: The ... http://frank-jansen-photo.com/blog/2008/02/23/update-from-the-low-country-episode-6/ Friday we left at a reasonable hour and took the train to the Hague (Den Haag or 's Gravenhage in dutch). The Hague is the seat of the Dutch Government, whereas Amsterdam is the Dutch capital. Upon arrival in the Hague we first went to Madurodam, which advertises itself as ... http://frank-jansen-photo.com/blog/2008/02/22/update-from-the-low-country-episode-5/ On Tuesday, we made a quick trip to Amsterdam, which really didn't leave us nearly enough time to do it justice. Amsterdam has many outstanding museums, which will each be able to take a day of your time. The Van Gogh museum and the Rijksmuseum are some standouts ... http://frank-jansen-photo.com/blog/2008/02/22/update-from-the-low-country-episode-4/ If it was Monday, this must be Rotterdam. After a quick trip around Schiedam to find that most museums weren't open on Monday (good to know), we took the preferred method of transportation to the center of Rotterdam, the train: Rotterdam is a city with a different character from most ... http://frank-jansen-photo.com/blog/2008/02/19/update-from-the-low-country-episode-3/ After sleeping away a good portion of the day on Saturday (long days and jetlag will get everyone eventually), we went off to Hilversum to catch up with my brother and his family. It was wonderful to spend some time with them and we had fantastic brick-oven flatbread pizza ... http://frank-jansen-photo.com/blog/2008/02/19/update-from-the-low-country-episode-2/ As promised, here is the first update from my trip to the Netherlands, even though I'm still bleary-eyed from lack of sleep. The weather upon arrival at Schiphol airport outside Amsterdam was sunny with temperatures just above freezing; what we would call a great day in New England. One of ... http://frank-jansen-photo.com/blog/2008/02/15/update-from-the-low-country-episode-1/ The proofs from this past weekend's American Bullmastiff Association AKC Agility trial held at American K-9 Country in Amherst, NH, are on-line. They can be found by following this link: ABA February Proofs Please keep in mind that due to in-door lighting there will be color correction required for any photo ... http://frank-jansen-photo.com/blog/2008/02/12/aba-february-proofs/ On February 9, I will be at the American Bullmastiff Association 1-day trial held at American K-9 Country in Amherst, NH. I look forward to seeing all of you there! http://frank-jansen-photo.com/blog/2008/02/09/aba-agility-trial-in-amherst/