Gloria


① memo 20171224 ~ Gloria ~ Gloria in excelsis Deo … Mountain Christmas ( ‘Bergweihnacht’ ) in Tirol with an atmospheric, lantern-lit parade in the evening of 23 December 2008 in the town center of Igls , with music from the Church choir of Igls-Lans (“Kirchenchor von Igls-Lans”), Innsbruck , Tyrol, Austria .
(this film version combining the choir music with the parade is based on a special request – many years ago – by one of the participants in the parade – here link to the previous version https://michelvanderburg.com/2013/12/17/tiroler-bergweihnacht-in-igls-mountain-christmas-in-tirol/ )

Christmas Shopping


① memo 20171220 ~ Christmas Shopping ~ ‘Dancing’ around the christmas tree in the Hague’s Arcade shopping mall (‘Passage’ in Dutch) in front of the Apple Store , The Hague , Holland

Al Fresco


① memo 20171219 ~ Al Fresco ~ Al fresco dining , almost midwinter , at the historic ‘Plein’ (literally ‘square’) next to the Binnenhof, the political heart of Holland , in the center of The Hague , Holland

Party Sint-Martinus Parsonage


① memo 20171215 ~ Party Sint-Martinus Parsonage ~ Party at the flemish Sint-Martinus parsonage and church in Ramsdonk (Kapelle-op-den-Bos) with music by De Vrije Vlaamse Zonen (conductor : Jan De Smedt) December 14, 2014 in Belgium

Candlelight Story ‘Oudemannenhuys’


① memo 20171214 ~ Candlelight Story ‘Oudemannenhuys’ ~ In the courtyard of the ‘Oudemannenhuys’ – now called ‘Willem Vroesenhuys’ – a retirement home for over 400 years ( from 1555 until ‘recently’ ) on Candlelight Night , December 2008 , in the historic city center of Gouda , Holland

Gouda Nightlife


① memo 20171213 ~ Gouda Nightlife ~ “Virtually nothing to do here, right?!” a lady is saying (dutch) as she passes by that December night in 2008 in Gouda , Holland