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THE MEANING OF OZ - All you need to know!

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Dutchy
 
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Reply Sun 11 Mar, 2012 06:09 am
@Walter Hinteler,
Walter you have your areas mixed up! You mean the Reeperbahn in Hamburg. Amsterdam is a clean City. Laughing
Walter Hinteler
 
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Reply Sun 11 Mar, 2012 06:24 am
@Dutchy,
Thanks, Dutchy , but De Oude Kerk and the Michel are so similar ...
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hingehead
 
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Reply Sun 11 Mar, 2012 06:53 am
@Dutchy,
For those who didn't know 'Night Watch' is properly known as 'The Shooting Company of Frans Banning Cocq' and is actually depicts a daytime scene.

For much of its existence, the painting was coated with a dark varnish which gave the incorrect impression that it depicted a night scene, leading to the name by which it is now commonly known. This varnish was removed only in the 1940s.
msolga
 
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Reply Sun 11 Mar, 2012 08:10 pm
@hingehead,
For anyone who might not be familiar with Rembrandt's Night Watch, which posters have been discussing here ....
Here it is:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/The_Nightwatch_by_Rembrandt.jpg/720px-The_Nightwatch_by_Rembrandt.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rembrandt
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msolga
 
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Reply Sun 11 Mar, 2012 08:12 pm
Happy Labour Day, Oz! Smile
hingehead
 
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Reply Sun 11 Mar, 2012 08:30 pm
@msolga,
Not in QLD it isn't....
msolga
 
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Reply Sun 11 Mar, 2012 09:21 pm
@hingehead,
Nor in NSW, according to margo, hinge.

So when is yours?
hingehead
 
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Reply Sun 11 Mar, 2012 09:29 pm
@msolga,
May 7. We get a show day too, in late July I think. But no October long weekend so it's nearly half a year without a public holiday! Barbarians.
msolga
 
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Reply Sun 11 Mar, 2012 09:47 pm
@hingehead,
Quote:
Barbarians.

Indeed!
Outrageous!

We (in Victoria) seem to get most of our public holidays in the first half of the year.
Not counting Melbourne Cup Day (first Tuesday in November of each year) of course.
And no, before you ask me to, I cannot justify a public holiday for a horse race.
Bizarre, but very welcome! Razz
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roger
 
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Reply Sun 11 Mar, 2012 09:48 pm
@msolga,
msolga wrote:

Happy Labour Day, Oz! Smile


Is it like Labor Day in the U.S., which is a day when everyone quits working.
msolga
 
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Reply Sun 11 Mar, 2012 09:53 pm
@roger,
You mean a public holiday, roger? Wink
If so, yes.

But different Australian states hold the holiday on different days, as I'm just finding out ....
It's my state's turn today! Very Happy
izzythepush
 
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Reply Mon 12 Mar, 2012 02:41 am
@msolga,
This is the Rembrandt that jumped out at me, quite macabre, but also quite everyday.

http://www.anatomyatlases.org/AnatomicVariants/NervousSystem/Images/rembrandtdissection.jpg
Dutchy
 
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Reply Mon 12 Mar, 2012 02:51 am
@izzythepush,
This is the Night Watch, Rembrandt's greatest masterpiece I so much admired.
http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/7721/nachtwacht.jpg

izzythepush
 
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Reply Mon 12 Mar, 2012 04:16 am
@Dutchy,
I know, it really jumps out. After looking at Rembrandt's stuff I felt a bit disappointed with Van Gogh. What got me about The Night Watch is how big it is.
Dutchy
 
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Reply Mon 12 Mar, 2012 05:26 am
@izzythepush,
The size of the Night Watch is indeed impressive, my brochure tells me it measures (363 x 437 cm ~ 11 ft 10in x 14 ft 4in).
Procrustes
 
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Reply Mon 12 Mar, 2012 06:08 am
@Dutchy,
Just looking at it makes me want to go see it in person. Thanks guys for showing me what to look out for.
Dutchy
 
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Reply Mon 12 Mar, 2012 06:10 am
@Procrustes,
You won't regret it.
Procrustes
 
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Reply Mon 12 Mar, 2012 06:13 am
@Dutchy,
I know I won't. I can't wait. Any other paintings/sights I should be aware of while I'm over there?
Dutchy
 
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Reply Mon 12 Mar, 2012 06:20 am
@Procrustes,
Anne Frank's House on Prinsengracht 267 is worth seeing if you know her history, also a boat trip through the canals of Amsterdam is a must and very interesting.
Procrustes
 
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Reply Mon 12 Mar, 2012 06:28 am
@Dutchy,
Awesome. A boat trip around the canals sounds intersting. It would be a good way to gauge the city. Thanks. Smile
 

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