At the end of October I had a working trip to Rotterdam.
(Quite pleased with this ridiculous photo taken of me by Geoff š it perfectly captures the essence of stressful travel)
Not only was this the first trip abroad in a long (LONG) time, and not only was this the first time Iāve ever filmed/worked abroad, but this was the first time Iāve been to Rotterdam too.
And wow what a beautiful city.
I was staying in the newer developed part of town with HUGE buildings and super modern fixtures.
Itās not like I got to see that much culture of Rotterdam in the time we had, but I was struck by how modern and clean the whole city was.
(I fully appreciate a clean city - which is basically the opposite of where I live)
Everyone was super kind of welcoming. The food was amazing. I live the sound of the language too. Very cool.
What was I doing in Rotterdam?
I was there to film coverage, Q&Aās and live performances from the Dutch Double Bass Festival 21!
I was shooting on behalf of the fantastic Discover Double Bass, a business Iāve had a long and trusting filming relationship with for many years. The produce Double Bass video content, in case that hadnāt clicked.
We spent 2 days filming at the event and the hosts were fantastic. The venue was fantastic too, with it being a very modern (and brand new) theatre space called āTheatre Zudpleinā. (hard to pronounce)
An immediate highlight of filming, which happened only 2 hours after arriving at the venue that night, was filming very popular legendary double bassist Dave Holland in a Q&A to a packed out room.
He was very cool and generously gave some great stories and advice to the eager audience, as well as to our awesome host Geoff from Discover Double Bass.
As soon as we arrived it felt like we had to leave though.
We spent approximately 8 hours travelling each travel day, and so I felt exhausted a couple of days after. But it was well worth it.
(Photo of Sian, fellow videographer giving the thumbs up!)
It was great to be on the EUROSTAR, travelling through countries at 187mph! Super cool experience.
Filming itself was pretty straightforward. Four cameras packed in to three cases. Easy to figure out what we needed to do even though there was a bit of a time pressure. But all was good.
The whole trip was great, and I look forward to more international travels for work.
And maybe even some for fun too.
I hope all the HIVE family are keeping well!
Iāve been so busy with work and life Iāve not had time much on here, but itās good to be back for a bit. š
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Man, you get about don't ya?
When are we doing the new Darren Claxon video?
I certainly do!
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Look at my boy being busy like a boss and all! Can we please talk about the food? What did you eat? That's really the most important part of any trip, this and good company but you were sorted haha. š
Yay! š¤
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Cool gig. I guess the musicians had bigger cases than you. I've not used the Eurostar, but would be tempted to do that rather than fly. We're a bit closer to London, so it wouldn't take as long. I do like the Dutch. They seem to have a good attitude to life and I don't think that's purely down to what some of them smoke.
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All fair points. Including what they do/donāt smoke!
Iād recommend the EuroStar. Good value I believe. Itās not as luxurious inside as what I was expecting. But itās a slightly older, worn service now. Not huge amounts of legroom but for the few hours we were on it was good. 187mph is fast too - when running parallel with the motorway it makes the haluiage tankers look stationary!
Lots of tall folk there too, so even I can feel a bit short. I need to go back some time anyway.
wow,,, quite a pleasant trip. I can feel in the expression of your first picture @ashtv, you are very happy and enjoy your trip.
Indeed! š
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those gears
@dandays I want them
I think I do too.
Gorgeous photos, I recognize that depressing sky anywhere.
You really did have an amazing trip to rotterdam @ashtv and what an amazing pictures you capture, you did really enjoy yourself. Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful day.
Really gorgeous photo Ashtv. Geoff did a great job of covering the travel stresses.