top row, from left, are: Steve Wood, Bob Wallace and Jim Lane;
second row, Bob O’Rear, Bob Greenberg, March McDonald and Gordon Letwin;
and front row, Bill Gates, Andrea Lewis, Marla Wood and Paul Allen.
Taken in 1978… the 11 founding members of Microsoft
Place: Zaanse Schans beside river Zaan, North Netherlands Famous: Windmills… there are still 6 working mills there Best Time to go: anytime How to go: some suggestions…
Amsterdam Central station to Koog-Zaankijk station
15 min walk from the station by following the signs
or
Take bus 91 from Amsterdam Central station in 50 min
Cost: Round-trip in train costs about 7.5 Euro. Viewing the windmills is free. Some links:
Place: Keukenhof, near Lisse, Netherlands Famous: Flowers – tulips – flower garden of Europe… how can we forget Tulips when we are in Netherlands Best Time to go: Mid March to Mid-May open only How to go:
Rotterdam or Amsterdam Central Station to Leiden Station in 40 min
Connexxion Bus 54 (Keukenhof Express) in 30 min
Cost: Entry into Keukenhof and the bus journey if around 16 pounds
Name: Grand Place Object: Central Market place and Town Centre Artist: Jacob van Thienen (probably) Date of creation: 1402 to 1455 and more buildings are added on later Style: combination of Gothic, Baroque and Louis XIV styles Description: Centre of the city’s commercial activies Where to find it: Brussels, Belgium
Each day I live
I want to be
A day to give
The best of me
I’m only one
But not alone
My finest day
Is yet unknown
I broke my heart
Fought every gain
To taste the sweet
I face the pain
I rise and fall
Yet through it all
This much remains
I want one moment in time
When I’m more than I thought I could be
When all of my dreams are a heartbeat away
And the answers are all up to me
Give me one moment in time
When I’m racing with destiny
Then in that one moment of time
I will feel
I will feel eternity
I’ve lived to be
The very best
I want it all
No time for less
I’ve laid the plans
Now lay the chance
Here in my hands
Give me one moment in time
When I’m more than I thought I could be
When all of my dreams are a heartbeat away
And the answers are all up to me
Give me one moment in time
When I’m racing with destiny
Then in that one moment of time
I will feel
I will feel eternity
You’re a winner for a lifetime
If you seize that one moment in time
Make it shine
Give me one moment in time
When I’m more than I thought I could be
When all of my dreams are a heartbeat away
And the answers are all up to me
Give me one moment in time
When I’m racing with destiny
Then in that one moment of time
I will be
I will be
I will be free
I will be
I will be free
Name: La Chambre Object: Painting Artist: Vincent van Gogh Dimension: 72 × 90 cm Date of creation: 1888 Method: oil on Canvas Description: Van Gogh’s Room at Arles Where to find it: Musée d’Orsay, Paris, France