Designing 007: 50 Years of James Bond...

When I found out that there was going to be a special exhibition in Rotterdam of artifacts from James Bond movies, I figured it would be a great couples’ outing for the AWC. The woman who plans our art activities was kind enough to handle the arrangements for the guided tour and I was in charge of making dinner reservations.

Rather than being a docent of the museum, our guide was an active member of the Dutch James Bond Fan Club. His knowledge of James Bond trivia was extensive and fascinating. For instance, in Skyfall, the latest movie, rather than destroying the Aston Martin, they made a 3D replica which could be set on fire without guilt and at a fraction of the cost. Unfortunately, no photos were allowed in the exhibition itself.

Our first iPhone selfie was in front of the Aston Martin used in the 1964 movie Goldfinger. We also saw a lot of beautiful custom gowns used in movies over the years, the gold mouthpiece worn by Jaws and a variety of the crazy weapons supposedly developed by Q.

After our tour, we walked to the Hotel New York for a drink and then to Scallywags for dinner. Despite being part of a group of 20, it was nice that we somehow managed to end up with a private table with Jan and Bob.