More GLOW...

This tall building was near the train station, so was our first stop on the three-mile (five-kilometer) route around the city.

Some of the installations are quite small...

...and some are quite large.

Apparently the crowds have grown from 45,000 in 2006 to 750,000 in 2018. Pretty incredible considering GLOW only lasts for one week.

We definitely enjoyed ourselves and hope to go again next year. 

In addition to the light installations, I spotted some cool street art.

GLOW Philips...

Philips, the giant electronic company founded in Eindhoven in 1891, was also once again my other favorite installation. This year their show was projected onto their own building. It was truly incredible how different the building could look.

Another GLOW Eindhoven...

Just before Jimmy and I set off to experience another GLOW Eindhoven, I saw on Facebook that a Dutch friend who had recently moved to Michigan would be in Eindhoven that evening. Although I figured he’d already have plans, I contacted him and it turned out that he had a big enough break between events to grab a beer and accompany us for our route around this year’s light installations. Ironically, it took being invited by Americans for Martijn to attend a festival in his hometown.

The cathedral was once again one of my favorite installations. This year was a projected show rather than just a projected image.

It ranged from being very colorful...

....to quite bizarre.

No doubt that the artists had a lot of fun creating this eclectic and entertaining show.

The Hague Highlights...

In 2018, The Hague celebrated the 200th anniversary of the first bathhouse built at Scheveningen Beach with a series of special events around the city. One of those events was The Hague Highlights, a very cool eight-minute video projection show on the Ridderzaal, the Knight’s Hall built in the 13th century, highlighting milestones in the history of the region. This photo depicts the Buitenhof, the set of medieval buildings still used for Parliament today.

Not sure what the symbolism was here, but I liked the colors.

The show also paid homage to many of the incredible world-class artists born nearby. From M.C. Escher (1898-1972)....

...to Piet Mondrian (1872-1944)...

...to Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675). Just in case you need another reason to visit us, works by all three of these artists are prominently on display in museums in The Hague.

Another Test Shoot...

Greek photographer George Angelis first photographed Ashlynn at the fashion show for designer Sotiris Georgiou and then later requested for her to come to his studio for a test shoot. Here are the results.

Ashlynn was very excited that Sophie was once again able to visit her while she was on-stay. They visited the Acropolis and went clubbing.

Where’s the Photos?

Two days after I left, Ashlynn had another test shoot in Athens. As you can see from this behind-the-scenes photo that she sent us, the eye make-up was pretty wild.

She said it was a really fun shoot in a cool location: a basement bar with walls covered in graffiti.

Unfortunately, nearly five months later, we still haven’t seen any of the photos from this shoot. While the photographer is supposed to provide Ashlynn with the shots, it would be easy for her to use them without Ashlynn’s knowledge. Hopefully she’s just waiting to get them published in a digital magazine and will then send them.

Oddly, Ashlynn had better luck getting shots from a random photographer taking photos at a club.

Final Day in Athens....

While Ashlynn was at a casting the morning of my final day in Athens, I headed over to Ace Models, her Greek agency, to have a chat with her booker. I’m really pleased with how this shot of the Arch of Hadrian, built around 131 AD, looks like it’s in the middle of nowhere when in fact it is on a very busy road.

When Ashlynn and I met up, we stopped in The Loom, the carpet store in the historic walking district where her editorial was shot. 

We had a nice chat with the owner. As you can see, Ashlynn wouldn’t let me take a photo of her.

 We saw lots more ruins as we walked towards the Acropolis.

Eventually we made it to the path up the 480-foot (145-meter) Filopappou Hill, known as the Hill of the Muses as legend has it that nine muses were buried there.

Due to its closer location, this hill had even better views looking down on the Acropolis and the city.

It also had a nice view of Mount Lycabettus, where we had watched the sun set two days earlier.

My timing was perfect because I happened to be with Ashlynn when she got some great news: IMG had arranged for her to go to Seoul for eight weeks in early January, followed by eight weeks in Sydney. How nice of IMG to help me plan the locations of my next big trips as well.