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Getting Started with PyCharm for Python Programming
To complete the programming projects of the beginner section of the Python 100 days of code bootcamp you are recommended to install PyCharm as the coding editor. Via PyCharm you can then get easy access to a folder structure with the projects of the first 15 days including each time a blank main.py file, some instructions and a solutions file. I had never used PyCharm before and I have to say I am positively impressed. I have used Spyder in the past to create some basic scripts, mainly because it comes installed together with Anaconda but this is geared towards…
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Exploring the Dutch Mountain Trail in Luxury
We recently walked part of the Dutch Mountain Trail in the South of The Netherlands. This is a 100k walk from Eygelshoven to Maastricht. Real hikers probably take a backpack and walk the trail in 4 or 5 days and then camp at various sites along the way. We opted for a luxury hike and stayed at Hotel TerWorm in Heerlen and transported ourselves from the hotel to the starting point of the section of the day and then at the end made our way back to our hotel. No need to carry a heavy backpack that way. The hotel…
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Hollywood Boulevard. Een Eeuw Filmsterren, Steven de Foer (ISBN 9789463101516, Uitgeverij Polis)
This book came out in 2016 and I bought it after reading a review in the paper De Standaard. The author is a journalist that worked and wrote for De Standaard covering among other things American politics for quite a while. He is also a film enthusiast and he wrote numerous movie reviews for De Standaard as well. This book is his own short history of American movies based on his selection of the most important movie stars, starting with Charlie Chaplin and ending with Leonardo DiCaprio. The book is split chronologically in a number of sections, each representing an…
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Why I Chose Refurbished iPhone 16 Pro Over iPhone 17
Recently one of our kids was in need of a new phone so I was going to get myself a new iPhone and give my current iPhone to him. At first I was considering to buy the new iPhone 17 Pro or Pro max but I found the price ticket prohibitive. Actually, coming from an iPhone 14 Pro the new iPhone 17 looked like a good alternative if it wasn’t for the lack of a zoom lens. My phone is often the only camera I have with me so I like the flexibility of the 3 lens setup of the…
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Visit Museum Voorlinden: Art, Gardens, and Unique Experiences
On our way home from Leiden we stopped to visit museum Voorlinden in Wassenaar. This is a famous museum of modern art although I have to confess I had never heard of it myself. After the visit I have to say that I was wrong not knowing about this museum. The grounds and garden are nice to walk in and the exhibition with works from William Forsythe was a good mix of traditional art and pieces that you could participate in as a visitor. There were 2 spaces that you had to traverse, one by swinging from one rope to…
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Exploring Leiden: The Rembrandt Days Experience
Our recent visit to Leiden happened to coincide with the Leidse Rembrandt Dagen to honour the famous painter Rembrandt van Rijn. During this event part of the city centre becomes the stage for actors evoking the 17th century. There are also many art exhibitions to visit. The actors, in 17th century costumes, perform activities typical of the period. Visitors can have themselves painted in the style of Rembrandt and there are some old games that can be played. After wandering through the centre and doing some shopping we needed a break to rehydrate. We ended up on the terrace of…
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Experience the Impressive Naturalis Museum in Leiden
Naturalis in Leiden is the Dutch national research institute for biodiversity. Their national history museum has a very large collection of more than 40 million objects. During our previous visit a few years ago most of the museum was closed for renovation and we could only see their T-Rex skeleton Trix. This was excavated in the US and an important piece for the renovated Naturalis. The new Naturalis is absolutely impressive. The architecture of the new atrium connecting the lobby, museum shop and the various exhibition rooms is stunning. The stairs from ground floor all the way to the roof…
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Exploring the Boerhaave Museum: A Dive into Dutch Scientific History
During our recent trip to Leiden we decided to visit the Boerhaave museum again. This is a very famous Dutch history of science museum covering 5 centuries of scientific discoveries in The Netherlands. You can view famous scientific equipment like early telescopes and microscopes used by for example Antoni van Leeuwenhoek. Quite a lot of the scientific development in the 16-17th centuries were related to medicine and anatomy and navigation. Walking through the museum you get a good view of the progress over time in the medical sciences. The more recent section of the museum covers communication and electronics and…
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Discover Leiden’s History on a Scenic Boat Trip
When we were visiting Leiden we decided to explore the city on a boat trip with Stichting de Leidse Rederij. They are located right in the city center so a boat tour can be easily combined with other activities in the city center. We took a simple 1 hour boat tour at the end of the day at 4PM. No extra’s like catering and so on, just the boat tour with the captain of the boat functioning also a local guide. Our guide talked the full hour, pointing to interesting land marks along the tour and telling little history stories…
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Experiencing Hotel Valk Exclusief in Leiden
We recently spent a few days in Leiden and stayed in hotel Valk Exclusief Haagse Schouw. The hotel is located a few kilometres outside the city center. You can walk if you like but there is also a bus stop just opposite the hotel that takes you to the train station in the center in about 10 minutes or so. We used both options on different days. Although the distance to walk is not too far, the first part towards the center is along a big road and not so nice from the scenic point of view. The bus ride…
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