ricardo vacapinta / is on Nostr

Mexican-American in Amsterdam. Citizen of the world. Ex Astrophysics student. Mostly talk about books, art, culture, language and living in Amsterdam. Speak English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, Dutch and Japanese - in order of proficiency. #Metafilter Mefite. Partner of claujours@mastodon.cloud

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2025-05-27 19:55:07

Got some great books at an Art book sale on Saturday. This book has a small scuff and so cost me only 5 euros. It is a beautiful book. The prints are of great actors performing specific roles with a short history and some context.
So beautiful that a woman at the Art sale tried to sweet talk me into giving it to her. Sadly, slightly greedily, I declined.
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2025-05-06 19:38:11

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@nprofile…dm4p Looks like Keizersgracht looking at Leidsegracht. Sounds like a nice ride!

2025-03-28 17:56:20

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@nprofile…naf0 @nprofile…lslt big fan of iDeal here in the Netherlands which is the most popular because it's so easy. I think Wero is supposed to replace it?

2025-03-28 17:56:20

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@nprofile…naf0 @nprofile…lslt big fan of iDeal here in the Netherlands which is the most popular because it's so easy. I think Wero is supposed to replace it?

2025-01-15 20:22:49

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@nprofile…7nxw @nprofile…837y Martin Van Buren is the trivia answer to: Name a US President whose first language was not English!

2024-12-03 18:21:48

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@nprofile…andh haha, wait! Are you using the photo I took? (if so, please feel free)

2024-11-17 12:47:42

#SilentSunday
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2024-09-13 20:30:46

Saw these Pizza Peels and had an urge to buy them and become a Pizzaiolo. But I'd have to buy at least two. Everyone knows that they use a square, perforated one to launch the pizzas in and a flatter round one to pull the pizzas out right?
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2024-06-22 17:03:39

Picked up Deep Sea Adventure at Koning Willem game shop in Deventer and what a great, fun little game it is! It is by Oink Games.
#Boardgame #BoardGames
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2023-04-17 13:32:37

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#[0] #[1] There's a woman who does fossil walks for up to 6 people for an hour. Here's her website: http://www.amsterdamfossils.com/

2023-04-17 13:32:37

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#[0] #[1] There's a woman who does fossil walks for up to 6 people for an hour. Here's her website: http://www.amsterdamfossils.com/

2023-04-12 12:45:28

The center of Amsterdam is full of fossils if you look down. Much of the pavement border is Kilkenny Limestone which was rich in Carboniferous fossils. This includes brachiopods, snails, coral, sea lilies from 300 Million years ago. #[0] #[1] #[2]
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