Jennifer Lyon Bell, my lovely hostess, and I – looking a little crazy with excitement over snacks: herring and frites.
As I was embarking on my trip to Europe, I noted that I have been fortunate to create four Flickr sets for visits to Amsterdam and Berlin over the past two years. New York, Amsterdam, and Berlin are truly the axis of awesome as far as I’m concerned. I’ve met such totally amazing people in those two European cities, which is why I just couldn’t stay away. And so: vacation.
I’ve got 200 pics up in a set on Flickr called Amsterdam and Berlin 2009. There are an additional 56 pics in the Museum Vrolik, Universiteit van Amsterdam set, which is full of pics of babies in jars, plus pics of me gleefully posing with bones and brains and things. You have to have a Flickr login to see the pics because my account is marked unsafe (ahem).
Here are some of my fave pics. Get ready to scroll.
Me and Belle, the monument to sex workers in Nieuwemarkt square in Amsterdam. The plaque reads “Respect all sex workers around the world.” And I just happened to be wearing my St James Infirmary t-shirt.
A visit to the cabinet of curiosities at Universiteit Utrecht:
(Jen, Marije, and me)
A surviving fragment of the Berlin Wall at sunset
Sandcastle Sculpture Garden in Berlin, a random find:
The beautiful and amazing Queer X Show ladies at the Schwarzer Kanal queer squat in Berlin. Talking about sexuality, performance, and vulnerability. Conversation that totally rocked my world and re-aligned my brains.
Pretty much my favorite pic from the whole 10 days. Sadie Lune, a sandwich, her cervix, and me.
A one minute video of Berlin:
Berlin Moving Image Portrait from Audacia Ray on Vimeo.
And finally: my last night in Amsterdam.
From left to right:
Murielle Scherre is Belgian and is a lingerie designer and pornographer to be: www.lafilledo.com
Jennifer Lyon Bell is an American sex film director living in Amsterdam: blueartichokefilms.com
Marije Janssen is a Dutch curator of sexy awesomeness, who was responsible for pinched.nl last spring/summer.
Tons more pictures on my Flickr.
10:44 pm
Great photographs. It looks like you’ve been getting some real enjoyment bringing your own refreshing and inquisitive perspectives on sexuality to the world’s attention. You have some impressive and awesome friends too. It makes me feel like the free panty photos of myself, Panty Buns, in my pantied modeled back view at http://www.sissypantybuns.com/wordpress/?page_id=56 and http://www.sissypantybuns.com/wordpress/?cat=4 are relatively tame though perhaps a bit unusual. I’d love it if you and any or all of your friends feel like allowing me the privilege of knowing your thoughts
1:51 pm
Amsterdam looks great! I really would like to go there some day.
It’s ironic that you should find such a beautiful sand sculpture in Germany because the Netherlands is where the best sand sculptors are trained! We have the Sand Sculpture Exhibition on at my local beach just now and the organizers offer a scholarship to go and train with the Dutch Sculptors, that’s how revered their skills are :).
3:02 pm
I am so so glad to read about your amazing trip! That pic of Sadie is priceless!
11:16 pm
I love the look on your face in the pic w/ Sadie Lune. You’re right, that picture is awesome for many reasons.