Studio Dependance

I hope you know Studio Dependance, if not, read closely what I am writing if you want to have a nice night out! What are the ingredients for a good night out?

The bar

If you like going out to a bar, then this is the place to be if you live near or in Breda. Studio Dependance is located at the “Havermarkt” in between de “Grote Markt and the harbour. The look of the café is a real Dutch “bruin café” , by this I mean a lot of dark wood, not to many windows and beer is the drink that is ordered the most.

Friends

I live in Breda, so when I walk in this bar, most of the time I meet someone I know. And most students know the dependance by name and location, so it is a good place to meet up. If you don’t want to go partying and dancing the night away, it is perfectly possible to have a conversation and stand some place a bit more quit.

The music

The music is the most important asset of the bar, for this bar especially! The bar is well known for the “jongens van je weet wel” (the guys of you know who). This is a guy on a keyboard and one on drums. These guys are capable to play most of the numbers you can come up with. Therefore they have system of letting the people write suggestions on beer caps. These will than be considered and hopefully played. So if you like live music with well known music that covers genres from reggae to rock, the dependance is THE place to go.

When?

Sunday and Tuesday evenings, the guys of you know who perform. To give a personal tip, avoid Thursday evenings! To busy and totally different music than described above.

Bookreview

Assignment 1:

Dan Brown

The lost Symbols

It was announced in the news with high expectations: “The new Dan Brown will come out!”. After reading all of the previous books, I had high expectations as well! My personal favorite is the Bernini Mystery, especially since I visited Rome last summer, I recognized a lot of locations mentioned in the book. What was really striking is the amount of buildings, statues churches designed by Bernini.

The book

But back to the book! I got the book as a present two days after it came out, it was still in English, but that turned out to be not a problem at all! Again the book took place at a metropolis, this time Washington D.C. The main Character (Professor Robert Langdon) is blindly lured in to a new adventure. This is done by taking on a favor for his good friend Sammual Salomon. This friend asks him to come to Washington to give a lecture, which Robert had given quite often. What happens next cannot be described in the amount of words required for this blog. I do not see this as a problem, because you yourself should definitely read this book if you are a fan of Dan Brown books.

The review

The book starts on a typical Brown way of writing, the professor accidently (or not) steps without knowing in a big adventure. What follows is a tour along historical landmarks present in the Capitol of the United States. What plays a big role are the Masonic background of the city of Washington, and as a result of that a lot of Masonic symbols. What is surprising about this book takes place at the end. The book contains several story lines, when you have three quarter of the book behind you one of the main plots is already finished, although this is the most exiting part, the rest keeps on drawing the attention!

Have fun!