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Always sad to be back to Kiev after vacation, but October has a small advantage – Halloween. It’s like a perfect plan 4th years in a row – when we are missing Amsterdam we have bonus – to wear costumes. This time plan was Closer with Brave factory: Delta Funktionen, Bill Patrick, Ion Ludwig, Marco Shuttle and residents.

For the past years Halloween in Kiev got in a separate “holiday”, as we remember the times when we were almost the only ones dressed properly. Now it’s a mix of sex shop, vanguard thinking and “I bought my devil’s horns in 24h shop”.

Hahaha, we were in a “sex shop” category, but why not? Suddenly, another challenging idea appeared: next year we should be in Europe for one of bloody parties /in parallel, putting it in 2017 bucket list/.

Numerous queue met us on the entrance, blah-blah-blah, think what U want, Kiev is not Berlin, Closer is not Berghain.

Our winner character for the night was devious housewife, ain’t he perfect?

A lot of people and all speak Russian - this is truly scary after refined Amsterdam. At the moment we can’t change anything, so, getting deep to the music.

Raving 3rd floor atmosphere started with Marco Shuttle and continued by Delta Funktionen made “adaptation” to reality easier.

Banging techno, don’t focus on people and we are almost back.

Bill Patrick was also nuts, so most time of the evening we spent walking around and dancing. Nothing more, it’s Kiev.

Need to mention this fact – few days before ADE our Airbnb booking was cancelled. Thus, the worst plan was Central Station, hahaha. Destiny is kind to us – our friend offered to live with him/and he cooks like Gordon Ramsay/, so, living with a chef is a new level!

We started with a bar in Hoxton hotel – a big advice to go there! Super tasty cocktails, beautiful people, friendly atmosphere – great start of the evening. After a battle between Pan-Pot and Panama Panama won/even mentioning the fact that they forgot to put us on a list/. Each year it’s a tradition to go on Wednesday there: to meet 1/3 of previous ADE and get acquainted with whole club. 

To be frank, don’t remember much about music – suppose, it was good, as we were staying until the closing. Plus, running from some pizza chefs from Dam with bottle of champaign – ADE started well!  

Thursday plan was Afterlife – however, some shit happened to our guestlists, so the decision to go was Drumcode and Hyte.

Nowhere except Amsterdam U have a feeling of party while entering the park. Don’t actually remember how many times we attended Gashouder, but vibe there is so specific, that U can close eyes and guess the place only by music.

And – a welcome surprise. From the whole getting in crowd bodyguards stopped only us and asked about documents. Ofc, we have copied with us – but a surprise was we needed hard copies! Aren’t we so crazy to take passports to techno party /remember, we don’t have ID’s in Ukraine/. So, 15 minutes eloquent discussion with security and we are in. they are soooooo strange there, like remember our story about backstage bracelets for hugs?

Being “a bit” about Hyte parties we didn’t spend much time on Awake. Like time on Awake was equal to time waiting for Uber. Not so packed Warehouse, we were even sad to be in our leather dresses…

As usual for Hyte, music was banging. 

And beloved Warehouse, and Speedy J, and Floorplan’s “Never grow old” all that links and that moments – that was about day 2.

Arriving to Schiphol was like a blast. Hallelujah!!!!! Nice people around, smiling and caring, feeling like home and total happiness. Rdam met us late at night, with wine and chats about travelling with our friend, planning cultural program for 2 upcoming days.

Waking up early, we got to Museum quarter via water taxi. Such small thing – but more emotions, than for all 2,5 days in Poland. 

A lazy walk through duck park on a way to Kunsthal and Boijmans museums give U that perfect autumn emotion of appeasement, no rush and enjoying every single moment.

Kunsthal had several parallel exhibitions: African, Dentistry in Print Art, but the best was Peter Lindbergh photography part.

Several sections, dedicated to different categories -Supermodels, Couturiers, Dance, etc – each one is a truly masterpiece and proving how genius Lindbergh is.

Place near museum is also interactive – giant sculptures and HIM. Fat bunny is our hero for a day.

Boijmans museum includes both old and modern masters, contemporary art and places to be “in touch” with art. 

Impressionism and modernism, surrealists like Dalí and Magritte, always depressive Rembrandt and bright Warhol. 

Down floor is more active -U can hang under a ceiling and listen to music or hear the music of giant walls. Highly recommend to visit.

Rdam is like big contemporary art music – installations and sculptures on the street, combined with Holland style houses, stylish graffiti’s, modern architecture, futuristic bridges – this city needs more time to explore.

And yes – Markthal. It’s a giant market, combined with flats and offices and paining inside is the biggest piece of art in Netherlands. 

So best was yet to come –herring! 

And octopus, and fish soup, and pickles and madam cocos cookies /all 5 kinds/.

Thinking we can’t eat no more we went for local bars and absolutely enjoyed De Witte App and NHow bar the next day /all pink everything, U know….

Rain couldn’t stop us from driving to fairy tale city Antwerp next day /ofc, to buy all the diamonds/. 

Lazy, lazy Belgian waffles – all closes up too early, so it was just for sightseeing, drinking and eating. U imagine, no diamonds??!!!

Absolutely yes to coming back to Rdam next time, we even feel the vibe of adventures there…