Inspiration

World famous and yet so unique, with your quaint canals and singing accent. Filled terraces, satisfied faces and many who marvel at your beauty. Self-confident city, Amsterdam, you amaze me.

Casa Milà, you enchant me with your undulating organic forms. They take me on a journey through the pristine, where earth, air and light are always with you. I feel the harmony of pure beauty. Love.

You are a city of contrasts; of natural & industrial, hot & cold, east & west, young & old. Checkpoint Charlie in a boundlessly hip city. Liberated.

Nestled between mountains and sea, you live the most beautiful life under the sun. As befits Mediterranean cuisine, you make us intensely enjoy dishes with the finest vegetables and fresh fish. Elegant and flavorful, like the very best French wine.

Surrounded by many waters, you shine colorfully and intensely from the many puzzle pieces of land. You stride stylishly. A little cool at first but then refreshing, multiform; a great story you have to tell!

The sand crunches between my toes. The sun tans my skin. With you, I can be myself. Different, frivolous and lighthearted. In your arms, lightness becomes bearable again.

Koopmanshaven, where the drab industrial elements are still visible in a mix of modern architecture and stately buildings. Businesslike and down-to-earth. You are big, yet calm and charming, like the first rays of sunlight in the morning hitting the white sheet. Immaculate.

Trafalgar Square, Hyde Park, Soho, Greenwich; everywhere here I feel the beating heart of a metropolis. The grandeur, the majesty, pubs. That's London...

At the foot of the Atlas lie you, the King's City. With your sand-colored streets and houses. Intoxicated by the scents of herbs and spices and always vibrant by the incessant sounds from the Souks, the alleys and from the squares.

Mediolanum; in the middle of the Po Valley, you are the passionate business center in an irresistible mix of creative couturiers and rich history. La Scala, il Duomo: stylish and jaunty. You make my heart beat faster.

Big Apple. I marvel at your strength and diversity. So many skyscrapers as pillars of life. Bustling, day and night. Always on.

City of love and passion, where the Seine sparkles and the Eiffel Tower shines proudly. Many a man lost his heart to you, beautiful city. Wandering through Montmartre or through Centre Pompidou. From Versailles to the Louvre, I relive history. With a sense of style and a keen eye for detail. I have fallen for you too, Paris.

Not words but deeds! That's you, city of hard workers. City of falling down and getting up again. City of clean lines and industrial heritage. Raw and atmospheric. From Crooswijk to Spangen and from Charlois to Feijenoord. I work with you.

A big vibrant heart you have. City of diverse plumage and equally diverse dreams. Steep hills, crisp summers and the Pacific captured me. As if on Alcatraz. The Golden Gate Bridge, overwhelming icon, shrouded in low sun or ghostly fog. I look at you. I enjoy.

Gamla Stan, that one island central but countless islands make you a colorful place. Full of contrast. Distinguished and hip. Summer cornflowers and a thick blanket of snow. Grand.

Opera House. Oldest oceanic city on the Tasman Sea. On the waves of perfection I surf a smile on my face. In the world's most beautiful harbor, everything is atmospheric and trendy, almost carefree.

Far away from the crowds you hear the silence, where only the wind carries the sound of the sea over the land. The Hamptons, in the shadow of New York you harbor the wealth of many in homes full of character.

You show us at high speed what the streamlined future will be like in white and in black and in tech. You drag us into your boundless grandeur. Let us float with you through time.

In a sea of green, suddenly there are six million inhabitants, a heavenly tower in a magnificent skyline, Lake Ontario, one of the "Great Lakes. You are a special center of gravity.