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October 11 in the
NetherlandsAnother small town near Amsterdam. Peter the great stayed here back in the day. Town is largely new construction, at least what I saw. The last pic is at Peter's house
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16 Followers NetherlandsAnother small town near Amsterdam. Peter the great stayed here back in the day. Town is largely new construction, at least what I saw. The last pic is at Peter's house
NetherlandsArtsy community not too far from Amsterdam. The organ shown is old enough that Mozart played it when he was only 10. It is in the church in the first pic looking across the main square. There was also an exhibit of done of daVinci's drawings, but not photos. The last is one of my favorite psych signs.
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Small Town with most of the village accessable by water. Called Venice of the north. The place is well cared for and known for the gardens.
The last pic is of the enclosing dike across the Zuidersee taken from the point where the two construction crews coming from opposite sides met.
NetherlandsBest known for pottery. The first pic is in the only remaining traditional ceramic factory. Delft is also the home of the famous artist, Vermeer. This is also the city from where William of Orange led the rebellion against Spanish rule. The third pic is his statue in the Prinzenhof (his home in Delft) garden, followed by his tomb in the New Church in Delft. Dutch royals are still interred in theRead more
NetherlandsCity where the treaty was signed creating the Euro. First is the tower of the church from the 10th century. Then is an old city gate and part of the original or first city wall. Next is also the first wall, but shows the stonework outlining the houses of the poor that were built against the wall. Then a street and the interior of an early 18th century church built in the round.
NetherlandsUniversity town not too far from Amsterdam that goes back to the Romans. The first pic is Dom Tower, tallest of its kind in the Netherlands and a symbol of the city. The second is Roentgen who lived here for a while with photo of the X-ray of his wife's hand. (He discovered x-rays.) Then one of the canals, followed by the statue of Adrian, the only Dutch pope. Next is a corner bastion of theRead more
NetherlandsThe house where the artist lived and worked. First is the house, then his studio and his students' studio. It be okay for his portraits hanging by in the house. Then a couple etchings: Three Trees, probably his most famous, and several other examples. There was a demonstration of printing of etchings while I was there. The skyline print toward the bottom was done me as I watched, using aRead more
NetherlandsAmsterdam is of course known as a city of canals. Here are several typical pictures taken from a canal boat.
NetherlandsThis is called Amsterdam 1 because I expect I'll have more than one post about this amazing city. For this one, the first pic is a view over Amsterdam from the balcony of the Airbnb where I'm staying. Then the red light district in daytime. Then a Royal palace and an ancient tower. Some of the old houses with their tilting. And an example of the Dutch school of architecture at the harbor building.
NetherlandsThey don't allow picture taking inside. So this is all I have. I can say that the tour was good. As we entered the "secret annexe," conversation stopped, and there was a hush. Deeply touching.
