Rotterdam
26 września 2018, Holandia ⋅ ☀️ 16 °CRotterdam is the largest port in Europe and largest outside China. This is the home of Erasmus (2nd pic) for all you theologians and philosophers.
Rotterdam is the largest port in Europe and largest outside China. This is the home of Erasmus (2nd pic) for all you theologians and philosophers.
Many cities have market halls, but this is the only one where apartments have bee included. They wrap around the structure.
Across the square are the cube houses. Interesting architecture, but not Czytaj więcej
Leiden is a city on one of the branches of the Rhine. The first pic is over the city from the top of the man-made hill with a citadel on top that served as a refuge from floods and attack. There are Czytaj więcej
Before the Mayflower, many of my pilgrim ancestors fled Henry VIII for Holland. Most settled in Leiden. Here are a couple commemorative plaques, Pieterskerk (their church home while there), a museum Czytaj więcej
The Hague is the capital of the Netherlands. A look at the Hague old and new with Parliament the on the right. It is said to be the oldest Parliament building still used for a sitting Parliament. Then Czytaj więcej
The major museum here. First is the building, then Rembrandt's Night Watch, probably the major work here. Then one of the tapestries, the top floor center room with stained glass, the fall of man and Czytaj więcej
They 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.
This 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. Czytaj więcej
Amsterdam is of course known as a city of canals. Here are several typical pictures taken from a canal boat.
The 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, Czytaj więcej