Holland is Wooden Shoes
I’ve never seen a country with more symbols than Holland.* One of the quintessential symbols of Holland is wooden shoes, even though nobody wears them any more… except for goofy […]
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The Stadkasteel Brewery in Utrecht, Holland
A brewpub in a castle and a bar cat – who could want anything more? One enters Stadkasteel Brewery in Utrecht under the auspices of some seriously cranky nobility. Inside […]
Delft Day 2: the Old Church (Oude Kerk) & Vermeer
The previous day we had been told to wait until the next morning to see Delft’s ‘Old’ Church because sunlight streaming through its many stained glass windows made it extra special. But the morning dawned […]
Boat Tour of Maastricht and the Underground Tunnels
The highlight of a side trip to Maastricht was a boat tour down the canals to the underground tunnels… Under grey skies, we toured along the river, passing through the pastoral scenery of […]
Weekly Photo Challenge: Pattern in Delft
I was fascinated by the pixellated buildings on the other side of the multi-paned windows in one of the old churches in Delft, Holland. Of course Delft is better known […]
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