I had heard about Body Worlds many years ago but for some reason, although interested, I never went. A short trip to Amsterdam was a welcome opportunity to change this. …
Category: The Netherlands
Simplicity – 29/17
Simplicity and beauty are definitely in the eye of the beholder. A bunch of leaves – just leaves… simplicity? Have closer look. Do you see all the veins? All the …
Begijnhof Amsterdam – 22/17
The Begijnhof in Amsterdam – the oldest court yard in the city. It is not clear when exactly the court yard was built but it is dating back to the …
Spring is in the air – 7/17
Spring is in the air – even though it is still February, we had a few mild days already and the first flowers are out. We went on a walk …
Christmas in Leiden – 50/16
Last week’s Winter in Leiden post was only a taster for what the Dutch city has to offer. I thoroughly enjoyed living there and that pretty much all year around. …
Winter in Leiden – 49/16
Are you dreaming of a white Christmas? I can’t actually remember when we had the last white Christmas. Winters are to warm these days and living on the English South …
Goslings in The Hague (Netherlands) – 28/16
A proud parent Canadian Goose with their 8 little goslings. The picture was taken at the Koekamp in the middle of The Hague in the Netherlands. It surprises me how …
Deventer – 24/16
Deventer is a city in The Netherland and a place that I used to call home. The ‘skyline’ of Deventer was a very familiar view for me for quite …
Can’t wait for spring – 4/16
I simply can’t wait for spring, the days getting longer, the first warm days after winter, the grass and trees getting greener and colourful flowers. The winter has been long …
Ijssel (Deventer) 1/16
The first week of 2016 and the first Monday post in 2016! I should probably start with something more than flood but I simply love this picture that shows the …