NEDERLANDS KREMLIN / DUTCH KREMLIN
This is the Kremlin. The Dutch Kremlin that is. Check out these photos first! You might have heard about it on the radio or seen it on tv … This […]
DOMINICANENKERK / DOMINICANENKLOOSTER
On the edge of the old town Zwolle, lies a huge complex of the Dominican Church. The first stone was laid here on 3 May 1900. The church was consecrated […]
SASSENPOORT
The 15th century charming Sassenpoort is the only remaining city gate, part of Zwolle’s medieval fortifications dating back to 1406. Construction of this gate was completed in 1409. Natural stone […]
FRIETWINKEL ‘t BAKHUUS
A bewildering discovery during my day trip to the city of Zwolle. 😳 That particular fries shop selling such fries with blue mayonnaise is Frietwinkel ‘t Bakhuus, located near Zwolle’s […]
The little basilica connected to De Peperbus bell tower of Zwolle is the Basiliek van Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-ten-Hemelopneming (translation: Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption). It is better known as Onze […]
DE PEPERBUS
Once upon a time, De Peperbus (translation: Peppermill) was the tallest tower in Zwolle standing at 75-meter high. It was built in stages between 1454 and 1463. Peperbus is actually […]
SINTERKLAASMUSEUM ZWOLLE
While researching for places to go in Zwolle, I came across SINTERKLAASMUSEUM on google map. It is located on the outskirts of the city center, about 10 minutes walk, near […]
MUSEUM de FUNDATIE
An iconic building in the city of Zwolle that certainly turn heads. Many has nicknamed it: ‘the egg’, ‘the UFO’, ‘the Zeppelin’ or ‘the spaceship’ … But the elliptically shaped […]
BOEKHANDEL WAANDERS IN DE BROEREN
Waanders in de Broeren is a bookstore housed in a 15th century church building, Broerenkerk or Brother Church, in the capital city Zwolle, Overijssel province. The church was founded by […]
HET ZWOLSE BALLETJEHUIS
Het Zwolse Balletjeshuis is a charming old-fashioned Dutch candy shop famous for selling Zwole’s local traditional sweets called “Zwolse Balletjes”. It all started in 1845 by J. van der Kolk […]
