JOH. ENSCHEDÉ MONEY PRINTER
Did you know the Dutch state printer for banknotes started in Haarlem? Izaak Enschedé began a small printing office in the city of Haarlem in 1703. Together with his son, […]
STALEN PLASBOGEN
Let me introduce you to Haarlem’s street side’s men’s room. See photo! The public urinals freely available just for men. These are called “stalen plasbogen” or literally “steel pee arches” […]
ANTI-URINATION PLATE
The first time when I noticed this metal plate, I did not think much of it. Subsequently, I thought it was part of the building architecture. Possibly, to counter the accumulation […]
THE BODY BUILDING
Every time I make a turn at this corner on Houtplein to enter the city centre of Haarlem, I would glance at this green tower block wondering what is it […]
MUSEUM DE HEKSENWAAG
So I told my kids to go up on that age-old weighing scale to be weighted to see if they are witches. 😝 As it turned out, they are not. Officially […]
HET TOUWMUSEUM OUDEWATER
A little detour brought my journey to a quiet sleepy little village called Oudewater, in the province of Utrecht. One of the two museums listed to visit was Het Touwmuseum […]
VILLA AUGUSTUS
This is the former water tower on the bank of the Wantij river in Dordrecht. The beautiful castle-like building was the water reservoir complex for the town’s water mains supply. The squarely-built structure with four […]
BIESBOSCH NATIONAL PARK
This is the Biesbosch! A random photo I took while my family and I were on a boat tour end of July. Biesbosch is one of the largest national parks in […]
(HOTEL) DE L’EUROPE AMSTERDAM
There used to be a tower right here on this very spot defending the city called ‘Het Rondeel’. It was demolished in 1633. Five years later, a simple inn, Het Rondeel, was built […]
MIRAKELKOLOM
Every time I walk the street of Rokin in Amsterdam, I would get fixated on this imposing column. Just look at it! It sticks out like a sore thumbs. You […]
