BAGAGE / LUGGAGE JEWISH MONUMENT
Random walks in Leiden and I came across a placed suitcase, resting on the side of a bridge. 📍Vliet (by the bridge of Molensteegbrug across the street of Molensteeg) It […]
Random walks in Leiden and I came across a placed suitcase, resting on the side of a bridge. 📍Vliet (by the bridge of Molensteegbrug across the street of Molensteeg) It […]
A visit to Delft is not complete without understanding and seeing the famous blue earthenware we called Delft Blue. Beginning of the Earthenware in NL It started in the Netherlands […]
This is the SS Rotterdam. The legendary former ocean liner and cruise ship from the golden days of the Holland-America Line (HAL). The fifth ship of the same name, built […]
Hofje van Pauw was built in 1707 at the request of Elisabeth Pauw, daughter of Delft’s mayor, Jacob Pauw, who died a year earlier. She was the widow of Johan van […]
The Hofje van Gratie was founded in 1571 by order of mayor Pieter Sasbout. Initially, there were six charity houses located on the street of Korte Geer, but the almshouse […]
📍Kloksteeg A huge 250m² of art work featuring 10 icons of Delft such as William the Silent (a.k.a. William of Orange), Hugo de Groot, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, Pieter de Hoogh […]
Over a week ago … On the spur of the moment, I decided to walk the “Duin- en Bollenstreek” or the Dune and Bulb Region exploring blooming 🌷flower fields. Just […]
This is The Tulip Barn. A newly opened (March 20, 2021!) outdoor attraction in Hillegom, a town and municipality in the province of South Holland. This area is part of […]
Yesterday I went by my mother-in-law’s house in De Zilk. A tiny village in the Dutch municipality of Noordwijk, bordering Hillegom and Vogelenzang, that has about 1950 inhabitants (2020). It […]
The imposing late Gothic cross basilica of the Hooglandse Kerk in the heart of Leiden. It started out as a wooden chapel beginning of the 14th century, belonging to the […]