2010
AGAIN in Delft! We go every year. It's just so pretty.
The Prinsenhof was the home of William the Silent (Willian of Orange) and he was assassinated here in 1584. His murder was the first political assassination that happened with a handgun. The bullet holes are still in the wall. They weren't THAT large, but people kept poking, rubbing and chipping away at it, until they were finally covered to protect them.
We always have a tosti and coffee at this little sandwich shop. I can't even tell you the name-- we just know it when we see it. Inside the tiny space there is a garden of tropical plants, and two parrots. We went back one year and there was only one parrot. And last year, there were none.
2012
Ah. Here we are back in the Teyler's Museum in Haarlem. In the newly renovated library. So beautiful!
2014
On the last days of our trip, when Dutchboy's father was well, we would travel to the North of Holland and spend the day together. On this day, we went to Hoorn.
KoepelKerk , also known as The HH Cyriacus and Franciscuskerk, was built in 1882. It was open that day, so we wandered inside. It's in the process of being restored.
On the last evening of our stay in the Netherlands, the family used to come over and there would be snacks and food. The last few years that we did this, I did something like this. A thank you for a lovely stay, and a gezellige avond.
2015
ROTTERDAM!!
This cool aquarium photo was taken at The Kunstal, I believe.
While this photo, taken in the sculpture garden, means we're screwed.
2016
This was a unique opportunity for us to visit Radio Kootwijk. It's a small town in Apeldoorn, in an area of the Veluwe. The building was built in 1918 to house a short wave radio transmitter that allowed communications with Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). It was in service for five years before better technology took it's place. In those five years, because of the isolation of this giant transmitter station, a small village sprang up around it. At the end of World War II the Germans blew up the transmitter, but it was rebuilt, only to be destroyed for good in 1980. This was a fantastic trip for Dutchboy. He was hanging on every word the tour guide spoke. I think he smiled the entire time. Except when we were freezing outside in the cold drizzle waiting for the tour to start!
I was just glad I wasn't out there.
More about Radio Kootwijk.
2017
Back in Arnhem for another look at the OpenLucht Museum!
This time there was an area where you can practice your stilt walking. I suppose they have this because farmers used to use these to walk on flooded marshy ground. Seems like death trap to me. Just look at Dutchboy. You know this isn't going to end well. There is a video that has him almost stepping into the iron grate to the right of the photo, and me screaming like a banshee at him, but I will spare you that.
On to more bucolic settings.
2018
This is one of those frustrating things that comes up when you've got so many vacation photos. I KNOW I took a video of the clock on the Gouda City Hall, but apparently I've deleted it off my iCloud. ARRGH!! So, have photos of Gouda instead.
Why, yes, that is a public urinal outside a very, very old church. And yes, SOMEONE is using it.
This one of the most mesmerizing things to watch that I've ever seen. It was a special exhibition at Museum Gouda.
And don't you love this fanciful tearoom?
2019
We viewed a wonderful exhibition at the Drents Museum in Assen! And, like most museums in the Netherlands, the museum cafe was lovely. And had tasty hazelnoot schuimgebak (hazelnut meringue cake). But it was bittersweet, because we were saying goodbye for this trip, to our very good friends in Bakkeveen.
On our trip home in our rented Audi! I took video of the Dutch countryside. And in the second video, a rainbow appeared!
Tot ziens!
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