Somewhere in The Netherlands

The Park of Castle Groeneveld, Baarn

The Gorgeous Park of Castle Groeneveld, Baarn Somewhere in The Netherlands . The Park of Castle Groeneveld, Baarn On this beautiful sunny spring day in May, my friend and I drove to Castle Groeneveld, Baarn, about 15 miles northeast of Utrecht. Castle Groeneveld is an 18th-century country estate built by Marcus Mamuchet, a wealthy merchant …

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Walk to Oud-Zuilen, a “Dutch Open Air Museum”

Walk to Oud-Zuilen a “Dutch Open Air Museum” Somewhere in The Netherlands . Walk to Oud-Zuilen from Utrecht CS On Sunday, my friend and I enjoyed our walk to Oud-Zuilen. We started at Utrecht and followed the Vecht River to our destination through a beautiful area with a lot of history.  Slot Zuylen, inhabited since …

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National Glass Museum & Glass Studio, Leerdam

Netherlands National Glass Museum , Leerdam Somewhere in The Netherlands . An Educational Day at The Netherlands National Glass Museum My friend and I drove to Leerdam, the glass capital of the Netherlands since 1765, to visit the National Glass Museum. The museum, founded in 1953, tells about the history of glass and the glassmaking …

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Haarlemmermeer Museum The Cruquius

Haarlemmermeer Museum The Cruquius Somewhere in The Netherlands . In Museum The Cruquius, you can see how … … “God created the earth, except for the Netherlands, because the Dutch did that themselves.” And how the Dutch accomplished this ingenious land reclamation is exhibited in Haarlemmermeer Museum The Cruquius. Steam pumping station De Cruquius started operation …

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Kees van Dongen – Singer Laren Museum

Singer Laren Museum Somewhere in The NetherlandsThe Road to Success – Kees van Dongen . Kees van Dongen: “Mind my words; I’m going to be famous.” My friend and I visited the Singer Laren Museum to see a once-in-a-lifetime exhibition, “The Road to Success – Kees van Dongen”, compiled by guest curator Anita Hopmans, Senior …

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A Beautiful Day at the Kröller-Müller Museum

Kröller-Müller Museum Fernand Léger and The Rooftops of Paris. . Kröller-Müller Museum in Otterlo. The Kröller-Müller Museum and grounds exhibit the immense art collection Helene Kröller-Müller and her husband collected in the 20th century Outside, in the museum’s garden, we walked through a well-maintained sculpture garden with modern art pieces. The extensive grounds also include …

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