Haarlemmermeer Museum The Cruquius . “God created the earth, except for the Netherlands, because the Dutch did that themselves.” And how the Dutch accomplished this ingenious land reclamation was exhibited in Haarlemmermeer Museum The Cruquius. Steam pumping station De Cruquius was put into operation in 1849. Together with two other steam pumping stations, they drained …
Hanseatic Cities Path Daytrip H . From Zwolle to Hattem and Back to Zwolle After a good night’s sleep and an excellent breakfast, we are well-prepared for another day of walking. Zwolle – Hattem – Zwolle was our round trip today. We left at half past nine. It was a beautiful, foggy, frosty morning. Zwolle …
Hanseatic Cities Path From Wijhe to Zwolle . The IJssel Delta from Wijhe to Zwolle Time flies. It had already been three weeks since we had been hiking the Hanseatic Cities Path in Wijhe. When we booked and paid for the hotel last week, we had hoped for pleasant spring weather, not a bleak day …
Kröller-Müller Museum Fernand Léger and The Rooftops of Paris. . A Memorable Day at The 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, we walked through a well-maintained sculpture garden with modern art pieces. The extensive grounds also …
Bed & Breakfast Matanze Visiting Deventer Area – Day 1 . “Best friends make the good times better and the hard times easier.” I traveled with my BFF to Deventer for some special time together. We have known each other since high school (about 45 years now) and have stayed in contact while we went …
Hanseatic Cities Path From Olst to Wijhe & Part G “Het Nijenhuis” . And around 9 am, we were hiking again! We looked forward to it, especially with the clear, crisp, sunny winter weather. We quickly walked through the small town of Olst towards the IJssel. Near the river’s edge, we came across a unique …
Hanseatic Cities Path From Deventer to Olst &Part F Olst . Winter Wonderland from Deventer to Olst Due to the announced strikes in regional transport, we were not planning to walk the Hanseatic Cities trail this week. But because of the weather forecast, we wanted to venture out. We could avoid regional transportation when we …
Museum “Beelden aan Zee” Garden of Earthly Delight . A Beautiful Day at The Museum My friend and I visited the Museum “Beelden aan Zee (Statues by the Sea).” The last time I visited this museum was in 2000 to see the exhibition of Gerhard Lentink. The museum exhibits modern, contemporary, (inter)national sculptures about people. …
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Museum Catharijne Convent Time to gospel! . “Oh Happy Day..” In the 15th century, the monastery was built and used for various purposes, such as as a hospital. Since 1979, the Museum Catharijneconvent, the religious art museum, has been located in a former monastery in downtown Utrecht. The building still breathes the atmosphere of a …
Hanseatic Cities Path The Estates from Twello . The Estates from Twello After a great night’s sleep and a scrumptious breakfast in Hotel Vermeer (no, not the painter!), we had enough energy again for leg E of the Hanseatic Cities Path, the circular walk “Twellose Estates,” starting and ending at Deventer’s train station via downtown …
