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Haarlemmermeer Museum The Cruquius

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 …

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Kröller-Müller Museum

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 …

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Hanseatic Cities Path – Part 11 and part G

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 …

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Hanseatic Cities Path – Part 9 and part F

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 …

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Museum Statues by the Sea – Garden of Earthly Delight

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

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 …

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Hanseatic Cities Path – Part E

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 …

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