THE CANALS of FLANDERS, AROUND DAMME...
#ABFAV_FAVOURITE_PLACES_THEME
A few miles from Brugge, you have the small town of Damme.
In the Middle-Ages, this used to be the harbour of Brugge, one of the wealthiest cities in the North.
Due to silt the North Sea is now about 25 miles out, but Damme retained it's reputation for good food and beer, wonderful old buildings full of the history of revolutionary Flanders.
Centuries later Napoleon saw the importance of the area and ordered a system of canals to be built.
Today, whichever road you come from, if you want to get to Damme, you'll drive along those beautiful treelined canals.
I walked across one of the bridges, a major junction, in Oostkerke, of those magnificent, unique tree lined canals.
Behind me were syphons and sluices.
A UNIQUE landscape that just goes on and on and on... A photographer’s paradise!
THANX for ALL your comments and visits, so appreciated.
Have a wonderful day, filled with love and beauty, M, (*_*)
For more of my other work visit here: www.indigo2photography.com
IT IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN (BY LAW!!!) TO USE ANY OF MY image or TEXT on websites, blogs or any other media without my explicit permission. © All rights reserved
THE CANALS of FLANDERS, AROUND DAMME...
#ABFAV_FAVOURITE_PLACES_THEME
A few miles from Brugge, you have the small town of Damme.
In the Middle-Ages, this used to be the harbour of Brugge, one of the wealthiest cities in the North.
Due to silt the North Sea is now about 25 miles out, but Damme retained it's reputation for good food and beer, wonderful old buildings full of the history of revolutionary Flanders.
Centuries later Napoleon saw the importance of the area and ordered a system of canals to be built.
Today, whichever road you come from, if you want to get to Damme, you'll drive along those beautiful treelined canals.
I walked across one of the bridges, a major junction, in Oostkerke, of those magnificent, unique tree lined canals.
Behind me were syphons and sluices.
A UNIQUE landscape that just goes on and on and on... A photographer’s paradise!
THANX for ALL your comments and visits, so appreciated.
Have a wonderful day, filled with love and beauty, M, (*_*)
For more of my other work visit here: www.indigo2photography.com
IT IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN (BY LAW!!!) TO USE ANY OF MY image or TEXT on websites, blogs or any other media without my explicit permission. © All rights reserved