BELOVED FLANDERS…
The Canals of West-Flanders
Oostkerke/Damme/Brugge...
A favourite place!
I am used to solitude, silence, peace. A change is nice, yet it can become too much. Sometimes I crave silence.
So we are off to Damme, now I must tell you, when I revisit my beloved Flanders, I have not really been there if I have not spent time here.
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.
I walked across one of the bridges, a major junction, in Oostkerke, across those magnificent tree-lined canals.
A UNIQUE landscape that just goes on and on and on... A photographer's paradise!
Classified to the UNESCO Patrimonium.
ALL IMAGES ARE BEST seen On Black, yours too
Have a wonderful day, filled with love and beauty, M, (*_*)
For more of my work , VIEW THE NEW PORTFOLIOS AND LATEST NEWS HERE on my web pages: 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
BELOVED FLANDERS…
The Canals of West-Flanders
Oostkerke/Damme/Brugge...
A favourite place!
I am used to solitude, silence, peace. A change is nice, yet it can become too much. Sometimes I crave silence.
So we are off to Damme, now I must tell you, when I revisit my beloved Flanders, I have not really been there if I have not spent time here.
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.
I walked across one of the bridges, a major junction, in Oostkerke, across those magnificent tree-lined canals.
A UNIQUE landscape that just goes on and on and on... A photographer's paradise!
Classified to the UNESCO Patrimonium.
ALL IMAGES ARE BEST seen On Black, yours too
Have a wonderful day, filled with love and beauty, M, (*_*)
For more of my work , VIEW THE NEW PORTFOLIOS AND LATEST NEWS HERE on my web pages: 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