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Medieval centre (Est.1285), the heart of this historical town, surrounded by little shops and restaurants, an arched arcade and still breathing the atmosphere of medieval times.
Photo: Plus Beaux 13th century Place de Cornieres - by Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D90) / #history #medieval - #urban #architecture / #UrbanPhotography at #PlacedeCornieres in #Monpazier, #Dordogne - #France
July 2015, Monpazier (Est. 1285) after 730 years in history. The year 2035 marks 750 years in the timeline of its history.
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Monpazier: Urban Photography
The small village Monpazier, a 13th-century bastide town, founded in 1285 and built by King Edward I of England for trade, commerce and justice. It almost didn't change in the past centuries, a medieval town square lined with an arched arcade, a 16th-century covered market, three of the original six rampared city gates remain and many other traces of medieval history. This picturesque small village is one of the "Les Plus Beaux Villages de France" villages, said to be one of the most atractive in southwest France.
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Scary ride at the "Transdemonium".
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It's a former ghost train-type attraction on the theme of the Year Thousand. Opened in 2003, the attraction closed during the 2019 season.
Photo May 2010, Parc Astérix (April 30, 1989) after 21 years in time.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #facade #decoration #attraction #achitecture #decoration at #Transdemonium #Atraversletemps #ParcAsterix in #Plailly #France
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Parc Asterix
Parc Astérix (Est. 1989) - a theme amusement park based on the comic book series "Asterix" by Albert Uderzo and René Goscinny. France's best-selling comic abroad with more than 370 million copies sold worldwide in 111 languages.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parc_Astérix.
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A dolphin mosaic.
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A few years ago the park still had a dolphinarium. Fortunately, this is a thing of the past and a beautiful mosaic as a decoration on the wall still pays tribute to it.
Photo May 2023, Parc Astérix (April 30, 1989) after 34 years in time.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #mosaic #dolphin #art #decoration at #AntiqueGreece #ThemePark #ParcAsterix in #Plailly #France
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Parc Asterix
Parc Astérix (Est. 1989) - a theme amusement park based on the comic book series "Asterix" by Albert Uderzo and René Goscinny. France's best-selling comic abroad with more than 370 million copies sold worldwide in 111 languages.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parc_Astérix.
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Historic and Classic Trucks. A large collection of trucks on the ramparts, some also huge in size and others special in shape and design.
Photo August 2017, Vestingdagen (August 25, 1979) after 38 years in time.
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Vestingdagen - Transport
The Vestingdagen (Fortress Days) in Hellevoetsluis, an annual multi-day event since 1979. Very popular and with lots of activities in and around the former naval base of the Netherlands. With many historic and vintage ships and vehicles, steam engines, fair and market, various types of demonstrations in the air and ofcourse on the water. Also, lots to do like short boattrips, visit the various musea, watch the naval parade and fireworks show late at night. With about 200.000 visitors in total a well attended event.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels in #Hellevoetsluis #Netherlands / #Vestingdagen #event / #classic #trucks
Memories of Amélie in our garden, she enjoys to sit in the porch of the greenhouse, surrounded by plants and flowers and birds above her head. It's a repeating activity to capture these moments, in time to support our memory for years to come.
Amelie, at the age of 3 years 10 months 29 days.
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Hellevoetsluis - Amélie - Portraits
Amélie "Une dame aimante" - our warm, sweet house cat. She loves to be close to us., a true best friend and she trusts us with all her heart. Grunts, many cuddles, lots of play, the look of her beautiful golden eyes. We really enjoy these very precious moments together, to be kept in our memory forever.
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Photo May 8, 2020 - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels in #Amélie #Hellevoetsluis #Netherlands / #garden #greenhouse
Main Street USA by night, all the lights are lit, most of the people are gone. The end of a fairy tale for this day.
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Disneyland Paris - formerly Euro Disney Resort, is an entertainment resort near Paris , France. It is the most visited theme park in Europe.
It encompasses the theme parks:
Disneyland Park (Est.1992) - based on Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom in Florida.
Walt Disney Studios Park (Est. 2002) - celebrating show business, films, and behind-the-scenes.
Disney Village - an entertainment district containing a variety of restaurants, entertainment venues and shops.
See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disneyland_Paris
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About Pixels - #architecture - #DisneylandPark #FR
Half oktober bij meer dan 25 graden op de "Bokkemèrt". Sta je dan in korte broek en t-shirt naar kerstartikelen te kijken.
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Jaarmarkt de Bokkemèrt - trekt vele tienduizenden bezoekers naar het centrum in Valkenburg aan de Geul. De jaarmarkt, met ruim 300 kramen, heeft een grote variëteit aan artikelen. Verder zijn er ook standhouders uit Duitsland en België met streekproducten en live muziek
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About Pixels - #event #jaarmarkt #christmas - #Valkenburg #NL
The Queen is a stunning beauty, all the kids were very impressed too. And me.....
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Sleeping Beauty Castle - completed in 1992, for the park's 12 April opening, Le Château de la Belle au Bois Dormant stands 50 meters (160 ft) tall. The building also contains La Galerie de la Belle au Bois Dormant, a gallery of displays which illustrate the story of Sleeping Beauty in tapestries, stained glass windows and figures. La Boutique du Château, a shop selling Christmas ornaments year-round, and Merlin l'Enchanteur, a shop specialising in handmade glass figures, are located on ground floor.
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Disneyland Paris - formerly Euro Disney Resort, is an entertainment resort near Paris , France. It is the most visited theme park in Europe.
It encompasses the theme parks:
Disneyland Park (Est.1992) - based on Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom in Florida.
Walt Disney Studios Park (Est. 2002) - celebrating show business, films, and behind-the-scenes.
Disney Village - an entertainment district containing a variety of restaurants, entertainment venues and shops.
See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disneyland_Paris
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About Pixels - #SleepingBeauty #castle - #DisneylandPark #FR
When driving from A to B I could write many letters about the beauty of the landscape.
Quote: Ben je onderweg door de #polder van A naar B dan zie je eigenlijk bij zonsopkomst al het hele #alfabet.
Photo: Just stop for yet another sunrise - by Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Apple iPhone 4S) / #sunrise - #rural / #Landscape at #Polder in #Zwartewaal #VoorneaanZee #VoornePutten, #SouthHolland - #Netherlands
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Zwartewaal: Landscape
Zwartewaal is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland, The Netherlands. It is a part of the municipality of Voorne aan Zee. It still retains the harbor, in medieval history connected to the North Sea, and the surrounding countryside consists of various protected nature reserves with polders, dykes and a variety of agriculture.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zwartewaal.
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Boat trip at "Le Grand Bleu" - the Mediterranean Sea.
Photo: Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D90) / #boat - #boattrip #cruise #sea / #Mediterraneansea at #ParcnationaldesCalanques #CalanquesNationalPark in #Cassis, #BouchesduRhone - #France
Boat trip from the harbour of Cassis to the Massif des Calanques along the coastline of the French Riviera. The sun is burning but many others do the same and enjoy "Le Grand Bleu", the Mediterranean sea.
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Calanques National Park - Calanques National Park (French: Parc national des Calanques, Est. 2012), located in Bouches-du-Rhône, Southern France. The Park, intended to protect and preserve a huge UNESCO coastline area coastline area along the Mediterranean Sea and extends over 520 km2 (201 sq mi), of which 85 km2 (33 sq mi) is land, while the remaining is marine area. It includes parts of the Massif des Calanques stretching between Marseille, Cassis and La Ciotat. Several of the park's best known features include the Calanque de Sormiou, Calanque de Morgiou, Calanque de Port-Miou, Calanque de Sugiton, as well as the Cosquer Cave.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calanques_National_Park.
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Slagerij van Gennip Christmas Village decoration.
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Attractive Lemax Christmas Village decorations, plenty of choice and in various themes. Old Dutch scenes, British Dickens period, even American- and German themes and more in a multitude of houses, figurines, trains, sparkling lights and a colorful collection of sounds do the remaining rest. The shops use huge displays attracting lots of customers. A nice activity for some weeks to create your own street or village entirely in Christmas and winter atmosphere, often decorated with lots of snow.
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A Christmas village (or putz) is a decorative, miniature-scale village often set up during the Christmas season. These villages are rooted in the elaborate Christmas traditions of the Moravian church.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_village.
Photo October 2019, Intratuin Bv (1983) after 36 years in time.
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Intratuin - Christmas village
With 53 garden centers in the Netherlands, 3 in Belgium and 11 in Germany, Intratuin (Est. 1983) is the market leader in the Netherlands and the largest in the Benelux. The mainly very large shops offer a wide range of plants, trees and shrubs for indoors and outdoors. Furthermore, garden articles, pet supplies, home accessories and catering and a large annual Christmas show.
Info: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intratuin.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #christmas #decoration #Lemax #Christmasvillage #gardencenter #shopping #Intratuin in #Rhoon #Netherlands
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Ail Rose de Lautrec - France's finest garlic with pink cloves and white skin on the exterior for sale at the market of Issigeac. It is grown in the medieval town of Lautrec in the Tarn region. According to an old tale, a traveller with no money stopped in Lautrec in order to eat, but as he had no money, he paid with pink cloves of garlic instead.
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This is just one of the very nice culinary details and about taste in France. It's how they add that special "French color" to food. Most of the French don't sell or buy a bulb but a whole string, the photo might show you why.
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Garlic (Allium sativum) - a species in the onion genus, Allium. Its close relatives include the onion, shallot, leek, chive, and Chinese onion.
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Market
Market at Issegeac - it's a thriving market on Sunday mornings, where many gastronomic delights are available as well as an exceptional selection of local wines, meats, fruit and vegetables brought directly to the market by their producers.
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Issigeac - a picturesque small village with many 13th to 15th century medieval timbered houses circling a church and a 17th century Bishop's Palace. The weekly market and brocante market is very popular with a nice variety of products and goods. Also, enjoy the local restaurants, it will sure make your visit complete. This village should be listed as one of the "Les Plus Beaux Villages de France" because it's exactly that type of a nice quaint French villages to visit.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels in #Issigeac #France / #Market / #culinair #garlic
Entrance to the castle estate, it's a very nice walk around the neo-gothic castle "Schaloen" (Est.1381).
Photo: Castle estate entrance - by Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D7200) / #estate - #architecture #monument #Schaloen / #LandscapePhotography at #OudValkenburg #KasteelSchaloen in #Valkenburg, #Limburg - #Netherlands
Kasteel Schaloen (Est. 1381 and restored in 1894 by architect Pierre Cuypers), photo October 2017 after 636 years in history. The year 2031 marks 650 years in time.
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Valkenburg: Kasteel Schaloen - Landscape Photography
Kasteel Schaloen (Est. 1381), a castle in Oud-Valkenburg in the South Limburg municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul. After a long history of destruction, fire and ongoing reconstruction, it was finally restored in 1894 by architect Pierre Cuypers in neo-gothic style with an attached western tower, stair tower to the front and raised ark turrets. The castle is surrounded by a moat and has an adjacent gatehouse with access gate. Together with the estate, a national monument.and a particularly beautiful location in the Geuldal.
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Fortress Days - such a sweet event. Don't eat to many, lots of suger but it will keep you going while wandering past all the things to see.
Photo August 2017, Vestingdagen (August 25, 1979) after 38 years in time.
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Vestingdagen - Market
The Vestingdagen (Fortress Days) in Hellevoetsluis, an annual multi-day event since 1979. Very popular and with lots of activities in and around the former naval base of the Netherlands. With many historic and vintage ships and vehicles, steam engines, fair and market, various types of demonstrations in the air and ofcourse on the water. Also, lots to do like short boattrips, visit the various musea, watch the naval parade and fireworks show late at night. With about 200.000 visitors in total a well attended event.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #culinair #candy #Market #event #Vestingdagen in #Hellevoetsluis #Netherlands
Kanji is more then something to read.
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Elegant art of kanji - If you can't read it you can still enjoy the design. These characters are on a wall of an Asian restaurant at Markthal Rotterdam.
Chinese characters - logograms developed for the writing of Chinese. They have been adapted to write a number of other Asian languages. They remain a key component of the Japanese writing system where they are known as kanji. Chinese characters constitute the oldest continuously used system of writing in the world.
Photo November 2019, Markthal Rotterdam (2014) after 5 years in time.
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Markthal - Restaurant Wah Nam Hong
The Markthal Rotterdam (Est. 2014), a remarquable residential and office building with a market hall with many little shops and restaurants underneath. The front and rear glass facades are the largest glass-window cable structures in Europe and the inside of the building is adorned with a colorful 11.000 m2 artwork named "Hoorn des Overvloeds" (Cornucopia or Horn of Plenty).
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_Hall_(Rotterdam).
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #shopping #decoration #kanji #RestaurantWahNamHong #shop #restaurant #WahNamHong #Markthal in #Rotterdam #Netherlands
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Limestone cliffs along the Mediterranean sea.
Photo: Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D90) / #calanques #inlet #cliff - #boattrip #cruise #UNESCO / #MassifdesCalanques at #ParcnationaldesCalanques #CalanquesNationalPark in #Cassis, #BouchesduRhone - #France
The Massif des Calanques coastline is a very impressive area to visit. A calanque is a narrow, steep-walled inlet that is developed in limestone, dolomite, or other carbonate strata and found along the Mediterranean coast. At the end of the inlet it reveales small beaches or small harbours.
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Calanques National Park - Calanques National Park (French: Parc national des Calanques, Est. 2012), located in Bouches-du-Rhône, Southern France. The Park, intended to protect and preserve a huge UNESCO coastline area coastline area along the Mediterranean Sea and extends over 520 km2 (201 sq mi), of which 85 km2 (33 sq mi) is land, while the remaining is marine area. It includes parts of the Massif des Calanques stretching between Marseille, Cassis and La Ciotat. Several of the park's best known features include the Calanque de Sormiou, Calanque de Morgiou, Calanque de Port-Miou, Calanque de Sugiton, as well as the Cosquer Cave.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calanques_National_Park.
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Egyptian artefacts.
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Egyptian artefacts, the exceptionally high level of craftsmanship is clearly visible here in detail, design and color.
Photo November 2017, Rijksmuseum van Oudheden (1818) after 199 years in time.
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Rijksmuseum van Oudheden
The National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden, founded in 1818. In addition to numerous impressive collections, the Egyptian collection is one of the largest and most complete collections of Ancient Egyptian art in the world.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rijksmuseum_van_Oudheden.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #antiquities #Egyptian #artefacts #museum #RMO #RijksmuseumvanOudheden in #Leiden #Netherlands
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Chez Briseraduis - food for Gladiators.
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The splendours of Rome, a fastfood restaurant with the name "Les Fastes de Rome". The outdoor facade and decoration is very nice and colorful. With an impressive gladiator holding a Cornucopia, also called the Horn of Plenty. This legendary object, which gave abundance, originally comes from Greek mythology. According to myth, the Cornucopia is the horn of the goat Amalthea, which Zeus suckled in Crete.
Photo May 2023, Parc Astérix (April 30, 1989) after 34 years in time.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #roman #gladiator #statue #themepark #horeca #decoration at #FastesdeRome #RomanEmpire #ParcAsterix in #Plailly #France
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Parc Asterix
Parc Astérix (Est. 1989) - a theme amusement park based on the comic book series "Asterix" by Albert Uderzo and René Goscinny. France's best-selling comic abroad with more than 370 million copies sold worldwide in 111 languages.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parc_Astérix.
Published at - Flickr - Google Photos and Maps
Memories of Amélie in our garden, she enjoys to sit in the porch of the greenhouse, surrounded by plants and flowers and birds above her head. It's a repeating activity to capture these moments, in time to support our memory for years to come.
Amelie, at the age of 3 years 10 months 29 days.
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Hellevoetsluis - Amélie - Portraits
Amélie "Une dame aimante" - our warm, sweet house cat. She loves to be close to us., a true best friend and she trusts us with all her heart. Grunts, many cuddles, lots of play, the look of her beautiful golden eyes. We really enjoy these very precious moments together, to be kept in our memory forever.
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Photo May 8, 2020 - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels in #Amélie #Hellevoetsluis #Netherlands / #garden #greenhouse
Kanji is more then something to read.
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Elegant art of kanji - If you can't read it you can still enjoy the design. These characters are on a wall of an Asian restaurant at Markthal Rotterdam.
Chinese characters - logograms developed for the writing of Chinese. They have been adapted to write a number of other Asian languages. They remain a key component of the Japanese writing system where they are known as kanji. Chinese characters constitute the oldest continuously used system of writing in the world.
Photo November 2019, Markthal Rotterdam (2014) after 5 years in time.
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Markthal - Restaurant Wah Nam Hong
The Markthal Rotterdam (Est. 2014), a remarquable residential and office building with a market hall with many little shops and restaurants underneath. The front and rear glass facades are the largest glass-window cable structures in Europe and the inside of the building is adorned with a colorful 11.000 m2 artwork named "Hoorn des Overvloeds" (Cornucopia or Horn of Plenty).
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_Hall_(Rotterdam).
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #shopping #decoration #kanji #RestaurantWahNamHong #shop #restaurant #WahNamHong #Markthal in #Rotterdam #Netherlands
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Kanji is more then something to read.
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Elegant art of kanji - If you can't read it you can still enjoy the design. These characters are on a wall of an Asian restaurant at Markthal Rotterdam.
Chinese characters - logograms developed for the writing of Chinese. They have been adapted to write a number of other Asian languages. They remain a key component of the Japanese writing system where they are known as kanji. Chinese characters constitute the oldest continuously used system of writing in the world.
Photo November 2019, Markthal Rotterdam (2014) after 5 years in time.
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Markthal - Restaurant Wah Nam Hong
The Markthal Rotterdam (Est. 2014), a remarquable residential and office building with a market hall with many little shops and restaurants underneath. The front and rear glass facades are the largest glass-window cable structures in Europe and the inside of the building is adorned with a colorful 11.000 m2 artwork named "Hoorn des Overvloeds" (Cornucopia or Horn of Plenty).
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_Hall_(Rotterdam).
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #shopping #decoration #kanji #RestaurantWahNamHong #shop #restaurant #WahNamHong #Markthal in #Rotterdam #Netherlands
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Colorful "It's A Small World" scenes - a water-based dark ride located in the Fantasyland area at the various Walt Disney Parks and Resorts worldwide. With its inaugural version having originally premiered at the 1964 New York World's Fair before permanently moving to Disneyland. The ride features over 300 audio-animatronic dolls in traditional costumes from cultures around the world, frolicking in a spirit of international unity, and singing the attraction's title song, which has a theme of global peace. The song "It's A Small World" is the most publicly performed song of all time.
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Disneyland Paris - formerly Euro Disney Resort, is an entertainment resort near Paris , France. It is the most visited theme park in Europe.
It encompasses the theme parks:
Disneyland Park (Est.1992) - based on Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom in Florida.
Walt Disney Studios Park (Est. 2002) - celebrating show business, films, and behind-the-scenes.
Disney Village - an entertainment district containing a variety of restaurants, entertainment venues and shops.
See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disneyland_Paris
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About Pixels - #ItsASmallWorld - #DisneylandPark #FR
Kids dream of Full Power Tractor racing and even talk to the driver and teammates.
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STPO Tractor Pulling event - an anual event organised by "Stichting Tractor Pulling Oudenhoorn" with lots of extreme engine power and visitors.
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Truck and tractor pulling - also known as power pulling, is a motorsport competition, popular in many countries which requires modified tractors to pull a heavy sled along a 11-metre (35 ft) wide, 100-metre (330 ft) long track, with the winner being the tractor that pulls the sled the farthest. It's the most powerful motorsport, due to the multi-engined modified tractor pullers.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tractor_pulling
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About Pixels - #autosport #kids - #event #TractorPulling #Oudenhoorn #NL
Kanji is more then something to read.
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Elegant art of kanji - If you can't read it you can still enjoy the design. These characters are on a wall of an Asian restaurant at Markthal Rotterdam.
Chinese characters - logograms developed for the writing of Chinese. They have been adapted to write a number of other Asian languages. They remain a key component of the Japanese writing system where they are known as kanji. Chinese characters constitute the oldest continuously used system of writing in the world.
Photo November 2019, Markthal Rotterdam (2014) after 5 years in time.
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Markthal - Restaurant Wah Nam Hong
The Markthal Rotterdam (Est. 2014), a remarquable residential and office building with a market hall with many little shops and restaurants underneath. The front and rear glass facades are the largest glass-window cable structures in Europe and the inside of the building is adorned with a colorful 11.000 m2 artwork named "Hoorn des Overvloeds" (Cornucopia or Horn of Plenty).
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_Hall_(Rotterdam).
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #shopping #decoration #kanji #RestaurantWahNamHong #shop #restaurant #WahNamHong #Markthal in #Rotterdam #Netherlands
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Kanji is more then something to read.
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Elegant art of kanji - If you can't read it you can still enjoy the design. These characters are on a wall of an Asian restaurant at Markthal Rotterdam.
Chinese characters - logograms developed for the writing of Chinese. They have been adapted to write a number of other Asian languages. They remain a key component of the Japanese writing system where they are known as kanji. Chinese characters constitute the oldest continuously used system of writing in the world.
Photo November 2019, Markthal Rotterdam (2014) after 5 years in time.
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Markthal - Restaurant Wah Nam Hong
The Markthal Rotterdam (Est. 2014), a remarquable residential and office building with a market hall with many little shops and restaurants underneath. The front and rear glass facades are the largest glass-window cable structures in Europe and the inside of the building is adorned with a colorful 11.000 m2 artwork named "Hoorn des Overvloeds" (Cornucopia or Horn of Plenty).
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_Hall_(Rotterdam).
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #shopping #decoration #kanji #RestaurantWahNamHong #shop #restaurant #WahNamHong #Markthal in #Rotterdam #Netherlands
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Winetasting at the vineyard with Bel-Ami and Princess Clève wine bottles.
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Gageac-et-Rouillac - Le Clos D'Yvigne
Brought to a thriving succes by Patricia Atkinson, a self made vigneron in the small village of Saussignac who restored this vineyard with award winning wines and to become a best-selling writer with her book "The Ripening Sun" about her remarkable story doing so.
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Richard Poppelaars
About Pixels Photography: #winetasting #degustation #ClosDYvigne #Saussignac #FR
Wandering in Anton Pieck postcards.
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It's a very nice atmosphere wandering between the many nice snow covered houses at the Anton Pieckplein in the Efteling during the Winterefteling event.. It's like the famous picturesque winter postcards by Anton Pieckhas come to life.
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Winterefteling - an event during the winter months. The park is decorated in a pleasant winter atmosphere like open campfires and decorations of snow and icicles, without being to cold to visit.
Photo November 2018, Efteling (May 31, 1952) after 66 years in time.
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Efteling - Anton Pieckplein
Efteling (Est. 1952) - one of the oldest theme parks in the world. A very popular full-sized fantasy-themed amusement park with many attractions and a wide array of amusement rides that reflect elements from ancient myths and legends, fairy tales, fables, and folklore.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efteling.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #postcard #architecture #AntonPieck #AntonPieckplein #Winterefteling #Marerijk #Efteling in #Kaatsheuvel #Netherlands
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Renaissance and an elaborate topiary garden (Jardins Du Manoir Eyrignac/France) - Visitors are welcomed with many rows of plants in lines of symmetrie. A very nice garden and walk with some excellent landscape designs.
Photo August 2002, Jardins du manoir d'Eyrignac (+/-1650) after 352 years in time.
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Jardins Du Manoir Eyrignac - Jardins Remarquables
The Jardins du manoir d'Eyrignac is a 17th-century manor house in Salignac-Eyvigues surrounded by a recreated 18th-century Italian Renaissance garden in the Dordogne department of France. An elaborate topiary garden with some remaining elements from the original garden. It has topiary sculptures, vistas, fountains, statues, and an allée of vases. The garden is listed in the list in "Notable Gardens of France".
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manor_d'Eyrignac.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels in #Salignac-Eyvigues #France / #JardinsDuManoirEyrignac #manoir #Eyrignac / #garden
Memories of Amélie in our garden, she enjoys to sit in the porch of the greenhouse, surrounded by plants and flowers and birds above her head. It's a repeating activity to capture these moments, in time to support our memory for years to come.
Amelie, at the age of 3 years 10 months 29 days.
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Hellevoetsluis - Amélie - Portraits
Amélie "Une dame aimante" - our warm, sweet house cat. She loves to be close to us., a true best friend and she trusts us with all her heart. Grunts, many cuddles, lots of play, the look of her beautiful golden eyes. We really enjoy these very precious moments together, to be kept in our memory forever.
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Photo May 8, 2020 - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels in #Amélie #Hellevoetsluis #Netherlands / #garden #greenhouse
Dutch "cosy" winter scenes.
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Attractive Lemax Christmas Village decorations, plenty of choice and in various themes. Old Dutch scenes, British Dickens period, even American- and German themes and more in a multitude of houses, figurines, trains, sparkling lights and a colorful collection of sounds do the remaining rest. The shops use huge displays attracting lots of customers. A nice activity for some weeks to create your own street or village entirely in Christmas and winter atmosphere, often decorated with lots of snow.
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A Christmas village (or putz) is a decorative, miniature-scale village often set up during the Christmas season. These villages are rooted in the elaborate Christmas traditions of the Moravian church.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_village.
Photo October 2019, Intratuin Bv (1983) after 36 years in time.
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Intratuin - Christmas village
With 53 garden centers in the Netherlands, 3 in Belgium and 11 in Germany, Intratuin (Est. 1983) is the market leader in the Netherlands and the largest in the Benelux. The mainly very large shops offer a wide range of plants, trees and shrubs for indoors and outdoors. Furthermore, garden articles, pet supplies, home accessories and catering and a large annual Christmas show.
Info: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intratuin.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #christmas #decoration #Lemax #Christmasvillage #gardencenter #shopping #Intratuin in #Rhoon #Netherlands
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Just in case of emergencies. Demonstration SIGMA resque and emergencies equipment. Just is case something bad happens...
Photo August 2015, Vestingdagen (August 25, 1979) after 36 years in time.
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Vestingdagen - Emergency services
The Vestingdagen (Fortress Days) in Hellevoetsluis, an annual multi-day event since 1979. Very popular and with lots of activities in and around the former naval base of the Netherlands. With many historic and vintage ships and vehicles, steam engines, fair and market, various types of demonstrations in the air and ofcourse on the water. Also, lots to do like short boattrips, visit the various musea, watch the naval parade and fireworks show late at night. With about 200.000 visitors in total a well attended event.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #hulpdiensten #SIGMA #demonstratie #Emergencyservices #event ##veiligheidsplein #Vestingdagen in #Hellevoetsluis #Netherlands
Steam engines on tour. Steam engines in and around the historic city center, once they have come to a halt in front of the Town Hall, you can really see how impressive they are. Hissing, big and heavy, the smell of burning coal, from time to time the loud whistling of the steam whistles that could be heard far and wide. This steam whistle sound has been the sign that it was Vestingdagen for several editions of this event.
Hellevoetsluis has no direct link in the past with steam engines, at most with the Pomphuis of the Jan Blanken Dry Dock, the Machinistenschool or later a steam train connection with Rotterdam. Nevertheless, these British steam engines were seen and experienced as a top attraction.
Photo August 2017, Vestingdagen (August 25, 1979) after 38 years in time.
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Vestingdagen - Steam engines
The Vestingdagen (Fortress Days) in Hellevoetsluis, an annual multi-day event since 1979. Very popular and with lots of activities in and around the former naval base of the Netherlands. With many historic and vintage ships and vehicles, steam engines, fair and market, various types of demonstrations in the air and ofcourse on the water. Also, lots to do like short boattrips, visit the various musea, watch the naval parade and fireworks show late at night. With about 200.000 visitors in total a well attended event.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #steamengines #tour #Steamengines #event #townhall #Vestingdagen in #Hellevoetsluis #Netherlands
Shopping at UGG.
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Just near Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) Airport, you'll find a Champs-Élysées like Outlet Shopping Center. It includes 110 exclusive top fashion and homeware boutiques.
Even the village like architecture, including the small bistro's, is exquisite and colorful indeed. The (price)tag #lavalleevillage could be the new trend for some time to come.
Photo April 2023, La Vallée Village (2000) after 23 years in time.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #facade #decoration #shop at #UGG #ShoppingMall #LaValleeVillage in #Serris #France
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La Vallee Village
Val d'Europe "La Vallée Village" (Est. 2000) - in an idealized "briarde" architecture, more than 120 clothing and other luxery brands, including 15 of major brands, with lots of goods for sale at discount prices. Also a few known fast food and some famous delicacy places to actually taste some nice European types of cuisine.
Info: www.thebicestercollection.com/la-vallee-village/en.
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Everyone chooses a place to live, a place that suits the resident. In architecture, it is valuable for each residential location to have the opportunity to give it its own unique identity. The variety of facades with doors, windows, balconies, gardens and more gives every house its own appearance. Together this forms a map of the community that is recognizable to everyone.
In modern architecture with sleek, especially repetitive housings, everyone seems equal. But the community then loses color, the unique character of the residents is then almost invisible. Residents express this indoors, which is rarely visible to everyone. It creates a multitude of closedness in a place where we should be able to live together happily and healthily.
Photo: Diversity in architecture - key to healthy communities - by Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D7200) / #facade #door - #urban #LPBVF #architecture / #UrbanPhotography at #Bastide in #Monpazier, #Dordogne - #France
July 2017, Monpazier (Est. 1285) after 732 years in history. The year 2035 marks 750 years in the timeline of its history.
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Monpazier: Urban Photography
The small village Monpazier, a 13th-century bastide town, founded in 1285 and built by King Edward I of England for trade, commerce and justice. It almost didn't change in the past centuries, a medieval town square lined with an arched arcade, a 16th-century covered market, three of the original six rampared city gates remain and many other traces of medieval history. This picturesque small village is one of the "Les Plus Beaux Villages de France" villages, said to be one of the most atractive in southwest France.
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Impressive Egyptian temple design.
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The Oziris structure is huge, a two story high temple, a reflecting pond with fountains and a high obelisque. Take a closer look, it's even more impressive decorated in all forms and sizes.
Photo May 2023, Parc Astérix (April 30, 1989) after 34 years in time.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / Egytian #temple #themepark #attraction #architecture at #OzIris #Egypt #ParcAsterix in #Plailly #France
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Parc Asterix
Parc Astérix (Est. 1989) - a theme amusement park based on the comic book series "Asterix" by Albert Uderzo and René Goscinny. France's best-selling comic abroad with more than 370 million copies sold worldwide in 111 languages.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parc_Astérix.
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Equestrian vaulting performances at "La Legende des Chevaliers". Some of the acrobatic tricks performed, mostly while ryding a horse, are very spectacular.
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La Legende des Chevaliers - a very spectacular mostly equestrian show with lots of acrobatic horse rides, medieval armor, weapons and kids friendly fights and most of all lots of humour. They perform a medieval type fantasy story about some brave knights and dames and some nasty orcs. Kids just love it!
See: www.equestrio.fr
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About Pixels - #Event #LegendedesChevaliers #Equestrian - #Provins #FR
Don't shoot! - on the ramparts of Hellevoetsluis you can find the "Geschut 24 IJ" (Est.1870) canon, this type was the first large-caliber rear loading gun in the armament of the Dutch artillery. At the time there were 13 canons of this type of artillery at the fortress of Hellevoetsluis, as far as we know never used for actual defensive action. In the "National Military Museum" (NMM) in Soest is also a pristine example on display but without the fortress view.
Some details: the firing tube is 4560 mm long and the largest diameter at the height of the chamber piece (the thickest part) is 990 mm. Total weight of the entire construction is 22,710 kg, projectile velocity 380m p/s, range 3,000m, one shot every 4 minutes.
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Nationaal Militair Museum - History
The Nationaal Militair Museum (NMM) (Est. 2014) is a museum that focuses on the Dutch Armed Forces in past, present and future, with extra attention to the collections of the Royal Netherlands Army and Royal Netherlands Air Force derived from the Legermuseum from Delft and the Militaire Luchtvaart Museum from Soesterberg which were merged into the NMM.
Info: www.nmm.nl.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels in #Soest #Netherlands / #NationaalMilitairMuseum #museum #NMM / #canon #dutcharmy
Daredevils and acrobats enjoy the Waterjump, every jump is different and it's also lots of fun to watch. Most of them proudly say: I did it!.
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Ouddorp - WaterJump Brouwersdam
Waterjump Brouwerdam - this popular attraction (Est. 2009) is a jumping and sliding ramp of 8 meters high with a length of 25 meters. Daredevils practice breathtaking jumps into the water. The attraction is unique in the Netherlands. It is safe for everyone, beginner and professional, to use at the "Zeil- en Surfcentrum Brouwersdam", directly on Lake Grevelingen. The three different slides are suitable for descents using skis, snowboards, BMX bikes, in-line skates or slide mats.
Info: www.brouwersdam.nl
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Ouddorp - a small village with nearby many dunes, nature reserves and beach locations like Brouwersdam along the Nort Sea shore. A very popular location, resulting in lots of recreational activity.
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Richard Poppelaars
About Pixels Photography: #WaterJump #Brouwersdam #Ouddorp #NL
It's very nice to watch the water activity, beginners and pro's, there's always something to see.
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Ouddorp - Zeil- & Surfcentrum Brouwersdam
Zeil- & Surfcentrum Brouwersdam - started in 1993. Lots of sportive people have enjoyed the surf- and sail activities in the calm fresh waters of Lake Grevelingen nearby. The location includes horeca, a Waterjump attraction and many little beaches.
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Waterjump Brouwerdam - this popular attraction (Est. 2009) is a jumping and sliding ramp of 8 meters high with a length of 25 meters. Daredevils practice breathtaking jumps into the water. The attraction is unique in the Netherlands. It is safe for everyone, beginner and professional, to use at the "Zeil- en Surfcentrum Brouwersdam", directly on Lake Grevelingen. The three different slides are suitable for descents using skis, snowboards, BMX bikes, in-line skates or slide mats.
Info: www.brouwersdam.nl
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Ouddorp - a small village with nearby many dunes, nature reserves and beach locations like Brouwersdam along the Nort Sea shore. A very popular location, resulting in lots of recreational activity.
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Richard Poppelaars
About Pixels Photography: #surfing #sailing #WaterJump #Brouwersdam #Ouddorp #NL
Echt een wereldhavenstad. Echt een wereldhavenstad, maar opvallend is wel dat er in het centrum van de stad in de havens nog amper schepen liggen.
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Rotterdam - Rijnhaven
Kop van Zuid/Rotterdam - a neighborhood of Rotterdam. Located on the south bank of the Nieuwe Maas opposite the center of town. The district is relatively young and includes several port areas including the Wilhelmina Pier. The Kop van Zuid is built on old, abandoned port areas. By converting these areas into an urban area, and providing better infrastructure, planners sought to unite the northern and southern parts of the city.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #harbor #Rijnhaven in #Rotterdam #Netherlands
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What's in a name.
.Photo March 2023, Landwinkel Klok (2012) after 11 years in time.
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Landwinkel Klok - Shopping
Supermarket Landwinkel Klok - Apples, pears, plums and cherries are grown on this farm in a sustainable and environmentally conscious way. In the old barn you will find a large country shop, where you can find many other healthy products besides fruit. There is farm cheese, fresh farm dairy, local beef, vegetables & fruit, and many organic foods.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #gift #signs #Shopping #landwinkel #farmersmarket #LandwinkelKlok in #Vierpolders #Netherlands
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A fun fair for everyone to enjoy. A fun fair should not be missing, fun for the children and a colorful spectacle in the evening.
Photo August 2017, Vestingdagen (August 25, 1979) after 38 years in time.
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Vestingdagen - Fun Fair
The Vestingdagen (Fortress Days) in Hellevoetsluis, an annual multi-day event since 1979. Very popular and with lots of activities in and around the former naval base of the Netherlands. With many historic and vintage ships and vehicles, steam engines, fair and market, various types of demonstrations in the air and ofcourse on the water. Also, lots to do like short boattrips, visit the various musea, watch the naval parade and fireworks show late at night. With about 200.000 visitors in total a well attended event.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #attraction #FunFair #event #fair #Vestingdagen in #Hellevoetsluis #Netherlands
Memories of Amélie in our garden, she enjoys to sit in the porch of the greenhouse, surrounded by plants and flowers and birds above her head. It's a repeating activity to capture these moments, in time to support our memory for years to come.
Amelie, at the age of 3 years 10 months 29 days.
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Hellevoetsluis - Amélie - Portraits
Amélie "Une dame aimante" - our warm, sweet house cat. She loves to be close to us., a true best friend and she trusts us with all her heart. Grunts, many cuddles, lots of play, the look of her beautiful golden eyes. We really enjoy these very precious moments together, to be kept in our memory forever.
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Photo May 8, 2020 - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels in #Amélie #Hellevoetsluis #Netherlands / #garden #greenhouse
Papier daar!. Kapitein Gijs, ook vaak Boekanier Gijs in een bijzonder mooie opzet in het thema van de "Vliegende Hollander" attractie nabij. Het ontwerp is een mix van Anton Pieck en Ton van de Ven, beide belangrijke vormgevers van het park. Kapitein Gijs behoort tot de papier verzamelaars zoals die verder op het park als "Holle Bolle Gijzen" te vinden zijn. Eerder heeft Kapitein Gijs in het Sprookjesbos gestaan.
Photo November 2018, Efteling (May 31, 1952) after 66 years in time.
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Efteling - Kapitein Gijs
Efteling (Est. 1952) - one of the oldest theme parks in the world. A very popular full-sized fantasy-themed amusement park with many attractions and a wide array of amusement rides that reflect elements from ancient myths and legends, fairy tales, fables, and folklore.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efteling.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #papierhier #KapiteinGijs #Ruigrijk #Efteling in #Kaatsheuvel #Netherlands
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Dutch "cosy" winter scenes.
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Attractive Lemax Christmas Village decorations, plenty of choice and in various themes. Old Dutch scenes, British Dickens period, even American- and German themes and more in a multitude of houses, figurines, trains, sparkling lights and a colorful collection of sounds do the remaining rest. The shops use huge displays attracting lots of customers. A nice activity for some weeks to create your own street or village entirely in Christmas and winter atmosphere, often decorated with lots of snow.
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A Christmas village (or putz) is a decorative, miniature-scale village often set up during the Christmas season. These villages are rooted in the elaborate Christmas traditions of the Moravian church.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_village.
Photo October 2019, Intratuin Bv (1983) after 36 years in time.
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Intratuin - Christmas village
With 53 garden centers in the Netherlands, 3 in Belgium and 11 in Germany, Intratuin (Est. 1983) is the market leader in the Netherlands and the largest in the Benelux. The mainly very large shops offer a wide range of plants, trees and shrubs for indoors and outdoors. Furthermore, garden articles, pet supplies, home accessories and catering and a large annual Christmas show.
Info: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intratuin.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #christmas #decoration #Lemax #Christmasvillage #gardencenter #shopping #Intratuin in #Rhoon #Netherlands
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Inside a huge 360ft (110m) kite, stiil on the beach an excellent moment to see even walk in the huge interior size.
Photo: Inside a huge 360ft (110m) kite - by © Richard Poppelaars #About_Pixels #Photography (Nikon D7200) / #beach #Kite - #event #Kitefestival / #EventPhotography at #StrandScheveningen #Vliegerfestival in #Scheveningen, #SouthHolland - #Netherlands
Vliegerfestival (Since 1978), photo September 2018 after 40 years.
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Scheveningen: Vliegerfestival - Event Photography
The most beautiful kite event on Scheveningen is since 1978 this "Kite Festival". Many types of (flyable) kites made of light and strong materials such as spinnaker cloth, poles (formerly made of wood, now made of glass or carbon fiber) and super strong fibers. And that in all types, from small to super large and often in a special design and beautiful colors..
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