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Mickey's statue, in Fantasia 1940 "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" Walt Disney Cartoon Movie. Don't we all remember the many broomsticks when Merlin asked Mickey to clean up and he used a bit of magic...
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Walt Disney Studios Park
Disneyland Paris - 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.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disneyland_Paris.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels in #DisneylandParis #France / #WaltDisneyStudiosPark / #Mickey #statue
Garlic - it adds a special "French color" to food. Well known and used in French cuisine.
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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 at Le Bugue - in November 1319, the King of France, Philippe Le Long, ordered by deed that the market be perpetually held on Tuesday. This act is still presently in force.
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Le Bugue - located on the banks of the Vézère river and inhabited since prehistoric times. The last village along the Vézère river and a few kilometers before the confluence of the Vézère with the Dordogne river at the ancient village of Limeuil
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About Pixels - #culinair #frenchfood #delicacies #garlic - #market #LeBugue #France #FR
Shopping at Stone Island.
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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 May 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 #StoneIsland #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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Tower of Terror spooky interior (est 2007) - an accelerated drop tower dark ride inspired by Rod Serling's anthology television series, The Twilight Zone, and take place in the fictional Hollywood Tower Hotel in Hollywood, California. It places riders in a seemingly ordinary hotel elevator, and present the riders with a fictional backstory in which people have mysteriously disappeared from the elevator. It's the second tallest attraction.
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Walt Disney Studios Park - Tower Of Terror Ride
Disneyland Paris - 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.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disneyland_Paris.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels in #DisneylandParis #France / #WaltDisneyStudiosPark #ride / #TowerofTerror #lobby
The "Hering Eater", a huge sculpture and one that has become a symbol of Scheveningen.
SprookjesBeelden aan Zee (Est.2004) by the American sculptor Tom Otterness, inspiring cheerfully designed sculptures on the Scheveningen boulevard
Photo: Sprookjesbeelden aan Zee by Tom Otterness - by © Richard Poppelaars #About_Pixels #Photography (Nikon D7200) / #sculpture #TomOtterness - #museum #art #FairyTaleSculpturesbytheSea / #ArtPhotography at #Boulevard in #Scheveningen, #SouthHolland - #Netherlands
SprookjesBeelden aan Zee (Est. 2004 by Tom Otterness), photo March 2017 after 13 years.
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Scheveningen: Art Photography
Sprookjesbeelden aan Zee (Fairy Tale Sculptures by the Sea) - a free sculpture terrace on the boulevard of Scheveningen. The sympathetic sculptures by the American sculptor Tom Otterness are part of "Museum Beelden aan Zee" behind it. The more than twenty works of art depict various fairy tales, such as those of Gulliver, Hansel and Gretel, Tin Soldier, Moby Dick, Pinocchio and Hans Brinker.
Most striking is the gigantic Haringeter that has become the icon of the new Scheveningen boulevard. In total, the sculpture terrace comprises three large and twenty smaller bronze works of art with a skin of shiny patina, playfully placed on the boulevard, on islands and banisters. For photographers the glossy sculptures are a popular subject, not easy to isolate from the wandering crowds on this boulevard, but especially to capture these sculptures with some nice contrasting clouds or a sunset in the background.
Info: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beelden_aan_Zee.
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Something delicious at Pierre Herme.
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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 May 2023, La Vallée Village (2000) after 23 years in time.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #culinair #shop at #PierreHerme #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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Gras brengt ook weer dieren in het weiland. Soms maakt men van het verzamelde hooi leuke sculpturen - Scharendijke/NL
Tower of Terror spooky exterior (est 2007) - an accelerated drop tower dark ride inspired by Rod Serling's anthology television series, The Twilight Zone, and take place in the fictional Hollywood Tower Hotel in Hollywood, California. It places riders in a seemingly ordinary hotel elevator, and present the riders with a fictional backstory in which people have mysteriously disappeared from the elevator. It's the second tallest attraction.
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Walt Disney Studios Park - Tower Of Terror Ride
Disneyland Paris - 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.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disneyland_Paris.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels in #DisneylandParis #France / #WaltDisneyStudiosPark #ride / #TowerofTerror #tower #elevator
Flying Dutchman Golden Age harbor.
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The design and architecture of the Flying Dutchman attraction is breathtakingly beautiful. The atmosphere of a VOC harbor from the Golden Age has been incorporated in the building in so many details and features in an original way. More than a hundred different ornaments in this attraction have been designed and produced by Efteling, some in large numbers. A very beautiful version of the saga of "The Flying Dutchman", in person Willem van der Decken, captain of the VOC ship "The Lands Ship of War Delft" from 1783.
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De Vliegende Hollander (Est. 2007) - an attraction in Ruigrijk that consists of a combination of various attraction types, including a walkthrough, a dark ride and a water coaster. The theme of the attraction is the saga of the same name about a ghost ship from the Golden Age.
Photo March 2012, Efteling (May 31, 1952) after 60 years in time.
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Efteling - Vliegende Hollander
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 / #architecture #port #GoldenAge #VliegendeHollander #ruigrijk #flyingdutchman #Efteling in #Kaatsheuvel #Netherlands
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Police driving Volvo'and Porche. Classic and modern police cars on the security square. The beautiful Volvo is from the time when the current bright colors had no meaning. At the time, the police still drove inconspicuous Volvo, but also with Porche.
Photo August 2018, Vestingdagen (August 25, 1979) after 39 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 / #policecar #volvo #Emergencyservices #event ##veiligheidsplein #Vestingdagen in #Hellevoetsluis #Netherlands
Sunbathing at the Calanques, some dressed, some nude.
Photo: Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D90) / #beach - #boattrip #cruise #sea / #MassifdesCalanques at #ParcnationaldesCalanques #CalanquesNationalPark in #Cassis, #BouchesduRhone - #France
Sunbathing at the rocks of the huge cliffs along Mediterranean coast, Some dressed,some nude,don't worry only "Le Grande Bleu" is watching.
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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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A well-known view and sound in the city of Rotterdam, the yellow trams of the RET. Many models of trams have passed, and the museum has a number of restored trams in its collection.
Quote: Driving home for #Christmas? Ja, maar pas als jij naar huis vervoerd bent. Ech wel!.
Photo: Ding, ding, ding - right on track - by Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Apple iPhone 8) / #trip #tram - #museum #RET @010byday / #UrbanPhotography at #trammuseum in #Rotterdam, #SouthHolland - #Netherlands
Rotterdamse Electrische Tram (RET) (founded on October 15, 1927), photo December 29, 2022 after 95 years 2 months since 1927. The year 2027 marks 100 years in time.
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Rotterdam: Urban Photography
The Tram Museum Rotterdam is a museum about the history of public transport in Rotterdam. The museum is located in the former Hillegersberg depot of the Rotterdam Electric Tram (RET) on the Kootsekade in the city of Rotterdam Hillegersberg. The museum gives a representative picture of the tram types that ran in Rotterdam. There is also a workshop where museum trams are restored and maintained. In addition, they provide tours through the Rotterdam city center while enjoying a drink, snack, some music and everything that can be seen along the route. The Rotterdamse Electrische Tram (RET) was founded on October 15, 1927. Its founding came about after a decision by the Rotterdam city council to take over the operation of the trams in the city from the Rotterdamsche Tramweg Maatschappij (RTM).
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Breathtaking Wild West landscape by night with various mountains, rockformations and Wild West Mining structures. It's huge and recreated in high detail to almost real.
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Disneyland Paris - Big Thunder Mountain
Disneyland Paris - 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.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disneyland_Paris.
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Richard Poppelaars
About Pixels Photography: #BigThunderMountain #DisneylandPark #FR
Einde van een prachtige herfstdag met een zonsondergang aan het brede water. Wolken verschijnen voor wat neerslag in de nacht.
The time when the young lambs are born is a popular period when visitors, especially children, visit the stable. Various lambs can be cuddled by the children who visibly enjoy this. The little lambs also show the joy of the upcoming spring with nature coming back to life.
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Ouddorp - De Mèkkerstee
A care farm (founded in 2001) that provides with staff inclusion of disadvantaged people a business with mainly goats, a stable, simple cheese dairy, shop with many regional products and a pancake restaurant.
Info: www.demekkerstee.nl/nl/de-mekkerstee/.
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Richard Poppelaars
About Pixels Photography: #lamb #kids #Mekkerstee #Ouddorp #NL
Flying Dutchman during the night.
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When light has come to darkness, we sometimes see more because everything else is obscured.
Quote: Als #licht tot #duisternis is gekomen zien we soms juist meer omdat het al het andere dan heeft verhuld.
Photo September 2008, Efteling (May 31, 1952) after 56 years in time.
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Efteling - Vliegende Hollander
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 / #architecture #magic #VliegendeHollander #ruigrijk #flyingdutchman #Efteling in #Kaatsheuvel #Netherlands
Daffodils like a fairy tale. Daffodils color nature with fresh green leaves and yellow flowers.
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Tenellaplas - Nature reserve
The Heemtuin “De Tenellaplas” is a 3ha landscape park landscaped by Cees Sipkes in 1949-1950. Managed by the South Holland Landscape (ZHL). Around the Tenellaplas, all the characteristic biotopes from the dunes of Voorne have been brought together on a small surface: a dune lake, marshy banks, pasture, dry sand slopes, thickets, upright forest, a piece of heather field and more than 300 other plant species.
Info: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heempark_De_Tenellaplas.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels in #Rockanje #Netherlands / #Tenellaplas / #Daffodils #flower
In this corner of the Place de Cornieres the facade corners touch. They had to make way for people to pass through resulting in this unique passage by removing stones in the structure of the arched arcade. Must have been a huge discussion to solve this issue.
Photo: Place de Cornieres passage - by Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Apple iPhone 11 Pro) / #arcade #passage #church - #urban #village #architecture / #UrbanPhotography at #PlacedeCornieres in #Monpazier, #Dordogne - #France
July 2023, Monpazier (Est. 1285) after 738 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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Panther De Ville car driven by Cruella De Vil - this car was used in Disney's 1996 live-action movie 101 Dalmatians and 102 Dalmatians as Cruella de Vil's car.
The Panther De Ville is a neo-classic luxury vehicle which was produced by Panther Westwinds, the British specialty maker, from 1974 to 1985. About 60 De Villes were hand-built, for many years Britain's most expensive listed production car.
With a wheelbase of 142 inches (3,600 mm), the tubular-framed De Ville used a straight-six engine or a V12 engine from Jaguar Cars. The flowing wing lines and big headlights of the De Ville were styled to imitate the Bugatti Royale.
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Walt Disney Studios Park - Studio Tram Tour
Disneyland Paris - 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.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disneyland_Paris.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels in #DisneylandParis #France / #WaltDisneyStudiosPark #tour / #car #PantherDeVille #101Dalmatians
The steam fumes of this lignite factory caused a narrow streak of local snowfall in parts of Limburg at 26 februari 2018 - Weisweiler/DE
Memories of Tarka, a repeating activity to collect those photos to support our memory for years to come.
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Tarka - our gentle lady and for so many years beloved friend, our sweet house cat. A female cat who loves to be very near to us. She could miauw so she always purred, always in for some play, countless purs, and most impressive the very special contact we shared. We really enjoy these very precious moments together, to be kept in our memory forever
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About Pixels - #cat #pets - #Hellevoetsluis #NL
Flames and roar by the multi headed Draconicon Dragon. The visitors cheer when after some herioc fighting with huge flames and intense roar the multi headed dragon becomes silent. It also marks the end of a spectecular show and performance with horses and birds of prey. Kids are very impressed, they could even feel the heat of the flames.
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Ravelijn (Est. 2011) - it's a theater performance of 20 minutes for an audience of 1200 people with impressive performances by all those part of the show.
Photo April 2014, Efteling (May 31, 1952) after 62 years in time.
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Efteling - Raveleijn
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 / #show #dragon #Raveleijn #Marerijk #Efteling in #Kaatsheuvel #Netherlands
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Haar or sea fret along the dunes. Haar is typically formed over the sea and is blown to the land by the wind. This commonly occurs when warmer moist air moves over the relatively cooler North Sea causing the moisture in the air to condense, forming haar.
Mist komt op boven zee wanneer koude lucht over relatief warm zeewater stroomt of wanneer warme lucht in aanraking komt met een koude zee. In het voorjaar en het begin van de zomer kan bij aanvoer van warme lucht uit Zuid-Europa boven de koude Noordzee een uitgestrekt mistgebied ontstaan - Goedereede/NL
Colorful Christmas decorations.
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Colorful Markthal Christmas decorations, impressive indeed to see.
Photo November 2019, Markthal Rotterdam (2014) after 5 years in time.
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Markthal - Christmas
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 / #architecture #shopping #mall #Christmas #Markthal in #Rotterdam #Netherlands
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Tobacco factory "Van Nellefabriek" (UNESCO / Est. 1925). The "Van Nelle factory" on the Van Nelleweg, Rotterdam. Formerly a tobacco factory, currently in use for events and some offices.
Photo June 2016, Van Nelle fabriek (1931) after 85 years in time.
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Rotterdam - Van Nellefabriek
The Van Nelle factory - Start of construction in 1925, ready in 1931 in the "Nieuwe Bouwen" building style by architect Johannes Brinkman and Leendert van der Vlugt. National monument and UNESCO object.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Nelle_Factory
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Van Nelle - established in 1782 by Johannes van Nelle with a shop in coffee, tea and tobacco at the Leuvehaven in Rotterdam. Grew between 1837 and 1881 with worldwide trade contacts and own plantations in the Dutch East Indies a coffee roasting factory processing tobacco and tea. The company distinguished itself through its own approach, with appealing advertising figures such as "Piggelmee". The introduction of the first freshly ground vacuum-packed coffee under the name "Supra" in 1962 contributed significantly to this.
Info: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Nelle.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #architecture #UNESCO #monument #VanNellefabriek #monument #factory #UNESCO #vanNelle in #Rotterdam #Netherlands
De zon in het polderse landschap. Precies even zo'n moment waar je de tijd voor moet nemen. Gewoon even genieten. - Zwartewaal/NL
Beachhouses on the beach for those who want to stay on the beach. The sounds of and view at the sea must be great.
Tourism
Hoek van Holland/NL
Local grown garlic - the French taste and scent. Mostly sold in a bunch, just enough until the next market in town - Saint-Cyprien/FR
The beauty of the neo-gothic Castle Schaloen (Est.1381), an impressive structure in the Geuldal landscape. In 2013 the castle was the most expensive property for sale in the Netherlands. A wealthy Chinese was interested in the object with an asking price of no less than 14 million euros.
Photo: Priceless beauty of an ancient castle - by Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Apple iPhone 4S) / #castle #estate - #architecture #monument #Schaloen / #Architecturalphotography at #OudValkenburg #KasteelSchaloen in #Valkenburg, #Limburg - #Netherlands
Kasteel Schaloen (Est. 1381 and restored in 1894 by architect Pierre Cuypers), photo February 2014 after 633 years in history. The year 2031 marks 650 years in time.
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Valkenburg: Kasteel Schaloen - Architectural 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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Tom Thumb stealing the Seven-league boots of the Ogre. Tom Thumb in the Efteling is based on one of the eight fairytales published by Charles Perrault "Le petit Poucet" in "Histoires ou contes du temps passé" in 1697. The scene, designed as "Klein Duimpje", is since 1998 in the Fairytale Forest. Tom Thumb is stealing the Seven-league boots of the sleeping ogre. To call Tom Thumb, you have to call his name in a hole of a wooden log.
Seven-league boots are an element in European folklore. The boots allow the person wearing them to take strides of seven leagues per step, resulting in great speed..
Photo January 2014, Efteling (May 31, 1952) after 62 years in time.
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Efteling - Klein Duimpje
Sprookjesbos (1952) - the Fairytale Forest is a six-hectare park in the Efteling. An excellent location for a walk through the fairytale books of writers like the Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen and Charles Perrault. The Efteling started as a park in 1952 with this Fairytale Forest
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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 / #giant #Sevenleagueboots #KleinDuimpje #Marerijk #Sprookjesbos #TomThumb #Efteling in #Kaatsheuvel #Netherlands
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Eerder in 2013, het Zuid-Hollandse landschap @OpVoornePutten exact zo behouden zoals het nu is.
© Richard Poppelaars / #AboutPixels (24 Sep 2013) / #dyke #rural @ZHLandschap / #Landscape at #polder in #Zwartewaal #VoorneaanZee #VoornePutten #SouthHolland #Netherlands
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Zwartewaal Landscape
The small village of Zwartewaal, part of the municipality Voorne aan Zee in the Dutch province of South Holland, The Netherlands. It still retains the harbor, in medieval history connected to the North Sea, the surrounding countryside consists of various protected nature reserves with polders, dykes and a variety of agriculture.
Steam engines - very impressive!. Many historic steam engines, impressive, large and hissing, and beautifully lit in the evening. Not only were they parked somewhere but they also drove around the old city center which got a lot of attention from the public. The sound of the steam whistles has long been the typical sound for another summer edition of the Vestingdagen event.
Photo August 2018, Vestingdagen (August 25, 1979) after 39 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 / #classic #steamengines #steam #Steamengines #event #zuidfront #Vestingdagen in #Hellevoetsluis #Netherlands
Memories of Tarka in our Garden, a repeating activity to collect those photos to support our memory for years to come.
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Hellevoetsluis - Tarka - le petite dame - Garden portraits
Tarka - our elegant, sweet and gentle lady and for so many years our beloved friend. A tiny female cat but more of a tender lady who loved to be very near to us. She loved the sunlight, our garden, and always with or in short range of Zammys. She could not actually mew so she always purred or showed a vibrating tail. Always in for some play or a gentle kuddle, but we most beloved the very special contact we shared together. We enjoyed these precious moments together, to be kept in our memory forever.
Tarka at the age of 12 years 5 months 20 days.
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Richard Poppelaars
About Pixels Photography: #cat #pets #Hellevoetsluis #NL
Place de Cornieres - medieval centre (est.+/-1250). A very nice square surrounded by medieval buildings with little shops and restaurants - Monpazier/FR
I'll be Home for Christmas (Louis XIV/Netherlands ) - I'll be Home for Christmas, funny warm lights, a tree in my room, new smells, rounds toys in the tree en my people family to enjoy my first Christmas at home.
Louis XIV, at the age of 7 months 17 days.
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Louis XIV - Christmas
Louis XIV, le Roi Soleil - our beloved, sweet house cat. Silver-gray but with its golden eyes "le Roi Soleil" of his kingdom. Proud of his loving family by whom he likes to be served generously, tough and brave as long as we are near to him. We enjoy these royal audiences together, precious moments enclosed in our hearts forever.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels in #Hellevoetsluis #Netherlands / #LouisXIV #LouisXIV #cat #pets / #portraits #xmas
Place de Cornieres - medieval centre (est.+/-1250). A very nice square surrounded by medieval buildings with little shops and restaurants - Monpazier/FR
Sjame de sjon in de sjee sjien sjakke - tegen zondersondergang zie je opeens meer mensen op het strand. Even nog snel naar de zonsondergang kijken. Rockanje/NL
A Dutch flag - with pride (SS Rotterdam/Netherlands) - Every day a huge Dutch flag shown the origin of the SS Rotterdam. It's up there, every day, from sunrise to sunset.
Photo June 2013, SS Rotterdam (1959) after 54 years in time.
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SS Rotterdam
SS Rotterdam (Est. 1959) - also known as "The Grande Dame", is a former ocean liner and cruise ship, and has been a hotel ship in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, since 2010. The ship, Length 228.0 m (748 ft), height 61 m (200.1 ft), 10 decks, speed 21.5 knots, capacity 1,456 passengers and 776 officers and crew, was launched by Queen Juliana of the Netherlands in 1958. The Rotterdam was the last great Dutch "ship of state", employing the finest artisans from the Netherlands in her construction and fitting out process. Her career spanned forty-one years and sailed from 1959 until her final retirement in September 2000.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Rotterdam.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
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Artwork Cornucopia - Hoorn des Overvloeds.
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Artwork Cornucopia - Hoorn des Overvloeds - the interior of the Markthal is covered with a 11,000 m² (two football fields) large artwork by Arno Coenen and Iris Roskam, entitled "Hoorn des Overvloeds". This title refers to the Cornucopia, a horn of Latin mythology which symbolizes abundance and saturation.
The artwork shows strongly enlarged fruits, vegetables, seeds, fish, flowers and insects. It was made using digital 3D-techniques, printed on 4000 perforated aluminum panels and covers the ceiling of the hall. Some now call it "The largest artwork in the world" or "The Sistine Chapel of Rotterdam".
Photo April 2017, Markthal Rotterdam - Cornucopia (2014) after 3 years in time.
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Markthal - Cornucopia
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.
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Metasequoia glyptostroboides, one of the very special plant species at Strypemonde.
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Metasequoia glyptostroboides - the dawn redwood, a fast-growing, endangered deciduous conifer, the sole living species of the genus Metasequoia, one of three species in the subfamily Sequoioideae. It is a particularly well-known example of a living fossil species. The tree faces considerable risks of extinction in its wild range due to deforestation, however it has been planted extensively in arboreta worldwide. If the species had not been discovered in 1941 but a bit later, it might have become extinct before being investigated.
Quote: Even #wandelen in een sprookje dit #weekend? Ontdek de #herfst die monumentaal mooi is.
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September 2018, Laan met Metasequoia (Est. 1960) after 58 years in time. In the year 2035 it's 75 years since.
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Rockanje: Strypemonde Nature
A nice walk on this 100-hectare Strypemonde estate leads you through a beautiful varied forest and past a flowery forest meadow and many special trees, such as the Metasequoia Glyptostroboides and exotic oaks. The former owners of the then 2000 hectare estate were shipowners, they brought many cuttings and seeds from abroad and they still grow here. The area is also rich in tawny owls, long-eared owls and woodpeckers and you will find many mushrooms in the autumn.
The name Strypemonde comes from a wide creek, the Strype, which flowed into the sea here in the Middle Ages and which was later dammed. The hunting lodges Olaertsduin and Strypemonde (anno 1930) are national monuments and the Schaapskooy is a municipal monument.
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