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Living along the Mediterranean sea.
Photo: Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D90) / #beach #coast - #boattrip #cruise / #MassifdesCalanques at #MassifdesCalanques #CalanquesNationalPark in #Cassis, #BouchesduRhone - #France
On top of the ridges of these cliffs large houses. Pamela Anderson lived for a few years in one of the luxurious mansions near Cassis. Many other wealthy and famous people own a mansion along the Mediterranean coast. Not only at Cap Ferrat, an area that also includes much more owners related to merky business. Better to live near Cassis, less crowded and less villa's around.
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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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Colorful street and boutique facades.
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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 #architecture at #LaValleeVillage #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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Look at those sweet potatoes.
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These sweet potatoes are a very nice variation for out kitchen and meals. Delicious when roasted.
Photo February 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 / #potatoe #Shopping #landwinkel #farmersmarket #LandwinkelKlok in #Vierpolders #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
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 2019, Vestingdagen (August 25, 1979) after 40 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
Museum De Duinhuisjes - an open air museum in Rockanje with characteristic small farms in the style of building around the year 1900 in Westelijk Voorne.
In that period the people in Rockanje mainly lived from small-scale horticulture, fishing and hunting. The very first dune houses were built with what was available from nature and what was found at beachcombing.
In the open-air museum you will find three dune houses that come elsewhere from Rockanje and which have been rebuilt as original as possible in the old state on this location. The first house at the entrance from 1910, which already stood here, is a national monument. Each house has been decorated in a different way, creating a nice overview of the different periods around the turn of the last century (1900 - 1930). There are also a number of original outbuildings and stables.
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Heemtuin “De Tenellaplas” - 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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About Pixels - #museum #duinhuisjes - #Tenellaplas #Rockanje #NL
Mickey's Fantasia - Sorcerer's Apprentice statue, we all remember the many broomsticks when Merlin asked Mickey to clean up and he used a bit of magic.
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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:
Walt Disney Studios Park (Est. 2002) - celebrating show business, films, and behind-the-scenes.
Disneyland Park (Est.1992) - based on Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom in Florida.
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 - #Mickey #statue - #WaltDisneyStudiosPark #FR
All in good shape for Christmas.
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An excellent cake shape, just ass some snow white suger afterwards.
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Oldenhof - Kookwinkel Oldenhof
Excellent cooking store in the heart of The Hague. They've got really everything you need in the kitchen.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #interior #kitchenware #shape #KookwinkelOldenhof #passage #shop #kitchenstore #Oldenhof in #TheHague #Netherlands
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The scent of Lavender in town. The city has changed a lot in recent years, they created even some room for some flowerfields.
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Rotterdam - Markthal
Markthal (Est. 2014)- a residential and office building with a market hall underneath. It has the largest glass-window cable structure in Europe. The inside of the building is adorned with an 11.000 m2 artwork by Arno Coenen, named Hoorn des Overvloeds (Horn of Plenty). 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 now on the inside of the hall. Some call it The largest artwork in the world or The Sistine Chapel of Rotterdam.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels in #Rotterdam #Netherlands #Rotterdam #NL / #urban
Dolphin show at "Théatre de Poseidon".
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Dolphins at "Théatre de Poseidon", a very nice show too and some of the very few animals in the parc. After more then 30 years it finally came to an end, instead there is a show with humans, no feeding permitted.
Photo May 2010, Parc Astérix (April 30, 1989) after 21 years in time.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #dolphinarium #show #themepark #dolphinshow at #TheatredePoseidon #GreceAntique #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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Meet the full cast of actors after the show at "La Legende des Chevaliers". It's so nice to speak to the performers in person, ask questions and to take a close look at the armour, the dressed up horses and to see how proud they all are about the show presented.
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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 - #Provins #FR
The Uerdingen railbus (in German: Uerdinger Schienenbus), the common term for the multiple units which were developed by the German firm of Waggonfabrik Uerdingen for the Deutsche Bundesbahn and private railways after the Second World War.
These vehicles were diesel-powered, twin-axle railbuses of light construction. These vehicles were employed in passenger train duties on branch lines where steam or diesel train operations were less profitable. A total of 1,492 power cars were built from 1950 to 1971; and the total number of units, including trailer and driving cars, was 3,306. The railbus, much loved by passengers, was also nicknamed the Rote Brummer (Red Buzzer) because of the loud noise it made when driving.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uerdingen_railbus#Museum_vehicles.
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Simpelveld - Miljoenenlijn - Railwaystation
ZLSM "Zuid-Limburgse Stoomtrein Maatschappij" (South Limburg Steam Train Company) or ZLSM - part of the Miljoenenlijn, a heritage railway operating from its main station at Simpelveld to Schin op Geul and Kerkrade in the southern part of the Limburg province in the Netherlands.
Info: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zuid-Limburgse_Stoomtrein_Maatschappij.
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About Pixels Photography: #museum #ZLSM #train #Simpelveld #NL
Botanic illumination by Lotus flowers and Water Lilies (or Nymphéas) at the Aquatic labyrinth - a stunning collection of more than 250 different species with beautiful flowers, large in size and in various colours. The long paths just above the waterline allow visitors to get very close to the flowers.
Photo: Lotus flowers and Water Lilies - by © Richard Poppelaars #About_Pixels #Photography (Apple iPhone X) / #pond #flower #waterlily - #garden #Arboretum #botanicalgarden / #NaturePhotography at #WatergardensofCarsac #JardinsdeEau in #CarsacAillac, #Dordogne - #France
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Carsac-Aillac: Jardins de Eau - Nature Photography
The "Les Jardins d'Eau de Carsac", translated "The Water Gardens of Carsac", dedicated to the luxuriance of lotus, water lilies, exotic and tropical water lilies. The Three hectares of garden and lush vegetation includes a unique Aquatic labyrinth with a more than 500 meters long footbridge between aquatic flora and fauna. Also an arboretum with frogs and dragonflies who will guide the visitors.
Take a rest at the picnic area or visit the gift shop, nursery and aquatic garden center or enjoy feeding Japanese Koi carp.
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Fireboat power at Rotterdam Cruise Terminal, it's just an exercise. Water reaches the 20th floor but it's almost a typical Rotterdam ballet show to watch.
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About Pixels - Skyline
Chinese Terracotta army warriors.
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Endless variations of a selection of the 8.000 terracotta warrior statues wearing different kinds of armour and clothing. They vary in height, uniform, and hairstyle in accordance with rank. It shows so many details and they also used to be painted too, even the weapons were included. This burial gift must have been very impressive, in creation, presentation and sure is in Chinese history.
Photo March 2017, Terracotta Army (210–209 BCE) after 2226 years in time.
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Terracotta Army - L'Armée Terracotta
Exhibition "L'armée Terracotta - l'héritage de l'empereur chinois éternel". It shows items part of one of the greatest discoveries of the last century, the terracotta army discovered in 1974, dated about 2,200 years ago, then ancient China of the first Chinese emperor.
The 8,000 terracotta soldiers were a burial gift for Emperor Qin Shi Huang Di (259 -210 BC). The archaeological site, now a UNESCO World Heritage site, encompasses a stunning 98 square kilometers (38 square miles). As many as 700,000 conscripted workers have worked on the project to recreate the army of the Chinese emperor in terracotta, that is more than have worked on the pyramid of Cheops. Some time after the burial the collection was destroyed and weapons stolen by a rival emperor. The exhibition shows realistic replicas and unfortunately not the originals because they are too fragile to transport.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terracotta_Army.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #statue #warrior #LArmeTerracotta #exposition #TerracottaArmy in #Liège #Belgium
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Some nice new Toutatis souvenirs.
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The Festival Toutatis area includes a new souvenir shop, the Boutique Toutatis, it also includes in addition to the regular souvenirs some new Toutatis themed items to collect.
Photo May 2023, Parc Astérix (April 30, 1989) after 34 years in time.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #Toutatis #shopping #souvenirs at #BoutiqueToutatis #LaGaule #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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Shoe shopping at UGG.
Photo Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Apple iPhone X) / #shoes - #shopping #article / #ShoppingMall at #UGG #LaValleeVillage in #Serris, #SeineetMarne - #France
Typical UGG design shoes, a succesfull company but rumours exist about some animal crualty related problems during the production of the required materials. It's hard to find out if that's true, also it's a mass production article.
Photo August 2019, La Vallée Village (2000) after 19 years in time.
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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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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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Greece in ancient times.
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Ancient Greek temple at the "Le Vol d'Icare" ride. It looks so very real and it must have been a task to construct something that's broken like a ruin.
Photo May 2011, Parc Astérix (April 30, 1989) after 22 years in time.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #temple #attraction #architecture at #LeVoldeIcare #GreceAntique #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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Pumpkins - colorful and decorative.
Photo: Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D7200) / #pumpkin - #event #fair / #SeasonFair at #KwekerijRoest #Pompoenfair in #Vierpolders, #SouthHolland - #Netherlands
It's almost like with the condenced colors of the past months, a harvest in september when the rest of nature begins to fade into autumn. In all sizes, shapes and forms. They are also called Winter squash, an annual fruit representing several species of the Cucurbita. Harvested and eaten in the mature fruit stage when the seeds within have matured fully and the skin has hardened into a tough rind. At this stage, most varieties of this fruit can be stored or used for decorative and culinairy purposes for months to come.
Photo September 2017, Pompoenfair Kwekerij Roest (anual editions 2004-2018).
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Pompoenfair - The Pompoenfair, an anual popular event at Kwekerij Roest from 2004 until 2018. An event with about 120 variations of pumpkins, regional culinairy highlights, market stalls, workshops and various other participants.
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Chrysler classics.
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American Cars and Classics - Classic Cars
This event is a gathering of a whole collection of various car brands, in models and years. From a time period of car design that is so easily recognizable, special use of materials and especially specific appearance that is so visibly linked to only that period.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #sports #classic #vintage #cars #ClassicCars #event #AmericanCarsandClassics in #Hellevoetsluis #Netherlands
Colorful street and boutique facades.
Photo Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Apple iPhone 11 Pro) / #facade #decoration - #shop #architecture / #ShoppingMall at #ConciegeService #LaValleeVillage in #Serris, #SeineetMarne - #France
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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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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Pumpkins - colorful and decorative.
Photo: Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D90) / #pumpkin - #event #fair / #SeasonFair at #KwekerijRoest #Pompoenfair in #Vierpolders, #SouthHolland - #Netherlands
It's almost like with the condenced colors of the past months, a harvest in september when the rest of nature begins to fade into autumn. In all sizes, shapes and forms. They are also called Winter squash, an annual fruit representing several species of the Cucurbita. Harvested and eaten in the mature fruit stage when the seeds within have matured fully and the skin has hardened into a tough rind. At this stage, most varieties of this fruit can be stored or used for decorative and culinairy purposes for months to come.
Photo September 2015, Pompoenfair Kwekerij Roest (anual editions 2004-2018).
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Pompoenfair - The Pompoenfair, an anual popular event at Kwekerij Roest from 2004 until 2018. An event with about 120 variations of pumpkins, regional culinairy highlights, market stalls, workshops and various other participants.
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De Smaak van Vroeger.
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All about buying and saying cheese. A nice and spacious shop and still lot of products like cheese, nuts and snack meat products including a Délifrance section.
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Voorhuys - 't Voorhuys
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #interior #signs #tVoorhuys #shopping #cheesestore #delicacy #Voorhuys in #Brielle #Netherlands
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De Groene Poort in Vichte is one of Belgium's premier showrooms for antique building materials and reclaimed furniture. Housed in a vast warehouse, this "treasure hunt" destination offers everything from thousands of historic doors and custom-made salvaged wood tables to industrial decor and architectural salvage, making it an essential hub for designers and homeowners seeking authentic, one-of-a-kind character.
Photo: Vintage and antique treasure chest - by © Richard Poppelaars #About_Pixels #Photography (Apple iPhone 15 Pro) / #furniture #antique - #shop #brocante #DeGroenePoort / #ArtchitecturePhotography at #Vichte in #Anzegem, #WestFlanders - #Belgium
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Anzegem: Artchitecture Photography
De Groene Poort (The Green Gate) in Vichte is a renowned destination for anyone looking to add a touch of history and character to their home. It is widely considered one of Belgium's largest and most unique showrooms for antique building materials and authentic furniture.
The store is housed in an expansive warehouse and is famous for its "organized chaos" charm. It feels more like a museum or a treasure hunt than a traditional furniture store. They specialize in: thousands of antique doors, reclaimed wood furniture, industrial and vintage decor, architectural salvage like old shutters, vintage windows, stone sinks, and hardware for restoration projects and much more.
It is a primary source for interior designers, architects, and homeowners who want to move away from mass-produced furniture. Whether you are looking for a massive oak dining table made from reclaimed barn wood or a specific vintage handle for a renovation, this is the place to go.
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French style bowl.
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A veery nice bowl with a unique design and materials used. Notice the very nice spoon.
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Oldenhof - Kookwinkel Oldenhof
Excellent cooking store in the heart of The Hague. They've got really everything you need in the kitchen.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #interior #kitchenware #bowl #KookwinkelOldenhof #passage #shop #kitchenstore #Oldenhof in #TheHague #Netherlands
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Enjoy Fifty Shades of Green under a Banana tree - Botanical garden - Bambousaie de la Roque-Gageac/FR
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 2019, Vestingdagen (August 25, 1979) after 40 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
A warm welcome during the winter.
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Cozy campfire at Winterefteling, you can still warm up comfortably and it has a cozy atmosphere.
Photo December 2018, Efteling (May 31, 1952) after 66 years in time.
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Efteling - Ton van de Venplein
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
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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 / #campfire #TonvandeVenplein #Marerijk #Efteling in #Kaatsheuvel #Netherlands
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Noisettes de Seine et Marne.
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Sweet an crunchy coated local produced nuts, a true delicacy named Torréfiées...
Photo May 2023, Chapon - Chocolaterie de Meaux (2012) after 11 years in time.
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Chapon Chocolaterie - Chocolaterie de Meaux
Since 2012, Patrice Chapon produces his own chocolate in the "Atelier de Torrefaction". After several years of research and meticulous restoration of the Torréfacteur, the Cacaotarare and La Conche machines to transform the cocoa beans into very high quality chocolate he was ready for a modern production, with old tools, with complete control of the manufacturing process of creating his own unique chocolate.
Info: chapon.com.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #nuts #coated #Chapon #Chocolaterie #ChocolateriedeMeaux #ChaponChocolaterie in #Meaux #France
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Uitstapje naar de Mosselbanken in de Krammer, het is de kraamkamer van de mossel.
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Mosselgilde Wijnverkiezing 2018 - Wijnverkiezing Mosselseizoen 2018
Wijnverkiezing Mosselseizoen 2018 - een culinair evenement georganiseerd door het "Mosselgilde" waarbij diverse wijnkenners uit een selectie van wijnen de beste keus voor het Mosselseizoen 2018 mochten kiezen.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels in #Bruinisse #Netherlands / #MosselgildeWijnverkiezing2018 #Mosselgilde #krammer / #event #wineelection
Militair 2 propellor vliegtuig. More recent 2 propeller military airplanes, out of service for a number of reasons. Time and modern technologie flew much faster...
Photo March 2019, Nationaal Militair Museum (2014) after 5 years in time.
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Nationaal Militair Museum
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 / #airplane #museum #NMM #NationaalMilitairMuseum in #Soest #Netherlands
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SprookjesBeelden aan Zee (Est.2004) by the American sculptor Tom Otterness, inspiring cheerfully designed sculptures on the Scheveningen boulevard.
Photo March 19, 2017, SprookjesBeelden aan Zee after 13 years.
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Museum Beelden aan Zee - Sprookjesbeelden aan Zee
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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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
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Fireboat power at Rotterdam Cruise Terminal, it's just an exercise. Water reaches the 20th floor but it's almost a typical Rotterdam ballet show to watch.
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About Pixels Skyline - (Rotterdam/NL)
Curling Python to Joris.
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Ruigrijk by night during the Winterefteling event.
Photo January 2014, Efteling (May 31, 1952) after 62 years in time.
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Efteling - Python
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
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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.
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Naakte dame - zicht op de Kleine Geul.
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Perhaps the most special view of the Kleine Geul, but probably also the most photographed woman in Valkenburg. It is a bronze nude sculpture by an unknown artist on a footbridge over the Kleine Geul river. She leans relaxed over the railing of the bridge, aided in height by a champagne cooler as a plinth. A beautiful classic hairstyle above a young face, the somewhat large breasts concealed in the relaxed arms, the back provocatively high in the air on stately slender legs. A little further on is more art in presumably the same style, but then a motorcycle with a coolly dressed motorcyclist, perhaps by the same artist..
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Valkenburg - Art
The name of Valkenburg aan de Geul refers to the central town of this municipality, Valkenburg, and the small river Geul. Since the 12th cntury sieges and conquests have been the recurrent theme in the history of Valkenburg, especially in connection with Valkenburg castle, Today a very popular town with lots of visitors the whole year round.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valkenburg_aan_de_Geul.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
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Glassblower Christmas decorations - Roman glassworks Museum. Nice things at the Roman glassblowers museum. An old craft, they are still making vases, glasses, candle stands or fantasy figures from glass in a traditional way (also called Erlebnismuseum Lernort Natur) - Monschau/DE
Stone art decorations.
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Very nice designed rocks with stone carved designs at the Toutatis attraction. It's an excellent example of todays design and construction skills to create this kind of art.
Photo May 2023, Parc Astérix (April 30, 1989) after 34 years in time.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
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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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Sausages or cheese?.
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Lots of small sausages and cheese for sale, a nic snack for a fair price. The good taste and quality is almost like for free.
Photo February 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.
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Classic en historische 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.
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Todays menu: Coq au Vin or Soup.
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A very nice designed kitchen shows the staff preparing the orders.
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Dudok - Brasserie Dudok
A typical grand café as you also see in Paris. Open since 1991 and since then Restaurant Brasserie Café Dudok has been a very popular catering location. They are named after the architect of the same name, Willem Marinus Dudok.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
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Steam locomotive "SJ E2 1040" (Est. 1910), build by Nydqvist & Holm. This is one of the operational historical steamtrains of the ZSLM running on a track called "Miljoenenlijn". A very impressive machine to see and a lucky view at the railwaysstation or in the regional landscape.
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Valkenburg - Miljoenenlijn - ZLSM Steamtrain
ZLSM "Zuid-Limburgse Stoomtrein Maatschappij" (South Limburg Steam Train Company) or ZLSM - part of the Miljoenenlijn, a heritage railway operating from its main station at Simpelveld to Schin op Geul and Kerkrade in the southern part of the Limburg province in the Netherlands.
Info: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zuid-Limburgse_Stoomtrein_Maatschappij.
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De zonsondergang, sunbeams stralen door de wolken heen terwijl de zon langzaam achter de horizon zakt aan het Haringvliet bij Hellevoetsluis.
Helvoetse Reddingsbrigade - special guest. With all that water and the many ports in Hellevoetsluis, the Helvoetse Rescue Brigade is present at every event. Fast boats, trained rescuers, it makes life on the water a lot safer.
Photo August 2015, Helvoetse Reddingsbrigade (februari 20, 1975) after 40 years in time.
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Vestingdagen - Reddingsbrigade
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.
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Medieval streets and buildings (Beaumontois en Périgord/France) - A quiet little French bastide village, many ancient houses most of them renovated with taste. A very nice town for a relaxing walk.
Photo August 2019, Beaumontois en Périgord (1272) after 747 years in time.
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Beaumontois en Périgord - Architecture
The village of Beaumontois en Périgord, a place where the medieval history is still present, a central village square with a covered market, surrounded by houses with gables with arches and an impressive church. The foundation of the bastide of Beaumont-du-Périgord begun by Luc de Thaney, Seneschal of Gascony, on the orders of the King of England, Duke of Aquitaine, Edward I, in 1272. By the treaty of Paris of 1259, between Louis IX and Henri III, King of England, the war between Capétiens and Plantagenêts ends and the King of England recognizes himself as a vassal of the King of France. The founding of Beaumont precedes that of the bastide town of Monpazier by twelve years. The king of England, duke of Guyenne, granted in 1288 to the inhabitants of the town certain privileges.
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A special building in this village is the church, it begun at the end of the 13th century was not finished until the 14th century. The Beaumont Church does not appear to have suffered significant damage during the Hundred Years War or when the town of Beaumont was taken by Protestant troops in 1576, 1585 and 1587. The building is classified as a historical monument on April 8, 1909.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
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Foggy morning at the historic fortifications, The fog and silence changes the atmosphere, it conceals what is otherwise visible and gives color to the image which is actually shaded in gray.
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Fortifications - during the time of the United Provinces Hellevoetsluis was the naval port of the Admiralty of de Maze (Rotterdam) and could accommodate an entire fleet within a special land-enclosed fortress with harbour and dockyard facilities, accessible through a canal. Thanks to its strategic situation the town grew from the beginning of the 17th century to be the homeport for the Dutch war fleet. In later years the port was fortified more and more and Hellevoetsluis therefore became a unique combination of fortified town and naval port.
The Admirals Maarten Tromp, Michiel de Ruyter and Piet Heyn had their home base here and in 1688 during the Glorious Revolution William III of Orange's invasion fleet departed from the port.
See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellevoetsluis
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Weather - "Fog" (Hellevoetsluis/NL)