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Happy Halloween decorations at Frontierland, in countryside style.
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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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Lichtschip 12 Noord Hinder onderweg naar "Dordt in Stoom". En het schip mag terecht één van de topstukken zijn voor de bezoekers maar ook tijdens de vlootschouw.
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Lichtschip 12 Noord Hinder - lichtschip uit 1963, volledig in oorspronkelijke staat en goed onderhouden door een groep van toegewijde vrijwilligers.
Zie: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noord-Hinder_(schip,_1963)
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Dordt in Stoom - een groot driedaags stoomevenement dat om het jaar plaatsvindt in de historische Dordtse binnenstad. Veel stoommachines en stoomschepen en dus ook een groot aantal bezoekers.
Zie: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dordt_in_Stoom
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Dordt in Stoom - "Lichtschip 12 Noord Hinder" (Dordrecht/NL)
Coach house and stables.
Coach house and stables for horses, carriages and other transport.
Photo May 2016, Kasteel de Haar (restored in 1892) after 124 years in time.
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Kasteel de Haar - Koetshuis de Haar
Kasteel de Haar (restored 1892) - De Haar Castle is located in Utrecht near the village of Haarzuilens. The current castle buildings, all built upon the foundations of the original castle (Est. 1391), date from 1892 and are the work of Dutch architect P.J.H. Cuypers, he restored it in a Neo-Gothic style funded by the Rothschild family.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Haar_Castle.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
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Foie Gras Groliere.
Photo: Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D7200) / #shopping #culinair #foisgras - #shop #produitsregional / #History at #Medievalcenter in #SarlatlaCaneda, #Dordogne - #France
Foie Gras Groliere, one of the many shops that sell this delicacy. It's also one of the most important culinairy symbols of this region.
Foie gras - French for '"fat liver"'), is a specialty food product made of the liver of a duck or goose fattened by gavage (force feeding). A popular and well-known delicacy in French cuisine. Its flavor is described as rich, buttery, and delicate, unlike that of an ordinary duck or goose liver. Foie gras is sold whole, or is prepared into mousse, parfait, or pâté, and may also be served as an accompaniment to another food item, such as steak.
Gavage - the technique of gavage dates as far back as 2500 BC, when the ancient Egyptians began keeping birds for food and deliberately fattened the birds through force-feeding. Today, France is by far the largest producer and consumer of foie gras. Gavage-based foie gras production is controversial, due mainly to the animal welfare concerns about force-feeding, intensive housing and husbandry, and enlarging the liver to 10 times its usual volume.
Photo July 2018, Medieval center (14th century) after +/-668 years in time.
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Sarlat-la-Caneda - One of the most prominent villages in the Dordogne region is Sarlat-la-Canéda. A very popular destination in the Périgord Noir, maybe because modern history has largely passed it by. Sarlat has remained preserved and one of the towns most representative of 14th century France. The old centre consists of impeccably restored stone buildings, with 77 protected monuments it's on France's tentative list for future nomination as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Largely car-free with lots of narrow ancient streets and small stores, an absolute pleasure to walk through and to discover.
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Excellent Asian soup.
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A large bowl of soup with a a very nice tasty broth and other ingredients.
Photo December 2022, Markthal Rotterdam (2014) after 8 years in time.
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Markthal - Saigon Caphe Markthal
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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Vogel Rok - the biggest bird. Vogel Rok from the fairy tales of 1001 Nights, the head of the huge bird above the entrance peeks from left to right. The twenty-two-meter-long, nine-meter-tall bird at the entrance is so large that it has been included in the Guinness Book of Records.
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Vogel Rok (Est.1998) is an indoor roller coaster in the dark in the Travel Kingdom. The attraction is themed on the basis of the mythological mythical creature from the story "The second voyage of Sindbad the Sailor" from the collection of short stories "Fairytales of 1001 Nacht". A Rok is a large bird with the body of a huge eagle and the strength of a hundred lions.
Photo December 2018, Efteling (May 31, 1952) after 66 years in time.
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Efteling - Vogel Rok
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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Music performance during Vestingcode event.
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Hellevoetsluis - Droogdok Jan Blanken - Fortresse Holland
Droogdok Jan Blanken - the Dry dock Jan Blanken is a national monument built for the Dutch navy between 1798 and 1822 (architect Jan Blanken) in Hellevoetsluis for the construction and maintenance of ships. Equipped with new techniques such as a pump house (rebuilt in 2001, now a restaurant) with a James Watt steam engine and hundreds of piles were driven into the ground for the dock foundation. The dock has a ship door (type of lock, French invention), and devided in a maintenance and construction section, the walls of which are constructed as an amphitheater to facilitate easy ship maintenance. The naval frigate Euridice was the first ship to be docked.
After the departure of the Dutch Navy until 1970, in operation, completely restored in 2005, and now a museum with the still fully functioning dock for maintenance on ships.
See: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Droogdok_Jan_Blanken.
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The traditional Christmas tree burning in Hellevoetsluis is always a very nice event. It starts with the Christmas tree hunt for the children to earn lottery tickets. The municipality as an organizer collects about 1000 Christmas trees that are burned as a large fire under the supervision of the fire brigade on the Zuidfront or Land van Paling. It attracts more and more visitors over the years, children win some nice prizes with the raffle tickets and the atmosphere is very nice. It is actually also the warm welcome of the year, especially with the glow of the fire of 1300 degrees Celsius.
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Kerstboomverbranding - Kerstboomverbranding 2016
The Christmas tree burning is an annual event where the collected Christmas trees are burned in a bonfire, with many visitors, nice music and together we enjoy a warm welcome of the year.
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Photo January 16, 2016 - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels in #Hellevoetsluis #Netherlands / #Kerstboomverbranding #event / #bonfire
Op 28 oktober 1688 lag de vloot van Willem III bij Hellevoetsluis klaar voor de invasie van Engeland
Shopping at Tods.
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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 #Tods #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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Kermis mag niet ontbreken. 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.
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Excellent Dordogne valley views.
Photo Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D90) / #sunflower #cliff - #valley / #Landscape at #Dordognevalley in #LaRoqueGageac, #Dordogne - #France
The beauty of the Dordogne vally, rich in color, rich in views.
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La Roque-Gageac - This village is one of the most famous villages in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. La Roque-Gageac, perched above the Dordogne river, below a huge limestone cliff since the 12th century. The village is a member of the "Les Plus Beaux Villages de France" association, indeed one of the most beautiful villages of France.
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Zomers Volkswagen busje, perfecte plek om op de foto te gaan.
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Buytenlust Festival
Buytenlust Festival, an annual event on the atmospheric Hofwei in Oostvoorne. A festival with music, Food and Lifestyle market, good food and drinks provided by a variety of food trucks. Also a range of vintage cars, workshops and a dress market for the children.
Jacoba van Beieren and her entourage are also present as hostess. The historic castle is her former country residence.
Info: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burcht_van_Voorne.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels in #Oostvoorne #Netherlands / #BuytenlustFestival #event #Buytenlust #festival #JacobavanBeieren / #fotografie
Race of the Classics - high class visitors. Hellevoetsluis, as a former historic naval port, was very honored to welcome the Race of the Classics fleet. They were looking for a safe haven, where else, waiting for the race to England.
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Race of the Classics - ROTC
The Race of the Classics (ROTC or "de rees"), the largest and most prominent student sailing event in Europe, where teams from many Universities and Colleges from the Netherlands will sail a race on an impressive fleet of large classic sailing ships. The ships sail from the Rotterdam Veerhaven towards the coast of England, and then finish in Amsterdam.
Info: www.raceoftheclassics.nl.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels in #Hellevoetsluis #Netherlands / #RaceoftheClassics #event #sailingevent #deRees / #watersport #sailing #lighthouse
Place de Cornieres - medieval village centre. A very nice square surrounded by medieval buildings with little shops and restaurants.
Photo: Plus Beaux 13th century Place de Cornieres - by Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D90) / #square - #urban #LPBVF #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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Is your present a book of flowers.
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A very nice vintage style decorative article. A storage container like a vintage book or container with a nice print. Indeed it might add some color to your home decoration.
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Maastricht - Sabon Maastricht
Maastricht - the capital and largest city of Limburg located on both sides of the river Meuse. Developed from a Roman settlement to a medieval religious centre, and today a thriving cultural and regional centre. It has 1677 national heritage buildings and member of the Most Ancient European Towns Network.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maastricht.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #shopping #decoration #SabonMaastricht in #Maastricht #Netherlands
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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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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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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
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The Efteling adds that exra magic.
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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 2022, Intratuin Bv (1983) after 39 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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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 2022, Intratuin Bv (1983) after 39 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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The centre square of Monpazier named Place de Cornieres is surrounded by an arcade of arched buildings with little shops and restaurants.
Photo: Plus Beaux 13th century Place de Cornieres - by Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D90) / #square #arcade - #urban #LPBVF #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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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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Among Mammoths and other prehistoric giants.
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The skeleton of the Mammoth is giant, the museum indoor section also includes a model showing how these giants actually must have looked like. Around it, various other prehistoric, some very rare, finds.
Photo April 2017, Historyland (May 28th, 2016) after 1 years in time.
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Historyland
Historyland, a unique historical theme park and museum in Hellevoetsluis. One with a high educational value. Many themes, from prehistory to the recent past that belong to history, are exhibited here. Mostly life-sized models or even real objects comprise the ever-growing collection. Often with an educational character in which you can even participate actively, such as participating in paleontological excavations or prospecting for gold, make this theme park particularly suitable as a learning environment. The park and a number of buildings offer enough subjects for a nice day with lots of fun but also an educational day.
Info: historyland.nl.
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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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Demonstration SAR helicopter and Rescue Brigade. Together with the rescue brigade, the KNRM, divers and brave volunteers, a SAR helicopter shows what skills are needed to provide assistance on the water. And this is still in good weather what is different at sea...
Photo August 2015, Vestingdagen (August 25, 1979) after 36 years in time.
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Vestingdagen
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 / #SAR #ResqueBrigade #event #Vestingdagen in #Hellevoetsluis #Netherlands
Golden era for Pegasus.
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A huge horse statue of Pegasus in front of the Pegasus Express ride. A magnificent statue that almost shows what to expect of the ride.
After a very nice decorated waiting queue it's finally time to enter your seat. It's a very nice ride, twice the fun because it also runs the track in reverse.
Photo May 2018, Parc Astérix (April 30, 1989) after 29 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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Saint George and the Dragon artefact.
Photo: Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography / #artefact - #castle #monument #museum / #MuseedelaguerreauMoyenAge at #Museum #ChateaudeCastelnaud in #CastelnaudlaChapelle, #Dordogne - #France
A very nice crafted artefact of Saint George and the Dragon artieact at the Castle of Château de Castelnaud exposition. One of the many medieval objects to see.
Photo July 2018, Château de Castelnaud-la-Chapelle (Est. 13th century) after +/-768 years in time. In the year 2025 it's 775 years since.
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Chateau de Castelnaud - Château de Castelnaud-la-Chapelle, a 13th century fortress overlooking the Dordogne River in Périgord, erected to face its rival, the Château de Beynac. Today a popular picturesquely restored castle, a monument historique, and includes a museum of medieval warfare with reconstructions of life size siege engines, mangonneaux, and trebuchets.
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Historical silent streets. It's a very nice walk in this old French village with many silent streets, some houses are very old and mostly stiil inhabited. The streets breath so much of history, some decennia, most of all some ages in time.
Photo July 2017, Monflanquin (1256) after 761 years in time.
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Monflanquin - Architecture
Monflanquin - a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France. Built in 1256 as a military bastide town on a strategic north-south route. The village is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France ("The most beautiful villages of France") association.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monflanquin.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
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Bloedworst met appel, ui en appelstroop.
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Bloedworst met appel, ui en appelstroop. Een regionale culinaire Limburgse specialiteit.
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Bloedworst - ook wel “roi wos”, zowel koud als warm gegeten. Voor de binding kiest men hier niet voor broodkorsten maar voor bloem, licht gekruid met een typische toets van tijm. Vele Limburgers bakken hun bloedworst in schijfjes, met zure appelpartjes en bruine suiker of met rode kool.
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Restaurant Pieke Potloed - een leuk restaurant in de oude binnenstad waar diverse regionale delicatessen op de menukaart staan.
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Maastricht - Bistro Pieke Potloed
Maastricht - the capital and largest city of Limburg located on both sides of the river Meuse. Developed from a Roman settlement to a medieval religious centre, and today a thriving cultural and regional centre. It has 1677 national heritage buildings and member of the Most Ancient European Towns Network.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maastricht.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
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The Orcs at "La Legende des Chevaliers", dressed in dark clothing armour and wearing impressive masks or covered in make-up. The ideal counterpart of some brave knights.
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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
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.
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One of the many naps of Amélie, she loves to be in a box or basket or another nice spot to lie down. But If a new box or bag arrives, it will very soon be occupied by her.
Amelie, at the age of 3 years 5 months 20 days.
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Amélie - Portraits
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 November 29, 2019 - Richard Poppelaars.
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Culinairy gem of Zeeland.
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Restaurant BRU17, located in a colorful building with a spacious terrace directly on the fishing port. You smell the fresh salty sea, you see the oyster beds, the best place for a culinary surprise.
Photo June 2016, Restaurant BRU17 Habraken (2012) after 4 years in time.
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Richard Poppelaars at #RestaurantBRU17 #restaurant #BRU17Habraken in #Bruinisse - #Zeeland / #Netherlands
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BRU17 Habraken
Visrestaurant BRU17 Habraken, a restaurant and fish shop specializing in mussels and many types of fresh fish and sea specialities.
The restaurant has numerous regional fish specialties on the menu and the adjoining fish shop has a wide range of products to choose from. Together they form a culinary gem in Zeeland. BRU17 is the second location along with the shop and smaller restaurant in the harbor of Stellendam.
Info: www.bru17.nl.
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Culinairy gem of Zeeland.
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Restaurant BRU17, located in a colorful building with a spacious terrace directly on the fishing port. You smell the fresh salty sea, you see the oyster beds, the best place for a culinary surprise.
Photo May 2012, Restaurant BRU17 Habraken (2012) after 0 years in time.
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Richard Poppelaars at #RestaurantBRU17 #BRU17Habraken in #Bruinisse - #Zeeland / #Netherlands
© About Pixels Photography - #AboutPixels #restaurant #BRU17 / #terrace.
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BRU17 Habraken
Visrestaurant BRU17 Habraken, a restaurant and fish shop specializing in mussels and many types of fresh fish and sea specialities.
The restaurant has numerous regional fish specialties on the menu and the adjoining fish shop has a wide range of products to choose from. Together they form a culinary gem in Zeeland. BRU17 is the second location along with the shop and smaller restaurant in the harbor of Stellendam.
Info: www.bru17.nl.
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Lots of butterflies and moths too like this A Hummingbird hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) at the gardens of Château de Meursault.
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Château de Meursault (Est. 11th century) is a vineyard located in Côte-d'Or, Burgundy-Franche-Comté. Its vineyard is spread over nearly 65 hectares, on the best climates in the Côte de Beaune on Pommard, Aloxe-Corton, Savigny-Lès-Beaune, Volnay, Puligny-Montrachet and of course Meursault.
See: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_de_Meursault
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Chateau de Meursault - "Gardens" (Meursault/FR)
Demonstratie met stevige paarden, niet bepaald rijpaarden.
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Fokveedag Hellevoetsluis - een traditioneel agrarisch evenement sinds 1957. Voornamelijk een verkiezing van de mooiste koe met verder talrijke andere activiteiten en veel te zien met als basis het boeren bedrijf
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Onspannen en leuke sfeer.
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The restaurant is always nicely decorated, often with an eye for the rich history of fishing. Almost a home base where everyone feels at home or at the table in Zeeland.
Photo May 2012, Restaurant BRU17 Habraken (2012) after 0 years in time.
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BRU17 Habraken
Visrestaurant BRU17 Habraken, a restaurant and fish shop specializing in mussels and many types of fresh fish and sea specialities.
The restaurant has numerous regional fish specialties on the menu and the adjoining fish shop has a wide range of products to choose from. Together they form a culinary gem in Zeeland. BRU17 is the second location along with the shop and smaller restaurant in the harbor of Stellendam.
Info: www.bru17.nl.
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Excellent Dordogne valley views.
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The beauty of the Dordogne vally, rich in color, rich in views.
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La Roque-Gageac - This village is one of the most famous villages in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. La Roque-Gageac, perched above the Dordogne river, below a huge limestone cliff since the 12th century. The village is a member of the "Les Plus Beaux Villages de France" association, indeed one of the most beautiful villages of France.
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Abstract building structures.
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Modern, future like, very abstract and huge. Some with reflecting facades like mirrors or with elements of water like ponds, waterfalls, fountains etc. Most of them are attractions inside.
Photo July 2012, Futuroscope (May 31, 1987) after 25 years in time.
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Richard Poppelaars at #parc #Architecture #Futuroscope in #Poitiers - #Vienne / #France
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Futuroscope
One of the must visit theme parks is "Futuroscope" or "Parc du Futuroscope". A theme park based upon multimedia, cinematographic futuroscope and audio-visual techniques. It has several cinemas in 3D, 4D and IMAX along with many other attractions and shows, some of which are the only examples in the world. In total, millions of visitors have been to the park since it opened in 1987.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futuroscope.
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It's like a journey back in time. Still all about to be on time, a coming and going of passengers rushing by, the sounds of trains, luggage and goods on the platform and shouting of railway staff. An impressive view in railway transport history as it was.
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Simpelveld - 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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Richard Poppelaars
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Excellent Asian soup.
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A large bowl of soup with a a very nice tasty broth and other ingredients.
Photo December 2022, Markthal Rotterdam (2014) after 8 years in time.
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Markthal - Saigon Caphe Markthal
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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Roasted duck with Salardaise.
Photo: Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Apple iPhone X) / #delicacies - #urban / #Culinair at #restaurant in #SarlatlaCaneda, #Dordogne - #France
Roasted duck with Salardaise, simple but very delicious.
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Sarlat-la-Caneda - One of the most prominent villages in the Dordogne region is Sarlat-la-Canéda. A very popular destination in the Périgord Noir, maybe because modern history has largely passed it by. Sarlat has remained preserved and one of the towns most representative of 14th century France. The old centre consists of impeccably restored stone buildings, with 77 protected monuments it's on France's tentative list for future nomination as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Largely car-free with lots of narrow ancient streets and small stores, an absolute pleasure to walk through and to discover.
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Saint George and the Dragon artefact.
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Saint George and the Dragon artefact at the Castle of Château de Castelnaud exposition. One of the many medieval objects to see.
Photo August 2013, Château de Castelnaud-la-Chapelle (Est. 13th century) after +/-763 years in time. In the year 2025 it's 775 years since.
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Chateau de Castelnaud - Château de Castelnaud-la-Chapelle, a 13th century fortress overlooking the Dordogne River in Périgord, erected to face its rival, the Château de Beynac. Today a popular picturesquely restored castle, a monument historique, and includes a museum of medieval warfare with reconstructions of life size siege engines, mangonneaux, and trebuchets.
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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)
Christmas decorations.
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Light in manuy shapes and colors makes visitors forget it's late at night. The nice atmosphere does the rest.
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Magisch Maastricht - Kerstmarkt
The "Magisch Maastricht" event is the annual Christmas market event in Maastricht. Everything on and around the Vrijthof is festively lit and decorated and the square has a fairground with various attractions, a huge Ferris wheel and classic carousel and many stalls where you can enjoy a snack and a drink. Busy but a nice bustle in the old city center of Maastricht.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
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Landscape nearing harvest.
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Countryside Département Lot-et-Garonne near the small village of Monflanquin. Lots of agriculture activity change the view season by season each year.
With so many villages in the Aquitaine being listed in the "Les Plus Beaux Villages de France association" (The most beautiful villages of France) don't forget to enjoy the beautiful surrounding landscape. The rolling hilly landscape with colorful fields and forests are a feast for the eyes. The area is very rich in nature where many birds, animals, plants and many flowers thrive in this healthy clean environment.
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Monflanquin - Landscape
Monflanquin, a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France. Built in 1256 as a military bastide town on a strategic north-south route. The village is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France ("The most beautiful villages of France") association.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monflanquin.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
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