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Tabletop miniature Warhammer 40,000 scenery and figures in the shop. An excellent moment to catch some nice close-up photos of this world. The shop features several regularly changing tabletop set-ups and models, some made by customers. One can join in or watch ongoing gameplay and also construct and paint in a very friendly atmosphere.
Photo June 19, 2021, Warhammer Game (1983) after 38 years in time.
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Games Workshop - Warhammer 40K
One of the most popular tabletop miniature wargames in the world. Set in the distant future, where a stagnant human civilization is beset by hostile aliens and malevolent supernatural creatures constructed and painted by hand. The models in the game are a mixture of humans, aliens, and supernatural monsters, wielding futuristic weaponry and magical powers and includes objects and structures.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warhammer_40,000.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels in #Rotterdam #Netherlands / #GamesWorkshop / #Warhammer #SpaceMarines
Impressive Calanque rock formations.
Photo: Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D90) / Massif des Calanques - #boattrip #cruise #sea / #MassifdesCalanques at #ParcnationaldesCalanques #CalanquesNationalPark in #Cassis, #BouchesduRhone - #France
The Calanque are worth to be a UNESCO location. Huge cliffs and many almost hidden inlets. A calanque is a narrow, steep-walled inlet that is developed in limestone, dolomite, or other carbonate strata and found along the Mediterranean coast.
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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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It's a kitchen and cooking Walhalla.
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Some many goods, tools, machineris and lots and lots of other things. It's har to leave without something new in your bag.
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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 #KookwinkelOldenhof #passage #shop #kitchenstore #Oldenhof in #TheHague #Netherlands
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U.S. Space Shuttle in Europe , named Amicitia. This space shuttle is a full-scale mockup including a cockpit, cargo bay and robotic crane and at the rear the huge funnels of the rocket engines.
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Transinne - Euro Space Center
Euro Space Center - a science museum and educational tourist attraction located in Transinne, Belgium. It is devoted to space science and astronautics. The centre includes simulators of space flight and micro-gravity, various space craft models and space exploration objects. It is also the home of the only full-scale mock-up of a U.S. Space Shuttle existing in Europe, named Amicitia.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro_Space_Center.
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Richard Poppelaars
About Pixels Photography: #attraction #spaceshuttle #EuroSpaceCenter #Transinne #BE
Tropical garden bird.
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One of the various birds, they live in the tropical greenhouse but not in their own enclosure and can therefore be approached and viewed very closely.
Photo March 2013, Wereldtuinen Mondo Verde (March 24, 2002) after 11 years in time.
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MondoVerde - Wereldtuinen Mondo Verde
The Mondo Verde park is a 25-hectare theme, amusement and animal park located in Landgraaf, province of Limburg. World Gardens Mondo Verde mainly shows international gardens with the associated culture. There is also a modest amount of animals to see. For the more active and young visitors, a part has also been set up as an amusement park with a number of fun attractions..
Info: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wereldtuinen_Mondo_Verde.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #garden #greenhouse #bird #WereldtuinenMondoVerde #Wereldtuinen #park #zoo #themepark #MondoVerde in #Landgraaf #Netherlands
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Impressive Calanque rock formations.
Photo: Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D90) / #calanques #inlet #cliff - #boattrip #cruise #UNESCO / #MassifdesCalanques at #MassifdesCalanques #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 reveals 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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Het anders wat sobere aangezicht van de winter is veranderd in een opeens licht witte omgeving na een nachtje met aangevroren rijp als resultaat. En koud was het zeker.
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Hellevoetsluis - Weerfoto
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels in #Hellevoetsluis #Netherlands / #garden #vrieskou #weerfoto
Castle view like almost 800 years back in history.
Photo: Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D7200) / #fortress #stronghold - #castle #medieval #monument / #ChateaudeFrance at #Chateau #ChateaudeCastelnaud in #CastelnaudlaChapelle, #Dordogne - #France
These French castles are still dominating the surrounding valleys and see every single move at the Dordogne river. Just a little downstream the Dordogne river there's one of it's greatest rivals, Château de Beynac. Upstream the's Château de Montfort. They, any many more castles like these, all took part in many medieval wars.
These castles must have been very impressive during the ancient middle ages but still are today. The beauty of these French castles, these fortresses and castle grounds of medieval times are huge, most of them restored with taste and respect to it's history. Nowadays our precious monuments of European history. The various views of these castles give a feeling of time travel in modern times, allmost unique proof of human medieval history.
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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Spectating and sleeping cats.
Photo: Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D90) / #facade #cat - #urban at #MedievalCentre in #PaysdeBelves, #Dordogne - #France
Spectating and sleeping cats, some looking down at all the people passing by. And some people hope to see them later again...
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Pays de Belves - The village Pays-de-Belvès used to be called Belvès, it's fortified in the Middle Ages because of its strategic position and came to be known as the "Pope’s city" as it was under Clement V protection. Belvès still bears witness to a tormented past with fortified walls, a castrum (fortified camp), an 11th century auditeur’s tower, 14th-15th century castle and belfry, city hall tower, covered market, hotel with a Renaissance façade and even some ancient troglodyte dwellings. It has been designated as one of the most beautiful towns in France with impressive panoramic views on top of a hill, enough reason to be member of the "Plus Beaux Villages de France".
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Seals and mermaids beach decorations.
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While shopping I noticed these beach activity decorations. With the days of summer ahead it reminds us we will be wearing much less than our regular winter or early spring clothing.
It's always a special occasion when we can finally go to the beaches again. The normally worn (body concealing) clothing is exchanged for a much more airy, more revealing outfit for the beach. It's lso the moment we see ourselves differently, Not only does the sun have free rein to give the body a beautiful summer tint, but everyone can also be seen almost naked in all its glory. Many enjoy this graceful, well-formed or muscular and healthy presentation. But it is clear that some prefer, for that short period of fun on the beach, to be in all collected glory on the beach than to pay attention to their health, size and weight all year round.
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Struytse Hoeck - Shopping
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #beach #visitors #Shopping #StruytseHoeck in #Hellevoetsluis #Netherlands
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Rue de Paris - 17th and 18th century.
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One of the Travers le temps sections. Vintage shops, facades and decorations constructed just like how it was in the early beginning of modern-day Paris. Nice vintage posters decorate the walls, the few streetlights illuminate the scene. Even the train accident at the Montparnasse trainstation can be seen.
Photo May 2010, Parc Astérix (April 30, 1989) after 21 years in time.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #vintage #facade #StreetsofParis #themepark #architecture at #RuedeParis #Atraversletemps #ParcAsterix in #Plailly #France
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Parc Asterix
Parc Astérix (Est. 1989) - a theme amusement park based on the comic book series "Asterix" by Albert Uderzo and René Goscinny. France's best-selling comic abroad with more than 370 million copies sold worldwide in 111 languages.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parc_Astérix.
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Very detailed elkhorn fern sculpture.
Photo: Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D90) / #architecture #chateau - #castle #monument #Jardinremarkable / #ChateaudeFrance #ChateaudesMilandes in #CastelnaudlaChapelle, #Dordogne - #France
Very decorative elkhorn fern (Platycerium bifurcatum) sculpture, one of the many ornaments and decorations in excellent state.
Photo August 2013, Chateau-des-Milandes (Est. 1489 by the Lords of Coumont) after 524 years in time. In the year 2039 it's 550 years since.
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Chateau des Milandes - One of the most romantic castles has to be Château-des-Milandes (Est. 1489). It has to forms of defence like regular castles. In medieval history it was the former manor mainhouse of the lords of Coumont, owners of the nearby Chateau Castelnaud-la-Chapelle. The castle is renovated between 1900 and 1914, between 1940-1968 inhabited and owned by Josephine Baker. Nowadays it's a well preserved caste, a monument historique, jardin remarkable, with a brassery, bird of prey show and a unique museum and exhibition dedicated to Josephine Baker.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_des_Milandes.
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In some countries they smash of throw the pumpkins to pieces after Halloween. Parc Asterix has some extra jut in case...
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Plailly - Parc Astérix - À travers le temps
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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Richard Poppelaars
About Pixels Photography: #Halloween #decoration #traversletemps #ParcAsterix #Plailly #FR
Haringkraam op het Buitenhof.
Quote: It's correct to say there's always something #fishy going on at the #Binnenhof.
Photo: Haringkraam op het Buitenhof - by Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D7200) / #fish - #urban #shop / #Culinair at #Buitenhof in #TheHague, #SouthHolland - #Netherlands
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The Hague: Culinair
Binnenhof - a complex of buildings in the city centre of The Hague, Netherlands, next to the Hofvijver. It houses the meeting place of both houses of the States General of the Netherlands, as well as the Ministry of General Affairs and the office of the Prime Minister of the Netherlands. Built primarily in the 13th century, the Gothic castle originally functioned as residence of the counts of Holland and became the political centre of the Dutch Republic in 1584. The Binnenhof is among the oldest Parliament buildings in the world still in use.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binnenhof.
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Who wants to be sitting in this turret. Imagine the risk, sound and effect of this weapon...
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 / #museum #NMM #canon #museum #NMM #NationaalMilitairMuseum in #Soest #Netherlands
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Large fleet of sailing ships - it's the Race of the Classics event, a high class journey! With an open day, skippers dinner and palaver, embark and showstart at Veerhaven and along the Westerkade. For a moment Rotterdam is all about ships again.
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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 #Rotterdam #Netherlands / #RaceoftheClassics #Veerhaven / #event #ROTC #sport #sailing
Truly the highlight of the park.
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The Pagoda can be seen from afar, with the high altitude that this attraction reaches not for people who suffer from vertigo. What might help is the large number of children who just get in, so why would you still stand downstairs yourself.
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The Pagoda (Est. Ascension Day 1987) is a watchtower in Reizenrijk. The attraction is of the "Flying Island" type that takes visitors up to a height of 45 meters with a magnificent view of the park and the surrounding area.
Photo March 2008, Efteling (May 31, 1952) after 56 years in time.
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Efteling - Pagode
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 / #watchtower #Pagode #Reizenrijk #Efteling in #Kaatsheuvel #Netherlands
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The Cornucopia of the park.
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A very special catering facility to see is "Le Restaurant du Lac".
We think it should be named "Cornucopia" following the naming style of the park, it's indeed near to the lake but the gigantic pieces of fruit and vegetables are the most important feature and can be seen from afar. Unique in design and also very realistic up close.
The restaurant is surrounded with many tables on a large outdoor terrace permanently covered with colorful umbrellas, which gives it a summery appearance.
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Cornucopia - in classical antiquity, the cornucopia, from Latin cornu and copia, also called the horn of plenty, was a symbol of abundance and nourishment, commonly a large horn-shaped container overflowing with food, flowers, or nuts.
Photo May 2010, Parc Astérix (April 30, 1989) after 21 years in time.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #decoration #Cornucopia #themepark #architecture #art at #RestaurantduLac #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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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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The weekly market at the Place de Cornieres, with many stalls selling local goods at the 13th-century village square and surrounding streets. The square has always been a place of commerce and trade, in a way so little has changed in time. The market is not that crowded at all, an excellent moment to enjoy a nice French market and lots of local grown or produced products for sale.
Photo: Steet with market stalls - by Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D7200) / #stall #street - #weeklymarket #marketstall / #MarchedeFrance at #Market in #Monpazier, #Dordogne - #France
July 2018, Monpazier (Est. 1285) after 733 years in time. The year 2035 marks 750 years in the timeline of its history.
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Monpazier: Marche de France
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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Souvenirs of the French Riviera.
Photo: Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D90) / #souvenirs - #shop / #Shopping at #souvenirshop in #Cassis, #BouchesduRhone - #France
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t's hard to imagine people buy this stuff with all the real beauty just outside these shops, the real French Riviera. Some are nice if we like to hold on for a moment, holding a small piece of a past holiday.
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Cassis - One of the typical French coastline villages, Cassis (Est. 500BP). Popular but still one of those beautiful villages at the French Riviera in Southern France. Also a classic type of harbour with many of those typical fishing boats and colorful building facades. With some nice terraces, a nice boulevard, even a beach for a nice day at the beach or a boat trip to the Massif des Calanques further along the coast.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassis.
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Parc view.
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Multiple theme areas around the lake with fountains, it's a very nice view.
Photo May 2018, Parc Astérix (April 30, 1989) after 29 years in time.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #lake #themepark #landscape at #Lake #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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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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Railway station Gare Liège-Guillemins.
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The new station is made of steel, glass and white concrete. It includes a monumental arch, 160 metres (520 ft) long and 32 metres (105 ft) high. It has nine tracks and five platforms (three of 450 metres (1,480 ft) and two of 350 metres (1,150 ft)). All the tracks around the station have been modernised to allow high-speed arrival and departure. It includes a restaurant and expo facility. In design, an extra trip for those who love to catch some very nice architecture photos.
Photo March 2017, Gare Liège-Guillemins (September 18, 2009) after 8 years in time.
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Liège - Infrastructure
The first station was placed on May 1, 1842, after several renovations, such as for Expos and World Exhibitions, and eventually completely replaced due to the increase in traffic and the arrival of high-speed trains. The current futuristic Gare Liège-Guillemins railway station, designed by architect Santiago Calatrava, was opened on September 18, 2009 and used by 15,000 people every day.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liège-Guillemins_railway_station.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #architecture #SantiagoCalatrava #Infrastructure #Liège-Guillemins #Guillemins #railwaystation in #Liège #Belgium
The naked truth in imperial grandeur.
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A royal welcome at "The Emperors New Clothes" (Est. 2012) in the palace garden. In a setting of a high palace wall, built in a mixture of Baroque and Rococo elements with a tea dome and an ornate gate an Imperial scene. A better name for this scen would be "Les Habits neufs de l'Empereur". Stately and in style, the fairy tale is narrated by Paul van Vliet, on the stage scenes in which the emperor is allowed to appear with or eventually also without clothing under a roof carried by four footmen.
According to the Efteling, the emperor has the same name as the mythological figure Roman Emperor Narcissus, according to a quote from Emperor Narcissus above the left gate: "Summa pulchritudo mea, donum mundi est, Caesar Narcissus" (Latin for: "My enormous beauty is a gift to the world - Emperor Narcissus").
Photo April 2014, Efteling (May 31, 1952) after 62 years in time.
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Efteling - Kleren van de Keizer
Fairytale Forest (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 / #emperor #clothes #KlerenvandeKeizer #Marerijk #Sprookjesbos #EmperorsNewClothes #Efteling in #Kaatsheuvel #Netherlands
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Nice Paris theme poster.
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It looks like doing like this but the mall still is a discount center.
In Europe and Asia are some shopping centers just like La Vallée Village for example in Ingolstadt, La Roca, Dublin, Kildare, Suzhou and Shangha Village.
Photo May 2022, La Vallée Village (2000) after 22 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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Medieval centre of town. A very nice square surrounded by an arcade of 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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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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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.
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Landing Helicopter PH-ULP. A lot of noise when the helicopter PH-ULP arrives at the Groote Dok. At all major events, emergency services are on standby and spring into action if something has happened...
Photo August 2015, Vestingdagen (August 25, 1979) after 36 years in time.
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Vestingdagen - Emergency services
The Vestingdagen (Fortress Days) in Hellevoetsluis, an annual multi-day event since 1979. Very popular and with lots of activities in and around the former naval base of the Netherlands. With many historic and vintage ships and vehicles, steam engines, fair and market, various types of demonstrations in the air and ofcourse on the water. Also, lots to do like short boattrips, visit the various musea, watch the naval parade and fireworks show late at night. With about 200.000 visitors in total a well attended event.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #hulpdiensten #helicopter #Emergencyservices #event #Vestingdagen in #Hellevoetsluis #Netherlands
Stained glass with coat of arms, one of the many decorated windows in this castle.
Photo: Stained glass scenery - by Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D90) / #art #stainedglass - #castle #chapel / #ChateaudeFrance at #PetitChateau #ChateaudeChantilly in #Chantilly, #Oise - #France
May 2010, Domaine Chantilly (Site Est. 1358) after 652 years in time. In the year 2008 it's 650 years since.
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Chantilly: Chateau de Chantilly - Chateau de France
Château de Chantilly - a historic castle located in the town of Chantilly, France. The site (Est. 1358) comprises two attached buildings: the Petit Château (Est. 1560), and Château Neuf, built by architect Honoré Daumet between 1875 and 1881 (destroyed during the French Revolution, rebuilt by Henri d'Orléans, duc d'Aumale). Both castles, the Chantilly Racecourse, Grandes Écuries (the Stables) and surrounding 115-hectare (285 acre) park designed by André Le Nôtre are listed monuments historiques.
Musée Condé - the château's art gallery houses one of the finest collections of paintings in France after the Louvre. In addition, the library of the Petit Château contains one of the largest collections ancient books and manuscripts, some of them very precious historical works of art.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_de_Chantilly.
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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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Colorful Côte d'Azur fishing boats at the French Riviera.
Photo: Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D90) / #quay #boat - #urban #harbour #shipping / #Architecture at #PortdeCassis in #Cassis, #BouchesduRhone - #France
Many small fishing vessels really add color to the harbour. Many of those in a typical design frequently seen at the Côte d'Azur of the French Riviera. Fishermen still go out to the Mediterranean sea for various catch of the day portions. Overall the harbor looks like time has no great influence, so little had changed because it's almost the same view just like the vintage photos and paintings.
Photo July 2011, Cassis (Est. 500BP) after +/-2511 years in time.
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Cassis - One of the typical French coastline villages, Cassis (Est. 500BP). Popular but still one of those beautiful villages at the French Riviera in Southern France. Also a classic type of harbour with many of those typical fishing boats and colorful building facades. With some nice terraces, a nice boulevard, even a beach for a nice day at the beach or a boat trip to the Massif des Calanques further along the coast.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassis.
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The various bushes with roses color the village, there are no real gardens, but in the small openings in the paving they grow well and lushly.
Photo: Village roses - by Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Apple iPhone 11 Pro) / #facade #rose - #urban #LPBVF #architecture / #UrbanPhotography at #Bastide in #Monpazier, #Dordogne - #France
July 2023, Monpazier (Est. 1285) after 738 years in time. In the year 2035 it's 750 years since.
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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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Mijnbouw is ook geografie en meer, daar kan je alleen maar het grondig mee eens zijn.
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Science Centre Delft
Science Center Delft - a technical and scientific exhibition and research center in Delft. It is part of the TU Delft.
The Science Center Delft shows visitors the role of technology in current themes such as climate change, security and serious gaming. Visitors are involved in all parts of the exhibition. Most of the items displayed are based on research by TU Delft.
Info: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_Centre_Delft.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels in #Delft #Netherlands / #ScienceCentreDelft #museum #TU-Delft / #fossils
Castle roof art decoration.
Photo: Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D90) / #art #statue - #castle #monument #Jardinremarkable / #ChateaudeFrance #ChateaudesMilandes in #CastelnaudlaChapelle, #Dordogne - #France
Phantasy figure guarding the castle roof. It's a nice addition to the overall renaissance architecture design.
Photo August 2013, Chateau-des-Milandes (Est. 1489 by the Lords of Coumont) after 524 years in time. In the year 2039 it's 550 years since.
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Chateau des Milandes - One of the most romantic castles has to be Château-des-Milandes (Est. 1489). It has to forms of defence like regular castles. In medieval history it was the former manor mainhouse of the lords of Coumont, owners of the nearby Chateau Castelnaud-la-Chapelle. The castle is renovated between 1900 and 1914, between 1940-1968 inhabited and owned by Josephine Baker. Nowadays it's a well preserved caste, a monument historique, jardin remarkable, with a brassery, bird of prey show and a unique museum and exhibition dedicated to Josephine Baker.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_des_Milandes.
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Bumpy boat ride.
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The boat ride at Romus et Rapidus is a nice ride. Yo might get wet but it's only some water.
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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Colorful mosaic floor detail, in excellent state and color.
Photo: Colorful mosaic floor detail - by Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D90) / #mosaic - #castle #chapel / #ChateaudeFrance at #PetitChateau #ChateaudeChantilly in #Chantilly, #Oise - #France
May 2010, Domaine Chantilly (Site Est. 1358) after 652 years in time. In the year 2008 it's 650 years since.
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Chantilly: Chateau de Chantilly - Chateau de France
Château de Chantilly - a historic castle located in the town of Chantilly, France. The site (Est. 1358) comprises two attached buildings: the Petit Château (Est. 1560), and Château Neuf, built by architect Honoré Daumet between 1875 and 1881 (destroyed during the French Revolution, rebuilt by Henri d'Orléans, duc d'Aumale). Both castles, the Chantilly Racecourse, Grandes Écuries (the Stables) and surrounding 115-hectare (285 acre) park designed by André Le Nôtre are listed monuments historiques.
Musée Condé - the château's art gallery houses one of the finest collections of paintings in France after the Louvre. In addition, the library of the Petit Château contains one of the largest collections ancient books and manuscripts, some of them very precious historical works of art.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_de_Chantilly.
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Mosasaurus Hoffmannii - Maashagedis.
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Mosasaurus, a huge lizard, it's a genus of the family Mosasauridae that lived in the sea. The first fossils were found near Maastricht in the Sint-Pietersberg, on the banks of the river Maas (Latin: Mosa). They lived in the Maastrichtian period, the last part of the Cretaceous, 71.3 to 65.4 million years ago.
Info: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosasaurus.
Photo October 2017, Natuur Historisch Museum (1910) after 107 years in time.
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Maastricht - Natuur Historisch Museum
The "Natuur Historisch Museum" (NHM) was founded in 1910 and is best known for its unique collection of Cretaceous fossils in the Netherlands, including various Mosasaurs, Prognathodons and Hadrosaurs.
Info: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natuurhistorisch_Museum_Maastricht.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #Mosasaurus #prehistory #fossil #NatuurHistorischMuseum #museum #NHM in #Maastricht #Netherlands
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A very nice boatride.
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When they created this attraction they made a boatride, nothing more but also nothing less.
Photo April 2019, Parc Astérix (April 30, 1989) after 30 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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Le Vol D'Icare.
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Very nice constructed entrance, look a the many details.
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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Mushrooms in various sizes at the Mildenburg Estate. The protected dune and nature reserve is exceptionally rich in many types of mushrooms in autumn. It's one of the most special characteristic of this area but it also shows how vulnerable this habitat of nature is.
Photo: Tiny world of autumn mushrooms - by Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D70) / #mushroom - #estate #Mildenburg #ZHL / #NaturePhotography at #DuinenvanOostvoorne #LandgoedMildenburg in #Oostvoorne #VoorneaanZee #VoornePutten, #SouthHolland - #Netherlands
November 2004, Landgoed Mildenburg (Originated in the 1st half of the 18th century, construction of the estate park by Baron Diederik van Leijden in 1785) after 219 years in history.
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Oostvoorne: Landgoed Mildenburg - Nature Photography
The "Landgoed Mildenburg" estate dates back to the sixteenth century. In the course of the 18th century, the Van Leyden van Leeuwen family built a country house and laid out the surrounding landscape still visible today. In even included a lighthouse and In the southwest corner of the site a variant of a starry forest with avenues and wooded areas, a copy of the labyrinth at Versailles according to an image by Charles Perrault from 1679.
The house has since been demolished and the garden has become a wilderness. Nowadays the estate is a monument and a beautiful nature reserve and managed and maintained by the Zuid Hollands Landschap. What remains for visitors is to enjoy the remaining walking routes with majestic lanes through a beech forest with many traces of the former park along the Dunes of Oostvoorne. Visitors might also like an unique Stinsenplant garden and many other features of this park.
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Colorful Côte d'Azur fishing boats at the French Riviera.
Photo: Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D90) / #quay #boat - #urban #harbour #shipping / #Architecture at #PortdeCassis in #Cassis, #BouchesduRhone - #France
Many small fishing vessels really add color to the harbour. Many of those in a typical design frequently seen at the Côte d'Azur of the French Riviera. Fishermen still go out to the Mediterranean sea for various catch of the day portions. Overall the harbor looks like time has no great influence, so little had changed because it's almost the same view just like the vintage photos and paintings.
Photo July 2011, Cassis (Est. 500BP) after +/-2511 years in time.
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Cassis - One of the typical French coastline villages, Cassis (Est. 500BP). Popular but still one of those beautiful villages at the French Riviera in Southern France. Also a classic type of harbour with many of those typical fishing boats and colorful building facades. With some nice terraces, a nice boulevard, even a beach for a nice day at the beach or a boat trip to the Massif des Calanques further along the coast.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassis.
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Star-Lord Peter Quill - Gardians of the Galaxy.
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Some of the Gamers Shop life size action figures, they become more and more detailed in every game release. This statue of Star-Lord Peter Quill in Gardians of the Galaxy also includes Groot.
Photo April 2019, Val d'Europe (1998) after 21 years in time.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
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Val d'Europe
Val d’Europe (Est. 1998), a huge modern shopping mall located at Serris nearby Paris. Opened in 1998, with about 190 shops and 30 restaurants, covering over 1,000,000 square feet.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Val_d%27Europe.
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Decoration of natural beauty.
Photo: Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D7200) / #Pompoenfair #brocante #vintage - #event #fair / #SeasonFair at #KwekerijRoest #Pompoenfair in #Vierpolders, #SouthHolland - #Netherlands
Many of the things made by nature are just perfect, year by year.
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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Colorful Côte d'Azur fishing boats at the French Riviera.
Photo: Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D90) / #quay #boat - #urban #harbour #shipping / #Architecture at #PortdeCassis in #Cassis, #BouchesduRhne - #France
Many small fishing vessels really add color to the harbour. Many of those in a typical design frequently seen at the Côte d'Azur of the French Riviera. Fishermen still go out to the Mediterranean sea for various catch of the day portions. Overall the harbor looks like time has no great influence, so little had changed because it's almost the same view just like the vintage photos and paintings.
Photo July 2012, Cassis (Est. 500BP) after +/-2512 years in time.
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Cassis - One of the typical French coastline villages, Cassis (Est. 500BP). Popular but still one of those beautiful villages at the French Riviera in Southern France. Also a classic type of harbour with many of those typical fishing boats and colorful building facades. With some nice terraces, a nice boulevard, even a beach for a nice day at the beach or a boat trip to the Massif des Calanques further along the coast.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassis.
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Le Roi Soleil and King of our garden (Louis XIV/Netherlands ) - Louis XIV really loves to be in our garden, it's indeed large with many places to be, so single throne but a world of flowers, birds and bees and everything else that flies by.
Louis XIV, at the age of 1 year 2 months 2 days.
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Louis XIV - Portraits
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 / #garden
Large fleet of sailing ships - it's the Race of the Classics event, a high class journey! With an open day, skippers dinner and palaver, embark and showstart at Veerhaven and along the Westerkade. For a moment Rotterdam is all about ships again.
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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 #Rotterdam #Netherlands / #RaceoftheClassics #Veerhaven / #event #ROTC #sport #sailing
ACME Coffee Grinder factory.
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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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MG Morris Garages classic car design, one of the most popular car brands and models.
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American Cars and Classics - an anual event in the historical city center of Brielle with lots of classic and vintage cars
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