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De Rotterdam (est.2013 by Rem Koolhaas) - a huge highrise building way above the colorfull energetic world of Rotterdam and typical atmosphere of the city.
Quote: De Rotterdam, moderne #architectuur in contrast op stedelijke duisternis
Photo: De Rotterdam (est.2013 by Rem Koolhaas) - by © Richard Poppelaars #About_Pixels #Photography / #skyscraper - #Architecture / #ArtchitecturePhotography at #HollandAmerikakade in #Rotterdam, #SouthHolland - #Netherlands
De Rotterdam (2013 by Rem Koolhaas), photo May 2026 after 13 years.
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Rotterdam: Artchitecture Photography
De Rotterdam (Est.2013) - a building on the Wilhelminapier in Rotterdam designed by Rem Koolhaas. The complex stands between the Toren op Zuid and Cruise Terminal Rotterdam The design offers space for offices, a hotel and apartments. It's one of the largest buildings in the Netherlands.
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Sunrise after a very cold freezing night with temperatures of -15 celcius. The clouds on the horizon come from the cooling towers of a power plant. The vapor from these towers once fell in a wide strip like snow.
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Geuldal - the valley of the Geul in Belgium and the Dutch province of Limburg, characterized by large differences in height.
A protected Natura 2000 area (type Heuvelland) of 2472 ha, with numerous small villages and various forests
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About Pixels - #frost #sunrise - #SchinopGeul #NL
The Magic of Fairy tails.
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A brand new palace was built, an increasingly special and impressive building during its construction. High walls and many towers, surrounded by huge rocks. It can rightly be called a palace.
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Symbolica (Est. 2017) - the Palace of Fantasy. It's a dark ride in Imaginative Kingdom that revolves around reality, dream and fantasy. Visitors are invited for a tour through the normally inaccessible parts of the palace
Quote: Het prachtige paleis van Symbolica in de @Efteling. Ja, zo gaat iedereen in sprookjes geloven.
Photo November 2018, Efteling (May 31, 1952) after 66 years in time.
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Efteling - Symbolica
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,.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #paleis #HDR #Symbolica #Fantasierijk #Efteling in #Kaatsheuvel #Netherlands
Memories of Tarka, a repeating activity to collect those photos to support our memory for years to come.
Photo: Memories of Tarka - by © Richard Poppelaars #About_Pixels #Photography (Nikon D70) / #persianbirman - #cats #portrait / #NaturePhotography at #urban in #Hellevoetsluis, #VoorneaanZee #VoornePutten, #SouthHolland - #Netherlands
Tarka (friends since Oktober 24, 1989), photo June 19, 2005 after 15 years 7 months 26 days since 1989.
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Hellevoetsluis: Nature Photography
Tarka - our gentle lady and for so many years beloved friend, our sweet house cat. A female cat who loves to be very near to us. She could not miauw so she always purred, always in for some play, countless purs, and most impressive the very special contact we shared. We really enjoy these very precious moments together, to be kept in our memory forever.
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Nice little art shops in this old medieval town. Selling little paintings made in this region - Monpazier/FR
Dreamy medieval alley.
Photo: Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Canon PowerShot G2) / #architecture #facade - #urban #medieval #monument / #Streetphotography at #Medievalcenter in #SarlatlaCaneda, #Dordogne - #France
The village center of Sarlat, a very nice historical area with lots of medieval architecture in little streets and alleys in the old city center. This type of medieval houses have half-timbered facings, wooden corbels and the old roof is tiled with "lauzes", flat limestone typical for the Périgord.
Photo August 2002, Sarlat-la-Canéda (14th century) after +/-652 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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Fog in the countryside.
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In the stillness of the morning, surrounded by the fog. Just sounds like a Black-tailed Godwit and some Geese, it's beautiful, undisputed.
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Zwartewaal - Landscape
Zwartewaal is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland, The Netherlands. It is a part of the municipality of Voorne aan Zee. It still retains the harbor, in medieval history connected to the North Sea, and the surrounding countryside consists of various protected nature reserves with polders, dykes and a variety of agriculture.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zwartewaal.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #polder #fog #Landscape in #Zwartewaal #Netherlands
Old houses below a huge cliff along the Dordogne river banks at Vézac. Just one of the beautiful views of this popular but very nice French region.
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Vézac
Vézac - best known for the garden surrounding the 17th century Château de Marqueyssac.Vézac also follows the stream of the river Dordogne with Château de la Malartrie near the village of La Roque-Gageac.
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Richard Poppelaars
About Pixels Photography: #castle #river #Dordogne #Vézac #FR
There are several gnome houses in the Fairytale Forest. Beautiful large mushrooms, designed by the designers Anton Pieck, Ton van de Ven and Henny Knoet and built between 1952 and 1980. They blend naturally into the surrounding park. The many paths and corridors around and in the mushrooms are a favorite with children who are looking for even more (moving) gnomes.
The music that a gnome plays on his spinet somewhere can be heard in many places. He plays Menuet in G major (Per Jocum. Opus II, Latin: "Just for fun, second work"), which is a well-known tune for many visitors.
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Fairytale Forest (Est. 1952) - the six-hectare Fairytale Forest of the Efteling is a walk through the fairytale books of the Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen and Charles Perrault. The Efteling started as a park in 1952 with the Fairytale Forest.
Photo: In the village of the gnomes - by © Richard Poppelaars #About_Pixels #Photography (Nikon D7200) / #gnome #gnomevillage #mushroom #AntonPieck - #Marerijk #Sprookjesbos / #ThemeparcPhotography at #Kabouterdorp #Efteling in #Kaatsheuvel, #NoordBrabant - #Netherlands
Efteling (May 31, 1952), photo December 8, 2018 after 66 years 6 months 8 days since 1952. The year 2027 marks 75 years ago in time.
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Kaatsheuvel: Efteling - Themeparc Photography
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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Europa 2 rocket intended for launch F-14.
The Europa rocket was an early expendable launch system of the European Launcher Development Organisation (ELDO), which was the precursor to the European Space Agency (ESA). It was developed with the aim to delivering space access technology, and more specifically to facilitate the deployment of European-wide telecommunication and meteorological satellites into orbit.
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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: #ESA #ELDO #spacerocket #EuroSpaceCenter #Transinne #BE
Aquaduct Canal de Carpentras.
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Fontaine-de-Vaucluse - a small village around the Fontaine de Vaucluse, a spring in a valley at the foot of the Vaucluse Mountains. It is named after the spring, the source of the River Sorgue. The principal point of interest is the source of the Sorgue at the foot of a cliff 240 metres high, the subterranean basin of 1200 km2 feeding the source is -308m deep. It's a nice village to visit with the ruins of a castle, an ancient paper mill and a Resistance-, Petrarch- and Santon museum.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fontaine-de-Vaucluse
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About Pixels - #FontainedeVaucluse #FR
Sparrowhawk
After taking cover from the rain I ventured out and found this juvenile Sparrowhawk feeding on a feral pigeon under the canopy of a tree. The light was duller than ditch water and for a bird that was frantically feeding I did not expect to get many sharp shots. Fortunately raptors like many other birds tend to look up and hold still for a fraction of a second to survey their surroundings, enabling the opportunity to make an image. This bird was eventually disturbed by a dog which ran at it. Anyway I have finally got the ubiquitous Sparrowhawk feeding on prey image that I have wanted for a long time. I would now like an adult doing the same...in better light!
I'd also like an 800mm lens and a full frame camera...but alas it ain't gonna happen :( My motto...make do with the best you have, try not to lust over gear and enjoy the birds:) and don't get anal about pixels...life's too short:)
You would just pass by the small medieval village of Berbiguières. However, the village is full of peace and serenity, the landscape is beautiful. A small church where the dry sounds of the church bells sound every hour.
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Berbiguières - Architecture
Château de Berbiguières (Est. 12th to 17th century) - a somewhat hidden castle in the Périgord Noir in the small mainly medieval village of Berbiguières. The castle was classified as a historic monument in 1948.
In the second half of the thirteenth century, Château de Berbiguières was owned by the Castelnau family, who also owned the Château de Castelnaud. In 1365, Magne de Castelnau married Nompar de Caumont. Special because later François de Caumont built Château des Milandes around 1489, the main house of the lords of Caumont, who preferred to live in this manor house instead of the large, uncomfortable medieval castle of Château de Castelnaud-la-Chapelle..
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Richard Poppelaars
About Pixels Photography: #medieval #architecture #Berbiguières #FR
Dutch Art by "The Amazing Stroopwafels". Almost a musical legend, a symbol of Rotterdam playing Dutch music, with more than 6000 performances, the music and songs by "The Amazing Stroopwafels" band are very popular.
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The Amazing Stroopwafels (founded March 21, 1979) is a band from Rotterdam with members Wim Kerkhof (vocals, double bass, keyboards), Rien de Bruin (guitar, accordion and vocals) and Arie van der Graaf (electric guitar).
Photo August 2018, The Amazing Stroopwafels (March 21, 1979) after 39 years in time.
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Vestingdagen - The Amazing Stroopwafels
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 / #band #music #TheAmazingStroopwafels #event #Vestingdagen in #Hellevoetsluis #Netherlands
Ship at anchor at sunset on the Haringvliet. With the straight face of the water it seems as if the surf is on the horizon.
Photo: Tranquil sight at the waterfront - by © Richard Poppelaars #About_Pixels #Photography (Nikon D90) / #ship #horizon #tranquil - #waterfront / #WeatherPhotography at #Haringvliet in #Hellevoetsluis, #VoorneaanZee #VoornePutten, #SouthHolland - #Netherlands
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Molly Brown steam paddle Riverboat.
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Molly Brown side wheeler paddle steamer at the Rivers of the Far West at the Thunder Mesa Riverboat Landing attraction.
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Mark Twain and Mollly Brown paddle steamers
The Mark Twain sternwheeler (named after writer Mark Twain and a reference to the original attraction in Anaheim) and Molly Brown sidewheeler (named after Titanic survivor Margaret Brown nicknamed Molly after her death) Both 19th Century-style paddle steamers (Est. 1992). They tour during the riverboat rides around the best of the Old West. A track guided tour following the Rivers of the Far West with various sights of Big Thunder Mountain, Phantom Manor, Wilderness Island, Smuggler's Cove, an old snoring fisherman, Yellowstone National Park geysers, dinosaur remains, and much more.
Photo April 2019, Disneyland Park (April 12, 1992) after 27 years in time.
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Disneyland Park - Thunder Mesa Riverboat Landing
Disneyland Paris - an entertainment resort near Paris, France. It is the most visited theme park in Europe.
It encompasses the theme parks: Disneyland Park (Est.1992), based on Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom in Florida. Walt Disney Studios Park (Est. 2002) celebrating show business, films, and behind-the-scenes. Also, without a ticket Disney Village, an entertainment district containing a variety of restaurants, entertainment venues and shops.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disneyland_Paris.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #MollyBrown #steampaddle #riverboat #ThunderMesaRiverboatLanding #Frontierland #DisneylandPark in #DisneylandParis #France
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Some wandering in the park, there are more reasons to enjoy it...
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Twickel country estate - Landscape
Twickel is a protected historic country estate with 81 complex parts near Delden in the hamlet of Deldeneresch, in the municipality of Hof van Twente in the province of Overijssel in The Netherlands. The estate dates back to the 14th century. The moated castle with early Renaissance style traces forms the center, the various surrounding farms are part of Twickel, they can be recognized by the white shutters with black edges.
Besides the woods and fields around the castle, Buitenplaats Twickel, the castle and gardens, vegetable gardens are often visited by day trippers. In the orangery, where citrus trees hibernate, there is a tearoom in the summer months. The stables and coach house in the forecourt are open on Open Monument Day, as well as the De Breeriet landscape park.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twickel_Castle.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels in #Delden #Netherlands / #Twickelcountryestate / #estate #wandering
When snow has fallen, the light seems to have returned to the environment and the otherwise so austere nature. Almost the perfect time to make your own winter postcards.
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Oostvoorne - Architecture
Oostvoorne - a nice town surrounded by a large countryside and several nature reserves and dunes, since 1980 part of the municipality of Westvoorne. In the centre of Oostvoorne are the ruins of a motte-and-bailey castle, built around the second half of the 12th century by the Lords of Voorne, which also served as a residence for Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut (Jacoba van Beieren). Oostvoorne was since before World War II the only location in the Netherlands were automobiles were permitted on the beach. In 1992 it was proposed to close the beach to cars resulting in consultations and negotiations lasting many years. The provincial government finally decided to close it permanently in 2004.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oostvoorne.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels in #Oostvoorne #Netherlands / #architecture #rural #snow
Steam engines - very impressive!. Many historic steam engines, impressive, large and hissing, and beautifully lit in the evening. Not only were they parked somewhere but they also drove around the old city center which got a lot of attention from the public. The sound of the steam whistles has long been the typical sound for another summer edition of the Vestingdagen event.
Photo August 2017, Vestingdagen (August 25, 1979) after 38 years in time.
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Vestingdagen - Steam engines
The Vestingdagen (Fortress Days) in Hellevoetsluis, an annual multi-day event since 1979. Very popular and with lots of activities in and around the former naval base of the Netherlands. With many historic and vintage ships and vehicles, steam engines, fair and market, various types of demonstrations in the air and ofcourse on the water. Also, lots to do like short boattrips, visit the various musea, watch the naval parade and fireworks show late at night. With about 200.000 visitors in total a well attended event.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #classic #steamengines #steam #Steamengines #event #zuidfront #Vestingdagen in #Hellevoetsluis #Netherlands
The waterline of the beach has moved considerably, storm damage is visible on the washed-off beach, large amounts of sand have disappeared and the ship play object is almost in the water.
Quote: Wat #stormschade aan het strand, gelukkig hebben we onze scheepjes op het droge!
Photo: Washed-out beach by storm - by Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D90) / #stormdamage #washedout - #beach #storm #damage / #WeatherPhotography at #KleineStrandje in #Hellevoetsluis #VoorneaanZee #VoornePutten, #SouthHolland - #Netherlands
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Hellevoetsluis: Weather Photography
Het Kleine Strandje is a small but popular beach located in the Fortress of Hellevoetsluis. The beach is located on the Haringvliet and offers a beautiful view of the Hellevoetsluis lighthouse and the passing recreational sailing boats. The Kleine Strandje is an ideal place to relax, and also a popular place for swimming because the water is shallow, making it safe for children. The beach is equipped with some play equipment for children and a pirate ship. The moment of sunrise, but especially the sunset, is popular, which gives a special and always different view of the horizon.
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I'll be Home for Christmas (Louis XIV/Netherlands ) - I'll be Home for Christmas, funny warm lights, a tree in my room, new smells, rounds toys in the tree en my people family to enjoy my first Christmas at home.
Louis XIV, at the age of 7 months 17 days.
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Louis XIV - Christmas
Louis XIV, le Roi Soleil - our beloved, sweet house cat. Silver-gray but with its golden eyes "le Roi Soleil" of his kingdom. Proud of his loving family by whom he likes to be served generously, tough and brave as long as we are near to him. We enjoy these royal audiences together, precious moments enclosed in our hearts forever.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels in #Hellevoetsluis #Netherlands / #LouisXIV #LouisXIV #cat #pets / #portraits #xmas
Mickey's statue, in Fantasia 1940 "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" Walt Disney Cartoon Movie. Don't we all remember the many broomsticks when Merlin asked Mickey to clean up and he used a bit of magic...
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Walt Disney Studios Park
Disneyland Paris - an entertainment resort near Paris, France. It is the most visited theme park in Europe.
It encompasses the theme parks:
Disneyland Park (Est.1992) - based on Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom in Florida.
Walt Disney Studios Park (Est. 2002) - celebrating show business, films, and behind-the-scenes.
Disney Village - an entertainment district containing a variety of restaurants, entertainment venues and shops.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disneyland_Paris.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels in #DisneylandParis #France / #WaltDisneyStudiosPark / #Mickey #statue
Late 19th century coal mine architecture.
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The station building is richly decorated, with a landing and large overhanging roof with chalet-style wood ornaments, constructed from approximately 300,000 bricks with distinctive horizontal patterns. The name "Rijksmijn Baron 1898" is placed above the door. Next to the station building is a 22 meter high chimney and an enormous shaft tower with the characteristic large wheels for the mine lift.
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Baron 1898 (Est. 2015) - a dive coaster in which visitors take a perpendicular free fall. The attraction is themed as a late nineteenth century coal mine as in the Limburg Mining Region, but in the story, and of course for the Efteling, told to be a gold mine. The name Baron 1898 refers to the background story of the saga of the Witte Wieven, in which a greedy mining baron, Gustave Hooghmoed, has found a gold vein and wants to extract as much gold as possible from the ground. However, the fertile soil is protected by the Witte Wieven.
Photo November 2018, Efteling (May 31, 1952) after 66 years in time.
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Efteling - Baron 1898
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 #miningindustry #Baron1898 #ruigrijk #Efteling in #Kaatsheuvel #Netherlands
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Something delicious at Laduree.
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Just near Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) Airport, you'll find a Champs-Élysées like Outlet Shopping Center. It includes 110 exclusive top fashion and homeware boutiques.
Even the village like architecture, including the small bistro's, is exquisite and colorful indeed. The (price)tag #lavalleevillage could be the new trend for some time to come.
Photo May 2023, La Vallée Village (2000) after 23 years in time.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #terrace #culinair #horeca #food at #Laduree #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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Einde van een prachtige herfstdag met een zonsondergang aan het brede water. Wolken verschijnen voor wat neerslag in de nacht.
Relaxing and curative power of mineral waters. The Thermes de Spa is a very nice facility to enjoy a relaxing Spa with inside and outside pools filled with water direct from the mineral springs.
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Thermes de Spa - in the 16th century, the commercialization of the thermal baths began and many spa guests came to Spa. The first bathing establishment was built in 1764 and the city became known as a health resort. A health resort (German: Kurort, English: spa) is a tourist resort that focuses on relaxation and recreation, but with a medical emotional value. A stay in a spa is considered beneficial for health due to medicinal springs, in this case the iron and carbonated water of the thermal baths of Spa, but also the healthy air. In Nivezé there are three springs of which the water is used for the thermal baths of Spa: Marie-Henriette spring, Tonnelet spring and Wellington spring. The term Spa has become a generic term for spa tourism in English and some other languages.
In 1764, the first bathing establishment was built in Spa and the city became known as a health resort, so in 1774 the second casino in Europe was also opened. In the second half of the 19th century, the thermal infrastructure was built as it still exists today. Among the many mainly affluent visitors, the international bourgeoisie, we see names such as Victor Hugo, Tsar Peter the Great, Alexandre Dumas and Giacomo Meyerbeer.
Info: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermen_van_Spa
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About Pixels - #relax #ThermesdeSpa - #thermen #Spa #BE
Something delicious at Pierre Herme.
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Just near Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) Airport, you'll find a Champs-Élysées like Outlet Shopping Center. It includes 110 exclusive top fashion and homeware boutiques.
Even the village like architecture, including the small bistro's, is exquisite and colorful indeed. The (price)tag #lavalleevillage could be the new trend for some time to come.
Photo May 2023, La Vallée Village (2000) after 23 years in time.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #culinair #shop at #PierreHerme #ShoppingMall #LaValleeVillage in #Serris #France
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La Vallee Village
Val d'Europe "La Vallée Village" (Est. 2000) - in an idealized "briarde" architecture, more than 120 clothing and other luxery brands, including 15 of major brands, with lots of goods for sale at discount prices. Also a few known fast food and some famous delicacy places to actually taste some nice European types of cuisine.
Info: www.thebicestercollection.com/la-vallee-village/en.
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Architecture that's build to withstand time. With grapevines above the pale blue colored doors, the nice shutters at each window, even the stones used to build the walls. It looks so very nice, fresh and friendly with an age back in history. Wouldn't we all be very proud and happy to be living in a house situated, decorated and designed like this? We like and will preserve it in time, I can't imagine it will be the same for our modern type of houses.
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Limeuil - Architecture
The village of Limeuil, located at the confluence of the Dordogne and Vézère rivers historically both commercially and strategically on the highways of trade. This region was primarily a wine-producing area for subsequent delivery downstream to Bordeaux, on large, flat-bottomed "gabarres". Nowadays a very nice historical village and on the list of the "Les Plus Beaux Villages de France", the most beautiful villages of France.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limeuil.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #LPBVF #architecture #facade #Architecture #Limeuil #FR in #Limeuil #France
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It's always a very nice walk in the various streets of this village. Not lots of tourists to see, still busy just enough to enjoy the silence, beauty and simplicity.
Photo: Vintage streets and medieval facades - by Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D7200) / #facade - #urban #LPBVF #architecture / #UrbanPhotography at #Centre in #Monpazier, #Dordogne - #France
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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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Skull of a Fire Dragon.
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Some of the displayed goods in the Spell Shop might inspire to other things. Just like this dragon skull, I retouched it untill it was just like how I wanted it...
Photo May 2023, Val d'Europe (1998) after 25 years in time.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #skull #Phantasy #Dragon #shopping #article at #SpellShop #ShoppingMall #ValdEurope in #Serris #France
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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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A fictional transport by elevator brings visitors all the way down to the basement. Rusty kettles, pipes and walkways leading to another elevator going up...
Tower of Terror spooky interior (est 2007) - an accelerated drop tower dark ride inspired by Rod Serling's anthology television series, The Twilight Zone, and take place in the fictional Hollywood Tower Hotel in Hollywood, California. It places riders in a seemingly ordinary hotel elevator, and present the riders with a fictional backstory in which people have mysteriously disappeared from the elevator. It's the second tallest attraction.
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Walt Disney Studios Park - Tower Of Terror Ride
Disneyland Paris - an entertainment resort near Paris, France. It is the most visited theme park in Europe.
It encompasses the theme parks:
Disneyland Park (Est.1992) - based on Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom in Florida.
Walt Disney Studios Park (Est. 2002) - celebrating show business, films, and behind-the-scenes.
Disney Village - an entertainment district containing a variety of restaurants, entertainment venues and shops.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disneyland_Paris.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels in #DisneylandParis #France / #WaltDisneyStudiosPark #ride / #TowerofTerror #lobby
An autumn citywalk. Often old buildings that stand side by side in many forms of architecture. That is exactly what makes the old city center so attractive, an area where modern, sleek architecture has not yet struck and the city still retains its history.
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Gouda - Architecture
Gouda - a city and municipality in the west of the Netherlands, between Rotterdam and Utrecht, in the province of South Holland. Famous for its Gouda cheese, stroopwafels, many canals, smoking pipes, and its 15th-century city hall. Its array of historic churches and other buildings makes it a very popular day trip destination.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gouda,_South_Holland.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels in #Gouda #Netherlands / #city #leaves
Tower of Terror (est 2007) - an accelerated drop tower dark ride inspired by Rod Serling's anthology television series, The Twilight Zone, and take place in the fictional Hollywood Tower Hotel in Hollywood, California. It places riders in a seemingly ordinary hotel elevator, and present the riders with a fictional backstory in which people have mysteriously disappeared from the elevator. It's the second tallest attraction.
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Walt Disney Studios Park - Tower Of Terror Ride
Disneyland Paris - an entertainment resort near Paris, France. It is the most visited theme park in Europe.
It encompasses the theme parks:
Disneyland Park (Est.1992) - based on Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom in Florida.
Walt Disney Studios Park (Est. 2002) - celebrating show business, films, and behind-the-scenes.
Disney Village - an entertainment district containing a variety of restaurants, entertainment venues and shops.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disneyland_Paris.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels in #DisneylandParis #France / #WaltDisneyStudiosPark #ride / #TowerofTerror #tower
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 2011, Parc Astérix (April 30, 1989) after 22 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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Tulips bring color to the horizon! The many colors and variations of the tulip are very special to see. It's a very colorful creation by nature. The island of Goeree Overflakkee has various fields with tulips for bulb cultivation. A must see for everyone.
Photo: Dutch beauty of a Tulip - by © Richard Poppelaars #About_Pixels #Photography (Nikon D7200) / #acre #flower #tulip - #landscape / #NaturePhotography at #Polder in #NieuweTonge, #SouthHolland - #Netherlands
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Nieuwe-Tonge: Nature Photography
Tulips, rapidly introduced during the sixteenth century into Europe. During the time of the Tulip mania, an infection of tulip bulbs by the tulip breaking virus created much admired and valued variegated patterns in the tulip flowers. The closest available specimens today are part of the group known as the Rembrandts. Fequently depicted in Dutch Golden Age paintings, today the Netherlands still is the major producer for world markets ever since.
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Garlic - it adds a special "French color" to food. Well known and used in French cuisine.
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Garlic (Allium sativum) - a species in the onion genus, Allium. Its close relatives include the onion, shallot, leek, chive, and Chinese onion.
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Market at Le Bugue - in November 1319, the King of France, Philippe Le Long, ordered by deed that the market be perpetually held on Tuesday. This act is still presently in force.
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Le Bugue - located on the banks of the Vézère river and inhabited since prehistoric times. The last village along the Vézère river and a few kilometers before the confluence of the Vézère with the Dordogne river at the ancient village of Limeuil
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About Pixels - #culinair #frenchfood #delicacies #garlic - #market #LeBugue #France #FR
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 28, 2020, Warhammer Game (1983) after 37 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
Miniature of an 11 Stedentocht (Eleven Cities Tour) stamp station. The presentation in the shop was very different, but with some creative post-processing, it's now just right. A fun project to practice and to improve my Photoshop post processing skills. Yes, I used some AI functions to select and correct but I only used these functions to enhance the original photo so wiring, dirt, display material and light color where all altered when I wanted to. You just don't want to see what I started with.
Photo: Stempelpost 11 Stedentocht - by © Richard Poppelaars #About_Pixels #Photography (Apple iPhone 15 Pro) / #miniatuur #stempelpost #11-Stedentocht - #shopping / #FineArtPhotography at #Intratuin in #Rhoon, #SouthHolland - #Netherlands
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Mickey's statue, in Fantasia 1940 "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" Walt Disney Cartoon Movie. Don't we all remember the many broomsticks when Merlin asked Mickey to clean up and he used a bit of magic...
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Walt Disney Studios Park
Disneyland Paris - an entertainment resort near Paris, France. It is the most visited theme park in Europe.
It encompasses the theme parks:
Disneyland Park (Est.1992) - based on Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom in Florida.
Walt Disney Studios Park (Est. 2002) - celebrating show business, films, and behind-the-scenes.
Disney Village - an entertainment district containing a variety of restaurants, entertainment venues and shops.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disneyland_Paris.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels in #DisneylandParis #France / #WaltDisneyStudiosPark / #Mickey #statue
Als historisch belangrijke havenstad is de 194 jaar oude vuurtoren van Hellevoetsluis nog steeds het meest kenmerkend symbool maar vooral tijdloos mooi om te bewonderen.
Shopping at Stone Island.
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Just near Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) Airport, you'll find a Champs-Élysées like Outlet Shopping Center. It includes 110 exclusive top fashion and homeware boutiques.
Even the village like architecture, including the small bistro's, is exquisite and colorful indeed. The (price)tag #lavalleevillage could be the new trend for some time to come.
Photo May 2023, La Vallée Village (2000) after 23 years in time.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #facade #decoration #shop at #StoneIsland #ShoppingMall #LaValleeVillage in #Serris #France
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La Vallee Village
Val d'Europe "La Vallée Village" (Est. 2000) - in an idealized "briarde" architecture, more than 120 clothing and other luxery brands, including 15 of major brands, with lots of goods for sale at discount prices. Also a few known fast food and some famous delicacy places to actually taste some nice European types of cuisine.
Info: www.thebicestercollection.com/la-vallee-village/en.
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Daffodils like a fairy tale. Daffodils color nature with fresh green leaves and yellow flowers.
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Tenellaplas - Nature reserve
The Heemtuin “De Tenellaplas” is a 3ha landscape park landscaped by Cees Sipkes in 1949-1950. Managed by the South Holland Landscape (ZHL). Around the Tenellaplas, all the characteristic biotopes from the dunes of Voorne have been brought together on a small surface: a dune lake, marshy banks, pasture, dry sand slopes, thickets, upright forest, a piece of heather field and more than 300 other plant species.
Info: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heempark_De_Tenellaplas.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels in #Rockanje #Netherlands / #Tenellaplas / #Daffodils #flower
Flying Dutchman during the night.
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When light has come to darkness, we sometimes see more because everything else is obscured.
Quote: Als #licht tot #duisternis is gekomen zien we soms juist meer omdat het al het andere dan heeft verhuld.
Photo September 2008, Efteling (May 31, 1952) after 56 years in time.
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Efteling - Vliegende Hollander
Efteling (Est. 1952) - one of the oldest theme parks in the world. A very popular full-sized fantasy-themed amusement park with many attractions and a wide array of amusement rides that reflect elements from ancient myths and legends, fairy tales, fables, and folklore.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efteling.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #architecture #magic #VliegendeHollander #ruigrijk #flyingdutchman #Efteling in #Kaatsheuvel #Netherlands
Something delicious at Pierre Herme.
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Just near Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) Airport, you'll find a Champs-Élysées like Outlet Shopping Center. It includes 110 exclusive top fashion and homeware boutiques.
Even the village like architecture, including the small bistro's, is exquisite and colorful indeed. The (price)tag #lavalleevillage could be the new trend for some time to come.
Photo May 2023, La Vallée Village (2000) after 23 years in time.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #culinair #shop at #PierreHerme #ShoppingMall #LaValleeVillage in #Serris #France
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La Vallee Village
Val d'Europe "La Vallée Village" (Est. 2000) - in an idealized "briarde" architecture, more than 120 clothing and other luxery brands, including 15 of major brands, with lots of goods for sale at discount prices. Also a few known fast food and some famous delicacy places to actually taste some nice European types of cuisine.
Info: www.thebicestercollection.com/la-vallee-village/en.
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Police driving Volvo'and Porche. Classic and modern police cars on the security square. The beautiful Volvo is from the time when the current bright colors had no meaning. At the time, the police still drove inconspicuous Volvo, but also with Porche.
Photo August 2018, Vestingdagen (August 25, 1979) after 39 years in time.
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Vestingdagen - Emergency services
The Vestingdagen (Fortress Days) in Hellevoetsluis, an annual multi-day event since 1979. Very popular and with lots of activities in and around the former naval base of the Netherlands. With many historic and vintage ships and vehicles, steam engines, fair and market, various types of demonstrations in the air and ofcourse on the water. Also, lots to do like short boattrips, visit the various musea, watch the naval parade and fireworks show late at night. With about 200.000 visitors in total a well attended event.
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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.
© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #policecar #volvo #Emergencyservices #event ##veiligheidsplein #Vestingdagen in #Hellevoetsluis #Netherlands
The "Hering Eater", a huge sculpture and one that has become a symbol of Scheveningen.
SprookjesBeelden aan Zee (Est.2004) by the American sculptor Tom Otterness, inspiring cheerfully designed sculptures on the Scheveningen boulevard
Photo: Sprookjesbeelden aan Zee by Tom Otterness - by © Richard Poppelaars #About_Pixels #Photography (Nikon D7200) / #sculpture #TomOtterness - #museum #art #FairyTaleSculpturesbytheSea / #ArtPhotography at #Boulevard in #Scheveningen, #SouthHolland - #Netherlands
SprookjesBeelden aan Zee (Est. 2004 by Tom Otterness), photo March 2017 after 13 years.
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Scheveningen: Art Photography
Sprookjesbeelden aan Zee (Fairy Tale Sculptures by the Sea) - a free sculpture terrace on the boulevard of Scheveningen. The sympathetic sculptures by the American sculptor Tom Otterness are part of "Museum Beelden aan Zee" behind it. The more than twenty works of art depict various fairy tales, such as those of Gulliver, Hansel and Gretel, Tin Soldier, Moby Dick, Pinocchio and Hans Brinker.
Most striking is the gigantic Haringeter that has become the icon of the new Scheveningen boulevard. In total, the sculpture terrace comprises three large and twenty smaller bronze works of art with a skin of shiny patina, playfully placed on the boulevard, on islands and banisters. For photographers the glossy sculptures are a popular subject, not easy to isolate from the wandering crowds on this boulevard, but especially to capture these sculptures with some nice contrasting clouds or a sunset in the background.
Info: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beelden_aan_Zee.
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You might just pass by the small medieval village of Berbiguières. However, the village is full of peace and serenity, the landscape is beautiful. With a prominent 12th century castle, surrounded by a medieval village and a small church. Only the dry sounds of the church bells sound every hour.
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Berbiguières - Château de France
Château de Berbiguières (Est. 12th to 17th century) - a somewhat hidden castle in the Périgord Noir in the small mainly medieval village of Berbiguières. The castle was classified as a historic monument in 1948.
In the second half of the thirteenth century, Château de Berbiguières was owned by the Castelnau family, who also owned the Château de Castelnaud. In 1365, Magne de Castelnau married Nompar de Caumont. Special because later François de Caumont built Château des Milandes around 1489, the main house of the lords of Caumont, who preferred to live in this manor house instead of the large, uncomfortable medieval castle of Château de Castelnaud-la-Chapelle..
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Richard Poppelaars
About Pixels Photography: #village #castle #landcsape #Berbiguières #FR
The time when the young lambs are born is a popular period when visitors, especially children, visit the stable. Various lambs can be cuddled by the children who visibly enjoy this. The little lambs also show the joy of the upcoming spring with nature coming back to life.
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Ouddorp - De Mèkkerstee
A care farm (founded in 2001) that provides with staff inclusion of disadvantaged people a business with mainly goats, a stable, simple cheese dairy, shop with many regional products and a pancake restaurant.
Info: www.demekkerstee.nl/nl/de-mekkerstee/.
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Richard Poppelaars
About Pixels Photography: #lamb #kids #Mekkerstee #Ouddorp #NL