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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

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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Ever been to a Roman Amphitheater?.

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Everyone knows the Flavian Amphitheater (Amphitheater Flavium), better known as the Colosseum, built in the 1st century AD. in Rome, it was the largest amphitheater in the Roman Empire and is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. It is almost unreal to see a nice smaller replica of such a Roman theater here in this park.

 

Huge Roman shields adorn the large arena which is now used as a theatre. It is strongly reminiscent of a Roman Amphitheater as it was designed and built. Realize that the facade seen from the outside is three times as high and 10 times as impressive for a child. A small Roman guard post outside supervises this structure, entirely in the same Roman style and also at a great height.

 

Photo May 2023, Parc Astérix (April 30, 1989) after 34 years in time.

 

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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.

© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #Roman #arena #amphitheater #Flavium #Colosseum #themepark #theatre #architecture at #LesArenes #RomanEmpire #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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Shopping at Maje.

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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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© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #terrace #culinair #shop at #Maje #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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IJspegels sieren de winterse terrasjes.

  

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About Pixels - Weather - Culinair

Dordogne nuts, known as 'Noix du Périgord', are a major specialty of the Dordogne region in France, with a rich history dating back thousands of years. They are not just a food product but are deeply ingrained in the local culture and economy.

 

Photo: Let's go nuts with Noix du Périgord - by © Richard Poppelaars #About_Pixels #Photography (Nikon D7200) / #hazel #nuts #produitsregionaux #localspecialty - #food #culinair / #FoodPhotography at #SouvenirsProduitsRegionaux in #LaRoqueGageac, #Dordogne - #France

 

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The beautifully illuminated maritime harbor "Haaven Het Groote Dok" in the evening light. It is and remains a historically beautiful sight.

 

Photo: Evening view "Haaven Het Groote Dok" - by Richard Poppelaars © #About Pixels #Photography (Apple iPhone 11 Pro) / #evening - #haven #history #GrooteDok / #UrbanPhotography at #HaavenHetGrooteDok in #Hellevoetsluis, #SouthHolland - #Netherlands

 

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Hellevoetsluis - During the time of the United Provinces Hellevoetsluis was the naval port of the Admiralty of de Maze (Rotterdam) and could accommodate an entire fleet within a special land-enclosed fortress with harbour and dockyard facilities, accessible through a canal. Thanks to its strategic situation the town grew from the beginning of the 17th century to be the homeport for the Dutch war fleet. In later years the port was fortified more and more and Hellevoetsluis therefore became a unique combination of fortified town and naval port. The Admirals Maarten Tromp, Michiel de Ruyter and Piet Heyn had their home base here and in 1688 during the Glorious Revolution William III of Orange's invasion fleet departed from the port.

 

Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellevoetsluis.

 

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Dolmens from the Neolithic era.

 

Photo: Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Apple iPhone 11 Pro) / #Neolithic #Hunebed #Dolmens - #Hondsrug #GeoparkdeHondsrug #UNESCO / #Hunebedden at #Bronneger #DeHondsrugUNESCOGeopark in #Borger, #Drenthe - #Netherlands

 

A group of five dolmens (D21, D22, D23, D24 and D25) located near the place Borger - Bronneger in the province of Drenthe. Dolmen D21 contained most of the archaeological finds dated to 3400 BC. It is also the most photogenic dolmen due to the huge beech tree. Also a short distance away are two burial mounds from the Bronze Age.

 

Photo September 2021, Bronneger Dolmens (Neolithic period - 4000-3000 BC) after +/- 5421 years in time.

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De Hondsrug UNESCO Geopark - Hunebed (Dolmen) - a megalithic burial chamber from the Neolithic (4000-3000 BC) of the Trechterbeker (Funnelbeaker) culture. As a portal grave built from huge stones that were dragged along by the ice from southern Sweden and Finland during the Ice Age for about 150,000 years. There are 52 dolmens in Drenthe and two in Groningen and traces of dolmens have been found in at least thirty other places, but without the large stones. Originally there would have been at least 88 dolmens in the Netherlands.

 

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UNESCO Geopark de Hondsrug - the only European Geopark in the Netherlands, a landscape with ridges and valleys that originated in the Ice Age about 150,000 years ago. Known for the various Dolmens from the Neolithic and burial mounds dating from the Bronze Age. In 2016, the Hondsrug was added to Unesco Geopark areas.

 

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Shopping at Zadig & Voltaire.

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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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© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #facade #decoration #shop at #ZadigVoltaire #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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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 2007, Vestingdagen (August 25, 1979) after 28 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 #Steamengines #event #zuidfront #Vestingdagen in #Hellevoetsluis #Netherlands

Small houses below the ridge of the steep mountain cliff.

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The "Abri de Laugerie Basse", today it consists of a number of inhabited terraced houses under the overhanging rock face. It's also an important Upper Paleolithic archaeological site known for several works of art from the Magdalenian era. This shelter was inhabited by prehistoric man from about 14,000 BC in the Middle Magdalenian era.

 

Excavations of the site revealed about 600 art objects from the Magdalenian era. Among that the first Paleolithic sculptural representation of a woman discovered in modern times named "Immodest Venus" (French: Vénus impudique) which gave its name to the genre of paleolithic Venus figurines.

  

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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.

© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #GrotteduGrandRoc #UNESCO #LesEyzies #FR at #AbrisdeLaugerieBasse #Magdalenianculture #LesAbrisdeLaugerieBasse in #LesEyzies #France

 

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Les Abris de Laugerie Basse

The Magdalenian cultures (also Madelenian) are later cultures of the Upper Paleolithic and Mesolithic in western Europe. They date from around 17,000 to 12,000 years ago. It is named after the site of La Madeleine, one of the many prehistoric sites and decorated caves in the Vézère Valley.

 

Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magdalenian.

 

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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

 

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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 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

Shopping at Guess.

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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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© About Pixels Photography: #AboutPixels / #bag #shopping #article at #Guess #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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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 2022, La Vallée Village (2000) after 22 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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The first flowers that can be found early in the year, sometimes completely green, but also some flowers that are full in color again.

 

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Heemtuin “De Tenellaplas” - a 3ha landscape park landscaped by Cees Sipkes in 1949-1950. Managed by the South Holland Landscape (ZHL). Around the Tenellaplas, all the characteristic biotopes from the dunes of Voorne have been brought together on a small surface: a dune lake, marshy banks, pasture, dry sand slopes, thickets, upright forest, a piece of heather field and more than 300 other plant species.

 

Info: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heempark_De_Tenellaplas

 

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About Pixels - #flower #ChristmasRose - #Tenellaplas #Rockanje #NL

Artwork Cornucopia - Hoorn des Overvloeds - the interior of the Markthal is covered with a 11,000 m² (two football fields) large artwork by Arno Coenen and Iris Roskam, entitled "Hoorn des Overvloeds". This title refers to the Cornucopia, a horn of Latin mythology which symbolizes abundance and saturation.

 

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Markthal Rotterdam(Est. 2014) - a residential and office building with a market hall underneath. It has the largest glass-window cable structure in Europe. The inside of the building is adorned with an 11.000 m2 artwork by Arno Coenen, named Hoorn des Overvloeds (Horn of Plenty). The artwork shows strongly enlarged fruits, vegetables, seeds, fish, flowers and insects. It was made using digital 3D-techniques, printed on 4000 perforated aluminum panels and now on the inside of the hall. Some call it The largest artwork in the world or The Sistine Chapel of Rotterdam

 

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About Pixels - #architecture #art - #Markthal #Rotterdam #NL

Photo April 16, 2022, Warhammer Game (1983) after 39 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

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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Bateau-Mouche on the river Seine. This very popular tourist attraction started with steamers at an Exhibition in 1867.

 

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Paris- the historical cosmopolitan capital of France, is one Europe's largest cities and the most popular tourist destination in the world, Paris has the well deserved reputation of being the most beautiful and romantic of all cities, brimming with historic associations and remaining vastly influential in the realms of culture, art, fashion, food and design. Dubbed the City of Light (la Ville Lumière) and Capital of Fashion, it is home to the world's finest and most luxurious fashion designers and cosmetics. A large part of the city, including the River Seine, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The city has the second highest number of Michelin restaurants in the world (after and contains numerous iconic landmarks, such as the world's most visited tourist site the Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe, the Notre-Dame Cathedral, the Louvre Museum, Moulin Rouge, and Lido. Cést Paris!

See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris

 

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About Pixels - Sightseeing - Paris

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

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 October 2018, Disneyland Park (April 12, 1992) after 26 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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Dolmens from the Neolithic era.

 

Photo: Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Apple iPhone 11 Pro) / #Neolithic #Hunebed #Dolmens - #Hondsrug #GeoparkdeHondsrug #UNESCO / #Hunebedden at #Bronneger #DeHondsrugUNESCOGeopark in #Borger, #Drenthe - #Netherlands

 

At this location a group of five dolmens (D21, D22, D23, D24 and D25) located near the place Borger - Bronneger in the province of Drenthe. Dolmen D21 contained most of the archaeological finds dated to 3400 BC. It is also the most photogenic dolmen due to the huge beech tree. Also a short distance away are two burial mounds from the Bronze Age.

 

Photo September 2021, Bronneger Dolmens (Neolithic period - 4000-3000 BC) after +/- 5421 years in time.

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De Hondsrug UNESCO Geopark - Hunebed (Dolmen) - a megalithic burial chamber from the Neolithic (4000-3000 BC) of the Trechterbeker (Funnelbeaker) culture. As a portal grave built from huge stones that were dragged along by the ice from southern Sweden and Finland during the Ice Age for about 150,000 years. There are 52 dolmens in Drenthe and two in Groningen and traces of dolmens have been found in at least thirty other places, but without the large stones. Originally there would have been at least 88 dolmens in the Netherlands.

 

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UNESCO Geopark de Hondsrug - the only European Geopark in the Netherlands, a landscape with ridges and valleys that originated in the Ice Age about 150,000 years ago. Known for the various Dolmens from the Neolithic and burial mounds dating from the Bronze Age. In 2016, the Hondsrug was added to Unesco Geopark areas.

 

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Now push the sun down but slowly! Don't rush it, it could easilly take some hours, days, even weeks doing so, I don't mind.

  

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About Pixels - Sunsets - Kleine Strandje

Memories of Amélie in our garden, she enjoys to sit in the porch of the greenhouse, surrounded by plants and flowers and birds above her head. It's a repeating activity to capture these moments, in time to support our memory for years to come

 

Photo: A Cats joy is a garden - by © Richard Poppelaars #About_Pixels #Photography (Apple iPhone X - April 27, 2020) / #cat #pet - #garden #greenhouse / #NaturePhotography at #urban #Amlie in #Hellevoetsluis, #VoorneaanZee #VoornePutten, #SouthHolland - #Netherlands

 

Amélie (friends since june 9, 2016), photo April 27, 2020 after 3 years 10 months 18 days since 2016.

 

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Hellevoetsluis: Amélie - Nature Photography

Amélie "Une dame aimante" - our warm, sweet house cat. She loves to be close to us., a true best friend and she trusts us with all her heart. Grunts, many cuddles, lots of play, the look of her beautiful golden eyes. We really enjoy these very precious moments together, to be kept in our memory forever.

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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 2023, Parc Astérix (April 30, 1989) after 34 years in time.

 

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© 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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Exuberant Christmas decorations give the mall a festive atmosphere. Large Christmas wreaths and strings of lights that often look great in combination with the architecture.

 

Photo: It's all about christmas - by © Richard Poppelaars #About_Pixels #Photography (Apple iPhone 11 Pro) / #christmasdecoration - #mall #shopping / #Shoppingcentre at #Rosada #DesignerOutlet in #Roosendaal, #NoordBrabant - #Netherlands

 

Designer Outlet Roosendaal (opened October 26, 2006), photo January 5, 2023 after 16 years 2 months 10 days since 2006.

 

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Roosendaal: Designer Outlet - Shopping centre

The Rosada Fashion and Designer Outlet Roosendaal is a factory outlet center located in Roosendaal, Netherlands. It is the third outlet center in the Netherlands, it opened its doors on October 26, 2006. The center is home to over 100 stores, including brands such as Calvin Klein, Adidas, Nike, and Tommy Hilfiger.

 

The opening of Designer Outlet Roosendaal was a major event for the town and the region. The center created over 2,000 jobs, and it attracted millions of visitors in its first year of operation. The center has also been a major boost to the local economy, generating millions of euros in tax revenue. The opening of Designer Outlet Roosendaal was a success for a number of reasons: a strategic location, a wide variety of brands at discounted prices and the center is well-designed.

 

The center has been open every day since it opened, and it is now one of the most popular tourist destinations in the Netherlands..

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Fresh is the best.

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Most certainly if they look like this, it's much better compared to super market food.

 

Photo March 2023, Landwinkel Klok (2012) after 11 years in time.

 

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Landwinkel Klok - Shopping

Supermarket Landwinkel Klok - Apples, pears, plums and cherries are grown on this farm in a sustainable and environmentally conscious way. In the old barn you will find a large country shop, where you can find many other healthy products besides fruit. There is farm cheese, fresh farm dairy, local beef, vegetables & fruit, and many organic foods.

  

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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.

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Asian Garden and architecture - La Mer du Sable/FR

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

 

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SprookjesBeelden aan Zee (Est. 2004 by Tom Otterness), photo March 2017 after 13 years.

 

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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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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 2007, Vestingdagen (August 25, 1979) after 28 years in time.

 

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Vestingdagen - Steam engines

The Vestingdagen (Fortress Days) in Hellevoetsluis, an annual multi-day event since 1979. Very popular and with lots of activities in and around the former naval base of the Netherlands. With many historic and vintage ships and vehicles, steam engines, fair and market, various types of demonstrations in the air and ofcourse on the water. Also, lots to do like short boattrips, visit the various musea, watch the naval parade and fireworks show late at night. With about 200.000 visitors in total a well attended event.

  

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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.

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By Belenos! That is Toutatis.

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A superb creation of a huge statue to decorate the Toutatis parc attraction area. So many very nice details, surrounded by even more gaulic weapon shields. It's an excellent example of todays design and construction skills to create this kind of art.

 

Photo May 2023, Parc Astérix (April 30, 1989) after 34 years in time.

 

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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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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.

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The Meteorological winter only brought early flowers. Moist froze on my car windows, just like fresh branches and flowers of the next season to come

 

Photo: Meteorological winter only brought early flowers - by © Richard Poppelaars #About_Pixels #Photography (Apple iPhone X) / #frost - #weather / #WeatherPhotography at #Centre in #Utrecht, #Utrecht - #Netherlands

 

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The beautifully illuminated maritime harbor "Haaven Het Groote Dok" in the evening light. It is and remains a historically beautiful sight.

 

Photo: Evening view "Haaven Het Groote Dok" - by Richard Poppelaars © #About Pixels #Photography (Apple iPhone 11 Pro) / #evening - #haven #history #GrooteDok / #UrbanPhotography at #HaavenHetGrooteDok in #Hellevoetsluis, #SouthHolland - #Netherlands

 

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Hellevoetsluis - During the time of the United Provinces Hellevoetsluis was the naval port of the Admiralty of de Maze (Rotterdam) and could accommodate an entire fleet within a special land-enclosed fortress with harbour and dockyard facilities, accessible through a canal. Thanks to its strategic situation the town grew from the beginning of the 17th century to be the homeport for the Dutch war fleet. In later years the port was fortified more and more and Hellevoetsluis therefore became a unique combination of fortified town and naval port. The Admirals Maarten Tromp, Michiel de Ruyter and Piet Heyn had their home base here and in 1688 during the Glorious Revolution William III of Orange's invasion fleet departed from the port.

 

Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellevoetsluis.

 

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Stoommachines langs de Kuipershaven. Een bij uitstek geschikte plek aan deze historische haven.

 

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Dordt in Stoom - een groot driedaags stoomevenement dat om het jaar plaatsvindt in de historische Dordtse binnenstad. Veel stoommachines en stoomschepen en dus ook een groot aantal bezoekers.

Zie: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dordt_in_Stoom

 

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Grandcafe Swins, Since 2016 located in this unique building on Swinsedreef near the beach in the middle of the beautiful dunes and the beautiful forest area of Rockanje. Formerly known as "Het Golfje". Still a catering facility where many visitors can still enjoy a snack or a drink after a walk in the dunes or on the beach.

 

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Sea beaches of Rockanje - on the North Sea coast at the mouth of the Haringvliet waters. The beaches "Eerste- en Tweede slag" have various facilities such as ample parking facilities, beach houses, first aid, rescue brigade, a nudist beach area, and many recreational activities, etc.

 

The beaches belong to the top 10 of cleanest beaches and awarded with the "Quality Coast Gold Award" and the "Blue Flag". The "Quality Coast Award" is an international quality mark for sustainable coastal municipalities. "The Blue Flag" is an international environmental award that is awarded annually to beaches that are clean and safe.

 

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Rockanje - a seaside resort located on the North Sea coast, in the province of South Holland. Rockanje, together with Oostvoorne and Tinte, belongs to the municipality of Westvoorne. A huge area with protected nature reserves such as rural, dunes and wide beaches.

 

Info: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westvoorne

 

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Stoomsleper "Volharding" (anno 1929) aan de Kuiperskade.

 

Een door stoom aangedreven Nederlandse sleepboot. Gebouwd bij Scheepswerf de Hoop in Hardinxveld. In mei 1940 werden de bommen van de Luftwaffe ontweken op het Amsterdam-Rijnkanaal

 

Na de watersnoodramp van 1 februari 1953 werd de sleepboot ingezet voor het dijkherstel in de provincie Zeeland.

Zie:https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volharding_1_(schip,_1929).

 

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Dordt in Stoom - een groot driedaags stoomevenement dat om het jaar plaatsvindt in de historische Dordtse binnenstad. Veel stoommachines en stoomschepen en dus ook een groot aantal bezoekers.

Zie: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dordt_in_Stoom

 

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Nieuwe vestiging Xenos.

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Weer een echte aanwinst voor Winkelectrum De Struytse Hoeck. De nieuwe vestiging van Xenos is voo rieder toegankelijk, groot opgezet en heeft een ruim assortiment.

  

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De Struytse Hoeck - Shopping

 

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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.

 

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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 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.

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Einde van een prachtige herfstdag met een zonsondergang aan het brede water. Wolken verschijnen voor wat neerslag in de nacht.

Living in United Diversity - No person is equal to the other so maybe we should live in places and architecture with the same diversity, it will add color to our communities.

  

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Hellevoetsluis

 

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Dental School Upstairs, notice the huge drill.

 

Main Street USA - designed to resemble the center of a turn-of-the-century typical American Midwest town of the early 20th century. I has a train station, town square, movie theater, city hall, firehouse with a steam-powered pump engine, emporium, shops, some restaurants, arcades, a double-decker bus, horse-drawn streetcar, and jitneys.

 

In architecture inspired by Walt Disney's hometown of Marceline, Missouri (as in the film Lady and the Tramp).

 

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Disneyland Paris - formerly Euro Disney Resort, is an entertainment resort near Paris , France. It is the most visited theme park in Europe.

 

It encompasses the theme parks:

Disneyland Park (Est.1992) - based on Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom in Florida.

Walt Disney Studios Park (Est. 2002) - celebrating show business, films, and behind-the-scenes.

Disney Village - an entertainment district containing a variety of restaurants, entertainment venues and shops.

 

See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disneyland_Paris

 

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Mushrooms in abundance, it's clearly autumn again.

 

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Strypemonde - a walk on this 100-hectare estate leads you through a beautiful varied forest and past a flowery forest meadow and many special trees, such as the Metasequoia Glyptostroboides and exotic oaks. The former owners of the then 2000 hectare estate were shipowners, they brought many cuttings and seeds from abroad and they still grow here. The area is also rich in tawny owls, long-eared owls and woodpeckers and you will find many mushrooms in the autumn.

 

The name Strypemonde comes from a wide creek, the Strype, which flowed into the sea here in the Middle Ages and which was later dammed. The hunting lodges Olaertsduin and Strypemonde (anno 1930) are national monuments and the Schaapskooy is a municipal monument

 

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Citroën 2CV from New York City to Rio de Janeiro. On the occasion of the 2014 FIFA Soccer World Cup, Eric Carpentier and Pierre Pitoiset from the ACOW [A Cup Of World] organization, drove a Citroën 2CV from New York City to Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. A trip of 150 days, 13 000 miles [or 20 000 km] and through 16 countries. Some years later after the trip it's still on the road.

 

Photo August 2018, FIFA Soccer World Cup (2014) after 4 years in time.

 

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Hotel de L'Ecu de France

The Hotel de L'Ecu de France (est. 1624) is owned by the fourth generation of a family. Many traces of a long history, even with stables where people used to travel by horse and carriage. Started as a "Relais de Poste" and remembered by visitors as Charles de Batz, better known as the famous Musketier d'Artagnan. Today a simple but welcoming hotel with restaurant where travelers still enjoy a pleasant stay.

  

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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 May 19, 2022, Warhammer Game (1983) after 39 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.

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Travel by train, it's a more colorfulltrip than the Paris peripherique.

 

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12th arrondissement - or Paris (XIIe arrondissement) one of the 20 boroughs, also referred to as douzième ("twelfth") and called Reuilly. The district has been significantly reorganized in recent decades in the areas of Cour Saint-Émilion and Bercy. It contains the French Ministry of Finances, the Bercy arena (Accorhotels Arena). Also the second largest opera house in Paris "Opéra de la Bastille", inaugurated in 1989, on the 200th anniversary of the storming of the Bastille.

 

Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_arrondissement_of_Paris

 

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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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The beauty of the neo-gothic Castle Schaloen (Est.1381), an impressive structure in the Geuldal landscape. In 2013 the castle was the most expensive property for sale in the Netherlands. A wealthy Chinese was interested in the object with an asking price of no less than 14 million euros.

 

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Kasteel Schaloen (Est. 1381 and restored in 1894 by architect Pierre Cuypers), photo February 2014 after 633 years in history. The year 2031 marks 650 years in time.

 

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Valkenburg: Kasteel Schaloen - Architectural photography

Kasteel Schaloen (Est. 1381), a castle in Oud-Valkenburg in the South Limburg municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul. After a long history of destruction, fire and ongoing reconstruction, it was finally restored in 1894 by architect Pierre Cuypers in neo-gothic style with an attached western tower, stair tower to the front and raised ark turrets. The castle is surrounded by a moat and has an adjacent gatehouse with access gate. Together with the estate, a national monument.and a particularly beautiful location in the Geuldal.

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