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April 2012.
Long weekend in the Netherlands, based in Amsterdam.
On train back from Leiden following trip to Keukenhof Gardens.
April 2012.
Long weekend in the Netherlands, based in Amsterdam.
Keukenhof is a historic park in Lisse filled with blooming tulips, hyacinths, daffodils and other spring bulbs.
... where we had seen the suspended letters, and the park full of maritime bits and pieces and open for the enjoyment of children (and their adults!).
... as we boarded. David and I being the last to return on board (not the first time for either of us!), we enjoyed the music as we walked up the gangway. A small but growing crowd had gathered to see us off.
In the northern part of North Holland (The Netherlands) are many bulb fields, so this one with orange tulips and a mill in the background. Typical Dutch. De kuststreek van Zuid-Holland staat bekend om zijn bollenteelt. Inmiddels verandert ook de Kop van Noord-Holland in één groot kleurentapijt.
Bright colors, but a gloomy atmosphere. The picture was taken only shortly before I knew that my brother and his family had to rush to the hospital, but nevertheless this pic sort of describes my feelings at the moment, now that I know that his father in law passed away that same Christmas day.
The people on the lookout terrace were enjoying the music and waving to us as we left. Very soon, the gates at the bottom were opened again too, and pedestrians and cyclists returned immediately.
... round the swimming pool. If only it had not been so cold... but at least, the sun was shining for us.
... running into a point, which we wondered about for a while. Perhaps to enable her to go backward, if necessary, in icy conditions. And how about those bits jutting out from her stern? To push the ice floes away from her hull?
She was bunkering at the time, and by the time we returned here in the afternoon, those "bits" were sitting flat in the water, the ship having become heavier.