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Bunschoten-Spakenburg is a medieval town first named in 1294 and received it's city rights by the Bishop of Utrecht in 1383. Because of these rights the citizens were allowed to build an earthen wall around the town. The fortifications didn't last long however because a part of the town was destroyed in 1427 in a war between two rival Bishops and the wall was never rebuilt. It was originally a very important fishing villiage since it was part of a wide, open valley of the river Eem. Their main catch was paling, which is still a favorite of the Dutch today.
A century after Bunschoten was first mentioned, the settlement of Spakenburg developed. Originally the two towns were separated by a river inlet but much has happened in their history to change the lay of the land. Because of the location on the coast of what was then the Zuiderzee (a shallow bay on the Northsea), many floods inundated the area which caused the towns to become isolated.
So dikes were built to hold back the sea and stay the floods, this also caused new land to be created behind the dikes, this land (polder in Dutch) was often below sealevel and needed drainage and pumps to remain dry even if the dikes held, a big disadvantage of the dikes was that it limited access to the sea.
In the early 1900's the prosperous fishing harbor boasted over 200 ships but the closing of the "Zuiderzee" after the floods 1916 and further reclaiming of land after that period brought an end to that. No commercial fishing is now done from this area but heritage wooden vessels are still being built and repaired here.
Frankfurt bei Nacht (Blick vom Maintower) - Frankfurt at night (View from the the Main Tower)
Bedauerlicher Weise war es an dem Tag extrem windig, so dass ich nur mit großer Blende halbwegs wackelfreie Bilder hinbekommen habe. - Unfortunataly it was extremly windy that day. So had to use a high aperture to get a not to much blurred photograph.
Wish you a nice day!
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The night view at Caretta Shiodome 46F restaurant, It's a shopping mall near the Shiodome station.
It has been one year with my Pentax K-5 II already, the year I've opened and finished on the banks of The Thames in London.
The New York City skyline close to Times Square.
This photo was taken from "The Press Lounge", located at the roof top of the Ink48 Hotel on 11th Avenue and 48th Street. I was very impressed with the view of the city. It was taken with a small Sony RX100 M2. Be aware, tripods are not allowed.....
Beautiful view of Dubai Marina from Palm Jumeira, The first man made island in the world.
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Have just returned from incredible China. Here's Shanghai, the city that impresses much. Of course, it looks futuristic and powerful. But I'm not sure if I like such a future.
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The Chicago city skyline from Grant Park just before sunrise... but what... too many clouds for a sunrise to be seen. How unfair is that???
Singapore
June 2015
Over the past few weeks, some have asked me if I am based in the US. No, I am not. I am a Singaporean and I live in Singapore. Here's a cityscape capture of Singapore :)
I'll be traveling and will be offline/away from Flickr from June 29 to July 20. During this window, I will be unable to visit your photostreams. Catch up with everyone when I get back.
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