51. Netherlands

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This post features pictures of Rotterdam taken during a visit in November 2023 and Den Haag, Delft, Haarlem and Utrecht taken during a visit in December 2016

Rotterdam

The Central Station:

Rotterdam Centraal Station was built between 1999-2013

Street Scenes:

City Hall was designed by Henri Evers in the Beaux-Arts style and opened in 1920
Sweet little Russian Orthodox Church

Street Art:

Waterside:

Den Haag (The Hague)

The Dutch House of Parliament
The Mauritshuis
In The Hague old town
Celebrating 200 years of going Dutch
A statue of William of Orange
De Bijenkorf
De Bijenkorf
De Bijenkorf
November 2016, off to the land of Heineken from Heathrow, where I got €100 for £100.23…

Delft

Wandering around Delft
Wandering around Delft
Wandering around Delft
Wandering around Delft
Wandering around Delft
Wandering around Delft
Wandering around Delft
Wandering around Delft

Haarlem

Although the Spanish siege of Haarlem ended in July 1593 – the locals still keep a watchful eye…
Walkabout in Haarlem
Walkabout in Haarlem
Walkabout in Haarlem
The red light district in Haarlem
Walkabout in Haarlem
Walkabout in Haarlem
Walkabout in Haarlem
Walkabout in Haarlem
St Bonniefatius Levenselixer – green beer – oh well, when in Haarlem
Walkabout in Haarlem
Walkabout in Haarlem
Walkabout in Haarlem
Walkabout in Haarlem
Walkabout in Haarlem
Walkabout in Haarlem
Walkabout in Haarlem
Walkabout in Haarlem
Walkabout in Haarlem
Walkabout in Haarlem
Walkabout in Haarlem
Walkabout in Haarlem
Walkabout in Haarlem
Walkabout in Haarlem
Walkabout in Haarlem
Walkabout in Haarlem
Walkabout in Haarlem
Walkabout in Haarlem

Utrecht

Wandering around Utrecht
Wandering around Utrecht
Wandering around Utrecht
Wandering around Utrecht
Wandering around Utrecht
Wandering around Utrecht
Wandering around Utrecht
Wandering around Utrecht
Wandering around Utrecht
Wandering around Utrecht
Wandering around Utrecht
Wandering around Utrecht
Wandering around Utrecht
Wandering around Utrecht
At Winkel van Sinkel: a limited edition Heineken H41 – brewed with the “mother yeast” of Heineken’s A-yeast. This yeast (dubbed “H”) was discovered in Patagonia and Heineken worked on brewing a beer using this yeast strain – it has more flavour, is slightly spicy and tastes like traditional Belgian beers – intriguing.
At Winkel van Sinkel…
Wandering around Utrecht
Wandering around Utrecht
Wandering around Utrecht
Wandering around Utrecht
Wandering around Utrecht
A memorial to Anne Frank
Wandering around Utrecht
Wandering around Utrecht
Wandering around Utrecht
A beautiful day at Schiphol for the flight back to England…

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