Showing posts with label Netherlands. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Netherlands. Show all posts

Friday, 27 September 2024

Well, that looks like

 

...The Netherlands. 

And whattayaknow, it does appear to be a famous view of Marken Haven

Bonus - Still on hol, but...

Noice.


Monday, 18 March 2024

Thursday, 23 April 2020

Tulips and Daffodils


No information on the slide, as per normal, but circumstantial evidence is of a Dutch Flower and Garden Festival in the M-id-Seventies.

So, come on folks, get out there and enjoys the spring weather.

Bonus - When Stuntmen are in Quarantine.

Bonus 2 - Terrorist Attacks in Europe 1970-2015. Interesting.

Monday, 25 November 2019

On The Canal Tour



The natural assumption would be that this is Amersterdam. And that is correct.

Alas, Meijer’s Rondvaarten are no longer trading as a separate company, but exist as part of Stromma.

Bonus - Simply - UK House Market is f***ed.




Wednesday, 11 September 2019

( Not in Kansas Anymore )



My first instinct is The Netherlands, but on second thoughts...it could be New Mexico.

Nah.

Netherlands.

Bonus -
True!

Friday, 28 June 2019

City Escape



A nice piece of trompe l'oeil there. Almost fooled me at the first glance.

Street name is Raamdwars Straat, so as per my obsession, I decided to track down where.   And I think I've found it as it is now.
Is this it now??










Bonus - Educating the british ignoramuses.. (Ignorami??)  Deciphering the Terms Dutch, the Netherlands, and Holland

Bonus 2 -


Wednesday, 13 June 2018

Visiting a Garden Festival



Obviously not the Chelsea Flower Show, but this venue definitely has the look of a artificial make-up.

Hmmm.

Bonus - Squirrel Ejector

Bonus 2 - Six Turning Four Burning - Convair B-36 "Peacemaker"

Tuesday, 6 February 2018

The Short Bus


Reizen de Buck (or The Buck Travel, if my rusty Dutch is correct) still seem to be in existence.

The mini bus, however, is probably history now. Scrapped and recycled as coke cans by now.

(Hmm, My Rusty Dutch - a fine name for an Indie guitar band.)

Bonus - To cheer us Tamas, who is unwell, have this excellent costume.

Bonus 2 - This Is Not A Parrot.
(Hint : The white eye patch is her head...)

Monday, 22 September 2014

Canal Junction


When the Dutch were ceded a small enclave of land in the Austrian Alps, at the Treaty of Gwent in 1697, they set about creating their own small patch of Netherlands in a distant country.

The Alps were hidden behind buildings, and the enclave was flattened of hillocks, hummocks and lumps.   Later, a series of mini-canals were built, with no real purpose...they were just reminders of home.

In this slide, we can see the former mountain hamlet of St Kathrins, showing just how good their makeover was. It's difficult to believe this is actually Austria.

Bonus - Here's a little phrase to chill the blood of those who know. Three of the four arming mechanisms on one of the bombs activated, causing it to execute many of the steps needed to arm itself, 

Thursday, 24 October 2013

Polar Bears ??

How Rare.

It appears to be a stately home, with a fountain.  Featuring four Polar Bears.

How Unexpected.

However, Google suggest it might be in The Peace Palace in The Hague.


Bonus -