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Road Closed

We are living in a dead-end street, meaning only one way in or out. Not a real problem, as the way out connects to a major road allowing us to go in any direction. However, if that connection would be closed, then you may take a long side-tour through the polder. And that is what they just did! For good reasons ofcourse, but it means we are more or less confined this weekend. To get an idea what is happening I shot a few pictures. Don’t you like the bright colors of the traffic cones?

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Fairytale sculptures in Scheveningen

On a beautiful sunny-day we went to the beach of Scheveningen with the photo hobby club to shoot some themed images. While walking its boulevard, you pass a large outdoor terrace with fairytale sculptures. These belong to the “Beelden aan Zee museum” and there are twenty-three sculptures, all created by Tom Otterness. They are so cute and photographed a lot. Here’s my take on it.


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Fabric Market

A fabric market gives you a lot of opportunities to shoot marvelous patterns and colors. These photo’s were taken while my wife was combing the paths for some new cloth. The market was held in Gouda, a Dutch city famous for it’s city hall. More photographs are in the gallery.


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Maeslantkering

The Maeslantkering is a huge storm surge barrier in the Nieuwe Waterweg, which is a waterway located in the Netherlands, close to Hoek van Holland. The barrier automatically closes when needed. It is part of the Dutch Delta Works and known to be one of largest moving structures on Earth. If you wan to know more about this wonder of engineering then visit the website of  Het Keringhuis. As usual, more images are posted in a web album.

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Visiting Blijdorp ZOO Rotterdam

 The ZOO in Rotterdam is continuously changing. Whenever I go there (about 3-4 times each year) I can shoot images of new and changed things. The Prairie Dog (1st image), is supposedly the father of some 25 puppies. The zoo-keepers catch-away many of those youngsters, otherwise it becomes too crowded. The Racoon (2nd image) has moved to a new tree-house. The red Ibis (on the 4th image) is one from a larger group which are new to Blijdorp. More images are posted in the gallery.


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Visiting ZOO Emmen

The ZOO in Emmen is famous for its butterfly-garden. I found it a bit disappointing. Yet we had a fantastic day, and especially the monkeys were lively and did a nice acrobatic performance. Another worthwhile mention are the elephants. There’s quite a big group of animals, and they were marching like in a parade. Follow this link for the complete photalbum.


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