Photo made with a 1985 FÈD-5S camera
Back to the contents page
THE NETHERLANDS AND FLANDERS
|
Boundary in Overslag. To the left, Dutch territory: Axel municipality, province of Zealand. To the right, Belgian territory: Wachtebeke municipality, province of East Flanders |
|
Not really operational clubbing facility in Aalst, East Flanders |
|
The church and the war memorial in Ninove, East Flanders |
|
Neon advertisement of Slaghmuylder brewery in Ninove, East Flanders |
|
The Winsumerdiep canal in Winsum, Groningen province |
|
This bridge and this café are in the little village of Westerwijtwerd, Groningen province |
|
It is tiny, but still: Sint Anna ter Muiden in Zealand is a city... |
|
...which is shown by the coat-of-arms on the town pump: Senatus Populusque... of Sint Anna ter Muiden, of course! |
|
Stavenisse harbour, on the former island of Tholen in Zealand |
|
A building on the bank of the canal of the old city ramparts in Klundert, North Brabant province |
|
The southern fortress of the defence position at Spaarndam (North Holland province), part of the Amsterdam defence line (Stelling van Amsterdam) |
|
View of the belfry tower of Sint Winoksbergen in French Flanders |
|
And this is the vane on top of the belfry tower. The Bergeners (the people of Sint Winoksbergen) call this little lion Klaas (Nick). By the way, this picture is typical of the so-called "outdoor café photography" genre that I like to practise: Sitting outside a pub, behind a beer, and looking through the viewfinder in search of something interesting. The black parts in this picture are indeed part of the outdoor marquee of a café in the market square |
|
Amstelveen is Amsterdam's southern suburb. Nowadays it is a big town, but it used to be a small village. Still, it had a railway station. The station building is still there in the old village centre, but no trains depart from its platform now. The railway service has since long been discontinued |
|
Saying that Amstelveen is one of the most exciting municipalities of the Netherlands would be a bit too much, but still there are some nice things to be seen. One remarkable building is the Kruiskerk (Church of the Cross). More pictures of this church building can be seen here |
|
The former terminus of the railway to Amstelveen and other villages south of Amsterdam: Amsterdam—Haarlemmermeer station. Nowadays it is used as the departing point of a historic tramway service to Amstelveen in the summer months |
|
Just a little street in the Amsterdam city quarter of Oud-Zuid: Simsonstraat |
|
This is the view from the "Papeneiland" café, on the corner of Prinsengracht and Brouwersgracht in Amsterdam. It can't be always "outdoor café photography" time... Photo made with a 1985 FÈD-5S camera |
|
Water mill on bank of the Itterbeek in Neeritter, Limburg (Netherlands) province |
|
A small chapel in Merkegem, French Flanders, bearing a rather peculiar name given to Our Lady |
|
The centre of the province of Zealand always was and still is the old Abbey in Middelburg. No wonder the coat-of-arms of Zealand can be seen a lot here |
|
Trade made Middelburg prosperous. A typical merchant could name his house after the place he did business with. The capital of Scotland, for example |
|
Looking through the eighteenth century Nieuwe Poort (New Gate) towards the symbol of Middelburg: the Lange Jan (Long John) |
|
The tower of Middelburg city hall seen against the light | Back to the first page Back to the contents page |