| The Netherlands, 2011, part 1 |
My annual visit to my native country. This time a bit longer than usual, more than seven weeks.
Beautiful spring weather most of the time.
I have been quite busy, visiting family and friends, exploring the countryside, enjoying Dutch food, etc.
Here is a pictorial report of the first half of my visit.
Pictures with a * have additional text. |
 My condominium
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 View from my living room
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 Spring flowers
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 Groeneveld Castle *
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 The castle park
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 Many different tree species
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 New life
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 White Wagtail
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 Mallard
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 Lesser Celandine
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 Too many windmills, horizon pollution!
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 Dinner with Yolanda
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 Dinner with my sister
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 The Yarn Bombing Girls *
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 One of the results
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 Serene atmosphere
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 Typical Dutch food
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 Municipal Museum *
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 Main hall
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 Mondriaan
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 Malevitsch
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 Matisse
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 Modern art
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 Amsterdam canal
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 Spui square
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 Amsterdam school architecture
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 Street music
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 Red Light district
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 The Old Church
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 Interior
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 The famous organ
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 Old tombstone
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 The Narrow Bridge
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 Windmill near my condo
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 Start of a bike trip with Pim *
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 Grey heron
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 Church of Ransdorp
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 Bicyle lane..:-)?
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 Characteristic bridge
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 Black-tailed Godwit
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 Zuiderwoude
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 Church of Zuiderwoude
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 Waterland
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 Uitdam
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 Durgerdam
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 Chirch of Durgerdam
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 With my mentor *
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 Bleeding heart plant
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 Dinner with ex-colleague
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 Concertgebouw, Amsterdam *
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 Another Dutch meal
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 Annual meeting of the NNV *
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 The family house *
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 With brother Ot and two of his sons
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 Concentrated playing Wii *
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 Celebrating my birthday
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 Pizza for dinner
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 Common Coots *
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 Egyptian goose
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 Sea gull, adult and juvenile *
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 Black-headed gull
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wrote on Apr 30, 2011:
A dull day, a flat country and an uninspiring setting, still a lone man on a bicycle along an expanse of water is nostalgic. |
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wrote on May 1, 2011:
Thank you for your very special photos. Now I enjoy my country again a way I never did by myself. |
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geetee wrote on May 1, 2011:
Jan in equilibrium... Beautiful balance of images and subject |
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wrote on May 3, 2011:
Holland is beautiful. But Jan, you must be missing us - EIGHT bird photos in this album!! |
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wrote on May 3, 2011:
nice :) love it.. Sifu.. i must follow u back to Holland one day.. ;)
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wrote on May 9, 2011:
Oooo... like it! |
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lightlingmk2 wrote on May 13, 2011:
Looks more like daughters to me. |
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