Thursday, October 24, 2013
Water and giants: the Antoine Platekade
The Antoine Platekade is a quay in the Kop van Zuid area.
From here you have a great view at the Rijnhaven and the tall buildings above you.
Antoine Plate was the founder of the Holland-Amerika Lijn, a shipping line with North America.
Knitting art
Thursday, October 10, 2013
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
Along the river: Boompjes
The Boompjes is a street along the 'Nieuwe Maas' river, which runs through the city and therefor splits the city two. The street is very popular among joggers, walkers and tourists because from here you have a great view at the river and the buildings. But there is more to see... In b&w again, enjoy!
A WW2 monument.
In Holland the war took 5 years, from 1940 to 1945.
Friday, October 4, 2013
About writers and criminals: the Van Lennepstraat
The street is named after Jacob van Lennep, a politician and writer from Amsterdam who lived in the 19th century. The street is located in the Spangen district (West Rotterdam). It used to be a notorious district in the 80's because of criminality, drug using and prostitution. After lots of investments, projects, renovations, etc. Spangen is doing much better.
Betje Wolff was a Dutch
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