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Sun 18 Mar, 2007 04:14 pm
Sometimes I need to escape from daily routine and have some time just for myself.
Last week, on Thursday, I made a trip to Utrecht and Amersfoort, the largest towns in the smallest Dutch province, Utrecht.
I've passed Utrecht many times and usually only stopped there for a coffee on the way to Amsterdam (and North Holland).
I always wanted to have a closer look at this place.
I've been in Amerfoort as a very young boy two or three times - I only vaguely remember the home of my grandaunt and -uncle, who lived there.
So, I'll post a couple of pics here.
I'm rather sure, the persons more knowledgable about Utrecht (nimh) and Amersfoort (Dutchy) can add comments better than anyone else. :wink:
Hey, I'm sure anyone will be able to tell you your photos are great!
But - bookmarking. If I recognize anything I'll holler
The view, in the early morning, towards the cathedral
Did someone ever connect bicycles and canals with 'Holland'? :wink:
great buildings, great cobbled street, great morning light....
Thanks, osso - time for a coffee
A first view of the cathedral - more to follow later - and afterwards some from the quarter around the cathedral
I love the mix of the buildings. There was a recent article I did NOT save - I'm trying to cut down my save article addiction - about the finessing of a relatively modern building tucked in with buildings of different ages. Think that was a SF chronicle piece by J. King, oh, well. Anyway, this streetscape is near musical in the play of buildings next to each other.
As a concept going from one country to another "just for a visit" is completly alien to me. To go to another country for me means months of planning visa passport 5 hour plane rides etc etc.
On the other hand why would I ever need to go anywhere else?
Just love the photos, the buildings are just so completely different.
More photos will come later.
I probably was born to be a travel agent and didn't catch on until decades later. But - being one might have ruined real travel for me. Even as it is, I'm skittish of "tourists" and the surface-only way of exploring. Walter, of course, doesn't fit that surface-only mode.
I miss Europe! Great photos, Walter!
Two more photos from "the same corner"
A view towards the other side
I am so insanely jealous I wont be able to read this thread anymore.
So just look at the pics, dd, and don't read my prosa :wink:
A few yards furthe on, the view at a croosroad to the right ...
... and to the left ...
... brought us to the last pic as of today
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