Heath

This week I share Dutch landscape photos, from my archives.

The Mookerhei, or Mook heath, near the Dutch town Mook. This heath is famous as the site of a battle during the Dutch independence war.

Lock

This week I share Dutch landscape photos, from my archives.

A lock in a Dutch canal, with a field of sheep in the foreground.

Poplars in a meadow

This week I share Dutch landscape photos, from my archives.

A Dutch meadow, with cows, and poplars in the background.

Fog

This week I share Dutch landscape photos, from my archives.

Today: A bare tree in the fog.

Windmills

This week I share Dutch landscape photos, from my archives.

A row of Dutch windmills along the water, near Kinderdijk. There are more windmills here than you see on the photo - nineteen, altogether. The site is a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1997.

Balangiga

We're about to return from the Visayas region in the Philippines, where we have limited internet access. You can soon see our photos here, but for now I share photos from previous trips.

Monument for the Balangiga affair in Balangiga, Samar.

The Balangiga affair, also known as the Balangiga massacre, was a guerrilla attack that killed over 40 American soldiers. It took place in 1901, during the Philippine-American War.

Tacloban City

We're about to return from the Visayas region in the Philippines, where we have limited internet access. You can soon see our photos here, but for now I share photos from previous trips.

View of Tacloban City, the capital of the province Leyte and main city of the Eastern Visayas, with in the background the Santo Niño Church.

Tricycle

We're about to return from the Visayas region in the Philippines, where we have limited internet access. You can soon see our photos here, but for now I share photos from previous trips.

A tricycle in Tacloban City, Leyte.

A tricycle is basically a converted scooter with side-car and a roof. It is a common form of public transport in small and medium cities.

This tricycle was parked in front of the white Capitol building that houses the provincial government of Leyte.

Flight

We're about to return from the Visayas region in the Philippines, where we have limited internet access. You can soon see our photos here, but for now I share photos from previous trips.

Flying over the Visayas. The Visayas region consists of many smanll and a few larger islands.

Village church

We're about to return from the Visayas region in the Philippines, where we have limited internet access. You can soon see our photos here, but for now I share photos from previous trips.

A village church on the island Leyte, in the Visayas region in the Philippines.

Graveyard photography 5

This week I show you five photos from my archive taken in Dutch cemeteries. If you like my graveyard photography, you can find more on my blog The graveyard rabbit of Utrecht and Het Gooi, or on my Graveyard Rabbit flickr album.

Today's photo is from Onze Lieve Vrouwe (Our Lady's) cemetery in Amersfoort.

Graveyard photography 4

This week I show you five photos from my archive taken in Dutch cemeteries. If you like my graveyard photography, you can find more on my blog The graveyard rabbit of Utrecht and Het Gooi, or on my Graveyard Rabbit flickr album.

Today's photo is from the Noorderveld cemetery in Nieuwegein.

Graveyard photography 3

This week I show you five photos from my archive taken in Dutch cemeteries. If you like my graveyard photography, you can find more on my blog The graveyard rabbit of Utrecht and Het Gooi, or on my Graveyard Rabbit flickr album.

Today's photo is from the Daelwijck cemetery in Utrecht.

Graveyard photography 2

This week I show you five photos from my archive taken in Dutch cemeteries. If you like my graveyard photography, you can find more on my blog The graveyard rabbit of Utrecht and Het Gooi, or on my Graveyard Rabbit flickr album.

Today's photo is from the Bosdrift cemetery in Hilversum.

Graveyard photography 1

This week I show you five photos from my archive taken in Dutch cemeteries. If you like my graveyard photography, you can find more on my blog The graveyard rabbit of Utrecht and Het Gooi, or on my Graveyard Rabbit flickr album.

Today's photo is from Onze Lieve Vrouwe (Our Lady's) cemetery in Amersfoort.

Door

Yesterday we saw the Ridderzaal (Knight's Hall) in Den Haag. Today's photo is a detail of this hall: the doorway.

If you like my photos from Den Haag (or The Hague), I can recommend my Den Haag blog Images of The Hague.

Binnenhof

The Binnenhof (Inner Court) in Den Haag is the heart of the Dutch government and parliament quarters. In medieval times the Binnenhof was the courtyard of the counts of Holland.

On the right we see the Ridderzaal, or Knight's Hall, once the palace of the counts of Holland, now a location for official receptions by the Dutch parliament and the annual opening of the parliament by the Queen.

Wreaths

Yesterday I showed you a recent photo of the Dutch National Monument in Amsterdam, and mentioned that the Dutch war dead are commemorated there on Dutch Memorial Day.

Today I share a photo from my archives, taken at the National Monument a few days after Dutch Memorial Day.

National Monument

The Dutch National Monument at the Dam square in Amsterdam. On this place the dead of wars and missions since WOII are commemorated with two minutes silence, wreaths and flowers, in presence of the Queen and other important people, annually on Dutch Memorial Day.

On the background left you can just make out the Krasnapolsky hotel.

Dam in Amsterdam

The Dam square in Amsterdam. On the left is the Royal Palace of Amsterdam. The building in the centre in the background is the Nieuwe Kerk church.

The stalls and tents in the foreground are part of an event by the Hare Krishna.

Tram

The Royal Palace at the Dam square in Amsterdam, half hidden by a passing tram.

Noordeinde Palace

Another view of Noordeinde Palace: the palace seen through the entrance gate.