Sneek Waterpoort

So this is the Sneek Waterpoort (Water Gate) I mentioned in my previous posts. I stood on the middle of a bridge taking this photo to include some of the pretty flower baskets that were still hanging on the side. There on the left is the same bridge that you saw on yesterday's photo -here opened as well as you can see. The Waterpoort was built in 1613, after a defensive wall had been built around Sneek in the 15th and 16th century. The gate formed a part of the city walls, but when large parts of these were taken down in the 18th century, it was decided to leave the Waterpoort as it was.

Above the gate, which originally would have had wooden fences, is a gallery, and above that were the quarters of the gatekeeper. On each side is an octagonal tower. (info from Wikipedia)
The gate is listed as a National Heritage Site, or Rijksmonument in Dutch.

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Canal view

View onto a canal named 'De Kolk' in Sneek, seen from the monumental Waterpoort, or Water Gate.

And while we were standing there the bridge opened to let several boats pass. I will post some photos of the Waterpoort tomorrow.

Sneek maritime museum

The Fries Scheepvaart Museum is a maritime museum in Sneek, offering collections of old sailing ship models, naval paintings, and silver pieces.

This larger model was exhibited in a glass display, have a look at the details!

Lunch location

Here we are inside the former court building at the Marktstraat in Sneek, now a restaurant. Justice was rendered here from 1839 -the year in which the building was built- until 1877. After that it became a cantonal court until it closed in 2013.

It was a nice location to have lunch!

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The entrance..

..of a home in Sneek.

Waterpoortsgracht

A street called Waterpoortsgracht, seen from the Waterpoort ("Water Gate"). in Sneek. It was still dry here!
Sneek is a city in the province of Friesland and well known for its canals.

A rainy afternoon..

..but I love how the Autumn colours are starting to show! Photo taken earlier today in Sneek.

The Crown

A few pictures from last Summer: this is Grand Café 'De Kroon' (The Crown) in the centre of Sneek.

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Een paar foto's van afgelopen zomer: dit is Grand Café De Kroon in het centrum van Sneek.

with a crown on the roof!

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met een kroon op het dak!

During the Summer it is a busy area, Sneek is very popular for all kinds of watersports. While we were there, the bridge closed every now and then to let cars pass, then it opened again quickly..

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's Zomers is het rond en in Sneek erg druk met alles wat met watersport te maken heeft. Toen wij er waren ging de brug af en toe even dicht zodat auto's verder konden, maar daarna ging de brug snel weer open..

glass recycling bin mural

"just" a glass recycling bin in Sneek. Amazing isn't it?

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"zomaar" een glasbak in Sneek. Geweldig toch?

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sand art

A few more shots from the sand sculpture festival in Sneek. This is two children in the swimming pool..

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Nog wat foto's van het zandsculpturenfestival in Sneek. Dit zijn twee kinderen in het zwembad..

..a man sunbathing on the beach

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..een zonnende man op het strand

..and a baby playing in the bath

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..en een baby spelend in bad

ik zeg nog zo, geen ...

(In English: I told you so, no...) is a famous line from an outstanding Dutch tv milk commercial dating from 1997, featuring the ever funny Peer Mascini and a naughty cow jumping in the pool. If you are from the Netherlands, you will have seen it or one of the numerous variations that were made since. But if you have never seen it and you are curious, click to see a YouTube item HERE.

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..is een beroemde zin uit een erg goede Nederlandse melkreclame uit 1997, met in de hoofdrollen de altijd grappige Peer Mascini en een ondeugende koe. Je kent het filmpje ongetwijfeld, of vast één van de vele variaties. Bekijk het spotje met de koe die een bommetje maakt in het zwembad op een YouTube filmpje HIER.

This commercial inspired a sand sculptor to make a creation for the Sand Sculpture Festival Friesland in Sneek, where I made these photo's. Theme of this year is watersports. So yes, this cow, emerging from the water after a jump, is made of sand!

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Deze reclame inspireerde een zandkunstenaar om een creatie te maken voor het Zandsculpturen Festival Friesland in Sneek, waar ik deze foto's heb gemaakt. Het thema voor dit jaar is watersport. Dus jawel, deze koe die bovenkomt na een sprong in het water, is van zand!