Chihuly Icicle Tower

'Chandeliers (like the one on the photo in a previous post) and Towers are perhaps the best example of Chihuly's desire to mass and control color on a grand scale. Unlike traditional chandeliers, they reflect light instead of emitting it.' (Museum info)

Go see the exhibition in the Groninger Museum if you have the chance. Happy Friday! :)

Tampere love locks

 Love locks on a bridge crossing the Tammerkoski in Tampere.

A lock with handcuffs... a bicycle lock... (?)

Work in progress

The train station area in Assen has been a building site since 2016, but it is all going to be finished later this year. This photo was taken from the temporary bridge that takes train passengers to the other platforms...

...and this is the new roof construction from underneath.

Deurzerdiep

View on the water of the Deurzerdiep, located in the landscape Drentsche Aa.

More paper cranes

Following up on yesterday's post showing folded paper cranes here are a few more photos of the exhibition dedicated to the victims of the MH17 crash on July 17, 2014.

The exhibition with 298,000 folded paper cranes in the former zoo in Emmen can be visited until September 24.

Faces

We visited the 'Paper Art 2017'-exhibition in the CODA Museum in Apeldoorn today. This was one of the pieces. Can you see the faces?

His Master's Voice

"His Master's Voice" is an artwork consisting of dozens of copper pipes each ending with a horn. It was created by Dutch sculptor Paul Vendel (1964) in 1993 and can be found in the 'Museonder', the underground part of the De Hoge Veluwe Nat.Park visitor's centre.

And seen from above. According to Vendel the construction connects the underground museum with the ground above.

Last breath

The Korte Ademhalingssteeg ("Short Alley of Breaths") connects the Great Church Square with the Central Square in Zwolle. The origin of this name is rather gruesome; it refers to the days in history in which criminals were lead to the scaffold at the central square. In this alley they literally drew their last breaths before being executed.

I'm linking to signs, signs.

Conzett Bridge

The Conzett Bridge crosses the Coupure canal in the city of Bruges. The bridge -only allowed for pedestrians and cyclists- was designed by Swiss architect Jurg Conzett, in the year 2002 when Bruges was European Capital of Culture. The bridge floor is connected to 2 huge steel pipes than can rotate so the floor will be lifted and boats can pass.
Photo taken in November last year.

Bruges mills

 On the remains of the old city fortifications of Bruges, that date from 1297, 4 wooden mills can be found at a section called 'Kruisvest'. It's part of a lovely walking route of about 9 km at which you also pass the old city gates. (more about those later). I loved this Autumn view with the sunlight on the leaves.

Watching from one mill to the next with the sun on our backs.

To see a full view of the St Janshuis Mill from a previous stay in Bruges click HERE.

I'm linking to Shadow Shot Sunday 2.

Alley view

A late afternoon view from the Oudestraat into the shadows of an alley called the Melksteeg, in the city of Kampen. The fishing net hanging there at the end is from a pet supply store.

Walk on the beach

We spent the past 2 days at the Dutch North Sea coast, in Zandvoort. After dinner last night we enjoyed a walk in the evening sun. Clouds came in from the sea but fortunately they just passed, without rain.

On  the beach we saw a lady busy creating a sand castle.

Bicycles for rent

Schiermonnikoog is very popular when it comes to cycling. Many tourists come for a day, or a few days, and rent a bicycle on the island. One of the places where you can go for a bicycle is ´Schierfiets´ in the village. When you enter the street there is a nice sign, and ..

.. they have a similar sign on the front wall of their office. And don´t worry, you won´t have to ride an old fashioned model like this one!

For more signs go to signs, signs.

Museum garden

In the museum garden of De Buitenplaats in Eelde.


Expressing my sympathies to the families, friends and other loved ones of those who were on flight MH17/KL4103 yesterday.

From the archives #25

Athens, Greece (2010)

This is the renovated Attalosstoa, nowadays next to the modern Agora Museum. A long time ago the local people of Athens came to this place to shop for their daily goods. It is located on a park-like area in the centre of the city, next to a large open square with government buildings around.

shadows

Late afternoon shadows in the village Schiermonnikoog, on the island Schiermonnikoog.

shadows

On deck of the Stena Line ferry to Göteborg (Sweden) this Summer.

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Aan dek van de Stena Line veerboot naar Göteborg (Zweden) deze zomer.

Linking to Shadow Shot Sunday.

clock tower shadow

This window belongs to the Älvros church, near Sveg in Sweden. It caught my attention not only because of the beautiful window and see through, but also because of the subtle shadow of the clock tower standing next to the church.

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Dit raam behoort toe aan de Älvros kerk, vlakbij Sveg in Zweden. Niet alleen het raam en het doorkijkje vielen me op, maar ook de subtiele schaduw van de klokkentoren die ernaast stond.

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