The famous Miffy or ミッフィー (in Japanese) or Nintje (in Dutch) traffic lights in Utrecht @ Lange Viestraat, in front of the Bijenkorf department store. It is only appropriate since this little white rabbit was born on 21 June 1955, right here in Utrecht. Born meaning first drew by Utrecht-born…
Category: Utrecht
Utrecht
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Nijntje Pleintje
Miffy or ミッフィー, otherwise known as Nintje in the Netherlands, is a little white rabbit born on 21 June 1955. Born meaning first drew by Utrecht-born illustrator Dick Bruna (1927-2017). On the corner of the Van Asch van Wijckskade and the 1e Achterstraat, on Nijntje Pleintje (Miffy Square), in Utrecht,…
Amersfoort
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Sofie
This is Sofie! Yes, that traffic light symbol. Sofie was born in the year 2000 in front of the city hall in Amersfoort. An unknown action group had replaced the traditional pedestrian traffic light male figure with a female image sporting a ponytail, that is Sofie. The traffic supplier/maker Vialis…