When my kids were little, they would dash towards these sculptures to try and spot the one with the name “Hugo de Groot”. Just because their last name is “de Groot” too. 😆 “Are we related?”, they would ask. Since then, I have always wondered about the building behind this…
Amsterdam
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Muntplein | Bridge 1
A crowded intersection of six streets in the centre of Amsterdam called Muntplein. A crisscross section of traffic between the streets of Singel, Kalverstraat, Rokin, Amstel, Reguliersbreestraat and Vijzelstraat. When translated, Muntplein means “Mint Square”. This square is a bridge! Muntplein, also known as Brug #1 or Bridge #1, dates…
Halsteren
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Mozezbrug | Moses Bridge
Another slightly unusual pit stop to check out an invisible bridge, parting waters. Biblical! We arrived on a small dirt parking lot, on the corner of Ligneweg and Fort de Rooverweg. Google Maps did not disappoint. I did not realise the surrounding area was one of the oldest defensive lines…
Amsterdam
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Chet Baker
Little did I know … Chesney ‘Chet’ Baker (December 23, 1929 – May 13, 1988) – the world-famous jazz artist was staying here at the Prins Hendrik Hotel in 1988 where he was found dead with serious head wounds on the pavement of this hotel. Apparently having fallen from the…
Borger
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D27 Hunebed Centre
Visiting Drenthe was the last province on my list. And what is Drenthe famous for? I was told “Hunebedden” – ancient stone megaliths forming hunebeds or dolmens scattered throughout the province. Older than the Pyramids and Stonehenge! Hunebeds Once upon a time, there were these giant boulders brought here by…
Day Trips
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Schokland
Once upon a time, Schokland was an island in the Zuiderzee (Southern Sea). Hundreds of people lived here on dwelling mounds; farmers, fishermen and sea-faring men. Because of the dropping level of the land and persistent storm surges, the destructive sea continued to eat away pieces of the peninsula. Around…