The "Vierdaagse" (Dutch for "Four day Marches) part 2

These orange en green flags on top of the church are especially for the 4 days marches

Evening festivities accompanying the marches with small shops and food

It's tradition to give participants gladiolus when they get to the finish line.
During the marches the St. Annastreet is named Via Gladiola.
This is a play on a Dutch saying Death or the Gladioli, which refers to Roman times when 
the gladiolus were a symbol of strength and victory

• The "Vierdaagse" (Dutch for "Four day Marches) part 1

The International Four Day Marches Nijmegen (or Vierdaagse) is the largest marching event in the world. It is organised every year in Nijmegen in mid-July as a means of promoting sport and exercise. Participants walk 30, 40 or 50 kilometers daily depending on their age and gender, and, on completion, receive a royally approved medal (Vierdaagsekruis). The participants are mostly civilians, but there are also a 5000 thousand military participants.

source: Wikipedia

2 days the walkers passed my home. Picture taken when it was still dark without flash

a few hours later

Wishing participating friends good luck

A trip with the Panda Club

Last sunday I went  to the west of the Netherlands with a friend who is a Fiat Panda lover for a meeting with fellow Panda enthousiasts. This first picture is a group-photo at the seashore.

Visiting a wonderful castle

Nowadays it is a youth hostel

Beautiful little harbour in Zierikzee

An Afternoon in Utrecht part 2

Museum Catharijneconvent, national museum of Christian art.
Divine inspiration, Russian icons meet Western art

Garden of the Museum

Treasury Room

Statue of Count Jan van Nassau

An Afternoon in Utrecht

Huge teapot on top of  the mall

Canals

Dog needs some help 

The Dom Tower

Walk in the park part 2

A walk in the park

Chapel of Saint Nicolaas (1030). It's used nowadays for expositions,
wedding ceremonies and concerts during summer

The Roman Goddess of victory: Victoria. This monument was build in 1884, in honour of
the newly built railway between Nijmegen and Kleve (Germany)

Barbarossa Ruin (1155)