Another visit to Utrecht

Last sunday I visited Utrecht with my daughter. It's one of my favorite city's in the Netherlands.
I like the canals, old buildings and museums. This time we visited the Centraal Museum, there are several exhibition, and this was one of them. More information about the museum can be found here.

Detail of the costume.

Friends

This time I want to introduce my fury friends.
Since I had a place of my one I always had cats. Sometimes two at a time, sometimes more.
In 2007 I got 2 new ones. In line this are numbers 11 en 12

Viktor & Rolf, named after 2 famous Dutch fashion designers

Sometimes they find strange places to rest.

Merry Christmas to you all

                                       

Etsyversary

 Yesterday one year ago, I opened my Etsy shop. We celebrated with some sweet goodies in the afternoon.

A new Bridge

In 1944 soldiers (for instance American, Canadian, British, Australian) 

crossed the river the Waal in little canvas boats to liberate Nijmegen.

48 of them died.

Yesterday a new bridge was opened on the same spot.

To remember those who died, every evening when it gets dark 

48 lampposts on the bridge light one by one.

Some of those veterans are guest of honour at the openingsceremony.

There was a big firework and lots of music.

Photographs: De Gelderlander

A short video about building the bridge, from start to finish

Shop update & free shipping

Every now and then Society6 offers free shipping on their products. This offer is 

not automatically available, only through this link.

Yesterday and last week I added new prints to the shop

Recently, Society6 added mugs and totes to their product line. 

Museum Speelklok

Last sunday me and my daughter visited a beautiful museum in Utrecht, called Museum Speelklok.

Museum Speelklok collects, preserves and restores a large collection of self-playing mechanical instruments from all over the world. One of it's major roles lies in spreading it's knowledge of the collection to a wider audience.

The Museum is located in a former church, on the picture is the first floor.

Music box

This kind of organ you find in the streets of Amsterdam

 On the ground floor you find tombstones.

If you would like to know more about the museum, you can find more information here

A Walk in the park, part 3

In july I made a blogpost named 'a walk in the park'. Last week,
at one of the last sunny days of the year we went again.

 Gaius Julius Civilis, an ancient hero who led the Batavians to revolt against the Romans
 during the 1st-century lived here.

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The Belvedere was built in the 15 century as a watchtower.

Nowadays it functions as a fancy restaurant. The view over the river is magnificent

 Shield at the front of the tower

De Waalbrug (bridge over the river Waal)

In 1944 over this river and bridge the liberators came to free Nijmegen.