STATUE OF HORSE SALE IN ELST
THE CHURCH IN ELST
MAINSTREET ELST
ELLY'S PREVIOUS FLAT OR APPARTMENT 7 HIGH
THIS WAS ELLY'S APPARTMENT FOR 10 YEARS
THE "GOLD COAST" OF MAAS RIVER
ONDERWEG- ON THE WAY
THE ST JANS CATHEDRAL.
ST JANS.
A STREET IN DEN BOSCH
BOSSE BOLLEN ( CHOCOLATE ECLARES)
MORNING COFFEE TIME, WITH BOSSE BOLLEN
DE KNILLES POORT
EEN DOORKIJKJE OF STEEGJE
DE ST JACOBS KERK
THE SMALLEST HOUSE IN THIS CITY
"FEBO" FOOD BEHIND GLASS, EAT FROM THE WALL.PUT IN A COIN AND GET A SNACK.
DIT VOND IK GEWOON LEUK OM TE DOEN.
DURING THE CANAL BOAT TOUR.
THE TOUR GUIDE GIVES US A HISORY LESSON.
HERE IS OUR DEPARTURE POINT.
THIS HOUSE HAS THE CANON BALL STILL LODGED IN ITS WALL
THE LOCK OF THE MAAS RIVER. THIS TOWN IS CALLED" ENGELEN" WHICH MEANS "ANGELS"
A BARGE ON THE MAAS.
NICE SCENERY ON THE WAY.
WHO'S THAT?
MODERN ARCHITECTURE.
OLD VILLAGE HEUSDEN
A HALFLINGER PONY
ON THE WAY
THE MAAS RIVER.
WATCH OUT!!
HEUSDEN
HEUSDEN HARBOUR
HOUSES BEHINDTHE DYKE.
WATER WINDMILL.
HEUSDEN
BEAUTIFUL GABLE HOUSE
HE, DA'S IETS VOOR MIJ!!!!
JA DIT IS OOK GOED HOOR!
STEEGJE, SMALL ROMAN STREET.
LEUSDEN STREET
ELLY EN HANS O THE BRIDGE IN LEUSDEN
BIG LOCKS WITH THE MAAS RIVER.
20/06/08 Gelderland, Elst.
Today Elly and Hans took me to 's-Hertogenbosch and Heusden.
We went by car and it took about 3/4 hour by car.
On the way we took the country roads and they showed me the river Maas, and the locks and saw lots of barges sailing .
We stopped at a small farm and saw a Halflinger pony and her foal.
When we got the the city centre( they parked in a parking building) we saw the vegetable market and visited the big St-Jan's Cathedral. We als went inside the cathedral and it was similar to the ones I saw in Prague and Munich, but a bit smaller.
we had a coffee at the market square and we ate a special recepe " Boss Bollen" which is a round big chocolate eclare. We had this ( instead) of lunch, and it was yummy, but it made me a bit sick later( too much slagroom in it= cream).
Then we saw the underground canal trips( these boats go around the underground watersystems from hundreds of years ago.
Elly said that we can't go on the tour as they normally need to be booked ahead, sometimes months ahead.
I thought about it what a pity that was we didn't realise to book it ahead, then I said to Elly: " Just ask the lady at the ticket office if there are any cancellations right now for a tour", so she went and aked that. " Yes we have" the lady said, " for 3 persons, leaving in 5 minutes"
So we could hop on a boat tour staight away!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We had a fantastiic boat tour through the canals going sometimes under the streets and under the shops and at one point we were out in the open and saw the old city wall.
We even saw a house with the canon ball still lodged inside the wall of the house.
The tour guide gave us the history of the city and how it was occupied by the King of Spain and the Count of "s-Hertogenbosch( hiis name was Hertog) was finally defeated by the prince of Orange after 5 failed attempt by his predecesessors and made the city become more protestant.
Prince of Orange got ride of the monastry and its occupants.
I remembering learning this at school but it was a long time ago, but it all came back again hearing this history lesson.( Brian would have loved this)
After this we went to the car and they took me to a small village , a walled village by dykes, it reminded me of " Willemstad" but it is "Leusden. Very, very nice small town with a little harbour and 2 or more water windmills.
We walked around the town, had some takeaways, which is french fries in a pointed paper bag( very traditional) and mayonaise. I'm afraid I have put on weight already, all this food!!!!!)
OK the photos speak for itself, I try not to put on too much, but its hard with so many nice pictures.
Tomorrow I'm off to Drenthe, to Barger-Compascuum, a small village near Emmen. Elly and Hans take me to Nijmegen to the train station. There Carolien ( my friend from my nursing days)will pick me up at 2 pm.
Today Elly and Hans took me to 's-Hertogenbosch and Heusden.
We went by car and it took about 3/4 hour by car.
On the way we took the country roads and they showed me the river Maas, and the locks and saw lots of barges sailing .
We stopped at a small farm and saw a Halflinger pony and her foal.
When we got the the city centre( they parked in a parking building) we saw the vegetable market and visited the big St-Jan's Cathedral. We als went inside the cathedral and it was similar to the ones I saw in Prague and Munich, but a bit smaller.
we had a coffee at the market square and we ate a special recepe " Boss Bollen" which is a round big chocolate eclare. We had this ( instead) of lunch, and it was yummy, but it made me a bit sick later( too much slagroom in it= cream).
Then we saw the underground canal trips( these boats go around the underground watersystems from hundreds of years ago.
Elly said that we can't go on the tour as they normally need to be booked ahead, sometimes months ahead.
I thought about it what a pity that was we didn't realise to book it ahead, then I said to Elly: " Just ask the lady at the ticket office if there are any cancellations right now for a tour", so she went and aked that. " Yes we have" the lady said, " for 3 persons, leaving in 5 minutes"
So we could hop on a boat tour staight away!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We had a fantastiic boat tour through the canals going sometimes under the streets and under the shops and at one point we were out in the open and saw the old city wall.
We even saw a house with the canon ball still lodged inside the wall of the house.
The tour guide gave us the history of the city and how it was occupied by the King of Spain and the Count of "s-Hertogenbosch( hiis name was Hertog) was finally defeated by the prince of Orange after 5 failed attempt by his predecesessors and made the city become more protestant.
Prince of Orange got ride of the monastry and its occupants.
I remembering learning this at school but it was a long time ago, but it all came back again hearing this history lesson.( Brian would have loved this)
After this we went to the car and they took me to a small village , a walled village by dykes, it reminded me of " Willemstad" but it is "Leusden. Very, very nice small town with a little harbour and 2 or more water windmills.
We walked around the town, had some takeaways, which is french fries in a pointed paper bag( very traditional) and mayonaise. I'm afraid I have put on weight already, all this food!!!!!)
OK the photos speak for itself, I try not to put on too much, but its hard with so many nice pictures.
Tomorrow I'm off to Drenthe, to Barger-Compascuum, a small village near Emmen. Elly and Hans take me to Nijmegen to the train station. There Carolien ( my friend from my nursing days)will pick me up at 2 pm.
I had a fantastic time with my cousin Elly and husband. I defenitely will be back !!!
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1 comment:
There is NEVER to much cream in a sjokladenbol :)
My hometown, nice to see you enjoyed it !
Have fun, Annet
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