Gelderland

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Above and below right, the Pannerden Canal (aka Lower Rijn), below left two are final shots from the lovely area around the Castle & Park at Rosendael.

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Yes, these are both a bit of a stretch, so we’ll rest this series ’til I’m around more legit art in nature again. Above left, nature outside at the far end of one of the galleries from the Kröller-Müller in Hoge Veluwe, and right an artistic spider web and spider in a window at the fort in Pannerden. The sign says “warning, might bite,” but of course it’s an arts & crafts project very possibly made by a kid – it’s a very kid-friendly fort with lots of activities going on.


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Last from that wonderful visit at the Kröller-Müller Museum’s lovely sculpture park back in August.

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Ah, Royalty.69

A gazebo or something on the grounds of the Castle & Park at Rosendael, to which we introduced you a couple weeks ago. One thing that epitomizes having more money and power than you really need is building lovely but mostly useless little side-rooms like this, and fountainy displays such as those you’ll see below, which were apparently wondrously appealing at parties. (They were an early example of semi-automated, animated fountains that spirted in patterns, assuming I followed the Dutch only tour guide’s narration well enough. Which, to my pride, I think I actually did.) Still, it’s lovely – note the eagle on top! – and I’m the parties were enjoyable for those invited.

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That’s the Ijssel, shortly after it branches off the Nederrijn south of Velp.

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