My recent post from the royal palace in A’dam caused cousin & occasional guest contributor Sam to point out that he’d seen plenty of SPQ “x” signs all over during his visit last year. Herewith two examples he sent, one from Haarlem (left), the other from Amsterdam. Thanks for the sharp eyes, Sam 🙂
The earth is competing another rotation around the sun since the day I was born, so I’m self-featuring here to celebrate the beginning of another journey around the sun with the chance to explore places like Muiderslot’s “Prince’s Room” in which most or all of these photos were taken.
Off in the distance is Pampus, an island qua fort which at one time no doubt helped protect the lucrative trade-shipping lanes in and out of A’dam, back before this whole stretch of water was turned into a freshwater lake rather than part of the natural sea lanes that connected A’dam to NL’s various colonies from Indonesia to Surinam.
(so much world, so little time....) 