More views of Penang Hill. Continuing the dialogue on perceptions of contour: compared to the above, the highest point in the European portion of the Netherlands is Vaalserberg, clocking in at 322.4 meters down in the southernmost portion where the Netherlands meets Belgium and Germany in a narrow strip of land which some people, according to Wikipedia, term “the Dutch Mountains.” Hmmm….
Foreground, behive; background, stork on nesting platform. At least, I think it’s a stork but maybe different migratory birds use those platforms at different times. That’d be a smartly-adaptive Dutch approach to supporting migratory bird populations in the midst of probably the most famous park in the nation…
Both taken along the Amstel by where the Dutch National Ballet & Opera company are housed in the same building as City Hall. The one below taken from a balcony during intermission of an evening (yes – summer in the north) ballet performance.
These lovely red poppies have been blooming quite abundantly for many weeks now, and I finally found the opportunity to photograph a few, while visiting Texel recently.
Let me introduce you to Zwolle, the lovely little capital city of Overijssel. (A province whose descriptive name means “above the Ijssel river,” if you’re curious. And Zwolle is named for the minor contour- which in the Netherlands would likely be called a hill – upon which the city was originally founded: Zwolle is related to the English verb “swell.”)
First of many photos I’ll be showing you from the lovely island of Texel, off the coast of the mainland and the northernmost part of “Noord Holland” aka North Holland.
(so much world, so little time....) 