Snowdrop flowers, Haarlem
Haarlem is the capital of the Noord Holland province of the Netherlands and has seen everything from the Romans to the Black Death to the Spanish seige. It is a beautiful, positively Dutch city, with the River Spaarne running through the middle of it, leading to Amsterdam. Tulip bulbs agriculture, beer brewing and silk production have all been important industries in Haarlem, which is also the origin of the name NYC's Harlem back from the mid-1600s. Cheers to early Dutch expansionism!
Market in the city center
The Dutch on sandwiches:Sub-par baguettes, amazing
whole wheat, seed and fiber bread concoctions
whole wheat, seed and fiber bread concoctions
Garden nook
Laurens Coster - beat Gutenberg to the printing press?
Slide, canoe, docks on a canal
Kayaking, Haarlem
Zandvoort aan zee, North Sea
Ciao, Haarlem
well if that isnt a fairytale dreamland, im not sure what is!
ReplyDeletethat's pretty much a good summary of my feelings toward holland :)
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