Nice guy in Amsterdam who deliberately posed saluting on a market.
Category: Cities
Faces of Amsterdam
The Art of Living with Art
Faces of Amsterdam
Relaxed reading time in Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Beautiful model Aima from Iran, which I addressed on Kalverstraat in Amsterdam, because she had such a unique look and style. She was instantaneously willing to pose, which she did very professionally.
Streets of San Francisco
A mural of Cesar Chavez, who formed together with others in 1962 the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA) that later became the United Farm Workers of America. The NFWA fought to empower farmworkers.
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And across the street from the mural, street art.
New overshadowing Old – Frankfurt
Soap Opera at the Opera House in Frankfurt
Dem Wahren Schönen Guten
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Giethoorn, a little town in Holland with plenty of history.
Records indicated that in the 13th Century flagellants immigrated from Southern Europe. I guess, they didn’t whip themselves too hard, otherwise they wouldn’t have made it to a place that might harbor waterborne deceases. Later on, in the 16th Century, Mennonites moved into the area, a radical protestant group that had enough of Catholic Rule. At the same time, peat extraction became a major source of income. To transport the peat, ditches and canals were dug. Two major floods (1776 and 1825) washed away vulnerable drying banks, creating large lakes around Giethoorn. I assume, wealth from the peat digging helped to built the beautiful homes and alter nature into this picturesque Wonderland … In the past, there were no roads, all transport was done using the canals. Today, bike paths exist, and if you don’t watch out, you might go for a swim.
In a way, those were already so called modern humans that didn’t want too much garden to take care of, keeping their plots manageable, homes sizable, and those nasty neighbors across the canal.