After a few days' respite to soothe my aching re-injured rib and Vicki's sore (natural) knee, we ventured back to Haarlem, principally to see the Franz Hals Museum. It was Sunday, free parking in the city (otherwise, 3.90E per hour at the meter), and so we parked in a residential area a few blocks north of the centrum. Unfortunately, the museum is a few blocks south of the centrum, and our course took us around the periphery of the centrum, rather than through it. Not inexplicably (!). In any case, walking the long way to the museum afforded many opportunities to see more of Haarlem, which is indeed an interesting place.
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| Quintessential |
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| Thus |
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| A little Art Nouveau here and there |
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| Thus |
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| Bridge operator |
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Outside a restaurant we thought we'd maybe
skip...and then we thought, hey, what if Picasso
had been a chef and not an artist...would have
made for some interesting still lifes |
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In time, all (interesting) buildings become
restaurants, episode #18,735 |
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| Sea-faring bench |
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| Typical modern urban bridge with massive counterweight |
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| Dog in the gutter |
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| Even the smallest plots are well tended |
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| Christianized poppy...Greek cross, that is |
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| Dollhouse in the window of a quilting shop |
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| Another street scene |
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| Musical instrument shop |
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Now done with Franz Hals (next posts) we are back in the
Grote Markt |
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| Time for more sushi for Mark (and vlammse frites for Vicki) |
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| And more interesting sights and shops |
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| Thus |
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Back at Amsterdamse Bos, Vicki's first ussie; with our new
selfie stick...thanks, girls |
1 comment:
Well, we often wished for a selfie stick. Cara can somehow take wonderful,photos of herself or herself and someone else. I manage to get a nose or the top of my head. I gave up long ago, so when we travel, there are tons of photos of Wes, but almost none of me...you wonder who he was traveling with to have so many photos made!
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