A few photos from my recent trip to the Netherlands

[Callalily]

Canal


Commemorative brass plaque

Scattered throughout Europe, planted in city streets and sidewalks, commemorative brass plaques eternalize the lives that were lost in the Holocaust. Called the Stolpersteine (in English: “stumbling stones”), the plaques commemorate the victims of the Nazi regime.

Caucasian Wingnut in the garden of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam


Wager Cup - circa 1625, Silver
The tiny archer (a Roman Soldier) can spin around, keeping his balance by means of the semicircular metal rid with a bird bird on both ends. The empty cup was probably placed on the table among the guests. The archer was spun and when he stopped, his arrow pointed to the person who had to give the first toast.

[Solly Mack]

1. I love Amsterdam! Thank you for these.

[Callalily]

12. I too love Amsterdam. We had a fun time.

[ChazInAz]

2. Ah, yes!

Loved the Netherlands.
The Stolpersteiner stopped me dead in my tracks on one of my perambulations. I quite literally stumbled to a stop when I read some of the plaques in a Jewish neighborhood, and tears filled my eyes. Took me a while to get going again.
Budapest's shoe monumental had the same effect.

[Callalily]

13. Great memorial. I've seen these in other European countries.

[Diamond_Dog]

3. They are lovely and i appreciate your captions.

I wonder if they skate on the canals in the winter.

[Callalily]

14. Not so much anymore, as it's warmer than times past, so the canals don't really freeze tight.

[anciano]

4. Great pics! 👍

Thank you for sharing them.

[Callalily]

15. You are welcome.

[Grumpy Old Guy]

5. Thanks for sharing! Nt

[Callalily]

16. You are most welcome!

[Jeebo]

6. I have spent some time in the Netherlands.

The last time I was there was April 2007. That whole country is literally picture-postcard pretty, and these pictures show it. I spent most of one day at the Rijksmuseum, and I spent many hours wandering around the canal streets in Amsterdam. In all of my trips there but one, I stayed in a canal house that I found on a bed-and-breakfast site on the internet that was built in 1602, as I recall. That house itself is a fascinating place. Was your canal picture in Amsterdam? It looks like it was. I would love to visit Amsterdam again, but I'm afraid I'm just too old and frail now to be doing that kind of traveling.

-- Ron

[Callalily]

17. Yes, the canal photo is in Amsterdam. It's one of many.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

7. Beautiful photos, my dear Callalily!

I’ve never been there but I wish I could’ve.

These are all great. Thanks for sharing them.

[Callalily]

18. Thanks for your kind words. You would love Amsterdam.

[LearnedHand]

8. I have pics of stolpersteine from Oslo!

In Norwegian they're called "snublesteiner." The specific commemoration is the snublestein marks the last spot the person stood freely before being carted off to the camps or murdered outright.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stolperstein

[Callalily]

19. Thanks for the link.

[LoisB]

9. Very nice. I love the canal. Thank you for sharing.

[Callalily]

20. You are welcome.

[eppur_se_muova]

10. That doesn't look like any of the Caucasian wingnuts I've encountered.

Where's the red hat ?

[Callalily]

21. Hehehehehehe!

[Turbineguy]

11. Thank You!

[Callalily]

22. You are welcome!