Royal Delft - Koninklijke Porceleyne Fles

Aardewerkfabriek 'De Porceleyne Fles' is in 1653 opgericht.

Nog steeds wordt het aardewerk volledig met

de hand beschilderd volgens eeuwenoude tradities. 

Pottery 'The Royal Delft' was founded in 1653.

Still, the pottery is entirely painted by hand

using centuries-old traditions.

http://www.royaldelft.com/



Collage of small pieces of fabric and images of Venice!

A few things that I love:

fabrics, old pictures and Venice!

The image in the middle is an old
image of Scheveningen, 1910!

Tulips! Tulpen! Tulipani!

Very Dutch, but not from origine!

From origine the tulip comes from

Turkye!

Little red fringed tulips!

Characteristic for Holland: tulips and a wind mill!



Tulip fields!



Double tulips with yellow and red!

Chocolate factory Defroidmont in Erezée, Belgium!

We have visited the chocolate factory

June 2010, but on that day

the factory was closed.

This year we will hopefully visit

the factory again.

In het leuke stadje Erezée kunt u met uw eigen ogen kijken hoe chocolade wordt gemaakt. Philippe en zijn vrouw Christiane begonnen in 1984 met hun chocolaterie. Vooral de eerste jaren was het hard werken en maakten ze lange dagen. Vandaag de dag is het mogelijk om een rondleiding te krijgen in hun winkel en kleine chocoladefabriek. Er worden hier twee soorten pralines gemaakt, namelijk de in de vorm gegoten en de omhulde pralines. Verder maakt u kennis met de verschillende vullingen zoals karamel, marsepein, praliné en diverse noten. In het kleine filmzaaltje wordt u een film getoond waarin de verschillende stappen in het productieproces worden uitgelicht. Na afloop van de rondleiding mag u natuurlijk even proeven van de heerlijke bonbons!

In the charming town Erezée you with your own eyes how chocolate is made. Philippe and his wife Christiane began in 1984 with their chocolate. Especially the first year was hard work and long hours they made. Today it is possible to get a tour of their shop and small chocolate factory. There are two types of chocolates are made here, namely in the molded and coated ones. Also you can learn about the different fillings such as caramel, marzipan, chocolate and various nuts. A film shown the various steps in production are highlighted. After the tour you may have a taste of the delicious chocolates!



Bad Essen, Germany!

The town of Bad Essen is on the North German Plains, because of the transition of the low mountain range to the plains. The Wiehengebirge Range covers approximately the southern third of the town and reaches an altitude of 211m above sea level. The highest point of the Wiehengebirge Range is on the black Brink in Lintorf. The northern part of the town is flat, with an average altitude of 50m above sea level. The Hunte flows through the eastern part of Bad Essen northwards and crosses the Midland Canal in Wittlage.



Nice little town to stay a few days and
to make long walks along the countryside



City center!
We have stayed here some days a few years ago.

This was very relaxing!



La Roche-en-Ardenne, Belgium!

La Roche-en-Ardenne, where we were lost

our way to go to Durbuy. We had an exit missed!

Suddenly we were in La Roche. A busy touristic

town near the river Ourthe

La Roche-en-Ardenne is a municipality of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region and Luxembourg Province.
On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 147.52 km², had 4,348 inhabitants, giving a population density of 29.5 inhabitants per km².
La Roche is believed to have first been settled in the Neolithic era. The Romans built a fort there following their conquest of Gaul and the Ardennes.

The town's medieval castle was in use between the 9th and 18th centuries.
Lying beside a bend in the River Ourthe, the small town of La Roche-en-Ardenne is one of the more popular tourist destinations in the Ardennes. Walking, kayaking, and mountain biking are among the outdoor pursuits available here. The municipality's other main economic activity is agriculture.