amsterdam blue

Friday the 13th in Amsterdam. Our lucky day ;-)
Lunchdate with my dear friend Ank, we're both very excited about the new Marrakech projects for 2017.
After lunch a boattrip to the city center with my man.
We tried to escape the crowded places and walked along the canals and decided to finish the day on the beach at Pllek until sunset.

year of vermeer

Last Saturday when we visited Delft, the Year of Vermeer started. (pure coincidence)

Up to Saturday there was not a real ‘Vermeer’ in Delft, the place where he was born, lived and worked as a painter. Finally after 320 years, one of his masterpieces 'Het Straatje'(The Little Street) can be seen in Delft until 17 July.
Just recently it became clear, where Vermeer painted his little street. There have been many theories about the exact location. But an old tax register proved that it was in Vlamingstraat 40-42, where Vermeer situated his painting. At the painting there are two gates, one is still recognizable today.
The Vlamingstraat is not far from the place where you can see the painting, at the Prinsenhof. The exhibition is called: Vermeer is coming home, the little street back in Delft.

We visited the Rijksmuseum last month and have seen 'Het Straatje van Vermeer' in Amsterdam, so we went to the Botanical Garden instead.

the hague - zeeheldenkwartier

Ahoy there!

Zeeheldenkwartier - 'Sea Heroes Quarter' - is one of The Hague's most charming neighborhoods. Beautiful jugendstil houses, colorful tiled porches, authentic shops, small restaurants and squares with many (sunny) terraces.

We have been living in The Hague for many years in the 80s and 90s. When Minne was a 3 year old toddler, we were looking for a house with garden and moved to Dordrecht.

Last saturday we took a trip through memory lane, a lot has changed in our good old neighborhood, but also very much is still the same.

Zeeheldenkwartier is very close to city centre, just a walk through the palace garden or Noordeinde and you're in the heart of downtown The Hague.