There are hoists on top of these buildings, which is how you would get furniture and other heavy items into the house, but to prevent the items from swinging and breaking windows, the building itself leans out.
Sea Caves
Rain on the Canal
Sidewalk Cafe in Hoorn
Keukenhof Garden
This is the first of many posts to come from our trip to the Netherlands and Belgium in April. We took a river cruise, so we didn’t really get to choose when we went to a specific place, we had one chance to see what we wanted to see, and capture the photos we could.
As a photographer, sometimes you are faced with that situation, and you just have to make the best of it. Our morning at Keukenhof fell into that category, as it was a pretty rainy morning. Never mind the rain and the crowds though, this would be our only chance to check out the tulips, so we weren’t going to let that stop us! Besides, some times the raindrops really help make for some interesting photos too, like these.
Of course, aside from the beautiful landscape and flowers in the gardens, they also had some amazing tulip displays in one of the pavilions as well, where it was nice and dry.
I’ll have quite a few more photos from the garden, and some more stops from this trip, in the coming weeks!
Calm Waters
Loch Ard Gorge
From Wikipedia:
The gorge is named after the clipper ship Loch Ard, which ran aground on nearby Muttonbird Island on 1 June 1878 approaching the end of a three-month journey from England to Melbourne. Of the fifty-four passengers and crew, only two survived: Tom Pearce, at 15 years of age, a ship’s apprentice, and Eva Carmichael, an Irishwoman emigrating with her family, at 17 years of age. According to memorials at the site, Pearce was washed ashore, and rescued Carmichael from the water after hearing her cries for help. Pearce then proceeded to climb out of the gorge to raise the alarm to local pastoralists who immediately set into plan a rescue attempt. After three months in Australia Carmichael returned to Europe. Four of her family members drowned that night. Pearce was hailed as a hero, and continued his life living until age 49 and being buried in Southampton, England.
Also, it’s downright beautiful!
I’ll have a few more from the Gorge mixed in as well as a couple of other stops on the Great Ocean Road!
Regents Park London in March
Not quite the colors you would get later in Spring, but still some interesting views of the water and trees while enjoying a free afternoon in London.
Warm Ocean Views
Seaplane Fueling Station
