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beelikejIn the last couple of days I finished another set of artwork, got fired, did some sightseeing and bought my first mobile phone. So how was your week?
I also cheered on my brother and his friend who ran a 10K race in Kampen, a quaint little town nearby. Afterwards brotherdearest indulged me (and held my bag!) while I went all touristy with my camera in search of the best angles to shoot the cool old buildings.
Let's walk through historic Kampen... Click to zoom!
First impression: Oudestraat (view from Voorstraat)
Look at that colorful Art Nouveau front on the bakery (1900)
Nieuwe Toren (New Tower, what a clever name... it was build between 1648-1664, so it's not new anymore;) In the bottom right corner you can see a statue of the cow staring longingly up the tower. This is based on an old folk's tale. Apparently when construction of the tower came to a stop for a while, grass started to grow on the unfinished building. One clever guy figured they should pull a cow to the top of the tower to eat the grass. [the story gets a bit gruesome from here on...]
They used a pully system to lift the cow, with a rope around its body. Halfway there the guy noticed the tongue of the cow sticking out and he shouted down excitedly that she was already trying to lick the grass! Once they got the cow up to the highest point they discovered what really happened to the poor animal. Ahem.
On the left a detail from the tower: the city's shield with one of its many gates.
View from the Oudestraat on the former City Hall (1543-1545)
Another close up: so many buildings have gorgeous details. Check out the Gothic House on the right (yes, that's its name) Build around 1500 as a private home. Fancy!
Fascinating Houtzagerssteeg (Lumberjackalley) with nine 'schoren' a supportsystem made of bricklayers.
On the right the other side of the street; a view on the river through the Marktgang.
River the IJssel with the drawbridge and across the water the trainstation (twice an hour a tiny train goes to my town)
Beautiful painted advertisements in the Botervatsteeg.
Mosaic bench with text in dialect, translates to 'Whose kid are you?' (Something an old relative would say on a big family reunion;). Leaded light (window) in the Gasthuisstraat.
Many gorgeous fronts in the Gasthuisstraat.
Another preserved painted wall, the left side is missing though :(
On the right the (apparently) smallest house in Kampen :)
Swan on top of the Greek tempel style Lutherian church. I don't know. o_O
I loved the blue glaced bricks on this square, okay. So shiny.
Wherever you look there is pretty. How cute is that balcony and the head on the Domino's building?
Torenstraat and Botermarkt
Looking up the Broederkerk (rebuild after fire in 1472). Stared in wonder at the glorious Jugenstil tiles on Le Chapeau shop. (redesigned in 1904 - Broederstraat 21)
Sidewall of the City Museum; modern portrait of 17th century magistrate Jan Beeldsnijder, made by Henk Nyenhuis.
View from the train: bye Kampen!
More about the job-thing and that phone later. I have an art-post to prepare first!
J.
(I'm more concerned with the new phone than the loss of my job - that's been a long time coming.
Hugs are appreciated for both issues though:)
I also cheered on my brother and his friend who ran a 10K race in Kampen, a quaint little town nearby. Afterwards brotherdearest indulged me (and held my bag!) while I went all touristy with my camera in search of the best angles to shoot the cool old buildings.
Let's walk through historic Kampen... Click to zoom!
First impression: Oudestraat (view from Voorstraat)
Look at that colorful Art Nouveau front on the bakery (1900)
Nieuwe Toren (New Tower, what a clever name... it was build between 1648-1664, so it's not new anymore;) In the bottom right corner you can see a statue of the cow staring longingly up the tower. This is based on an old folk's tale. Apparently when construction of the tower came to a stop for a while, grass started to grow on the unfinished building. One clever guy figured they should pull a cow to the top of the tower to eat the grass. [the story gets a bit gruesome from here on...]
They used a pully system to lift the cow, with a rope around its body. Halfway there the guy noticed the tongue of the cow sticking out and he shouted down excitedly that she was already trying to lick the grass! Once they got the cow up to the highest point they discovered what really happened to the poor animal. Ahem.
On the left a detail from the tower: the city's shield with one of its many gates.
View from the Oudestraat on the former City Hall (1543-1545)
Another close up: so many buildings have gorgeous details. Check out the Gothic House on the right (yes, that's its name) Build around 1500 as a private home. Fancy!
Fascinating Houtzagerssteeg (Lumberjackalley) with nine 'schoren' a supportsystem made of bricklayers.
On the right the other side of the street; a view on the river through the Marktgang.
River the IJssel with the drawbridge and across the water the trainstation (twice an hour a tiny train goes to my town)
Beautiful painted advertisements in the Botervatsteeg.
Mosaic bench with text in dialect, translates to 'Whose kid are you?' (Something an old relative would say on a big family reunion;). Leaded light (window) in the Gasthuisstraat.
Many gorgeous fronts in the Gasthuisstraat.
Another preserved painted wall, the left side is missing though :(
On the right the (apparently) smallest house in Kampen :)
Swan on top of the Greek tempel style Lutherian church. I don't know. o_O
I loved the blue glaced bricks on this square, okay. So shiny.
Wherever you look there is pretty. How cute is that balcony and the head on the Domino's building?
Torenstraat and Botermarkt
Looking up the Broederkerk (rebuild after fire in 1472). Stared in wonder at the glorious Jugenstil tiles on Le Chapeau shop. (redesigned in 1904 - Broederstraat 21)
Sidewall of the City Museum; modern portrait of 17th century magistrate Jan Beeldsnijder, made by Henk Nyenhuis.
View from the train: bye Kampen!
More about the job-thing and that phone later. I have an art-post to prepare first!
J.
(I'm more concerned with the new phone than the loss of my job - that's been a long time coming.
Hugs are appreciated for both issues though:)
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