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Boat in Kalenburg
Kalenburg is a tiny village that is split by the canal. It is perhaps the most lovely navigable canal section in the country. Geithoorn is overall more charming but its canals are too small for boats in the size range of our 12 meter boat Viking. I write about it here https://garyjkirkpatrick.com/wandering-about-the-netherland-east-part-2/
Drawings of Caravvagio paintings
After seeing the Caravaggio and His Times Exhibit in Rome last week I did some rough-ish drawings of some of his paintings in conte crayon. The man certainly could draw very well in the manner of his day. That did not make him unusual as an artist for that time. Rather it was his perfecting the dramatic use of lighting in his paintings.
Barge in Gorredijk
Gorredijk is yet another lovely town in Friesland. A barge passes through the now closing foot bridge behind the boat.
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Windmill of Sloten
Sloten is a small charming town in the Netherlands. The windmill is still in use for grinding flour.
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Hasselt Harbor, pen and ink
View from our boat as we enter the harbor of the small town of Hasselt, Nederlands
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Boats in Blokzijl drawing
This is a scene from one of the side canals in Blokzijl.
Moonlight Over Hanover
On the way to Berlin on the Mittelland Kanal we stopped in this historic city. Kids dove off the bridge until the sun set, then the moon took over.
Arnhem Gate, pen and ink
This gorgeous gate is called Sabelspoort. It is only one of the four medieval city gates that remain.
The Cathedral in Münster
The current Cathedral in Münster dates from 1265. The first church on the site was built in the 9th century and a second in the 10th or 11th, demolished to build the current structure.
It was badly damaged in WWII. It was not restored to its state before the war. The rose window has been vastly simplified, for instance.