Village Life in Holland and Belgium, 2006

Part 2: Porcelain Factory; Town of Delft; Windmills

On Sunday 2006-05-07 the ship travelled through the night to Rotterdam. From there we took a bus tour into the town of Delft, where we visited a porcelain factory and then toured the old city. While we ate lunch on the ship it migrated to Dordrecht, from which we visited a historic park preserving a number of windmills.

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Delft: De Porcelyne Fles (Porcelain Factory)

Alice with cute Renault 2CV	Seal sculpture in factory's courtyard	Kids scene in cobalt glaze porcelain, 19th century	Monumental naval scene in cobalt glaze porcelain, 19th century
Recreation of Rembrandt's The Night Watch in cobalt glaze porcelain	Multi-lingual sign, with a tulip vase	Fantastic scene in polychrome porcelain	Jim and friend in the factory area
Tazuko capering with the cow	Odile sculptures	Alice at the factory entrance

Wandering Around the Old City of Delft

Clock tower of...	Clock tower of...	Canal side parking, don't drop in!	Canal side parking, don't drop in!
Guildhall of the Arquebusiers (I think)	The latest in family transport, holds 2 kids and groceries	St. Agatha's Square (I think)	Sculpture near the cathedral
Returned to Heidelberg for lunch

Kinderdijk Windmill Historic Park near Dordrecht

Windmill and canal overview	This windmill is open to the public; people live in the others	Three windmills	Wooden gears at the head end
Canal with 2 ducks and ducklings	We look at the cows; the cows look at us	Windmill across the canal

Copyright © 2006 by James F. Carter.