Aboard the Uniworld vessel River Queen - again?! what are odds of that years apart in two different regions. First Germany - now Belgium. This time through Belgium, Antwerp, Amsterdam
a preview of a common food group
Panorama from top of the MAS in Antwerp
Panorama from top of the MAS in Antwerp
Panorama from top of the MAS in Antwerp
Panorama from top of the MAS in Antwerp
reflection at the bar aboard the Uniworld vessle River Queen - again! What are the odds of the same vessel yeara apart on a different river?
The history guild house in Brussels Grand-Place Square is now the official Brussels City Museum
so good I wanted to lick the glass!
Public sculpture of Nello, a poor orphan, and his dog Patrasche outside the Cathedral of Our Lady in Antwerp, NL
Public mural in a residential housing area in Brussels, NL.
A great series of modern sculptures outside the MAS museum in Antwerp. There's sequence of these going across the street and up the next building, Fun stuff
what are the odds we run into Tanya Rice from Utah State University at the top of the MAS in Antwerp?! She was living in Amsterdam for a year and came to Antwerp for a day trip
Do you want fries with that? Fries were EVERYWHERE and their advertisizing was entertaining to say the least
Bicycles ... NO LACK of bicycles. It was a great subject.
ONLY on the streets of Amsterdamn :-D LOL.
Amsterdam is loaded with these sorts of creative bicycle solutions.
Cocktail hour aboard the River Queen. Cruising in style!
The Skys above the village of Maastricht, Netherlands, look ominous but lend a wonderful soft light and feel to the scene.
Water Wheel - exteerior - still put to use
Water Wheel interior as it's a living museum of how the wheels and gears work to grind wheat to flour
An old school red umbrella shop sign in the streets of Antwerp.
The Faliezusters convent - former monastery originally built in 1350.
Keukenhof Garden just outside of Amsterdam, NL. A slightly overcast day didn't hamper the wonderful color and beauty of these meticulous botanical gardens.
Ah - water and reflections! A great layering of visual garden design that's supplemented by the attention to detail in everything from planting to lawn edges and tree pruning. There are many subtly framed views such as this.
The Keukenhof Gardens near the Wilhelmina Pavilions is truly a remarkable space. The visual layering of tree canopy, flower color, grading and reflections in the water shows a proud attention to detail by the landscape architects, garden designers, and maintenance staff of this wonderful facility.The tree textures along the top of the image gave me inspiration to create an interesting mirrored version of this image you might want to check out in the 'Esoterica' section of my website.
I was anamoured with the reflections throughout the Wilhelmina Pavilions in Amsterdam. But compositionally, this reflection was created digitally in photoshop, and not the natural reflection shown in a similar image on my website. Both the original, and this artifical version, are equally interesting in their own ways.
The River Queen docked in Heusden, NL with the bascule bridge arms in the foreground.
Captains toast and welcome aboard event. A Uniworld tradition.
Amsterdam streets have some great vehicles. This WW II sidecar motorcycle needs some tender loving care to get back on the road again - but it sure would be a gem if it was running again!
bartenders aboard the River Queen were amoungst the many friends we made during the trip
Me just having a little digital fun with one of my panorama images from the Keukenhof Gardens - Amsterdam. For context, this is NOT a photograph of a reflection of trees in a lake on a foggy day.
