Praha..as the locals say it..

Short and sweet, and completely worth it. I was in Prague for about 30 hours this past weekend--which was not near enoigh time to explore it all and stop and think about what there is all to capture.

But, I have decided that Prague may have been my favorite city in Europe so far. The architecture was unbelievable, with a mixture of classical and modern. The city was lite up with the sun reflecting off the golden buildings and roof-tops....

This may end up being the farthest east I'll be going while in Europe and it was nice to see how much the architecture and culture differenciates from that in Western part of the continent, and specifically the Netherlands.

So some shots from what I saw in Prague..

Brussels

I only have limited pictures from Belgium, and specifically Brussels. I took this early in the morning, looking out from our hotel/hostel. The view was incredible, and captured a feeling of "Your mercies are new every morning" type of thing. It marks the start of a new day after a rather terrible experience of the actual city.

Tip: If you have any desire to visit Belgium...go to Brugge and the coast instead!

Spring break already?

Today it was back to school and back to reality...it was sitting through a 3 hour lecture in philosophy and a quiz I had forgot about in Dutch class. The whole time I wanted to look through my shots from Spring break again to remember all the things I did and saw...

My images that I will be posting first are from my time within the Netherlands. I had an interesting experience climbing up a windmill, and seeing the inside and outside. I heard the wind making swooshing motions as the various mechanics within the windmill turned to make a fine flour.

I also spent more time in the small town where my Opa grew up. The "castle" (according to Michiel) that we visited was a summer home to a weathly family a long time ago. Today it has been restored, and is headquarters for some type of organization. There is something strange being in the same places where I know my ancestors lived and died. I find myself thinking that walking the streets there, actually understanding the Dutch accent, and singing to the songs on Sunday, that it all seems more like a place I would call "home-y". It may have been over 50 years since my Opa and his family last lived there, and it may be only very distant family that we stay with, but it is a place that has become a home away from home, in such a strange way....

Its Been Awhile...

So it has been a few weeks since I have last posted things here....truly the time flies by before you realize how much you have done, seen or captured. Now it is time for an update on everything, starting with an image from Leeuwarden, the Netherlands. Leeuwarden is the " capital" of the Northern province of Friesland. These two images show very different parts of the city.....

London Land

This may be a photo blog dedicated to the work of my time in the Netherlands, but I wanted to also post pictures from this past weekend, where I sent 4 days in London, England.