On Jan30th we departed for Holland to share in the events surrounding the wedding of Nate and Becky. We stayed in the town of Delft, but managed to venture out braving the cold temperatures to see some of the local sites. Some of these sites included Prinsenof museum, the old and "new" churches, and the Delfts Pauw which is a local pottery factory from the 17th century. Click the link to the left to view the photos from the trip. We also have a short 20 minute video from the trip, which includes video footage as well as some of the slideshow pictures.
View of the 2nd floor dining room area @ our place in Delft. L-R Sondra, Becky and Bob
View of leaning tower of the Oude Kirk
L-R Bob, Sondra, and Becky near the entrance to Oude Kerk
Oude Kerk- Organ
Oude Kerk-View from inside church
Oude Kerk-One of several ornate stained glass windows
Oude Kerk- Church organ
Oude Kerk- Stained glass
Oude Kerk- One of several tombs inside church
Oude Kerk- Piet Hein memorial
Oude Kerk-Garden of Eden stained glass
Oude Kerk- Maarten Tromp memorial
Oude Kerk-Marten Tromp memorial
View of Department of Water works in Delft
View of city hall on Delft Square, Sondra in front
Delft-Nieuwe Kerk (New Church) across square from city hall
View of Nieuwe Kerk from Delft Square
Becky in front of the city hall building in Delft
View of buildings along the city square in Delft
Becky standing on a compass in the Delft Square
Nieuwe Kerk- L-R, Sondra, Becky, and Katherine part way up the clock tower of the Nieuwe Kerk in Delft.
Views from the top of the clock tower on Nieuwe Kerk- Oude Kerk in background-Bob and Becky
Views from the top of the clock tower on Nieuwe Kerk- One of many canals
Views from the top of the clock tower on Nieuwe Kerk- View of Oude Kerk (Old Church)
Views from the top of the clock tower on Nieuwe Kerk - View of City Hall
Views from the top of the clock tower on Nieuwe Kerk
Views from the top of the clock tower on Nieuwe Kerk Bob and Katherine
Stained glass window from Nieuwe Kerk .
Tomb of William 1of Orange in the Nieuwe Kerk.
King William 1 memorial
Tomb of William 1of Orange in the Nieuwe Kerk. She has Bible in one hand, church in other
Tomb of William 1of Orange in the Nieuwe Kerk. She has scales of justice.
Pipe organ in Nieuwe Kerk.
Bob and Sondra shopping at Albert Hein grocery store
Clock tower of Nieuwe Kerk.
One of the top floor bedrooms of our Delft house
View from our dining room window
Floral picture in top floor bedroom of Delft house
Top floor toilet in Delft house
Outdoor patio area @ Delft house (before snow)
View of Oude Kerk from Delft house
Other top floor room of Delft house
Sondra going upstairs to top floor
Second floor shower room in Delft house
Laundry facilities in Delft house
Second floor toilet in Delft house
Second floor kitchen in Delft house
Sondra coming down to second floor in Delft house
Lady bicyclist near canal
Clock tower of Nieuwe Kerk as seen from Delft house
Bicycling in the snow in Delft
Looking towards the dining room from the kitchen in the Delft house
One of many Christmas lights hung across canal along Hippolytusbuurt St
Becky in her wedding dress for the second time in 2 months
Becky with her freinds from Austria, L-Helga and Anna Colvin
Outside patio of Delft house after snow
View of Hippolytusbuurt st canal from our dining room following snowfall
View of Hippolytusbuurt st canal from our dining room following snowfall-this is a water taxi stop
Walking past the Delft house
The leaning tower of Oude Kerk
L-R Debbie and Sondra on our way to visit Prinsenhof museum
Bob in spiral stair well inside Prinsenhof
Spiral stair well inside Prinsenhof
Only picture of Van Mierevelt art work inside Prinsenhof.
Bob posing for photo op inside Prinsenhof
Oude Kerk steeple from Prinsenhof
Oude Kerk clock tower
Water Council house in Delft
Sondra on street in Delft after leaving Prinsenhof museum
View of canal on Hippolytusbuurt St
The house (De Derde) we stayed at in Delft above the candy store. House is some 400 years old. Entrance is red door on left.
Coot in snow
Street in Delft
Oude Kerk
Mom & Dad with Oude Kerk in background
Canal in Delft at sunset
Skater on canal in Delft
Dutch dinner and game night at home of Martijn and Joseba- Bob playing a Dutch form of Jenga with plastic glasses while Becky watches
Dutch dinner and game night at home of Martijn and Joseba-Mom takes her turn
Dutch dinner and game night at home of Martijn and Joseba- Then dad
Dutch dinner and game night at home of Martijn and Joseba- Ron and Margriet
Dutch dinner and game night at home of Martijn and Joseba- Dessert
Dutch dinner and game night at home of Martijn and Joseba-Debbie, mom, and dad watching the Dutch game sjoelen
Dutch dinner and game night at home of Martijn and Joseba- Margriet
Dutch dinner and game night at home of Martijn and Joseba-Dad takes his turn at sjoelen
Dutch dinner and game night at home of Martijn and Joseba- Anna Colvin takes her turn
Dutch dinner and game night at home of Martijn and Joseba- Then Bob
Dutch dinner and game night at home of Martijn and Joseba- Then Helga
Dutch dinner and game night at home of Martijn and Joseba- Then mom
Dutch dinner and game night at home of Martijn and Joseba- Then Katherine (the champ)
Dutch dinner and game night at home of Martijn and Joseba- Then Sondra
Dutch dinner and game night at home of Martijn and Joseba-Then Debbie
Dutch dinner and game night at home of Martijn and Joseba- Then Martijn
Dutch dinner and game night at home of Martijn and Joseba- Then Margriet
Dutch dinner and game night at home of Martijn and Joseba- Then Joseba
Dutch dinner and game night at home of Martijn and Joseba- Then Ron
Dutch dinner and game night at home of Martijn and Joseba- The hosts
Delft street scene
Waterworks building in Delft
Crests over door on waterworks building in Delft
Nate & Becky @dinner @Stadsherberg de Mol restaurant, Delft
Sondra @dinner @Stadsherberg de Mol restaurant, Delft
Bob & Kath @dinner @Stadsherberg de Mol restaurant, Delft
Streetworker on cherrypicker taking down our canal lights
Elaine on Delft house stairs-yes, she did!
Ducks & swans in Delft canal
Delft canal w/ice
Delft canal ice
Delfts Pauw pottery kiln
Delfts Pauw painting & firing sequence
Delfts Pauw official mark
Delfts Pauw finished plate
Delfts Pauw pottery artist - freehand from memory-40+ years doing this
Delfts Pauw artist w/his signature & mark
Delfts Pauw pottery artist
Delfts Pauw pottery store
Delfts Pauw pottery store - it's not all blue
Delfts Pauw pottery store - blue section
Delfts Pauw - 850 euro tile - gorgeous!
Delfts Pauw - more tile
Delfts Pauw - yes, those are euros for the tile
Delfts Pauw plate
Delfts Pauw flower plate (250 euro)
Delfts Pauw pottery - more contemporary design
Kath w/our purchases
Delfts Pauw front - peacock is their trademark symbol
Delfts Pauw front faces canal - factory on the right, store showroom on the top left
Bob w/canoe by canal in Delft
frozen canal in front of Delfts Pauw building
Winter sun on frozen Delft canal
More frozen Delft canal
Frozen Delft canal - it was cold!
Delft-this guy was about 2 ft tall, standing on top of a car
Delft-typical canal/street (frozen), note there are no guards to prevent cars from driving into canal by accident
Delft-Bob & Kath bundled against cold
Delft-Bob & Kath in front of Oude Kerk (old church)-p.s. yes, it is leaning
Voorburg - Bob by museum we didn't get to see (it was closed)
Voorburg - Margriet & Kath
Voorburg church
Voorburg building front
Dutch hot chocolate-yum!
Hague-govt bldg molding
Hague-statue of William the Silent, Prince of Orange
Hague-old & new in same view
Hague-the small tower on left is where the prime minister works
Hague-Binnenhof gate w/Margriet
Hague-coot tracks in snow on frozen lake
Hague-Binnenhof, aka Dutch parliament buildings
Hague-church inside Binnenhof
Hague-inside Binnenhof gates
Hague-Binnenhof parliament buildngs
Hague-inside Binnenhof, top of church & adjacent tower
Hague-church in middle of Binnenhof
Hague-statue w/crests in Binnenhof courtyard
Hague-statue of King William II, complete w/bird
Hague-skaters on frozen lake next to Binnenhof
Hague-Binnenhof roofline in front of modern skyline
Price is euros per liter!
Delft-pizza delivery motorbikes
Schipol airport-Kath w/dutch teacup table booths
