Monday, July 16, 2012

A day in Delft...

Delft is about 15 minutes by tram from Rijswijk. I spent several hours there the other day and the best way to 'describe' it is through a selections of photos...


Tower of the Oude Kerk (13thC) - yes that lean is for real!
Along the canals...

Stained glass in Oude Kerk...

Vermeer's memorial stone
Hehe - Burberry!

Above the entrance to a school
A Delft downpour - the awnings cover stalls in the antique market
Stadthuis (Town Hall)
It is worth stating the obvious however - that the camera lies. It is so easy and seductive to photograph the picturesque, the traditional vision of Delft (or The Netherlands in general) that we all subscribe to. Beyond these selected shots lie the the outskirts, the industrial areas, the visually 'unappealing' aspects of city life. There is an extent to which the tourist industry is one big lie - and I need to be more mindful of this in the blog...

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7 comments:

  1. Marion OJuly 16, 2012 at 5:05 PM

    You could photo all those lanes you have to cross. Take care - alarming to think of such a green person being totalled by a bicycle.
    I love your pretty pictures - it is what lures us all to travel. We know the reality of the rest.

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  2. Pukeko GJuly 16, 2012 at 5:56 PM

    Hey Jane .. Heading over the hill now .. With all your blogging are you getting any time for other passions? Thanks for all the attention all the same :)

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  3. Jane RobertsonJuly 16, 2012 at 8:49 PM

    Hmmmm - having to speculate on those 'other passions'!!?
    Ha! The most likely way to get totalled is photographing those lanes :-) I'll do it.

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  4. Pukeko GJuly 16, 2012 at 10:46 PM

    All looks good over the hill .. You should go and have a pizza by the leaning tower ;}< Seen any fish in the canals ?

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  5. Jane RobertsonJuly 17, 2012 at 3:10 AM

    No, haven't seen any fish, but I've seen people fishing :-)

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  6. UnknownJuly 17, 2012 at 2:06 PM

    ooh I love Girl with a Pearl Earring. How exciting being surrounded by all this history. :))

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  7. dkmAugust 22, 2012 at 7:45 PM

    All so beautiful, tourism or not. Vermeer's tombstone! Niki, I loved Girl w Pearl Earring too.

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