You will have to put up with pictures of this village. It is where we are living and we just keep walking around.
This is just in front of our cottage. There is some kind of car club in town. We saw six old Citroëns this morning.
This is a wild looking garden which is just a few doors from our place.
This is just one of many beautiful homes in the village. Our guide on the canal tour yesterday that the Dutch rarely have curtains on their windows. When you look in the front you can often see out through the back windows. The guide also explained that most people have a naked neighbour. In fact, if you don't have a naked neighbour, it probably means that you are the naked neighbour
The man who lives here was an Olympic speed skater. He did hold some world records, but his last competition was in 2001.
The tall flowers and grasses provide some privacy.
The cruiser is waiting patiently for the bridge to lift. If you have a boat in one of these canals, you can travel anywhere.
A little, formal French garden.
The kids in the rowboat were just out for a little fun.
A pond in the middle of the village has a little house in the middle. It is only about a metre high. I have no idea what it is for.
This home is in the village, but it has the form of a very traditional farmhouse. It was explained to us that the pyramid shape was originally for storing hay. At some point one side might be closed in so that it could hold pigs. Another side might be closed in for horses. Eventually it was fully closed in and the animals and siliage were sent somewhere. The pyramid became the family home.
This is the pond in the centre of the village.
Just another garden
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