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Looking at Vlissingen through a window.
In recent years, downtown Flushing really changed … In the period after the industrial boom of the shipyard “de Schelde”, Vlissingen was a vibrant city. All cultural expressions were present. From...
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the most beautiful natural sunscreen
At old farmhouses in the Netherlands you often see lime trees to block the sunlight … We chose different trees for the same purpose.
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I saw this video on Vimeo by Eduard Walhout. Beautifully made in honour of the reopening of the building on the boulevard …
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hollyhocks in the old city center
In the city center of Vlissingen you see beautiful hollyhocks that brighten up the city. A nice initiative! Just removing one stone from the pavement is enough to grow beautiful hollyhocks. They take...
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Dragonfly
Dragonfly was once the name of a band in Vlissingen. I thought of Rudy de Queljoe when I photographed this dragonfly in our garden. Canon 100-400 mm handheld funny, that seeing a small insect takes...
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Vlissingen, 1984.
In 1984, the year in which George Orwell foresaw a totally different world, the Vereniging Nederlandse Loodsen Sociëteit existed for 100 years and that fact was celebrated exuberantly with all kinds...
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unmistakably Vlissingen
It was the fall of 1984. Our oldest daughter had just been born. If you live here and take a walk together, then the Vlissingen area is undeniably present in your photos … When I look back at the...
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Vlissingen, 1982.
It was 1982 and I lived in the center of Vlissingen. It was cozy, simple and always busy with tourists who came to the coastal town and port city for the many cultural events. Many pubs, restaurants...
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Zephyr and Bob-yak
I gave my Zephyr recumbent some good maintenance and plucked the old Bob-yak from the ceiling of our shed, where it hanged for 20 years. Some black paint, new bearings, grease and a bit oil after a...
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Requiem “The Flood”
January 27, Marjan sang the requiem “The Flood” written by Douwe Eisinga in the Zeeuws Concertkoor in the Vlissingen St. Jacobskerk. As an amateur I took some pictures, doing my best to be as...
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