Zaanse Schans is a historic residential area from the 18th and 19th century. It’s located in the Dutch town of Zaandam. The area contains houses, barns, shops and windmills from that time period, most of them are converted to museums. Some of the houses still inhabited.
The Erasmusbrug is a bridge in the center of Rotterdam that connects the two halves of the city. It’s 802 meters long and 139 meters high, construction completed in 1996. The bridge was designed by Ben van Berkel, due to it’s unusual shape the bridge is also known as “The swan”.
Scheveningen is a popular seaside resort with a boardwalk a nice beach and a pier. In the summertime when the weather gets hot, it can get very crowded.
Below are pictures of the Pier, the Kurhaus and the art piece Thsuki-No-Kikari.
Meijendel is a nature reserve that stretched between Scheveningen, The Hague and Wassenaar. It’s the largest interconnected dune area in South Holland and consists of dunes, beaches, lakes and forests. Some parts are restricted, but in most of the area you can hike, bike, ride horses or just relax. This shot was taken right as the last of the sunlight died down. There are no lights in the nature reserve, and finding the car in the dark was quite a challenge.
