100 drawings for 10 years abroad! Today marks my 10th anniversary since I moved abroad from my hometown. An old half-broken suitcase and a large stuffed backpack were my only possessions on this same day in 2015… and also that persistent feeling of vertigo from traveling alone on a one-way plane ticket, without any plans … More Naardens potlood – #100 Utrechtse Poort
The city center of Amersfoort is truly impressive, keeping a consistent aesthetic with not a single discordant note. For my first point there, I opted for a cozy view of the short part of the canal that divides the city heart in two. Accidentally, Mondriaan was born in one of these houses. At its end, … More Amersfoorts potlood – #99 Kortegracht
Sunday visit to the Fort Uitermeer, part of the Hollandse Waterlinies that were meant to isolate the main cities of Holland from potential invasions by flooding the perimeter of the province.
Park found right at the heart of Ferrol, where the ordinary act of casually stopping by is greatly rewarded by a view to the unique choice of trees, commissioned by Charles III in 1784, accompanied by a background of houses built according to the characteristic architecture of La Magdalena.
City center of Delft by one of the beautiful medieval canals, and I was even lucky enough to be there during blooming season.
Postcard-style view of the charming town of Weesp. Weesp has all the elements you could desire from a Dutch town: canals (and even a river), historic characteristic houses and buildings from the Middle Ages, windmills, a fort and original porcelain. The center also has delicious ice cream to offer, necessary to round out a good … More Weesper potlood – #95 Zwaantjesbrug
Located at the mouth of the Vecht River, the trade route to Utrecht, the castle was used to collect tolls from traders in the Middle Ages. Now it is a nice getaway for tourists visiting Amsterdam.
In my years living in the Rhine valley region, missing a visit to the nearby remnants of the recent past would have been a great omission. A relatively short distance by car was the only investment necessary to reach one of the restored famous bunkers of the Maginot Line, at the height of the Fort … More Hunspacher crayon – #93 Rue Commandant Martial Reynier
Amsterdam, seen from one of the charming central canals.
It wasn’t until quite recently that I discovered this strange and unknown monument, lying in the middle of some ordinary forest in the province of Utrecht. It was then that I learned some facts about the Pyramide van Austerlitz: it is 36 meters long and was built in 27 days, on1804, by Napoleon’s soldiers, under … More Woudenbergs potlood – #91 Oude Utrechtseweg
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