Maastricht

(An old stone bridge)

A few photos, shot in and around the city center of Maastricht.

A newer-style mall:


A different shot of the mall:


A bird at the railing of a bridge:


And decided to fly away just when I took a picture of it:


Another historic stone bridge:

Schiphol

(The main entrance to the airport)

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, the biggest airport in the Netherlands.

One of the traffic towers outside:


Tulips:


Close-up of a tulip:


The underground railway station:


Benches at one of the platforms:


Schiphol Plaza, the inside mall:


Schiphol Plaza:


Drinks for sale:


A weird text ticker at a staircase:


The next photos were shot from the panorama terrace.
A Delta Airlines flight heading to the gate.


A Swissair airplane.


A Royal Dutch Airlines flight:


Icelandair:


And finally, three Royal Dutch Airlines flights sitting at the gate.

Pius harbor

(The "4 gebroeders" or 4 brothers, docked near the end of the harbor.)

The Pius harbor is located near the city center of Tilburg. I also visited a nearby park.

A view of the harbor:


The Stella Maris:


Reeds:


Various flowers:






Pathway at the park:


Two photos of the park:

Wilhelminapark

(A view of the lake at Wilhelminapark)

These pictures are from two trips to the local park, named after the Dutch former queen Wilhelmina.

An overview of the small park.


Flowers.


Crossing the bridge.


A view of the bridge.


The lake.


A view of the bridge.


Another view of the bridge.


Ducks swimming in the lake.

Dunes of Loon op Zand and Drunen

(Trees at the dunes)

At Loon op Zand, an area of natural dunes exist bordering a forest.

Nearly sunset viewed through the forest.


A single tree against the twilight.


A field of cut down trees, cut down to make room for the dunes.


A clump of trees:


Following a path into the forest under an orange sky.

Liege 6-2011

(View over the city of Liege.)

Another trip to Liege.

The intercity train from Maastricht to Liege, here in Maastricht.


Looking out over the tracks towards Maastricht and Aachen, among other destinations.


The supports for the canopy in the sunshine.


Another shot of the triangular "window" at the side of the station.


The support and travel information displays.


Heading outside, this is the side of the station.


And a shot of the end of the canopy.


Crossing a cable / arch bridge near the station:




And a view over the city.