Betondorp is a garden village in Amsterdam Oost, constructed between 1923 – 1927 during a period of intensive house building across the city in which thousands of homes were constructed by cooperatives, associations and the city council. It is part of the larger Tuindorp Watergraafsmeer garden village which consists of two distinctive areas. One halfContinue reading “Betondorp; Amsterdam’s concrete village”
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Abstraction, distraction
A different walk for a change of scene. I like all the abstraction and colour that can be found and how it changes with the light and tides. But this abstraction was in fact a distraction for things I should be getting on with. Still, it was pleasant to be absorbed in what felt likeContinue reading “Abstraction, distraction”
Luxury apartments with sea view
Mermaid beach in Folkestone is the site of new luxury apartments with sea views. Solar Suzanne, oil/ chemical tanker sailing from Rotterdam to Houston. Steel railings with sea view. Sea view without railings. Sea view without luxury apartments The container ship on the left is the Wec Vermeer sailing from Antwerp to Lexixoes. The containerContinue reading “Luxury apartments with sea view”
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