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While Nijmegen dates to the Roman times,
this chapel was probably constructed during Charlemagne's reign.
It sits on a high bluff overlooking the Waal River, the Dutch
continuation of the Rhine. This part of the Netherlands actually
has hills!
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In Nijmegen, this is St. Stephen's
Church. Its tower dominates the landscape.
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Arnhem was the site of The Bridge Too Far, a film most of
us have seen. In this part of the Netherlands, the name of Field
Marshal Montgomery is always accompanied by a sneer, because his
"Operation Market Garden" was such a catastrophe, resulting in
thousands of Allied casualties and serious Nazi retaliation on the
locals. This cemetery, one of several, is the Airborne Cemetery,
where nearly 2,000 British paratroopers are buried.
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Near Arnhem, the Kroller-Muller family had
a huge estate, and they were avid art collectors. They were
particularly avid about Dutch modern work, so their collection includes
dozens of works by Vincent Van Gogh and a good number of Mondrians as
well. The Sculpture Garden is extensive and spectacular.
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Here, near the entrance to the
Kroller-Muller Museum, we find Janet with a friend.
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Zutphen was one of our favorite
cities. It was a Hanseatic trading town, and it was walled.
We are standing outside the city wall, near the Ijssel River.
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Here we have another fragment of the
Zutphen city wall, this time spanning a canal that connects to the
Ijssel.
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The core of Zutphen is a series of three
markets. This flower seller is in the Groenmarkt.
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Much of Zutphen's center is limited to
pedestrian traffic. However, this hurdy-gurdy gets away with
breaking that rule. Of course it is pulled by hand, so maybe that
is OK. It was loud, rowdy, distracting and fun.
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Deventer was another Hanseatic trading city
on the Ijssel River. All of these trading cities had an official
weighing station near the old center of the town. This is the
Deventer Weg. Zutphen had one, too.
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This church, on a hill in Deventer, was the
site of an art exhibition. Unfortunately, one member of our party
couldn't resist using his camera, so he had to wait outside. (It
wasn't me.)
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