#merwede

[cookiepuss7]

Wishing my #soulmate💙 #merwranglerpirate☠ #happyanniversary 🧜‍♀️🧔☠️💍 #merwedding #mercouple🧜‍♀️☠ #1.3.15 tomorrow 1.3.23 will make #9blissful💍 years 🙏🏻💫 #myeverything #ncmerfest2015 #embassysuites #magical #dreamwedding🧜‍♀️🧔 (at Embassy Suites Cary) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm71NJcuIwh/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[shipwreckguy]

Gorinchem VIII

Ferry Gorinchem VIII electrical fire; no injuries #gorkum #nl #maritime

Photo: gelderlander.nl On the early morning of November 6, the 36 meter long passenger ferry Gorinchem VIII (MMSI: 244750275) caught fire on the Merwede River while berthed at a quay in Gorkum, Netherlands. Just before its first voyage of the day, the ferry crew found smoke coming out of the front hatch of the vessel. The local fire brigade arrived on scene with three fire engines. Firefighters…

[thedaveandkimmershow]

For years I had this photograph in my room, framed and prominently displayed.

My cousins.

It's taken by one of my uncles or aunts a super long time ago on the boat that either just left Gorinchem in Holland for Loevestein Castle... or was on its way back to Gorinchem from Loevestein Castle.

Loevestein Castle?

Yup. An actual medieval castle (with a moat!) a coupla miles upstream on the Merwede River.

Back to my cousins, though.

I'm pretty sure we all have this photograph. It's actually the only one I had for many years until I started taking my own photographs and keeping my own photo albums. Before that, the only way to remember the earliest times we spent together was through my dad's slide shows in our living room at home because my dad had all his vacation photographs developed as slides. So it was a singular occasion to remember our time spent with family in Holland.

The framed picture of my cousins and I on the boat as children, then, was the constant presence of family in Holland for as long as I lived with my parents.

It wasn't until just now, by the way, that I realized I lost that picture. Probably when I moved from my parent's house. Not sure... maybe it's in storage. 😕

So during our just taken trip to Holland, I actually reconnected with that photograph through my uncle, my mom's older sister's husband, who presented it to me on the late afternoon of our third day in Holland at our hotel's lounge. I didn't realize in that moment that I'd long since lost my own copy but—

I enjoyed and appreciated it never-the-less. Even more so now. 😁

The timing of that gift was exquisitely important, as it turns out. Because a few hours later we assembled with as much of my family at the cousins level as could be assembled. A group of us that has not been intentionally assembled in more than two decades.

All of us at once?

It's not clear to me how long since that happened. Our family trips to Holland usually involved visiting my mom's sibling's families one at a time.

So it was easy, growing up, to focus on that long ago photograph of myself and my three cousins as children. Of course, had we assembled all the cousins in one place at that time...

There'd be two more. The two sons of my mother's younger brother and his wife.

Had we assembled everyone a few years later, one of my cousins in the photograph (the one without his sister in the photograph)... would now have a sister.

Had we assembled everyone a decade or so after that... I would now have whatever the cousin equivalent is of brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law.

Had we assembled everyone another ten years later, fifteen years later, I would have a gaggle of second cousins who I call nephews and nieces.

So when we assembled everyone just now, like a minute ago, it's breathtaking to me how much of my family isn't in that childhood photograph with just the four of us. Right now, my family's four generations deep. It's cousins, husbands, wives, aunts, uncles, brothers, sisters, nephews, nieces, sons, daughters, in-laws, parents, children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and so on.

Basically it's one heckuva big family I've got over on the other side of the Atlantic.

And, as I said a minute ago, I was just reminded of that. As well as introduced to a bunch family I didn't know...

But now I do.

☺️

[moonliched]

Hello! At what point in the story Moon fell for y/n? I believe first interactions very more guided by curiosity with a little sprinkle of the crush? Like at what moment was he like hmmm I like em and at what point he was like my new mate, the love of my life, Teach me the rrrr with your hor mouth lolol I'm very curious

agahdvbshdjs the rrrrr😋 i'm so glad i kept that in

so i'm keeping some things open and not explicitly stated in the story so ppl can come to their own conclusions, e.g. Moon isn't going to tell Y/N the exact moment he began picking the table toppers for their hypothetical merwedding

but

my personal preference is that around the time he was trying to lure them in he thought they were kinda cute, and while Y/N was trying to 'teach' him English he developed a deeper crush and began to regard them with a great deal of affection. where we are right now... he likes them A LOT and is kind of feeling out the waters. he's not madly in love, like he wouldn't throw his entire life away for them, but it even surprises him just how much he likes them. he's beyond the point of just a crush rn

[johnooms]

Wat gebeurde er op 29 juli? 1018 - SLAG BIJ VLAARDINGEN Graaf Dirk III van West-Frisia (voorloper van het latere graafschap Holland) verslaat het leger van keizer Hendrik II. Alhoewel het keizerlijke leger veel groter was, behaalde de graaf de overwinning. Het was een belangrijke slag omdat het een begin was van grotere feitelijke onafhankelijkheid van het graafschap Holland. De Slag bij Vlaardingen werd gevoerd door graaf Dirk III, tegen keizer Hendrik II. Tegen de zin van de keizer, die in die tijd de leenheer van de graaf was, stelde Dirk III een tol in op de rivier de Merwede (de huidige Maas) bij Vlaardingen. Deze tol wekte ook het ongenoegen op van kooplui uit het bisdom Utrecht. De bisschop van Utrecht riep daarom de hulp in van de Duitse keizer en deze zond een leger naar Vlaardingen. Dirk III versloeg dit leger... Klik op de link hieronder voor meer Nieuws van Vroeger: http://johnooms.nl/2024/07/29/29-juli/

[bottegapowerpoint]

Jan van Goyen, A river landscape with the ruins of Merwede

[rotterdamvanalles]

De Schieweg in de Bergsche polder te Rotterdam. In beeld onder andere een elektrische tram met reclame voor Van Nelle, een kiosk, een telefooncel en een steppend kind. De datum van de foto is onbekend, maar de foto is na 1940 gemaakt.

De Rotterdamse Schie is de vaart, die ten gevolge van een handvest van 9 juni 1340 werd gegraven van Overschie naar Rotterdam. Ze sloot aan op de reeds bestaande Delftse of Oude Schie, die Delft met Overschie verbond. Ter plaatse van het latere Hofplein kwam de Schie uit in de Kolk welke door de Rotte was gevormd. Vanaf dit punt ging de vaart door de stad onder de naam Delftsevaart. Deze was via een spuisluis verbonden met de Merwede (Nieuwe Maas).

De Schiestraat kreeg haar naam omdat ze op de Schie uitliep. Vóór het bombardement in mei 1940 liep deze straat van de Schiekade naar de Delftsestraat. In verband met de bouw van de wijken Blijdorp en Bergpolder werd in 1931 besloten het gedeelte van de Schie tussen de melkmarkt (latere Stadhoudersplein) en de spoorbaan te dempen. De gemeenteraad besloot op 22 juni 1939 tot demping van het gedeelte van de Schie, gelegen tussen het Hofplein en het Stadhoudersplein. Deze demping geschiedde voor een groot gedeelte met het puin van de huizen, die verwoest waren bij het bombardement. Sindsdien is een bekend Rotterdams gezegde 'Eerst lag de Schie in Rotterdam, thans ligt Rotterdam in de Schie'.

De foto komt uit de serie Het Leven van Spaarnestad. De informatie komt van het Stadsarchief Rotterdam.

[ronmayhewphotography]

Medieval Dordrecht

Dordrecht Dordrecht, the Netherlands Oldest City The medieval city of Dordrecht dates back to the 11th century. Situated at the confluence of several rivers, including the Meuse, Merwede, and Rhine, it became a strategic trading hub in the medieval period. The city flourished as a center for trade, particularly during the Dutch Golden Age in the 17th century. The picturesque city’s…

[arun-pratap-singh]

Hier worden de buizen van de hyperloop gemaakt. Bouw testbaan Veendam start in maart

Politici in Groningen vinden de stilte rond de hyperloopplannen bij Meerstad verontrustend: komt die testbaan nog? In Gorinchem is het allesbehalve stil. Aan de oever van de Boven-Merwede vonken lasapparaten en krijsen schuurmachines. De eerste 35 buizen van de hyperloop zijn er volop in constructie. #Hier #worden #buizen #van #hyperloop #gemaakt #Bouw #testbaan #Veendam #start #maart

[cookiepuss7]

My #love my #everything #soulmates❤️ #truelove #merwedding #mercouple🧜‍♀️☠ #blessed 1.3.15-1.3.23 #happyanniversary to us 💕 #happilyeverafter does exist #dreamscometrue never settle it's worth the wait for your #truelove #soulmate (at Embassy Suites Cary) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm71y33OU6x/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[historyfoundhere]

Dit jaar hield de @anwb een verkiezing om te bepalen welke vestingstad zich de mooiste van Nederland mag noemen. Deze titel is gegaan naar Gorinchem. De vesting van Gorinchem stamt voornamelijk uit de 17e eeuw. —————— The Dutch ANWB held a contest to n which city is the most beautiful stronghold of The Netherlands. This title has been won by Gorinchem. The stronghold has been build mainly in the 17th century. We congratulate Gorinchem with this title. #gorinchem #vesting #vestingstad #anwb #goudeneeuw #molen #zuidholland #zuidhollandslandschap #linge #merwede #wandelen #ontdeknederland #nederlandheeftalles #wandelenmetkinderen #holland #hollandseluchten #mill #windmill #windmillwednesday #historyfound (bij Gorinchem) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTRC_o-M9cB/?utm_medium=tumblr

[thedaveandkimmershow]

Yesterday we got a late start. Our niece and her dad were in Amsterdam for the Friends Experience because they are both HUUUUUUUGE fans of the show.

They had tickets for a while now but my niece somehow forgot and went already with a friend of hers. Then yesterday she went again with her dad because, you know, Friends.

The experience involves accurate and various Friends sets and moments... and the two of them took full advantage with photographs of themselves in iconic spaces recreating iconic moments.

They both said it was super busy because the day got off to a delayed start due to technical problems... so there were more people than expected crammed into a shorter schedule. Still, the pictures they took make it seem like they're the only ones on set.

Adorable. 😊

Around 2 in the afternoon I get a text they're on their way back from Amsterdam... so at 230 we leave our hotel for the local grocery store, Aldi, because Kimmer literally cannot get enough of the place.

Also, I'm not clear why we need more food. My aunt is a relentless feeder of family members. Plus we've got a stock of baked foods we keep receiving as gifts from family over the last few days.

Still, we're going up and down the aisles looking... looking...

And yeah. We find a gift or two for someone or someone's at home.

Don't tell them, though.

It's a surprise. 😉

3pm and my niece and her dad are pulling up to our hotel. Since we're still at Aldi, they drive down the street to pick us up...

And then we're on our way to the center of Gorinchem.

Now first we've gotta a coupla highly important things to figure out.

Here's how my niece put it:

"So my father and I are discussing a few options. We thought we could get a chai latte 😆 we could go into town and drink some in one of the local lunchrooms. Then I can take the card game to my grandparents tonight! Or we could get the chai latte to go and go to our house. Or we don’t get a Chai latte 🤣🤣 so many options😆"

Yeah.

Complicated. 😉

We quickly decide the Chai Latte is essential to our afternoon so we head to Gorinchem Centrum and park in the Kweeklust parking garage along one of the rivers surrounding the centrum.

We spend the next hour walking from the north end to the south end where there are locks and then those boats that take tourists down the Merwede river to castle Slot Loevestein.

I'm pretty sure this is the dock from which my cousins 'n I as children made that trip ourselves with our parents, one of whom took an iconic photograph of us.

From the parking garage, Kimmer 'n I do a pretty good job of walking and being present with family. This part of town is so picturesque, though, there's so much unique architecture, so much fascinating detail, that for a while in there we become raging photography monsters, eating up everything we see along the way.

This is, of course, my niece and her dad's hometown. It's also a small town and every so often they run into someone they know.

And then another someone.

And another someone.

Yeah.

That small.

Either that or they're both quite famous and we just don't know it. 🤔🤨

Along the way, both my niece and her dad point out the shops and cafes they frequent: a record store here, a high-tea restaurant there. It's a lovely bit of family Show 'n Tell. 😊

For example, my niece points out an entrance to a church that used to be walled off, hidden from the Nazi's during the occupation of Holland during World War II.

My niece's dad one-upped her by pointing out a lane along which is a row of connected, narrow homes. In one of these, he tells us, is the home in which he was born.

He just can't remember exactly which one. 😕

He can tell us, though, that the building across the narrow lane from the row houses used to be an orphanage. And then a block later we run across a shop featuring a painting of Hugo the Great and an illustration of castle Slot Loevestein which prompted a telling of this slice of dutch history in which Hugo is captured, taken to the town center where villagers help him escape inside a wooden cabinet.

Huzzah!

By 'n by, we wander to a historic door that's related to the Hugo the Great story... next to which is Espressobar Hugo.

Where we get our Chai Lattes.

It's 4pm.

A lovely little espresso place, the bar offers a full sit-down experience: take your seat, check out the menu, and soon someone comes by to take your order.

Eventually, our Chai lattes are brought to the table. Actually, three Chai lattes and one cappuccino 'cause that's my niece's dad's jam.

The Chai, by the way, comes in tall, thick, clear glass cups accompanied by a shot of whipped cream with Bailey's and a little square of chocolate brownie.

Kimmer couldn't have hers... so she gave it to me for a sum total of two little brownie squares for my afternoon.

After a lovely hour of hot drinks, good fun company, and a bunch of photos Kimmer felt compelled to take at the back of the espresso bar, we take our leave of Gorinchem in order to swing by the home of my niece's family.

Why?

Because our day's primary agenda with her is to play her Harry Potter trivia game.

We've taken most of the afternoon with a lovely city walk, so now we're gonna grab the game on our way to my aunt and uncle's to play after dinner there.

Of course it's not a grab 'n go we do. The "stop" easily turns into a Show 'n Tell of their home including the "shed" out back that's a pretty massive deal with plenty of storage inside and a covered space outside for lounging on chairs. There's even a sign over the window facing the covered space that reads

Surf Shack. 🙂

It's actually more fun than I'd guess getting a tour of someone else's home. But this one's comfortable and hits a lot of the same design notes that we love from lighting to furniture to decor (including the old-school LPs and the Lego VW bus).

6pm We're back at my aunt and uncle's place for dinner. At the dinner table's their daughter (arriving a little later than the rest of us due to work), her husband, their daughter/my niece, and then us.

Once again it's a lovely time had by all with a thoroughly traditional Dutch menu including variations on mashed potatoes, sausages, and beef.

After dinner, we settle around the table to play my niece's Harry Potter trivia game. We don't specifically read or follow the rules... we just play in a way that makes sense to us and is fun for us.

So.

Is it fun?

Well, all I can say is it's LOUD. It's competitive. And we're super into it against each other and with each other.

Because that's how we roll. 😉

Now, while we're thoroughly into all things Potter, my cousin's husband's in the living room with my aunt and uncle revisiting some of my uncle's history.

Meanwhile (and I don't know how this happened) the game we're playing at the dining room table turns into a wide-ranging conversation about the British royal family, from "The Crown" to the tabloids to each royal to each royal couple.

Again. No idea how that happened.

Definitely the conversation drew my aunt into the room. My aunt... who isn't into Harry Potter trivia games but is quite able to weigh in on British royals past and present. 🤔🤨

And then somehow (again, I don't know how) the conversation pivots to the challenges of being a parent and the simultaneous, complementary challenges of growing up. It's another wide-ranging and detailed conversation with everyone everyone everyone at the table weighing in.

'Cause we're all experts like that.

With so many parents at the table, it's like a support group. 😉

Inevitably, our arrival at 6pm flips through more hours than I would've guessed because suddenly it's 11 o'clock at night.

Did not see that coming either.

So, with hugs and kisses all around, my cousin's husband and niece drop us back at our hotel at 11:30.

Dang.

Talk about Time Travel.

That time at my aunt and uncle's flew.

And yeah. It's amazing how much life you can cram into those hours...

When you're with your tribe.

☺️

[joseph-mansfield]

Landgenoten! Ik herinner me 1 Februari 1995 nog als dr dag van gisteren. Krijgen al mijn vrienden in #gelderland, #dordrecht en #Rotterdam dit straks allemaal nòg eens te verduren? #wateroverlast #sterkte #maas #merwede (at Upper East Side) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRZ0lgJJYbo/?utm_medium=tumblr

[ryusilva]

Just a normal spring day in Holland 😳 Apenas um dia normal de Primavera na Holanda 😳 #newlife #mudardevida #river #rio #merwede #city #cidade #job #trabalho #shiplife #rivercruise #cruzeirosderio #sailortrainee #msswisspearl #instagood #instaphotography #huaweimate10pro #huaweiphotography #huaweishot #shotonhuawei #snow #neve #spring #primavera #sliedrecht #nederland (em Sliedrecht) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNVf-FWMuCK/?igshid=19io1ohwldxkh

[minarachelle]

Huis te Merwede, Dordrecht, the Netherlands. Photo was taken by me. Please leave the credits when reblogged.