今天，與婆婆及阿根廷來的弟妹相約到仙人掌綠洲去賞花。Today, I went to Cactus Oase again to enjoy the beauty of the blooming of cactus, together with Diny and Cecilia. Continue reading
01-06。仙人掌綠洲賞花遊 Blooming at Cactus Oase (1)
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25-05。北布拉邦省西部水防線與盧沃瑞堡壘 De West Brabantse Waterlinie & Fort De Roovere
週日天氣奇好，我們騎重機出遊，目的地是北布拉邦省西部的水防線De West Brabantse Waterlinie。這水防線建於1628年，是從Bergen op Zoom到Steenbergen，由四座堡壘（Fort Pinssen, Fort de Roovere, Fort Henricus, 已消失的Fort Moermont），及堡壘間相連的護城河和高堤，形成了抵禦敵人入侵的防線。戰事發生時，能在Steenbergen打開水閘引入海水，升高水位來保護自己。近年，這大部分埋沒在大自然間的水防線重見天日，城堤被復修後，也同時把部分濕地變成保護鳥類的自然保護區。
Last Sunday, we went to the West Brabant Waterline, which has been build in 1628. There were four fortresses, connected with moats and dam, to protect the area during wars. Continue reading
17-05。曬曬小綠 Photos by Canon 70-300mm
從2009年初敗了台Canon 50D，保守估計，這五年多應該拍了七、八萬張照片。在暑假即將來臨的當兒，不禁擔心我的老伴會不會半途給我出狀況，所以，敗家的念頭就油然而生了。除了想買新的body，我還想買支新的旅鏡。為了回憶下300mm的感覺，把一直冷藏的小綠Canon EF 70-300mm 1:4.5-5.6 DO IS USM拿出來玩玩。想說最近把小綠賣了來補貼新的鏡頭。這輯照片全是小綠的作品。
These photos are taken by Canon EOS 50D + Canon EF 70-300mm 1:4.5-5.6 DO IS USM. Continue reading
27-04。荷蘭古城馬斯垂克 Maastricht
去了聖彼得山的堡壘和地下洞窟，我們就到馬斯垂克的市中心祭五臟廟，順便在市區逛逛。After visiting the fort and underground caves at Mount St. Pieter, we went to Maastricht city centre.
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27-04。聖彼得山之北部洞窟 North Caves of Mount St. Pieter
聖彼得山裡全是石灰岩，從羅馬時代起，人們就從這裡挖掘石灰岩塊來建造馬斯垂克城裡的教堂、建築物和城牆等。它的石灰質純淨，也可作淨化水之用。由於長期挖掘岩塊，地下就形成了許多洞窟及通道。曾經這裡近兩萬條通道，後來有一大半因為水泥業的發展而被毀了。二戰時，曾是秘密的藏身之地。
Mount St. Pieter is a hill plateau with limestone massif. Since Roman times, people started to use the limestone blocks of Mount St. Pieter for the constructions in Maastricht, such as churches, buildings, walls etc. Therefore, there are many caves and underground corridors in this area. Here used to have almost 20.000 corridors but half of them were destroyed due to the developement of the cement industry. During the 2nd War World, this underground area used to be a secret hiding place.
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27-04。馬斯垂克之聖彼得堡壘 Fort St.Pieter of Maastricht
馬斯垂克是座位於荷蘭南部的古城，從中世紀開始一直是個軍事要地，離恩荷芬約一個小時的車程。這次一日遊主打聖彼得堡壘和洞窟，然後到馬斯垂克市中心走走。
Maastricht is an ancient city in the south of the Netherlands, about an hour driving from Eindhoven. The focus of our trip is to visit the Fort and the underground caves at Mount St. Pieter.
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19-04。荷蘭一日遊 One day trip in Holland (2) Hoorn – Enkhuizen – Houtribdijk – Amsterdam
離開贊斯安斯風車村，趁著還沒日落，就到北荷蘭省的北端去看看荷蘭人引以為傲的治水和造地工程。
After visiting Zaanse Schans, we went to the North part of North Holland province, to see the result of the Dutch watermanagement and land reclamation projects. Continue reading
20140419。荷蘭一日遊 One day trip in Holland (1) Eindhoven – Amsterdam – Keukenhof – Zaanse Schans
有朋自遠方來，不亦樂乎？奧地利的舊同事，趁著復活節假期，來荷蘭玩三天。我們就當了他們次日旅程的地導，帶他們到鬱金香花園，贊斯安斯風車村，北荷蘭省的內海和長堤走走。
To welcome my ex-collegue from Austria, we have organised an one day trip in Holland, to visit the Keukenhof and the Zaanse Schans, and also to visit the sea and dam, to get some ideas how the watermanagement works in Holland. Continue reading
20140419。贊斯安斯風車村Zaanse Schans
荷蘭有兩個遠近馳名的風車群：南荷蘭省的小孩提防和北荷蘭省的贊斯安斯。這次一日遊的路徑都安排在阿姆斯特丹的周邊，於是選擇了把贊斯安斯介紹給奧地利的朋友。
In the Netherlands, there are two famaus windmill areas : Kinderdijk in South Holland province and Zaanse Schans in North Holland provice. We have chosen to introduce the Zaanse Schans to our guests from Austria. Continue reading
20140419。鬱金香花園 Just Keukenhof (3)
2014年鬱金香花園的最後一輯。
Last part of Keukenhof 2014. Continue reading
20140419。鬱金香花園 Just Keukenhof (2)
還沒被花海怔暈的，我們繼續第二輯。
Let’s continue with second part. Continue reading
20140419。鬱金香花園 Just Keukenhof (1)
這是第八次來Keukenhof，是給從奧地利來的舊同事安排的荷蘭一日遊之主打節目。這次只帶了一直被雪藏的大光圈鏡頭Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM，來強迫自己練習一下不用18-200mm的旅鏡抓景。照片分成三輯，純圖。
This’s my 8th visiting at Keukenhof, the main program for the one day trip in the Netherlands of my ex-collegue at GE from Austria. The photos were separate in 3 posts. Continue reading