The one in Leeuwarden

In june I visited my friend R. in Leeuwarden, in the north of the Netherlands. It 's a 2,5 hour trainride, and I arrived at the end of the day. After sitting still for so long, it was nice to take a little walk before dinner. Ofcourse, my favourite parts were the old, mismatched houses and gorgeous doors. Oh, and the colourful flowers adorning the bridges crossing the canals. 

 

 

Look at this happy looking yellow house! I'd love to know if it's this cheery on the inside too.

R. noticed some interested looking collections, like Spanish dancers and Snow White and her seven friends. These were in the same street, so we wondered if it was required to have a collection of some sorts, if you wanted to live here.

 Passing some hidden gardens

We also spotted some awesome street art. Walking makes hungry, so we had some tasty pizza and drinks after our walk. 

 

The one with the things I liked this week (61)

One happy looking pink balloon in an alley.

A postcard received from Lana, love the gold detail!

A new month

The church I see from my kitchen, from a different angle

Detail on one of the doors I photographed on last sunday's walk

A collection of cameras

The (first) one with the Rijksmuseum

Finally, we got to visit the Rijksmuseum. After a ten year renovation, the museum opened it's doors last year. We decided to wait a bit before visiting, because of horror stories about how busy it was. We gave it a try last year, but ended up going somewhere else because of the crazy long line at the entrance. This time, our mission was accomplished, we got in! We oohed and aahed over the building, had the yummiest cheese platter (that looked like a piece of art itself) and tried to catch a glimpse over the Nightwatch. I made some photo's of all sorts of collections in the basement: tiles, keys, glasses, boats, ceramics and teeny tiny kitchen utensils.