Phespirit goes to the Netherlands
Amsterdam     February 2001

GETTIN' HIGH IN ROTTERDAM

Phespirit surveys the largest container port in the world from a vantage point halfway up the Euromast tower in Rotterdam.

Twenty three miles of docks stretch along the Rhine in the background.

I stayed with you and my heart began to sink
I wanted you but not the way you think .....

GUNNED DOWN IN DELFT

Bullet holes in the wall mark the very spot where William of Orange was murdered on the 10th July 1584.

This is the "Assassination Hall" of what is now Het Prinsenhof Municipal Museum. William should have known better than to loiter in a hall with such a name.

HOF VIJVER IN DEN HAAG

Hof Vijver is the name of the lake. The big building behind it is the Dutch parliament.

Observe also, the Mauritshuis - a charming gallery containing the wonderful Vermeer painting, 'Girl with a pearl earring'.