tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16946298.post113805637429197334..comments2023-08-21T02:52:22.496-07:00Comments on Koos Fernhout: On the 'helling' (slipway)Koos Fhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07721221805692321011noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16946298.post-1138213979089553652006-01-25T10:32:00.000-08:002006-01-25T10:32:00.000-08:00Hi Mary BethI loved the Frontenac castle when I vi...Hi Mary Beth<BR/>I loved the Frontenac castle when I visited Quebec.<BR/>I missed the Lord Elgin hotel in Ottawa when I was there, but thanks to you and the Net I can now make up for that. Very impressive indeed.<BR/>Our tourist guides don't tire of telling that the <I>Witte Huis</I> was the first office sky scraper in Europe, buit 1898 and a whopping 40 metres / 133 ft high!<BR/>Built in Art Nouveau style.<BR/>Love<BR/>KoosKoos Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07721221805692321011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16946298.post-1138203133941786642006-01-25T07:32:00.000-08:002006-01-25T07:32:00.000-08:00Hi Koos,The 'White House' is very beautiful archit...Hi Koos,<BR/><BR/>The 'White House' is very beautiful architecture. It reminds me of some older hotels around here - the Lord Elgin hotel in Ottawa, or the Chateau Frontenac in Quebec City - they're done in the same style. Buildings like that are precious.Mary Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07069329320173103517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16946298.post-1138191602365873472006-01-25T04:20:00.000-08:002006-01-25T04:20:00.000-08:00Hi Erik-JanI don't know exactly when the opening, ...Hi Erik-Jan<BR/>I don't know exactly when the opening, spanned by the swing bridge, was filled in. The hellling was constructed afterwards, when the Oude Haven was designated to the use of monumental barges.<BR/>KoosKoos Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07721221805692321011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16946298.post-1138190118448681212006-01-25T03:55:00.000-08:002006-01-25T03:55:00.000-08:00Hi Koos,This looks like the same spot to me. Ages ...Hi Koos,<BR/>This looks like the same spot to me. Ages ago and a port.<BR/>http://tinyurl.com/cemya<BR/>Or did you mean just the "helling" is new. Thanks for explaning the Tinyurl thing.<BR/>Kind regards,<BR/>Erik-Jan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16946298.post-1138181799742891402006-01-25T01:36:00.000-08:002006-01-25T01:36:00.000-08:00Hi Erik,Some visitors think they remember the ship...Hi Erik,<BR/>Some visitors think they remember the shipyard from the old days. They are mistaken. The shipyard was set up in the 1980s, so is relatively new. Before that at the same spot there was the swing bridge as shown here: <BR/> http://tinyurl.com/bvw5c<BR/>You can make your own tiny url by copying the long one, go to http://tinyurl.com an follow the instructions. Simple & easy. Thanks for finding this image!<BR/>Love<BR/>KoosKoos Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07721221805692321011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16946298.post-1138140206614463802006-01-24T14:03:00.000-08:002006-01-24T14:03:00.000-08:00Hee. I see you have a fussy camera. I like the sha...Hee. I see you have a fussy camera. I like the shape of the barge in the photo.<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>AMAnne-Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05960236584908811801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16946298.post-1138128701431233232006-01-24T10:51:00.000-08:002006-01-24T10:51:00.000-08:00The missing part: ding/1988So: afbeelding etc. Sor...The missing part: ding/1988<BR/>So: afbeelding etc. Sorry, not my fault. Has to do with a script at blogger.com and i'm not familiarr with tinyurl's etc.<BR/>Erik-Jan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16946298.post-1138128424764968532006-01-24T10:47:00.000-08:002006-01-24T10:47:00.000-08:00Hi Koos,About you question, I will not spoil it by...Hi Koos,<BR/>About you question, I will not spoil it by giving an answer but look at this. You might have to copy/paste/glue the link.<BR/>http://www.gemeentearchief.rotterdam.nl/HRIK/afbeelding/1988-466.jpg<BR/>Kind regards again,<BR/>Erik-Jan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16946298.post-1138112054794326082006-01-24T06:14:00.000-08:002006-01-24T06:14:00.000-08:00Hi Koos,Please go on with those nice pictures.I'll...Hi Koos,<BR/>Please go on with those nice pictures.<BR/>I'll like to see the "helling" and all with my own eyes next time when I am in Rotterdam.<BR/>Kind regards,<BR/>Erik-Jan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16946298.post-1138082948933108172006-01-23T22:09:00.000-08:002006-01-23T22:09:00.000-08:00Hi Koos, Thanks for sharing you 'imprint memory' o...Hi Koos, Thanks for sharing you 'imprint memory' on my blog! That was very funny! Your's was the 1st imprint memory that didn't have a sad ending. <BR/><BR/>Your blog & pictures are excellent! Thanks again! EdBonfire Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16230796488261618265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16946298.post-1138066153229664282006-01-23T17:29:00.000-08:002006-01-23T17:29:00.000-08:00BTW, I am feeling better.Thanks.SmilesDaleBTW, I am feeling better.<BR/><BR/>Thanks.<BR/><BR/>Smiles<BR/>DaleDalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05390048543612668055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16946298.post-1138066061236853772006-01-23T17:27:00.000-08:002006-01-23T17:27:00.000-08:00Dear KoosThank you for the kind & encouraging comm...Dear Koos<BR/><BR/>Thank you for the kind & encouraging comments on my blog.<BR/><BR/>I feel that I have found some very nice friends here in cyberspace - all bound by one common love of music & a great appreciation of Pete Townshend.<BR/>I'll wager there's no such place like this for Mick Jagger...<BR/>Although, I do love him & The Rolling Stones, as well.<BR/><BR/>Your interest in barges & building them is just a hint at the variety of people we have gathered here.<BR/><BR/>I still have to ask my dad about the sugar industry in Belgium.<BR/><BR/>All the best to Valerie.<BR/><BR/>Love<BR/>DaleDalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05390048543612668055noreply@blogger.com