Showing posts with label Netherlands. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Netherlands. Show all posts

Saturday, April 13, 2013

Queen Beatrix reopens Rijksmuseum after ten years of renovation



Rijksmuseum, which is the national museum of Netherlands reopens to the public, after a 10-year renovation, with a spectacular royal ceremony. Queen Beatrix officially declared the reopening.





Netherlands’ Queen Beatrix admires the renovated Rijksmuseum as she arrives for the official opening.

Jacob and Ine (Both ten years old), children of employees of the Rijksmuseum offer a flower bouquet to Queen Beatrix.

A 6-year old kid named Juul attends in the morning to Rijksmuseum on her father's bicycle, for the opening ceremony. Her father Laurens, says that Juul sees the museum open for the first time in her life, as it was closed when she was born.

The first visitors after ten years, enter the Rijksmuseum after the official opening.

A visitor waves happily, as she is of the first to enter the Rijksmuseum after 10 years of renovation.

The orchestra conductor seen during the ceremony.

Mayor of Amsterdam, Eberhard van der Laan, looks anxious as he waits for the Queen to arrive.

Queen Beatrix arrives and prepares to get out of her car.

Queen Beatrix greets the Queens Commisioner as she arrives for the official opening

Queen Beatrix greets the Queens Commisioner as she arrives for the official opening

Netherlands’ Queen Beatrix admires the renovated Rijksmuseum as she arrives for the official opening.

Netherlands’ Queen Beatrix admires the renovated Rijksmuseum as she arrives for the official opening.

Queen Beatrix enters to Rijksmuseum holding a flower bouquet.

Overseas region band perform in the ceremony. The designed lock that Queen Beatrix will use to reopen the museum can be seen.

Queen Beatrix officially reopens the revamped Rijksmuseum with a designed key.

Queen Beatrix officially reopens the revamped Rijksmuseum with a designed key.

Queen Beatrix and Rijksmuseum General Director Wim Pijbes admire the spectacular fireworks during the opening ceremony.

Fireworks are seen during the official opening of the renovated Rijksmuseum.

Marching bands in the Museumplein seen during the official opening of the renovated Rijksmuseum.

Hundreds of visitors enter Rijksmuseum after the opening ceremony and also after ten years of renovation.

View of the renovated Rijksmuseum on the eve of the Royal opening ceremony.




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Monday, October 17, 2011

Texel National Park: Where human intervention creates paradise

Texel, Netherlands, 17th October 201.
The beauty secret of Dunes of Texel National Park, might be that alternative ways of travel such as hiking and cycling are fully exploited.

 One hour journey by train from Amsterdam, brings you to Den Herlder port. From there you get the ferry boat that takes you to Texel island in 15 minutes. Ferry ticket costs 2,5 euros retour.
You can hire bicycle on the island which is as flat as a pancake.
For getting to the National Park you can go to De Koog village.
From there you walk into the Park. There is no admission fee.
Enjoying the natural aspects in a National Park is important.
By laying out hiking and bicycling paths in a well thought-out manner, conserving nature and recreation can go hand-in-hand.
This combination has been achieved in Dunes of Texel National Park.

Farmhouse in Dunes of Texel National Park.
Farmhouse in Dunes of Texel National Park.
Landscape in Dunes of Texel National Park.
Landscape in Dunes of Texel National Park.
Landscape in Dunes of Texel National Park.
Landscape in Dunes of Texel National Park.
Landscape in Dunes of Texel National Park.
Landscape and flock of sheep in Dunes of Texel National Park.
Landscape and flock of sheep in Dunes of Texel National Park.
Landscape and flock of buffalo in Dunes of Texel National Park.
Landscape and flock of buffalo in Dunes of Texel National Park.
Hiking on the Dunes of Texel National Park.
Landscape in Dunes of Texel National Park.
Landscape in Dunes of Texel National Park.
Landscape in Dunes of Texel National Park.
Landscape in Dunes of Texel National Park.
Landscape in Dunes of Texel National Park.
Landscape in Dunes of Texel National Park.
Landscape in Dunes of Texel National Park.
Landscape in Dunes of Texel National Park.
Landscape in Dunes of Texel National Park.
Landscape in Dunes of Texel National Park.
Landscape in Dunes of Texel National Park.
Landscape in Dunes of Texel National Park.
Landscape in Dunes of Texel National Park.
Landscape in Dunes of Texel National Park.
Beach of Dunes of Texel National Park, near De Koog village
Beach of Dunes of Texel National Park, near De Koog village.
Beach of Dunes of Texel National Park, near De Koog village
Beach of Dunes of Texel National Park, near De Koog village.
Hiking on a beach of Dunes of Texel National Park, near De Koog village.
Hiking on a beach of Dunes of Texel National Park, near De Koog village.
Cycling on the route that crosses the Dunes of Texel National Park.
Cycling on the route that crosses the Dunes of Texel National Park.
Tree trunks from the forest, by the cycle route that crosses the Dunes of Texel National Park.
Tree trunks from the forest, by the cycle route that crosses the Dunes of Texel National Park.
Den Burg is the largest and least touristic village of the island.
Den Burg is the largest and least touristic village of the island.
The beauty of Texel island continues beyond the Dunes of Texel National Park. Location near the ferry boat to Den Helder.
The beauty of Texel  island  continues beyond the Dunes of Texel National Park. Location near the ferry boat to Den Helder.









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