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The watermill in Velp

12-02-2012 by Jan H. Jansen in Historical landscape 1 Comment

These are the  beautiful pictures of the watermill situated nearby our home in Velp. This very old watermill (from the middle ages and almost 650 years old) will be renovated after the winter. What is so special about these pictures - the frozen water! It is quite extraordinary for the Dutch to see the frozen waterfall revealing the little winter wonder.  I can observe this piece of work of mother nature while having the daily walk with our dog. But soon it will melt … and Spring will bring us other miracles.

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Old John church, Velp, Netherlands

11-04-2010 by Jan H. Jansen in Historical landscape Closed

In the southern part of the village of Velp (Gelderland, The Netherlands) we find a beautiful old church from the 11th century called Old John church (Oude Jan kerk).

Now it is located between new houses, situated in a small park; but long time ago it was in the middle of meadows influenced by the river Ijssel (side branch of the river Rhine).

Click to enlarge photo Oude Jan kerk, Velp, Netherlands, 01.2010

What is so special about this small (protestant) churh?

Very striking is the beautiful old mural, in 1949 edited by Jacobs Co.,  with the text of the Ten Commandments. Also three large stained-glass windows, made by Johan Mekkink, draw attention. Very special is the bell in the bell tower: in 1678 poured the famous bell-founder Peter Hemony from Amsterdam this bronze bell.  The  bell  survived  the  fire melts of the World War II, when many bronze bells  were converted into cannons and bullets. (Source:http://www.vriendenvandeoudejan.nl/folder.php)

When you walk around the church in winter, spring, summer or in fall, it is a nice atmosphere to recollect your thaughts from busy everyday life.

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Fall in the Veluwe national park

16-11-2009 by Jan H. Jansen in Forest, Field, Moor and National park 2 Comments

What I like about the Veluwe? Sometimes when I walk I feel like walking in the Sahara, beautiful woods in California or the Russian taiga. But after half our walking I can see we live in Holland: houses with antenna’s or just the motorway. The end of a nice day dream.

Information about the Veluwe national park, Gelderland, Netherland:

The Veluwe is a forest-rich ridge of hills (1100 km²) in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands. Continue reading ‘Fall in the Veluwe national park’

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