Whee! I have received a neat envelope from Sas80 filled with assorted Dutch teas :) It’s been ages since I last tasted a foreign tea, so I’m craving to try some new taste. I have got many different flavors here, must take picture first before all are gone :)
Since I’m already in the mood of showing my countryhouse postcards ;) let’s go further and here comes the houses I have received from The Netherlands.
From Ilona23. A typical farm house with reed on the roof. These farm houses can mostly be seen in provinces of Drente, Overyssel, Gelderland, Groningen and Friesland. I don’t know those places, though.
From Jora. This house from Aalten looks a bit interesting, with steep roof but low walls. Really cute.
From MorganLeFay. Hahaha, this one is so weirdly cute! I wonder who’s living in a house like this.. perhaps a witch? Hmm it says here it’s an old Dutch house which is now a museum. A museum? I mean, it doesn’t look too spacey to be a museum. And some more it’s inside a jungle.
From flower81. This is a house from the 18th century in Groningen. Houses like this usually belonged to very wealthy land owners and are called a Borg. Many of these houses are now museums, and some are still used as family homes.
From inkie1010. A multiview of Brabant province showing countryside views with cows and farms and lake and windmill and house! I love the house in this picture, it looks one from the medieval era.
From Babsie22. Another lovely cottage house, and Babsie says the house seems to be too small for Dutch “giant” people, therefore the assumption that ancient people used to be short.
From Shuff. Another multiview that I don’t mind including here as it still shows some neat country houses :) Geithorn is called the “Venice of Holland” as it has a lot of canals and water.
The Netherlands to be associated with 5 things: Windmills, wooden shoes, DutchLady, Tulips, hop skirts – if they’re talking about traditional dress. Let’s begin with the windmills. I still don’t fully understand on how the windmills are technically functioning, but nevermind, as long as they look pretty on postcards :D
From Sabje. It may look like a plain huge field but notice the windmills making the area looking so beautiful.
From Patjee. A windmill in Deurne.
From Bontkwagga. A gothic windmill this is.
NL-4545 from Hesham. Windmills and tulips, great combination!
From Jetske. Beautiful tulips some more. Hang on, doesn’t this look like similar to above? Yes it is similar, but not same :P Anyways. When I look closer to these two postcards, I have got a feeling that those windmills aren’t actually there in the Tulips field. Yes, if you can read my mind, I think they’re Photoshopped! lol. Nevermind, Photoshops can be great too :P
