Haarlem

Haarlem, the Netherlands. No trains as usual

Haarlem, the Netherlands

On the left you can see the first Dutch train, known as the Eagle (Arend); on the right is the then modern diesel-electric train.

Diesel train. Slowly becoming a heritage train. The red is the original colour.

These were the toilet facilities for gentlemen ("Heeren"), but because there are few gentlemen about today, they closed these facilities down. It was closed down with a makeshift fence, but now they've put in a custom-made iron fence. It looks good for the beautiful art-deco Haarlem Station.

A friend of mine needed transport to the gramophone shop for his gramophone. It needed cleaning and a repair. More info about the shop: www.gramophoneshop.nl

A friend of mine needed transport to the gramophone shop for his gramophone. It needed cleaning and a repair. The sound can be heard here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOpNxs2SARQ More info about the shop: www.gramophoneshop.nl

You simply cannot go around throwing half-naked women over your shoulder, certainly not with all that facial hair.

There are four of them

Crossing of the Dreef and the Van Eedenstraat

Haarlem Fire Department

The Keukenhof is the famous flowers from flower bulbs exhibition between Leiden and Haarlem. It is only open in Spring. It is very popular with the Germans and the Japanese. More info in a lot of languages: www.keukenhof.com

The monument was put there in 1817 by the writer David van Lennep, who lived nearby, to commemmorate the battle at the Manpad. The battle at the Manpad never took place however. More folklore then reality. Text in Dutch: "Ter eere van Witte van Haemstede Grave Floris zoon van Holland en van de brave burgers van Haerlem die met hem de vreemde mannen langs dit pad verdreven den XXVI april MCCCIIII en ter eere van hen die tot ontzet van Haerlem bij dit Mannepad hun leven waagden den VIII julij MDLXXIII" In English "To honour Witte van Haemstede, count Floris, son of Holland, and the good people of Haarlem, who with him drove away the strange men along this path on April 26, 1304. And to honour those who put their lives at risk at this Manpad to liberate Haarlem on July 8, 1573."

on the IJmuiden-Haarlem track.