Michiel 2005's photos with the keyword: touw

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The Dom Fernando II e Glória was launched in 1843. It was the last sailing warship to be built for the Portuguese Navy. It remained in service until 1878, It served on the regular run to the Portuguese colonies in India. It was partly destroyed in 1963 by a fire, its burnt hull was in the River Tagus until 1990, when it was restored.

Michiel de Ruyter started his career making rope in Flushing, using a wheel similar to this.

As the streets were closed off for traffic, scouts could organise events on the streets.

"Gebruik Touw" means "Use Rope". This sewer cover was made by the Dutch iron company Touw brothers, in Dutch you abbreviate that to "Gebr. Touw". If you don't know that abbreviation, for instance because you are young, you might think it means " gebruik touw ". The Gebr. Touw company was an iron works from the 19th century. It was located in Breda (Brabant) in the Belcrum neighbourhood. People of that neighbourhood complained for years about the stench and smoke coming from the factory. The provincial government didn't listen, but the economic recession of the 1980s came to the rescue of the inhabitants. The company went broke in 1983.

Movie of the trip: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pq9nusgz_J0