Michiel 2005's photos with the keyword: boeren

Farmers on their way to a protest

Farmers on their way to a protest

Michiel 2005
19 Sep 2020 92
Politicians want to close farms to replace them with housing. www.leidschdagblad.nl/cnt/DMF20200919_1814918/protesterende-boeren-schrijven-met-trekkers-in-weiland-hoogmade-wat-eet-jij-video
Oldtimer day at Ruinerwold: Looking

Oldtimer day at Ruinerwold: Looking

Michiel 2005
17 Aug 2008 253
My movie of this oldtimer day can be seen on You Tube .
Sign of the De La Rey Street in Leiden

Sign of the De La Rey Street in Leiden

Michiel 2005
15 Mar 2007 217
Jacobus De La Rey (1847-1914) was a general in the Boer army in South Africa. De La Rey was pulled out of relative obscurity by a recent song by Bok Van Blerk: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LIgIF9nfyc De La Rey was also known as the Lion of West Transvaal. The Boers are descendants of Dutch settlers and a wave of sympathy swept the Netherlands during the Boer Wars. Queen Wilhelmina sent a ship to get Paul Kruger out of Africa. In Europe, Kruger tried to get support for the Boer cause. In the end it didn't help the Boers in their struggle against the British. The sympathy for the Boers did result in streets in the Netherlands being named after Boer leaders. You can find these streets in many Dutch cities in neighbourhoods usually called Transvaal. Relations between the Boers and the Netherlands became strained after the Second World War due to apartheid. Hopefully cultural ties will become stronger now.
Visiting the Oldtimer Festival in Ravels, Belgium:

Visiting the Oldtimer Festival in Ravels, Belgium:

Michiel 2005
21 Aug 2006 179
Unfortunately their marvellous Flemish accents cannot be heard in this picture.