(We were really in a relaxed & holidaying mood then & didn't feel like taking any pictures...... so no pictures here)
And then we drove further up north to a harbour where we COULD take a boat to the Schiermonnikoog, an island off the Netherlands. (we didn't go there tho)
To the right of the harbour
To the left of the harbour
The part I enjoyed most was the long drive in the province! It was what I'd been expecting of the Netherlands countryside.... Just green & flat with lots of cows ('Dutch Lady Condensed Milk' is really popular in Singapore) .
Sunshine Tessa!
Just a random shot from the car
Maggie's companion for the trip, Miffy!
I really enjoyed the trip... Just a lazy Sunday spent on the roads, thanks to Tessa for driving us all around :)
The Martini Tower
Nice photo, yeah? From the internet of course :)
We climbed the Martini Tower! That was about 300+ steps worth of a vertical hike! Very tiring. The Martini Tower is the tallest thing there is Groningen & it's protected by law to be that way! We were introduced to the term 'horizon pollution' by Erwin and that's when tall buildings obstruct the view of the horizon.
The climb up itself was almost treacherous as the steps were spiral and steep at some points.
Check out the spiral steps!
We didn't bother taking any pictures from the top of the tower because the whole viewing area has been fenced up to prevent suicidal people from jumping off the tower (it has happened before) . Any pictures taken would have those metal mesh grilles in it too.
The best part of the whole tower climbing experience was the bells! There was this guy in charge of the tower and he let us try something very fun! Basically, to sound the church bells he would have to pull on this thick rope really hard so that the bell swung and struck something in order to chime.
Because the bell was really heavy, if you hung on to the rope & not let go when it swings back in the opposite direction, it could lift you up as well!
That's what I mean! (Check out Maggie's hair)
Me me me!!! I managed to fly to about my own height off the ground but Maggie couldn't capture it :(
Banishing Maggie to a corner of the tower for that!
Martinikerk
I.e. Martini Church! Maggie & I kind of stumbled into this church while roaming around in the city. A pleasant surprise I must say!
The organ
The pulpit and stairs leading to it
The organ & the main hall
The choir room's ceilingGroningen canal tour
The canal tour was a must because we're in the Netherlands!!!! Plenty of canals here.
Maggie with her new cap from H&M
Blonde baby girl at the edge of the canal
My new brown cap from H&M!
Boat passing us by on the canal!
Such boats are a common sight in the canals of the Netherlands! I don't think it's very uncommon for a family to own a boat and to go off sailing somewhere... Sounds nice..... :)
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