click here for contents ECHO HILL STUDIOS ARTIST: ANN KAHL (Part Two) NETHERLANDS I I 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH "Den Bosch" ____________________________________ ___________________________              This is me ______________________ This is part of a letter from Theo, who showed me Holland, and to whom I will always be grateful: "The ‘walled up sections of houses on the canal’ you’re talking about. I can’t remember hearing the tourguide say that it (sic) are ‘boathouses on the bottom floors of the houses’. But many inhabitants had a little business and access to the Binnendieze because that was the best way to move stuff’. The roads then were mainly dirt-roads and in times of lots of rain hardly passable. Later when the city-roads were paved and the Binnendieze became of less use, it little by little turned into an open sewer, which lasted until the early sixties in the last century. The township than made plans to fill up the canals. Lucky enough the people of Den Bosch revolted against these plans and the Binnendieze was put on the list of national treasures. This started a great project of restoration." -Theo Donkers _______________ THE BINNENDIEZE              ______________________ I am seated at the stern of the boat, taking photos as we move away from the landing Although I would like to have made the scenes consistent, I'm quite sure I won't be able to maintain that for the whole trip around the city The visit to Holland was more than twenty years ago, and the photos weren't numbered But I shall do the best I can to impart to you a sense of this lovely experience ____________________        ___________________        ____________________              ____________________              ____________________                    ____________________ ___________________ ___________________                    ___________________ ____________________              ____________________              _____________________        ______________________              _______________________ ______________ The house on the left (as I have it pictured here) is the one Theo was referring to as being a private landing The last photo is a view of the entrance to the boat trip as we say goodby to this lovely experience With all my heart I wish Den Bosch everlasting well-being ____________________________________ (Please Continue) QUESTIONS? PRICES? Below is a list of contents To reach the actual TABLE OF CONTENTS please "click" either on THE LOGO at the top of the page, or THE PAGODA at the bottom. paintings     drawings photographs     stories poetry     etchings     doggeral BerksCounty,Pa