click here for contents ECHO HILL STUDIOS ARTIST: ANN KAHL (Part Two) I NETHERLANDS 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH I __________________________ _______________ _________________       _________________ This town with the fascinating name has two very special things about it in particular One is the cathedral, with its many gargoyles and other delightful figures that adorn the many little towers and niches on its exterior The other is the boatride, which we shall come to in a moment I wish I could have seen each each figure on the cathedral at close range, but the cathedral is huge For me these great churches in Europe are wondrous, each one looming into sight as something out of the fairytales I loved so as a child Walking toward it, we came upon a puppet show The park was filled with children, and this wonderful older woman, standing straight and proud and looking like a queen beside her bicycle Bicycles are the transportation of choice in Holland Remember, most of it is below sea level, and the land is flat       _________________ In Holland people travel often by train It's economical, since passages didn't have to be dug through great mountainsides, as they are here in the states When one steps off a train, one is often greeted by many bicycles Some are locked or chained to a fence But many are simply there, and visitors hop on one and explore the town, then leave it at the station when they are ready to go on their way Americans think of themselves as uniguely free, but there are many ways to be free ________________ _________________ And here is the cathedral itself The name of the cathedral is St. John's It is so lovely inside, with a royalty of its own _________________ _________________       I had promised my youngest daughter Jamie I would light a candle in each cathdral I found, whenever I had a chance. Her lit candle is at the right in the bottom row __________________ _____________________ ____________ To a cafe for a glass of wine And then a meander through the lovely, quaint old streets            See the arch on the right-hand photo? It is an introduction to one of the loveliest boatrides you have ever known A slight exageration? Perhaps See what you think __________________ ______________________________ ( 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