Bronkhorst
November 17, 2009
On Saturday I visited the smallest city in the Netherlands: Bronkhorst. With a population totalling 160, it is rather a small village.
Small, and old. Mathematically that can be represented as the following equation: Quaintness = f(age, – population, architecture, history, landscape). On all five dimensions, Bronkhorst is quite significant.
There is an old chapel there, built in 1344. Many other buildings clearly showed signs of antiquity too. Small windows in the nooks of ancient brick homes:
Narrow, gnarly-tree lined, cobblestone streets:
and in the outskirts a lonely windmill milling in the cool November winds:
Lastly, I was taught the basics of wine-making. My uncle makes organic wines from many different types of fruits including grape, apple, strawberry, red-currents etc. It is a fascinating hobby. On Saturday evening we watched some video’s on their Israel trip several years ago. That too was very interesting. They went in February because they said that then the countryside was most picturesque with all the flowers, etc. In the summer it gets very hot and dry.
November 18, 2009 at 4:14 am
Jake! I checked out your blog, as is probably obvious by this point in my comment. Looks like you’re having a great adventure. I hope many lovely experiences fall into your path!
November 23, 2009 at 6:14 pm
haha.. I had better not let John read this post.. we have this thing about wine making being a “hobby” or not going! LOL