Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/12/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]look here:http://www.rootsweb.com/~mosmd/ and here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munttoren The 1620 on the munttoren refers to the date it was rebuild after a fire. Eventually the pilgrim fathers left Holland from Delfshaven which is now part of Rotterdam. I used to live in that area when a was a student. CHeers, Michiel Fokkema Nathan Wajsman wrote: > Hi Dick, > > Thanks for looking. I do not believe that the date on the Munttoren is > related to emigration to America, but maybe I am wrong. There is a place > in Rotterdam from where lots of ships departed for the New World in the > 19th century--that place is recognized, and there is now a hotel on that > spot, called Hotel New York. > > Nathan > > Richard Taylor wrote: >> Nathan - Always nice to tour your home towns with you. That shot of >> the church with "1620" on the tower brought back memories of my own >> walk up that street many years ago. I was surprised to see the >> departure, in this case, of my forebears to the new world recognized >> there. If I'm not mistaken, there is similar recognition in Leiden. >> >> I hope the transition from rainy Holland to sunny Spain isn't proving >> too much of a shock for you. >> >> Regards, >> >> Dick >> >> >> >> On Dec 14, 2007, at 1:38 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: >> >>> Another week of shuttling between Spain and the Netherlands. This >>> time, since Thursday was a holiday in Spain, I took Friday off and >>> flew up to see my wife and daughter already Wednesday night. So this >>> week's PAW starts with some Alicante sunshine and continues with some >>> Almere/Amsterdam rain: >>> >>> http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws/?page_id=113 >>> (all pictures with the Olympus E410 and the 14-54mm lens) >>> >>> As always, comments and critique are more than welcome. >>> >>> Nathan >>> >>> -- >>> Nathan Wajsman >>> Almere, The Netherlands >>> >>> *Opportunistic Image Acquisition* >>> >>> General photography: http://www.frozenlight.eu >>> http://www.nathanfoto.com >>> http://www.greatpix.eu >>> Picture-A-Week: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >>> Seville: http://www.frozenlight.eu/fotosevilla >>> >>> Stock photography: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman >>> http://myloupe.com/home/found_photographer.php?photographer=507 >>> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog >>> >>> >>> SUPPORT FREEDOM OF SPEECH, BUY DANISH PRODUCTS! >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >