Ice skating

It has been a warm winter this year, so not much ice skating.. on natural ice that is. Woerden als has a small ice skating stall in the square.

Irritation

In the centre of Woerden a new set of houses have been build. Not that bad actually but I am irritated with the poor skills of the architect, in case of  the 'decoration' above the doors. Could he not think of anything more exciting that the number 2B and 2A above the doors?

Hidden house in Woerden centre

There are a few 'great' historic mantions in Woerden. Build around 1860 somewhere. All but one are visible for the public eye. This one is in the middle of centre hidden behind large trees and greenery. Only in winter you can have a glimpse of the house. A pitty because it would brighten up the centre if it was visible. The owners are very private people..

Trees in the centre

During a late night walk in the centre of Woerden I was struck by the trees. They look strong, dark, scary and evil. But that was just my perception of the moment. In summer they look much different :)

Sunlight

We had some sun yesterday! The winter has been mainly grey so I welcomed the few sunrays with cheer!

Alley

Sneakpeak of some saint, I spotted it when I passed an alley. It's part of the formar monastery of Woerden. I pass it everyday but never really see it.

Sunday morning

All is quit and peaceful at a sunday morning in Woerden Centre. In an hour the services of the local churches start. So then the streets are full with people for some 15 minutes and all is quit again after that...

Still grey

Shot of the centre of Woerden, with the old army arsenal in the front and the Petrus Church in the back. Unfortunately it is still cold and grey in my part of the world.

Centre shot

Rain, bicycles and umbrellas.

Autumn shot

A shot of how autumn looks like in Woerden.

Something new

Something new is being build just around the corner. At the location of the previous St. Joseph school, I think an apartment complex is being build. There is still a lot of building going on. Since there are no new orders to build, the predictions are that when these are finished a lot of people from the building sector will get unemployed.

On the other hand, Holland always have been a country with a lot of bustle and diligence. I don't think things will stop. Unless the bank provide loans of course.. I think that is the issue.

Truck

I live close to a supermarket since it is in the centre of town, the pedestrian area in front of my flat is also used for the truck to deliver foods. Somebody parked his car at that spot, so the truck had to manoeuvre to park. We followed it from the balcony... Things do happen in Woerden!

On a Sunday

On a Sunday all is peacfull, calm and quiet in Woerden centre (I took this shot yesterday).

Street in front

A shot of the street in front of my house, despite of my previous posting it is actually getting warm and sunny again!

Autumn shot

A shot of the Catholic church in the centre of Woerden. Autumn is really coming, although we have nice weather this week.

Concordia

This is the Concordia which is a restaurant in the centre. As long as I know this restaurant feels never having changed since the 70's. When you enter you feel you go through a small 'time warp'. The interior reminds me of the type of restaurants my parents used to take me when I was small.

Whenever I take a look through the windows there doesn't seem to be much activity going on.

One lonely bike

But no wait, it is a billboard..

Ghosts in buns

Oh dear, these buns come with ghosts...

28 Signs

I read an announcement of the city council, they denounced the request of a bicycle tour club to place a sign at the entrance of the centre. ‘No’ they sad, ‘it is enough, no more signs’. I took a look yesterday at the location: from the picture I count 28 road signs...... 28! And that are only the ones I count from the picture..

Sunny Day

It has been a sunny day today. We still have a National holiday day because Easter takes 2 days in Holland....:)

It is busy at icecream shop Torino. I never buy icecream there because I find them too greedy, 1 Euro for one small scoop.