{"id":1757,"date":"2011-05-18T09:12:26","date_gmt":"2011-05-18T14:12:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=1757"},"modified":"2011-05-18T13:25:34","modified_gmt":"2011-05-18T18:25:34","slug":"dutch-delights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=1757","title":{"rendered":"Dutch Delights"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><em>Author: \u00a0Autumn<\/em><\/h3>\n<h3>Want to enjoy some beautiful houses? \u00a0We saw these charming homes while riding our bicycles in Holland. \u00a0They sit along a riverside bicycle trail between Utrecht and Amsterdam. \u00a0(Please note that these photos were taken by me while on a moving bicycle. \u00a0Hey, I did my best!!!)<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1758\" href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2011\/05\/18\/dutch-delights\/dscf1800\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1758\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSCF1800-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"574\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold;\">Some sit back from the water among the trees.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1760\" href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2011\/05\/18\/dutch-delights\/dscf1806\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1760\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSCF1806-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"574\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">I would guess that they were built after World War II. \u00a0Some are rather simple.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1762\" href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2011\/05\/18\/dutch-delights\/dscf1812\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1762\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSCF1812-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"574\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">And some are quite grand.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1764\" href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2011\/05\/18\/dutch-delights\/dscf1817\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1764\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSCF1817-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"574\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Most have little waterside gazebos furnished as sitting areas. \u00a0One appeared to be a music room with a baby grand piano.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1766\" href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2011\/05\/18\/dutch-delights\/dscf1823\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1766\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSCF1823-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"574\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">If you look closely, you can see that this one sits directly\u00a0<strong>in<\/strong> the water.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1767\" href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2011\/05\/18\/dutch-delights\/dscf1824\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1767\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSCF1824-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"574\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">They have such control over their waterways, that being low and close to a river is not a liability.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1768\" href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2011\/05\/18\/dutch-delights\/dscf1836\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1768\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSCF1836-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"574\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">This house was so large that I couldn&#8217;t get all of it in the photo.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1769\" href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2011\/05\/18\/dutch-delights\/dscf1837\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1769\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSCF1837-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"574\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">This was my favorite with its espaliers in the front.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1770\" href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2011\/05\/18\/dutch-delights\/dscf1835\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1770\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSCF1835-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"430\" height=\"474\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">We even came upon a wedding that had just finished. \u00a0Can you see the bride?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1771\" href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2011\/05\/18\/dutch-delights\/dscf1802\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1771\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSCF1802-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"574\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Windmills are everywhere.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1772\" href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2011\/05\/18\/dutch-delights\/dscf1843\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1772\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSCF1843-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"574\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Beautifully landscaped gardens are abundant, too.<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">These are just a few of the reasons the Netherlands is my favorite country.<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Take care.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author: \u00a0Autumn Want to enjoy some beautiful houses? \u00a0We saw these charming homes while riding our bicycles in Holland. \u00a0They sit along a riverside bicycle trail between Utrecht and Amsterdam. \u00a0(Please note that these photos were taken by me while on a moving bicycle. \u00a0Hey, I did my best!!!) 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