In December 2012 I took the Hull to Rotterdam ferry with my son and visited the charming town of Delft.
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In December 2012 I took the Hull to Rotterdam ferry with my son and visited the charming town of Delft.
Posted in Cathedrals, Europe, History, Holland, Postcards, The Netherlands, Travel, World Heritage
Tagged Delft, Dutch Art, Johannes Vermeer, Life, Photography, Rotterdam, South Holland
Art in the seventeenth century in Holland is known as the Dutch Golden Age and in Delft there was a school of painters, the most famous of whom was Johannes Vermeer and acting on the recommendation of fellow blogger Richard Tulloch (http://richardtulloch.wordpress.com/) one thing that I definitely wanted to do today was to visit the Vermeer House museum.
Posted in Cathedrals, Europe, History, The Netherlands, Travel, World Heritage
Tagged Delft, Johannes Vermeer, Life, Photography, Rotterdam, South Holland