Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/12/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Hoppy, Munt=mint Toren=tower For the rest, look up the wikipedia article Michiel linked to. Cheers, Nathan G Hopkinson wrote: > Well I had no idea its name or its history when I walked past a few weeks > ago. > Will someone translate Munttoren? > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/1/a18.jpg.html> > http://tinyurl.com/3c3hll > > or > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/1/a05.jpg.html> > http://tinyurl.com/3bt7ut > > Cheers, Geoff > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/ > > > > -----Original Message----- > Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Nathan's PAW 49: Alicante/Almere/Amsterdam > > Well, in retrospect, one needs to check 30+ year-old memories before > typing away. Here's my shot of the Munttoren taken in 1975. > In memory I placed that 1620 on a church in Leiden where the pilgrims did > spend a few years before sailing out of Delfshaven to > America. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/EUROPE/IMGP1421.jpg.html > > or > > http://tinyurl.com/2ymnwt > > Regards, > > Dick > > > > On Dec 14, 2007, at 4:20 PM, Michiel Fokkema wrote: > > >> 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 > > > -- 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!