Windmills, wooden shoes,
Cheese, ferry boats, and cold beer,
See the Netherlands!
*Marken and Volendam are less than 12 miles NE of Amsterdam.
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haiku
Paleis Het Loo*
Opulent, lavish–
Versailles of the Netherlands,
The House of Orange
*Located in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, Paleis Het Loo was built in 1686, commissioned by Stadtholder Willem III and his wife, Mary Stuart. Their descendants through the 20th Century–Queen Wilhelmina and Queen Juliana, had resided here during the summer.
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Kröller-Müller Museum*
Modern masters’ home:
Van Gogh, Monet, Picasso,
And Piet Mondriaan
*Located in Otterlo, Netherlands, the museum is set in the middle of De Hoge Veluwe National Park.
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Remembering Amsterdam
Museums galore
Steep with culture and much more
I am Amsterdam
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Still Life in Paris
Picture perfect fun,
Broad brushed by extreme hatred.
Still life in real life.
![Vincent van Gogh [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons ©2015 Karina Pinella](https://karinapinella.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/sad.jpg?w=234&h=300)
Vincent van Gogh [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Gillian’s Night
She counted sheep twice
Sleep covered her and she dreamed
In short paragraphs
Image from Pixabay/Zach T B
Hell by Detour
I took the wrong turn
You came at me from nowhere
Evil temptation
Image: Pixabay/Gerd Altmann
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Strokkur and Litli Geysir*
Strokkur gushes so majestically and the Litli Geysir squirts
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Gullfoss*
Borne from glaciers
Reigns like a queen that she is
Gullfoss waterfall
*Gullfoss is considered the queen of Icelandic waterfalls and the largest in Europe.
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Thingvellir National Park*
Magma turned basalt
Forming gorges for haunting
By the White Walkers
*Thingvellir National Park is northeast of Reykjavik and is where the Mid-Atlantic ridge surfaces on land for all to see, splitting North America and Eurasia. White Walkers are from the series, Game of Thrones, which used this park as the setting for some episodes.
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