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The Channel

nobody@flickr.com (GLOBI ۞ FUZZI) — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 08:54:03 -0700

Handyfoto Nr. 38 | worldcup

nobody@flickr.com (GLOBI ۞ FUZZI) — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:35:06 -0700

Der Clou ist das der kleine rote Ball an einem Faden hängt und mit dem Pinkelstrahl ins Tor befördert werden muss. Ob es bei 10 Toren ein "Freibier" gibt?

Gesehen auf einem Klo in einer Gaststätte in Trier.

Ozeanographisches Museum in Monte Carlo

nobody@flickr.com (GLOBI ۞ FUZZI) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:17:13 -0700

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Bed & Breakfast Clos Margaux

nobody@flickr.com (GLOBI ۞ FUZZI) — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 14:00:53 -0700

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Unsere Empfehlung für eines der besten Bed & Breakfast's an der belgischen Küste: www.closmargaux.com/

Köln - Brück | Brück-Rather-Steinweg

nobody@flickr.com (GLOBI ۞ FUZZI) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:17:07 -0700

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The Leopold Canal

nobody@flickr.com (GLOBI ۞ FUZZI) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:18:12 -0700

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View On Black

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The Leopold Canal

The Leopold Canal runs just south of the Dutch border from Boekhoute in the east in an almost straight line westward to Heist-aan-Zee (Heyst-on-Sea). It is about 40 km (25 miles) long.

With the independence of Belgium in 1830 the Netherlands lost more than a third of its territory, not counting its colonies. As they had done before in other periods of conflict the Dutch blocked the discharge of water through their territory into the Westerscheld. Year after year this caused inundations in the northern part of our Meetjesland and with these came an illness which the locals used to call "polder fever".

The idea of a canal was put forward and promoted by canon Andries (° Ruddervoorde 1796 - † Bruges 1886). He was the Middelburg parish priest from 1827 till 1836. And from 1830 until 1835 he was a representative at the Belgian National Congress.

In 1846 the Chamber of Belgian Representatives (the Lower House of the Belgian Parliament) declared it agreed in principle that the canal be dug. Clearly according to this version things moved rather swiftly from then on because first a set of locks was built at Heist-aan-Zee and this complex was solemnly inaugurated on 16 September 1846. And after this the canal was dug and completed in 1848. It meant the help of the Netherlands was no longer needed to get rid of excess water in our regions. It also created this typical canal landscape which so many now come to admire every year.

Our source for most of the above is the excellent "Streekgids Meetjesland", p. 22.

Here mr. Arsène Goossens (from St.-Margriete) claims that public tender for the canal was arranged on 26/1/1847 and that the canal was dug between 1847 and 1850.

If the government green light came in 1846 could the money have been ready beforehand? Or were/are a government stamp of approval and the appropriation of the necessary finances two very different hurdles? And what about the inevitable expropriations? They couldn't have been arranged before the money was made available or could they? Could such a large project have been completed in a mere 4 years? We have our doubts.

According to Mr. J. De Paepe in an article in "Ons Meetjesland", Issue 2, 1982 the canal was dug between 1843 and 1862. And not without difficulty. He quotes from "de Eecloonaar" of 1 April 1849. Apparently at the time the work was in full swing and on the territory of St. Laureins 1200 men were stacked one against the other. And every day there were complaints, fights and other mischief. The Eeclonaar hoped the authorities would send in a strong brigade of gendarmes to maintain law and order.

The canal received the name of the first king of Belgium and it was a great success. An extra unexpected consequence was the fact that "polder fever" disappeared overnight.

The canal drains 36000 ha of arable land. Half the water is nowadays evacuated via Heist-aan-Zee and the other half via the Braakman in the Netherlands. The canal is between 1,20 and 2,30 meters deep.

At the end of WW II the Germans resisted along the canal for almost 2 months. That resistance was eventually broken and many of them surrendered on 13 October 1944.

Spring | Frühjahr | Primavera | Printemps

nobody@flickr.com (GLOBI ۞ FUZZI) — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:16:08 -0700

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Königsforst

nobody@flickr.com (GLOBI ۞ FUZZI) — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:03:20 -0700

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THE DOOR

nobody@flickr.com (GLOBI ۞ FUZZI) — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:54:45 -0800

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Our Advent Wreath

nobody@flickr.com (GLOBI ۞ FUZZI) — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 23:38:53 -0800

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The Old House

nobody@flickr.com (GLOBI ۞ FUZZI) — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 23:37:59 -0800

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Nizza

nobody@flickr.com (GLOBI ۞ FUZZI) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:39:11 -0700

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Barcelona - Green Angel

nobody@flickr.com (GLOBI ۞ FUZZI) — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 02:54:32 -0700

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Gaststätte & Brauhaus "Em Hähnche" in Köln - Brück

nobody@flickr.com (GLOBI ۞ FUZZI) — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 09:09:33 -0700

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Bed & Breakfast Clos Margaux

nobody@flickr.com (GLOBI ۞ FUZZI) — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:57:59 -0700

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Köln - Brück | Lehmbacher Weg

nobody@flickr.com (GLOBI ۞ FUZZI) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:19:00 -0700

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Burg Stammeln

nobody@flickr.com (GLOBI ۞ FUZZI) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:49:01 -0700

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Burg Stammeln

nobody@flickr.com (GLOBI ۞ FUZZI) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:46:16 -0700

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Burg Stammeln

nobody@flickr.com (GLOBI ۞ FUZZI) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:38:10 -0700

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Burg Stammeln

nobody@flickr.com (GLOBI ۞ FUZZI) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:39:52 -0700

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