A year of thankful Thursdays
has passed.
I will stop counting,
but
Thankfullness will never stop
any day, any minute.
Show gratitude every day!
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14 sparkly years with you all,
my friends around the world.
That calls for a glass of Champagne
I am enjoying every minute of it.
I love you all.
Write it on your heart,
that every day
is the best day in the year.
~ ♥ Ralph Waldo Emerson ♥ ~
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The life you have left is a gift.
Cherish it.
Enjoy it now, to the fullest.
Do what matters, now.
~ ♥ Leo Babauta ♥ ~
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A new Butterfly house opened nearby.
It is beautiful.
32 degrees warm and lots of butterflies.
Butterflies are short lived.
Butterflies which look a bit tattered,
with missing wing scales or even torn wings
have had a long life and are nearing the end.
In captivity they live longer than in nature,
where they are often food for birds etc.
It is rather difficult to photograph them,
they are so fast.
This caterpillar ate a whole Banana leaf
and is now a Pupa ready to come out.
If nothing ever changed,
there would be no such things
as butterflies.
Wendy Mass
Appreciate what you have.
Cherish those close to you.
Honour your word.
Stand by your decisions.
Be grateful for each new day.
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Rotterdam is the second largest city in the Netherlands
renowned as Europe’s largest port and
a hub for modern, innovative architecture,
largely rebuilt after WWII.
Known for its industrial strength and maritime history,
the city features landmarks like the Cube Houses,
Markthal, and Euromast,
offering a vibrant, multicultural,
and cosmopolitan experience.
The remarkable yellow houses
on pylons are designed by architect Piet Blom.
He wanted to create a village in the middle of the city,
in which he compared every individual house with a tree.
100m2 over 3 floors with a bedroom, kitchen, bathroom,
and a top room.
They are all small with typical dutch steps.
Quirky living for sure.
The Markthal
Around the Markthal are apartments.
The higher they are the more expensive.
They have windows into the markthall.
The ceiling is amazing.
The historic port / part of the Maritime Muesum
Erasmus Bridge 1986
and at the end a refreshing coffee in the Hotel New York.
The words
'Stronger through struggle'
are chiseled in capital, gold letters on the base of the statue.
Queen Wilhelmina gave this motto
to Rotterdam on January 19, 1948,
almost three years after the end of the Second World War.
All pictures taken by me in Rotterdam with Google Pixel
Forget yesterday - it has already forgotten you.
Don't sweat tomorrow - you haven't even met.
Instead, open your eyes and your heart
to a truly precious gift - today.
~ ♥ Steve Maraboli ♥ ~
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We stayed in Leiden,
half an hour train journey away from Amsterdam.
Leiden is such a beautiful town
peaceful and not so crowded.
We walked along the canals,
saw typical Dutch houses and
we visited a Windmill.
Rembrandt was born in Leiden.
In the picture on the left stood his birth house, it was demolished.
The house on the right was his school
where he learnt Latin and Greek as a boy.
"Try to put well in practice
what you already know;
and in so doing,
you will in good time,
discover the hidden things
which you now inquire about."
Quote attributed to Rembrandt
Leiden is worth a visit!
All pictures taken by me in Leiden with Google Pixel
Be thankful for what you have;
you'll end up having more.
If you concentrate on what you don't have,
you'll never, ever have enough.
Oprah
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