Last week we have been away for a few days visiting family and seeing some of the sights in a different part of the country. First we visited the Zaanse Schans, a museum village on the river Zaan. I start with wooden shoes from the wooden shoes factory. You can see some of the many,many different ones. Also behind glass some beautiful antique clogs, even pairs for brides, Imagine wearing these on your wedding day. I made lots of pictures on our trip so these following days I will show a lot of different sights.
And for Blue Monday I chose some blue pairs.
For more mosaics go to Mary's blog. http://dearlittleredhouse.blogspot.com/
For more blue go to Sallies blog. http://smilingsally.blogspot.com/
32 comments:
ohhh riet,
jij hebt vast ook op klompje gelopen hier,
gezellig dat de brabantse muziek erbij gaat spelen:-)
slaap lekker
Hi Riet,
I love the wooden shoes. Although I can't imagine wearing them! LOL.
When I lived in Belgium I remember seeing some of the older people wearing them.
Great photo mosaic.
hugs
Sissie
Leuk al die gekleurde klompen. Ik ben er nog nooit geweest, wordt toch eens tijd. Lijkt me leuk om al die oude klompen te zien. Zie al mooie exemplaren staan.
Groetjes
Those shoes are lovely enough to use as an ornament in the house.
Thanks for sharing them.
Blessings,Ruth
Riet, wonderful photos of the wooden shoes. They would love very pretty as an oranment. I could not imagine wearing them.
Beautiful mosaic with footwear. Lovely variety and colors.
Wooden shoes have always fascinated me. My mother has a pair given to her by a WWII soldier returning home from the Netherlands.( He was her neighbor when she was a child.) When I was little, I loved those shoes and still do. Thanks for sharing these with us.
Love the wooden shoes! Such pretty colors! The big orange one looks so much fun :)
Riet,
What a fun post! All those wonderful wooden shoes and the colors!!! Great!
That's a lot of shoes! Do you think anyone really wears them? I mean wooden shoes ... really? LOL!
Wonderful, colorful mosaics Riet!
Wow, some of those clogs are so ornate. They are all beautiful! And I thought all clogs were either red or natural wood color!
Great colors for the clogs. I had a pair in the 70s but not quite like yours. I liked the mosaic.
Hello dear Riet,
I hope you had a wonderful time away with family. I see that you were able to get some lovely pictures of your outings. I love this mosaic of the shoes. There's so many wonderful colors and pattern to choose from. I think the wedding shoes are my favorites though.
hugs
... catching up on blogs
Lovely photos of (almost) the first 'shoes' I wore in my life. I can remember as a very young boy going to the klompmaker to have my klompen repaired with a thin wire - they had a crack in the middle - tightening the wire pulled the crack back together. And when the bottoms finally got too thin, I got a new pair.
Thanks for bringing back the memories Riet. Fijne week!
Beautiful clogs Riet , more ornamental now I think, although I know some Dutch people do still wear them I know that they were worn in the UK" The clog was a comfortable and cheap form of footwear, with alder soles, ideal for these industrial workers in the Victorian period. It was especially important to have this hardwearing footwear in the cotton mills, because the floors would be damp, to create a humid environment for the spinning process".They also use them for dancing, 'the clog dance'in the 19th century!!
Hope you enjoyed your few days away. How is the moving process going?
Jackie in UK
Great Photos !
Happy Blue Monday : )
Everyday Melbourne
Great pix as always, the little blue money box clogs are adorable.
Maggie
Dag Riet,
Wat een lekkere Hollandse bijdrage en wat een mooie klompen zitten er bij. Die blank houten die zo prachtig zijn uitgesneden, wat een juweeltjes. Die waren toch zeker wel duur. Of zou het geen handwerk meer zijn?
Heb jaren, als ik de honden uitliet op van die gele klompen gelopen en heb er door de jaren heen heel veel versleten. Het was heerlijk, wanneer ik met de honden over de modderige polderwegen en in de boomgaarden liep had ik nooit natte voeten en altijd lekker warm, krantje onderin en van die zwarte leren slofjes die ik thuis bij het uitrekken van de klompen als pantoffels aan had. De klompen kocht ik destijds nog bij een klompenmaker in Westmaas. Die oude baas is inmiddels overleden. Ben benieuwd naar je volgende klompenbijdrage.
Fijne dag nog en lieve groet, Marja
Ah, memories! I wanted to buy a pair of wooden shoes when we traveled to Holland, but they were too costly.
Happy Blue Monday, Riet.
It sounds like you had a nice little break!
I have a pair of wooden shoes that my parents bought in 1959 when we visited the Netherlands, and then another pair from the 80's when we lived on the Dutch/German border. I could be tempted to buy another pair like the blue polka-dotted ones!
What a wonderful trip this would have been for me. Glad you were able to see all the great sights of this area. I loved all the wooden shoes.
Hoi Riet,
Dit klinkt als een gezellig uitje! Heb je zelf ook nog klompen meegenomen? Ze schijnen ideaal te zijn om mee in de tuin te werken, maar ook om zo neer te zetten zijn ze mooi!
Fijne avond!
Lieve groet, Madelief
We have Holland, Michigan and every year they have Tulips Festival and that's where I first see how they made the Dutch shoes. Very well intricately made so awesome. Happy Monday!
Blueberry Lane
Oh my, what a gorgeous mosaic..I really like your blog..hope you can stop by My Dream Canvas
Hi Riet!
It sounds like you had a nice time. I will be gong on vacation sometime this month too. I LOVE this mosaic! What beautiful clogs! My son brought back a small delft pair when he visited the Netherlands a few years ago. I treasure them.
♥Pat
Beautiful traditional wooden shoes. What a great mosiac.
Prachtige klompen en klompjes wie de schoen past trekt hem aan :-)
Ik heb er vroeger ook wel versleten, maar das al heeeel lang geleden...
Bram
Oh those blue ones are georgeous. I have a red pair I bought Holland (a bunch of years ago). happy blue monday
Reit
Ive always admired these clogs - so unique to Holland though I've never worn any myself. One of my friends has a pair of red ones. Lovely mosaics.
Een heerlijke foto reportage van prachtige klompen Riet .
Wat een kleuren zo bijelkaar , het spat van het scherm af , PRACHTIG !!!!!!!!!!
Prachtig Riet!!
Hi Riet! Zo'n klompenmakerij is altijd leuk om te bezoeken. Wij hebben hier ook een klompen fabriekje gehad, misschien is hij er nog. Mijn dochter heeft al verschillende malen klompen meegenomen naar Australië. Ze zijn erg in trek.
Bedankt voor je bezoek! Prettige dag!
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