House along the Canal

I took this shot in the historical centre of Utrecht - The

Netherlands. The house in the middle is the house my aunt and uncle

has lived for 30 years. I was there so many times. In the wintertime

my niece and I skated on the frozen water of the canal. This canal is

digged about 1100. The first houses along the canal where wooden

houses. About 1500-1600 they started to build houses of stone.

Your critiques are very welcome.

Hi Ada

I like a lot the one street light just adds to the feeling of night and the colour on the walls can still be seen.

Erg mooi geworden Ada.

Heerlijk warm sfeertje.

Hi Ada, I adjusted the contrast to bring out the canal. Question is, do you have to swim across in order to get to the other side? :-)

Yes Michael, swim is one of the possibilities to cross the canal. But you also can choose an afloat or a canoe if you are to lazy or to drunk to walk 150 meters to take the bridge. ;-)

BTW, we Dutchies not only mention the water IN the canal when we say 'canal'. Everything, the road, the houses which stands along the canal we name it canal. We also say: we walk OVER the canal (we lopen over de gracht). We are not mention by saying that because we are able to do the same trick as Jesus did.

O Michael, I hope you understand my elaborated explanation. The next time I go to Utrecht, I shall take a shot of the canal and a bridge by daylight, so you don't have to lighten up the picture for a better view.

Regards, Ada.