What a delightful place Delft has turned out to be. We have had a couple of days here now and its been relaxing and interesting. Of course, Vermeer lived his whole life in Delft, and although his residences have been pulled down centuries ago, he still features very prominently here. We visited the Vermeer museum. They do not have a single Vermeer painting, but had reproductions of all of his 40 or so pictures, with explanations and points of interest about them. Seeing them all together is very interesting as you can tell they were all painted from the exact same spot and pearls and pearl earrings feature in many of them.
We also visited the Prinsenhof or Prince's Palace where William, the first Prince of Orange was assassinated in about 1584. The bullet holes are allegedly still visible, but call me a cynic, I doubt anyone really believes they are the actual bullet holes. It makes a good story.
The canal photo was taken just outside our front door in Delft.
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