MAX Orange Line

South Water Front

I always wanted to take this line to the end ever since it was operating September 12, 2015, almost three years ago. Yesterday was my first chance to do so. A lot of elevated track compared to the other line of the MAX. Cloudy day is better, the lighting is even.

http://www.yongkieandpokie.com/2018/orange.html

Schriener's Iris Gardens

The iPhone photographer

This is the last weekend of the Iris gardens, the flowers mostly withered and the dead are removed, thus less dense, the bright sun did not help either at the beginning. We arrived at 8:15 AM before the crowd came in and I only saw a few photographers on the field.

http://www.yongkieandpokie.com/2018/iris.html

Misc. A second Look

Kinderdijk Ferry

These are misc. (a second look/pass) from the Holland vacation collection, some that I like after a reviewing it again.

http://www.yongkieandpokie.com/holland/misc.html

Beaverton Farmers Market

Beaverton Farmers Market

The morning is cloudy but no threat of rains in sight, it only means one thing for me, go out and enjoy the farmers market, the lighting is soft and no harsh shadows.

http://www.yongkieandpokie.com/2018/farmers.html

Snapshots - Holland Trip

Madurodam, the world of miniature

Here is a collection of some of the snapshots that we took during our trip to Holland and Paris.

http://www.yongkieandpokie.com/holland/snap.html

iPhone images by Pokie

Keukenhof

These are the collection of iPhone images that Pokie took during our trip to Holland and Paris.

http://www.yongkieandpokie.com/holland/iphone.html

Haagse Markt

Haagse Markt on Friday

We came here to get ingredients for Oxtail Soup for our Private Tour Guide, it is quite a market, and the best of all, the prices are very inexpensive.

http://www.yongkieandpokie.com/holland/haagse.html

Rotterdam

Markthal on Saturday Market

I visited Rotterdam three times, first to meet my high school buddy, the second time was when we went to Paris and the third one was to enjoy Markthal in more detail.

http://www.yongkieandpokie.com/holland/rotterdam.html

Amsterdam

Kanaal

We only spend half a day in Amsterdam, we need at least three days to explore downtown, next time, we will spend more days now that we have experience on how.

http://www.yongkieandpokie.com/holland/amsterdam.html

Delft - home of Delft Blauw

Markt at Delft

Delft is an old town but nice to walk around, it is small yet it is cozy or GEZELIG as the Dutch people say, I took many photographs in the small town.

http://www.yongkieandpokie.com/holland/delft.html

Den Haag as we know it

Love Locks Den Haag style

We toured Den Haag for the second time since the first time was raining cats and dogs, I did not bring the BIG camera thinking to relax, but the I missed the even lighting, even it was raining.

http://www.yongkieandpokie.com/holland/hague.html

Eiffel Tower - Paris

Eiffel Tower as seen from Trocadero

We spend two days on Eiffel Tower sightseeing and we take the BIG BUS Paris to go to Trocadero in order to see the tower from a different angle. The second day is much clearer day due to the rain on previous day.

http://www.yongkieandpokie.com/holland/eiffel.html

Volendam

Interior of Volendam

It is either sunny or cloudy and dark, hardly in between when it comes to the weather, I blame it on the North Sea, this afternoon we explore the fishing village of Volendam.

http://www.yongkieandpokie.com/holland/volendam.html

Zaanse Schans

The theme color is green

That day is cloudy and rainy, but we are here so we make the best of it, it is really inconvenience to explore more due to this condition.

http://www.yongkieandpokie.com/holland/zaanse.html

Le Siene River Cruise

Le Siene River

On the first day before it rains tomorrow, we decided to take the river cruise, not much we could see from the boat, but it is a relaxing time and a chance to sit down and absorb the scenery.

http://www.yongkieandpokie.com/holland/river.html

The churches we visited in Holland

Church in Volendam

We visited three churches in Holland and one on Paris, we had a mass in the Netherlands and one in Paris. The church in Delft is unique and has catacomb, the queen of the Netherlands was buried here.

http://www.yongkieandpokie.com/holland/church.html

Notre Dame - Paris

Notre Dame 

This is our first day in Paris after seeing the Eiffel tower in the morning, the line to enter the church is long but moving steadily.

http://www.yongkieandpokie.com/holland/notre.html

Madurodam

Madurodam - Den Haag

We are still have a bit of jet lag, but the show must go on, so we called Uber to take us here, a miniature world designed originally as a memorial to soldier MADURO. This place always evolve and new places are being added each year.

http://www.yongkieandpokie.com/holland/madurodam.html

 

Rue Cler

Rue Cler

Rue Cler is very convenience for the travelers, you can almost find anything in the street, cafe, fruit stand, flower shops, gelato and many more. Our hotel is located right smack on this street.

http://www.yongkieandpokie.com/holland/rue.html

Arc de Triomphe

Arc de Triomphe

We took BIG BUS Tour for two days including a river cruise and night tour, we only have three full days in Paris so time is very limited, please excuse the windshield reflections from the bus. When we had a night tour, we had a bit of time in taking pictures from the side.

http://www.yongkieandpokie.com/holland/arc.html

Musee de Louvre

Musee de Louvre on a dark and cloudy day

We took Uber to get here to beat the crowd and we make sure we have enough time to take pictures of this unique museum. It was really dark but even light, my only wish is the morning is not so dark, nonetheless we enjoy going around the museum.

http://www.yongkieandpokie.com/holland/louvre.html

Keukenhof

Keukenhof on a sunny day

Two things I am complaining, too many people and it is a sunny day, thus I have to deal with all the shadows and it is going to be harsh. I even learned the Dutch words. "Teveel Mensen, vervelend!", other than that, we thank you for our personal tour guide - Evan.

http://www.yongkieandpokie.com/holland/keukenhof.html

Paris from above

Trocadero

On our last full day, we walked to Eiffel Tower and explore the second floor and had lunch there, the view is stunning and the clouds sometimes make the images more dramatic.

http://www.yongkieandpokie.com/holland/above.html

Paris - Night Tour

Le Siene River

We started the night tour at the Arc de Triomphe at 9:00 PM, the line was chaotic and the ticket seller did not organize it well, enough to make some people upset. At the end of the tour the bus driver raced to beat the 11:00 PM show at the Eiffel Tower, he made it just 6 minutes before it started. At the end we "escaped" and walked back to our hotel rather than go back to the original departure.

http://www.yongkieandpokie.com/holland/night.html

Trains and Trams in Holland

Den Haag

Welcome aboard! This is our trains and trams section of the website, enjoy the trip, you might pick a few tricks and tips.

http://www.yongkieandpokie.com/holland/train.html

Kinderdijk - World Heritage Site

World Heritage Site

On April 28th, we came to this World Heritage Site. It was cloudy and the sky was ominous but no rain and just drizzle a bit.

http://www.yongkieandpokie.com/holland/kinderdijk.html

The Netherlands and Paris

Kinderdijk

Here are the highlights of our tour to the Netherlands and Paris, I took more than 1,500 pictures and I woke up early, so I made this highlights, enjoy...

http://www.yongkieandpokie.com/2018/holland.html