Dredging Dutch Ditches


① memo 20181016 ~ Dredging Dutch Ditches ~ Dredging ditches and larger waterways – trying to make up for backlog these months – in the polders around Alphen , for water management , flood control – commissioned by The Rijnland District Water Control Board ( Hoogheemraadschap van Rijnland ) – the oldest water board of the Netherlands .

Hotel New York


① memo 20181008 ~ Hotel New York ~ Diner at sunset last weekend in Hotel New York , set in the historic Holland Amerika Lijn building on the south bank of the Maas river in Rotterdam , Holland

Flood Aware


① memo 20181006 ~ Flood Aware ~ Repairing and strengthening the dikes started this week here around Alphen , some 20 feet (6 meter) below sea level , in the Rhine-Meuse river delta of Holland

Watertaxi Rotterdam


① memo 20181005 ~ Watertaxi Rotterdam ~ From the old harbor ‘Leuvehaven’ crossing the Maas river to Hotel New York in the Holland America Line building , Rotterdam , Holland