Five years ago I shared a vintage postcard of an old tower in the village Oud-Leusden (see below). Last week I was hiking in the area and decided to have a look. The 13th century tower, once part of a church that was demolished in 1827, is still there. It is obviously...
This beautiful statue, in front of the Jacobikerk (St James church) in Utrecht, commemorates Alyt Ponciaens, a 15th century hermit. She lived in a small cell inside the Jacobikerk, filling her days with prayer and contemplation. Hermits like Alyt were common in...
Like most European cities, Utrecht has a large and growing Muslim population. To accommodate them, a brand new mosque will soon open its doors in the Lombok district in Utrecht: The Ulu Mosque. With a capacity of 1200, it will be the largest mosque in the...
