This is Heksenwag (Witches Weigh House) in Oudewater, some 40-minute bus ride from Utrecht ..... It holds documents about persecution of those thought to be witches in the 16th century, and what methods and forms of persecution they used to "weed out" so-called witches ....
I wouldn't say I have any real interest in witchcraft, or the history, even tho' I used to follow Charmed (until the plot's become really convoluted that I decided to stop) and the Harry Potter series being one of my all-time favourite reads .... But it's mentioned in the Lonely Planet Guide on Amsterdam that this is the place that people were weighed to find out whether they were witches or not .... so that got me mystified ....
The place was practically empty when I got there, probably 'coz it was a weekday ..... After reading all the documents and looking at the artifacts, I got myself weighed, and this was where it got really interesting ..... The lady started asking me questions like "Do you cook at home?" and "Do you go out at nights?" ..... Then she gave this certificate in which she had stamped a symbol of a witch on it (imagine Wicked Witch of the West) ...... It turns out to be that I AM A WITCH! ....... hahahah, explains it all, huh?
This is the hostel I stayed at ..... Really cool place to chill, especially in you're in good company, which is most of the time .....
On the way from the train station to the hostel, one could find certain monuments .... you know, the usual ones like men on horses, or waving in a grand manner etc. but the one that got my attention was this funny-looking rabbit that looks as if it's thinking .... So I decide to call it Rodin Rabbit (who knows, it might actually be called that, but I didn't bother to read the inscription) ....
The other photo is of the Rijksmuseum, which is under major construction now so not all the works are displayed ..... The most famous one being Rembrandt's The Night Watch, but the one that I really like is this painting by Johannes Vermeer called The Little Street ..... I don't know why, but I just like it ....
Went to the Van Gogh museum as well ..... so I guess my outing to Amsterdam had been a cultural one, and not the naughty kind ..... tho' we did go into some interesting shops and perused some really interesting things *wink* ......
Ohkay, in the hostel's kitchen, they had these put up on the cupboards .... I laughed out loud when I read them, but one of the workers said they're not supposed to be funny .... I think he doesn't get the sarcasm; he's from Poland anyway ....
This is a view of Austria .... I was amazed by the geometrical patterns of the fields ....
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