Weesp & Muiden Day Trip (16 Feb, Sat) (Part 2)

Continuing the tour of Weesp old town center...

We were walking towards Fort Ossenmarkt. I shall give a brief description of these fortifications.

Stelling van Amsterdam (Defense Line of Amsterdam) is a 135 km long ring of fortifications around Amsterdam, consisting of 42 forts located between 10 to 15 kilometers the centre, and lowlands that can easily be flooded in time of war. The flooding was designed to give a depth of about 30 cm, insufficient for boats to traverse. Any buildings within 1 km of the line had to be made of wood, so that they could be burnt and the obstruction removed. The Stelling van Amsterdam was constructed between 1880 and 1920. The invention of the aeroplane and tank made the forts obsolete almost as soon as they were finished. Extracted from Wikipedia.

Cannon

Fort Ossenmarkt

On a small bridge

Description of Fort Ossenmarkt in Dutch

Visitors were not allowed inside the fort and we decided to go back to the old town center. Anthony spotted vast greenery beside the fort and led us there.

Sun

Vast landscape

The view was quite nice

Ruins of some old buildings

Shadows

Artistic shot by Janan

3 of us

and 3 of us

Small tulip bulbs in their young days

Bridge

Back alley shot by Janan

Crossing a canal

Ge Yao on top of a rope hammock

Walking along Nieuwestad

Another church