European Sleeper von Prag nach Antwerpen, aufgenommen am 16.04.2025 in Duffel by TammyCompany
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Op 17/4 kwam de Venice Simplon Oriënt Express terug naar Venetië uit Amsterdam. Dankzij de zon die afwezig was kon ik me in Duffel aan de andere kant van het spoor zetten en zo het risico op een kruising vermijden. Met de hand een beetje gesnoeid om heel de sleep op foto te kunnen krijgen. Had ik aan de overkant gestaan zou het heel nipt geweest zijn met een Hollandse Wesp die al in beeld kwam toen ik details aan het fotograferen was van de sleep.
Artist: Frans Vermeulen
Hondiuslaan 96, 2570 Duffel
On the roundabout in the Hondiuslaan there is a large statue of a duffle coat. Frans Vermeulen had it made in his factory in Turkey. Three workers have been working on it for a month and a half. The statue is 2.60 meters high and weighs more than six tons.
It is made of travertine, a marble-like, porous limestone.
The duffle coat also known as a makeshift coat or monty coat (after the famous British Field Marshal "Monty" Montgomery) is a coat that was originally designed for English soldiers during the First World War. After the Second World War, the duffle coat became very popular among the civilian population.
Despite the name, it is not a Duffels, but it is an Anglo-Saxon product. Yet there is a clear etymological link between this type of coat and the municipality. After all, the name Duffelcoat refers to the generic name duffel, which means "a heavy, rough fabric". And this type of cloth is in turn closely linked to the place name Duffel. For centuries, a similar cloth cloth was woven in this municipality, which was exported all over Europe. The quality was still so well known centuries later that the well-known winter coat with "toggle-string closure" was called duffle coat.
HLE 2807 + EC 9236 (Rotterdam Centraal 13:09 - Bruxelles-Midi 15:17) + HLE 2811, Duffel, 19/03/2025
186 008 NS + ECD 9536 (Rotterdam Centraal 12:40 - Antwerpen-Centraal 13:26/13:37 - Bruxelles-Midi 14:11) + 186 003 NS, Duffel, 18/03/2025
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Artist: Dzia
Rooienberg 58, 2570 Duffel
Artist: Dzia
G. van der Lindenlaan 26, Duffel
Artist: Dzia
Rooienberg 58, 2570 Duffel
HLE 2809 + EC 9232 (Rotterdam Centraal 12:09 - Bruxelles-Midi 14:17) + HLE 2869, Duffel, 19/03/2025
SNCB-NMBS
Duffel
HLE 28
HLE 1329 + 44836, Duffel, 18/03/2025
HLE 13
HLE 1329
Duffel
Lineas
186 008 NS + ECD 9536 (Rotterdam Centraal 12:40 - Antwerpen-Centraal 13:26/13:37 - Bruxelles-Midi 14:11) + 186 003 NS, Duffel, 19/03/2025
186 216 + 186 123 + 60605, Duffel, 19/03/2025
Duffel
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I love coming to this place, walking in nature, feel the peace and calm. Getting away from the hustle and bustle of life for a few moments.
This place has been witness to many of my journeys.
When I came to run, trying to be more active than the year before.
When I came walking as a new mom with an active baby in my carrier, who just didn't want to sleep unless I walked with her in nature.
As a mom of 3, feeling like I'm taking a whole day's trip putting on coats and shoes, having fun but still ending up with at least one kid complaining about cold, hunger, boredom or whatever.
Taking a walk by myself, truth be told this doesn't happen often anymore, enjoying the nature and clearing my head.
The current of the river just always reminds me of my favorite Disney movie - Pocahontas - Never knowing what is around the riverbend
