Leiden

A few weeks ago, Aline recommended to me the Flickr site of someone who lives in Leiden. The girl is an excellent photographer who really captures the people and scenes of the city in ways I can't. Have a browse through her photos.

Also a few weeks ago, while searching for some information, I came across this blog that features photos of many details of Leiden. I'm happy how many of the details I recognize after such a short time living here. The recent post about the Bevrijdingsdag celebrations includes a couple of moving archive photos of Canadian troops being cheered as they drove down the Breestraat. Seeing the photos really brings the history to life for me, imaging the happiness and relief the people must have felt for the war to finally be over.