The view from my "office"

[jxv]

Next office, a B&B in Heerde, for a visit to my sister-in-law. The view was “interesting” with only the skylights.

 

[RB]

Better weather than forecast at Pigra Italy. Still can't avoid the power wires in photos though

 

[TheRealTMA]

Three bridges tour Edinburgh. Boat windows quite dirty with swell, too windy and cold and wet to sit outside.


some seals on pontoon to finish.

 

[Cossie]

Looking out towards Waikato and a very happy lab. Just south of Manukau, NZ.

 

[drron]

Back home to Sunny Coast sunset.

 

[RooFlyer]

The office for the next 5 days


Basic office tools

 

[mrs.dr.ron]

So while Dr.ron was posting those Photos of our sunset i was talking to our grandkids ❤❤❤

 

[Port Power]

The office for the next 5 days

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I wonder if you will have Dr Howard Gray as a guide? He is just wonderful. If you have the chance or can find it, read his book "Lucretia's Batavia Diary".
Have a great trip.



Have a great time. The area is fascinating.

 

[jxv]

We are now in Amersfoort, the centre of the Netherlands as far as surveying is concerned.

X marks the spot of the zero point of the national grid or maybe it is the little marker near the right hand edge of the photo.

Amersfoort is famous for its “Amersfoortse Kei", a rock dragged to the city by 400 of its citizens in 1661. They were rewarded for their efforts by a local aristocrat with beer and pretzels!


The rock was buried and only recovered in 1903. It was mounted in its current position in 1954. In the 1970s foreign governments started sending rocks to Amersfoort.

A Swiss rock.


A Turkish rock.


A rock inscribed with the signature of President Tito of Yugoslavia.


And many more, but I didn’t find one from Australia!

 

[jxv]

Our office for tonight and the two previous nights is under the toucan, the unmistakable signpost of the Valk (=falcon) hotel chain. Someone did not pay attention in biology class!

This is in Leusden, a few km outside Amersfoort.


The view from our office shows the obligatory car park. The photo just shows six of the hotel’s ten Tesla chargers, near the little lake, of which five are in use. Electric cars are becoming mainstream here.

 

[jeza]

Cordoba office














From the Torre Companario











Looking across to the Mezquita Catedral de Cordoba

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[jeza]

Cordoba inside the Mezquita










The Orange Grove within the complex

 

[Cossie]

Manukau office, car park view looking west.

 

[OATEK]

Manukau office, car park view looking west.

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Noice!

 

[Cossie]

This is a bit better, but 4 seasons in one day. Definitely don’t want to be a fisherman when I grow up…………. Auckland Harbour.

 

[prozac]

We are now in Amersfoort, the centre of the Netherlands as far as surveying is concerned.

X marks the spot of the zero point of the national grid or maybe it is the little marker near the right hand edge of the photo. View attachment 298192

Kadaster is the organisation for registering property title and attached rights, the equivalent of our Torrens title. It also includes registration identification of ships. I guess all title is referenced to this spot.

 

[jxv]

Kadaster is the organisation for registering property title and attached rights, the equivalent of our Torrens title. It also includes registration identification of ships. I guess all title is referenced to this spot.

Indeed, the “Kadaster” is the register of property, including identification information with respect to the survey grid and so to its origin in Amersfoort.

Checking this out I found that X does not mark the spot! The metal bar indicates the x-axis of the system and around the corner of the Onze Lieve Vrouwe Toren is the Y-axis. The origin is actually in the tower right under the tower peak.

 

[Captain Halliday]

A bonus photo to my last post from Coronet Peak. Panorama from the summit, 5,410ft or 1,649m:



Another cracking Queenstown sunrise.



A photo taken from the ski bus by accident, but rather than waste it, I’m assuming @RooFlyer will find it rocks.



Plenty of roadwork going on in central Queenstown, so parking is at a premium.


Yes, they are touching!

And saving the best for last, we’re fortunate to have a rooftop terrace with stunning views of Lake Wakatipu, regular passings of TSS Earnslaw and views across to the Remarkables.




Queenstown, New Zealand.

 

[Ade]

Rainbows over CBR office today

 

[Bindibuys]

Hilton, Port Moresby.