architecture near the dageraadplaats

So the weather was superbly insanely good; and we decided to treat ourselves to a nice walk in a neighbourhood well known for its gezelligheid [dutch for good vibes] and amazing art nouveau architecture.. the dageraadplaats

this school [in brick] which is flanked by a church is actually a good 15 minute walk from our place, and about 5 mins to our destination...this photo is just to show how nice the sky was that day...

this is an under-a-bridge cafe which we came across and later, there would be salsa dancers sashaying and wiggling their sunny afternoon away..

we are on one of the streets where the amazing buildings are as you will see..

and for some reason, there were these vintage bi-planes flying overhead us all afternoon; this yellow one in particular kept going back and forth..

here is a detail of one of four tiled [or painted] illustrations for each of the cardinal directions of a 4 way intersection..

and here are the main houses on the big street...the kombi [loh tee chiah] was an incidental bonus that happened to be ambling along when we were there...

so it was an excellent primer for us to familiarize ourselves with our neighbourhood - we ended the excursion with a well deserved kriek beer and cola light - the best drinks to have on a sunny day like this!