Private
car tour to some of the best and largest horse stables north of Amsterdam Private
car tour to some of the best and largest horse stables north of Amsterdam 
By trade I am an art historian and I must confess that am not very knowledgeable about the fields of horsemanship, breeding, horses etc -- but horses do run in my family tree (my mom was into horses and my cosin is a top breeder). Through present day family contacts I know my way around in the field of horses and doors will open that otherwise might remain closed. Meet my cousin and talk to the one who own the largest riding horse stable in the North of the Netherlands. In a firsthand contact learn about Dutch style horse breeding, stud books, breed registries, riding and breeding horses, purebred horses, thoroughbred horses, hot bloods, warmbloods, cold bloods, horse control, stable boys, grooms, stable hands, stable boys, etc.
When riding the landscape of North Holland I can tell you about the countryside, discussing the country's history, agricultural projects, polders, and farm culture. In doing so, we may touch many bases - spanning not only landscaping and architecture but also the nation's history and current social issues.
I have also contact with a stable naer Delft.
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Starting at your hotel I will take you on a wonderful car tour of your choice. My guided itinerary offers you accessable informative conversation in English, Dutch, or German (my French and Italian are more limited).
You may also arrange this VIP treatment for business contacts or friends. Our cultural tour organisation office will take care of a unique and memorable experience.
Drs. Kees Kaldenbach is your private "scholar-lecturer on culture tours" *.
*Martha Gellhorn, Travels with Myself and another, p. 182.
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Photo by Dick Martin
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The Rijksmuseum has done me the honor of linking the main Rijksmuseum site to my website. Start at www.rijksmuseum.nl and select Collection. Then choose 'Digital Collaboration' and the 'Digital Vermeer House'.
I conduct Rembrandt walks in Amsterdam for the Netherlands Bureau of Tourism, London and New York City offices. Their clients include important journalists.
The travel site www.luxurytraveler.com has devoted a main feature to my tours and walks.
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Drs. Kees Kaldenbach has been featured in television and radio documentaries, including BBC2 TV, NTV Japan, Danish TV and Radio Netherlands World Service. In July 2004 he was interviewed about Delft artists by Tetsuya Tsuruhara for the leading Japanese newspaper The Yomiuri Shimbun. In 2004 and 2005 he acted in an advisory role to additional BBC teams. Kaldenbach has written extensively on Vermeer and 17th century Delft, on Vincent van Gogh and on other art history topics.
Drs. Kees Kaldenbach is your private "scholar-lecturer on culture tours".
Further information is available on his encyclopedic web site: www.johannesvermeer.info
Contact
information:
Drs. Kees Kaldenbach , kalden@xs4all.nl
Haarlemmermeerstraat 83 hs
1058 JS Amsterdam
The Netherlands
telephone 020 - 669 8119 (from abroad NL +20 - 669 8119)
cell phone 06 - 2868 9775 (from abroad NL +6 - 2868 9775)
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This page forms part of the 2000+ item Vermeer web site at www.xs4all.nl/~kalden
Launched April 15, 2006. Updated June 16, 2011.
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