View over Kraków on a fresh January day
I have been taking photos ever since my uncle and aunt inspired me to buy my first DSL at the age of 16. I was born in Holland, moved to the eastern part of the Netherlands, immigrated to Sweden. Here I wrote a travel guide book as thick as a brick about my new home country, was a news and radio correspondent and was a teacher in Swedish schools. 15 years after settling in the land of the Vikings, I popped over to the southern side of the Baltic Sea, and found my third home in Kraków, Poland. The third time's the charm.
The first new series published in November are from a visit to a very picturesque village of white houses, near Brugge (Bruges) and the border with the Netherlands. Photographed during a sunny day in September 2025. Plus live for the first time, some of my photos from Paris. Moreover, I have expanded my Zeeland story. And, if you ever wondered where Gouda cheese comes from. Indeed, a cute city in the Netherlands.
Marcel Burger
Kraków, 17 November 2025
Kraków, 17 November 2025
New stories from the Netherlands, France, and Sweden
Gouda | the Netherlands
17 November 2025 • City of where the famous cheese comes from, but was never made here. Also the city which grew big on beer and laundry of the rich. And the city that is the birthplace of the "stroopwafel": the cookie with two slices of biscuit and a caramelised layer of sugar to keep it together. Welcome to Gouda, Zuid-Holland, the Netherlands.
Zeeland | the Netherlands
16 November 2025 • The Zeeland area is famous for its fight against the see, which it lost for a moment in 1953. But with the Delta Works—a big engineering win—in place, the peninsulas in the southwest of the Netherlands are staying afloat. I frequently visit Zeeland, and the latest expansion of my Zeeland story include the Oosterschelde Storm Surge barrier, the towns of Goes and Zierikzee, and a first limited series of the regional capital of Middelburg.
Paris | France
11 & 15 November 2025 • The city of lights, the city of love. Apart from that, the French capital does not need much explanation. Despite having visited Paris many times in the past decades, this is my first publication of my photos. Join me in the countdown through the arrondissements of Paris, with snapshots from my mobile phone.
Lissewege | Belgium
9 November 2025 • Unofficially known as The White Village, Lissewege near Brugge is charming because, well, all the houses are painted white. A laid-back stop on your way if you are in the neighbourhood, and certainly worth a D-tour.
Uppsala | Sweden
3 & 9 November 2025: new photos added • Uppsala is the forth largest city of Sweden and was once the capital of the kingdoms' lands of Svealand, still the name for the central part of the country. For me Uppsala was the first place I visited in Sweden, back in 2001. It later became my hometown for more than a decade. I revisited the city that I left in September 2025.
Stockholm | Sweden
2 & 3 November 2025 • It has been 24 years since my first trip to Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. I went briefly back to Stockholm in September this year and revisited many of the places of back then. Photos from this trip and older work, going back to 2003, now live.
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