Delft After Dark...

After the rain stopped, we finally left The Copper Cat and made our way back across the city to the train station. Along the way we spotted this unusual sculpture...

…some interesting black and white urban art...

…and a colorful mosaic.

Not your usual angle of Delft Centraal, a very cool station. 
 

Cars and More Cars...

Definitely the coolest part of The Cable District was the area for TU Delft students devoted to developing hydrogen electric race cars through Forze Delft...

…and formula race cars through Formula Student Team Delft. TU Delft regularly wins global races for solar cars, so not a surprise that they’re working on lots of other kinds of cars. 

Clearly they aren’t sponsored by one of the major beer companies since they’re drinking beer from Lidl (a discount store like Aldi). 

Wonder where these teams will go when the big redevelopment of this complex is started.

In another area, we came across this unusual way to store old cars. 

 

Old Windows...

I took so many photos of windows in different parts of the complex that I figured it was worth a separate post. Here’s the main hallway with windows in the ceiling...

…and windows along a stairwell.

These windows were seen from a large courtyard...

…and these were along a large empty hall.

While I preferred taking photos of the broken windows...

…I couldn’t resist taking one of the view overlooking the neighbor’s lot storing giant cables. 

 

The Cable District...

We thoroughly enjoyed wandering around the large shell of a former manufacturing plant, located directly behind the microbrewery. Giant cables were once made there until the operations moved next door. 

The huge building is now the temporary home to a hodgepodge of small businesses. It is slated to be completely redeveloped into 3,500 homes and a large commercial space starting sometime in 2023. 

As we rounded each corner, we never knew what we’d encounter.

It sure made for a fun photo safari.

 

New Favorite Brewery...

At the end of October, Jimmy and I went to Delft to visit a large thrift shop in search of party music for some upcoming hash parties that he’s going to DJ. Along our walk on the outskirt of the city, we came across the Powder Magazine built in 1660, which included this gatehouse...

…a guardhouse and weigh-house...

…and the powder magazine itself, which was a tower surrounded by water. Today the complex is used for the Scouts.

More exciting was that we came across The Copper Cat, an excellent microbrewery founded in 2011. 

Due to some unexpected rain, we spent a few hours hanging out with the two bartenders eating cheese and fries and trying several of their beers. One was made with algae! Our favorite was Rum Forrest Rum, infused with a Spanish rum distilled just for the brewery. 

Girl with a Pearl Earring was painted in Delft, so a fitting mascot.

 

Stork and More Storks...

It was a beautiful day for a long walk through the woods. We passed this funky lady...

…and a World War II bunker.

Much more exciting was coming upon a big bunch of storks...

…and a swan couple.