Westertoren clock on a misty morning by cristinaledesma33

Westertoren clock on a misty morning

Westertoren chimes
were reassuring for Anne
in the annex next door
looks like a nice place to be
February 22nd, 2023  
I hope Anne enjoys the new look when the repairs are done too. You put this in the past tense - perhaps Anne is no longer there, or, the chimes have stopped? Well all that aside, it is a lovely landscape.
February 22nd, 2023  
@helenhall It’s a reference to a line in Anne Frank’s diary: “Father and mother can’t get used to the chiming of Westertoren clock, which tells us the time every quarter of an hour. Not me, I liked it from the start. It sounds reassuring, especially at night.”

The secret annex was in the top floor of the second to the last building on the left next to the clock tower. The clock chimes to this day, every quarter hour, as it did in 1942.
February 22nd, 2023  
@blueberry1222 It’s lovely
February 22nd, 2023  
@cristinaledesma33 thank you for explaining. we nearly visited the Anne Frank museum on our visit to Amsterdam, but the queue was just too long.
February 22nd, 2023  
@helenhall We booked our tickets a week before and they are very strict as to how many can be in the house at the same time.
February 22nd, 2023  
Wonderful scene and poignant words.
February 22nd, 2023  
@boxplayer thank you!
March 1st, 2023  
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