| Near the maritime museum in Rotterdam there is another museum called "The Rotterdam Port Museum".
It consists mainly of a small port and a large quay. In the port all kind of ships and other
floating vessels can be seen and visited. On the quay you will find several fittingshops.
It is here where volunteers do all kind of repair- and maintenance work. There is an antique
lighthouse on the museum site, built in the 1800's and completely made of cast iron.
And not to forget is this little boat called "De Hoop". This boat is on the quay and is used by
IGKT members as well as other knot enthousiasts. Inside this boat you will find knotwork
of every thinkable type and style. It is, especially for knottyers, a real knottyersheaven. To give you
an impression of what can be seen in and around the museum i have put a couple of photographs on
the following pages. Have fun !!! André van der Salm Vlaardingen, The Netherlands |
| De Hoop. |
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| De Hoop in her full glory with cast iron lighthouse next to it. |
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| De Hoop's bow with cast iron lighthouse next to it. |
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| This knotboard is on the inside of the entrance door. |
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| This one is inside next to the entrance door. |
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| The next photographs show what you will see inside this little boat. |
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| The bicycle has nothing to do with knotting. |
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| More knotboards and even a miniature ropemaker. |
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| Colours always do give something extra. |
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| Bow fenders all over the place. |
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| And even more bow fenders. A few of them are still waiting to be finished. |
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| This is really incredible. A knotted chessboard with knotted pieces. |
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| Chessboard from a different angle. |
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| Overview of the interior of the boat. |
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| Port with boats. On the right you can see the quay. |
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| Old lightship converted into a floating restaurant. |
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| Close-up of the ships lighthouse. |
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