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The carpark entrance and ornament in the centre of the market square is a meeting place for many.
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The carpark entrance and ornament in the centre of the market square is a meeting place for many.
The shopping centre by the market square is deserted on non-market evenings.
This is an outdoor shop - I can't figure out why they associate Britain with outdoor activities?
Looking from the shopping area toward the bar district, we can see the revolution.
In the first circus you arrive at when entering the town from the station, there is a statue of some geese.
The bus station, next to the railway station, is where all the buses in the town start or finish.
The sun setting over the houses of Lonneker.
Some children playing in the fountain in the centre of Enschede, in the summer time this is place for many to congregate and interact with some cooling water.
The concrete sofa in the middle of Langestraat is one of the iconic impressions of the city.
The town has numerous artworks and sculptures dotted around its streets.
There are statues on the roof of one of the main theatres in the town centre, and many more climbing to join them.
These statues are starting their journey to the roof, but one has fallen.
The sundial on the side of the church in the old market square.
An Italian restaurant.
There are many fibre glass animals (indeed, other things too) advertising all kinds of shops.
In common with most cities there are plenty of abandoned buildings attracting graffiti and urban art.
Licorice, or Drop in Dutch, is a very important part of the culture, it is not so sour as the Swedish salmiak. Licorice allsorts are called Engles Drop - here some are large enough to be seats, overlooking the blocks of offices and flats
There is still a very strong market culture in Netherlands, with most towns having a market two days a week, saturday plus one of tuesday, wednesday or thursday (different towns on different days).
Cheese is central to the Dutch way of life - they produce many hard tangy cheeses like Edam and Leerdammer - the stallholders are very enthusiastic about their cheeses and will often let you try some to help you decide which you would like. The rounds of cheese vary in age between 4 weeks and 6 years, with the cheese becoming stronger flavoured and harder as time goes by.
A flower stall at the edge of the market.
An abandoned chinese restaurant.
The Irene Promenade is a small arcade toward the edge of the town centre.
Hifi Studio City is a classic hifi shop, somehow stuck in the past but with modern equipment for sale.
Some slightly augmented art, a walking man on one of the pedestrian streets of the city.
Many saddlers were indicated by the presence of horse statues, these days most of these buildings are used for different purposes.
Outside the Rabobank in Enschede is another sofa, again this one isn't as comfortable as it looks.
Like most towns there is a small fleet of rickshaws to take tourists around the city, here they are on their way to the old market square.
Enschede station serves both the Dutch and German rail networks, but they are no longer joined here, there is a few inches gap between them. This is the DB line to Gronau.
Outside the station there is a large forecourt with a skate park and some modern art.
This statue of a horse stands outside a now-decaying building.
Saxion University is one of the largest science universities in Netherlands.
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