If these walls could talk, they would tell us about wealthy beer merchant Herman Sackers and his wife Fyken, who built the house in 1629, not just to live in, but also as a warehouse and an inn.
They would tell us how it was later used to store grain, converted into a bakery, became a grocery store, and still later an antiques and jewellery shop. They would also tell us that the current occupants still see grain kernels trickling down through cracks between the floor boards hundreds of years later.
Many walls in Zutphen are softened and partly hidden by greenery, often in the shape of narrow pavement gardens.
I love these tours. So thoughtful and interesting. Thank you!
It’s a fun, doing these tours. It makes me look differently and deeper at familiar places. Thanks for your company.
Loved the tour of Zutphen. Thank you for sharing.
I’ve really enjoyed spending some time there through my pictures myself. Thanks for reading.
Beautiful photos! We have visited Zutphen and plan to go again soon.
It’s such a great place for a day out! There are two great bookshops: Van Someren & Ten Bosch and De Boekerij. Have you discovered those yet?
Wonderful – the walls, the wall poems (the second poem especially), the little door, the pavement in the alley. More dreams for future travels.
You have read and looked at everything really closely. That feels very special. Thank you!