Toy Boats with Duck

@Soodabeh: Dear Soodabeh, don't be shy! You probably know that we Dutch are used to big mouths and we can learn from friendly remarks, so please teach us to be polite and friendly! Thank you for your comments, I really appreciate and it's not the sailing that counts, but the pictures, so a comment is never inappropriate, I also feel sometimes not shy but insecure when I see pictures that are not totally according to Western standards, but are beautiful through Eastern eyes, such as many flower pictures, a lamp, ornaments, the way people are pictured etc.

@Soph: I'm glad you are not a stubborn language fanatic because everywhere minorities want to preserve their language: Frisian, Welsh, Flemish, Celtic, Bask, you name it. I think we must give minorities the opportunity to keep their language because every language is a culture expression and a fundamental part of people's identity. Thanks also for the explanation of Lille, I didn't see any connection before between the Dutch and French names, but now I do. Do you know the history of the name "Bruxelles" by the way? In the early Middle Ages it was "Broeksele" (village near a moor, a "broek"), by French speaking people transformed to "Bruxelles", later on translated back in Dutch into "Brussel". This was another surprise to me when I read about it, interesting stuff.