woensdag 5 november 2014

Watch out

Most bridges in Amsterdam have a name but this one caught my eye. The "Bully Lock" is a bridge with a lock beneath the road surface which connects the water of two canals. 
The name "Bully" comes from a longtime  mythe circling in Amsterdam as a true story. Bully was a waterghost who would cease between the bridge and the lock and was lying in wait to withdraw not alert passersby, mostly children, into the canal. 
So watch out when passing this bridge!
Linking signs, signs

17 opmerkingen:

  1. I imagine that take kept a few children awake at night! I like the old bike and sign in your photo.

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  2. Klinkt wel een beetje onvriendelijk.

    Groetjes,
    Filip

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  3. That's about as spooky as ghosts under the beds to cause nightmares. Thanks for sharing!

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  4. Oo, sort of sounds like Billy Goats Gruff. :-)

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  5. Ancient stories are interesting and I always wonder about their origin. Where did they start from?

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  6. Een opvallend naambord. En wat een leuk verhaal erbij.

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  7. Dearest Marianne,
    What a name: Bullebaks-sluis! Indeed a real Bully in that story and who knows about the origin of that myth? Did you know by the way that in English we too use the (almost) Dutch word Sluice? You can read more here: Sluice
    Hugs,
    Mariette

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    1. I noticed the word in translation, but didn't know it was the right word for this, I went for safe. Thanks for the addition!

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  8. Thanks for explaining this, I would have been clueless. Tom The Backroads Traveller

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  9. It's like the monster under your bed waiting to grab you! Scary.

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  10. Now that's a darn good story to tell the children who are out on Halloween. Beware of the Bully Lock - Most kids tell stories of walks through graveyards on Halloween - I like yours better.

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  11. never heard that story or saw that bridge!!
    how interesting.

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