Monthly Archives: August 2014

How lucky we were to be in Maastricht for the 200 yr celebration of the Netherlands as a nation & liberation from French rule. King Willhelm & Queen Maxima visited Maastricht on Saturday during a special festival. We enjoyed music … Continue reading →

Almost a week has flown by and a couple of cities. We spent a few additional days in Amsterdam visiting the Rijksmuseum to see the Dutch Masters (Rembrandt, Hals, etc) as well as the Van Gogh Museum. We paced ourselves … Continue reading →

We had fairly good weather as we biked into Amsterdam. For a lunch spot, we stopped at the Muiderslot Castle which was initially built about 1285 and is a Unesco World Heritage site. If you visit Amsterdam, I recommend this … Continue reading →

Yesterday afternoon was a little rocky as we crossed IJsselmeer Sea to Enkhuizen. At dinner the boat was rocking & rolling in the roughest water we had experienced on this trip. We tied up for the night there & now … Continue reading →

We spent Sat. in Groningen taking a morning walking tour & then heading out on our own. Groningen is a university town & the students were finishing their orientation week by celebrating with an all night party at the bars. … Continue reading →

Before breakfast we motored to Delftzil which is on the Ems river but in the Netherlands. From there we began a ride to Groningen through the Dutch countryside a little later than usual. We stopped for “kaffe und kuchen” at … Continue reading →

Aug 14th I’m giving up numbering the days because connectivity can be spotty in some of the places we bike or dock. We’ve biked from Oldenburg to Leer with a little bit of motoring to get through the rivers on … Continue reading →

Yesterday we biked to a refurbished farm village next to a large resort lake called Bad Zwischenbahn. It was informative to see the many buildings a large farm might have including an apiary! Our days are spent biking the Northern … Continue reading →

Friday was spent getting ready to get on the boat. Our Air BnB apartment had a washer so we could easily get our laundry done. Saturday we headed for the boat and the crew imparted some basic info about the … Continue reading →

We visited the Focke Museum which is dedicated to the history of Bremen from Neolithic times to the present. A most unusual collection including religious, maritime, industrial and household items as well as art. Beautiful mansions in this section of … Continue reading →