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We spent a couple days in Luxembourg City while we caught up with things like laundry. (25K)
The city has many walls and viaducts. Within the walls there are old military tunnels called casemates that you can walk through. After you buy a ticket. (36K)
A typical casemate looks like this on the inside. (35K)
Our hostel was located at the base of this viaduct. It had internet and we sent you all an email from there. (33K)
We walked all over the city. We bought helmets for our upcoming bicycle ride. We checked out this flower market. (37K)
We found the National Library which was formerly a Catholic Cathedral. (19K)
The very best thing we saw was this small gauge train that the kids could ride on!! (37K)
After our rest we headed on to Amsterdam. We wandering through a little of the red light district trying to find our hostel. This is our hostel viewed from across the canal. Amsterdam is more canal than land. (21K)
The University of Amsterdam (just across the canal from our hostel) provides low cost meals for students and frugal residents. We chatted with this native during our meal. (34K)
We met our fellow bike and barge participants at the Schiphol Airport
a few miles outside of Amsterdam and easily reached by train. We all got bused to a place called Zaanse Schans which is a large tourist complex in the country
where they have windmills, demonstrate cheese manufacturing, and wooden shoe manufacturing. (25K)
They even provide you with your picture to commerate your visit. Kinda like Disneyland. (49K)
When we caught up with our ship, it was docked in downtown Amsterdam near the train station. It was tied up next to another barge which we walked across to get aboard. Couldn't get a good picture
until the next day. But we were close to this great replica of an East Indies Trading Ship! (20K)
The next day we got a good look at our Barge the Lena Maria. (60K)
That's Garrett our Bike Master and Commander. He adjusted each bike for us. Then we were given a riding test. (40K)
The next day after breakfast we got into our bike clothes and off loaded the bikes. We were ready to ride! (39K)
Riding along the dikes. (26K)
Arriving at De Ryp for our lunch stop. (34K)
We got to see the town hall built in the 1600's (36K)
We were lucky. After lunch several small boats came through the lock in the middle of town. We got to see it in action! (32K)
In Holland as everyone knows they grow Tulips. We rode by Tulip fields! Fields of Tulips waiting to have the flowers cut off so the bulbs can be sold. (31K)
At the Bergen aan Zee beach. That's Mary wading in the green and white stripped top. (31K)
A picnic lunch. (30K)
We got to ride on the sea side of the dike. This works best with a tail wind. (19K)
This is the Maritime museum at Den Helder. (30K)
We visited Texel and toured the Ecomare (49K)
................................What is Ecomare? Click
here
On the 5th day of our Bike and Barge adventure the Barge left the canals for open water to cross the Waddenzee (in the North Sea) (31K)
Arriving at Harlingen (29K)
A tangle of boats at Harlingen. (37K)
Leeuwarden is famous for this leaning tower. It doesn't look like it's leaning very much but it really is. (24K)
We also visited the Boomsma distillery and got to taste the products. (35K)
At Leeuwarden we visited the Koninklijk Eise Eisinga Planetarium planetarium (25K)
................................To learn more about the Koninklijk Eise Eisinga Planetarium Click
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Near Sneek we toured this fantastic working wind powered sawmill! (37K)
When we visited there was no snow. This is the view of the stock pond where the logs to be sawn are kept. (32K)
Garrett our Bike Master and Commander was slightly injured in a battle with the motorized enemy. (18K)
The Lena Maria after dropping us off for our daily ride. (36K)
A small sail boat with the traditional dark sail common in the Netherlands. (30K)
Another picnic lunch. Another great day! (38K)
During our ride we encountered this 90 year old guy keeping busy arranging reeds into roofing bundles. He was a volunteer. (25K)
Our group picture (40K)
was taken under this great windmill! (19K)
Lift bridge at Kampen (31K)
The fishing village museum at Enkhuizen (34K)
The city gate - Enkhuizen (29K)
In the evening Enkhuizen was filled with folk music and many people wore historic costumes. It was fun! (32K)
During our last ride to Hoorn before sailing back to Amsterdam we stopped by this monument. (29K)
Back in the canals of Amsterdam heading to our dock by the train station. (35K)
We were given a tour of Amsterdam. Here we see the flower market. (33K)
During our water taxie tour of Amsterdam we passed this hugh bicycle garage. (18K)
This is Nieuwmarkt. It was half way between the train station and our hostel. (33K)
Mary standing in front of the Bibliotek (24K)
We spend most of our last day in Amsterdam on the top floor restraunt of the Bibliotek (34K)
We had a fantastic view of the city and could see the Lena Maria at the far left. (37K)
The next day we caught the train to the airport and flew home. (28K)
The city has many walls and viaducts. Within the walls there are old military tunnels called casemates that you can walk through. After you buy a ticket. (36K)
A typical casemate looks like this on the inside. (35K)
Our hostel was located at the base of this viaduct. It had internet and we sent you all an email from there. (33K)
We walked all over the city. We bought helmets for our upcoming bicycle ride. We checked out this flower market. (37K)
We found the National Library which was formerly a Catholic Cathedral. (19K)
The very best thing we saw was this small gauge train that the kids could ride on!! (37K)
After our rest we headed on to Amsterdam. We wandering through a little of the red light district trying to find our hostel. This is our hostel viewed from across the canal. Amsterdam is more canal than land. (21K)
The University of Amsterdam (just across the canal from our hostel) provides low cost meals for students and frugal residents. We chatted with this native during our meal. (34K)
We met our fellow bike and barge participants at the Schiphol Airport
a few miles outside of Amsterdam and easily reached by train. We all got bused to a place called Zaanse Schans which is a large tourist complex in the country
where they have windmills, demonstrate cheese manufacturing, and wooden shoe manufacturing. (25K)
They even provide you with your picture to commerate your visit. Kinda like Disneyland. (49K)
When we caught up with our ship, it was docked in downtown Amsterdam near the train station. It was tied up next to another barge which we walked across to get aboard. Couldn't get a good picture
until the next day. But we were close to this great replica of an East Indies Trading Ship! (20K)
The next day we got a good look at our Barge the Lena Maria. (60K)
That's Garrett our Bike Master and Commander. He adjusted each bike for us. Then we were given a riding test. (40K)
The next day after breakfast we got into our bike clothes and off loaded the bikes. We were ready to ride! (39K)
Riding along the dikes. (26K)
Arriving at De Ryp for our lunch stop. (34K)
We got to see the town hall built in the 1600's (36K)
We were lucky. After lunch several small boats came through the lock in the middle of town. We got to see it in action! (32K)
In Holland as everyone knows they grow Tulips. We rode by Tulip fields! Fields of Tulips waiting to have the flowers cut off so the bulbs can be sold. (31K)
At the Bergen aan Zee beach. That's Mary wading in the green and white stripped top. (31K)
A picnic lunch. (30K)
We got to ride on the sea side of the dike. This works best with a tail wind. (19K)
This is the Maritime museum at Den Helder. (30K)
We visited Texel and toured the Ecomare (49K)
On the 5th day of our Bike and Barge adventure the Barge left the canals for open water to cross the Waddenzee (in the North Sea) (31K)
Arriving at Harlingen (29K)
A tangle of boats at Harlingen. (37K)
Leeuwarden is famous for this leaning tower. It doesn't look like it's leaning very much but it really is. (24K)
We also visited the Boomsma distillery and got to taste the products. (35K)
At Leeuwarden we visited the Koninklijk Eise Eisinga Planetarium planetarium (25K)
Near Sneek we toured this fantastic working wind powered sawmill! (37K)
When we visited there was no snow. This is the view of the stock pond where the logs to be sawn are kept. (32K)
Garrett our Bike Master and Commander was slightly injured in a battle with the motorized enemy. (18K)
The Lena Maria after dropping us off for our daily ride. (36K)
A small sail boat with the traditional dark sail common in the Netherlands. (30K)
Another picnic lunch. Another great day! (38K)
During our ride we encountered this 90 year old guy keeping busy arranging reeds into roofing bundles. He was a volunteer. (25K)
Our group picture (40K)
was taken under this great windmill! (19K)
Lift bridge at Kampen (31K)
The fishing village museum at Enkhuizen (34K)
The city gate - Enkhuizen (29K)
In the evening Enkhuizen was filled with folk music and many people wore historic costumes. It was fun! (32K)
During our last ride to Hoorn before sailing back to Amsterdam we stopped by this monument. (29K)
Back in the canals of Amsterdam heading to our dock by the train station. (35K)
We were given a tour of Amsterdam. Here we see the flower market. (33K)
During our water taxie tour of Amsterdam we passed this hugh bicycle garage. (18K)
This is Nieuwmarkt. It was half way between the train station and our hostel. (33K)
Mary standing in front of the Bibliotek (24K)
We spend most of our last day in Amsterdam on the top floor restraunt of the Bibliotek (34K)
We had a fantastic view of the city and could see the Lena Maria at the far left. (37K)
The next day we caught the train to the airport and flew home. (28K)