AustraliaNew South WalesSydneyCamperdownO’Dea Reserve33°53’19” S 151°10’28” E
June 10, 2016 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
We will discover the best of Europe on one grand journey from the North Sea to the Black Sea.
We will travel the length of Europe through eight nations, exploring wonders of the Old World and theRead more
AustraliaNew South WalesBotanyCooks River33°56’60” S 151°10’55” E
June 10, 2016 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
The start of our European Adventure - 12 countries in 52 days by air, land and sea.
Let the fun begin with the first leg to Abu Dhabi.
United Arab EmiratesAbu Dhabi International Airport24°26’31” N 54°39’0” E
June 10, 2016 in the United Arab Emirates ⋅ 🌙 32 °C
First stop Abu Dhabi Airport awaiting next flight to Amsterdam. One more flight and the Hopwood's European Adventure begins.
NetherlandsNorth HollandAmsterdamEstherea Hotel52°22’28” N 4°53’28” E
June 11, 2016 in the Netherlands ⋅ 🌧 13 °C
Amsterdam is home for the next 5 days staying at Hotel Estherea. It is a quaint Hotel over looking one of the many canals in Amsterdam. Once settled we walked around the area to get our bearings.
NetherlandsNorth HollandAmsterdam52°22’13” N 4°53’43” E
June 11, 2016 in the Netherlands ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Amsterdam Canal district near we are staying is very pretty with lots of lovely old buildings and cheese shops.
NetherlandsNorth HollandAmsterdam52°22’13” N 4°53’43” E
June 11, 2016 in the Netherlands ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
The walking continues up and down streets, in and out of museums, past buildings, flower markets. Amsterdam has so much to see.
NetherlandsNorth HollandGemeente AmsterdamJordaanAnne Frank House52°22’31” N 4°53’2” E
June 11, 2016 in the Netherlands ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Our Hotel is very close to Anne Franks House and the tour of the house was sad and informative experience walking from room to room and learning about her life through her diary and thinking what itRead more
NetherlandsNorth HollandGemeente ZaanstadHaaldersbroekZaansche Schans52°28’22” N 4°49’19” E
June 12, 2016 in the Netherlands ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Today we went on a bus tour to the countryside and visited Zaanse Schans, Volendam, and Marken where we saw working windmills in a unique dutch village including chocolate making.
NetherlandsNorth HollandGemeente WaterlandMarken52°27’32” N 5°6’12” E
NetherlandsNorth HollandVolendam52°29’49” N 5°4’22” E
June 12, 2016 in the Netherlands ⋅ 🌧 19 °C
Volendam is a port village larger than Marken. We walked through the township and tasted a number of different cheeses.
Tour ended with a bus ride back to the city.
