10 juin 2016, Australie ⋅ ☀️ 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 theEn savoir plus
AustralieState of New South WalesBotanyCooks River33°56’60” S 151°10’55” E
10 juin 2016, Australie ⋅ ☀️ 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.
Emirats Arabes UnisAbu Dhabi International Airport24°26’31” N 54°39’0” E
10 juin 2016, Emirats Arabes Unis ⋅ 🌙 32 °C
First stop Abu Dhabi Airport awaiting next flight to Amsterdam. One more flight and the Hopwood's European Adventure begins.
11 juin 2016, Pays-Bas ⋅ 🌧 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.
Pays-BasProvincie Noord-HollandAmsterdam52°22’13” N 4°53’43” E
11 juin 2016, Pays-Bas ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Amsterdam Canal district near we are staying is very pretty with lots of lovely old buildings and cheese shops.
Pays-BasProvincie Noord-HollandAmsterdam52°22’13” N 4°53’43” E
11 juin 2016, Pays-Bas ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
The walking continues up and down streets, in and out of museums, past buildings, flower markets. Amsterdam has so much to see.
Pays-BasProvincie Noord-HollandGemeente AmsterdamJordaanAnne Frankhuis52°22’31” N 4°53’2” E
11 juin 2016, Pays-Bas ⋅ ⛅ 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 itEn savoir plus
Pays-BasProvincie Noord-HollandGemeente ZaanstadHaaldersbroekZaansche Schans52°28’22” N 4°49’19” E
12 juin 2016, Pays-Bas ⋅ ⛅ 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.
12 juin 2016, Pays-Bas ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
On our way to Marken we stopped by a little village to watch clogs being made. Marken is a little village port where we took the ferry across the largest fresh water lake in Europe disembarking inEn savoir plus
Pays-BasProvincie Noord-HollandVolendam52°29’49” N 5°4’22” E
12 juin 2016, Pays-Bas ⋅ 🌧 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.
