• Chris Tomes
  • Chris Tomes

Holland - cycling

A short but fine adventure by Chris Read more
  • Trip start
    June 11, 2016

    Rotterdam to Leiden

    June 11, 2016 in the Netherlands ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C

    After a smooth sailing we arrived to a damp Europoort and cycled in light rain to Delft. Only got lost once in Rozenburg. It then dried out for the rest of the day. Delft very touristy, Leiden less so helped by a sizeable university population.Read more

  • Leiden to Utrecht

    June 12, 2016 in the Netherlands ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

    A warm day, largely dry except for a thunderstorm at lunchtime. We used the "knooppunt" - nodes - system to find our way and we are now fans. So simple and employing routes we would never have found otherwise.Read more

  • Mary K hotel & Amsterdam

    June 13, 2016 in the Netherlands ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C

    Mary K is a boutique hotel with a tiny street sign - blink and you'd miss it. Breakfast looks nicely sourced but expensive and not big so we repaired to Hema for a bigger breakfast which at €2 is popular and hard to beat.

    Train to Amsterdam, Resistance museum, boat trip, and Anne Frank House (not pre-booked so had to queue for an hour).
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  • Utrecht to Arnhem

    June 14, 2016 in the Netherlands ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C

    A very rainy morning in utrecht which delayed our start until 10.30 am. Breakfast in Hema for €2.

    The route to Otterlo was pleasant and easy to follow. No canals or windmills, undulating with forests and heathland.

    Visited the Dutch Tile Museum in Otterlo - worth the trek.

    Scenic downhill route into Arnhem - see pic of rush hour!
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  • Rotterdam

    June 15, 2016 in the Netherlands ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

    Train to Rotterdam via Utrecht. We checked our bikes into secure underground storage and made our way to the market to get souvenir purchases and an evening meal.

    The node network from Rotterdam centraal station to Europoort initially worked well but we came off it accidentally and had to rely on the red and white cycling signs which wax no problem.

    After showers on and off all day we have clear blue skies for departure tonight.
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    Trip end
    June 15, 2016