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  • GezginEurope winging it
    Gün 1–3

    Netherlands - Utrecht

    4 Haziran 2024, Hollanda ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C

    Utrecht 4-6 June.
    Flew in from Heathrow on the 4th arrived in Schipol airport (Amsterdam) and had the most fun queuing in immigration for 1hr.

    Took the intercity direct to Utrecht from the airport (took some snapshots of power lines obviously) after semi working out the trains i was retrospectively hit with the shock that nothing is in English its all Dutch (surprise surprise). I thought thered be some English signs but no... all Dutch unfortunately for me.

    First things first after checking into my hostel i hired a little push bike to get around. Why walk when i can ride? I did a lap of the city aimlessly sightseeing. It took me a couple of minutes to figure out the cycling customs of the Dutch. I head to robert gelato which apparently won the 2019 world gelato championship and have some hazelnut and vanilla gelato. Which was nice but not "world champion" gelato sadly (4th picture). Still getting accustomed to the timezones doing a full 180 so i wander around the canals a bit and then head back to my room asleep by 7pm, rough night awake at 2am suffering from feelings of "what the fuck am i going to do with myself for 1 month alone but in the crowd." Luckily some calls home and to special people i figure out the key is to actually talk to people, do walking tours in each city and make an effort to go to places where you can talk to other solo travellers.

    The next day i do a tour of the dom tower, Utrechts pride and joy standing 112.34m tall (nothing in the city is allowed to be taller than it) climbing 465 steps to the top of which were very steep and basically no surface area for the modern mans foot. Was quite cool my first experience of a gothic cathedral and something built before 1770. The dom tower was built in 1321-1382, giving an impressive view, here i also learned from the tour guide that the Dutch apparently really like Aussies. After this i do a free walking tour of utrecht which a lovely scholarly man ran and it was actually really good.

    Here i learnt some of the history of utrecht.
    - For example Utrecht means bend in the river and is where the romans established there barracks as the river slows at the bend and is easier to unload boats, also a good defensive position.
    - The Dom Tower garden has a marijuana plant (2nd picture)
    - The arches of the garden in the dom cathedral were the same ones used in the harry potter films (3rd picture)
    - The stonework for the garden was perfomed by slaves and as an act of rebellion the slaves worked ropes into the structure (5th picture) so that if the ropes were removed the structural integrity of the arch would fail. This was quite a powerful symbol for anti slavery and was considered for amnesty international
    - Dom tower has a lot of bells, they ring the heavy large bells for sad events. And the smaller ones for happy celebrations (6th picture)
    - Theres a mall next to utrecht central station called lady catherine mall. This area was originally a castle/fort built and controlled by the spanish and they would extort the shipping lane (pay us a fee or we'll shoot you) and gave holland a bad rep internationally. After a while the spanish left and de-occupied the castle. Lady catherine the mayor at the time then decread that any person that built there home from the materials of the fort would be completely tax free (she wanted people to tear it down cost free for her). Moving along to the 8th picture, this is a store built from that forts materials and it is apparently a complete front, the stores never opened instead a car dealer runs a import export business from the 2nd floor and has been doing so tax free for nearly 50 years. In 2019 they got taken to court by the government over it and in 2021 it was ruled that "a promise made is a promise kept" and they won! Be interesting to see what the property sells for with rules like such attached to it

    Did a canal cruise which was pretty shit. Some local kid spat on the boat from a bridge and it got all over the person next to me

    Utrecht very cycleable very nice, be a great place to live, not very touristy.    Okumaya devam et

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  • GezginEUROPE & UK 2024
    Gün 14

    Day 15: Utrecht to Hinderdam.

    27 Nisan 2024, Hollanda ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C

    Had a lazy day today. Needed it to plan the next 2 in Amsterdam. Talked to out “3” kids via FaceTime. Spent some time in Utrecht central. Couldn’t take the van in the low emission zone, but remnants of last nights kings party was everywhere. After some busts Graham found a great place to stay at Hinderdam.Okumaya devam et

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  • GezginBenelux Tour
    Gün 8

    Utrecht

    19 Nisan 2024, Hollanda ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C

    Utrecht erreichen wir gegen 16 Uhr. Hier wollen wir Manfred und Fabi treffen, die mit einem Flußkreuzfahrt- Schiff auf Hollands Wasserstraßen unterwegs sind. Tatsächlich kann Michaela mit Hilfe von Google den Liegeplatz des Schiffes bestimmen und so werden wir von den beiden zu Kaffee und Kuchen auf der MS-SE Manon eingeladen.
    Bald müssen wir aber wieder aufbrechen, weil wir noch einen Stellplatz für die kommende Nacht suchen müssen.
    Die Suche erweist sich als Recht schwierig. Am ersten Stellplatz, den wir aufsuchen, ist niemand mehr da, bei dem wir einchecken könnten. Auf dem Campingplatz Buitengoed De Boomgaard bekommen wir einen Platz, allerdings ist der Untergrund wegen des anhaltenden Regens schon sehr aufgeweicht und schlammig.
    Es regnet, es ist kalt und wir sind hungrig. Deshalb freuen wir uns auf die an der Rezeption angepriesene Pizza im Restaurant. Nach einem längeren Fußmarsch müssen wir aber feststellen, dass es sich bei dem Restaurant um ein größeres offenes Zelt handelt. Bei 7 Grad Außentemperatur verzichten wir daher auf die Pizza und nehmen unser Abendessen mal wieder im Camper ein.
    Am nächsten Morgen parken wir unser Gefährt auf dem Parkplatz vor dem Campingplatz und nach einem kurzen Fußmarsch fahren wir mit dem Zug direkt zu Utrecht Centraal. Michaela ist begeistert von dem direkt gegenüber liegenden Einkaufszentrum Hoog Catharijne. Wir ziehen durch die malerische Altstadt mit den Grachten und schauen uns das Spieluhrenmuseum an.
    Um 14 Uhr nehmen wir wieder den Sprinter zum Parkplatz und fahren anschließend bei häufigen Regenschauern Richtung Ruhrgebiet.    Okumaya devam et

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  • pietromobil2024.04 Schriftart Festival
    Gün 9

    Utrecht - Tag 2

    16 Nisan 2024, Hollanda ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C

    In der Nacht hatte es heftig geregnet und gestürmt und auch in der Früh war es noch grau in grau und es regnete immer wieder. Gegen halb 11 hörte der Regen endlich auf und die Sonne zeigte sich.

    Also gings wieder los in die schöne Stadt. Diesmal auf einer etwas anderen Route und es gab immer wieder tolle Blicke und Eindrücke. Die Wanderung wurde etwas länger und wir haben viele schöne Häuser und interessante Orte gesehen. Utrecht, auf jeden Fall einen Besuch wert! Nicht nur, weil Moni ihren "Traumfriseur" gefunden hat, der ihr endlich die Haare so geschnitten hat, wie es ihr gefällt... Und eingekehrt sind wir natürlich auch!

    https://www.komoot.com/de-de/tour/1518166192    Okumaya devam et

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  • pietromobil2024.04 Schriftart Festival
    Gün 8

    Utrecht - Tag 1

    15 Nisan 2024, Hollanda ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C

    Nach teilweise heftiger Sturm und Regenfahrt sind wir am Nachmittag am "Budget" Campingplatz in Utrecht angekommen. Zunächst waren wir uns nicht wirklich sicher, ob wir bleiben wollen, denn eigentlich sind wir auf einer großen Baustelle angekommen. An der Rezeption entschuldigte sich der Mitarbeiter auch mehr oder weniger für die aktuelle Situation, aber da wir ja die Stadt anschauen wollten, sind wir dann doch geblieben.

    Wie immer waren wir aber schnell "installiert" und tatsächlich ließ sich sogar bald die Sonne sehen. Da wir noch Brot brauchten, machten wir uns auf den Weg Richtung Stadt, dort sollten einige Läden zu finden sein. Und wir fanden auch bald einen Supermarkt, aber da es noch nicht so spät war und wir noch Zeit hatten, liefen wir weiter bis ins Zentrum.

    Dort erwischte uns dann ein Hagel- Graupelschauer und die einzige Rettung war ein kleines Pils in einer Kneipe mit Überdachung und Wärmestrahlern.. Der Spuk war bald vorbei und wir konnten wieder trocken zurück an unseren Campingplatz laufen.

    https://www.komoot.com/de-de/tour/1517002149    Okumaya devam et

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  • Gezgin2023

    Utrecht im Nebel

    8 Aralık 2023, Hollanda ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C

    Mein Kumpel Dominik schreibt mir gerade hier gibt es wohl einen einzigartigen Techno Musik Bunker, muss wohl nochmal herkommen. Die Fahrt geht weiter die letzte Stunde im Bus und ich mache nebenbei Musik fühlt sich fast so an als würde ich auflegen (das denken wahrscheinlich auch ein paar hier im Bus) 😁Okumaya devam et

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  • GezginBig Birthday Trip
    Gün 2

    Utrecht

    17 Kasım 2023, Hollanda ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C

    Crashed for 2 hours in the morning. So tired . Gorgeous walk in the woods in the afternyand then a short train ride into Utrecht for food.

    We went to Gys a vegan restaurant. Best food in ages. Pilsner, now that's been a while. We did however turn up at the wrong restaurant. There are 2. Fortunately there was a table to spare so we didn't have to trog 30 mins in opposite direction.

    Utrecht is lovely. A student town with no tourists. Just me.    Okumaya devam et

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  • Europe Trip 2023
    Gün 19

    Njenrode University and off to Amsterdam

    15 Ağustos 2023, Hollanda ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C

    This was a relaxing day, we said a “see you soon” to Paul and Myra as we knew we’d be back in Eindhoven on Friday evening and then Tom drove us to Amsterdam where we would be staying at his apartment with his roommates. On the way he took us on a tour through the original Breukelen campus of his prestigious university where he studied his Masters. We got a full guided tour from Tom around the library, the buildings, the castle (with moat and drawbridge) plus the beautiful canals and green lands where some deer and wildlife roamed too. We enjoyed the rest of the short drive to Tom’s apartment in the South West of Amsterdam right near groceries, pharmacies, tram lines - everything we needed within a 5min walk. We did a quick run the the supermarket to get food, as Tom had been away on holiday so the fridge was empty - then had some homemade sandwiches and chilled out for a while. While Tom worked for the afternoon, V and I cooked a roast chicken meal for dinner and shared this with Tom and Nout which made it feel really homely for us. We planned out some things to do the next day as Tom had some free days in his schedule to share with us, and then hit the hay. (Tom let us stay in his bed while he crashed on the couch downstairs for which we were very grateful for ❤️)Okumaya devam et

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  • D&G's 2023 Adventure
    2
    Gün 103

    Munster, Germany —> Amsterdam

    28 Haziran 2023, Hollanda ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

    After a 4am wake up, we got to the train station and caught our 5am train en route to Amsterdam. Of course, because we had woken up at 4am, all the trains were on time and there were no issues with the connections!

    We arrived in Amsterdam around 9am and walked to our hostel in the North of Amsterdam (which luckily is very easy to get to with a free ferry which goes every 5 minutes and only takes a couple of minutes!) There, we had a late breakfast and chilled out for a bit.

    We then walked back to the centre in the afternoon and went on a walking tour of Amsterdam, learning interesting facts along the way as we explored the streets and canals:
    - Amsterdam was named because there literally used to be a ‘dam of amstel’ in 1300, when the city was named.
    - The red light distinct is called the vollen by locals. It started because there were lots of sailors coming into Amsterdam and so there was a lot of prostitution which kept the sailors away from local ladies. The church which is right next to the red light district used to be busy with people repenting for their sins and then eventually the church sold "passes" to people before they visited the red light district to absolve them of their sins in advance.
    - The structures next to the canals are sinking (which is pretty evident by some of the lopsided buildings!) There is a 20 year maintenance plan in place so there is a bit of construction going on to allow them to fix up the foundations of these properties.
    - The buildings used to be taxed in width so there is lots of narrow buildings along the canals! There are winches on top of buildings to get large items into the buildings which are still used by people today.
    - Officially, coffee houses are able to sell 5 grams per person per day of weed. The government has implemented programs of slowly trying to limit the use by tourists. Many locals are taught about weed when they are young and are not so interested in using it.
    - We visited a spinning house for women where women were forced to work at one stage when they were found guilty of prostitution (at a time when it was illegal - it has bounced between being legal and illegal at various times in history).
    - In the Netherlands, there are more bikes (21 million) than people (17 million). You can definitely see this by looking at any street (and even more so when you tried to cross the street!)
    - We also visited an area of the city which used to be mostly occupied by a Jewish population prior to WWII. The architecture there is quite different and it is because the area was largely reconstructed after the war. Most of these people were removed from their home when Amsterdam was occupied but then in 1945, there was a particularly cold and difficult weather for the people remaining in Amsterdam so people stole furniture for burning fires and destroyed part of the buildings for materials for fires and to survive as they were all unoccupied.

    We finished the walking tour by trying some stroopwaffles which were very delicious!

    After the tour, we walked the red light district to do some ‘window shopping’ followed by doing some actual grocery shopping (and a quick visit to the LEGO shop) before heading back to the hostel for a much needed early night!    Okumaya devam et

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  • GezginJosh's Euro Trip
    Gün 5

    Utrect

    23 Şubat, Hollanda ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C

    Loved this place, love netherlands in general, I feel so much more at home here, and there train system is so much more organized!

    Met two nice ladies in my hostel, that officially rerouted my plans, for a more fun a scenic journey.Okumaya devam et

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