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  • TravelerRuta Madrid - Paises bajos
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    Day 9

    Joordan y Leidseplein - Amsterdam

    April 30 in the Netherlands ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C

    En Jordaan, los canales se estrechan entre boutiques, flores y poesía callejera. Leidseplein, en cambio, vibra con teatros, terrazas y ritmo nocturno, donde la ciudad muestra su cara más viva y despreocupada.Read more

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  • TravelerEuropean Vacation 2025
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    Day 16

    Amsterdam then night train to Austria

    April 29 in the Netherlands ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C

    We woke early to have breakfast with Ewan, Bonnie, Andy & Susie before they left for their next adventures. We stored our bags then walked to the ferry and walked to Dam Square and the Jordaan District over 10km. We stopped for pannekeoken recommended from our self guided food tour. We had some time to sit & relax at the hotel before heading to Central Train Station for our night train to Budapest. We have a cabin for 4 on the train. We had to store some of our bigger bags up on the top bunk. Space was tight! We had some cheese and crackers and snacks before getting ready to sleep. Through the night it was really cold. At 2;30am Tom was attempting to shut the window and accidentally hit the emergency brake but it doesn't activate until the train stops then attempts to start again. I was helping get the window shut from my side and blinds down when we felt the train start then stop suddenly and the next thing we know there's a knock at the door and 6 train employees are lined up wondering if we are all okay and why we pulled the brake🤭 We had a good laugh ( after they left!). On to the next adventures!!Read more

  • Europe 2025
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    Day 3

    Amsterdam

    April 29 in the Netherlands ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C

    The long-haul flight doesn't get any easier, but other than spilling a full glass of red wine into my lap 2 hours in, it was a pretty uneventful if somewhat damp trip. One bike box came completely open, but everything was still inside somehow. I will need to improve my taping.
    Nathan helped us train and tram our two 28-kg bike boxes back to his and Dana's 3rd floor apartment. I'm pretty happy it wasn't too much carrying, and he was there to help!
    Street assembly by unanimous decision after a quick look at the staircase. An unguided bike ride today; the locals go pretty quick, and the bike lanes are narrow in places. With riding on rhs, it requires a lot of concentration and courtesy all round.
    Found our way to the Straat street art Gallery after visiting a market this morning.    Read more

  • TravelerEuropean Vacation 2025
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    Day 15

    Amsterdam full second day

    April 28 in the Netherlands ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C

    We met our group for breakfast in the hotel. We enjoyed their yogurt, fruit and pastries. We booked a boat tour then started out for the free ferry to the Central Station side to walk to the Albert Cuyp ( 17th Century Painter) Market in the De Pijp neighborhood. It is a very culturally diverse area. The streets are named after Dutch painters such as Vincent van Gogh. It is the largest daytime market in Europe with products aimed at residents from Turkish, Moroccan and Antillean backgrounds. We ate at a Lebanese stand. The food was delicious. We took the metro back and met everyone for a canal boat tour. It was a fun tour on an open boat. We saw some new areas such as the Dancing houses at Damrak which are crooked historic houses that lean in different directions. Then the wealthy area with wider Canal houses that you can rent for approx. 30,000 euros per night including a personal chef, concierge and butler. Most of the houses are narrow in Amsterdam because they were taxed on the width of the house. Amsterdam originated in 1275. This year will be the 750 year celebration. It was known for Herring and spices from Indonesia, India and Spain. Now it is known for tourism, companies such as booking.com, and real estate used as head offices for various firms. Following our tour we walked back to the hotel, grabbed a quick bite at the Food Center next door. We sat and visited all together at the hotel. Brad & Annalisa fly home tomorrow. It has been so nice to spend time with Andy & Susie.
    A fun day today.    Read more

  • TravelerEuropean Vacation 2025
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    Day 14

    Amsterdam, disembarkment from Fluvius

    April 27 in the Netherlands ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C

    We had our final breakfast on the Fluvius and said our goodbyes to new friends and fellow passengers. As everyone said, you bond with people, extend sincere invites to come visit in Canada and really hope they take us up on it because they were really wonderful people. I had a tearful goodbye with Joanne & Andrew too as they head for their next few days of adventures. We took an uber to our hotel, dropped off our luggage and headed out to walk around Amsterdam with Shaun & Tom. We took the free ferry across the Harbour to Amsterdam Central Station and found a cafe for coffee. Tom went to watch the Dutch Ajax football game while Shaun, Anthony & I explored the canals and Nine streets district. Along our strolling we met Julia and we stopped to chat and see if we could help her carry her soil i to her home. She ended up inviting us in to see her beautiful home on the canal dating back to the 1600's. She was so kind and toured us through and showed us their artwork, gardens and lovely spaces. A similar experience happened the last time we were in Amsterdam with Jacob.
    We walked and ferried back to our hotel area, checked in and met back with Bonnie, Ewan, Andy & Susie ( friends from Scotland). We had appies all together, including Hoge & Paula, Brad & Annalisa. We said goodbyes to Hoge & Paula who leave for Italy early am and headed for dinner at a restaurant called the Hangar booked by Bon. It was an incredible meal and such a unique space made to look like an airplane hangar. We were all tired and headed to our rooms. A great first day in Amsterdam.    Read more

  • TravelerTulip River Cruise
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    Day 3

    Rotterdam the Netherlands

    April 11 in the Netherlands ⋅ ☀️ 61 °F

    We took an excursion to Keukenhof Park to see the world’s largest spring blooming garden. The garden covers 80 acres. Tulips are definitely center stage here, but the garden also features other spring flowers, including hyacinths, daffodils, lilies, roses, carnations and irises. Each fall, 40 gardeners spend 2 months planting 7 million bulbs by hand. To ensure continuous bloom, three bulbs are planted in each location at different layers. The bulbs are donated by over 100 growers. Surprisingly, Keukenhof Park is only open for 2 months each year. It is impossible to capture the beauty of this garden.

    This afternoon Rebecca and I explored a little of the city of Rotterdam which is the largest port in Europe.The city was pretty much destroyed during WWII and has been completely rebuilt. They have the most unusual architecture. It is definitely a playground of modern design and anything goes. The most striking example of this is the cube house whose purpose is high density housing to optimize the space inside.
    The day ended with our captain taking us on a cruise around the harbor.    Read more

  • TravelerEuropa
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    Day 37

    Amsterdam

    April 10 in the Netherlands ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C

    Heute morgen sind wir direkt zum nächsten Stellplatz, in der Nähe von Amsterdam, gefahren. Von da aus sind wir mit der Bahn in die City gedüst. Auch hier sind wir wieder durch die Stadt spaziert. Ein wichtiges Ziel für Benny war natürlich die Börse (und das Rotlichtviertel🤣). Es ist schon bemerkenswert, wie die Chance auf halbnackte Frauen Bennys Laufbereitschaft um etwa 200% gesteigert hat.😅 Aber gut so ist jeder heute auf seine Kosten gekommen.🤣 Wir waren noch lecker Burger essen und haben einfach die Sonne und die schönen Häuser genossen. 🌞 Es wirkt hier sehr lebenswert, aber die Fahrradfahrer sind schon ein bisschen nervig.😅Read more

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  • TravelerInterrail 2025
    Day 7

    Amsterdam - Papenburg 06.05.2025

    May 6 in the Netherlands ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C

    06.05.2025

    Stillleben eines Amsterdamer Hotelzimmers - Miniatur Masse und mit Plastik abgedeckte Brandmeldeanlage - einfach unglaublich und das im 2. Stock🙈. Mit Zug von Amsterdam Deventer Hengelo Salzbergen Lingen (Ems) Meppen-Neustadt Papenburg. Hinter dem Mühlebrunnen war Sammelpunkt für Besichtigung Meyer Werft
    Ps: bin heute das 2. Mal ohne Grenzkontrolle im Zug nach Deutschland 🇩🇪 eingereist - soviel zur Politik 🙈    Read more

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  • TravelerInterrail 2025
    Day 6

    Amsterdam Rundfahrt 4/6 05.05.2025

    May 5 in the Netherlands ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C

    05.05.2025

    Nachdem ich im Hotel das IPhone wieder geladen habe, wollte ich zu Fuss in die Altstadt von Amsterdam - keine 100 m gelaufen - war grad ein Schiff für eine Grachtenrundfahrt startbereit - also habe ich spontan noch ein Ticket gekauft und schon ging’s losRead more

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  • TravelerEuropean Vacation 2025
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    Day 13

    Vianen to Amsterdam on King's Day

    April 26 in the Netherlands ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C

    Vianen – Breukelen | Breukelen – Amsterdam 35 km

    During breakfast the barge cruised to Breukelen where we disembarked and started our final day of cycling. It is the Kings birthday and we all adorned our bikes with orange balloons, lays and some wore orange. Our guide shared a special vanilla cake called tompouce with cream and/ or custard and orange icing made available on Kings Day. Many towns, homes and locals were decorated or dressed in orange. We rode along the Vecht River in an area famous for its beautiful mansions, small castles and beautiful houses with large gardens and parks all along the canals. Throughout the day we rode over several draw bridges. After cycling through the villages of Nieuwersluis, Loenen and Vreeland we arrived at Nigtevecht where we visited a traditional cheese farm. The owner toured us around the farm and explained the cheese making process. We had our lunch in their garden on the canal and purchased cheese. We Continued cycling and stopped at a windmill where we met the 2 millars who look after the windmills. One of them showed us pictures of the construction and told us the history of it. We rode on through the historical town of Muiden and on to the outskirts of Amsterdam to board the boat for the final time. We sat on the upper deck as the Captain took us into the Amsterdam Harbour for our last dinner, speeches from the crew, reminiscing about the week of cycling and final night on the boat. This has been a really fun group of people to tour with.Read more

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