First Ride Nord
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Our first ride north. Everyone kept telling us to ride north from Amsterdam to quickly get to the agrarian settings, canals, and little villages. Boy were they steering us right. One kilometer northLäs mer
Our first ride north. Everyone kept telling us to ride north from Amsterdam to quickly get to the agrarian settings, canals, and little villages. Boy were they steering us right. One kilometer northLäs mer
Nancy and I rode a nice 60k loop to the southeast of the city today. We wound our way through the polders to Naarden, an old fortress city. The city was on of three that we passed through thatLäs mer
We made it to Quaker Meeting last Sunday. A quiet affair with eight in attendance. Most were Nederlanders, one was from Ohio via San Francisco. This was quite different from Meeting in Brussels whereLäs mer
We heard the weather was changing from cold and gray to sunny and warm so we hit the road. Augie rode my bike and I got a spin on Harrie's city bike. We rode north through the area above AmsterdamLäs mer
5.5 miles of same...
Augie was kind enough to take us on a customized and highly personal snack tour this morning.
Our first stop Confectionery Lanskroon was for the famous Dutch stroopwafels which are basically twoLäs mer
Sophie and Jacob arrived late Tuesday evening. We spent Wednesday wandering around the city. At one point we found ourselves people watching for 20 minutes as Sophie shopped. The rest of the day weLäs mer
Way back in early May we attended Augie's graduation from Hampshire College. We stayed in a a lovely Airbnb on a ridge above the Pioneer Valley in Massachusetts. It so happened that there was a DutchLäs mer
We've been having a great time with Sophie, Jacob and Augie during their visit. The night before last we went out to dinner at Buurtboerderij. A farm to table restaurant that doubles as a socialLäs mer
Well, the kids are gone. Augie is reportedly having a great time in Budapest while Sophie and Jacob have settled back in Bolinas. Our friend Alison is visiting for the week and took in some museumsLäs mer
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I’ll take this one ⛵️~ ✨🇫🇷🌷🇳🇱 That is one beautiful boat. A reversed french flag in the U.S. used as a burgee means ‘keep off.’ And that is on the national boaters test ✨🤺. I like your new blog style. 🍻