Monthly Archives: September 2025

The Netherlands and Belgium Epilogue

Posted on September 28, 2025 by debbie

I have been thinking a lot about what an English fellow we met at a ferry said to us. He said we had too much stuff. He was camping and still only had four panniers, albeit large ones. He thought … Continue reading →

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Amsterdam Day Two

Posted on September 25, 2025 by debbie

After yesterday’s strike outs, I would say we hit a home run today. Bus timing was perfect. We choose the MOCO Museum (Modern and Contemporary) and the crowd is very light. The museum has art from Andy Warhol, Bansky, Kusama … Continue reading →

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Amsterdam

Posted on September 24, 2025 by debbie

Our day starts with a missed bus. Then on the second bus a missed stop, strike two. Strike three is our visit to the Van Gogh Museum. We take away two things from our visit. First, it is ridiculously crowded … Continue reading →

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Zandvoort to Amsterdam – 25 km

Posted on September 23, 2025 by debbie

Today’s ride is more about getting to Amsterdam and getting our bikes packed away. We thought it was partly a country ride, but we are in urban areas the whole time. Our route has one last ferry ride. A small … Continue reading →

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The Hague (Scheveningen) to Zandvoort – 39 km

Posted on September 22, 2025 by debbie

We ride away from the hotel and at the 2 km mark, we make our first stop. A tall tower, heavy looking and from what Murray can gleam from the plaque, perhaps a water tower. Except it has windows half … Continue reading →

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The Hague Day Two

Posted on September 21, 2025 by debbie

Our mission today is the Kunstmuseum and the Peace Palace. One bus ride deposits us outside the Kunstmuseum and we are awed at the building immediately. The Kunstmuseum was built in 1935 as a modern museum that was accessible to … Continue reading →

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The Hague

Posted on September 20, 2025 by murray

Our The Hague explorations start today. We have a 10.45am appointment at the Mauritshuis Museum. It seems you have to book tickets and an entrance time to museums in Europe. It makes for a better distribution of crowds, so they … Continue reading →

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Brielle to The Hague (Scheveningen) – 47 km

Posted on September 19, 2025 by debbie

It is the fourth day of riding in a row. Our legs are feeling it as we start out but the stiffness eases and they spin nicely. A 10 km ride gets us to a ferry to cross the Nieuwe … Continue reading →

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Renesse to Brielle – 47 km

Posted on September 18, 2025 by murray

Over the last few days, we have be stopping en-route to our destination. More things to see with easy access. We have routed ourselves through a few very cool small villages/towns. Shortly after we left Bruges, we passed through Damme. … Continue reading →

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Middelburg to Renesse – 36 km

Posted on September 17, 2025 by debbie

The weather gods are laughing at us! We think….ah let’s leave early and beat the rain! Hah! As soon as we get on our bikes, rain starts spitting at us. About five blocks away from the hotel, we have to … Continue reading →

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