Queensday in the Netherlands Guided tour with Ans Hand over from Beatrix to Willem Alexander More vrijmarkt and music People dresses up History on TV Meeting up with old friends Today is the day! We started the day with watching the Queen step down. This was a short simple ceremony where it was ratified by … Continue reading
From Nijmegen to Utrecht Early as weather bad Utrecht sunny Met up with Ans Vrijmarkt Loosing a dread Music, beer and poffertjes. A walk through the markets in the morning, picking up a few bits and pieces. All the street stalls are out for the weekly market. Clothing, electronic bits and pieces, masses of cheese, … Continue reading
From Koblenz to Nijmegen Back in Holland and it smells! finding hotel Little bit of old Nijmegen River views Left over castle bits For some reason we ended up going to Nijmegen in the Netherlands. Not sure why, but that was where the ticket went to. Well, in fact, we didn’t want to go all … Continue reading
Koblenz Rivers Statue Castle/Forts We made it to Koblenz today. Through the rest of the Rhine gorge. Here the gorge ends and the Rhine landscape changes. Koblenz ia another historic city founded by the Roman in 10BC. Accommodation could have been a bit tricky as the first hotel we went to seemed to be closed, … Continue reading
Train to Bacharach Today we are mixing a few days into one. Sorry. On the 25th we made our way by train further up into the Rhineland. It is a beautiful trip that you are supposed to by boat. Unfortunately this was not possible for us, and we took the train. This is still a … Continue reading
Mainz Town Today we have to go to Mainz. Well, we don’t have to, but it is the start of the Rhineland-Palatinate. It is where the Rhine and Main rivers join and start to form a gorge, the area is a very important religious area, and the home of Gutenberg (The guy that invented the … Continue reading
