Category: travel

Het strand, Haarlem, lopen naar Amsterdam Centraal, 22 juni

Trein naar Zandvoort. Lunchen in Haarlem.

Bakkalda Türkçe pratik yaptim.

onderweg naar Amsterdam Centraal
fietsen naast een grachct
gracht in de ochtend
het strand bij Zandvoort
Haarlem
Haarlem
vijver in de buurt van het trein station Haarlem
medere verdiepingen fietsen parkeren naast Amsterdam Centraal
Amsterdam

I walked to Amsterdam Central Station and took the train to Haarlem to meet a friend Wednesday morning. We took the train to Zandvoort and then back to Haarlem for lunch. I got a chance to practice a little Turkish in the Turkish market.

Dordrecht – Waterbus – Ferry

Ferry docking at Krimpen ann de Lek
Kinderdijk from the ferry
Getting up to speed. We’re not out for a cruise.
Scullers in the distance
One guess. Which one belongs to the Amerikaan?
It looks so … official
I’m impressed!

Dordrecht was one of my favorite rides of the trip. Funny thing too, because it was the only time in Rotterdam I it rained. Though, I’m sure no one from the Netherlands … or Portland … or Vermont would have called it rain. I biked to Dordrecht, then took the waterbus to Alblasserdam. I was shocked how fast the waterbus was once it got up to speed. I then biked to Kinderdijk and took the ferry across the river to Krimpen aan de Lek. A bargain at 75 cents, though I don’t know if I’d think it so cheap if I did it frequently. It’s a very short ride. Still far preferable to swimming. From there a bike ride back to Rotterdam. A great day on the water and bike paths around Rotterdam!

Learning Dutch? Have an iOS device? Here’s my tip for the day Omroep.nl Radio 1 app. Available even in the US App Store!

Stop action video of ride, 6:30.