Johan Ramakers
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Jul 22
July 22 – Three Days in Sunny Zeeland
July 19 I slept in a smidgen. Han was up and having coffee when I arrived to the breakfast room. Han had previously contacted a friend from St. Maarten who now lives in The Hague. Her name is Wanda and he had not seen her in a little over 15 years. She is very sweet …
Jul 18
July 18 – Visiting Madurodam and Spending Night in The Hague
We slept in this morning, finally checked out. We began our way to see the field of tulip flowers but only saw a few rows. Han said we were about a month and a half too late. Was happy to see any at all. Our special treat today was Madurodam. Han, like most Dutch kids, …
Jul 17
July 16 Amsterdam – Enough Said…
We slept in very late after our overly eventful day yesterday. Took the train to Amsterdam and my vocabulary is not large enough to describe this city or even if I “should” describe it all. lol My simple definition is, “Spectacularly Trashy!” I think more than anything I loved seeing with my owns eyes the …
Jul 15
July 15 – Experiencing Three Days in One
Sadly my first picture of the day was a wreck. We had just got off the ferry, while waiting in traffic, we heard a huge crash and saw a person flying through the air, then tumbling across the asphalt and she landed beside our car on the pavement. It was horrific. A 23 year old …
Jul 14
Our Hazey Lazy Days of Summer on Texel Island
Texel was actually one of the few places I specifically asked to visit in Europe. I read about it in Coastal Living Magazine and it sounded just the place I would want to see. I was right because I sure know me. : ) Most our time was spent riding around exploring every road we …
Jul 11
July 9 – Our Interesting Three Day Trek to Texel
Texel is the largest of the Dutch Wadden Islands and caught our eye when preparing for this trip. On the first day of our trip to the island, we went down (Han’s) memory lane in a few towns and did sightseeing from the car. Our first stopover was in Amersfoort, a old town near the …
Jul 05
July 4-5 Surprising Train Adventure from Austria to the Nederlands
July 4th – Today was Independence Day in the states with picnics and fireworks. We did not have fireworks, but we did have the most amazing barbecue dinner with Nik and his family. I did not miss the fireworks, since we were in the best company with delicious food to enjoy. Katherina (Nik’s mom) brought the …
Jul 03
July 3 – Adventures Happen Naturally on Trains
Our mode of transportation today was walk to Budapest central train station, grab the train to Vienna, change trains at Vienna’s Hauptbahnhof (main station) for a regional train to Liesing; and there get on the bus to Breitenfurt to get off at bus stop to finish our trip by foot (approx 2/3 mile) pulling our …
Jul 02
July 2 – Feet Were Our Modes of Transportation Today
July 2 – Bus, Boat, Feet! However Mainly Feet Were Our Modes of Transportation Today Jumped on the bus, walked to Dock 10 to board boat trip down the Danube and sat back to enjoy. The boat was incredibly crowded but we finally found a lovely little breezy spot to cool off and relax. We …
Jul 01
July 1 – Do I Dare Say, “Not Impressed” but Still Thankful to Travel
We went sightseeing on uncovered bus today. We are going to get suntans because it is a real scorcher outside. There are some beautiful buildings of old and new, sculptures, art work and an excellent selection of humans to watch. The tour bus guide and driver were not particularly friendly, but we hear it’s because …
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