THE BRILLIANT DUTCH CYCLE NETWORK – Amsterdam to Laren
With signage like this, who could get lost?Mevrouw Tulloch loves Art Nouveau furniture. I like bike riding. After a short but spirited discussion, we agree to spend a Sunday riding the bikes from...
View ArticleNAARDEN, NETHERLANDS – a star fort in a star location
Naarden's fortified gates now never need their drawbridges raised. For reasons I will probably never understand, there was a sudden rush to search this blog yesterday for information on Naarden, the...
View ArticleHILVERSUM, NEDERLAND – cycling round ducks and Dudok
Yes, I know. These are grey geese, not ducks. Mevrouw T has been doing a short architecture course, and knows a lot about W.M. Dudok, the Dutch architect whose masterpieces are on display in Hilversum,...
View ArticleAMSTERDAM TO NAARDEN – a fine spring cycle
By the Amstel River. ‘Amster-dam’ = ‘Dam on the Amstel’, remember? We’ve just arrived back in Holland, the breeze is gentle and the rain won’t be with us for two more days. So what better way to fight...
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