Hanseatic Cities Path The Estates from Twello . The Estates from Twello After a great night’s sleep and a scrumptious breakfast in Hotel Vermeer (no, not the painter!), we had enough energy again for leg E of the Hanseatic Cities Path, the circular walk “Twellose Estates,” starting and ending at Deventer’s train station via downtown …
Hanseatic Cities Path From Zutphen to Deventer . The IJssel River from Zutphen to Deventer We got off the train at half past nine on Zutphen station’s cold and windy platform. So I quickly put on my hat, tightened my scarf, and started wearing warm gloves. We climbed up the bridge and took the iron …
Nature Reserve “De Regte Heide” Somewhere in The Netherlands . Nature Reserve “De Regte Heide” We drove to “De Regte Heide” with our friends for fresh air. The reserve is located a few kilometers from Tilburg and is approximately 250 hectares, with a varied landscape and burial mounds from the Bronze Age (2000-700 BC). These …
Hanseatic Cities Path Day Trip D – Voorster Klei . The Voorster Klei At 8:45 am, we walked back to the station to catch the train to Voorst Empe station. Less than half an hour later, we followed the familiar yellow-red markings of the “Voorster Klei” day hike. Winter seemed to have put the weeping …
Hanseatic Cities Path Day Trip C – Gorssel . . Apparently, we had been tired from yesterday’s walk because we woke up late, around 9 am. We quickly drank a cup of coffee and ate some sandwiches and fruit before heading to the trail again. We planned to hike day trip C, the Gorssel, from …
Hanseatic Cities Path Day Trip B – De Hoofdige Boer . The Stubborn Farmer Trail We were back in Zutphen to hike the “De Hoofdige Boer” trail. We were bundled up because it was freezing cold weather with a strong breeze. The hike started immediately near the station. We quickly walked over the city walls …
Naturalis Northern Lights . Experiencing The Magic Lights A few friends and I attended the show “Noorderlicht” (Northern Lights) and explored a few floors of the Naturalis Biodiversity Center in Leiden. This was the first time I visited the “amazing world of nature” in Naturalis, even though my husband and I regularly traveled to Leiden …
Hanseatic Cities Path From Brummen to Zutphen . From Brummen to Zutphen After a good night’s sleep and a delicious breakfast, just after nine o’clock, we set off again in good spirits. With dry clothes on but still with soaked shoes. Given the possible bus strike in the region, we walked to the station in …
Hanseatic Cities Path From Doesburg to Brummen . From Doesburg to Brummen Although the weather forecast promised wind and rain, we set out to hike the first stage of the Hanseatic Cities Path from Doesburg to Brummen. The hike starts near the old city wall at the eastern edge of medieval Doesburg, which received city …
