Hanseatic Cities Path SP11 Day Trip D – Voorster Klei SP11 Day Trip D – 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 SP11 Day Trip D – Voorster Klei […]
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Hanseatic Cities Path SP11 Day Trip C Gorssel SP11 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 SP11 day trip
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Hanseatic Cities Path SP11 Day Trip B – De Hoofdige Boer SP11 Day Trip B – “The Stubborn Farmer” We were back in Zutphen to hike the “De Hoofdige Boer” trail and bundled up because it was freezing cold weather with a strong breeze. The SP11 Day Trip B hike started immediately near the station
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Naturalis Exploring Dutch Museums and Galleries Experiencing The Magic Northern Lights at Naturalis 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 this museum, even though my husband
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Hanseatic Cities Path SP11 Brummen to Zutphen SP11 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 Zutphen
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Hanseatic Cities Path SP11 Doesburg to Brummen SP11 Doesburg to Brummen Although the weather forecast promised wind and rain, we set out to hike the first stage of the Hanseatic Cities Path, SP11 Doesburg to Brummen. The hike starts near the old city wall at the eastern edge of medieval Doesburg, which received city rights
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Hanseatic Cities Path SP11 Day Trip A – The Old IJssel Valley SP11 Day Trip A – The Old IJssel Valley – 1 After a day at home getting acclimatized to the Dutch timezone again, we started with a brand-new long-distance walk: the regional path “De Hanzestedenpad” (the Hanseatic Cities Path). This route connects the
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Traveling Back to the Netherlands Our Stay in Milwaukie, OR Flying Back Home Again! Our son drove us to Portland International Airport for our red-eye flight to Chicago International Airport, traveling back to the Netherlands. After dropping us off with two large suitcases and Hemmes, we quickly hugged and said, “See you soon!” We landed
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Checking Out! Our Stay in Milwaukie, OR Checking Out! And again, we said goodbye to another comfortable, convenient Airbnb. The Milwaukee, OR, Airbnb was cozy, clean, spacious, and nicely decorated, with off-street parking. We hiked the popular Trolley Trail many times and conveniently traveled to downtown Portland on the Max Light Rail. And driving to
Hotel Benson in Portland, OR Our Stay in Milwaukie, OR Hotel Benson, Portland, OR My DIL and I met at The Palm Court at the Hotel Benson in Portland on the shortest day of the year for lunch, to see the gingerbread display, and to stroll downtown. The historic hotel opened in 1913 and still
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