Utrecht’s Green Lung, A Visit to Máximapark Somewhere in The Netherlands Bridges, Butterflies, and a Wobbly Ferry My friend and I recently spent some time in Máximapark, which was opened in the summer of 2013 by Queen Máxima of the Netherlands. This “green lung” of Utrecht is a relatively new park and is still undergoing […]
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Nieuwegein’s 50th Anniversary Concert In My Home Town Nieuwegein, Utrecht The Rijnhuizen Concert, A Rainy Finale The pouring rain couldn’t discourage us. While getting soaked, we stayed to watch and hear the Rijnhuizen Concert 2022 on the Merwedekanaal near the Rijnhuizerbrug, just a short walk from our apartment. This two-hour musical event was the grand
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Pieter Path Part 10 – Hellendoorn to Holten From Hellendoorn to Holten It was hard to get up out of the comfortable bed this morning! However, a delicious breakfast was waiting! We wanted to have an early start to avoid the rainy weather rolling in in the afternoon. The weather had changed overnight, and today
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Pieter Path Part 9 – Ommen to Hellendoorn From Ommen to Hellendoorn On this hot summer day, we walked from Ommen to Hellendoorn over the Dutch “mountains,” the Sallandse Heuvelrug. Glaciers pushed these hills up during the last ice age about 150,000 years ago. The moraine is about 14 km long and has different widths.
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Houten, A Modern Town Built for People In My Home Town Nieuwegein, Utrecht Houten, A Planned, Historic & Colorful Town We went for a walk around the block in Houten, a modern, planned town and suburb of Utrecht. Designed by urban planners and architects, Houten was designated as a growth center for Utrecht in the
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Nature-Friendly Mowers! In My Home Town Nieuwegein, Utrecht Nature-friendly Mowers, A Quiet Experience in The Suburbs. I already heard about the nature-friendly “mowers” but saw them for the first time today. This herd of 270 sheep and dozens of lambs grazes in the green zone along the A2 from the Wielerbaan near Galecop to Oudegein
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The Drowned Forest of Schalkwijk! Somewhere in The Netherlands Alligator Alley? No, Just The Drowned Forest of Schalkwijk! The Drowned Forest? That sounded intriguing and even a little morbid! However, this name piqued my curiosity to visit this area in Schalwijk, close to our hometown, Nieuwegein, in Utrecht. Today, we got a glimpse of this
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Pieter Path Part 8 – Gramsbergen to Ommen From Gramsbergen to Ommen We stayed the night in the B&B Stadslodge de Meiboom in the center of Gramsbergen with an industrial-looking B&B in a former bakery. The friendly owner brought a wicker basket with breakfast to our room at half-past seven, precisely at the agreed time.
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Pieter Path Part 7 – From Holsloot to Gramsbergen From Holsloot to Gramsbergen We walked from Holsloot via the oldest fortified city of Drenthe, Coevorden, to Gramsbergen, Overijssel! We saw a lot of artwork today! Driftplein, iron skeletons represent the buildings you can see in Drenthe: farms, vacations cottages, and industrial buildings. A colossal iron
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Pieter Path Part 6 – From Ellertshaar to Holsloot From Ellertshaar to Holsloot And one week later, we continued our Pieterpad hike. We walked some “Flinten” roads. These streets are silent reminders of this area’s labor-intensive job creation projects a century ago. We are still in Drenthe, now known by us by its forests, canals,
