Provincie Noord-Brabant Travel Blogs - Page 5

So, I arrived in Eindhoven after 5pm on the train.  I didn't have reservations for a hotel, and the travel buero was closed at that time.  I guess I have to look for one by myself.  Not a problem!  I walk through the city, while it is getting dark, looking for a hotel to stay a…

On Rotterdam Central station I almost run out of the train, cause I want to breath. And I need to go to another platform. At that platform I meet a friend.  We stepped in the train to Eindhoven. On Eindhoven Central station, we need to pick the bus. My friend says: "We need to step into…

I visited the Papagaaienpark (parrot zoo) in Veldhoven with some friends. Besides parrots they also have a lot of other animals.

    26 November 2008, my mum and I had to go somewhere for just a short time. Before we saw it has snowed so we took our camera with us. It is always nice to make some photos when there is snow.   We went to Rozendaal. This is a little town near my hometown and Arnhem. It is alm…

Balloonfestival Karpendonkseplas, Eindhoven

The oldest mention in the church books of Woudrichem of my mothers family name is that of my forefather Oth Arien Corneliszn Havelaer, married in 1635 A.D. So he must have been born 400 years ago. While strolling in the beautiful old fortified town of Woudrichem, it's hard to imagine that he m…

Ok, I admit.....it's a bit domestic to spend a week in a bungalowpark in your own country (as small as Holland is) but if you don't have the opportunity or money to go abroad (like I did at that time), this is a good alternative! I live in one of the biggest cities of the Netherlands so when I see…

Eight days in August: Normandy and Bretagne are a relative nearby destination from where I live. Have been to Normandy before. Both in Normandy and in Bretagne is much more to see than we had time for :-)

Brett, being the absolute sweetheart that he is, took me on a detour headed to his house so I could experience my first Dutch windmill.  Poor Brett though - he was so excited about bringing me here, not realizing there is one more windmill you pass along the way which of course I spotted and y…

Celebrating Carnaval in Breda with Anna Isabel, Thomas, Jorien, Anouk and Manuel.

Just pictures of a great meet-up June 2008 amusement park The Efteling The Netherlands.

Day 20: Deurne - Uden 123.7 kms   After a night with a lot of wind we started our final part of the route. Our bodies were tired from the many kms we had cycled and our legs had planned a protest. Luckily they didn’t. In the afternoon we entered the Netherlands and some things became d…

This is my 50th journal entry, so it must be a special one. The honour goes to the fortified city of Heusden, indeed my favourite little Dutch town. If you could fly over Heusden, you would see a big wheel surrounded by water. In medieval times it was said that this fierce place was unr…

We were on the way to Belgium!  My first new country on this trip...YEAH!  As we headed off, we had to pass through Veldhoven, which meant I got to see where my honey works!  There are these large buildings right off the freeway and that is where Brett calls home for most of his wa…

Starting odo 1213.8 Day1 20/6/5 Tienen – Waalre Dst 123.77      tm 6:47:00       avg 18.2          max 32.7         odo 1338.3   A long g…