Day 1 – Ambassador Hotel back entrance ready to go to the station to catch the train for the first leg to Utrecht. Why!! Still things to do like organise a train journey to the plane for last ride from Europe etc. So yes we took train to Amsterdam. Oh yes – and we were [...]
We left Haarlem, in the Netherlands on Friday 5th August, by train – a cheat we know but we had underestimated just how tired we would be and still had a few things to sort out on that day. We had a great breakfast with friends at the Ambassador Hotel in the centre of Haarlem [...]
Continue reading about the first bit of this journey, with suspect k’s
These 2 oldies (did I really say that?); we are preparing for a bike ride of some 850 or 900 k’s depending on where you check. Sadly we are not training as much as we should, but we are getting together the bits and pieces that might just make the trip manageable and we are [...]
In short – no we are not We are not in good shape for our ride – but we are working on it. And we will have time to do it, the trip I mean, after all Best Beloved will have retired – (forced to retire, unheard of in New Zealand), so we have nowhere [...]
Continue reading about The question has been asked – are we in good shape?
Yes we cycle. And we have decided to cycle from Haarlem to our son in Untersiggenthal in Switzerland in August this year. Could be a crazy thing – two 60+ers and two 2nd hand city bikes and about 900k between our two homes. So I bought a book. Cycle for Life Bike Basics + Body [...]
Haarlem City To whom it may concern, We received a letter – in Dutch about 3 weeks ago. We did try to read it, and did manage a bit and then tossed ideas into the wind about just what it could mean. I thought our little very wobbly road might be about to be repaired. [...]
Continue reading about what is happening with our little road?
Did you missed the Flower Parade? Watch the compilation video of TV West. It does take 25 minutes and is spoken in Dutch. But don’t let that put you off. You can just turn the sound down or off, So press the arrow on the screen and go. Get Flash to see this player. Flowers [...]
Continue reading about The Flower Parade 2010 – if you missed it
Dutch News in English posted this story, which is certainly worth a read The bike was returned forthwith – after much angst and tv coverage and so on – but I am not telling you anymore – go and read the news. What an outcome. Fantastic work Pakistan.
Official figures show a dramatic reduction in the number of bikes stolen in the Netherlands last year. The Dutch are well-known as a nation of cyclists and bike theft causes much irritation. Just over half a million bicycles were taken in 2009 compared to about three-quarters of a million in 2006. This is down to [...]
