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 [...]
We are having major computer issues – laptop is having its hard drive replaced – you know the one – slot out, slot in – but here in the Netherlands it takes from 2 to 4 weeks apparently. So far we are in week 3. Don’t think Acer and Computerland are doing any kind of [...]
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We arrived here in the Netherlands at the end of August 2008 after a winter in New Zealand sorting out our lives in preparation for a new life in the Netherlands and of course heading directly for winter there in the Netherlands. It was a beautiful winter, there was some snow and there was ice [...]
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 [...]
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Gunwale From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The gunwale (pronounced /ˈɡʌnəl/ “gunnel” to rhyme with “tunnel”) is a nautical term describing the top edge of the side of a boat. So I guess that filled to the gunnels means in slang terms – full almost to overflowing. I do not know if this is an English [...]
Sinterklaas arrives today at 1pm by boat and will alight at the Teylers Museum after travelling along the Spaarne on his journey from Spain. And we will be there and record what we can of this event as a Mormor and a Grandad from New Zealand. I was born in Denmark – hence Mormor, Grandad [...]
There you go – we have succumbed to the lure of the car. Tis out now – we have driven ourselves by car – not public transport and bicycles in the UK We arrived home Sunday night, 10th October rather late, after a 10 day journey from Haarlem by train, via Ghent in Belgium, on [...]
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Saturday – the Annual floral parade to Haarlem, from Noordwijk – so if you are in the Netherlands and close to Haarlem or anywhere on the route – check with your hotel concierge – because this a parade that should be missed. The theme this year is “Journey through Europe” This will be the 63rd [...]
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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 [...]
In the Netherlands one buys Chips / Frites at a Chip Shop or is it a Frites Shop. It comes in a paper cone and it is slathered with mayonnaise and/or ketchup or some other saucy offerings and is often served with a serviette (necessary with all that sauce), and a little plastic or wooden [...]
