Nothern Holland

Leaving the fishy delights of Delft, we headed to Friesland in the north of Holland and the tiny lakeside village of Oudega. There is always a mixture of excitement and … Continue Reading →

Kibbeling in Delft

  In the Dutch sunshine, we left our Amsterdam hippy commune for the more rarefied city of Delft. After setting up camp we cycled into town stopping for coffee in … Continue Reading →

Amsterdam – Day Two

Today we spent the morning with Anne Frank and the afternoon with Van Gogh. Both very moving exhibitions. The impact of the Anne Frank museum was in its meagreness and … Continue Reading →

King’s Day in Amsterdam

April 27th is King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands official birthday and is celebrated each year with parties, street markets, concerts and special events for the royal family. It is a … Continue Reading →

Amsterdam – The Rijkes Museum

Our first whole day in Amsterdam and it was still raining. We cycled from the campsite which is an easy 5km ride, following the river all the way to the … Continue Reading →

Amsterdam – Salsa Night

It was raining as we arrived in Amsterdam, our new home for another 3 days. The campsite had a rather hippy feel about it, very friendly, very laid back and … Continue Reading →

Bikes are best

Cycling in the Netherlands is fab! There are miles and miles of bike tracks, motorists have to give way to cyclists and more importantly it’s flat! According to Wikipedia (that … Continue Reading →

The Annual Flower Festival

Having been told that the annual festival of flowers was to take place the next day we went to the station and bought train tickets to Sassenheim, a small town … Continue Reading →

The Hague

The first stop on our grand tour was The Hague. We pulled into our first foreign campsite at 6pm on Wednesday 20th April 2016. There was a stunning display of … Continue Reading →

Let Op! Dremples

There is a road sign in the Netherlands that becomes very familiar after you have spent several days on a bike. ‘Let Op! Dremples’ means ‘beware the speed bumps’ in … Continue Reading →