All Entries in the "Outdoors" Category
Padlocks of Love in Koln, Germany
Remember this bridge? It’s the Hohenzollernbrücke Bridge that crosses the Rhine river in Cologne, Germany. Here’s a really cool aerial shot of it.
Remember that YouTube video I linked to a couple of days ago showing this bridge destroyed during WWII? Back then it was a railway and street bridge. Anyway, reconstruction of this bridge began [...]
Christmas Market in Aachen, Germany
Dear Aachen, we fell under your medieval spell.
Your storybook-perfect Christmas market between Charlemagne’s Cathedral
and your 14th century Town Hall
made us feel like children again, giddy with the delights of the season.
Of course, you were most spectacular after dark.
And though some of your Christmas vendors seemed similar to the ones in Koln,
we still managed to come [...]
Weihnachtsmarkt (Christmas Market) in Köln (Cologne), Germany
What is more magical than a German Christmas Market?
How about one at the foot of Koln’s magnificent cathedral, the Kölner Dom?
There are street musicians—this one is playing a saw.
And market stalls filled with traditional gifts and delicious food.
But as evening falls…
… that is when the magic begins.
The busy, outside world fades away.
And under the twinkling [...]
Köln (Cologne), Germany
We’re back and exhausted! Three full days of walking and shopping will do that to you, I suppose. ;-)
I have a bunch of photos to share, but first things first: Our Thanksgiving Dinner!
It was a Herr, not a Fräulein, who brought us our beer. And it was in a glass, not a stein. Still, we [...]
Delft, Netherlands (revisited)
If you missed my first trip to Delft last year, you can take a peek here. On that trip, Roxi and I focused our attention on one of the local potteries specialising in Delftware.
This time, I went to Delft for social reasons–meeting two of my friends from my Dutch class for lunch and a little [...]
Sinterklaas arrives in Den Haag this weekend
These two gals were just too cute! This was the first time I’ve seen a child on a bike holding an umbrella too. It’s been raining here all week. Hope the weather is better for Saturday’s parade.
Do you know about Sinterklaas aka Saint Nicholas, aka Father Christmas, aka Santa Claus? He’s comin’ to town this weekend. [...]
Netherlands: The Windmills at Zaanse Schans
Zaanse Schans calls itself one of Holland’s Top Tourist Destinations and I am certain that is true. Located just 20 minutes north of Amsterdam by train, this lovely outdoor museum is a wonderful place to sample a bit of this country’s unique history.
Since it is less than an hour from our house in Den Haag, [...]
Wordless Wednesday ~ 15: It might be cliché, but that’s really what it looked like.
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In The Netherlands: Nationaal Park De Hoge Veluwe
Last Saturday, we drove up to Holland’s largest nature preserve: Nationaal Park De Hoge Veluwe. It is located about two hours from Den Haag and is one of those places we’ll need to visit more than once in order to see it all.
This visit, we only had time to do a bicycle tour of the [...]
Biking to the North Sea
One of the perks of living in The Hague is being less than five miles from the beach. I am sorry to say, we’ve not really take advantage of this. The only trip we’ve made out there since we moved was in late June. Shame on us! We know that the cold and wet is [...]