Peter Hofman

PeterandJill

Aussie and wife, travelling to see family then spending some time in Asia helping the locals



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Published: June 27th 2012Europe » Netherlands » Gelderland » Ermelo
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June 27th 2012

Saturday 16th. Goodbye to Scotland: We left Kinloch Rannoch at 5 am as planned and arrived at Edinburgh airport at about 7 am. The Easyjet flight was interesting - we could sit anywhere we wanted. We were met Schiphol airport by Jill's aunty Sjaan then caught the train to Utrecht and Ermelo - about 2 hours all up. The weather was warmer than Scotland which we appreciated. Sunday 17th. In the morning we went to Sjaan's reformed church in Ermelo. The service was in Dutch and very formal but we recognised some of the tunes. The church was built in about the 1600's with brick/cobble floors and well-polished brass chandeliers. We did some obligatory cycling around Ermelo in the afternoon. Monday 18th. There had been thunderstorms and strong winds and rain during the night and early ... read more



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June 14th 2012

Saturday 9th we travelled by train via London to Edinburgh (about 6 hours) then by car from Edinburgh to Kinloch Rannoch for a one week stay. The train was a great way to see the countryside – a lot better than flying. It was all so green with villages dotted here and there. It was largely flat with lots of wheat, oats, rape seed crops etc and the occasional river/creek and canal. As we got closer to Edinburgh, the landscape became more undulating and we saw larger cities such as Duram and Newcastle, and the coastline. We had our first Edinburgh experience at about 2 pm – a brief glimpse on the way to the airport to collect our car. The two hour (90 mile!) drive to Rannoch was a combination of highway and narrow country ... read more






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