Blogs from North Brabant, Netherlands, Europe - page 4

I just arrived by train in 's-Hertogenbosch and got my free city map. Unfortunately my hotel was off the city map. I took a taxi to my hotel and settled in. With only four days to see Den Bosch I had much to see while in town. The nice young lady working at the hotel knew enough English to perform her hotel duties well; but she could not tell me how to get to the nearest bus stop. I enjoyed sitting on my roof-top benches looking at a nice neighborhood. I did not want to get lost especially while staying off the city map. I got my nerve up and had a nice long walk down Quirijn van Amelsfoortstraat, checking out the nice newer buildings and the nice planted flowers. then I had an easy day ... read more

This was my second and last day in Breda and I had much to see. My hotel was on the Grote Markt (large market) and I could see that the market was open for business. There was a number of vendors selling food or clothes. The food vendors were selling tasty foods at a much reduced price compared to the good restaurant. There was probable things available at the market, but I had to scoot and see other places. I walked by some neat old buildings and some neat gardens. I also walked past Sint Antoniuskerk that was built for a Catholic church in 1837. I walked to Breda's Museum, that was closed then. The structure was impressive and make for an interesting walk around the building complex. This is one of the oldest buildings in ... read more

Arriving at Breda Centraal I took a taxi to my hotel Shadshotel De Kloc, conveniently located on the downtown Grote Markt. With only two days here in Breda it was time for me to get walking to see this beautiful old city. Right there on the market square was the Grote Kerk or Onze Lieve Vrouwekerk (Church of Our Lady); a good place for me to start my tour of this beautiful city. The inside of this fine old church was beautiful with its stained glass windows and a large pipe organ. (I would love to be inside the church when its pipe organ was playing.) Other attractions include artifacts, high colourful ceilings, smaller chapels, and floor markers (graves) for famous people in history that are interned there. The outside of the church was impressive with ... read more

Dorine said it was impossible to eat a Bosschebol without a knife and fork. Frank, being Frank, took that on as a challenge. I declined to enter the competition, however he assures me they are delicious and that using your fingers is definitely an option, just not a particularly attractive one to watch! Bosschebollen are famous in Den Bosch and it can be tricky to know which bakery sells the best ones if you don't have a native with you. Luckily, we had two, and Dorine and Fred led us to the perfect place to sample one. A bossche bol is a pastry similar to an eclair, full of whipped cream and covered in chocolate. Frank highly recommends them. I think it's something you probably try once. Den Bosch is only about 20 minutes from Eindhoven ... read more

It was Sunday so hardly any traffic on the road. We never planned that it came out like that, reason our visit to Qatar. We had an easy transfer to the pickup place of Peugeot. The car was ready we just had to do the paperwork and we were of. We were told where we could fuel, that was close by. All good roads and with 400 k.m. to go we did not spend much time the fuel station. We had another stop for a nature call and my urgent need for a cup of coffee. Beautiful roads and no truck traffic for they are not allowed to work weekends. It was nice driving weather and we could sit on 130 k.m. per hour. We arrived in Etten Leur around 4 p.m. Very much welcomed by ... read more