http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Gelderland/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Netherlands , Gelderland en-us Mon, 08 Sep 2008 10:20:26 BST Mon, 08 Sep 2008 10:20:26 BST So today we went to Utrecht and looked around. I tried straightening my hair this morning and burned a chunk off right in the front. I don't think my voltage converter is working. Also bought a card reader in Utrecht but of course it does not work. Argh Anywho Urtrecht was cool. It was semireminiscent of Amsterdam...lot of canals and cafes and little shops. Very busy. I'm not seeing any clear http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Gelderland/blog-309112.html Hi everybody Sarah here. We flew into Amsterdam yesterday at about 630 am which is crazy to think about because we left the US at about that time the day before. Our first flight to Minneapolis was uneventful. The second and longest flight to Amsterdam was slightly more troublesome. We sat right behind a family with two young children...I bet you can guess where this is going. Yes they screame http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Gelderland/blog-308878.html Well this is it people the last blog from an awesome trip to europe. Even though I'm home already I figured I should still finish it mainly because the last week in holland was awesome fun as usual.After the marathon train ride back to Nijmegen Melissa cooked up a feed while we got out stuff organised then we went out for drinks with two of Melissa's mates Hans and Maria. Everyone was pretty k http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Gelderland/Nijmegen/blog-305334.html The Vierdaagse festival is a week and a bit long street party in Nijmegen in celebration of the 4 day walking event held at the same time. All throughout town there are about 2025 stages set up where they play all sorts of music from midday till midnight. After 12 everyone heads to the bars and the party generally kicks on till at least 5am. Reece and I were there from the Saturday night first http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Gelderland/Nijmegen/blog-304282.html The third week we were in Nijmegen we stayed at the Hessenburg site. Huge craters where parking garages would go an excavator threateningly close to our hardhat clad heads deadlines many graves oil lamps and coins. The ground was sandy which at least made for easy digging. We were all ready to get out of the dirt once and for all during our last week and I think on Monday we were at Kikir http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Gelderland/Nijmegen/blog-296138.html Hey Iedereen Hier dan eindelijk de veelgevraagde Blog Voor mij geen waarbenjij.nu het schijnt namelijk dat je via deze site veel meer fotos kan plaatsen en die wil ik jullie natuurlijk niet onthouden..dus we zullen zien Hieronder de plannen Komende donderdag 10 juli om 13.30 vlieg ik vanaf Amsterdam naar San Jose de hoofdstad van Costa Rica. Als alles goed verloopt staat David een Duitse s http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Gelderland/blog-296068.html Millengen on the Rhein gt Dreumal 79.3kms Total 2344.2 Ride time 4'40 Happy Birthday to Christie Happy Birthday to Christie ...What a place for a touring cyclist to wake up. The Netherlands where the cycle tracks are made of gold the roads are flat motorists are considerate and the cycle route second to none in the world. Yea right.My early morning attempt at singing Happy Birthda http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Gelderland/Nijmegen/blog-292408.html Duisberg gt Millengen on the Rhein Netherlands 97.40kms Total 2264.8kms Ride time Unknown I suspected that the day wasn't going to start so well when I asked the lady at reception to confirm that to get to the Orsoy Ferry I should just go out along the Industrial Park turn right and then follow highway 8. No she said I should go left. She then went and got an english speaking cycli http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Gelderland/Nijmegen/blog-292397.html It is 8 in the morning right now and I am all packed up and ready to bike out to the site with the other girls within the hour. We spent all of yesterday out in the heat it was in the 80s and humid measuring heights of ground once again. The good thing about that is now we know what we're doing in the measuring department. Today Kiki our field tech said we may be learning how to drawmap out http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Gelderland/Nijmegen/blog-283166.html I finally found out how to upload pictures http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Gelderland/Nijmegen/blog-282581.html My first week in Nijmegen has been pretty eventful and the other girls and I are finally getting our bearings. Today I went into town by myself and rode around for a while taking in the sites and managed to know where I was the entire time. Small victories. Monday Lindsey and I rode to work with Marike. Our flight attendent Jerome pronounced Yeroom showed us around the Archaeology Bureau's http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Gelderland/Nijmegen/blog-282545.html I'm nearing the end of my first official day with the Dutch. So far this place has been awesome although I can't upload any of my pictures right now because the computer in the farmhouse doesn't have a slot for my card. If anyone would like to get Skype though feel free because we have it here. I don't know exactly how you sign up for it but it's free and we'd be able to talk. Our flights were http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Gelderland/Nijmegen/blog-280400.html April 21 2008Hello EveryoneFinally an update After several difficult days we are reunited with Ed. Mark was turned back in London as he did not have a Dutch visa which we never thought was needed as he's a landed immigrant. However Ed visited different embassies and the High Commission without any success. He brought Mark back to Canada then turned around and came back after spending 2 12 http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Gelderland/Apeldoorn/blog-268569.html This entry is more of an update to the last one because we're still here. The main differences between today and the last piece go something like this.Lindo was offered another gig making it 3 on the trot on Saturday night.It snowed.Then the sun came out.We went on a road trip to Zeeland and saw the zee.The gig was at a little rockabilly festival that happens every year here. Apparently a Germa http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Gelderland/Nijmegen/blog-263890.html Excuse me while I dismount from my bike put my bunch of tulips down and remove my clogs. Ooh they're a bit sticky after falling into the canal thoughAlmost sounds like we couldn't leave Ghent. It was hard but our love of putting ourselves in difficult situations won us over again and we set off down the cobbled streets with our matching bags in tow our matching side satchels hanging jauntily http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Gelderland/Nijmegen/blog-263251.html After having lived abroad for about 20 years now I visited my old home town of Zutphen during the last Christmas holidays and not until then I appreciated how beautiful this medieval town really is. Zutphen received city rights between 1190 and 1196 making it one of the oldest cities in the Netherlands. Only Utrecht Groningen and Deventer preceded Zutphen in receiving city rights but in contra http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Gelderland/Zutphen/blog-258542.html Hoi nog een keerNou zal ik het afmaken hoor.. nog even wat foto's van het feestje dus.. x http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Gelderland/Arnhem/blog-252026.html HoiIk ben heel hard mijn best aan het doen de foto's van het feestje up te loaden en ik hoop dat het lukt.Ik en volgens mij loes ook heb het in elk geval echt supergezellig gehad Tot over lange tijd P http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Gelderland/Arnhem/blog-251918.html Hoi allemaal hoewel we betwijfelen of er al wel een allemaal is maar die komt er vastOns eerste bericht We hebben nog niks bijzonders te vertellen want we zitten nog veilig thuis. Laten we dus maar wat vertellen over onze toekomstige avonturen...Nou 4 maart is de dag. Dan zullen wij om klokslag 17.20 23.20 Thaise tijd met het vliegende tuig naar het verre oosten. Bangkok. We komen daar om http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Gelderland/Arnhem/blog-247904.html 913012008We made it to Amsterdam in one peace. It took a little while for us to find Rieky as she sent Gerrit in who we had never seen before but after a couple of phone calls we manage to find each other and make our way to Riekyrsquos home. While we were at Riekyrsquos place all we seemed to do was eat. Itrsquos all very good but we have put on some weight. The next day we ventured out http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Gelderland/Apeldoorn/blog-236209.html Nog een paar dagen en dan zit ik in het vliegtuig naar Brazili en Argentini. Na een lange zomer werken is het nu dan eindelijk tijd voor vakantie. Voor deze trip is plan de volgende route te doen. De route is veel meer gepland dan ik wilde maar gezien de afstanden enorm zijn en de vluchten intern Arrgentini beperkt zijn had ik weinig keus. Woensdag 24 oktober is de start in Rio de Janeiro 111 http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Gelderland/Arnhem/blog-212393.html Hi peopleI finally graduated and finished my Master year at Nijmegen. Two days ago I had to present and defend my Master thesis. To keep a long story short I graduated with a 9 out of 10 which btw had never happened before at our Faculty So of course pretty proud family and friends and yeah what can I say I'M FINISHED Don't have to think about studying anymore nor my master thesis No http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Gelderland/Nijmegen/blog-210583.html Couldn't get up to say goodbye to Carol ahhhhhh....but called her...well will see her during Chinese New Years so it wont be too long...heeeeChi was so nice to drive me to the train station So I hopped on the train and went to Arnhem a city near the border of Germany.The city is really....boring I went to the tourist info and besides museums and one church they can't recommend anything else http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Gelderland/Arnhem/blog-204037.html Visited Countries MapHartstikke snel kunnen uitvinden hoe deze website precies werkt. Heel blij dat alles werkende is en dat ik eindelijk kan beginnen met schrijven. Allereerst deze wereld kaart geregeld. Hartstikke fantistisch Het verhaal is lang genoeg voor dag 1...biz http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Gelderland/Arnhem/blog-203985.html Vandaag met Sabine en Casper een dagje naar de Apenheul geweest in good old Apeldoorn.Dit was nog een cadeautje voor m'n verjaardag uit 2006.Het was een gezellige middag aldaar. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Gelderland/Apeldoorn/blog-200708.html In two days time I am finally going to start on my overland trip through Europe and Asia with Australia as ultimate destination. This week I spend most of my time preparing for the trip buying the last essential things and researching part of my journey. Because until now I only knew that my first stop would be Cologne after that I only had a rough idea in my head of the route I would take throug http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Gelderland/Gaanderen/blog-191235.html 4daagse FeestennbspEurope raquonbspNetherlands raquonbspNijmegen By So GuiJuly 20th 2007Sophie Ngo Dimanche dernier nous avons pass la journe Nijmegen qui se trouve 1h en train d'Eindhoven. En ralit c'est plutot 1h30 car les trains sont souvent en retard et la signalisation peu efficace. Pourquoi Nijmegen Tous les ans se droule les 4 jours de marche dans cette ville. Des mi http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Gelderland/Nijmegen/blog-183542.html I caught the train down to Nijmegen today. It's about an hour and a half train ride from Amsterdam. This is The Netherland's oldest city and is where my mum's parents my oma and opa and my mum were all born. A lot of my relatives have passed away here but Els and Gerard 2 of my opa's brother's children still live here and I met them last time I was here 20 years ago. Obviously I don't remem http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Gelderland/Nijmegen/blog-172600.html After another great sleep I spent much of my last day in Nijmegen walking around the city centre. It was a big market day again. Lots of locals were out shopping and sampling the inseason herring. I tried herring once the other day...once was enough I videoed a lot of the city for my opa to see if he remembers any of it from his days here when I get back. In the evening Gerard and Marya invi http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Gelderland/Nijmegen/blog-172585.html After the best sleep I've had since leaving home in a nice big double bed Jaap and Els took me to visit a nearby WWII Museum. I don't know much about war history but more and more on this trip I'm enjoying learning about the history of places I'm visiting. To start out I joined a guide. He was giving the tour in Dutch so that idea didn't last too long I ended up making my own way round the mu http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Gelderland/Nijmegen/blog-172581.html