Blogs from Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands, Europe - page 3

So it was on to Nijmegen from Amsterdam and we managed to get on the right train. Thats because Marty was leading the way, not Kerrie!!! We didnt want another mishap like at the airport in London did we now!!!! We were heading to Nijmegen as Dave's dad Jack was participating in the 4-daages, The 4 Day March. People come here from all over the world to walk between 30-50km per day for 4 days. Crazy people I say but its what they do and it attracts about 45-48,000 people each year. Jack had been in training for quite some time and he was ready to go. But there was one thing against everyone in the March, and that was the weather. More on that a little later. So we started our time in Nijmegen by ... read more

Hi Everyone Day 2 in Niijmegen, We came yesterday with my Great Uncle Jan, who is 96 years old. He took us to the house were my Dad gre up during the war and we visited the War Memorial site where he says 1800 Canadians are burried. It is a truley betuful place which is kept by the local people. Today we did a walking tour of the city and saw some ruins built in the 11th century. Given the time it takes you will have to wait to see the other 700 or more we have taken. ... read more

Amanda We spent the morning pottering around Haarlem for a bit, sampled some Dutch chocolates and I managed to buy myself another pair of shoes :) Then we had a 2 hour train ride to Nijmegen. We have finally arrived at the location for the wedding and caught up with Kelly and Douwe, the happy couple. It is 2 days before their wedding. We had a delicious dinner with their families and some friends. Travis was happy as he got to play with a 3 year called Tyra which involved much cutting of paper. I also helped out a little with some of the arty wedding preparations that were left to do. Travis mmmm Dutch chocolate... Nijmegen (pronounced 'nigh-may-gen') is one of two dutch towns which claim to be "Holland's oldest town", with Nijmegen supposedly being ... read more