Blogs from Delft, South Holland, Netherlands, Europe - page 3

We have continued in Delft over the weekend which turned rainy on Sunday afternoon so will take a few minutes to write while sitting in the RV with the door open to enjoy the fresh air and watch it rain. Friday was our longest biking day so far about 25-30 miles. The route was 24 miles, but we took several wrong turns and had to backtrack so added extra miles. One nice thing about the NL - because it is all level backtracking isn't really bothersome. We biked from Delft to Hoek von Holland. It is a small town at the mouth of the waterway from Rotterdam into the North Sea and the port for the ferry we will take to England. Thought it would be a pleasant day's ride and give us the opportunity to ... read more

All the china and porcelain I didn't buy We had a great day trip, first to a rose garden (as my sister is an avid gardner) and then to the charming city of Delft. It is located in between Rotterdam and The Hague, about 45 minutes from my sister's house in Rockanje. Delft is primarily known for its typically Dutch town centre; also for the painter Vermeer and of course, the famous Delft Blue pottery (Delftware). Delftware, or Delft pottery, denotes blue and white pottery made only in and around Delft in the Netherlands. It is a type of pottery in which a white glaze is applied, usually decorated with metal oxides. Delftware includes pottery objects of all descriptions such as plates, ornaments and tiles. This is a long winded way to say it's very pretty ... read more

Hi All Another amazing day. Today we tip-toed through the tulips..hundreds of different displays. They only show for @6 weeks from end of March to mid May. The place swarms with people from all over the world - lots of euros here!! It rained on and off and we were freezing at times. Enjoyed a hot chocolate and warm Dutch waffle topped with cream and chocolate sauce. Some illegal photo opportunities in the farmers field and we headed for Delft. Delft is one of the oldest towns in Holland. It has 2 huge churches where the royal family are buried when they die. The first is about 500 years old and it was leaning and fears were that it was falling down so they built another a few hundred years ago. The first one never fell ... read more

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Delft (and around), 46.09, Total 2536.3, Ride time 3'03" " First place female ... is she a legend or what???? AS per so many other days, we set off early to find the start of this half-marathon, and got lost. Fortunately we found it, and I hung around while Christie registered, and then headed off for my day of chinese buffets, internet and no riding. Unfortunately, there was no internet in town, except at the tourist office which let me check out ferry options to England, then I went for a morning coffee to decide what to do with my day. Sipping my coffee and looking at my watch I realsied it was nearly noon ... and I suddenly had an urge to see how Christie was going (the half marathon started at 11am). So ... read more