Exploring Middelburg, Netherlands - August 16 - August 19, 2013

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August 19th 2013

Published: September 16th 2013

Middelburg, the capital of the province of Zeeland was our next stop. We had heard from many that it was an excellent introduction into the Netherlands and after being here a couple of days we agree. The town is large enough to have all the services that you need all within an easy walk or bike ride away. Once we got settled in, we took our bikes off to go exploring. Most of the roads have bike pa... Read Full Entry

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Bob & Janice Waller

s v Tsamaya

Like so many others we love to travel and we love to sail so cruising makes a lot of sense. Janice has retired from Cornell as a business manager and Bob has retired from South Seneca school district as the high school principal. It's time to sell the house, get rid of whatever doesn't fit on our 40 foot Caliber LRC named Tsamaya (this means Travel Well in Setswana) and set off to see the world. Our reasons for publishing this blog is twofold, first to keep in touch with our friends and family and secondly to share our experiences. If you would like to receive notification when we have added ... full info

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Larger Than We Imagined

We didn’t realize how large the windmills were until you stand next to one.

The Way to Travel is By Bike

Bikes Need Their Own Traffic Signals

Bikes are critical here – they even deserve their own traffic lights.

A Bridge Just for Bikes

We were surprised when we had to have a bridge opening & it was only used by bikes. Once on land we understood!

Bikes as Carriers

A great variety of bikes & carriers attached.

Bikes Take the "red" roads

The bike paths are really an extensive road system as you can see here – all the red lanes are for bikes!

The "Eastern Church

built between 1648-67 was the first Protestant Church in Middelburg.

Life and Death

The Eastern Church had trim that showed symbols of life and death as shown here.

Lots of Farmland

As soon as we left the town of Middelburg by bike we saw it was surrounded by farm land.

No, It Is Not A Megaphone

It’s a garbage can for those on the bike trail –you can throw into it without getting off your bike!

Could this be in the US?

Saw this farm with 1927 on the roof - it reminded us of places back in the US.

The Old and The New

Notice both types of wind mills (traditional and wind turbine)

More Modern Residential Area

We took a bike ride to a neighboring town and rode by these residential homes.

We see lots of sheep here as well

Some Wear Traditional Dress in Arnemuiden

We saw one woman on a bike in traditional dress (minus the yoke!) but the best I could do is a sign of a poster

Car or Bike?

We enjoy looking at the variety of bikes – this one was quite an interesting combination of car & bike!

Many Houseboats Here

They are wired & plumbed into the central utilities of the city.

Houseboats Have "Front Yards"

The houseboats have space for bikes, plants and a walkway to their home from shore.

What Do You Do With A Barge?

They can be planters in the canals for landscaping details or seating for restaurants.

The Abbey

Three churches make up the abbey complex – this is one of them.

Lange Jan - Part of the 13th C Abbey

The 91 meter tower has a carillon that plays every 15 minutes.

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