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  • Tuesday 21 July Karen arrived about 9am and after coffee, we got into the 2 cars and headed for Amsterdam. Using the TomTom navigator, we drove to a suburb of Amsterdam and parked the cars. We walked to the Duivendrecht station and bought Posted by TheDorsey5 in Five Kiwis in the Netherlands | Jul 22, 2009
  • Monday 20 July Karen arrived and we headed for the ZuiderZee Museum near Enkhuizen. Like Ferrymead in Christchurch it is a collection of houses, shops, old businesses, arranged in streets, with canals and activities for the children. [img=http://photos.travellerspoin Posted by TheDorsey5 in Five Kiwis in the Netherlands | Jul 22, 2009
  • Sunday 19 July Our last day with the big white 7-seater car so we headed south west and we stopped at Port Zelande for coffee/hot choc and apple strudel - wow - that was lunch! Apple strudel We t Posted by TheDorsey5 in Five Kiwis in the Netherlands | Jul 22, 2009
  • Saturday 18 July The day started with rather persistent looking rain but by midday it had eased to light misty drizzle so we headed for Archeon with jackets and a handful of umbrellas. By the time we paid and started to walk around Posted by TheDorsey5 in Five Kiwis in the Netherlands | Jul 22, 2009
  • Friday 17 July After four days of outings we all had a sleep in and a relaxed breakfast. After coffee, Piet, Jennifer and Shirley headed off to the optometrist to have Jennifer's glasses fixed. On the Pirana ride at the Efteling Jennifer had momentarily Posted by TheDorsey5 in Five Kiwis in the Netherlands | Jul 22, 2009
  • July 23rd Today, Henk , Marijke and I headed to Boskoop and dropped into the state house to request information on where my dad was born. While waiting for this information we headed down to a café for a quick drink. Posted by classique in Wanderings of a Kiwi | Jul 24, 2009
  • July 20th - 22nd Since the 20th I have been working on Henks shed which is situated behind his shop. I have replaced the rotted out boards on the edge of the roof, sanding the shed to remove the dust and flaky paint. Posted by classique in Wanderings of a Kiwi | Jul 24, 2009
  • Dear Mom, Please bring my rain jacket (the black one) Morgan likes Oreos Danny likes Pepsi Carmen likes Calin, please don’t kill him. Much love, Your band family P.S: Could you also bring some kind of drink mix, tang, crystal light or equivalent. Posted by calinway in Stampede Showband in Holland | Jul 23, 2009
  • Thunderstorm Last night we got hit with two thunderstorms, the first was about what you would get in Calgary on your average sunny day. The second one, hit around 11:15pm last night was an absolute monster of a storm. It was Posted by calinway in Stampede Showband in Holland | Jul 22, 2009
  • Tour Day 2 Note: This post refers to events ocurring on July 22 HOLY CRAP! That was long two days. Some of us in the band have now been conscious for over 28 hours. The instructors have been n the warpath trying to keep Posted by calinway in Stampede Showband in Holland | Jul 22, 2009
  • Goeree-Overflakkee ja Schouwen-Duiveland Jälle on märkamatult mitu kuud mööda läinud ilma, et oleksin siia midagi kirjutanud. Tegelikult on suve esimene pool olnud ka suhteliselt sündmstevaene, sest oleme ju ratasteta. Senise suve võib lühidalt kokku võtta nii - metsas jalutamas käimised trammig Posted by ARGOS in Tiibetlased Belgias | Jul 22, 2009
  • Thursday 16 July We were all up early, breakfast table had been set the night before and the bread rolls had been prepared last night too! Karen and Arjen arrived and we bundled into two cars. First stop, the car pool park at Zoetewoude Posted by TheDorsey5 in Five Kiwis in the Netherlands | Jul 19, 2009
  • Wednesday 15 July Today we visited Anita's youngest brother Frans and later in the evening we visited Piet's brother Wim who was celebrating his birthday. Posted by TheDorsey5 in Five Kiwis in the Netherlands | Jul 19, 2009
  • Tuesday 14 July You can not come to the Netherlands without visiting Delft or at least buying a piece of blue and white Delft porcelain! So we did! And of course the bags our purchases were placed in have blue and white tiled Posted by TheDorsey5 in Five Kiwis in the Netherlands | Jul 19, 2009
  • Sex, Drugs and Wooden Clogs That's Amsterdam in a nutshell. We got in on Sunday afternoon after a really long train ride from Hannover. Amstedam is a great city, definitely the prettiest city we have been to on our trip. Monday morning Posted by Bow.Balla in Sarah and Shannon's Excellent Adventure | Jul 22, 2009
  • 7 DAYS LEFT - ROAD TRIP Wow I can't believe how quickly this has come around! This time next week Dale and I will be on the Ferry on our way to Amsterdam for the first stop on our mammoth tour of Europe! I am starting Posted by LizaBrooks in Liza's Missions around the world | Jul 22, 2009
  • Monday 13 July Today was a housekeeping catch up day and the official sale of Piet and Anita's house. Chris and Shirley made the dinner - chilli bean and mince mix, nacho chips, grated cheese, sour cream and fresh salad. No dessert tonight Posted by TheDorsey5 in Five Kiwis in the Netherlands | Jul 19, 2009
  • Sunday 12 July We were all up early for the one and a quarter hour drive to Alkmaar, traffic permitting. By Netherlands standards, it was light traffic on the roads heading north. Piet and Anita were dropping us at Alkmaar to visit Shirley's Posted by TheDorsey5 in Five Kiwis in the Netherlands | Jul 19, 2009
  • Saturday 11 July In the morning Chris and Shirley cycled to the Haarlemmerstraat, one of the main shopping streets in Leiden. On the way we passed a couple of interesting sights. Moving house in the Netherlands can be challenging when most houses are 3-4 Posted by TheDorsey5 in Five Kiwis in the Netherlands | Jul 18, 2009
  • Thursday 16th July Well it was an early start from the hotel this morning; we were picked up by the Trafalgar bus and taken on a quick tour of London as we went to the Trafalgar Tours depot. We met the other members Posted by bryceb in Europe 2009 | Jul 19, 2009
  • Friday 10 July The rain was heavy on and off during the morning, but cleared by lunch time. After breakfast, Piet dropped Rosemary, Emma and Shirley in town to visit more bead shops. In the afternoon we drove into Leiden, parked the car in Posted by TheDorsey5 in Five Kiwis in the Netherlands | Jul 18, 2009
  • Thursday 9 July The morning started well with warm, overcast weather - ideal for tidying the garden at Piet and Anita's house which is being sold. After breakfast, Emma and Shirley cycled over to the house, Piet, Chris, Jennifer and Rosemary drove in Posted by TheDorsey5 in Five Kiwis in the Netherlands | Jul 17, 2009
  • Wednesday 8 July We all had a sleep-in this morning, except for Anita who had to work in the morning. We drove over to Piet and Anita's old house to check the emails and write our first DVD of photos. After lunch we visited Posted by TheDorsey5 in Five Kiwis in the Netherlands | Jul 17, 2009
  • July 14th On Tuesday morning Henk, Lenneke & I headed to Enkhuizen. To get to Enkhuizen, we drove across the see floor from Harderwijk to Lelystad and then took the Houtribdijk / Markerwarddijk which divides the IJsselmeer and the Markermeer. Posted by classique in Wanderings of a Kiwi | Jul 18, 2009
  • Tuesday 7 July We had rain this morning and a morning at home. Shirley, Jennifer and Rosemary played Euro Monopoly. The currency is Euros and the one Euros are plastic coins. The streets are replaced by cities or towns around Europe, for Posted by TheDorsey5 in Five Kiwis in the Netherlands | Jul 17, 2009
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