We had a brief stop in the small town of Cuijk. Located in The Netherlands, this town is part of the Liberation Route. The Liberation Route Europe is an international remembrance trail connecting important milestones of modern European history. Liberation Route Europe links the main regions along the advance of the Western Allied Forces during WWII. … Continue reading A Stop In Cuijk
Today, we had a stop in the small town of Gorinchem in South Holland. It’s the largest fortified city in the Netherlands and is nestled between the Linge and Merwede rivers. I took a stroll through this little town. Windmill in Gorinchem Guardians of The Gates Explanation of Statues Nice bench on the strand
Kinderdijk and its windmills are UNESCO world heritage site. We had visited this beautiful place back in 2017. It was part of today’s included tour on the Viking SKADI. Not much has changed since the last we visited. Cat & Cradle As you make the walk to the heritage site, you will see this unusual… Continue reading Kinderdijk
We visited the city of Harrlem in the Netherlands. It was a rainy, chilly, and windy day. If the name sounds familiar, this city has a sister city in Harlem, NY Interesting Tilting a bit The Flying Dutchman Crazy saying!
Rotterdam is another old city with it originally being settled back in 900 AD. Unfortunately, most of the city was destroyed by bombing during WWII. It is still worth a visit as I learned during a same day stop along with Dordrecht.
Another walking tour was offered to explore the historical city of Dordrecht. We were sure what to expect during this brief stop while on the Viking SKADI. Dordrecht has picturesque alleyways and a lovely historical city center. According to our guide, there’s more than 1000 monuments. So, I was only able to capture a small… Continue reading Historical Dordrecht
We enjoyed our day trip to the famous Keukenhof Gardens in Lisse Netherlands. Here are some photos of our day. The Windmill
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