A few Pix from my 2nd Day in Amsterdam
No pictures from the 1st day as it did rain and rain and rain. The next day there was some sun mixed with clouds but it was way more fun to go out and take some snaps in Amsterdam.















No pictures from the 1st day as it did rain and rain and rain. The next day there was some sun mixed with clouds but it was way more fun to go out and take some snaps in Amsterdam.















I like to travel, and I like to snap pictures!
My mother got me an Eurorail ticket when I was 15, and together with two friends, we adventured into France. This was the beginning of a new addiction. I do like to take pictures, so one thing leads to another. On this site, I want to share some of my pictures and some of my trips with you!
Now I am on the road for more than 8 months every year. Visiting old friends and making new friends while exploring this big blue ball.
If you want to go from Stuttgart to Amsterdam to Stuttgart and you do not want to spend more than 100€ you have a few options.Hitch Hike: Free, but one can not be sure to arrive at the same dayRide sharing: Quite fast, but you need to find somebody on the day you want to…
Today Gerben took us to see some of the reclaimed land. The Dutch water management is like no other on the planet. There are pumps everywhere and water as well. Often you have on one site of the street water a metre below and on the other only a few centimetres from street level. Half…
Nieuwendammerdijk is a dyke or dam in the Northern IJdijk between Buiksloot and Schellingwoude. On my way from the camp ground to Amsterdam down town I crossed it to get to the ferry. Nieuwendam founded in 1514 after one of the dykes broke. At the time the dyke lay between the IJ river and fields….
Visited Dee and Gerben in Spring in Amsterdam. Now they are back in Mirns – a good time to come over for a week and enjoy the quiet countryside.Got another one of the less than 100€ Euro travel train tickets both ways. Early in the morning, I got up and walked down to the bus…
The best way to explore a city is walking the streets. This way you will see the most and have time to soak it all up. So lets walk a bit :-) Took this picture in 2011 – walked the street again and it still looks the same – almost Guess they do clean the…
Gerben worked a lot to finish the houseboat in Groningen. Went with him and Dee for a day to look at the city. The old part is quite nice, and there is a lot to see. Verbindingskanaal in Groningen Sint Jozefkathedraal Sint Jozefkathedraal Sint Jozefkathedraal St. Anthony Gasthuis Tower of the Martinikerk Town hall at…