Netherlands on Velodromedary https://velodromedary.com/tags/netherlands/ Recent content in Netherlands on Velodromedary Hugo en-us Mon, 27 Jun 2011 02:47:00 +0000 Three weeks of solo bike touring and camping, across 600+ miles of The Netherlands and Belgium. Riding over massive man-made... https://velodromedary.com/post/three-weeks-of-solo-bike-touring-and-camping/ Mon, 27 Jun 2011 02:47:00 +0000 https://velodromedary.com/post/three-weeks-of-solo-bike-touring-and-camping/ <p>Three weeks of solo bike touring and camping, across 600+ miles of The Netherlands and Belgium. Riding over massive man-made dikes, on paved bike paths cutting through dark forests and rural farm fields (where I might not see another person for hours), to Trappist breweries and old towns, along canals, on muddy back roads and unsigned border crossings, and to a bonfire with a band playing under a rusted crane.</p> Biking through former industrial yards (now shipping container artists' studios, I think?) across the water from central... https://velodromedary.com/post/biking-through-former-industrial-yards-now/ Sat, 25 Jun 2011 00:22:06 +0000 https://velodromedary.com/post/biking-through-former-industrial-yards-now/ <p>Biking through former industrial yards (now shipping container artists’ studios, I think?) across the water from central Amsterdam</p> Detoured to an industrial peninsula on the map (still has bike paths, so should be allowed) https://velodromedary.com/post/detoured-to-an-industrial-peninsula-on-the-map/ Thu, 23 Jun 2011 03:39:04 +0000 https://velodromedary.com/post/detoured-to-an-industrial-peninsula-on-the-map/ <p>Detoured to an industrial peninsula on the map (still has bike paths, so should be allowed)</p> Biked across one of the civil engineering wonders of the 20th century, the Delta Project (many kilometers of barriers that can... https://velodromedary.com/post/biked-across-one-of-the-civil-engineering-wonders/ Thu, 23 Jun 2011 03:35:02 +0000 https://velodromedary.com/post/biked-across-one-of-the-civil-engineering-wonders/ <p>Biked across one of the civil engineering wonders of the 20th century, the Delta Project (many kilometers of barriers that can be moved up and down to allow normal tides or block rising ocean levels from flooding the countryside)</p> Along the North Sea (varied terrain https://velodromedary.com/post/along-the-north-sea-varied-terrain/ Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:41:04 +0000 https://velodromedary.com/post/along-the-north-sea-varied-terrain/ <p>Along the North Sea (varied terrain</p> Bike path between two canals (near Sluis), very pleasant. https://velodromedary.com/post/bike-path-between-two-canals-near-sluis-very/ Tue, 21 Jun 2011 16:46:02 +0000 https://velodromedary.com/post/bike-path-between-two-canals-near-sluis-very/ <p>Bike path between two canals (near Sluis), very pleasant.</p> Biking to De Haan on the North Sea, with FD https://velodromedary.com/post/biking-to-de-haan-on-the-north-sea-with-fd/ Fri, 17 Jun 2011 18:53:04 +0000 https://velodromedary.com/post/biking-to-de-haan-on-the-north-sea-with-fd/ <p>Biking to De Haan on the North Sea, with FD</p> Realized yesterday I was only 40 miles from Bierbrouwerij Koningshoeven (the only Trappist beer brewing abbey not in Belgium,... https://velodromedary.com/post/realized-yesterday-i-was-only-40-miles-from/ Thu, 09 Jun 2011 14:40:02 +0000 https://velodromedary.com/post/realized-yesterday-i-was-only-40-miles-from/ <p>Realized yesterday I was only 40 miles from Bierbrouwerij Koningshoeven (the only Trappist beer brewing abbey not in Belgium, a.k.a. “La Trappe”)– sounded worth a route change.</p> Cluster of windmill icons on the map? I should go there! https://velodromedary.com/post/cluster-of-windmill-icons-on-the-map-i-should-go/ Thu, 09 Jun 2011 04:59:07 +0000 https://velodromedary.com/post/cluster-of-windmill-icons-on-the-map-i-should-go/ <p>Cluster of windmill icons on the map? I should go there!</p> Ring bell for tiny €0.75 ferry boat. Cute! (somewhere in Brabant) https://velodromedary.com/post/ring-bell-for-tiny-075-ferry-boat-cute/ Thu, 09 Jun 2011 03:15:03 +0000 https://velodromedary.com/post/ring-bell-for-tiny-075-ferry-boat-cute/ <p>Ring bell for tiny €0.75 ferry boat. Cute! (somewhere in Brabant)</p> In this national park, bikes get a paved path, cars are blocked or have to drive in mud (De Loonse en Drunense Duinen) https://velodromedary.com/post/in-this-national-park-bikes-get-a-paved-path/ Thu, 09 Jun 2011 03:03:02 +0000 https://velodromedary.com/post/in-this-national-park-bikes-get-a-paved-path/ <p>In this national park, bikes get a paved path, cars are blocked or have to drive in mud (De Loonse en Drunense Duinen)</p> Old mills at Kinderdijk (I went inside one) https://velodromedary.com/post/old-mills-at-kinderdijk-i-went-inside-one/ Wed, 08 Jun 2011 08:24:59 +0000 https://velodromedary.com/post/old-mills-at-kinderdijk-i-went-inside-one/ <p>Old mills at Kinderdijk (I went inside one)</p> Another scenic rural cycle path https://velodromedary.com/post/another-scenic-rural-cycle-path/ Tue, 07 Jun 2011 18:38:45 +0000 https://velodromedary.com/post/another-scenic-rural-cycle-path/ <p>Another scenic rural cycle path</p> Coffee and Vermeer break in Delft https://velodromedary.com/post/coffee-and-vermeer-break-in-delft/ Tue, 07 Jun 2011 12:37:04 +0000 https://velodromedary.com/post/coffee-and-vermeer-break-in-delft/ <p>Coffee and Vermeer break in Delft</p> Bivy tent camping near Kijkduin by the ocean https://velodromedary.com/post/bivy-tent-camping-near-kijkduin-by-the-ocean/ Tue, 07 Jun 2011 12:20:04 +0000 https://velodromedary.com/post/bivy-tent-camping-near-kijkduin-by-the-ocean/ <p>Bivy tent camping near Kijkduin by the ocean</p>