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Valkenburg Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Valkenburg, Netherlands
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A Slow Day inThe Netherlands
... up for a long drive to Amsterdan. Our first town was Mastricht, which is located in the southernmost city in the Netherlands and part of the Dutch province of Limburg. It developed from a Roman settlement, to a religious centre, a garrison ...
You picked a bad time to leave me Lucille.
Day tripping this weekend: Saturday we went to Fort Eban-emael near the Belgian/Netherlands border where the Belgian army had constructed a fort in WWII time, planning to thwart German advances. The underground bunkers are extensive, all connected with ...
Trip to arguably the tallest hill in Holland
... hiding place, especially noted in the 2nd world war. American soldiers & Jews hid there and understood the strategic position of Valkenburg during this war. We visited the tunnels and the remains of the old castle. We wondered the old streets with ...
Valkenburg
We were in the beautiful town of Valkenburg, which is the hilly part of the Netherlands. It has lovely countryside, great cycling and lots of castles. Unfortunately due to the torrential weather we couldn't do much more than explore the town ...
Trial Separation
... It helped that we weren't dragging bags. Floriade is a World Horticultural Exposition, held only once every 10 years in the Netherlands, and we felt we should take the opportunity since we were here. One day wasn’t enough to see most of ...
Relaxation is Key
... It started off with sleeping in, followed by a walk Le Grande Place (Mons) and then a visit to a spa in the Netherlands. Yes, the Netherlands. First, my morning in Le Grande Place. I made my way there and walked about. Found St. Elizabeth's church ...
Sometimes pictures are better than words!
... ! I finally made it to the city of Valkenburg, famous for cycling events and one of the farthest towns located in the southeastern Netherlands. You are about to find out the 2 main reasons why tourists and locals travel here to spend time in this ...
Dragging Bags
... ; Thankfully, our hotel was not far from the Valkenburg station, and downhill, and it had a lift. Wally and Sue explored Valkenburg for the afternoon, while the rest of us took the train back to Maastricht and visited the Observanteweg and LageKanaaldijk ...
All in the Family
... had a late breakfast and then went to visit the ruins of the Valkenburg Castle. This is the only castle on a hill in the Netherlands, built first in approximately 1100 and blown up for the fourteenth and final time in 1672 to keep it out of the hands of ...
Cruising Through The Netherlands
The idea came during a two-week holiday in Holland about two years ago, after we finished a short bike trip. With a smile across our faces, we told ourselves that next time we're in Holland we’ll come for one ...
Valkenburg
We can't decide exactly how to get there or what to do along the way, but we want to be in Leeuwarden tonight. Valkenburg has an old castle where they have started restoration, but it will be a really long process. We decide to stop briefly to ...
The Netherlands
Hey! Well Dustin took me to the Netherlands today!! We went to Valkenburg and went to Gemeentegrot, which is the Town Cave. It was pretty cool.There were mural paintings and artistic expressions, and the remains of what disturbed mankind built in the ...
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