Golden Tulip Hotel Val Monte Nijmegen

... my mom always told us if we don't have anything nice to say, don't say it at all. In all my travels to almost 100 countries at this point, this is the first time I have ever asked myself what the **** am I doing here????? And to my airline friends out there...remember the three day Macon overnight? I would do those for a year over spending one day here in Eindhoven!! Seriously.<br><br>You know by now that I will poke fun at a place but nowhere I have visited have I flat ...

Well,<br>We have finally found a house in Utrecht!!!!<br>It is located in a picturesque village 20mins from Utrecht called Doorn.<br>Doorn is surrounded by a lush forest and has many Mountain bike riding tracks and lok out towers where you can view the city of Utrecht and the surrounding areas.<br>Our house is located in the centre of the shopping district of Utrecht which is very handy.<br>It has two bedrooms (the guest room ...

... train. This run-around in turn caused us to miss that train as well. Eventually we did get on the Eurostar 2 hours late.<br> The Eurostar likewise crossed the country at an effortless 300 kph from Brussels to the English Channel.<br> Then again, we were delayed.<br> About an hour into the trip, the train slowed and eventually came to a halt. There were were, parked in a dark tunnel under the ocean floor. It was a little disconcerting. Eventually ...

... Nijmegen. Mr. Howard Comstock, who was with us and jumped with the 504th, told us that he landed on the south side of the bridge, the side we were on and assaulted the bridge against heavy machine gun fire. The 504th took the bridge and held it. <br><br>I also saw the drop zones of the 504th and I have a picture of a home where a 504 vet went through the thatched roof and landed on the dinner table where the family was eating Sunday ...

... quite a few of the curved red slate rooftops though which was kind if cool. We arrived at the hotel and the buses were told to park in a place that I think was designed for a car the size of a Volkswagen--and they did. <br><br>Upon arrival we had the chance to check in to the rooms and relax for a few minutes before lunch. Ron was not feeling very well, a headache from the cabin pressure on the plane, so he ...

... kids were there: my cousins Marc, Taco &amp; Judith were there along with Judith's husband Taeke and son Wouter. My sister Henriette came from Hoorn and my sister Jaaike and her husband Horst came from Germany. There was even family from my mother's side - my cousin Pepi and his wife Bogusia from England. <br><br><br>Jaaike ...

... polders, fields, forests along canals and rivers. It comes through Gelderland, Overijsel, Drente and Groningen ad twice visits Germany.I also have to tell you about "Vrienden van de fiets" a wonderful organisation where people rent out their room for the night like B&amp;B, the prices are very reasonable and the places are close to bike routes and for people that walk or ride.Everyone we tried was wonderful and interesting. The first day NIJMEGEN TO AALTEN We ...

... fare from Amsterdam and back. Well, I know a good deal when I hear one, and the chance to hear my words against Ilene's cello is always a happy opportunity, so I climbed on the train for the 90-minute ride to Nijmegen, where I've played in duet with Mark Ritsema several times in divers places. The Alicht was a new venue for me, blessed with sympathetic music-loving management and an extremely comfortable ambience, and the Wednesday night guitar ...

... as the weather was good. We did about 50 km. First into town, along the river "Waal" which due to springtime and recent rains had lots of water and flooded several fields. We rode over dykes, through polders, crossed the border to germany, Zyfflich and Kranenburg. We saw a storknest with stork and we think a baby one as well, which according to the dutch means springtime has reaaly arrived. Via Groesbeek (Yes they have ...

... to some of the chateaus, but the weather wasn't cooperating and many of the bike rental places were closed for the season. I stayed in Tours and took the train out to Chenonceau. No free entry to garden area...damn. I wandered around the gardens there and in the chateau. The trees look purty with all their changing leaves. Tours has a neat old town area. I wandered all around there and found some dinner and pub ...