Hotel Oranjerie Molenbos De Cocksdorp

Some of Alice's Diary Notes for Harlingen
" ..................We didn't realise how much time we had spend at the cemetery (locating the graves of Alice's infant brothers) so we took off and drove to Harlingen.  Harlingen is the harbour of Friesland and a gorgeous little place.  Lots of beautiful boats waiting to cross the Wadden which is the sea between Friesland and the islands of ...

Hey...this is the last entry by me (Emily) for awhile- Alecia and Kathryne will be adding the next few days! Tuesday morning we woke up way too early and got on a 6:24 train to Zwolle, Netherlands. Most of us slept during part of the train ride (we rode in segments and had to transfer a couple of times) because the train ride was so early in the morning. We had rented a car to pick up in Zwolle, but we had a hard time trying ...

... us on a 1.60E bus to our hostel to the north of the city center. Turning quickly around, Travis and I meandered through Dutch suburbia-past schoolyards, rows of townhouses and around perfectly defined roundabouts-until we found ourselves in Haarlam's Grote Markt before the city's impressive 16th century cathedral. Questioning glances from patrons at the posh cafes that lined the Markt pushed us to a small diner/eatery off the main square where we dined on ham sandwiches ...

Immediately after the opening lecture of my Business and Politics of Europe class I sprinted my haggard bike back to the guesthouse where I met Travis, quickly packed, rechecked our itinerary and headed back to the train station. We jumped on a northbound train and after a change in Utrecht and 4 hours or so we were in Den Helder, the northernmost city on the west Dutch peninsula. Quickly navigating our way through the smallish, cold harbor town, we ...

Ate the included breakfast with Rolf - pretty decent, with deli-style roast beef that was actually a bit underdone, and quite juicy. The coffee was decent, there was Nutella and some fresh fruit. I skipped the yogurt, though I should probably try and have some more dairy in my diet. Today's plan was to head to the beach in De Koog, but it's probably not the best day because of the clouds. Because of the spotty bus schedule on the island ...

... cheese, lettuce, and tomato sandwich. The bun kicked ass, when warmed - very tasty, especially with the fresh-squeezed OJ. I needed a haircut and killed some time until some places opened up. It was a mistake - the guy butchered my hair! It was way too short, and the cut accentuated the odd shape of my head! My usual stylist does a good job of hiding it - today, it looked a lot like a pineapple, because he shaved ...

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About 1100 people live on this small island and there is only one small town. The village thrived in the 17th -19th centuries as it was convenient to the shipping routes to the colonies. Now the major industry is tourism and in addition to a couple of hotels and campgrounds, the island is dotted with vacation cottages. We spent our days biking, hiking, looking for birds, and ...

... We see the surroundings in the dark, but don't think so much about them as we are eager to get to our rooms and eat whatever they can prepare after hours. We quickly check in and park along the water behind the hotel, then haul our stuff upstairs. As we exit our room to head down to eat, we hear loud shrieking from Roel and find out he has had a collision with a wall. The goose egg on his head disappears quickly, though. We had a ...

... we have a trip coming up to London in 2 weeks to look at houses and thought it would be a good idea to take a bit of a dry run. Meghan's mom (who will be coined Mimi - not to be confused with Kathleen's yet-to-be nicknamed grandmother Mimi - confusing isn't it ?) came over this week for a month to help out and get a sneak preview of her granddaughter, so we have some help. We ...

... 21st-century concept of a jazz music showcase, and the performance room itself is completely filled with shiny little families of Dutch squares who have subscribed to some edifying and ostensibly uplifting concert series that will teach them and their precious children what jazz is all about in this sterile and totally anti-jazz environment. I would imagine that Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis and others of the hippest Americans ever to ...