DAY 1: tiny 1.5 person car in amsterdam
fresh off the plane
june/july event posters
flower marker
exotic plants inside a flower shop
dutch bakery!
royal palace & batman and statue
central station
some pigeon loving family
the science museum shaped like a green funky ship
the old amsterdam
the old amsterdam from below
boathouse????
the national theatre for opera and ballet
you are supposed to be able to see 7 parellel bridges
mayor's house
view from inside the cruise
one massive bike rack
and this floating chinese restaurant sticks out like a sore thumb
ah i found my barge!
first stop
by the church
traditional northern dutch houses in green and white
cute house
this is suzie our tour host/superwoman
crossing the marsh by lifting our bike via this awkward planck designed to prevent cattle/sheep crossing
swans by a house!
town #1, just can't remember the names
fried cod with lots of mayo
ferry crossing
beautiful beautiful dike with salt water on one side and fresh water on the other- but windy as hell
end of day one! loading and staying overnight in town #2
my bed
my hidden bathroom
dinner menu :)
DAY 2
cheese demo
clog demo-ing
this guy just carved a clog in 20 minutes
clog demo
if a dutch guy wants to marry, he needs to work on these engravings on the clogs, which takes like 6 weeks and gives him some time to think it over again
cheese sampling with berry wine
cheese storage
biking through little streets and alleys
cute restaurant
costume photo shop
i thought this is funny- a group of asians posing to look dutch
patat guy
huh?
fresh catch stand found in diff towns
cute bar
teeny moped
cute cafe
cute cafe #2
candy shop
cheese cart in edam plaza
www.molendatabase.org windmill # 1229
inside the windmill
bed in the closet!
view from the windmill
cute fake decor cat
dutch east indies company
historic building used for tax collections in the past
cute house # 403
DAY 3: morning yoga on the dock
yoga
layla the shipdog
monday market
smoking haring
tanning the net still
tanning the fishnet
fishnet
tannin for the net
open air museum showcasing relocated 15th century houses that were going to be demolished
novelty shop
an actual 16th century school that happened to host a fieldtrip that day
classroom
school
post office
smithy
basketweaver's
16th century pharmacy
bakery and pharmacy
pharmacy's lab
games
bowling
by a fisherman's house
ropemaker's
sailmaker's
18th century porcelain toilet
meds on the shelf
taking the more scenic route
windmill with a balcony
massive greenhouse
strawberry farm
left or right? picking the direction with less headwind
swans and babies
mama swan got mad
ponies!
castle
bird nesting by the castle window
snacks-in-the-wall
before
after
funky bike rack
cookies & candies
decadent
DAY 4: waiting for the lock to open
looks like a two-headed goat on the right
passing the gate
in the middle of a lock
folding away the sail
steering the blades
corn, wheat, barley, oat, spelt, etc
flour being made
vay vay vay tourist info centre
koffie & appelgabak
dining cabin
control room
getting out of the submarine
captain's gallery
the minesweeper
huge remodeled 16th century ship
DAY 5: follow the mushrooms
birdwatchers
snow white and many dwarves
??
my to-eat list
beach, finally!
northern tip of texel island
arrrrrrgggghhhhh...
lighthouse from afar
got here after a 1-mile climb
mailbox
most amazing experience in texel
after the ride along the dyke
school field trip
noah's ark in the distance
dinner that burned a hole in my wallet
DAY 6: fort that napoleon built
view from the top
icecream break!
tulip farm
sand dune
highland cattle crossing our bike path
sparkling iced tea
more haring!
fries with mayo
sailing back to amsterdam
dinner cruise
my favorite
after 65 mile ride
sun setting
DAY 7: a walk in the city
still eating
party boats
can gogh museum
napping in museumplein
House of Bols
delft liquer bottle by KLM
sniff sniff
double dutch cosmo
before coffeeshop: 13 people
denise by the window
toilet
whoa
hehehehehehe
and then it was the best waffle i had in my life
grasshopper
after, only 3 plus domenic survived
DAY 8: line in front of anne frank's house
ClubMed :)
it's really small!
one last time before i leave!
for transporting children
waffles with cream, chocolate, banana and strawberries on top...
cheese souffle
with chicken, veggie and noodles inside
delft shop
