THE NETHERLANDS
WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013
ARRIVAL-HAARLEM & UTRECHT/HAPPY 37TH ANNIVERSARY
We left home yesterday to begin a 5 week vacation through western Europe via train. Armed with our Eurail passes and two carry-on bags each we arrived in Amsterdam this morning. Customs was fast and slick. There is a train station at the airport we caught a train to Amsterdam Schloterdijk station
where we changed to a train to Haarlem. It was around 11:30 when we arrived. Mike checked us in, told us
our room probably wasn’t cleaned, but we could drop our luggage off in the
room.After dropping our luggage off we set out to see Haarlem and keep moving to help overcome jet lag.
It was soon evident the majority
of people ride bicycles, which share space with pedestrians, so one has to
watch out for them more than cars. Haarlem is a cozy little town and easy to
wander around. It has several canals running through it and a cute windmill.
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| Haarlem windmill |
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| Grand Church on the square by our hotel |
It is a beautiful sunny cool day. After a few hours
we realized we had seen all we needed to see of Haarlem. Since it was mid
afternoon and in attempt to overcome jet leg we decided to get on the train and
go see the city of Utrecht. Jim had read that is was quaint little town, and it
was. The Dutch love to sit outside and eat their meals, so we stopped at a
restaurant and had dinner. Afterwards we headed back to Haarlem. By about 2030
I hit the wall and went to bed, hoping to sleep through the night.
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