Tuesday 22nd October 2024 (day 39) We had an uneventful trip down to the campsite at Amsterdam and had arrived and set up by lunchtime. It is a large, well organised site with good facilities. It is also within walking distance of several tram stops. Camping Zeeburg, Amsterdam We wandered into the city centre to …
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Monday 21st October 2024 (day 38) Our journey south today, was about 170Km, mostly on motorway. No issues except that changes to the road layout in Groningen meant we made a few wrong turnings before we found the right road. The route along the A7 motorway took us across the Afsluitdijk, a huge dike which …
Sunday 20th October 2024 (day 37). Crossing another country border, we have now entered the Netherlands and are staying at a motorhome aire called "Camperplaats P Kardinge", Groningen, which is free but there are no services. Seen from one of the bridges on the way into the city centre. Hooray for Holland and its positive …
Saturday 19th October 2024 (day 36). Another brief post today. It rained consistently for much of the morning, stopping only long enough for us to get some shopping done, eventually stopping around 2pm. Taking advantage of this, we chilled for a while, then later went for a cycle ride along the canal. There is consistent …
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Friday 18th October 2024 (day 35) Today was a travelling day, and at that, quite a frustrating one. We planned to be on the move for about 3 hours or so, but due to road closures, traffic, misunderstandings and sat-nav issues, it has taken us about 6 hours and we are exhausted. For this reason, …
Thursday 17th October 2024 (day 34) The small and idyllic town of Alsfeld, is as picturesque as they come. A house near to the overnight park-up, dated 1701 Many houses have carvings in the corner pillars An old tower, which is at the start of the old town, has a stork's nest on top. It …
Wednesday 16th October 2024 (day 33). Heading further west today, brings us to the small town of Coburg, Germany, and in particular Coburg Castle, which was the birthplace and childhood home of Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria. Veste Coburg According to one of the information boards, Veste Coburg is a textbook example of castle …
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Tuesday 15th October 2024 (day 32) On the recommendation of two other motor-homers we met on the Prague park-up, we made a slight change to our plans and headed more or less due west, to the spa town of Karlovy Vary. One of the large hotels in the town. View downstream over the river. The …
Monday 14th October 2024 (day 31) Today is to be our last day in Prague for this trip, so we wandered around the Old Town and the city centre for the day, with no particular agenda, taking in the sights, in particular the architecture. We got off the tram just opposite the Smetana Hall, a …
Sunday 13th October 2024 (day 30) Today, we rode the tourist trams, which follow two different, but overlapping routes around the city centre. You can hop-on and off at any stop en-route, but more of this later. Yesterday's destination, Prague Castle, from across the river. For me, the city centre is mostly about its architecture …
"See-u-Later" 