Things I learned on the Netherlands Waterway Cruise:
Make sure you have extra battery packs and memory cards for your camera!
Don’t wait until you get to the airport to say goodbye… continue reading »
Author Archives: Barb Badovinac
Netherlands Waterway Cruise…tips and hints
April 30, 2011
Tot ziens means “So long for now”
April 30, 2011
Time to roll out of bed and enjoy one last breakfast. In a couple of hours we will be back in the skies and headed for home.
I will come away with many fond… continue reading »
Aalsmeer and Keukenhof…flowers everywhere!
April 29, 2011
Our last full day, and it’s a busy one! Up early in the morning to travel to Aalsmeer, where the world’s biggest flower auction takes place every day. An overhead grid of platforms allows you… continue reading »
Alkmaar and Amsterdam
April 28, 2011
The last of the tulip fields drifted by our boat around 7:30 this morning, so in this case it was true that “You have to get up pretty early in the morning” to see the… continue reading »
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Tagged Alkmaar, Amsterdam, canal boat ride, Tulip Fields
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Franeker and the tulip fields
April 27, 2011
A quick trip into the town of Franeker before hoisting anchor, and then we crossed the Waddenzee, which is normally very, very calm, but decided to be a bit choppy today. The Salvinia held steady… continue reading »
Groningen and the North Sea
April 26, 2011
Today our motorcoach excursion took us into Groningen, where we had a chance to look around before meeting Sietze de Vries at the Martinikerk (Martin’s Church). Sietze is the organist at the Martinikerk and is… continue reading »
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Tagged Frisian folklore group, Groningen, North Sea, Salvinia, Waddenzee
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Excursion into Friesland
April 25, 2011
Today is Easter Monday in the Netherlands. Traditionally, this is a holiday to get together with friends and family to celebrate springtime. On our excursion through the countryside, we saw many people out on bicycles… continue reading »
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Tagged canals, Giethoorn, hunebeds, Netherlands, Orchid Farm, Rouveen, Staphorst
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Easter in the Netherlands
April 24, 2011
I enjoyed my own personal Easter sunrise—I was up in the ship’s lounge enjoying more of that wonderful coffee at 6 a.m., and I watched the river come to life. I was serenaded by a… continue reading »
NWC – First Full day in the Netherlands
April 23, 2011
Once everyone was present and accounted for, we got on board the buses that were to take us to the cruise vessel waiting for us some distance from the airport. We stopped in Gouda for… continue reading »
Netherlands Waterway Cruise – Departure/Arrival
April 22, 2011
In order to get to Europe, you must endure the trip “over the pond,” which in this case takes eight hours. But you have dinner prepared and brought to your seat for you, (let’s look… continue reading »
