Diary
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Boekhandel Dominicanen
Een tijdje geleden bezochten we Maastricht en een bezoek aan Boekhandel Dominicanen kon dan niet ontbreken. Deze boekhandel vestigde zich in 2006 in een oude Dominicanenkerk. Het gebouw alleen al is een bezoek waard zelfs als je geen interesse hebt in boeken. Voor wie wel op zoek naar boeken kan ik deze boekhandel ook aanraden.…
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Maastricht
With the youngest on scouts camp we went for a short overnight trip to Maastricht. We stayed in the Kaboom Hotel next to the central station. We travelled by car and could stay in the car park next to the station. From the car park to the hotel was a simple matter of crossing the…
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The Musketeers
After visiting the Verbeke Foundation discussed in another post we went for dinner at a nearby pub called The Musketeers in Sint-Gillis-Waas. They brew their own special beers and serve traditional dishes. The beer is apparently quite famous but I must confess I hadn’t heard of it before. No matter, we had a few amongst…
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Verbeke Foundation
In July we managed to get in touch with family while doing an activity. This year we went to visit the Verbeke Foundation. It is celebration its 15th anniversary this year but personally I never visited it before. It is a bit an eclectic collection of art and objects placed in a park. Don’t expect…
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Six Ones on the dash
We just came back from summer holidays in Corsica. We went by car and on one of the last days on the island the odometer reached 111111 km. Next occasion for such a number will be after double mileage but the car will not be with me anymore by then. A couple of years ago…
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Scheiwijk
Today I went to pick up Hannelore from her Sportways Goalie camp at Xenios in Amsterdam. The camp ends at 1PM and no lunch is foreseen on the last day. As we didn’t have a lot of time we decided to stop at a restaurant on the highway. These are often poor quality but Scheiwijk…
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Ter Helme 2022
To keep up the good traditions we went and spent a few days at Ter Helme again this year with the family. This year was a the 10th time we went. As in most editions we arrived on Saturday and left on Wednesday. We have often discussed going somewhere else but there is no big…
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Hockey Women’s World Cup in Amstelveen
On Sunday July 3rd we went to watch 2 games in Amstelveen. As it was only a 2 hour drive it was an opportunity to watch the Dutch team play against Germany. As a bonus we could watch England play India as well. With Maddie Hinch in the goal for England this was a bonus…
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Koga Signature (aka Newtonian Motion)
About 20 years ago I bought myself a Koga Signature. I was working in The Netherlands at the time and the government still subsidised the purchase of bicycles. You could trade in some of your vacation days for money to buy a bike. I cannot remember the exact amount you could trade in but as…
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Back Saver
As mentioned in an earlier post I try to commute as much as possible on my speed pedelec. Unfortunately I don’t live in The Netherlands where they have quality bike paths. I am already happy if there is a bike path that I have to share with pedestrians. Not ideal on a speed pedelec but…
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