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Bicycle Ride Eiland van Dordrecht & Biesbosch
During the Easter school holidays we went for a short trip to Dordrecht and explored a little part the region on bicycle. You can find tips on what to do in and around Dordrecht on the inDordrecht site. We chose a 43 km bicycle route Eiland van Dordrecht & Biesbosch through the city and the natural reserve Biesbosch. You can buy a map for 1 euro at the VVV in the city center and start cycling from there. We chose to start from our hotel and cycle to the VVV and there pick up the route after buying the map.…
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Dining Experience at Van der Valk Hotel Restaurant
During our recent stay at this hotel we also had dinner in their restaurant. This restaurant is also open to non hotel guests and you can simply make a reservation on their website like at any regular restaurant. The menu is diverse so you should be able to find something to your liking. We tried the Salmon Terryiaki on a risotto bed and a ribeye as main courses and Sashimi & Tataki, stir fried gamba and Ceasar salad as starters. Quality of the food was very good, better than I expected, especially considering the restaurant is very big. We also…
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Review of Van der Valk Hotel Dordrecht: Comfort and Value
I recently stayed in Van der Valk Hotel Dordrecht and I can recommend it. The location is a bit dull at a giant round about next to the high way but rooms are well isolated so you don’t hear any traffic once inside. It is located a few kilometers from the city center and we took our bicycle into town which was a 20 minute leisurely trip. We had a standard room which was more than big enough for 2. The room had a bathroom with shower and bath and a big window which was a gimmick. Drawback was that…
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No water, no life
‘No water, no life. No blue, no green. No ocean, no us.‘― Sylvia Earle
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Experience the Joy of Running: European Championship (Half) Marathon Weekend Recap
This weekend of 12 & 13 April 2025 the European Championship for half and full marathon was held in Leuven and Brussels. On New Year’s Eve our daughter decided to run the half marathon which was held in Leuven on Saturday. She aimed to run it in 1h40 and succeeded to reach her objective. I always use my age to justify being a lot slower than her but watching the runners on Saturday I could not ignore seeing a lot of ‘elderly’ runners that were even faster than her. Guess I have to blame it on my genes. Still trying…
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In search of Schrodinger’s cat, John Gribbin (ISBN 978-0-552-12555-0, Transworld Books)
I had this book lying around for a long time (it first came out in 1984 but I read the edition from 2012) and finally decided to give it a go. Mainly because of John Gribbin’s and the book having a bit of a reputation as a classic. I have already read many popular books about quantum mechanics which is why I left this one sitting on the shelf as I doubted what more could be told. But, to my surprise there was novelty compared to the books I had read before. In a nutshell this book is more modern…
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Family-Friendly Lunch Spot: La Folie Greque Review
Yesterday we went for lunch at la folie grecque in Woluwé-St-Pierre. We went there with friends after a hockey match at Orée which is about a kilometre away. The restaurant is located in a street that you will typically find in small towns or villages in Flanders. If someone would drop you there without you knowing where you were, you would never guess you were in Brussels. The interior of the restaurant is very unpretentious, almost like a Belgian pub that also serves food. So you shouldn’t go if the interior or atmosphere is important for you. If you have…
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Mensen op Mars. Een manmoedige poging, Joris van Casteren (ISBN 9789044628722, Prometheus)
Mensen op Mars is het verhaal achter het Mars One project van 2 Nederlandse ingenieurs om tegen 2027 4 mensen op Mars te krijgen. Het was een non profit organisatie die als doel had de plannen voor een bemande Mars missie versneld te realiseren omdat de NASA en andere officiële ruimtevaart organisaties te weinig ambitie tonen. Om de kosten te drukken zou het om een enkele reis gaan, de 4 Mars gangers komen nooit meer terug maar zouden om de 2 jaar het gezelschap krijgen van 4 extra pioniers. Omdat het om een enkele reis ging hadden de Nederlanders berekend…
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John Wick : Chapter 3 – Parabellum
If you want peace, prepare for war. Chapter 3 starts where chapter 2 ended. After being declared excommunicate, John is given a 1 hour lead by Winston before the contract on his head is activated. While running John is told by a vagabond there is no time to dilly-dally. In this first hour John manages to collect a marker he had hidden in a book in the library. But then the chase starts and a lot of brutal fights follow with John being victorious every time. As John butchers enemy after enemy the High Table decides to punish Winston and…
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