Netherlands: from Utrecht to Vollenhove

פֿאַרעפֿנטלעכט: 12.08.2024

The bike paths continue through the country with the same style and comfort. Riding a bike is completely relaxing. In many areas, bicycle traffic is separated from vehicle traffic and pedestrians. However, there are also large numbers of cyclists on the move. Exciting are intersections of double bike lanes from multiple directions with the right-before-left rule. So far, everything has worked well.

As pedestrians, we have not yet had enough practice to keep an eye on the strictly separated usage areas. Pedestrians can sometimes really get the short end of the stick. However, the Dutch are familiar with their system and keep everything in view.

Bike path outside Utrecht
Bike path outside Utrecht
Amersfoort: Maria on bike underpass
Amersfoort: Maria on the bike underpass of the train line

In Amersfoort, we visited the National Memorial Kamp Amersfoort. Another memorial to World War II. The memorial consists of an outdoor area and an underground museum section.

There is information about the camp's structure, its significance in World War II, interviews with former prisoners, detailed individual portraits of key figures (soldiers and prisoners). Very exciting and movingly documented. Unfortunately, the panels in the outdoor area are not all available in English.

Information about the memorial can be found here.

Amersfoort: National Memorial Kamp Amersfoort
Amersfoort: National Memorial Kamp Amersfoort
Kamp Amersfoort: Reconstruction of the Rose Garden
Kamp Amersfoort: Reconstruction of the Rose Garden
Kamp Amersfoort: Portrait of Willy Engbrocks
Kamp Amersfoort: Portrait of Willy Engbrocks
Kamp Amersfoort: Light installation
Kamp Amersfoort: Light installation
Kamp Amersfoort: The long shooting range
Kamp Amersfoort: The 350 m long shooting range was initially used for shooting drills, later also for executions.
Amersfoort: Canal in the city center
Amersfoort: Canal in the city center
Amersfoort: Koppelpoort
Amersfoort: Koppelpoort
0%-slope.
0%-slope, sometimes headwind
Harderwijk: very nice campsite
Harderwijk: very nice campsite
Elegantly lying cow
Elegantly lying cow
Elburg: Fish Gate
Elburg: Fish Gate
Elburg: View of the canal
Elburg: View of the canal
Near Kampen: Journey interruption due to lock
Near Kampen: Journey interruption due to lock
Kampen: Journey interruption due to lift bridge
Kampen: Journey interruption due to lift bridge
Cellemuiden: Ferry ride to Zwartluis
Cellemuiden: Ferry ride to Zwartluis
Vollenhove: Harbor and old town
Vollenhove: Harbor and old town


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