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| Thursday, 15-Apr-2004 00:00 |
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Medipark, progress of our project
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medicine in the park
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for us it is a huge building
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some of the particpants listen to the master builder
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The building of our new medical centre goes very fast. Today we had a walk around with the builders
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| Monday, 12-Apr-2004 00:00 |
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The Stateley home Rosendael
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view from the terrace of the hunting lodge
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viewers of the castle
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a cascade and a pond
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Near Arnhem is a stately home. It startet as a medieval castle. In the 19th centery it was rebuilt an the area was landscaped by the architect Zocher. Is has a beautifull watergarden with fountains and casacades.
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| Sunday, 11-Apr-2004 00:00 |
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Maasduinen, moorland and a kitsch extravaganza
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somebody is building a kitsch extravaganza
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In the garden is allready a statue; of the owner?
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a view of the fields in the direction of Germany
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Today we made a 12 kilometer walk in a forest and nature reserve. This area is on the edge of the Maas valley. The weather was a bit somber.
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| Saturday, 10-Apr-2004 00:00 |
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Edense heide; follow the tank tracts
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between the moors are farms
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The area was well know for sheep and wool
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The sheepdog is watching the sheep
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The Edense Heide is a moorland used as a tank practising area for the Dutch army and as a water filtering area. In the weekends it is open to the public for walks of four wheel drive practise. The walking tracs are partly on tank tracts which made a strenous walk.
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| Thursday, 8-Apr-2004 00:00 |
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Sunny spells in Amsterdam
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old freighters as houseboats in the river Amstel
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19th century houses, very popular nowadays.
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Amstel Hotel Intercontinental
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Amsterdam is beautifull. Specially if there is some sunlight. We made a walk on the banks of the river Amstel
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| Sunday, 4-Apr-2004 00:00 |
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A walk through a polder
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The town of Montfoort with the windmill falcon of 1753
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following the " tiendweg" , an old churchpath
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The cows are out of the stables allready
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Today we made a walk through the polder Heeswijk between the old town Montfoort and the village Blokland in the Province Utrecht. The polder is now a bird sanctuary.
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| Saturday, 3-Apr-2004 00:00 |
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The Mookerheide, a moor on the hills
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the new keepers of the moorland
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the wind and the hair
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The path through "zevendal"
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The Mookerheide is an old moorland on the hills between the rivers Rhine and Maas. It was made by glaciers during the ice age very long ago. It is south of Nijmegen.
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| Friday, 2-Apr-2004 00:00 |
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Amsterdam, capital of the Netherlands
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I went by train for a meeting in the capital. Going from the Central Station through the centra road, "Damrak" into the city is painfull for the eye. Because this is an ugly tourist trap. But in 10 minutes you can beautifull unspoiled Amsterdam
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| Sunday, 21-Mar-2004 00:00 |
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The Rites of Spring in Groningen
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The manor house yesterday morning
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restored sundial in the formal garden
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a good view of the manor house
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This weekend we went to the North of the Netherlands to celebrate the coming of Spring. We stayed in a restored manor House; The Piloersemaborg, of 1633. The weather was stormy ( today Beaufort scale 8-9) , with heavy rainshowers and thunderstorms.
Groningen is an agricultural area. De area ware with stayed , " The high grounds" were cultivated by Medieval cisterian monks. From 1850 till 1950 the area was very prosperous. There are many beautiful churches and very large farms.
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| Sunday, 14-Mar-2004 00:00 |
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A walk on the dike of the river Maas
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the river Maas is now canalised but can still rise very fast
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powerlines, trees, the river and dark clouds
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with enough Euros one can make a modern castle
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Today we made a walk on the dike of the river Maas between the villages Overasselt en Nederasselt. We returned through the polders. Alltogether 16 kilometer.
The river Maas comes from France. The source is about 875 kilometer upstream from Overasselt. The North Sea is 50 kilometer downstream. The people started building dikes along the river in the 13th century. The dikes bursted many times. The last time there was a severe dike burst near Overasselt on the early morning of 31-12-1925. Large parts of the central districts of the Netherlands were flooded. In 1994 there was a near-miss. The dikes have been enlarged since. There are a number of windmills and many restored farms in the area. In Overasselt is the postmill " Zeldenrust" , built in 1736 in Geertruidenberg en moved to Overasselt in 1890 en in Nederasselt is the postmill " Maasmolen" from 1741.
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