Netherlands 2012
Reflections from a greenhouse
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We arrive in the attractive city of Leiden
Walking the streets looking for a restaurant.
We leave the tulips behind in Day 2 and bike toward Gouda.
Windmills are prominent as we travel through the countryside.
The weather was cool, with morning drizzle and afternoon showers, sprinkled with a bit of sunshine.
Two swans in their mating posture
The windmills no longer pump water, but are homes for many people.
Graylag geese, common throughout the Netherlands
Arriving in Gouda our first discovery is cheese of course.
Day 3 - We leave Gouda in the rain and soon come upon a family of geese. We enjoyed watching the parents take care of no less that 14 goslings.
Great crested grebe
On the outskirts of Utrecht
Utrecht city center
Walking in Utrecht
Houseboats in Utrecht
We began Day 4, leaving Utrecht, in some welcome sunshine.
From Utrecht we traveled to Amersfoort.
My favorite photograph of the trip.
As we were biking along this 18th century hearse passed by.
Every town, small and large, has an impressive church.
Passing through a forest as we neared Amersfoort.
We were greeted with this entrance to Amersfoort.
We begin Day 5 biking along the Vecht River, leaving Amersfoort for Otterlo.
Mirror, mirror in the water, who's the fairest of these daughters.
Along the Vecht River
Julie spotted this touching scene.
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