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The street light is straight.  The little 5 foot wide house directly behind the light is the smallest house in Amsterdam, only 2 floors and only 5 feet wide.  Mostly photos of Amsterdam-- Dennis's photo of me taking a photo of "the dancing sisters".  The end houses look to be leaning toward the open alleys.  These homes have been here for many years but a good many of them are very tipsy. A canal route in Amsterdam Weesperbuurt-Amsterdam A very moving memorial of names Jewish, Senti and Roma who had not been given a proper burial during and after World War II.  There are 102,000 names.  This photo doesn't do it justice. Amsterdam
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more of canal The canal boat.  That's me next to Dennis Hertogenbosch-Bimnenstad-Centrum all of these photos were taken from a canal boat  The canal was once used as a sewer but now thoroughly cleaned   This is a ceramic bat house.  They are all through the canal.
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 Are you tired of these yet?  There's more. Heusden drawbridge  (We really liked this town) View from the dijk as we rode typical trail That same Abby park, crazy topiary trees
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More photos----- sculpture in a park at Herkenrode Abby This town called Thorn was founded as a Benedictine nunnery in 975.  Originally all buildings were white. There were lots of houseboats in the canals and rivers. Lots of bakeries.  The pies are called "Vlaii" pronounced fly.  No kidding. The abby park Old and New in Antwerp Hef Steen near Antwerp  
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 Hello friends and family.  As you all know Dennis and I have been riding through the Netherlands and Belgium.  I didn't have my computer but I took lots of photos.  So the next few posts will just be photos of our daily rides with subtitles.  Hope you enjoy them and thanks for following our travels. One of the many castles.  This one in Antwerp Under the windmill apartment. Tholen working windmills in Den Elshout Our tour leaders, Arandina and Andre The barge La Mar, our home for 2 weeks
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Cohoes Falls in May 2018 Cohoes falls in May 2018  Sunday, July 28, 2024 Schenectady to Cohoes This was an exceptionally beautiful part of the canal trail.  Freshly paved, very shady, lots of curves and hills.  We were able to see the Mohawk River at one part and the Cohoes Falls both of which are pretty impressive.  But the highlight of the ride was meeting Jimmy's sisters and families for lunch.  Dennis found the perfect place and time for us to meet.  We were able to ride our bikes from the falls to a neighborhood bar in Cohoes  and meet everyone at 11:30 giving us plenty of time to have lunch and return to Schenectady by 3:00. It took us an extra mile or two to find the car but we were on the road by 3:00 and home at 10:00.   Overall, a great trip!!! From left to right--Dennis, me, Sue, Brenden, Libby, Denis, Bridget and Nickolas Just the family Cohoes Falls (in July) Mohawk River  I tried to download the 2018 photos last but for some reason they came in first and I don't k
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  Saturday July 28 2024 E Syracuse to Conastota Today's ride was hot and dusty.  We expected crowds because it's Saturday but didn't see that many people.  The trail was along the Old Canal which is not used for boating or travel and very few people have homes on it.  So a little boring.  We ended up in Conastota a very little town that was hit by a hurricane about two weeks ago and we saw a little damage from that. There was not one port-a-pot or restroom facility along the way, a 35 mile round trip!! I didn't take many pictures.  But here they are. This is a mural in Conastota and it's reflection. We couldn't believe the speed limit.  Usually it's 15.  I think it's more for the snow mobile riders in the winter.  A good shot of how boring the trail was. Another indication of how boring the trail was.  This is a "dog-bane" beetle according to my phone.   We are in Schenectady right now.  We may get to meet up with Libby and Susie (my sisters in
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