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Hoge Veluwe National Park, Netherlands

Today, we took the train from Centraal Train Station to Amsterdam's Schiphol airport, where I picked up a rental car from Avis for our drive to Hoge Veluwe National Park and our further adventures in Germany, France, and Belgium. I wanted to drive a VW Golf, but Avis selected an Opel Astra  with Belgian license plates (since I would return the car in Brussels). The Opel looked nice, but the 1.4L engine was a complete dud wit…
Hoge Veluwe National Park, Netherlands

Leiden, Netherlands

Saturday, June 29, 2013 On the way back to Amsterdam from Delft, we decided to stop by the small college town of Leiden. Leiden is a college town with the famous Leiden University (founded in 1575). When we arrived, we learned there were scheduled boat races (Leiden Lakenfeesten) at 7:00pm, so we decided to wait for them to start and grab something to eat. …
Leiden, Netherlands