A digital travel diary. · WP v1.08 · Updated
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).…
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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…
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Today, we purchased train tickets at Amsterdam Centraal to Delft, with possible stops in Leiden and Haarlem.. . The train ride to Delft was uneventful. We got off the train at Delft and walked to the city center. We noticed a considerable bicycle parking lot near the train station - something that has become a common sight in the Netherlands and unimaginable in the United…
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Today, we flew from San Francisco International Airport to Amsterdam, the Netherlands, with a stop in Chicago. Our United Airlines flight UA372 departed from San Francisco at 10:00 a.m. and landed at Chicago's O'Hare Airport at 4:10 p.m. We changed planes and departed on UA909 at 6:10 p.m. for Amsterdam, arriving at 9:30 a.m. the next day (Tuesday, June 25).. . Amsterdam is the first…
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