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Pride Saturday

I went to the Pride Canal parade in Utrecht with my friends and sister. Walked to the station and a lot in the city itself. After the parade, the party started,

Another day in the hospital

I went early this morning with my wife to the hospital for her cataract surgery . She got cateract as a result of her diabetic . We arrived as requested at 9:00

St Martin's Cathedral, Utrecht, Netherlands.

I climbed up all the internal stairs of the Dom Tower more than 30 years ago. I am struggling to remember the details. I was visiting and staying with a pen pal,

Utrecht, The Netherlands.

It was so good to have trains back running again after a day of strike action by the Dutch rail workers. Just like back home, I totally understand the need to fight

Kasteel De Haar

I recently had the incredible opportunity to take my family on a European vacation. We spent a few days in the Netherlands. Europe as a whole is known for it's castles.

It's Fish Doorbell Season

Have you heard of the fish doorbell? It's a program in the Netherlands where they have a livestream set up on one of the locks. When you spot a fish on the camera,

Bringing the wife to work

Good morning , I had to bring my wife to work this morning , due to her illness she isn't able to drive herself these days so i'll have to drive her instead since

Pushing and pulling, demolishing and building

This was the first time I went to gym two days in a row, yesterday and today. No, I'm not getting addicted to powerlifting. I just wanted to try a push/pull split.

Kasteel De Haar - Utrecht

"If all of the kings had their queens on the throne... We would pop champagne and raise a toast!"🎵 Or... not quite. Welcome to my next sarcastic adventure,

Het Utrechts Archief - Utrecht

Turn on the GPS and let's get started. Wait a minute, but what is that sound? Tak, tak, tak, tak. Tuuuuu. Okay, trains don't make those sounds anymore, we're not

The Netherlands 1991

Half of the people on the bus thought I was nuts the other half just did not care. I had been on a 6 weeks Contiki tour of Europe and there was only a couple of

Negative shopping trip

Among other things, this Sunday I went to the city center of Utrecht on my bike. Nice views, but I wasn't having fun. The half of the shops that were open were busy.

Actifit Report for Sunday

Yesterday I walked to the supermarket twice. I could've taken the car, but this was still more convenient. Random photo from a few weeks ago: a view of the city

The last day of summer in 2024

Yesterday was not just the last day of the summer season, but also an appropriately sunny day. A day you want to start with a refreshing cold bath. I went cycling

Kto zgubił urządzenie nawigacyjne GPS Garmin w Holandii?

Yesterday I took advantage of the sunny late summer weather to go for a walk before dinner time. I hadn't done that for a while. By keeping my eyes open, I found

Visiting grippy sock jail

Yesterday I went to a mental hospital for the first time - no, as a visitor only. My nephew who is bipolar is having a manic period. He was happy but delusional

Family day in Utrecht

Had a lovely day with the family in the centre of the country. Walked to the city centre for dinner, a more than 3 kilometer walk each way. Including some more walking

Happy Birthday Lee

I find it so difficult to believe that I arrived in Amsterdam on Tuesday - late afternoon and here I am on Sunday night doing my blog - so tonight will be my sixth

Who wants to buy a unique house with steel walls in the center of #Utrecht? It's ...

... 123m2 of floor space on a 13m2 footprint. Seven floors, including two cellars with a canal view. It's been used as a B&B so far.

Decorations of Domplein, Utrecht.

Domplen is one of the most popular and beautiful spots in Utrecht to stop at and...well depends on what you want to do. There is beautiful architecture to admire