"Margaret's Page" Top 5 Page for this destination Netherlands by margaretvn
Netherlands Travel Guide: 39,825 reviews and 83,117 photos
I have been a bit slow in building this page really, The Netherlands is my second home. I was born in England and moved here in 1980 when I married my Dutch husband. We live not far from Rotterdam and both work in the city.
For several years now we have been exploring The Netherlands in our Smart cabrio. We have now had two Smarts - the first one took us 70,000 kilometres through Europe! easy to park in the little narrow streets of some of the old centres.
We have been lucky enough to have visited a lot of the world together and we are certainly not planning on stopping travelling in the near future..... but we also know that the countryside near home can be lovely as well.
summer and my love of flowers.
So as of the 16th of august 2008 (I have lived longer in The Netherlands than I lived in England - where I was born.
- Pros:a lovely second "homeland"
- Cons:cities are so crowded, people always push in queues!!
- In a nutshell:my home and I love it.
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A really lovely little city close to our home is Gouda and we often go there for a day out. We have walked to the city... more travel advice
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The shop is a little bit hidden away but is worth looking for. It is absolutely packed with craft things from card... more travel advice
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Woerden is an old city that is very quickly growing. The old centre is small and very pleasant though. Woerden began as... more travel advice
good food with good views
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This lovely restaurant is opposite the natur park "De Vlietlanden". The restaurant is right on the waters edge with a... more travel advice
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Comments (111)
I have been to Netherlands 5 times, and every one was great time and the sites so wonderful. Even got a lot of Gouda cheese-Mmm. YOur pictures and comments are very good.
Good info on Netherland, we hope to see you in Karlsruhe. Best regards, Karl
Nice introduction to your country Margeret. Thanks for sharing
I remember Madurodam from childhood, when my parents took us children to the Netherlands almost every year
Hope to be visiting quite a few of the towns you have tips on. Am looking forward to it, especially seeing the fields of Tulips.
Me again, checking back to read the new tips and updates that you have added to this page since March 25, 2007. Thanks for including the historical background! And thanks for your nice holiday wishes. All the best to you for 2009.
looking forward to catching up again at the Flanders meeting so many more places for me to visit in NL great page Margaret
This is a wonderful page, Margaret! So much detail and imagery--I really want to visit The Netherlands. Love quaint, old towns, museums and the countryside.
The old houses and the tulip garden are interesting. Dream on Freddie - Netherlands is so beautiful. Thanks Margaret.
you have remarkable images, especially Kinderdijk and the Zaan houses, with great commentary. I very much enjoyed reading through these. N.
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