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My next trip is ot 2011 to China, Tibet and Nepal.

HELLO I AM ALPHONS - WELCOME ON MY HOMEPAGE

ME IN AUSTRALIA

Hello I am Alphons.

I live in the east of the Netherlands in the city of NIJMEGEN. It is one of the oldest city's in the Netherlands and near the German border. It is a very old city with almost 170.000 inhabitants.

Nijmegen is also named the "Keizer Karel Stad" the Emperor Karel City. There are a lot of nice shops here, covered and uncovered shoppingcenters. There is a lot of industrie.

Nijmegen is situated on the border of the river Waal, this river is a connection between Rotterdam and Germany the Rijn.

Nijmegen is also famous for the 4 day marches every year in july, every year more than 35.000 peoples comes here for the 4 days marches. The whole week is Nijmegen one big partycenter with live music and other acts. Many thousand of visitors come here during that week.

There are museums here, culture, casino, swimmingpools, good for a bike ride, the direction of Nijmegen is beautiful.

More abouth Nijmegen in my
NIJMEGEN PAGE

Holland: The land of the wooden shoe.

Woodenshoes.

I took this picture in the wooden shoe factory on The Zaanse Schans.

Holland: Land of Windmills too.

Windmills on the " Zaanse Schans".

This 3 windmills are on "De Zaanse Schans" sitiuated in Zaanstad 20 km from Amsterdam. "De Zaanse Schans" is a little vilage with old wooden houses and windmills.

Holland:Famous for the Tulips too.

Tulipfield in the spring.

This is a picture in the spring of a tulip field.

Holland: Land of Farms.

Farm in Friesland.

Holland is a small country but big in farming, here a big farm in Friesland.

Holland: Land of Sailing-boats.

Skutjesilen on the lakes in Friesland.

This is a picture of The "Skutjesilen-boat race in Woudsend Friesland.

Holland: Land of Sea, Sand and Dunes.

Sanddunes and beach on Terschelling.

Holland is situated on the Northsee in the west and the Waddensee in the north. Holland has beautifull white sandy beaches and very nice dunes where you can walk or make a bike ride.

Holland: Famous for his Dams and dikes.

The Oosterscheldekering.

Here the Oosterscheldekering a part of the Deltawerken. The Deltawerken protects the lower lands in Zuid-holland and Zeeland against the sea.

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olja1234 Aug 2, 2011 at 1:08 PM Report Abuse

A very Happy Birthday, Alphons. Have a wonderful day!
mary2u99 Jul 29, 2011 at 8:59 PM Report Abuse

Happy happy birthday to you. :-)
new_hope30 Aug 2, 2010 at 5:05 AM Report Abuse

Happy birthday Alphons! I hope it's filled with laughter, family and friends. Cheers to a wonderful year ahead!! ~ Camille
gabynicolae Aug 2, 2010 at 1:17 AM Report Abuse

Happy BirthDay to you, health and best wishes from Romania ! Gabriel
jh2000choi Jan 1, 2010 at 2:49 AM Report Abuse

Hi Alphons Borst !!! Happy New Year 2010 for you From jh of Korea.
matcrazy1 Aug 3, 2009 at 2:29 AM Report Abuse

Happy birthday to you, Alphons. Have a great week and next great travels. Greetings from Poland :-)))!
Donna_in_India Aug 1, 2009 at 6:24 PM Report Abuse

Happy, happy birthday Alphons!
maxzmillion Jul 25, 2009 at 8:45 PM Report Abuse

Thanks for the comment...I've neglected it for years now. About to go to Hawaii though so I figured it was a good ideal to get back into it
Manyana Jan 1, 2009 at 2:51 AM Report Abuse

where's this beach in your prof pic, featured member? spectacular spectacular
maryinutopia Aug 11, 2008 at 4:31 AM Report Abuse

Late again! Always a day late and a dollar short, it seems! Hope you had a great birthday. Yesterday was my daughter's birthday so August is definitely a great month!