Results tagged “Bicycles” from Eurasia 2012

Had a bit of a sleepin this morning. Sort of. Really it was just a slow start. I'd originally been planning to go find this bridge but it was all going to be too much effort.

So instead I talked to the sweetie and read news feeds and eventually headed off to go to The Hague.

2.50 for a tram from The Hague HS to the MC Escher museum! This museum/gallery is housed in an old royal palace! Which is very beautiful all by itself, including a whole heap of newer chandeliers in various shapes. The ground floor had some of MC Escher's early work, the middle floor his later work, and the upper floor some fun with optical illusions.

Lange Voorhout Palace - Escher in Het Paleis (MC Escher Museum)
Lange Voorhout Palace - Escher in Het Paleis (MC Escher Museum)

Fish-shaped chandelier
Fish-shaped chandelier

View of Atrani, Coast of Amalfi
View of Atrani, Coast of Amalfi

Blocks for the wood engraving Smaller and Smaller
Blocks for the wood engraving Smaller and Smaller

Smaller and Smaller
Smaller and Smaller

Star-shaped chandelier
Star-shaped chandelier

Hand with Reflecting Sphere
Hand with Reflecting Sphere

Three Spheres II
Three Spheres II

One of the rooms in the palace, with bottle-shaped chandelier
One of the rooms in the palace, with bottle-shaped chandelier

Tessellated artworks
Tessellated artworks

Three storey high chandelier
Three storey high chandelier

Carved wooden ball
Carved wooden ball

Globe-shaped chandelier
Globe-shaped chandelier

Circle Limit III
Circle Limit III

Relativity
Relativity

Waterfall
Waterfall

Ascending and Descending
Ascending and Descending

Ring Snakes
Ring Snakes

Prince's quarters room in the palace
Prince's quarters room in the palace

3D optical illusion room
3D optical illusion room

Magic Mirror
Magic Mirror

Hand with Reflecting Sphere
Hand with Reflecting Sphere

MC Escher artworks
MC Escher artworks

Then I decided to see if I could make to Rotterdam to catch the 14:15 Kinderdijk cruise. It was about 12:40. hmm.

Firstly I walked by the little lake in the middle of the Hague. Then hopped on a tram, but made a mistake with the numbers, and assumed it went to the station. But it didn't. So got off after one stop and had to wait for a tram that *did* go to the station. The long way :/ Gah. So got to the station and didn't have to wait too long for a train. Got into Rotterdam and then had to go find the Metro. But they're doing all these station works and signs for the Metro dried up :( Gah. Finally found it and then was trying to figure out tickets. But the machines were all in Dutch. So went to the info desk and they said probably just catch a tram, they're upstairs. So up I went, but they were doing work on the tram lines so there were no trams. Just a sign in Dutch saying something about where they were going from. But I couldn't read it and didn't know really where I was or where they were talking about. Gah. So went back down and said halp, and he told me how much it would be for a two hour disposable chip card (3.50). So went to the machines and figured out they had a touch screen which could be chosen in English. Yay! So got my ticket and raced down to the train. Two minute wait so not so bad. Got to Leuvehaven and then had to race down to the river. It was 14:03 at this point. Saw a sign for the cruise so was racing down and saw the boat so headed for that. But then I had to go back to buy a ticket! Gah! But it all worked out in the end and made it with a couple of minutes to spare! Phew!

Hofvijver
Hofvijver

Fountain in Hofvijver
Fountain in Hofvijver

So the cruise was very peaceful and relaxing. Met a couple from Australia (Debbie and Gary) who were living in England. So sat with them and chatted the whole way.

View north to Willemsbrug
View north to Willemsbrug

Willemsbrug
Willemsbrug

Bunker-rama boat
Bunker-rama boat

View south to Koningshavenbrug and Koninginnebrug bridges
View south to Koningshavenbrug and Koninginnebrug bridges

Watertoren (water tower) in De Esch
Watertoren (water tower) in De Esch

When we got to Kinderdijk we went up to the shop and they had bikes for hire! 2.50/hour! So we all hired a bike! Best. Idea. Ever. So we biked up the canals and looked at the windmills and all the gooses. Very very cool.

Windmills in Kinderdijk
Windmills in Kinderdijk

Windmills in Kinderdijk
Windmills in Kinderdijk

Windmill in Kinderdijk
Windmill in Kinderdijk

Windmills in Kinderdijk
Windmills in Kinderdijk

Museummolen Blokweer - Blokweer Museum Mill
Museummolen Blokweer - Blokweer Museum Mill

Windmills and canal in Kinderdijk
Windmills and canal in Kinderdijk

Windmill and canal in Kinderdijk
Windmill and canal in Kinderdijk

Windmill and canal in Kinderdijk
Windmill and canal in Kinderdijk

Got back to the boat quite hot from lots of cycling.

Kinderdijk cruise boat - Nehalennia
Kinderdijk cruise boat - Nehalennia

Continued chatting all the way back to Rotterdam. A lovely afternoon.

Zalmhuis and Riverside Offices on Rivium Promenade
Zalmhuis and Riverside Offices on Rivium Promenade

Erasmusbrug
Erasmusbrug

D-LZFN - Zeppelin and buildings on Noordereiland
D-LZFN - Zeppelin and buildings on Noordereiland

D-LZFN - Zeppelin LZ N07-101 Airship
D-LZFN - Zeppelin LZ N07-101 Airship

Got off and walked up to see the "cube" houses. They were pretty cool.

Havensteder building and other buildings in Rotterdam
Havensteder building and other buildings in Rotterdam

Cube houses
Cube houses

Cube houses
Cube houses

Cube houses
Cube houses

Then I thought I walk through the markets. But everything was being dismantled. In fact apart from cafes nothing was open, it being after 6pm. So kept walking, following the crowds and eventually the signs to the Centraal station.

Laurenskerk
Laurenskerk

Delftsevaart canal and buildings
Delftsevaart canal and buildings

Stadhuis Rotterdam
Stadhuis Rotterdam

And back to Amsterdam.

Got back and did my washing - it takes *forever* to wash and dry. Got some falafel and salad from the place downstairs and ate it in my room. This hotel/laundry are certainly conveniently placed! A very late night again :(


Distance covered on the GPS: 211.3 km
Steps walked: 15594
Photos on the Canon: 194
Photos on the Sony: 122
Videos: 3
EUR Spent: ?