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)
Fish-shaped chandelier
View of Atrani, Coast of Amalfi
Blocks for the wood engraving Smaller and Smaller
Smaller and Smaller
Star-shaped chandelier
Hand with Reflecting Sphere
Three Spheres II
One of the rooms in the palace, with bottle-shaped chandelier
Tessellated artworks
Three storey high chandelier
Carved wooden ball
Globe-shaped chandelier
Circle Limit III
Relativity
Waterfall
Ascending and Descending
Ring Snakes
Prince's quarters room in the palace
3D optical illusion room
Magic Mirror
Hand with Reflecting Sphere
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
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
Willemsbrug
Bunker-rama boat
View south to Koningshavenbrug and Koninginnebrug bridges
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
Windmill in Kinderdijk
Windmills in Kinderdijk
Museummolen Blokweer - Blokweer Museum Mill
Windmills 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
Continued chatting all the way back to Rotterdam. A lovely afternoon.
Zalmhuis and Riverside Offices on Rivium Promenade
Erasmusbrug
D-LZFN - Zeppelin and buildings on Noordereiland
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
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
Delftsevaart canal and buildings
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: ?