Updated:
January 11, 2003
Here is a useful travel checklist.
Trip to Europe, Christmas 2000 and New Year's Eve 2001
Here are some pictures from our vacation to Europe (December 1998/January 1999). We visited the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, and the Czech Republic.
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These were taken in Rotterdam, at Peter's parents house: |
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Peter, Janine, Lex, |
Lex, Hilbert, Deborah |
Willy & Fred |
Mara, Hilbert, Sanne, Evert-Jan, |
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Palace Soestdijk, the residence of Princess
Juliana, the former Queen. When we took this picture, the princess
just returned from the hospital where she went a day ago
with heart problems. There were other photographers waiting for
her return...
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A statue in the Hague
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Volendam,
a famous fishing village  |
The harbor
of Volendam  |
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A street in a little town in Zeeland
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The IJsselmeer, just north
of Durgerdam. As you can see, the road and land on the right are below sealevel.  |
This is a poster of the fireworks safety
campaign. If you're not careful, this is how to hitch-hike...
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The market place
of Delft  |
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And a picture of a market square in Antwerp, Belgium
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This is in Weimar (Eastern Germany), where we
spend the night on our way to the Czech Republic. Morgan, our dog,
is a Weimaraner, originally from this area. Weimar is pronounced
the cultural capital of Europe in 1999.
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An alley
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A plaque mentioning that Johan Sebastian
Bach lived here
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The central marketplace, a view from our
hotel room
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The same marketplace at sunrise
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Some guy showing a menu
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One of the streets
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A map of the castle
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On our way to the castle
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On our way to the castle
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The castle
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Closer to the castle
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Behind the castle
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Looking down from the castle
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Near the castle
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And this is in Plzen, where we stayed.
Nothing there, execpt the church and the beer factory (Pilzener
beer)
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Here we were a day in Prague
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Center of the Performing Arts
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On our way to the castle
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At the central marketplace
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The church by the castle
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The famous bridge to the castle
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The guard to the castle
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The castle main entrance
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