Our last day and we went to Utrecht. Walked around the old part of town, saw the Speelklok museum which is filled with all sorts of mechanical musical instruments like organ grinders and music boxes. Also saw a fast food vending machine! Tomorrow is the much dreaded return to reality. Back to Canada and searching for jobs…
We went to Zandvoort to take advantage of the amazing weather and to spend some time on the beach. Seemed like everyone from town all had the same idea as things were very busy.
Today was market day in Haarlem, amazing variety of foods at incredible prices and a fantastic atmosphere, felt like the entire town had come out to get their food. Topped off the day with an old organ grinder which AK had a great time dancing to.
Quick day trip to Amsterdam today, visiting a few markets, a park, and of course walking along many canals (and narrowly missing getting hit by many bikes).
We’ve been in Haarlem for the last few days as we near the end of our incredible European travels. Meeting up with some of our family we are renting a house in this nice town which is like Amsterdam but without all the tourists, but still only a 20min train ride from the Dutch capital.
Our last day in Greece and we find out our hotel had free wifi the entire time…. Whoops. Anyways, lots of walking, lots of ruins, and of course a flea market. The weather has been incredible as well. Tomorrow it’s back to Paris and then on to Holland.
Took a quick trip by hydrofoil to Aegina. The short 40min trip brought us to the small island which seems to be devoid of tourists this time of year which is a nice change for us.
We arrived in Greece a few days ago, unfortunately they closed all the useful subway stops and our bus let us off early as they were trying to stay away from the hundreds of riot police. In the end no riot, but it made for an extra long walk to our hotel.
Our last day in London, and what a day! After C and AK were nearly run over by a dump truck first thing this morning, things got much much better… We visited Boxpark, a shopping area made out of old shipping containers. Afterwards we had an amazing curry lunch on Brick Lane, followed by a stroll along the Thames and a delicious brownie and terrible coffee from Konditor and Cook. Tomorrow it’s off to Athens for the third last country of our travels…
We spent our second day in London meeting a friend and having a “full English” breakfast at Spitalfields market. In the afternoon I saw an incredible exhibit on Terrance Conran at the Design museum. Another nice day with lots of sunshine.
99 Days in Paris 