The sun was shining, although it was a crisp day and we needed to be dressed warmly. Just the right sort of weather to enjoy a flower festival in Haarlem, near Amsterdam in Holland. Two days earlier I had telephoned Pauline, who lived in Haarlem and had been an Au Pair with us in 1972. [...]
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On the road: flower festival at Haarlem.
Posted by Frances Platman on 25/04/2010
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On the road: Jewish museum at Amsterdam.
Zandwoort am Zee, on the Dutch coastline, is on the train line into Amsterdam. It only takes about half an hour from the campsite into the centre of Amsterdam, is relatively cheap and is a pleasant ride. What greeted us as we emerged from the station was the thousands of bicycles parked, some in multi-story [...]
Posted by Frances Platman on 22/04/2010
http://tortoisetales.wordpress.com/2010/04/22/on-the-road-jewish-museum-at-amsterdam/
Campsite news: good for Amsterdam and Haarlem.
We wanted to spend a few days exploring Amsterdam and Haarlem in Holland, and to enjoy the flower festival that was to take place and decided that a good place to stay would be Zandwoort by sea. There are regular trains to Amsterdam and trains or buses into Haarlem, which are both short trips away. [...]
Posted by Frances Platman on 21/04/2010
http://tortoisetales.wordpress.com/2010/04/21/campsite-news-good-for-amsterdam-and-haarlem/
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