Travel day today, nothing interesting to report.
Woke up in Geneva, walked around some, took a bus to the airport for a flight to Amsterdam, then boarded a commuter train to Utrecht (about 25 miles away) for a rainy walk to the Airbnb where we'll be for about a week-and-a-half.
I did learn that Utrecht is the most bicycle friendly city in the world, so expect a full post on that soon.
By the numbers:
10,995 steps today
We arrived in Paris yesterday, after a walk to Utrecht Centraal, a train to Schiphol Amsterdam Airport, a walk to our gate, a flight to Aéroport de Paris-Charles de Gaulle, a walk to one of several train stations there, a train into the city, a walk to the wrong
So far we haven't withdrawn, used or even touched any Euro coins or currency. We use credit cards for everything and almost exclusively rely on public transportation. The last time I didn't own a car was in 1979, and I don't speak French or
When we took off on our "retired couple international travelers" lifestyle last December (Phase 1 was South America), one motivation was a desire to see more of the world. Another was to seek peace. While peace for many starts with the physical security that is the opposite of
About 12 miles from Utrecht, the imposing Kasteel (Castle) de Haar is the largest castle in The Netherlands. We checked it out yesterday. Originally built in the 1300s, it passed to the Van Zuylen family in 1440 when the last male de Haar heir died childless. After approximately 250 years
