[Trip Report] Benelux (12 Apr - 26 Apr)

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Itinerary
12 Apr - on plane
13 Apr (Netherlands) - Amsterdam
14 Apr (Netherlands) - Hoge Veluwe National Park, Utrecht
15 Apr (Belgium) - Alkmaar, Antwerp
16 Apr (Belgium) - Brussels
17 Apr (Belgium) - Bruges, Ghent
18 Apr (Belgium) - Rochefort, Grottes De Han
19 Apr (Luxembourg) - Luxembourg City
20 Apr (Luxembourg) - Echternach
21 Apr (Luxembourg) - Clervaux, Vianden
22 Apr (Netherlands) - Kinderdijk, Rotterdam
23 Apr (Netherlands) - Oudewater, Den Haag
24 Apr (Netherlands) - Keukenhof, Leiden
25 Apr (Netherlands) - Zaanse Schans, Volendam, Marken
26 Apr - on plane

Hotels
13-14 Apr (Amsterdam): Hotel De Mallemoolen
15-17 Apr (Brussels): Max Hotel
18 Apr (Rochefort): Hotel Le Vieux Logis
19-21 Apr (Luxembourg City): Le Chatelet
22-23 Apr (Rotterdam): Hotel Turkuaz
24 Apr (Leiden): Hotel Mayflower

 

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Amsterdam

 

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public toilet in Amsterdam. just an enclosed space with a wall to pee on. nope, no place to wash hands

 

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Hoge Veluwe National Park

some paintings in the Kroller-Muller Museum within the national park:

 

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cycling within the national park

 

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[FONT=&quot]St Hubertus Hunting Lodge[/FONT]

free bike rental within the national park

 

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Utrecht

Domtoren

 

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Alkmaar

Cheese auction at Alkmaar

 

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Antwerp

 

[droozy]

Oooo.. nice pics !!
Did u have to use a very wide angle to capture scenic shots ?? coz I think the european buildings are huge !

 

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Oooo.. nice pics !!
Did u have to use a very wide angle to capture scenic shots ?? coz I think the european buildings are huge !

i am using LX3, lens is 24mm.. bobian, have to stand far far loh

some of the places i think fisheye lens would have been better... esp. when u are surrounded by buildings

 

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Brussels

chocolates from Leonidas... 5.05 euro for 250g

 

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Manneken-Pis (little boy peeing). legend has it that the boy stopped a raging fire in Belgium by peeing into it

 

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hoo fisheye lens means like 11-16mm ?? but pics still nice la..
I tink i still like Japan more lol