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Tulip blossom and windmills

Take a look at the tulip blossom and the windmills of Kinderdijk. For 6 days in the Netherlands with just over 1000 km. We visited Friesland, North and South Holland and loved it. Colors as far as the eye can see.

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Peine, Deutschland

52° 19' 13.5" N 10° 14' 35.8" E

52.3204095 10.2432670


☍ 209,9 km (2 hrs. 3 min.)

Dreibergen, Bad Zwischenahn, Deutschland

We start our tour of the Netherlands with a stopover at the Zwischenahner Meer and take a look at the north shore.

Dreibergen, 26160 Bad Zwischenahn, Deutschland

53° 12' 52.9" N 8° 1' 15.7" E

53.2147029 8.0210238


☍ 27,3 km ( 19 min.)

Augustfehn, Apen, Deutschland

About "country fun" we spend the night in the "herb basket" in Apen

Augustfehn, 26689 Apen, Deutschland

53° 13' 33.3" N 7° 45' 37.8" E

53.2259204 7.7605124


☍ 27,0 km ( 20 min.)

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Leer, Deutschland

Before we went to our neighbors in Holland, we wanted to take a look at Leer.

We were able to park on the Womo parking space on the edge of the port.

We really liked the winding streets and a cozy promenade towards the water.

26789 Leer (Ostfriesland), Deutschland

53° 14' 8.4" N 7° 28' 4.4" E

53.2356570 7.4679018


☍ 160,6 km (1 hrs. 31 min.)

Harlingen, Niederlande

Via Groningen and Leeuwarden we ended up in Harlingen and got a nice place at the campsite "de Zeehoeve". Highly recommended, clean, large pitches and you're on the dike in no time.

53° 10' 28.7" N 5° 25' 30.5" E

53.1746381 5.4251517


☍ 58,1 km ( 40 min.)

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Anna Paulowna, Niederlande

The following day we went over the dam of the IJsselmeer to Anna Paulowna. The place is said to be one of the best spots for tulip blooms in North Holland and afterwards we knew why.

You can't imagine the splendor more beautiful.

Particularly noteworthy is the "Poldertuin", a huge garden full of tulips and other plants.

1761 Anna Paulowna, Niederlande

52° 51' 41.8" N 4° 49' 25.7" E

52.8616158 4.8238091


☍ 17,9 km ( 20 min.)

Julianadorp aan zee, Julianadorp, Niederlande

We spend three wonderful days with great weather at the “de Zwaluw” campsite.

Julianadorp aan zee, 1787 CH Julianadorp, Niederlande

52° 54' 12.8" N 4° 43' 20.5" E

52.9035431 4.7223494


☍ 157,6 km (1 hrs. 56 min.)

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Alblasserdam, Niederlande

The Kinderdijk campsite in Alblasserdam is our domicile for the last night in the Netherlands. A very new and clean place. Ideal for visiting the world heritage site of the Kinderdijk windmills.

51° 52' 13.2" N 4° 40' 12.7" E

51.8703366 4.6702024


☍ 4,9 km ( 9 min.)

Kinderdijk, Niederlande

We cycled from the parking space through the town and meadows to the mills.

19 windmills, built around 1740, are located here as part of an extensive water management system to prevent flooding. Today they are the symbol of water management in Holland and were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1997.


2961 Kinderdijk, Niederlande

51° 53' 1.5" N 4° 37' 59.1" E

51.8837436 4.6330916


☍ 452,3 km (4 hrs. 30 min.)

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Peine, Deutschland

52° 19' 13.5" N 10° 14' 35.8" E

52.3204095 10.2432670