The gigantic wooden walls look rather intimidating when you approach them in the woods near Maasmechelen in Belgium. The cycleway between the dark trees takes you to a concrete deck between two even darker walls of almost 7 metres tall. … Continue reading A third “Cycling Experience Enhancement” opened in Belgium
Extensive heaths and vast woodlands are probably not what comes to your mind first when you think of the Netherlands, but just like the green meadows with cows they are a local and common type of nature. The Dutch themselves … Continue reading Cycling through the heath (3)
Three years ago I showed you how I had cycled through the heath with all the heather in full bloom near Hilversum in North-Holland. That was also the last time I saw heather in full bloom.Which is a shame, because … Continue reading Cycling through the heath (2)
Bicycle ride from ‘s-Hertogenbosch aka Den Bosch to Vughtse Heide (Heath of Vught). A 15 minute ride shown 5 times as fast. We see all kinds of bike infrastructure but it is all continuous. In Vught the Nazis had a … Continue reading Ride from ’s-Hertogenbosch to Vughtse Heide
Some weeks ago the heath was in full bloom all over the Netherlands. I decided to cycle through the heath and film it. I will show you my video of the heath near Hilversum and Laren in North-Holland province today. There are beautiful cycle paths. The white of the crushed shells used as paving material stands out against the purple heath, the blue sky and the green of trees and grass. This heath is special in the history of cycling in the Netherlands, but not the recent history that I covered in last weeks post. These cycle paths go back … Continue reading Cycling through the heath (1)
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