Today we went to Zaanse Schans which is a reconstructed/relocated dutch village. It represents how the area looked in the 17th century. We got to see heaps of windmills, clogs and cheese making.
Aujourd'hui nous sommes allees a Zaanse Schans, ceci est un village recontruit/reloge. Ca represent comment l'endroit etait dans le 17eme. On y a vu tout plein de moulins et la fabrication de sabot et de fromage.
Day/Jour 25 - 27/06/10
Amsterdam - ventured into the big city by metro as it costs €5 an hour to park in the city. We wandered around the different areas of the city that was packed with people, bikes and scooters.
Amsterdam, Nous sommes allees y aller en metro car on nous a dit que ce coute €5/hr pour ce garrer en ville. Nous sommes allees un peu partout, il y avait beacoup de monde, de velos et de scooters.
Canals running through the city centre gives it some added charm. We hired a peddle boat and made our way around the canals, getting lost along the way but eventually found our way back. There were so many boats and houseboats lining the banks of the canals and much movement of boats on the water so we nearly got cleaned up a few times.
Les canaux qui se trouvent partout dans le centre ville lui donnent un certain charme. Nous avons louer un pedalo, et nous nous sommes balader un peu partout, et nous nous sommes perdu aussi... Il y avait plein d'autre bateaux sur les canaux et des "maisons bateaux". Beaucoup de mouvement, on a faillit couler 2, 3 fois...
We went to the red light district but because it's daylight saving time it wasn't dark so activity was no doubt quieter, you would have to stay in the city until at least 11:00pm to see all the neon lights, etc.
Nous sommes allees au "Red Light District" (y'a une traduc en francais ?), mais vu qu'il fait jour jusqu'a 23h, y'avais pas encore trops de "monde".
The heat is almost unbearable here at the moment but on the upside our tans are looking good.
La challeure est presque insuportable ici en ce moment, mais bon l'avantage c'est qu'on bronze tout bien comme il faut.
Day/Jour 26 - 28/06/10
After a long day in Amsterdam yesterday our feet were still sore and the heat is unbearable, not much sleep because of it so we decided to leave late from our campsite and go up the coast to our next campsite. We are now in Petten, off the coast of the North Sea. We wandered down to the water which was very nice and went back to enjoy the sunset.
Apres une longue journee a Amsterdam hier, on avait encore mal au pieds. Et comme il fait vachement chaud, on a eu du mal a dormir, donc on a decider de partir tard de notre camping et d'aller vers le prochain, en ce moment, on est a Petten sur la cote de la mer du nord. Nous sommes allees nous promener le long de la mer, et nous y sommes retourner pour le coucher du soleil.
Hi Kathy and Karine,
ReplyDeleteYou're there at the right time with the nice weather. Lots of bikes in Amsterdam especially near the station. And then you have to watch out they don't run you over.
Regards
Mum, Dad and Aliviah.
Hey guys,
ReplyDeleteI like very much the one photo with all the windmills. About bicycles, there are lots of them here as well in Toronto, they consider themselves as the kings of the road. Its kind of dangerous actually, and very stressful.
Enjoy your stay over there!
Gros bisous et à bientôt
sylvie