The Netherlands.

[Glitterwolf]

My girl and me like to hike, stroll, walk...

 

We often follow trails that lead through rural areas, nature, forest or historical sites.

I would like to share a few pics, so I can show you what the Netherlands look like aside from the big cities and harbour.

Yes...we do have tulips and windmills...but not everywhere.

 

I hope you guys and girls and creatures like it.

These were made today, due to Liberation Day I had the day off ( not everyone has a free day but the Military does).

 

An Anthill, A Windmill and Tulips, some nice mushrooms attached to a tree and a statue of BACON.

 

 

[knarthex]

Stop photo shopping Amish country!

[Glitterwolf]

These are from several other trips, an impression of our Dutch Empire!

 

A Highlander Bull ( blocking the way out, we had to turn back then, he stayed firm before the gate)

 

A little pond.

 

Some Frogs

 

A Ruin

 

Water , there were lots of frogs there, beautiful place.

 

 

 

 

[Glitterwolf]

This is from a trip to Valkenburg.

Lots of ruins there, but also a Limestone Cave.

 

 

 

 

[Grayfax]

Very cool!  We have students that have been going to the Netherlands for several years now, doing fire research along the coastal dunes.  As a result, I get to go through their photos and pick what we will use for various publications or videos.  Pretty neat stuff there, but I have a hard time knowing where they are when they took the photos.  Someday, I need to visit... someday when I am suddenly wealthy...

[Glitterwolf]

During our trips we found strange mushrooms.

 

It is funny to see how much nature , nice places and such are in your are when you start looking for it.

 

A little pic of me hiking..due to security reasons only a back shot..

 

 

 

 

[BLZeebub]

43 minutes ago, Xherman1964 said:

My girl and me like to hike, stroll, walk...

 

We often follow trails that lead through rural areas, nature, forest or historical sites.

I would like to share a few pics, so I can show you what the Netherlands look like aside from the big cities and harbour.

Yes...we do have tulips and windmills...but not everywhere.

 

I hope you guys and girls and creatures like it.

These were made today, due to Liberation Day I had the day off ( not everyone has a free day but the Military does).

 

An Anthill, A Windmill and Tulips, some nice mushrooms attached to a tree and a statue of BACON.

 

 

Great Googli Moogli, is that chicken of the woods!?  I've never seen one that big!

[Glitterwolf]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some random pics from different trips.

 

 

Edited May 5, 2017 by Xherman1964

[Inarah]

Lovely country. I have visited a few times. Except for the windmill and seagull, those photos could have been taken here.  

[Thes Hunter]

OMG that Highlander Bull is so cute! With his pink little nose just sticking out from his big bushy coat. Dangerous, but cute none the less.

 

I am glad I have had a chance to visit at least once. We would love to go back again, but we don't know when we will. My husband's mother's side is from North Holland, and he grew up in a Dutch community in Chicago. So I have a feeling we will be back again.

[CorallineAlgae]

Great photos! I've been to the south part of The Netherlands a couple times to go biking and once to go sailing on one of the big lakes. We stopped in a village on the way back from sailing because we saw they were having a festival. It's such a beautiful part of the world. 

[Kangaroorex]

Cool photos.  Especially the mushrooms (what, fungus is awesome) and the ruins.  You don't have many ruins the US of my great age.  MakeS me want to go hiking with camera (shakes fist at crummy weather.  Make up your mind mother nature winter, spring, or summer, pick one and get on with it)

 

I've only been to Amsterdam and Rotterdam and mostly the insides of conference rooms or chemical plants.  I did get to do some touristy stuff in Amsterdam though...

[dunker79]

Really nice pictures! Thank you for allowing a glimpse (for me) of far away lands.

[Gadgetman!]

A bit lacking in mountains, but other than that, pretty nice.  :-)

 

[Chaoswolf]

Very nice pics; thank you for sharing them with us!