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New camera

For a while I lusted after a new camera, and now I have one. Just in time for my life as a hedonistic pensioner.

Am still getting used to the camera. But, so far I like it.

Here are some photos

View of the Middle Rhine, vineyards, castles, The Rhine, sunlight A scenic landscape features a river winding through green hills, with a castle visible in the distance.A white tower on an island in the river (Mäuseturm near Bingen and Rhine)A scenic landscape features a river winding through green hills.A historic stone tower with elaborate architectural features stands amidst a scenic landscape with green hills and fluffy clouds. St Martin, Oberwesel.

<Thorn-Roermond-Thorn 🚴‍♂️ 40 km>

Strange day, weather great, but I have a cold, so the plan was to find a pharmacy in Roermond and not cycle too much. Didn’t quite work out ;-)

#vacation #cycle

<Eijsden-Maastricht- Eben-Emael -Eijsden 🚴‍♂️ 25 km>

For some unknown reason today’s tour turned out 10 km short. No matter, very nice tour, good coffee in Maastricht, steep bit at Eben-Emael, quite a few bridges and a ferry, two different provinces of Limburg, one of which even threw a language change at us.

As I forgot to pack the camera, you have to believe me, it was beautiful.

#vacation #cycle

Yesterday

<Thorn-Swartbroek-Thorn 🚴‍♂️ 35 km>

Very nice rural tour, nice cafes on the route, almost no traffic, and back well before the thunderstorms

A cultivated field with a row of trees in the background under a clear sky.

A serene natural landscape features a small river winding through lush green vegetation and trees under a cloudy sky.

Dramatic dark clouds fill the sky, partially illuminated by soft, diffused sunlight

#vacation #cycling

Today

<Thorn-Montfort-Roermond-Thorn 🚴‍♂️46 km>

Beautiful weather, first real sun of the week. Quite hilly in Limburg. At the end we had to go into Roermond for a coffee as we didn’t pass anything on the way.

Even the Kasteel Monfort was closed.

Yesterday

<Thorn-Stevensweert-Maaseik-Thorn 🚴‍♂️41 km>

Nice ride, K2 came along, she did Cologne-Erkelenz by train and then 40 km by bike to here.

The trip to Maaseik involved a ferry ride across the Maas from Limburg to Limburg (Belgium), no clue were we crossed back to .nl

#vacation #cycle

A rusted manhole cover labeled Vestingstad Stevensweert is set into a cobblestone surface.

A winding dirt path bordered by green fields and trees leads towards a distant house under an overcast sky.

Because it was supposed to rain the whole day took the car to the city of Tongeren in Belgium. Tongeren is another Roman city and about 2000+ years old.

Quite a nice town as it turns out.

A tall, ornate church tower stands prominently in a square, surrounded by a few people, tents, and signs under a partly cloudy sky.

A Gothic-style cathedral with an ornate facade and towering spire stands amidst adjacent buildings under a cloudy sky, with a flag visible on the right.

A concrete surface displays the engraved text 1985 TONGEREN 2000 with greenery in the background.

Yesterday we visited Roermond for the first time, that is, outside the Outlet Center.

On the way there, the weather was fine, on the way back we sampled some nice Limburgish rain?

The landscape reminded us of home, but of course the better cycling infrastructure gave it away.

<Thorn-Roermond-Thorn ca 44 km 🚴‍♂️>

Munster Kerk. A Gothic-style cathedral with twin spires is surrounded by trees and outdoor seating.

A narrow cobblestone street is lined with historic buildings and decorated with blue and white flags under a cloudy sky.

A narrow street with brick buildings leads to a distant view of a twin-spired church under a cloudy sky.

#vacation #cycle #cycling

Outside a #Schmallenberg pub

Statue of a happy drinker wearing a dark cap and light jumper

The satisfaction of a beer well drunk

head of the anonymous drinker with a beatific smile

Some pictures of #Arnsberg

The classicist buildings are a remnant of the Prussian time. After the congress of Vienna the duchy of Westphalia (together with the Rhineland) went to Prussia.

A narrow cobblestone street winds through a quaint town with historical buildings and a prominent church tower featuring a clock.

A misty, overcast view of a town features traditional houses and a church with a distinctive spire, surrounded by a hilly landscape.

Arnsbergs new market, protestant church and classicist buildings around a square lined with plane trees

A half-timbered house and behind it a classicist building.