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Old 03-15-2015, 09:09 AM
 
Location: Segovia, central Spain, 1230 m asl, Csb Mediterranean with strong continental influence, 40º43 N
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Then, the same day at the evening I went from Eindhoven to Tilburg just to enjoy another party until sunset:



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Old 03-15-2015, 09:20 AM
 
Location: Segovia, central Spain, 1230 m asl, Csb Mediterranean with strong continental influence, 40º43 N
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Then, the sixth day I went to Brugge at the morning, then I drove all the way from Brugge to Calais just to see the Eurotunnel entrance at the French side, then I went near Abbeville to sleep:



Brugge, where I left my car in the outskirst, then I walked through the whole city:

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Belgium coast near Middelkerke:











Eurotunnel:



There was a train going towards London:

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Old 03-15-2015, 09:32 AM
 
Location: Segovia, central Spain, 1230 m asl, Csb Mediterranean with strong continental influence, 40º43 N
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The next day I went to Dieppe early at the morning, then D-Day beaches, then I went near Percy, (northeast of Mont Saint-Michel) to sleep:




Dieppe:


















Omaha beach:









Utah beach:







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Old 03-15-2015, 09:40 AM
 
Location: Segovia, central Spain, 1230 m asl, Csb Mediterranean with strong continental influence, 40º43 N
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The next day I went to Mont Saint-Michel, then to Saint Malo, and finally I drove south just to sleep near Angouleme, north of Bordeaux:



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Saint Malo:















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Old 03-15-2015, 09:47 AM
 
Location: Segovia, central Spain, 1230 m asl, Csb Mediterranean with strong continental influence, 40º43 N
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The last day I went from north of Bordeaux to Irún just to a petrol station, then to eat in the Basque countryside, just in a mountain area east of Bilbao, then to Santander, and finally I came back home:



Some cliffs near Santander:









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Old 03-15-2015, 11:59 AM
 
Location: Polderland
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Hi there Overdrive, that's one beautiful trip you've made! I really like the pictures you took from Middelburg and Vlissingen. Brings back a lot of good memories. As a kid my parents took me there on vacations for several years. We always went to a cottage in Zoutelande, which is not far from Middelburg and Vlissingen. We always had long walks in the dunes, playing on the beach, fishing on the sea jetty's with my dad... we had some great times there.

I live near were you went near Zundert. We still have one actual working windmill there. It's open sometimes at special days. I was in one on the "old dutch occupations" day a few years back.

Which Party did you went to in Tilburg? Was it the Mundial Festival by any chance?

Those buildings in Brugge look fantastic, btw realy like that old Belgian architecture

All in all a great trip! Thanks for sharing
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Old 03-15-2015, 12:40 PM
 
Location: Segovia, central Spain, 1230 m asl, Csb Mediterranean with strong continental influence, 40º43 N
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Hi there Overdrive, that's one beautiful trip you've made! I really like the pictures you took from Middelburg and Vlissingen. Brings back a lot of good memories. As a kid my parents took me there on vacations for several years. We always went to a cottage in Zoutelande, which is not far from Middelburg and Vlissingen. We always had long walks in the dunes, playing on the beach, fishing on the sea jetty's with my dad... we had some great times there.

I live near were you went near Zundert. We still have one actual working windmill there. It's open sometimes at special days. I was in one on the "old dutch occupations" day a few years back.

Which Party did you went to in Tilburg? Was it the Mundial Festival by any chance?

Those buildings in Brugge look fantastic, btw realy like that old Belgian architecture

All in all a great trip! Thanks for sharing
You are welcome.
Looks like Zeeland has the best largest beaches from all over Netherlands, hasn't?
I saw lot of German tourists there in Zeeland as well. In fact, I've seen so many German cars within my way in the autoroute from Midelburg to Tilburg. Seems to be that Zeeland is the nearest coastal spot from those Germans who live in the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan area.

On the other hand, the Belgian coast near Middelkerke had not foreign tourist neither foreign cars at all, but Belgian cars and people speaking Dutch/Flemish. Looks like Walloons Belgians don't like to go there to have beach holidays, so I guess they probably like to go to the French coast near Calais or elsewhere in France. What do you think about?

Well, such party I went to in Tilburg was one called as "Dancetour". I planned to go there by the party agenda they have in Partyflock.nl.


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Old 03-15-2015, 01:24 PM
 
Location: Polderland
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You are welcome.
Looks like Zeeland has the best largest beaches from all over Netherlands, hasn't?
I saw lot of German tourists there in Zeeland as well. In fact, I've seen so many German cars within my way in the autoroute from Midelburg to Tilburg. Seems to be that Zeeland is the nearest coastal spot from those Germans who live in the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan area.

On the other hand, the Belgian coast near Middelkerke had not foreign tourist neither foreign cars at all, but Belgian cars and people speaking Dutch/Flemish. Looks like Walloons Belgians don't like to go there to have beach holidays, so I guess they probably like to go to the French coast near Calais or elsewhere in France. What do you think about?

Well, such party I went to in Tilburg was one called as "Dancetour". I planned to go there by the party agenda they have in Partyflock.nl.

Yes I guess that's true Zeeland has the most beautiful beaches in the Netherlands. Most tourists go there and indeed most German. But they also go to the beaches near Den Haag, Hoek van Holland and the Dutch isles. Always lots of Germans in summertime.

I'm actually not familiar with the Belgian beaches. We go to Belgium a lot, but always in the country, in the Ardennes. I think most tourists go into the country in Belgium, not so much for the beaches, but I'm not shure though. But I'm shure Walloons would rather go to France since it's close by and overall the weather is warmer, so better for beaches, in France. Our summers are pretty short, and lots of rain.

Ah the Dancetour, that's famous in Holland. Lots of people always. Smart thing to go to a dutch site to find some entertainment.

But for beaches, you guys must have the best in Europe, considering so many tourists go your way! We got nothing compared to what you guys get
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Old 03-15-2015, 03:35 PM
 
Location: Segovia, central Spain, 1230 m asl, Csb Mediterranean with strong continental influence, 40º43 N
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Yes I guess that's true Zeeland has the most beautiful beaches in the Netherlands. Most tourists go there and indeed most German. But they also go to the beaches near Den Haag, Hoek van Holland and the Dutch isles. Always lots of Germans in summertime.

I'm actually not familiar with the Belgian beaches. We go to Belgium a lot, but always in the country, in the Ardennes. I think most tourists go into the country in Belgium, not so much for the beaches, but I'm not shure though. But I'm shure Walloons would rather go to France since it's close by and overall the weather is warmer, so better for beaches, in France. Our summers are pretty short, and lots of rain.

Ah the Dancetour, that's famous in Holland. Lots of people always. Smart thing to go to a dutch site to find some entertainment.

But for beaches, you guys must have the best in Europe, considering so many tourists go your way! We got nothing compared to what you guys get
Beaches can be ok everywhere, so our sunny summer weather we have in southern Europe comes into play.
And yes, so many tourist go our way, even during winter. In fact, yesterday I saw nine motorhomes with Dutch plates one after the other here near my town, south of Segovia.
It's really an easy trip to go from The Netherlands to the center of Spain and the other way around because all the roads are fine.
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Old 03-15-2015, 03:49 PM
 
Location: Polderland
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Beaches can be ok everywhere, so our sunny summer weather we have in southern Europe comes into play.
And yes, so many tourist go our way, even during winter. In fact, yesterday I saw nine motorhomes with Dutch plates one after the other here near my town, south of Segovia.
It's really an easy trip to go from The Netherlands to the center of Spain and the other way around because all the roads are fine.
Yes I know, I drove to southern france years ago near the Spanish border. Also visited Andorra that time. Didn't have enough time to go further into spain but the roads were realy good and easy to drive.
My wife's been talking about going to Spain for years now, so we're planning to go there next year and do some touring around the country. Much of a trip like you did, to see a big part of it and visit a few towns and beaches and see some of that beautifull back country.

Any tips?
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