Arnhem

Trip Start Apr 18, 2011

Trip End May 01, 2011

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Flag of Netherlands Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands
Monday, April 25, 2011

Another beautiful sunny day on the Rhine River. We woke up sailing along a peaceful rural stretch of river. Midmorning we docked not far from the “Bridge Too Far” at Arnhem. Stuart and I walked to the bridge and crossed it. We got behind some people taking their bikes from the river level to the bridge. The steps were very steep and there was a wheel trough to make it easier to push the bikes up. The bridge was bombed after the battle to keep the Germans from using it. After the war the bridge was rebuilt.

After lunch we went on a short driving tour of Arnhem and then out to the Airborn Museum, the glider landing field, and the British Cemetery. We left Arnhem for Nijmegen and arrived around 8:30 pm. There was a casino less than a block from the ship and many people went there until the ship was to leave for Kinderdijk (Kinderdike).

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Barge home	Boats and buildings on a canal	Bridge with crowns	Canal view
Central Station train terminal	River view from canal boat	View from inside canal boat	Windmill top rotates to catch the wind
Central train station on right	Stuart at public urinal	Modern buildings in Amsterdam	Pyramid shaped houses North Holland
Thatched roof = wealth	Country home	Campground	Windmills
A bridge too far	Bike trough	Stuart on "A bridge too far"	Viking Pride in Arnhem
The bridge in 1945	Ancient city gate of Arnhem	Monument honoring WWII soldiers	Glider landing field
Chestnut tree	Arnhem after WWII	Airborne Museum	Stuart wants one
Old hotel that houses Airborne Museum	Airborne museum	Slageden tree	Slagenden tree
British Airborne Museum Arnhem	British Airborne Museum	British Airborne Museum