62. Europe Bicycle Trip--Day 21--Alphen aan de Rijn to Leiden--Barges

A barge-a good way to tour

Bicycle coming off a barge

Today, Wednesday, May 7th , marks the beginning of the third part of my trip. Part 1 was with Sarah and Dane touring , Part 2 was in the caravan learning knooppunten with Ome Jan and Tante Betty and now Part 3 will be my clockwise circle tour of the Netherlands also visiting relatives and contacts along the way. My final destination today will be Oegstgeest.

A pretty tunnel

The bicycle paths go right under the buildings.

There is also industry along the canals.

An old farm building

The building has a double roof.

A line of pruned trees

A beautiful yellow tree

The towns in the distance can be spotted by the church towers.

This was a bridge built in 1887.

I met "wandeler" walker Mary Ann (we share the same name), who is training for a long walk later this year in the east of the country.

This church roof has many hooks on it. i think that is to hold planks for when they must reroof.

A war monument in Leiden. This was built to protect the city from attacks by the Spaniards.

People pass through the monument to go to the inner city.

I met these lovely folks from Nova Scotia, Canada who are on a barge trip.

Very modern buildings

Wil saw my Canadian flag and will be going to Canada in a couple months. he led me through the city.