HOLLAND
GERMANY
AUSTRIA
ITALY
TUNISIA
Nights were spent in italicized locations.
2000 September 23 : Saturday
| Sep 20 |
Portland |
| Sep 21 | Charles
de Gaulle, Delft |
| Sep 22 | Amsterdam,
Delft |
| Sep 23 | Delft,
Rotterdam, Stromberg |
| Sep 24 | Dinkelsbühl,
Munich |
| Sep 25 | Schloss
Neuschwanstein, Munich |
| Sep 26 | Munich,
Solnhofen, Rothenburg ob der Tauber |
| Sep 27 | Rothenburg
ob der Tauber, Salzburg |
| Sep 28 | Berchtesgaden,
Salzburg |
| Sep 29 | Salzburg,
Vienna |
| Sep 30 | Vienna,
night train |
| Oct 01 | Venice |
| Oct 02 | Venice,
Verona, Florence |
| Oct 03 | Florence,
Pisa, Cinqe Terre (Monterosso) |
| Oct 04 | Cinqe
Terre: Riomaggiore, Manarola, Corniglia, Vernazza, Monterosso |
| Oct 05 | Cinqe
Terre (Monterosso), Rome: Coliseum, Forum |
| Oct 06 | Palestrina,
Rome: St. Peter's, Vatican Museum |
| Oct 07 | Rome:
Pantheon, Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountaine, Palatine Hill, etc. |
| Oct 08 | Santa
Maria Capua Vetere, Caserta, Naples |
| Oct 09 | Pozzouli,
Santa Maria Capua Vetere, Caserta, Naples |
| Oct 10 | Positano |
| Oct 11 | Mt.
Vesuvius, Pompeii, Positano |
| Oct 12 | Paestum,
Positano |
| Oct 13 | Positano,
Amalfi, Ravello, night train |
| Oct 14 | Taormina |
| Oct 15 | Catania,
Palermo, Trapani |
| Oct 16 | all-day
ferry, Tunis |
| Oct 17 | Tunis,
Thuburbo Majus, Zaghouan, Kairouan |
| Oct 18 | Kairouan |
| Oct 19 | Mactaris,
Sufetula, Kairouan |
| Oct 20 | Kairouan,
Monastir, El Jem, Houmt Souk |
| Oct 21 | Ajim,
Medenine, Ksar Hadada, Tataouine |
| Oct 22 | Ksar
Ouled Soltane, Douirat, Chenini, Foum Tataouine, Matmata |
| Oct 23 | Matmata,
Douz, Chott El D'Jerid, Tozeur |
| Oct 24 | Sidi
Bouhlel, Chott El Gharsa, Tozeur |
| Oct 25 | Chebika,
Tamerza, Mides, Seldja Gorge, Tozeur |
| Oct 26 | Sidi
Bouhlel, Chott El D'Jerid, Tozeur |
| Oct 27 | Chott
El Gharsa, Chott El D'Jerid, Sidi Bouhlel, Tozeur |
| Oct 28 | Chott
El D'Jerid, Sidi Bouhlel, Tozeur |
| Oct 29 | Dougga,
Sidi Bou Said, La Marsa |
| Oct 30 | La Marsa,
Rome |
| Oct 31 | Rome,
Atlanta, Portland |
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| ©2001-2008 by Mitch Darby - all rights reserved. | |
For my second day in Holland, Eron suggested we take a walk around Delft in the morning and then visit Rotterdam before heading to Munich for Oktoberfest.
 01) DELFT | This is the "new" cathedral in Delft. If I remember correctly, it's around 800 years old. I climbed to the top of the tower to take the next few shots. |
02) DELFT | I
must be in Holland.
03) DELFT | Eron's
flat is visible in this shot. If you look closely, you can see a woman
with a bike between the two traffic lanes. Eron's flat is immediately
to the left of her (she has her back to it).
04) DELFT | A
mix of townhouses: historic in the foreground, contemporary behind them.
05) DELFT | A
modern row of townhomes.
06) DELFT | Another
modern example.
07) DELFT | Delft
has canals too. Note the lack of automotive guardrails ... and Smartcars!
08) ROTTERDAM | The
Cafe De Unie, by J.P.P. Oud - the first building of my study
that I encountered.
09) ROTTERDAM | A
large square in Rotterdam a short distance from De Unie. Those red arms
move about every 15 minutes. You can see that they are all at different
positions. The knob at the end of each is a light fixture.
10) ROTTERDAM | This
brick building is the Cafe Dudok - named after the famous Dutch architect.
It was one of only a few buildings that survived the bombings of WWII.
Nearly everything else in Rotterdam was destroyed - including the Cafe
De Unie (the one now standing is a reconstruction).
11) ROTTERDAM | We
decided to have lunch at the Dudok. Eron's father is attempting to read
a Dutch newspaper.
12) ROTTERDAM | Contemplating
the "cube houses" of Rotterdam. The courtyard was being resurfaced
when we were there.
13) ROTTERDAM | You
can tour one of the units. They are 4 stories each (consisting of roughly:
storage, living, bedroom, & loft). This picture shows the loft. The
girl is about 4 years old and about 3 feet short. The room is not really
very big. My overall impression of these homes was that they weren't very
practical for everyday living - not enough headroom or storage room (shelves
anyone?). They would, however, make the most amazing college dorms!
14) ROTTERDAM | Hell
of a bridge. It looks like a Callitrava design, but I don't know
for certain if it is.
 15) ROTTERDAM | Another Renzo Piano building. |
16) ROTTERDAM | Heading
towards Germany (and another cool bridge).