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    Veluwe Zoom, day 2

    We decided, after enjoying the first hike so much, to go for another day of hiking in the beautiful Veluwe Zoom national park. We hiked for about seven kilometers and this time we actually saw some wildlife! Besides the noisy people. Last trip This concluded another great day in the outdoors. It was also our last trip while staying in the Veluwe, as we are heading up north in a few days. Its been great being here and we would definitely like to return again some day. See you next week from a new temporary home near Zwolle!

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    Airborne Museum and Veluwe Zoom

    The last two days we walked around in the Airborne museum and the Veluwe Zoom. We saw some pretty neat sights and ofcourse we’ve taken some pictures. Airborne museum The Airborne museum is in Oosterbeek close to Arnhem. It’s main theme is operation Market Garden where mostly British and Polish soldiers. They tried to clear the way for the main army that landed on Normandy’s beaches during D-day. The operation failed and the troops had to flee. This museum tells the personal stories about people beeing affected by the war. Airborne cemetary After we visited the museum we headed to the cemetary that was a 15 minute walk away. This…

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    Elburg and Harderwijk

    For some of you these two places are pretty much in your backgarden. We’ve never been there before. Especially Elburg seemed very interesting and we decided to spend a day checking them out. We started in Elburg. This is a small city located within ancient fortified walls and next two large lakes, which used to be part of the Northsea. It was very nice to walk around and explore its narrow streets. We were also in luck as it was the first day of the church tower being open for the public. For a measly 1,50 euro you could climb the tower and have a great view across the city.…

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    Arriving in Putten and sand sculptures

    We departed from Haastrecht and arrived a hour later in Veenhuizen that’s close to Putten. We were welcomed by the owners of the house where we’ll stay in for the next three weeks. The house The house has a relaxing area in the shade at the back of the garden and a parking spot for our car. It’s also has a dinner table outside with a parasol and a big as television. This is a nice place where we can stay for a while. The place also comes with two bicycles for us to use. Cycling We went for a little ride on our bikes and were gone for four…