Ben van Northland Velo gaat verhuizen

[benparke]

My wife was impressed by your knowlegde of the local history. Is that a Dutch guy?  And i also enjoyed the ride. I had some horrible cycling experiences in Belgium as well, bikelanes ending suddenly at the end of town, on what feels like a highway. In Luik i was also close to dispair. But that was long ago before GPS and online maps. Even the Germans do cobblestones in historic towncentres sometimes. Not nice, and it needs to be ridden slowly. But a towncentre is mostly just a short section.

Across the Schelde, Middelburg and Veere are towns with nice historic buildings that you might like to.

Your prononciation of difficult Dutch words is heading in the right direction. The Sch in Schelde, the gg in Brugge, those are letter combinations many stumble over ending up with something that is incomprehendable. That level is far behind you.

I did some research for the script I wrote about the towns I rode through. It seemed more interesting than randomly commenting on what I was seeing and doing while riding. I learned some very interesting things and answered the question I had about why Oostburg is such a plain town. 

I’ve invested a lot more time recently learning Dutch. I’m glad to hear it is helping.