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Jan Braakman went for a bike ride.
September 25, 2022
02:28
23.9km
9.7km/h
110m
110m
August 24, 2022
On my way from Friesoythe to Leer I first try as much as possible the route along the river Soeste and later the Nordloher Barßeler Tief and the Jümme. The dike roads sometimes meander with the river. I pass many farms and at a single company the route crosses the yard. The highlight is the ferry across
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August 23, 2022
The Schloss Clemenswerth in Sögel is still closed when I cycle away this morning. I look at the four places where ten Canadian soldiers have been temporarily buried. The most beautiful places are in and around the park of the Schloss Clemenswerth, although one of the places is now a parking space. I
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August 22, 2022
Sometimes you want to have a goal to cycle to. For example, the place where Clement Joseph Laliberte was temporarily buried before he ended up in the Canadian cemetery in Holten. I cycle from Emmen via Barger Compascuum over the German border, past Fehndorf, Haren, over the Tinner Dose Sprakeler Heide
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August 16, 2022
We say goodbye to Tangermünde through the gate on the south side, the Neustädter Tor, another beautiful brick structure. The shady tree-lined dike along the Elbe provides us with sufficient cooling in the morning. We ignore the Elbe and string several villages on the bicycle ribbon. Hamlets with names
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August 25, 2022
From Leer I first cross the Ems. On the river, on April 28, 1945, perilous scenes occurred as Canadian troops sought to take the port city. I have written extensively about this before on my website: wp.janbraakman.nl/drama-op-de-eems
After more than 10 kilometers you arrive in Weener. I cycle through
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