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Udo & Ulrike 🥾🚲 went for a bike ride
August 11, 2026 at 08:07
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Udo & Ulrike 🥾🚲 went for a bike ride
August 10, 2026 at 12:32
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August 10, 2026
The announced rain will probably not happen. After the very beautiful small Lingen round, we set off for Weiteveen to explore the Bargerveen from there. The Bargerveen in the Dutch province of Drenthe is the most valuable, still living core of the historic Bourtanger Moor - once the largest contiguous
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Udo & Ulrike 🥾🚲 went for a bike ride
August 10, 2026 at 07:19
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August 10, 2026
Rain is forecast for this afternoon, so we spontaneously change our plans and cycle the short tour to Lingen, a city with 56,539 inhabitants, by far the largest city in the Emsland district, located on the Ems river and close to the Dutch border. We start directly at our hotel Am Wasserfall, where the
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Udo & Ulrike 🥾🚲 went for a bike ride
August 9, 2026 at 07:08
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August 9, 2026
Before the great heat, we start early after a great breakfast at a still very pleasant 19 degrees, directly from the hotel.
First, we visit the Meyer-Werft and marvel at the huge production halls for the ever-larger cruise ships and the very narrow Ems river, on which they then leave the shipyard. We
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Udo & Ulrike 🥾🚲 went for a hike
August 8, 2026 at 12:45
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August 9, 2026
The "MeilenWochenende" along the entire main canal with a huge flea market, street food & music was a surprise we didn't need.
The historic ships in the main canal, the swing bridges and the well-known brig Friederike von Papenburg anchored in front of the town hall cannot be properly showcased, and we
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Udo & Ulrike 🥾🚲 went for a bike ride
August 8, 2026 at 07:06
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August 8, 2026
On the way to Papenburg, we make a stop in Sögel to explore the Hümmling Nature Park in Emsland / Lower Saxony.
We park at the Clemenswerth Hunting Lodge. Its builder, Elector Clemens August (1700-1761), Archbishop of Cologne and lord of five bishoprics, loved hunting and nature, but did not want to forgo
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Udo & Ulrike 🥾🚲 went mountain biking
August 5, 2026 at 06:42
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August 5, 2026
After the first coffee and before breakfast and the predicted heat, we spontaneously start a small, fine round.
We really like the morning atmosphere so early and almost alone on the quiet paths at the DEK and in the Rieselfelder!
We had expected the Bockholter Bergen to be a bit drier and feared it. So
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Udo & Ulrike 🥾🚲 went for a bike ride
August 2, 2026 at 08:21
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August 2, 2026
For the current temperatures, we looked for a shady and new route for us.
We start in Schüttorf, where we briefly touch the historic town center. Since loud shooting festival music can already be heard early in the morning, we quickly move on. The route leads us directly through the beautiful Bentheimer
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Udo & Ulrike 🥾🚲 went for a bike ride
July 29, 2026 at 07:51
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July 29, 2026
Today we start in the charming little Hanseatic town of Hasselt (approx. 8,000 inhabitants). We immediately like it very much with its lots of water, picturesque canals, old bridges, magnificent gabled houses, authentically full of history and with a lot of tranquility.
For us, it then goes into the Olde
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Udo & Ulrike 🥾🚲 went for a bike ride
July 28, 2026 at 07:24
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July 28, 2026
Woken by seagulls and bright sunshine, after breakfast we immediately get back on our bikes right at the B&B. Through the Cellebroederspoort in the city park, we leave the city and are immediately in the green on the Zwartendijk. It leads us to the Nieuwendijk, where we can already enjoy the first views
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Udo & Ulrike 🥾🚲 went for a bike ride
July 27, 2026 at 08:17
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July 27, 2026
During the night it rained heavily, we let the last showers pass with the great breakfast. With a view of the IJssel, we can observe how the guests of the river cruise ship hurry into the buses to start their day trip.
Then we head out on well-developed, asphalted dike paths directly along the IJssel
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Udo & Ulrike 🥾🚲 went for a hike
July 26, 2026 at 15:43
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July 26, 2026
Directly on the IJssel, we move into our beautiful attic room at B&B Boetiek and, hungry, head for our reserved table at Madame Som Tam. We can enjoy the best "Thai Kitchen" with a view of the Ijssel and the modern bascule bridge from 1998/1999 with its striking lifting towers and golden gears. After
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Udo & Ulrike 🥾🚲 went for a hike
July 26, 2026 at 07:53
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July 26, 2026
Zwolle is one of 9 Hanseatic cities in the NL, all of which are located close to each other and are well-suited for a short trip for us. The city near the IJsselmeer is considered "the Dynamic" among the Dutch Hanseatic cities, as it is a university city and an economically strong city - historical
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Udo & Ulrike 🥾🚲 went for a bike ride
July 24, 2026 at 13:38
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July 24, 2026
Only late in the afternoon do the dense clouds clear somewhat, letting the sun through. As all week, we are starting correspondingly late today too.
We cycle through trickling and stubble fields to the Hölt'ne Schluse. Mr. Renfert briefly dismounts his combine harvester to get his "shop" running, to greet
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Udo & Ulrike 🥾🚲 went mountain biking
July 20, 2026 at 10:03
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July 20, 2026
The weather is not quite as sunny as announced, but just right for a really beautiful favorite tour!
After just a few minutes, the beautiful riverside paths along the DEK, Edelbach and Werse, as well as secluded, quiet paths and Pättkes, lead us into the beautiful rural nature between Münster and Wolbeck
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August 11, 2026
We start in Lingen Laxten and are immediately in the green forest on the Gauerbach cycle path and a little later at the Dieksee. It was created 42 years ago during the construction of the Lingen bypass and is particularly popular in summer with its hidden swimming spots. The lounger on the beach is already
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