Our friends Marjolein and Alfred, who over-winter there, invited us to join them for a meal on their boat on the evening of our arrival. They then gave us a guided tour of Dordrecht over the next 2 days.
We concluded our stay with a pleasant meal in a Greek restaurant (I know - virtually unheard of for the crew of Cyclone!).
The photos below show what we saw:
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| Unusual stained glass window in the Grote Kerk. It celebrates Dordrecht's Guilds |
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| View of the railway bridge from the tower of the Grote Kerk - 1 euro to climb! |
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| The same bridge, now open |
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| View of the Nieuwe (new) Haven. Only about 500 years old! Cyclone's in there |
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| The houses are built on wooden stilts apparently. Hope they're better than our fence posts! |
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| One of the Grote Kerk's clock faces. They chime the hour on the half past too... |
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| Pram with a false bottom in the Museum 1940-1945 |
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| Exhibits outside the 1940-1945 Museum. Rolls Royce Merlin parts from a Lancaster bomber |
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| Straatman Dock monument in the Wolwevershaven |
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| Warehouse Stokholm |
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| Damiatebrug |
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| Enjoying a drink with Alfred overlooking the busiest canal junction in Holland... |
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| ... according to Marjolein! (It's true. Over 150,000 ships per year pass this point) |
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| Groothoofdspoort |
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| Het Hof (1572). The Union of Dordrecht was signed here in 1575. In it, the States of Holland and Zeeland declared their collaboration in the revolt against the Spanish occupiers. |
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| Attractive old houses in Hofstraat |
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| City Hall - with some great lions... |
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| "He said what!!!" |
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| "I know. Never again..." |
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| Arend Maartenszhof (Almshouses) |
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| They're for old women. These 2 youngsters are NOT residents! |
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| Windmill "Kyck over Den Dyck". Used for crushing Barley for beer |
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| Villa Augustus. Formerly a water tower and now a hotel/restaurant |
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| Some crazy people... |
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| ... swimming around Dordrecht! All for a good cause though (a cancer charity) |
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| Dessert in the Greek restaurant |
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| Waving goodbye to Marjolein and Alfred. Thanks guys! Great to see you |
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| The Engelenburgerbrug (try saying that on the VHF. I couldn't!) that provides access to the KDR&ZV marina in the Nieuwe Haven |
We left Dordrecht Thursday 17th August and, after a day of torrential rain, are now in Sint-Annaland. It's about 30 miles from here to Vlissingen (Flushing) where we'll rejoin the sea!
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| "It never rains in Holland" - Marjolein |
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