With my arrival in Holland two weeks early for the Alfa club drive to Milan, I thought it would be fun to do some car shopping. This year with the Euro falling I thought it may be the right time …
Holland – Groningen: Pancakes and windmills
The occasional day of sunshine followed unavoidably by rain.Three actual functioning windmills form a “windmill museum”. These three windmills were used as water pumping stations to drain the land of water. No longer used in that capacity they are now …
Holland – Friesland
Some beautiful cities along the Waddenzee in an area of North Holland called Friesland. The cities I visited are; Makkum (famous for its traditional –and ugly- pottery), Workum including the Jopie Huisman museum, Hindeloopen, Stavoren and it’s old harbor and Sloten with it’s nice windmill. The …
Holland – Enkhuizen and more…
The city of Enkhuizen contains a reenactment village of homes and shops collected from around the Netherlands and arranged to look like a village from the past. It is very well presented and is worth a visit if you care …
Rusty Dutch Alfas
People say the AlfaSud is a magnet for rust… this Gulia and Bertone demonstrate that the little sud was not the only one.
Bourtange is a village…. no a fortress, with lots of Germans
Close to the German border, to the east of Groningen is a fantastic landscape that acts as a fortress: the village of Bourtange
Louwman Auto Museum – Den Haag
The Louwman Museum is a museum for historic cars, coaches, and motorcycles in The Hague, Netherlands. It is situated on the Leidsestraatweg near the A44 highway. The museum’s former names are “Nationaal Automobiel Museum” and “Louwman Collection”
Alfa Romeo Spettacolo Sportivo – Zandvoort Netherlands August 28 & 29 2010
The Dutch Alfa Romeo Owners Club (Stichting Club Alfa Romeo Bezitters) hosed another fantastic gathering in Zandvoort Holland this past weekend celebrating the 100th anniversary of Alfa Romeo and the 25th anniversary of the Alfa 75. For two weeks prior …