Avoiding the bridges and traffic that surrounds New York City we decided to travel via the ferry from Connecticut to Long Island and then west to JFK airport. We arrived and checked Nico in for the flight and it was …
Europe 2018 – Part Two – Netherlands
The short Cityhopper between Humberside airport in the Midlands of the UK and Schiphol Airport, outside of Amsterdam took virtually no time at all – due to the flight lasting only an hour and the one hour time change. Good …
Netherlands 2017
July 16, 2017 – JFK to Schiphol Amsterdam Beverley flies onto the UK, Hans and I explore some of North Holland Beverley arrives and we explore the village of De Rijp A day trip to Leiden Monument Pyramide van Austerlitz, Woudenberg, Netherlands …
Europe 2015 – Part One: Netherlands
June 21st – July 9th 2015 Egmond aan Zee with Mum and Pop Fisher as our guests. We then moved to a rental apartment in Utrecht shared with Baktash and Jennifer.
Padua Italy 2014: Step one – Connticut to NY via Ferry
Today I set off for the Netherlands with my ultimate destination being the Auto Moto d’Epoca in Padua Italy. This yearly auto parts market/classic auto show has been on my “to do list” for years. From the photos I’ve seen and stories …
Padua day two – Holland, heading south
Arriving in Groningen was as always a treat. A beautiful train station awaits you as you depart. Dinky picked me up in his Alfa 33 and we creeped along in rush hour traffic towards Cor
Spettacolo Sportivo Alfa Romeo 2012
May 1–11, 2012
Dutch Alfa Club Trip to Spa Belgium June 10-12, 2011
On Friday June 10th I joined with the Dutch Alfa Club again this year for another of their trips abroad. This year, being the 25th anniversary of their first trip to Belgium, they once again traveled to Spa. An amazing …
Scheveningen and Noordwijk aan Zee – Dutch towns on the North Sea
Two seaside beach towns on the coast of the North Sea. Scheveningen is a very built up and busy town and that is to be expected with Den Hague so close by. Full of casinos, shops and a huge modern …
Zagato shopping in Holland
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 …