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Life in the Netherlands......there are No big yellow diesel school busses

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https://youtu.be/2j_8NDx1Ab0 Click the video link above. There are no big yellow diesel powered school busses in NL. And parents do not DRIVE their kids to school in the family car. Kids learn to ride bikes as soon as they can walk and you see the little flippers starting off with a walking bicyle ( with no pedals) Usually start them off 2~3 years old. They may start off going to school like this Most  daycare, nursery,  primary and middle are local, in the neighborhood. Within a mile or so. Some typical bicycle school busses. Special bike paths, road lanes and fast speed bike highways between towns all work to keep bikers and auto traffic separated. CHECK THIS OUT https://www.youtube.com/user/markenlei

da travelling da Vinci exposition right 'ere ...

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 About a  10 km bike ride down the road is a wonderful exposition of Leonardo da Vinci, in an old industrial foundry area of a beautiful old town of Ulft Art, drawings and scale working models of some of his inventions, ideas and machines. I found it fascinating and I'm sure some of me mates would like to see it also. Originally made cast iron and porcelain enamel here, bathtubs, stoves, cookware How did the ancient Romans, Greeks and Egyptians erect those massive stone columns? Lookout over the 'Old Issjel' river that runs through Ulft. Electric tour boats operate here....we are gunna haul the tin Canadian Canoe, with electric trolling motor down here and make a trip. The canoe fits on top of the Fiat Panda. Could not get M to the top of the lookout....it was only about 6 metres high. She tried but found not get up to the top.

It's coming....Autumn leaves and chestnuts roasting..

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