Valom Travel Guide

  View towards the sea dyke
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  • View towards the sea dyke
      View towards the sea dyke
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  • Valom, neighbourhood in the north
      Valom, neighbourhood in the north
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  • Polder farm
      Polder farm
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  • Farm Pole star, 1917
      Farm Pole star, 1917
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  • Passing the dike
      Passing the dike
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Walking the dyke
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The dike

If you look closely you see the curve in the dyke, clearly pointing somewhat out to the sea, it is indeed the most northern point of The Netherlands.
At the left you can see a tractor ploughing the field.

Written Feb 28, 2003

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Heaven's Gate
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Heaven's Gate

The visit on the dyke with sun setting, such a wonderful time I had up the dyke!
I will add more pics in the travelogue.

Written Feb 28, 2003

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Tourist Traps  

Green energy
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Windmill

The top of the province of Groningen is swamped with windmills.
I think it does no justice to the vaste countryside: those mills on sticks even make a disturbing noise.

Written Feb 28, 2003

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Off The Beaten Path  

Last turn left....
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Groninger farm and road sign

haha when I yelled : left! my dad startled and almost choked in a candy...we had to stop before he could drive properly again :-)

Written Feb 28, 2003

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Riding through the dike
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Passing the dike

The older dikes, the sleeper and the dreamer, have gates. In the old days, when the water still was threat, wooden doors were slipped in this gate so the water wouldn t flow into the polder behind it.

Updated Feb 28, 2003

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Favorites  

Private road
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Road regulations

Favorite thing: so behave and be ware of sheep, they are not to be annoyed.
No dogs allowed, not even when on a leish.

Written Feb 28, 2003

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A second pair of hands
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Dad helping hand

Favorite thing: sure comes in handy, especially when the sign has fallen down....here s my father holding up the pole...haha later on we figured out it was not to the right but to left we should drive.....

Written Feb 28, 2003

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