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vichatherly Says: The 101st Airborne Division memorial is in the form of a kangaroo with a baby in her pouch on a huge stone block which weighs 1200 kgs. The kangaroo is a symbol of the Allied forces leaping over the Dutch rivers.The monument was unveiled by HRH Princess Irene of the...
Veghel Says: Mosque Selimiye is situated in a former Christian building next to the Saint Lambertus church. I am not sure, but I think it is the Turkish mosque (whereas An nour is the Morroccan mosque).
1 Review and 0 Opinions The former Oranjehotel has been closed about 2 years ago. It is now called Zorghotel (free...
Greek Restaurant Parthenon: Terrible service
Veghel Says: Greek restaurant Parthenon opened spring 2007. I'm not going to spend many words on it. The food is very moderate, the interior cheap, the atmosphere similar to McDonalds, and the service terribly slow and unmannered.Greek restaurant Parthenon is a waste of time and money....
ATLC Says: Full menu and prices on their website. A very filled restaurant on Sunday evening, even second sittings and loads of people coming for take-away.That's probably why the main course took a while to come. However, the 8 yr old child in our company was served quickly, which was...
Greek restaurant Santorini: Best restaurant in town
Veghel Says: The currents owners, Jorgos and Barbara, have considerably upgraded the restaurant after taking it over from the previous owner October 2006. Santorini serves excellent quality Greek meals at reasonable prices. The quality of the meat is significanly better than other Greek...
Restaurant 't Verlaenghe: Among the better restaurants in Veghel
Veghel Says: [UPDATE: unfortunately, the restaurant went bankrupt summer 2007]"Verlaenghe" means "Desire" in Dutch, and it is spelled in a very old-fashioned way (nowadays people write "verlangen"). The restaurant opened (very) late 2005 in the former "Puur" restaurant. Where former...
De Gouden Leeuw ('The Golden Lion'): Very average, too expensive for what you get
Veghel Says: De Gouden Leeuw is a traditional bar / restaurant in a beautiful old building in the center of Veghel. The menu is international, but conservative (carpaccio, steak, ice cream etc.). The main dining room used to be a bar. It is a big room with a high ceiling. Everything is...
Veghel Says: In the early nineties, there was only one bar on the central market square, namely Café Marktzicht. Nowadays, there are 7 bars door-to-door. These bars are (from left to right):* Abbey Road (no. 27)* 't Gat in de Markt (no. 29)* The Spot (no. 30)* 't Hart van Veghel (no....
Rails without (passenger) trains
Veghel Says: In earlier days, Veghel was an important place for train passengers, as the most important route from the West of The Netherlands (e.g. Rotterdam) to Germany was via Veghel. In the late nineteenseventies, the last passenger trains drove through Veghel. Nowadays, the railway...
Veghel Says: The highway A50 openend in 2004 and is one of the 3 main north-south highways in The Netherlands. The highway is a real boost for the local economy. It only takes 15 minutes to drive from Veghel to Eindhoven, and Eindhoven Airport is only 20 minutes away.
Kalverstraat: One of the main shopping streets
Veghel Says: The Kalverstraat is situated in the pedestrian zone in the center of Veghel. It is one of the oldest streets. Street and shops are small. There are clothes shops, butchers shops, bakeries etc. etc.
Veghel Says: Bookshop Bek has set the new standard for bookshops in The Netherlands. It was elected as the country's most beautiful shop in 2002. They sell books, magazines, post cards, stationary, frames and everything that one needs to be an artist, and much more. You could spend 1...
Veghel Says: A local custom is to shear willow trees at a height of about 1.5 m. If you repeat this for several years in a row, you get trees like the ones on the pictures.
Veghel Says: There are very good hiking opportunities outside Veghel. One possibility is to walk to the Bedafse Bergen ("Bedaf Hills"), a group of sand dunes about 5 km north of Veghel. For more information about the Bedafse Bergen, see my separate website.The route the to Bedafse Bergen...
Veghel Says: In winter time, a lower part of the small nature reserve Aa-broeken (see separate tips for more info) is artificially flooded. Providing temperatures are low enough for a number of days, a big ice-scating ring is formed. On average, this happens about twice a year or so,...
Aa-broeken hike (wetlands near Veghel!)
Veghel Says: Aa-broeken is a small nature reserve just north of Veghel. It is surprisingly close to the city center, and easy to reach by foot.Aa-broeken ("broeken" means "low land" and it is named after the river Aa) is the lowest part of the Municipality of Veghel. Its altitude is...
Veghel Says: This tip is just to add some more pictures to illustrate the beautiful Aa-broeken hike. For details about the Aa-broeken hike, see my other tip.
Veghel Says: At a very short distance of Veghel's center, you walk straight in to the countryside. This is the area nort of Veghel, called Dorshout and the Aa-Broeken. Because of the short distance to Veghel's center, you can always see the tower of the St Lambertus church, so it is...
Veghel Says: Characteristic for The Netherlands is the great variety of many things in such a small country. This fact is caused by the complicated history as well as the big rivers that split the country (Maas, Rhine and IJssel).One of the things that vary significantly from place to...
Veghel Says: The "Zuid Willemsvaart" is an artificial channel dug in the first half of the nineteenth century. There are two branches in Veghel: one that leads to the container terminal and one that leads to the tourist's harbour close to Veghel's center. The pictures on this page show...
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The "Heilig Hart" church is the second largest catholic church in Veghel, and is about to be demolished. The church's tower will be preserved. The church was...
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Veghel is my home town. Born in Brussels (Belgium), I was raised in Veghel, where I have been living from when I was 5-years-old; with two interruptions when I was a student. Veghel is a small city......
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After visiting the Joe Mann Memorial and the Airborne Bridge at Best we travelled to Veghel to visit the Airborne Memorial. This was on the afternoon of the first day of our three day road trip tour...
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