Tag: Day Trip from Amsterdam
Amersfoort – A Journey To The Centre of the Netherlands
In 1661, around 400 people wander out to the Soest moor where a 10-tonne glacial boulder lies. They put ropes around it, and use sticks to dislodge it. They then […]
Amersfoort – Where Johan, Jacob And Piet Once Lived
In 1619, a 71-year-old prominent Dutch lawyer is led to the gallows in the Hague. During his 8 months under arrest, he isn’t allowed to defend himself. A kangaroo court […]
The Hague – From an Ancient Forest to the Heart of the Dutch Government
There is a forest in the Hague. In the 16th century, a leisure walker like me, may have bumped into men carrying executed bodies to the gallows fields on the […]