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From the Air.87

Flying home to A’dam the first weekend in October, from Dulles, we pretty much followed the coastline as the sun set. I was happy the clouds cleared enough to give me the view above :-). If you don’t recognize it, just look at a map of the main cities north of DC as you travel up the US east coast. Or look at the metadata in the large-screen or full version of the blog. 🙂

From the Air.86

Oops, have to catch up a few series b/c I skipped them for a full rotation. I do love the Dutch countryside, whether seen from the air or a bike. Especially on a relatively clear and sunny day.

Countryside.7

Looking south along a connecting canal for the Wester river, towards the ridge of hills the river goes through at Porta Westfallica…a thing one learns traveling by train while looking at a map…

Country Canals.107

Village Views.117

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Signs of the City.127

Coasting.137

Urban Garden.237

It’s certainly green, peaceful and garden-like; whether this temple compound north of Mae Sot really counts as urban or not is debatable. 🙂

Bridges.37

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Ah, Royalty.67

County Views.167

A trifecta: the NJ counties of Hudson & Bergen plus the County of New York. Which, if you’re curious, sits in the city of NY and the state of NY, so I guess it’s kind of a trifecta in its own way too. Hmm…