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Our Uniworld Tulip Cruise Continued: Heusden, Nuenen, and Van Gogh Village
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Our Uniworld Tulip Cruise Continued: Heusden, Nuenen, and Van Gogh Village
(Continued from April 15, 2015 post) [http://sevenlandsandseastravel.blogspot.com/2015/04/ouruniworldriver cruisebegins.html]
Our Tulips cruise aboard the River Ambassador of Uniworld Boutique River Cruises continued with a visit to the small fortified Dutch town of Heusden and, from there, an included fullafternoon excursion to the Van Gogh Village of Nuenen. This day proved especially enjoyable. To start the day, Uniworld offered guests the choice of three different morning activities: a guided bike ride through quaint Heusden; a visit to a local bakery with a handson culinary demonstration; or a gentle walking tour with a local guide. The morning was cool and slightly foggy perfect weather for a leisurely bike ride around town, and that, coincidentally, was the option we chose.
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One could tell that this was not a town frequently visited by tourists, which only added to its charm. Our local guide, for example, had never given a tour in English before. Although her English was imperfect, it certainly was far better than my Dutch! We rode through narrow cobblestone streets, lush green parklands, and pathways overlooking the town and river below. One interesting stop we made along the way: an historic Jewish cemetery. Not large, but tucked away under some lovely shade trees, our guide did her best to explain its history. Sadly, despite my efforts on Google, I have been unable to locate much information at all about the cemetery. After some group photos of our bike adventure, we returned to the ship to board our awaiting coaches to set off for the nearby town of Nuenen.
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Our Uniworld Tulip Cruise Continued: Heusden, Nuenen, and Van Gogh Village
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Our Uniworld Tulip Cruise Continued: Heusden, Nuenen, and Van Gogh Village
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The afternoon adventure started with an included lunch at a local restaurant, De Watermolen. Our first course was some of the best potato soup I have ever had, followed by a selection of ham, cheese, ham and cheese, or vegetable sandwiches, salad, and an incredible chocolate dessert, complete with complimentary red wine or beer.
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Our Uniworld Tulip Cruise Continued: Heusden, Nuenen, and Van Gogh Village
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Our Uniworld Tulip Cruise Continued: Heusden, Nuenen, and Van Gogh Village
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After lunch, we continued to the "Van Gogh" village of Nuenen. Van Gogh's father was a minister in Nuenen, and Van Gogh lived in the family home here for nearly 2 years, from 1883 to 1885. It was here that he painted or sketched at least 14 scenes, including his first masterpiece, The Potato Eaters. Our timing, coming on the 125th year of Van Gogh's death, was particularly fortuitous because for the first time, the home of one of Van Gogh's great loves Margot Begemann was open to the public with temporary exhibits by modern artists paying tribute to the famous painter. No visit here would be complete without a tour through the Interactive Vincentre, tracing Van Gogh's fascinating life, and documenting how he lived and worked in Nuenen.
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Our Uniworld Tulip Cruise Continued: Heusden, Nuenen, and Van Gogh Village
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Our Uniworld Tulip Cruise Continued: Heusden, Nuenen, and Van Gogh Village
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Our Uniworld Tulip Cruise Continued: Heusden, Nuenen, and Van Gogh Village
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After this funfilled fascinating day, we returned to the River Ambassador. The ship capped off the day with a truly spectacular afterdinner performance by roughly 40 members of the allmale Dutch Shanty Choir. These talented vocalists have spent decades performing together, and their mix of local tunes and some wellknown crowd pleasers made this evening a highlight among many on this Uniworld cruise. Posted 2 weeks ago by Seven Lands and Seas Travel Labels: Cruise, Dutch, Heusden, Nuenen, Tour, Travel, travel agency in alexandria va, travel agency in northern virginia, travel agency in washington dc, Tulips, Uniworld River Cruise, Van Gogh Village 0 Add a comment
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