Utrecht

Utrecht is a city known for its medieval center. It has tree-lined canals, Christian monuments and a venerable university. The iconic Domtoren, a 14th-century bell tower with city views, stands opposite the Gothic Cathedral of St. Martin on central Domplein square. The Museum Catharijneconvent shows religious art and artifacts in a former monastery. Utrecht is home to Utrecht University, the largest university in the Netherlands.

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Date: Nov 4

Wu Wen

In 2017 Giant Pandas Wu Wen and Xing Ya arrived in Ouwehands Zoo. Together they have 2 cubs Fan Xing (2020) and Lang Yue (2024). Fan Xing left to China in September 2023.

A souvenir from a visit to Ouwehands Zoo in 2023.
Date: Feb 11

Nieuwegracht

The Nieuwegracht is one of the most famous canals in the city centre of the Dutch city of Utrecht. Characteristic are the many monumental canal houses , the wharf cellars, wharves with trees, and bridges.

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Date: Feb 16

From Utrecht

The Dom Tower of Utrecht is the tallest church tower in the Netherlands, at 112.5 metres in height. It is considered the symbol of Utrecht. The tower was part of St. Martin's Cathedral, also known as the Dom Church, and was built between 1321 and 1382. The cathedral was never fully completed due to lack of money. Since the unfinished nave collapsed in 1674, the Dom tower has been a freestanding tower. The tower stands at the spot where the city of Utrecht originated almost 2,000 years ago.

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Date: April 16

Greetings from Leusden

A card from Leusden, a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht.

Distance: 124km
Travel time: 29 days

From Amersfoort

A card from Amersfoort, the second largest city of the province of Utrecht in central Netherlands. The card shows Armando Museum which burned down in 2007. The Tower of Our Lady in the background, a Late Gothic building is one of the most eye-catching monuments in town and the third highest church tower in the Netherlands. The nickname of the tower is Lange Jan ('Long John').

Distance: 123 km (76 miles)
Travel time: 5 days

DierenPark Amersfoort

DierenPark Amersfoort is a 10-hectare (25-acre) zoo located on the West side of Amersfoort, in the province of province of Utrecht. The zoo was founded in 1948. Initially it was a very small zoo with a monkey, a bear, a camel and some farm animals. In the years afterwards the first carnivore arrived, and in 1956 the elephants Indra and Rani. Another Zoo I definitely have to visit.

Distance: 123 km (76 miles)
Travel time: 4 days

Rietveld Schröderhuis

The Rietveld Schröder House in Utrecht was commissioned by Ms Truus Schröder-Schräder, designed by the architect Gerrit Thomas Rietveld, and built in 1924. This small family house, with its interior, the flexible spatial arrangement, and the visual and formal qualities, was a manifesto of the ideals of the De Stijl group of artists and architects in the Netherlands in the 1920s, and has since been considered one of the icons of the Modern Movement in architecture.
It is a listed monument since 1976 and UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000.

Unesco: Rietveld Schröderhuis (Rietveld Schröder House)
Distance: 108 km (67 miles)
Travel time: 3 days