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Groningen, June 2024

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What did I do?

  1. Thursday June 20

    • Drive to Groningen, check out Michiel Leder along the way.

    • Eat at McDonald's Joure as I did long ago...

    • After check-in, head to Galerie Mooiman

    • Eat at Satéhuis in the Herestraat.

    • Visit to proeflokaal Mout?

    • A visit to Dorothy's Drag under the rainbow.

  2. Friday June 21: Rain in the afternoon

    • Morning: Walk through Groningen to the Zernike Campus and loop via Dorkwerd

    • Lunch at De Prael

    • Visit to the roof of the Groningen Forum

    • After a visit to the hotel, light evening meal at Ons Moeke

    • Visit to Dorothy's Drag under the rainbow, but the karaoke evening was underwhelming.

  3. Saturday June 22: Roze Zaterdag

    • Service in the AA church

    • Pride march

    • Lunch at De Prael

    • Visit to Galerie Mooiman

    • Walking through Groningen and party on the Market square

    • A drink at Proeflokaal MOUT

  4. Sunday June 23: Walking in and around Groningen

    • Morning: Walk to the location of the former Yesse Monastery in Essen.

    • Early afternoon: Walk back to the city following the "Hofjeswandeling"

    • Afternoon drink at Proeflokaal MOUT

    • Back to the hotel

    • Dinner at The Dog's Bollopcks

    • Evening drink at Birlokaal Café de Koffer

  5. Monday June 24: Pieterpad Winsum-Groningen. The weather was getting on the very warm side.

    • Train to Winsum

    • Walk to the Van Starkenborghkanaal along the Pieterpad, with a lunch stop at Garnwerd (restaurant Garnwerd aan Zee). A bit expensive for what it was, but a nice location at the Reitdiep.

    • Walk along paths and roads along the west side of Groningen via Dorkwerk, Leegkerk and Vinkhuizen.

    • Evening snacks and drinks at Bierlokaal Café de Koffer

  6. Tuesday June 25: Pieterpad Rolde - Zuidlaren. Already rather hot.

    • Train to Assen

    • Nice walk to Rolde, and from there on along the Pieterpad to Zuidlaren.

    • Lunch at "Pannenkoekenboerderij Brinkzicht" in Gasteren. Pretty decen value

    • Time for some ice cream and beer in Zuidlaren

    • Back to Groningen by bus

    • Evening snacks and drinks at Bierlokaal Café de Koffer

  7. Wednesday June 26: Pieterpad Groningen - Zuidlaren. Again rather hot.

    • Start from the hotel quickly catching up with the Pieterpad.

    • Lunch and a local loop at Appelbergen (lunch at Paviljoen Appelbergen, again on the expensive side)

    • Continuing to Zuidlaren.

    • Some time for beer at Brinkhotel Zuidlaren before taking the bus back to Groningen.

    • Drinks and some snacks at Proeflokaal Mout

  8. Thursday June 27: Too hot to not walk in the shadow

    • Bus to a stop in between Groningen and Paterswolde

    • Walk through the Onlanden nature reserve

    • Stop at the FKK beach of the Hoornse Plas

    • Back by bus to avoid long walks in the heat, to the city center

    • Short walk through Groningen with some Kibbelingen to snack

    • Drink at Café Der Witz

    • Walking a part of the Kunstroute and then back to the hotel

    • Dinner in The Dog's Bollocks, a very good steak with nachos as a starter

    • Some drinks in Proeflokaal MOUT

  9. Friday June 28: Going back home but first some visits...

    • Visit to the market, bought some belts.

    • Buy cheese at Van der Leij.

    • Some tostis and beer at Café Der Witz

    • Buy some more cheese at the market

    • Back to the hotel after some doubt what to do.

    • Drive to the viewing tower in the Onlanden

    • Drive to the Letterbertpetten and do the walk.

    • Start the ride back to Belgium around 6pm

    • Stop at McDponald's Lemmer for dinner

  10. Saturday June 29: "Holiday from home": Due to the uncertain weather I did not book another short stay but decided to do trips from home. Saturday turned out differently.

    • Meet with Ronnie

    • Walk to town, ice cream at IceMonki and drinks at Malz while it was raining

    • Mussels at De Valck, outside as it had dried up a bit

    • And with the bus back home.

  11. Sunday June 30:

    • Train to Liège

    • Walk on the hills behind the Guillemins station

    • The Chap's

    • With train and bus back home

    • Dinner at Evin Pizza