We have been travelling together a few times already, but always without a camera. We would remember all the beautiful images in our head, we thought. But now, going to Scotland, a country neither of us has been to yet, we have to take a camera. We have to lend one, but we are not quite sure how to use it. Therefore there are not many pictures in this account and the quality is not realy good, compared with the photographs you can find in later travel accounts on this site. For better pictures of Scotland, you can have a look on the other Scotland pages.

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Travelling for us means relaxation, no obligations, to be able to do whatever we want. So on our first day, we leave Groningen (in the north east of Holland) early to visit some old small towns in Holland first, like Alkmaar and IJmuiden. At 16h. we drive onto the boat and before long, we are sitting in the bar, looking at the darkening sea. (One tip for poor devils like us: take your own beverages, order one drink and keep refilling; it is much cheaper!)

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In the cabin there is this device which looked like a smoke detector, but there is no sign which states we are not allowed to smoke. So we smoke a cigarette and nothing happens. Elisabeth has a rough night, though, because she has never been on such a long boat trip in the night. So she listens to the music from upstairs, until she remembers the music on the Titanic also kept on playing while the ship was already sinking! Well, that does her no good to get some rest. Teije is unconscious, he sleeps well (he mostly does...)

Travel through Europe and Africa

with Elisabeth and Teije