Netherlands Nirvana

[Ivo]

The Valkenswaard-Eindhoven road indeed has a bikepath alongside. But it's a rather boring road. for better cycling just go south and take a break at the Achelse Kluis monastry.

Hi,

I have already had 2 forays into Belgium (sans passport - naughty) on the bike. On Sunday I rode to the monastery from The Nederlands, and was interested to see the boards explaining how the monks appeared to interned for the duration of the war(?) It was fun then following the border towards the canal I rode along on Saturday. I'm trying to get out once a day but failing due to parental duties...

Achelse Kluis? It wasn't internment, but it was the electric fence during the Great War. The Netherlands was neutral during that war and the Germans built an electric fence at the border. This fence wasn't always following the border so some parts of Belgium were outside of the fence. There's a small reconstruction near the Achelse Kluis monastry.

[Dave_C]

Cheers Ivo, The signs are in Dutch? so I couldn't translate them, and haven't had time to read up on it. Yes I saw electric fences and pictures of the monks inside the fencing.

[Ivo]

Cheers Ivo, The signs are in Dutch? so I couldn't translate them, and haven't had time to read up on it. Yes I saw electric fences and pictures of the monks inside the fencing.

Wikipedia in English: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wire_of_Death