Utrecht by Boat

On June 20, 2001 our friends, Ron and Brigid Barnes invited my friend, Shirley and I to cruise on the canals in Utrecht. The weather was perfect with the sun overhead most of the day. Utrecht is one of my favorite cities in Holland and it was fun seeing it from the perspective of the canals.

They were moored along a lovely part beside the Catharijne-singel and our tour took us around the edge of Utrecht and up through the center where the restaurants, warehouses and homes are right on the lower level at the canal.

The map here shows our route with the little boat where we started. The bridges we passed under are in green and a few of the points of interest that we took photos of are in red. I'll include the map with the boat (and an arrow) changed to a new position so that you can see where we are as you accompany us on our tour.

And, by the way, Ron has a partnership on his boat for sale for use during the winter months where it will be in France. On the last page of the Utrecht Boat Tour there is are links with for contact information in case you might be interested in the partnership.

Update: July 14, 2001.
I have just learned that my dear friend, Brigid, passed away on July 12th, so this tour of the canals in Utrecht will always be among my favorites as I can now look back to the last time I saw her with the twinkle in her eye. And I will always be grateful that I was able to spend a little of the time with her that has now come to be her last days. I have added a little memorial to her at the end of the canal trip so that maybe you can get to know a little about this wonderful lady who touched my heart in such a big way.

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