Haarlem is older than Amsterdam, that is what we were told. We were happy to stay and rest in a smaller town again. Especially as getting here was not easy. Deutsche Bahn had rail problems between Germany and Netherlands and the planned 5 hours turned to be 10 hours. Partly it was also our own fault as we once jumped into wrong train as the platform screen was not working. What we learned, ask, ask and ask. However, we met so many friendly and helpful people so it saved our day.
Our base here was a bohemian hostel driven by young volunteers. A nice surprise was to meet Pekka’s old friend and her lovely dog and have a dinner together by the canal. Dogs are here welcome to restaurants and cats walk freely around the town.
Next under the channel to Britannia.
