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with crowded, colorful streets. Justly famous there is the an old cheese market
where they display for sale huge quantities of whole cheeses. Then back
down the peninsula to Haarlem where I picked up our old route along
the small roads through the tulip fields. But whereas Bridge were too early
for the best of the flowers and saw only a few fields in bloom, this time we
were too late and they were all out for sale - we saw only about 3 fields in
all still in bloom. Came down into The Hague, past the Peace Palace
and out to the beach resort of Scheweningen. The sun was out for a while here and
the beach was much prettier and more touristy than the gray beach and shore
Bridge and I saw. We drove on down through Delft (a small, very
picturesque town, the home of the Famous blue china) and Rotterdam, on
down into Belgium through Breda to Antwerp. We got into the hostel
about 8 pm, just had time to drive into town for dinner before
getting back at 10 pm for bedtime. As fast as we've gone we've seen a
lot of countryside, and its been a delightful trip.

Today we'll drive arund Antwerp for a while, go on and look around
Brussels, drive on to Luxembourg for the night. Then tomorrow we'll roam
around Luxembourg and Trier, Germany (may be Treves on your maps)
and then for the Burg before it gets too late.

Well after a quick week or so of study and two brief days of finals I'll
be off for Vienna. I've mailed for tickets to the music festival for while
I'm there (it runs for a whole month, with top artists from all over Europe!)
and have my fingers crossed - 5 concerts in all I hope. Saw a marvelous
concert in Stuttgart last week, topped by a sparkling performance of the
Dvorak cello concerto.

Well, we're about to get driving. Lots of love - George

See you in JUST THREE WEEKS!! You might arrange to have a slide
projector at Jane's (mine if it comes) if you want to, since I'll have my
pictures with me.