LittleSister
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Surprisingly relaxing !
Rotterdam to Amsterdam by canal in 10 minutes
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LONG_KEELER
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Very good . Unique bit of film .
I watched the Groningen video also about cycling in Holland.
Not a crash helmet to be seen. ?
I watched the Groningen video also about cycling in Holland.
Not a crash helmet to be seen. ?
MoodySabre
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It’s much more relaxing at 5knots!
westhinder
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Very nice, thanks for sharing
Norman_E
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Every kind of lifting and swivelling bridge, but at about 8 minutes 35 there is an intriguing bridge that simply slides back and forward. I wonder how it works for vehicle traffic without having a step at the inward end?
GHA
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He timed it well with those bridges 
andsarkit
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I once travelled from IJmuiden to Amsterdam on a bulk carrier loaded with coal. Not as far as from Rotterdam but still a surreal experience passing through fields in a huge ship.
johnalison
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Passing Schipol at some unearthly hour in the morning and looking down at the airport is also weird and unsettling.
JumbleDuck
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It's a lock gate with a cycle path on top of it. The path curves off to one side.
I'm intrigued to know what very tall but rather narrow ship this was on. Or was it a specially rigged camera mast on something more conventionally shaped?
Tradewinds
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Giblets
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Excellent. I was leaning over in my seat on some of the corners!
Blueboatman
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I enjoyed that, thank you .
It all looks so neat !
It all looks so neat !
westhinder
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deleted as JD has provided the answer
Norman_E
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Thank you for that, it did look pretty odd.It's a lock gate with a cycle path on top of it. The path curves off to one side.
I'm intrigued to know what very tall but rather narrow ship this was on. Or was it a specially rigged camera mast on something more conventionally shaped?
It appears that the tall camera mast was on the towed vessel, as the tug moves away at about 7 minutes 50.
Giblets
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A photo of the vessel being towed is shown here: https://www.thetimewriters.com/wp-c...apshot_04.00_2020.09.08_15.49.40-1170x658.jpg
sailorman
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Thank you
we did the over night just the once North. South but the Haarlem rout quite a few times
AntarcticPilot
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Very useful, as we're planning our first trip across to Holland next year. Seeing how bridges and the associated lights work is very reassuring.
Dan Tribe
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That's a big lump of kit! Some of those corners are tight, I assume they had a tug at the back as well?
Giblets
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The Dutch seem to like moving huge structures through their canals. Another example.
johnalison
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Unless you are a dirty great barge, don't assume that they will automatically open as you approach! Townships, such as Haarlem, often use a convoy system, but more often the opening is just random. Usually, you can see a bridge round the corner (across the flat country) and then your heart sinks when you see it open for a boat coming the other way and have the pleasure of watching it close as you round the bend, knowing that it could be ten minutes before you get your chance. Old books often tell you to sound your horn, but I don't recommend this unless you want to incur an even longer delay. Don't forget to wave at the bridge-keeper. He or she may remember you on your return.