A Peace On Earth Multifaith Pilgrimage
From the Holy Island of Lindisfarne to the Holy City of Jerusalem, for World Peace
Date Sunday 24th March 2019 Holy Places Visited St. Lambertus Kerk [“St. Lambert’s Church”], Cromvoirt (exterior) Distance Travelled Approximately 13 km (8 miles) Route I walked among the trees and sand dunes of this very special nature reserve, which in English is called the National Park of Loonse and Druinese Dunes. I got talking to …
Continue reading “Day 62: Nationaal Park De Loonse en Drunense Duinen to Vught”
Date Saturday 23rd March 2019 Holy Places Visited St. Lambertuskerk [“St. Lambert’s Church”], Drunen Distance Travelled Approximately 5 km (3 miles) Route After visiting Drunen’s central church, I headed south into the Nationaal Park, passing the now-thawed IJsbaan [“Ice Rink”] DIJK and crossing over the Afwateringskanaal [“Drainage Canal”] ‘s-Hertogenbosch-Drongelen.
Date Friday 22nd March 2019 Holy Places Visited Hersteld Hervormde Gemeente Wijk (bij Heusden) [“Restored Reformed Church Wijk (with Heusden)”], Wijk en Aalburg (exterior) Hersteld Hervormde Gemeente Heesbeen [“Restored Reformed Church Heesbeen”], Heesbeen (exterior) St. Jan Evangelist Kerk [“Saint John the Evangelist’s Church”], Elshout Distance Travelled Approximately 12 km (7½ miles) Route Walked on through …
Date Thursday 21st March 2019 Holy Places Visited Sint-Martinuskerk – Hervormde Gemeente Woudrichem [“Saint Martin’s Church – Reformed Church Woudrichem”], Woudrichem (exterior) H. Joannes Nepomucenus Kerk [“Saint John of Nepomuk’s Church”], Woudrichem (exterior) Romboutstoren [“Rumbold’s Tower”], Andel (exterior) Hervormde Gemeente Andel [“Reformed Church Andel”], Andel (exterior) Hervormde Gemeente Veen [“Reformed Church Veen”], Veen (exterior) Gereformeerde …
Date Wednesday 20th March 2019 Holy Places Visited Gereformeerde Kerk Werkendam (Maranathakerk) [“Reformed Church Werkendam (Maranatha Church)”], Werkendam (exterior) Sleeuwijks Kerkje [“Sleeuwijk’s Little Church”], Kerkeinde, Sleeuwijk Sint-Martinuskerk – Hervormde Gemeente Woudrichem [“Saint Martin’s Church – Reformed Church Woudrichem”], Woudrichem Distance Travelled Approximately 19 km (12 miles) Route I followed the Nieuwe Merwede river north-east, through …
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Date Tuesday 19th March 2019 Holy Places Visited Evangelische Gemeente Jozua [“Evangelical Church Joshua”], Dordrecht Distance Travelled Approximately 9 km (5½ miles) on foot and 585 metres (640 yards) on a car ferry. Route I walked south along the edge of the Nationaal Park to the south-east of Doredrecht, where I visited Evangelische Gemeente Jozua. …
Continue reading “Day 57: Dordrecht to Nationaal Park De Biesbosch”
Date Monday 18th March 2019 Holy Places Visited Christelijke Gereformeerde Kerken (CGK) Doredrecht Centrum [“Christian Reformed Churches – Dordrecht Centre”] (exterior) Ayasofya Moskee Dordrecht [“Hagia Sophia Mosque Dordrecht”] Distance Travelled Approximately 9 km (5½ miles) Route Walked through the pretty centre of Dordrecht then headed east, passing through the industrial area on the south bank …
