That was good good history lesson. Haven't ever heard of some of those stories. Great trip

@awayonadventure3670

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching. Currently working the last video from The Netherlands.

Another good video! Love the countryside!!! (The horses too, of course) Keep up the great work!

@awayonadventure3670

9 ай бұрын

Thank you.

This, and your route further south, brought you into a beautiful and interesting part of the Netherlands. Liked the video! By the way, the pyramid of Austerlitz was built in 1804 by Napoleon's troops, to keep them busy while stationed in that area. It was inspired by the pyramids in Egypt, and named after the site of a (for him) successful battle not long after.

@awayonadventure3670

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for the information and happy to hear you enjoyed the video. The weather was not working with me that day with rain as I had planned on taking much more video of that area and possibly cycling some of the trails. Currently working on my next video.

The pyramid was build when the Netherlands were a satellite of France in 1804. A large army camp of around30.000 men was situated around the site. In order to keep them busy General Marmont had them erect the pyramid in honor of Napoleon. I believe they had some role in the Austerlitz campaign afterwards.

@awayonadventure3670

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for the information. I had planned on taking more video of the area and climbing the pyramid but it started raining and I changed my plans. Currently working my next video.

@bencaspar

9 ай бұрын

Are you sure? Because any time I watch a discovery 'documentary' about pyramids it is pretty obvious pyramids were made by aliens

It is not certain that Nijmegen is the oldest city in the Netherlands. Voorburg and Maastricht claim the same. We have no exact date for any of them other than 1st century AD, so unless we find written documents of historic descriptions that stem from that 1st century which could shed some light on that, it is but a claim.

@awayonadventure3670

11 ай бұрын

Many thanks for the information. Before I make my next trip to Europe, I plan on doing a little more research on the places I will be traveling to or through and I also intend on devoting more time to those places. On this trip, I found myself trying to cover too much ground with too few days and I missed so much in Arnhem and Nijmegen. Hope you enjoyed the video and have had an opportunity to check out some of my other videos.

@albertlay8927

9 ай бұрын

Actually there is a historic proof. In the 80's archaeologists found a statue that was known to be a "gods pillar" (godenpijler). Such a pillar was only "awarded" to settlements of some importance (Nijmegen started as a garrison settlement of the 10th roman legion). It basically counts as e recognition of the settlement by the roman emperor. The one they've found in Nijmegen depicts the emperor Tiberius, and from the ornaments he is carrying, it could be established that it dates back to the year 17 a.C., so that can be marked as the official date of founding. Obviously, the settlement of Ulpia Noviomagus has been existing decades before. But still, it's not conclusive. The wait is for some kind of evidence from other places with even earlier dates.

You can see part of a roman bath house in Heerlen, in the south of the country. Or in elst which has a church that is build on old roman buildings and has one of the best preserved roman walls in western europe.

@awayonadventure3670

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment and the information. Hoping to do another, and much longer, trip in 2024. One thing I learned from this trip is that I need to do a little more research on my route.