Katwijk - Leiden

The real start is actually quite a long way into the North Sea, but since Roman Times sea levels have risen and land levels dropped - so the fort that marked the end of the Limes is presented on the road on the bridge, where the Rhine meets the North Sea. This is the beginning of our route to the German border along the northerbn boundary of the Roman Empire. Starting in Katwijk aan Zee, a 17.5 kilometer walk, close to the river, leads us into the city of Leiden - where one of the Dutch universities is situated.
Track of today on the map
Track of today.
Track of today in satellite terrain
The track projected in the terrain, showing (more or less) where the images were taken.
Monument on the story of "Kalla's Tower" - commemorating Kalla's (Caligula) visit, positioning his soldiers and catapults on the beach, claiming victory over the sea and ordering his men to collect shells as spoils of war (source https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brittenburg)...
...The "fortress" in the middle is a presentation of the fortress "Brittenburg" - Lugdunum Batavorum - that was located several hundreds of meters off the current coast. Most likely it was nothing more than a storage for cerials. (source https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brittenburg)
From this monument, looking to the West, the mouth of the Rhine river, and the end of the Limes in the Netherlands.
Viewing the rsetaurants on the beach, against the skyline of The Hague
Ships waiting to enter the port of Europoort (West of Rotterdam) - mainly tankers as floating reservoirs
Wild flowers in the dunes
The fisherman's church in Katwijk (which is a fisherman's village by origin)
Statue of painters - Katwijk aan Zee attreacted many painters because of the beach - and the fishing boats, at that time mored on the beach
Andreashof - I guess kind of almshouses...
.. behind the Andreas church, one of the focal points of the boulevard
Dunes beyond Katwijk: Vlaggeduin area
path through the area: Since dunes are actually the defense against high tides, all precations are taken to prevent loss
Fowering rising plant
Shrubs
Roses and sea buckthorn
Rose
Dunne-rose flower
Bushes and mosses - and some grasses
Entering the city again (quarter of Zanderij)
Old Rhine arm - now a creek in a park