Day 1: April 21 (Sat.) clear Neede RC
Departed Japan from Kansai International Airport and arrived
in the Netherlands
Traveled to Neede RC
Day 2: April 22 (Sun.) beautiful weather Neede RC
AM: rested
PM: introduction to the Netherlands and Welcome Party
Day 3: April 23 (Mon.) clear then cloudy Neede RC
all day: sightseeing in Muenster, Germany (downtown, church)
Day 4: April 24 (Tue.) cloudy and rainy Neede RC
all day: visited The Hague with the D-2810 GSE (Miyagi Pref.); visited Joint Panorama Museum, U.N. Court of Justice and Japanese Embassy
Day 5: April 25 (Wed.) cloudy Neede RC , Doetinchem RC
AM: vocational study
Lunch: RC meeting and gave first GSE presentation
PM: toured Grolsch Beer plant
Evening: traveled to second host club, Doetinchem RC
Day 6: April 26 (Thur.) cloudy Doetinchem RC
all day: vocational study
Evening: attended concert
Day 7: April 27 (Fri.) cloudy Doetinchem RC
AM: toured educational facility
Lunch: RC meeting and gave second GSE presentation
PM: visited grammar school and music school
Day 8: April 28 (Sat.) cloudy Doetinchem RC
AM: toured old castle (Huis Bergh) under sponsorship of Bergh
RC
Lunch: Bergh RC meeting
PM: took a horse and carriage to view windmills
Day 9: April 29 (Sun.) clear Doetinchem RC
all day: spent day with host families
Day 10: April 30 (Mon.) clear Doetinchem RC
Holiday: (Queen's Day Program); Doesburg RC in charge
AM: participated in festival in Doesburg, listened to someone playing a church
carillon
PM: cycling
Day 11: May 1 (Tue.) cloudy Doetinchem RC, Harderwijk RC
AM: visit Doetinchem City Hall and local city facilities
Lunch: lunch with city hall executives
PM: toured Enterprise House
Evening: traveled to third host club, Harderwijk RC
Day 12: May 2 (Wed.) beautiful weather Harderwijk RC
AM: toured land reclamation management facility and learned
about reclamation
PM: toured biomass power plant
Day 13: May 3 (Thur.) cloudy Harderwijk RC
all day: vocational study
Day 14: May 4 (Fri.) cloudy and rainy Harderwijk RC
AM: toured downtown Harderwijk
PM: visited sea park and saw dolphin show
Day 15: May 5 (Sat.) beautiful weather Harderwijk RC
all day: sightseeing in Amsterdam
Day 16: May 6 (Sun.) beautiful weather Harderwijk RC
all day: sightseeing in Amsterdam
Day 17: May 7 (Mon.) beautiful weather Harderwijk RC
AM: free time
Lunch: RC meeting and gave third GSE presentation
PM: visited New Land Museum and Batavia-yard Warship Museum
Day 18: May 8 (Tue.) beautiful weather Harderwijk RC , Bennekom RC
AM: toured a recycling company and bio-food processing plant
PM: toured meat smoking plant and sewage treatment facility
Evening: traveled to fourth host club, Bennekom RC
Day 19: May 9 (Wed.) beautiful weather Bennekom RC
AM: studied Dutch building design and styles
PM: toured Wageningen University of Agriculture
Evening: had discussion with Japanese students living in the Netherlands
Day 20: May 10 (Thur.) beautiful weather Bennekom RC
all day: vocational study
Day 21: May 11 (Fri.) beautiful weather Bennekom RC
AM: visited Wageningen University of Agriculture again and
its research lab
Lunch: RC meeting and gave fourth GSE presentation
PM: visited tile museum
Day 22: May 12 (Sat.) beautiful weather Bennekom RC
AM: attended D-1560 District Conference and gave GSE presentation
Day 23: May 13 (Sun.) beautiful weather Bennekom RC
all day: spent day with host families
Day 24: May 14 (Mon.) clear then rain Bennekom RC , Arnhem RC
AM: visited boring company
PM: traveled to fifth host club, Arnhem RC
Day 25: May 15 (Tue.) cloudy then clear Arnhem RC
AM: visited Arnhem Police Headquarters
PM: visited wine museum
Day 26: May 16 (Wed.) cloudy and some rain Arnhem RC
AM: vocational study
Lunch: RC meeting and gave fifth GSE presentation
PM: shopping
Evening: dinner and team meeting
Day 27: May 17 (Thur.) cloudy and some rain Arnhem RC
AM: visited tobacco company, and saw a movie
PM: visited sculpture museum
Day 28: May 18 (Fri.) cloudy Arnhem RC
All day: GSE day
AM: gathered together with 6 former GSE teams in Naaldwijk
Lunch: saw short presentations by the 6 teams
PM: toured facility responsible for protection from tidal waves
Day 29: May 19 (Sat.) clear Arnhem RC
AM: free time
PM: visited the Open Air Museum
Day 30: May 20 (Sun.) clear Arnhem, RC, Apeldoorn RC
AM: attended a soccer match
Evening: traveled to sixth host club, Apeldoorn RC
Day 31: May 21 (Mon.) cloudy Apeldoorn RC
all day: vocational study
Day 32: May 22 (Tue.) beautiful weather Apeldoorn RC
AM: free time
PM: toured the Phillips company
Day 33: May 23 (Wed.) beautiful weather Apeldoorn RC
AM: visited Royal Palace
PM: visited municipal library
Evening: attended Apeldoorn-North RC meeting and gave sixth GSE presentation
Day 34: May 24 (Thur.) beautiful weather Apeldoorn RC
all day: cycling
Day 35: May 25 (Fri.) beautiful weather Apeldoorn RC
AM: visited monkey mountain
PM: visited the Royal Palace again
Day 36: May 26 (Sat.) beautiful weather Apeldoorn RC
Departed the Netherlands and traveled to Japan
Day 37: May 27 (Sun.) cloudy
Arrived at Kansai Intl. Airport and went home
