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Naturalis – Natural History Museum – Den Haag

Our second museum that we visited in The Hague – Naturalis Another museum which far exceeded our expecations. 7 levels of everything related to the natural history of the world with specific information about the Netherlands

Madurodam

Our next stop was Madurodam – a park filled with the most iconic buildings in the Netherlands! https://www.madurodam.nl/en/the-park

Tuesday – September 12 – Den Haag (The Hague)

Louwman Automative Museum In a decidedly different thing for us to do – Alex and I made our way to the Hague and picked the first museum that we googled – the Louwman Automotive museum. The history of the automobile in Europe is showcased in a massive building. We actually enjoyed every bit of theContinue reading “Tuesday – September 12 – Den Haag (The Hague)”

Amstelveen

Saturday, September 9 saw us hit the Amsterdam suburb of Amstelveen. Another beautiful community. Little fact: Our airline that we used, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has their international headquarters in Amstelveen!

Haarlem

Our next stop was Haarlem. The capital of the province of North Holland, We spent an afternoon just touring around exploring this quiet city with its amazing architecture.

Canals Galore

Our hotel is more like a long term stay facility. When we were there in 2018, we had an amazing time – in no small part due to the on-site 24 hour grocery store located on the main floor. There, we could buy fresh groceries including dairy, baked goods, fresh fruits and vegetables. There wasContinue reading “Canals Galore”

Central Amsterdam – for the directionally challenged

Today was the second time in two trips to Central Amsterdam that we got lost! *sigh* I cannot seem to grasp the concept of North, South, East and West in Europe. Each time I think I have it figured out, I am wrong… much to the chagrin of Alex… But, eventually we found our wayContinue reading “Central Amsterdam – for the directionally challenged”

Tuesday visit to Wolsum

Today, we visited with another group of cousins in Friesland. The top two handsome gentlemen are my cousins. Wout, the one on the right is a bit of a family historian. He has taken it upon himself to research our paternal grandfather and paternal great grandparents. He has found some fascinating stuff which I willContinue reading “Tuesday visit to Wolsum”