Highlands of the Lowlands
Thursday, April 22nd, 2010 Posted in Family, Travels | No Comments »We enjoyed a gorgeous walk on the highlands of Gelderland. We walked a trail on the Grebbeberg which is where the Germans were attacking the Dutch. The country surrendered while this battle was taking place because of the bombing of ...
Madurodam
Saturday, April 17th, 2010 Posted in Family, Travels, birding | 3 Comments »Friends from the UK joined us for a day at the miniature village of Madurodam in The Hague. Set up as a memorial for a Dutch WWII resistance fighter by his family, it bears his name. The village is a ...
Openluchtmuseum
Saturday, April 10th, 2010 Posted in Family, Travels | No Comments »In order to help celebrate our youngest daughter's 5th birthday, we went to the Openluchtmuseum in Arnhem. It's a way to experience the Netherlands in a day. The birthday girl! [photopress:IMGP0057.JPG,full,pp_image] [photopress:IMGP0070.JPG,full,pp_image] The house I really wanted to go into but couldn't because it's ...
Easter in Friesland
Tuesday, April 6th, 2010 Posted in Family, Travels, birding | No Comments »We celebrated Easter in Franeker, Friesland, at the home of Pete's mother's cousin. Our wonderful hosts showed us many sights and sounds of their fine province. The home we were hosted in. [photopress:IMGP9928.JPG,full,pp_image] [photopress:IMGP9930.JPG,full,pp_image] The view from our rooms. [photopress:IMGP9926.JPG,full,pp_image] A toy for the kids, and ...
Burger’s Zoo
Friday, April 2nd, 2010 Posted in Family, Homeschooling, Travels, birding, creation | No Comments »We enjoyed a day at the Burger's Zoo last Saturday. As home schoolers, we are so used to going places during the week when things are so much quieter and were surprised by the crowds. I think the pictures tell ...