Category: Accommodations

Brugge – First Real Impression of Belgium

Sleep could have been better last night due to limited settings on the AC, but at least we enjoyed a breakfast buffet with the largest array of offerings we have seen since arriving in Europe. Food was kept at perfect temperatures for each item, everything tasted so fresh and all was continually stocked. The dining …

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July 22 – Three Days in Sunny Zeeland

July 19 I slept in a smidgen. Han was up and having coffee when I arrived to the breakfast room. Han had previously contacted a friend from St. Maarten who now lives in The Hague. Her name is Wanda and he had not seen her in a little over 15 years. She is very sweet …

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July 18 – Visiting Madurodam and Spending Night in The Hague

We slept in this morning, finally checked out. We began our way to see the field of tulip flowers but only saw a few rows. Han said we were about a month and a half too late. Was happy to see any at all. Our special treat today was Madurodam. Han, like most Dutch kids, …

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July 15 – Experiencing Three Days in One

Sadly my first picture of the day was a traffic wreck. We had just got off the Texel ferry, while waiting in traffic, we heard a loud crash and saw a person flying through the air, then tumbling across the asphalt and she landed beside our car on the pavement. It was horrific. A 23 …

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July 9 – Our Interesting Three Day Trek to Texel

Texel is the largest of the Dutch Wadden Islands and caught our eye when preparing for this trip. On the first day of our trip to the island, we went down (Han’s) memory lane in a few towns and did sightseeing from the car. Our first stopover was in Amersfoort, a old town near the …

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