Jul 24 2016
Slept wonderfully, enjoyed another amazing breakfast and checked out of the Holiday Inn Expo. We were going to take the tram into Ghent, but it was hot and we figured the car would be better. There is much talk about what the town should be called. In the past it was called “Gent” and even …
Jul 23 2016
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 …
Jul 22 2016
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 …
Jul 15 2016
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 …
Jul 11 2016
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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