One weekend in late March, MyMan was out of town on business, and the girls and I decided to check out Hoge Veluwe National Park, which is about an hour and a half north of us. We saw lots of wind turbines along the way! It’s a pretty neat place to take spend the day! … More Biking Through a National Park
One of MyMan’s co-workers came to the Rotterdam headquarters on business in March. While she was here, we were able to pry her away from work for a day, and we went to Amsterdam to enjoy some of the sites. We visited the Van Gogh museum and the Rijksmuseum. MyMan and I have been to both … More An Amsterdam Canal Cruise
We are lucky to be acquainted with several international people in our little village. It’s really nice because once a month or so, we try to get together and do something fun, like dinners, walks, bike rides, etc. This activity was a walk around Bavel and ending at a local restaurant for some drinks. It … More A Nature Walk
We decided to go to the movies to see Jungle Book. In the Netherlands they play movies in their native language, and put in Dutch subtitles, so luckily we get to see English speaking movies! The movie was really good and the girls enjoyed it. The theater is nice and has a great concession area … More A Fun Day Out!
In February, the southern parts of the Netherlands drops everything and celebrates Carnival for a week where lots of beer consumption and costume wearing are to be had! The first day of Carnival is 6 weeks before Easter Sunday. Historically speaking, it is a reversal ritual, in which social roles are reversed and norms about … More Carnival in the Netherlands
I wanted to apologize for the absence of posts on my blog as of late. This winter was our first winter in the Netherlands, and the girls kept getting sick. That plus the dreary cold, wet weather didn’t make for great motivation to get out and be active. Now that Spring is slowly creeping its … More It’s been a long while!
So the Netherlands is small and one of the most densely-populated places on earth, but we’ve got our nature as well you know. Here are some of the best places to get away from it all – … Source: Nine national parks and 1 nature reserve
Recently a friend had a business trip here in Europe and delighted us by spending a couple of extra days as our guest. He wanted to see some sites while he was here, so we decided to visit Anterp for the day. Unfortunately it was a foggy cold day, but at least it didn’t rain. Unfortunately … More A Visit to Antwerp, Belgium
Littlest was invited to a birthday party from a classmate this weekend. She was so excited to go!! I had no clue as to what kind of place the party was to be held. Turns out it was an indoor/outdoor playground type place that had a bunch of cool different things to do. She had a … More A cool birthday party venue
When we first saw the view from our apartment, we saw a majestic looking building not too far in the distance. We were unsure of what this building was until we took the Bus Tour around the city and discovered that it was in fact the Art Museum! Just below the museum is the Montjuic … More MNAC and Fireworks
From Here to There - A Move Across an Ocean 