Netherlands archive

Img_6935 Where in Heaven is Mozart?
April 16, 2008

This is our little "Mozart" and she is 18
months into a multi year, open ended trip
around the world, we started when she was 5.

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Img_0983 Nuvi to New Country
September 13, 2006

We loooove our new nuvi GPS thing.
WOW! We have never used anything like
this and waited to pick it up in Amsterdam

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Img_0295 Here and There
September 12, 2006

One can not help but continually compare
the differences between home and here
and what is alike and what is different.

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Img_0481filtered Cheese Farm & Factory
September 11, 2006

We missed seeing the cheese farm and
factory when we were in Edam area, so
we were thrilled to get a second chance.

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Img_0527 Wooden Shoes
September 10, 2006

We found that learning about wooden shoes
was perhaps the most interesting part of
a very interesting and entertaining day.

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Img_0461_2 Windmills Inside and Out
September 9, 2006

You just can not go to Holland and miss
out on learning more about wind mills.
They are intriguing inventions and one wonders

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Img_0592 Open Air Museum
September 8, 2006

We had a fantastic day today at an open
air museum called Zaanse Schans Folk Museum
that is about fifteen minutes north of Amsterdam

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Img_0364 Science Center Nemo
September 7, 2006

We went into Amsterdam today on the
Metro that is about 500 meters from
the campground thru a pleasant walk 

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Img_0323 Mozart's Diary
September 6, 2006

As I mentioned earlier, Mozart bought a
notebook at the Van Gogh Museum store
just before we left there and has been writing

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Img_0340 Ring Amsterdam
September 5, 2006

The roads are good in Amsterdam and
environs and we are starting to get the
hang of them. It is always a little stressful

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Img_0333 Van Gogh
September 4, 2006

Wow! We love Van Gogh, so this was a
treat we did not want to miss and it was
well worth the trip alone just for this.

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Img_0270 More Edam
September 3, 2006

We are back in Amsterdam at our third
campground (Gaasper, not our favorite
but clean and with great transportation

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Img_0237 Home School and Odds & Ends
September 2, 2006

Well, we tried to upload the latest on
this blog yesterday, but no such luck.
There was a lovely internet place in Edam

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Img_0166 Becoming Bike Pros
September 1, 2006

Well of course the title is an exaggeration
and half joke,but we did feel quite proud
of our new skill and the exploration we

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Img_0135 A Day of Walking and Biking
August 31, 2006

We took about an hours walk into town,
stopping as we went here and there and ate
lunch outside at a the Dam Hotel

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Img_0154 Best Campsite Yet
August 30, 2006

Wow, we love this campsite and hope we
can get some pictures up to show you.
We have a perfect spot right on the water

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Img_0160 Divine Cheese and Cream Puffs
August 29, 2006

We had our first adventure taking the tram
into Amsterdam from the campground.
That doesn’t sound too adventurous but

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Img_0469 Second Campground
August 28, 2006

The first campground was very expensive,
so we decided to move to another one
circling Amsterdam that is on the water 

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Img_0444 Our New Camper and Home
August 27, 2006

We headed toward Braitman & Woudenberg
Campers the second morning after a little
breakfast. We had been talking to Rene

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Img_0385 Bikersterdam
August 26, 2006

We finally made it to Amsterdam!
Ms. Mozart was so blown away by all the
bikes that she said they should call it “Bikesterdam”

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Img_0351filtered The Long Flight in Coach
August 25, 2006

I knew I did not like long flights, but
I had forgotten how much I hate them.
Despite being packed in like sardines

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