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2016 was, among other things, a year of castles for us. Turns out we got to see a total of 28 castles in 8 different countries, which so far is a record for us. Some […]
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2016 was, among other things, a year of castles for us. Turns out we got to see a total of 28 castles in 8 different countries, which so far is a record for us. Some […]
The Elfstedentocht. Ever heard of it? No, neither had we until we were planning a trip to the Netherlands. The Elfstedentocht, or Eleven Cities Tour, is an ice-skating race around – you guessed it – […]
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If you are a cheese lover, you absolutely must visit the city of Gouda in the Netherlands at least once in your life. If you haven’t already guessed, it’s the home of Gouda cheese. In […]
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2014 was another fun travel year for us, although I did slow down a little bit in attempting to reach my goal of visiting every country in Europe. I added only three countries to the list […]
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Because I’m always talking about how much I love the Netherlands, my parents wanted to go there while they were here visiting us. It fell to me to pick a place to go, and I […]
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On the last full day of our four-night trip to Leiden, the Netherlands over the Memorial Day weekend, we actually explored the city of Leiden instead of doing a side trip as we had the […]
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As I mentioned in the Alkmaar post, we spent 4 nights in the Dutch city of Leiden over the Memorial Day weekend. Our second full day there was spent making another side trip, this time to three UNESCO […]
Have I mentioned that the Netherlands is one of my favorite countries in Europe? I like it more and more every time we go there. After visiting 36 European countries, I think I’d still choose […]
King’s Day in the Netherlands is one of the many festivals I’d wanted to attend while living in Europe, and this year I added it to the “done” list. When we moved here, the yearly […]
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My last post was about Rotterdam in The Netherlands. While we were there, we made side trips to both The Hague (called Den Haag in Dutch) and Delft. By the way, the whole time I […]
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